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BFT-334: PRIDE Never Die! 11 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Fistface (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Tyzzkling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyzzkling comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dagger (mustasch) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Matt Fistface has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Fistface!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Tyzzkling!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fistface scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Peter Tyzzkling has been cut.
Tyzzkling looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyzzkling misses with a double jab
and Fistface connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fistface throws a series of punches but Tyzzkling avoids them all with ease.
Tyzzkling gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fistface.
Fistface tries to clinch up but Tyzzkling circles away and keeps his distance.
Fistface looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tyzzkling moves in looking to clinch but Fistface pushes him off.
Fistface drops Tyzzkling with a big left hand and mounts him. Tyzzkling is in big trouble!
Tyzzkling is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poor strikes thrown by Fistface there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fistface throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Tyzzkling really wants to buck Fistface off and get back to his feet.
Tyzzkling is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fistface throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tyzzkling is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fistface lands a couple of good shots and Tyzzkling has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Tyzzkling is still in real trouble! Can Fistface finish him?
A helpless look comes across Tyzzkling 's face. He knows he's trapped as Fistface lands a series of unanswered strikes. The ref steps in to stop the fight and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Fistface!
A relieved looking Matt Fistface thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pithe Canthropus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dallas Bond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Canthropus comes to the ring accompanied by Pizzaman - Trippin' On Sunshine. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Pithe Canthropus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dallas Bond!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Francis DeMontford and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bond keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bond tries to clinch there but Canthropus circles away.
Canthropus tries to clinch there but Bond circles away.
Bond throws an overhand right that lands on Canthropus's shoulder, as Canthropus tries to avoid the shot.
Canthropus swings for the body but Bond moves out of range.
Canthropus throws out a loose jab but Bond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Canthropus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bond swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Canthropus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Canthropus moves out of range of the strikes.
Canthropus tests Bond's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Canthropus staying out of range there.
Bond stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Canthropus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bond closes the distance and clinches.
Canthropus lands a shot to the body.
Canthropus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bond avoids it.
Canthropus lands an elbow just above Bond 's eye.
It looks like Dallas Bond has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bond just misses with a elbow thrown towards Canthropus's brow.
Bond prevents Canthropus from breaking the clinch.
Bond looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond lands a damaging elbow.
Bond taking a breather.
Canthropus lands an elbow inside.
Bond trying to land knees to the body.
Canthropus tries to work over Bond's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bond doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Canthropus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bond lands a knee to the head.
Bond has a couple of punches blocked by Canthropus.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Canthropus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bonds head.
Canthropus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bond blocks the elbow strike.
Bond working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bond putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Canthropus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Canthropus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Canthropus crunches a lovely knee into Bond's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bond throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Canthropus blocks it with crossed arms.
Bond with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus tries to throw a body punch but Bond avoids it by throwing Canthropus back against the ropes.
Canthropus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bond is defending well for now.
A left hand lands to the body for Canthropus.
Canthropus looking to stall.
Canthropus cracks Bond with a nice body shot.
Canthropus stalling in the clinch but Bond improves position.
Bond lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Canthropus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bond looks to land a right hand but Canthropus moved out of range.
Canthropus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Canthropus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big right from Canthropus misses.
Bond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Canthropus throws a chopping leg kick but Bond manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Canthropus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bond has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Canthropus slips a jab and a cross from Bond.
Canthropus takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Canthropus misses with a leg kick.
Canthropus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Canthropus misses with a series of wild punches.
Bond takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Canthropus moves out of range of the body kick from Bond.
Canthropus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Canthropus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bond misses with a few strikes there.
Canthropus moves away from the strike by Bond.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bond. Canthropus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bond checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Canthropus is defended easily by Bond.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bond checks a low kick from Canthropus.
Bond getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Canthropus moves out of range of the body kick from Bond.
Canthropus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bond checks it well.
A big left from Bond misses.
Canthropus tries to clinch up.
Bond lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bond misses with a low kick as Canthropus jumps back.
Canthropus blocks a jab.
Bond checks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Bond.
Bond changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bond misses with a hook.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus throws a leg kick but Bond moved away.
Canthropus slips under a jab.
Canthropus tries to clinch up.
Bond throws an off balance right hand
and Canthropus counters with a low kick, right behind Bond 's knee.
A clash of legs there as Bond blocks the low kick.
A head kick from Bond lands but Canthropus takes it in his stride.
Bond looks to throw the jab but Canthropus is out of range.
Bond misses the shot to the body.
Bond wants to clinch up but Canthropus keeps it at a distance.
Bond lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bond missing with a left hand there. Canthropus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Canthropus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bond, pushing him back against the ropes.
Bond lands a knee to the head.
Bond prevents a body shot from Canthropus.
Bond throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Canthropuss head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bond tries a knee to the head but Canthropus blocks it.
Canthropus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bond's defenses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bond tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Canthropus avoids it.
Canthropus misses with a punch to the body.
Bond misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bond with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bond misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bond avoids the elbow strike from Canthropus, against the ropes.
Bond gets underhooks to prevent Canthropus's takedown attempt.
Bond blocks an elbow strike.
Bond struggles to land a body shot inside as Canthropus controls his hands.
Bond working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bond lands a left hand.
Bond misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bond using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bond connects with a knee to the head.
Bond using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Canthropus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Canthropus swings wildly with an uppercut but Bond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bond tries to throw a body punch but Canthropus avoids it by throwing Bond back against the ropes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bond creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bond landing knees to the head.
Bond blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bond creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Canthropus lands an elbow that stopped Bond in his tracks for a moment.
Canthropus is looking to control Bond's arms but Bond gets an underhook and turns him. Now Canthropus has his back to the ropes.
Bond taking a breather.
Canthropus managing to block the knees to the body from Bond.
Canthropus struggles to land a body shot inside as Bond controls his hands.
Canthropus lands with a left to the head.
Canthropus taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Canthropus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Canthropus missing with knees to the body.
Canthropus avoiding damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bond missing with knees to the body.
Canthropus trying to land knees to the body.
Canthropus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Canthropus.
Canthropus blocking some punches.
Canthropus avoids a wild elbow strike from Bond.
Canthropus's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bond misses with a short punch on the inside.
Canthropus goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bond prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pithe Canthropus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Canthropus blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canthropus trying to land knees to the body.
Bond tries to land a knee to the head but Canthropus blocks with his arms.
Bond lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bond lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bond throws a punch but it's blocked by Canthropus.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Canthropus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bond avoids it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Canthropus takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Canthropus can't find room to land a body shot as Bond controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Canthropus.
Bond misses with a knee to the head.
Bond lands an elbow that stopped Canthropus in his tracks for a moment.
Canthropus tries to throw a body punch but Bond avoids it by throwing Canthropus back against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Canthropus.
Bond throws an elbow that misses.
Canthropus misses with a punch on the inside.
Bond scores with a knee to the head.
Canthropus lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dallas Bond dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dallas Bond's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bond misses with a body shot.
Bond looks to land a left hand but Canthropus moved out of range nicely.
Canthropus tries to work over Bond's front leg with a kick but Bond checks it.
Canthropus moves out of range of the strikes.
Canthropus fails with a takedown attempt.
Canthropus blocks the body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bond.
Canthropus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Canthropus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bond but Bond pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canthropus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bond connects with a right hand. Canthropus shakes it off.
Canthropus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bond cracks Canthropus with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Canthropus to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bond is controlling Canthropus's posture.
Bond 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.
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.
Canthropus trying to control the position from guard on top but Bond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bond wants to sweep but no luck.
Canthropus wants to pass the guard but Bond is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond keeping moving, preventing Canthropus from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Canthropus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bond is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Canthropus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bond.
Canthropus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bond tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Canthropus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bond throws an overhand right that lands on Canthropus's shoulder, as Canthropus tries to avoid the shot.
Bond scores with a nice strike.
Bond misses with a leg kick.
Bond misses with a right hand
and Canthropus counters with a good low kick that Bond was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus gets a clinch.
Bond throws an elbow that misses.
Canthropus working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Canthropus.
Bond trying to land knees to the body.
Canthropus trying to stall but Bond improves his position.
Bond connects with a knee to the head.
Bond lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Canthropus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Canthropus tries to work over Bond's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bond has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bond cracks Canthropus with a nice body shot.
Canthropus misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Bond.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bond lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Canthropus is pushing Bond up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bond as Canthropus tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pithe Canthropus.
Canthropus moves out of range as Bond strikes.
Bond changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bond checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Canthropus throws a leg kick but Bond sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bond is looking to clinch.
Bond avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bond lands with a cross.
Bond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dallas Bond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Canthropus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bond sprawls well. Bond wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Canthropus gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pithe Canthropus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab by Bond.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bond scores with a nice right hand.
Canthropus scores with a hook to the body. Bond takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bond connects with a nice looking jab.
Bond gets tackled into the ropes by Canthropus. Canthropus maintains the clinch.
Bond blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Canthropus is looking to control Bond's arms but Bond gets an underhook and turns him. Now Canthropus has his back to the ropes.
Canthropus lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Canthropus can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Bond blocking some punches.
Bond tries to land a knee to the head but Canthropus blocks with his arms.
Canthropus is looking to break free of the clinch but Bond has double underhooks.
Canthropus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bond is defending well for now.
Canthropus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bond is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bond unloads a knee to the mid-section. Canthropus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bond lands a shoulder strike.
Canthropus dodges an elbow strike from Bond.
Bond lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Canthropus backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bond unloads a knee to the mid-section. Canthropus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bond lands with a right to the head.
Bond digs a right hand underneath Canthropus's ribcage. Canthropus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bond using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Canthropus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bond misses with a knee to the head.
Bond lands a good knee to the midsection. Canthropus won't want to take too many of those.
Bond lands a nice uppercut.
Bond landing knees to the head.
Canthropus is rocked!
Bond lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Canthropus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bond lands with a left to the head.
Canthropus tries a body shot but Bond blocks it.
Bond lands an elbow inside that Canthropus shrugs off.
Canthropus avoids a wild elbow strike from Bond.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus is trying to maintain a safe position but Bond gets an underhook and turns Canthropus into the ropes.
Bond has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Bond creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Canthropus's defenses.
Bond lands a big knee! That's hurt Canthropus! Oh, he's all over the place! Bond lands another knee that sends Canthropus to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dallas Bond!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Dallas Bond waved his t-shirt featuring Museum of Monsters & Madmen's logo in front of the cameras.
The defeated Pithe Canthropus had this to say: 'Crap. I lost. That sucks.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between To Hak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yo Hwan Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yo Hwan Lim has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, To Hak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yo Hwan Lim!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ben Watson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hak avoids the head kick by Lim.
Lim connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab, jab by Lim - just one landing.
Lim throws a head kick that misses
and Lim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lim throws a hook but Hak avoids it easily.
Lim tries a head kick but it misses.
Hak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lim lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hak throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lim stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hak avoids the head kick by Lim.
Hak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lim throws out the jab.
Lim gets in close and tags Hak with a short punch that almost sends Hak to the mat! Oh Hak is in big trouble! He turns his back on Lim, trying to create some distance but Lim rushes him, striking wildly and Hak goes down! The referee tackles Lim into the ropes to end the fight! Lim is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yo Hwan Lim!
Yo Hwan Lim seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Suchart Chaowanungkarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ned Alonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaowanungkarn's entrance music is Muay Thai fight music. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Suchart Chaowanungkarn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ned Alonso!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alonso fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alonso will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Some wild striking there from Alonso.
Alonso chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chaowanungkarn can pounce on him.
Alonso misses with an uppercut. Chaowanungkarn saw that one coming.
Ned Alonso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alonso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chaowanungkarn circles away quickly and effectively.
Alonso moves out of range of the leg kick from Chaowanungkarn.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chaowanungkarn. Alonso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chaowanungkarn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Alonso. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaowanungkarn motions for Alonso to come forward. Chaowanungkarn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alonso avoids a kick to the body.
Alonso lands a jab to Chaowanungkarn's midsection.
Alonso moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alonso looks to land a combination but Chaowanungkarn avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Chaowanungkarn slams his shin into Alonso's torso.
Alonso misses the body punch
and Chaowanungkarn counters with a nice body kick.
Chaowanungkarn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Alonso checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chaowanungkarn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chaowanungkarn misses with a hook. Alonso ducked under it nicely.
Alonso misses with a hook. Chaowanungkarn ducked under it nicely.
Alonso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alonso misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alonso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chaowanungkarn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alonso jabs Chaowanungkarn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alonso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chaowanungkarn counters with an outside leg kick.
Alonso misses with a double jab
and Chaowanungkarn counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alonso!
Chaowanungkarn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Palazzo Paisano in the buildup to the fight.
Alonso on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Alonso looks winded!
Alonso checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land a leg kick but Alonso saw it coming and moves away.
Alonso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chaowanungkarn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Chaowanungkarn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Chaowanungkarn lands a right hand.
Chaowanungkarn lands a nice knee to the body.
Alonso is trying to break the clinch but Chaowanungkarn is controlling him.
Chaowanungkarn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn with a knee to the head.
Chaowanungkarn is pressed up against the ropes. Alonso has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chaowanungkarn down to the mat. Chaowanungkarn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chaowanungkarn thuds his shin into the meat of Alonso's side.
Chaowanungkarn pushes Alonso away with a front kick.
Chaowanungkarn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chaowanungkarn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good work by Alonso as he checks the leg kick.
Chaowanungkarn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chaowanungkarn cracks a nice hook into Alonso's ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alonso checks the leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Chaowanungkarn there.
It looks like Ned Alonso has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alonso checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alonso misses with a hook
and Chaowanungkarn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Alonso is looking to break free of the clinch but Chaowanungkarn has double underhooks.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land a knee to the head but Alonso blocks with his arms.
Chaowanungkarn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alonso lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chaowanungkarn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chaowanungkarn landing knees to the head.
Alonso tries to break free but Chaowanungkarn pushes him back against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Chaowanungkarn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land knees in the clinch but Alonso avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Chaowanungkarn on the inside.
Chaowanungkarn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alonso.
Alonso has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alonso has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chaowanungkarn.
Knees to the body from Chaowanungkarn.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chaowanungkarn is stalling here.
Chaowanungkarn has Alonso pressed against the ropes, preventing Alonso from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alonso can't find room to land a body shot as Chaowanungkarn controls the action.
Alonso wants to get back to striking at distance but Chaowanungkarn won't allow it.
Chaowanungkarn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn lands a nice elbow.
Chaowanungkarn lands a nice knee to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land knees in the clinch but Alonso avoids the damage to the body.
Chaowanungkarn is stalling here.
Chaowanungkarn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chaowanungkarn lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chaowanungkarn.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chaowanungkarn lands a nice knee to the body.
Alonso takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chaowanungkarn lands a nice elbow.
Chaowanungkarn working Alonso over with knees to the body.
Chaowanungkarn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alonso in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chaowanungkarn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alonso lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The referee calls for Chaowanungkarn to work.
Chaowanungkarn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alonso's defenses.
Chaowanungkarn lands a knee to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn lands with a light punch inside.
Chaowanungkarn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chaowanungkarn dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Good body shot from Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn lands a nice knee to the body.
Chaowanungkarn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chaowanungkarn lands an elbow inside.
Chaowanungkarn scores with a shoulder strike.
Chaowanungkarn slows down the pace here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chaowanungkarn obliges.
Chaowanungkarn crunches a lovely knee into Alonso's ribcage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaowanungkarn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chaowanungkarn scores a nice knee to the body.
Chaowanungkarn effectively controlling the action here.
Chaowanungkarn works on Alonso's body with a couple of short punches.
Chaowanungkarn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chaowanungkarn landing knees to the body.
Chaowanungkarn lands a nice shot to the body.
Chaowanungkarn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Alonso takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chaowanungkarn landing knees to the head.
That has opened up Ned Alonso's cut even more.
Chaowanungkarn lands a good knee to the midsection. Alonso won't want to take too many of those.
Chaowanungkarn is struggling to control the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chaowanungkarn obliges.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn cracks Alonso with a nice body shot.
Chaowanungkarn pushes Alonso back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Chaowanungkarn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chaowanungkarn lands a nice shot to the body.
Chaowanungkarn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chaowanungkarn misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chaowanungkarn.
Alonso takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chaowanungkarn lands a nice knee to the body.
Chaowanungkarn lands a nice knee to the body.
Chaowanungkarn is stalling here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chaowanungkarn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alonso's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suchart Chaowanungkarn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ned Alonso's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Alonso rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chaowanungkarn counters with a nice uppercut.
Alonso lands with a good body shot.
Chaowanungkarn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chaowanungkarn throws a hook but Alonso avoids it easily.
Alonso throws a nice looking combination but Chaowanungkarn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chaowanungkarn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alonso lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chaowanungkarn lands a body shot.
Alonso misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaowanungkarn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chaowanungkarn ducks under a wild hook from Alonso.
That kick from Chaowanungkarn tenderised Alonso's leg. Alonso is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chaowanungkarn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ned Alonso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso throws a series of punches but Chaowanungkarn moves out of range.
Chaowanungkarn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alonso's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chaowanungkarn lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alonso has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alonso and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chaowanungkarn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chaowanungkarn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chaowanungkarn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alonso can do to turn this around?
Alonso misses with a few strikes there.
Alonso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chaowanungkarn.
Suchart Chaowanungkarn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chaowanungkarn misses the shot to the body.
Alonso's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chaowanungkarn under the eye.
Alonso looks to land a combination but Chaowanungkarn avoids it well.
A punch combination from Alonso misses.
Chaowanungkarn dodges the punch combination from Alonso.
Alonso is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Chaowanungkarn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alonso throws a right hand that Chaowanungkarn ducks under and follows up with a left that Chaowanungkarn also avoids with ease.
Chaowanungkarn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alonso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alonso misses with a wild body shot.
Chaowanungkarn throws the kick towards the body but Alonso avoids it.
Chaowanungkarn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chaowanungkarn 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.
Nice uppercut there from Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alonso takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chaowanungkarn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chaowanungkarn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alonso.
Alonso misses with a shot to the body
and Chaowanungkarn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land a knee to the head but Alonso blocks with his arms.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land knees in the clinch but Alonso avoids the damage to the body.
Chaowanungkarn scores with a shot to the side of Alonso's head.
Chaowanungkarn blocking some punches.
Alonso has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alonso tries to circle away but Chaowanungkarn has him pinned against the ropes.
Chaowanungkarn keeps control of Alonso as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chaowanungkarn pushes Alonso back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Chaowanungkarn is leaning against Alonso and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chaowanungkarn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn lands a good knee to the midsection. Alonso won't want to take too many of those.
Chaowanungkarn lands a knee to the body.
Chaowanungkarn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chaowanungkarn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chaowanungkarn obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaowanungkarn has Alonso pushed against the ropes.
Chaowanungkarn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alonso in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chaowanungkarn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alonso in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn landing knees to the body.
Chaowanungkarn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn working Alonso over with knees to the body.
A short right from Chaowanungkarn on the inside.
Knees to the body from Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chaowanungkarn lands a damaging elbow.
The cut above Ned Alonso's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Chaowanungkarn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alonso.
Chaowanungkarn cracks Alonso with a nice body shot.
Chaowanungkarn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chaowanungkarn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Alonso looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chaowanungkarn lands an elbow inside.
Alonso has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alonso is trying to force a seperation but Chaowanungkarn has the dominant position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn lands a shot to the body.
Chaowanungkarn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chaowanungkarn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chaowanungkarn lands a hook to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alonso's face.
Ned Alonso's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Chaowanungkarn pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Chaowanungkarn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alonso's face.
Chaowanungkarn holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Chaowanungkarn crunches a lovely knee into Alonso's ribcage.
Chaowanungkarn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alonso.
Chaowanungkarn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alonso's defenses.
Chaowanungkarn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn connects with a knee to the head.
Alonso is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ned Alonso's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Suchart Chaowanungkarn!
Suchart Chaowanungkarn managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Tokyo United Fightwear , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shananigan Lurendrejer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lurendrejer comes into the arena with Blunt - Reggae Da Nation blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shananigan Lurendrejer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lurendrejer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Robinson throws a lazy right hand but Lurendrejer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Robinson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lurendrejer.
Lurendrejer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, jab by Robinson - just one landing.
It looks like Shananigan Lurendrejer has been cut.
Lurendrejer ducks under a wild hook from Robinson.
Robinson throws an overhand right that lands on Lurendrejer's shoulder, as Lurendrejer tries to avoid the shot.
Lurendrejer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lurendrejer tries to clinch but Robinson moves out of range.
Lurendrejer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson throws out a loose jab but Lurendrejer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lurendrejer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Robinson tries to clinch but Lurendrejer is having none of it.
Lurendrejer drives through and clinches with Robinson against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lurendrejer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Robinson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lurendrejer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lurendrejer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Robinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lurendrejer.
Robinson misses with a hook.
Robinson misses with a looping left.
Lurendrejer gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Robinson counters with a stiff right hand.
Robinson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Lurendrejer counter with a right hand.
Chris Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Lurendrejer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Robinson doesn't seem phased though.
Robinson throws a lazy uppercut
and Lurendrejer counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Robinson!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson seems a little lost for a moment, as Lurendrejer dominates the positioning.
Lurendrejer is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Robinson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lurendrejer working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Robinson tries to buck Lurendrejer off but Lurendrejer is having none of it.
Robinson is still trying to improve position.
Robinson wants to control but Lurendrejer postures up.
Robinson holding on.
Robinson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lurendrejer asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer working the ground and pound.
Robinson is looking to reverse the position.
Robinson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lurendrejer is trying to get back to full guard.
Lurendrejer tries to kick Robinson off but Robinson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Robinson is looking for a kimura here.
Lurendrejer is pressing down on Robinson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson trying to control but Lurendrejer is working from the bottom.
Robinson tries to free his leg and advance position but Lurendrejer is retaining full guard.
Robinson won't allow Lurendrejer to sweep him here.
Robinson prevents Lurendrejer from getting back to his feet.
Lurendrejer looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Robinson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Robinson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lurendrejer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lurendrejer is defending against the submission attempts here by Robinson.
Lurendrejer is looking to escape.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Robinson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Robinson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lurendrejer is just riding it out for now. Robinson eventually gives up the hold.
Lurendrejer wants to improve his position but Robinson is controlling well.
Lurendrejer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Robinson.
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.
Robinson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lurendrejer is trying to control but can't.
Lurendrejer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lurendrejer looking for a guillotine here but Robinson defends easily.
Lurendrejer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Robinson is one step ahead there.
Lurendrejer wants to stand up but Robinson is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Robinson tries to score with a low kick but Lurendrejer moves his leg out of the way.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lurendrejer manages to avoid it.
A big left from Robinson misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Robinson ducks under a wild hook from Lurendrejer.
Robinson gets caught napping as Lurendrejer dives in and scores a takedown. Robinson manages to retain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lurendrejer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Robinson is on top in guard.
Lurendrejer wants to stand up but Robinson is controlling him.
Lurendrejer keeping moving, preventing Robinson from controlling successfully.
Robinson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lurendrejer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lurendrejer 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.
Robinson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lurendrejer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lurendrejer holds on and takes a little breather.
Lurendrejer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lurendrejer is pulling down on Robinson's head to control his posture.
Lurendrejer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Robinson's guard.
Robinson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lurendrejer postures up.
Lurendrejer wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
Robinson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lurendrejer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lurendrejer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lurendrejer trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lurendrejer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lurendrejer is looking to take a break and control but Robinson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Robinson struggling a bit here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lurendrejer tries to score with some ground and pound. Robinson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any 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 Shananigan Lurendrejer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shananigan Lurendrejer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Robinson misses with the combination.
Lurendrejer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Robinson wants to sweep here but Lurendrejer controlling him for the moment.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Lurendrejer from controlling successfully.
Lurendrejer decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lurendrejer tries to clinch but Robinson is having none of it.
Lurendrejer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lurendrejer ducks under a wild hook from Robinson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson throws a combination that misses
and Lurendrejer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Robinson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Robinson blocks a head kick by Lurendrejer.
Robinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lurendrejer with a nice cross.
Chris Robinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lurendrejer slips a straight right by Robinson.
Lurendrejer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robinson.
Robinson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Robinson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lurendrejer.
Chris Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lurendrejer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lurendrejer connects with a right hand. Robinson shakes it off.
Robinson misses with a series of wild punches.
Robinson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson throws an off balance right hand
and Lurendrejer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shananigan Lurendrejer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lurendrejer looking to pass the guard.
Lurendrejer with a nice head shot there.
Lurendrejer trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Robinson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lurendrejer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lurendrejer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Robinson trying to control the position.
Lurendrejer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lurendrejer won't allow Robinson to sweep him here.
Lurendrejer tries to free his leg and advance position but Robinson is retaining full guard.
Robinson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lurendrejer holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Robinson wants to pass the guard but Lurendrejer is defending well.
Lurendrejer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Robinson pulls his head out easily.
Lurendrejer gets back to full guard.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Lurendrejer keeps moving.
Lurendrejer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Robinson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Robinson wants to stand but Lurendrejer is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Robinson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Robinson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Robinson throws a chopping leg kick but Lurendrejer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lurendrejer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Lurendrejer as he connects with a hook.
Robinson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lurendrejer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Robinson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lurendrejer counters with a takedown into side control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Robinson some visible discomfort.
You can see the frustration on Robinson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lurendrejer working the ground and pound.
Lurendrejer working away.
Lurendrejer tries for a kimura but Robinson is defending well.
Robinson manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robinson is staying active underneath Lurendrejer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Robinson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Robinson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lurendrejer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lurendrejer trying to keep a closed guard but Robinson is proving a slippery customer.
Lurendrejer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Robinson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shananigan Lurendrejer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lurendrejer is adopting a defensive guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Robinson throwing strikes but missing.
Robinson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lurendrejer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lurendrejer working a defensive guard here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lurendrejer is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Robinson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Robinson throws a right hand that Lurendrejer ducks under and follows up with a left that Lurendrejer also avoids with ease.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands with a hook. Lurendrejer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lurendrejer cracks Robinson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Robinson looks to land a left hand but Lurendrejer moved out of range nicely.
Robinson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lurendrejer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Robinson throws a leg kick but Lurendrejer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chris Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lurendrejer misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Robinson. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Robinson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lurendrejer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Robinson throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shananigan Lurendrejer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lurendrejer 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight for Shananigan Lurendrejer!
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Shananigan Lurendrejer!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Shananigan Lurendrejer!
Shananigan Lurendrejer wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Shananigan Lurendrejer 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao has chosen Its Time for War as his entrance music. Manny Pacquiao is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Vega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Eliza Hachem and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vega gets the takedown into side control.
Vega is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pacquiao is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Vega is looking to take a break and control but Pacquiao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vega is trying to get an arm triangle but Pacquiao is defending well.
Vega tries to advance to mount but Pacquiao instead regains half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vega's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vega's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega is in bad spot here.
Even with his hooks in, Pacquiao manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Vega rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Pacquiao throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pacquiao is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pacquiao wants to free his trapped foot but Vega is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Vega manages to get to full guard.
Pacquiao got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vega has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pacquiao has managed to get both his arms back between Vega's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pacquiao trying to control the position from guard on top but Vega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vega trying to keep a closed guard but Pacquiao is proving a slippery customer.
Pacquiao missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vega is looking to sweep but instead, Pacquiao has passed into half guard.
Vega manages to get to full guard.
Vega bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pacquiao's guard.
Pacquiao working a defensive guard here.
Vega trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacquiao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pacquiao really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vega. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega passes into half guard.
Vega tries to pass to full mount but Pacquiao defends it.
Vega is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Pacquiao reverses the position - he's now on top in Vega's guard.
Vega manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pacquiao manages to get himself to full guard.
Vega tries to free his leg and advance position but Pacquiao is retaining full 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao wants to get back to his feet but Vega is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pacquiao wants to sweep here but Vega controlling him for the moment.
Pacquiao trying to keep a closed guard but Vega is proving a slippery customer.
Vega stands and throws Pacquiao's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pacquiao is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vega tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Vega is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pacquiao has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vega is looking to take a break and control but Pacquiao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vega tries to advance to mount but Pacquiao denies him.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pacquiao parries the strikes from Vega easily there. Vega is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pacquiao to escape.
Vega trying to control the action but Pacquiao is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Vega looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pacquiao is avoiding damage well.
Vega tries to advance to mount but Pacquiao instead regains half guard.
Pacquiao is refusing to be controlled, as Vega sits in half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao trying to hold on to Vega's head to control him but Vega postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vega walks into a left hand.
Pacquiao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pacquiao throws a hook but Vega avoids it easily.
Vega comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vega takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vega changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pacquiao tries to avoid it but Vega manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pacquiao to the ground. Pacquiao escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A jab from Vega does it's job there.
Pacquiao connects with the punch.
Pacquiao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pacquiao misses with a looping left.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vega throws a series of punches but Pacquiao avoids them all with ease.
Jab from Vega.
Pacquiao stuffs the takedown attempt from Vega. Vega gets slowly back to his feet.
Pacquiao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oooooh!!! Pacquiao has knocked Vega down with a huge combo! Pacquiao steps away and waves a wobbly Vega back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Vega is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Oh Vega is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pacquiao is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Vega flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Vega is out cold! Pacquiao holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Manny Pacquiao!
An out of breath Manny Pacquiao thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trinidad Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Spade (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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200 lbs
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196 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trinidad Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Spade!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suarez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spade.
Spade swings widly with a right hand
and Suarez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Spade won't be happy with that.
The ground and pound from Suarez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Suarez tries to score with some ground and pound. Spade controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Suarez taking a break here but Spade is having none of it and regains half guard.
Suarez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Suarez is looking to take a break and control but Spade is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Suarez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Spade has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Exiled BJJ and Wrestling. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spade is refusing to be controlled, as Suarez sits in half guard.
Spade on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Suarez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Spade is controlling Suarez's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Suarez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spade defending well though.
Suarez drops an elbow to the side of Spade's head.
Spade slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Suarez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spade looking for a guillotine here but Suarez defends easily.
Spade wants to control the position but Suarez says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Spade trying to hold on to Suarez's head to control him but Suarez postures up.
Spade has hold of Suarez's hands but Suarez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Suarez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Suarez drops an elbow to the side of Spade's head.
Suarez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Spade is trying to get back to full guard.
Suarez lands strikes from half guard.
Suarez lands strikes from half guard.
Suarez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Suarez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Spade with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Suarez controlling the action here.
Spade trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is stalling here. Spade is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Suarez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Spade has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Spade landing strikes.
Suarez is looking to reverse the position.
Spade postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Suarez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Suarez wants to control but Spade postures up.
Sloppy strikes there by Spade.
Spade throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Suarez works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Spade missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Suarez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Spade is working away from the top position though.
Spade wants to control but Suarez is keeping him busy.
Suarez trying to control but Spade postures up.
Spade throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Suarez trying to control but Spade postures up.
Spade not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Suarez works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Spade trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Suarez manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Suarez trying to control but Spade is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is in close to Spade's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Suarez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Suarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Spade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suarez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Spade is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Spade looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Suarez slips nicely into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Suarez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Spade is looking to control Suarez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Spade avoid being mounted?
Suarez is trying to control the action in half guard but Spade is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Suarez winds up and cracks Spade with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Spade is looking to control Suarez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Spade avoid being mounted?
Suarez lands strikes from half guard.
Spade is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Suarez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Suarez's back!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Suarez rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Suarez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Spade throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Suarez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Spade trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Suarez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spade is one step ahead there.
Suarez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Spade's guard.
Spade avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Suarez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Suarez landing some decent shots from guard.
Suarez lands a couple of elbows.
Suarez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Spade's head.
Spade is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Spade wants to work for an arm triangle but Suarez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Spade prevents Suarez from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suarez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Spade.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trinidad Suarez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Suarez staying out of range there.
A big left from Suarez misses.
Spade slips under a jab.
Spade misses with a jab to the body
and Suarez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Spade wants to sweep here but Suarez controlling him for the moment.
Spade is looking to sweep but instead, Suarez has passed into half guard.
Suarez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Suarez trying to control from Spade's half guard. Spade has other ideas though and has regained full 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.
Suarez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez chips away with some ground and pound.
Suarez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Suarez landing with the ground and pound.
Suarez is stalling in the full guard.
Suarez looking to pass the guard.
Suarez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Suarez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Spade is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Suarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spade can do to turn this around?
Spade is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Suarez defends well.
Suarez pushes down on Spade's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Suarez throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Spade to regain full guard.
Suarez is working Spade over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez looking to pass the guard.
Spade keeping moving, preventing Suarez from controlling successfully.
Spade looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Suarez trying to control but Spade is working from the bottom.
Spade keeping full guard, as Suarez tries to pass.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Suarez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Suarez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Spade blocking the ground and pound attempt from Suarez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez content to control rather than advance.
Suarez throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Spade to regain full guard.
Spade has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Suarez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Suarez passes Spade's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Suarez trying to control the action but Spade is working from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Spade is looking to control Suarez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Spade avoid being mounted?
Suarez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Suarez thows a huge punch but Spade dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Suarez.
Spade manages to get to full guard.
Suarez wants to control from the top but Spade keeps moving.
Suarez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Spade looking to control.
Suarez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Suarez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Suarez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Suarez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Spade wants to sweep but no luck.
Spade is breathing heavily.
Suarez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Suarez scoring with some ground and pound.
Suarez slips nicely into half guard.
Suarez winds up and cracks Spade with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Suarez drops an elbow to the side of Spade's head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Suarez working over Spade with some ground and pound. Spade looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Suarez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Suarez controlling the action here.
Scott Spade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spade has a hand on Suarez's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Suarez takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Suarez raining down shots from the mount!
Spade taking shots to the head.
Suarez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Suarez loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Spade scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Suarez land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Suarez stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trinidad Suarez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jong's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nobody Nobody. Boy has chosen I'm fat as his entrance music. Johnny Boy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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290 lbs
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262 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kim Jong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Boy!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jong connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boy. Boy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jong throws a shot to the body.
Boy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jong on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jong wants to get back to full guard.
Boy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Boy is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jong is trying desperately to improve position.
Boy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jong is looking to improve his position but Boy isn't that keen on the idea.
We've been hearing good reports from Jong's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Boy cracks Jong with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Boy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oooh a big shot lands for Boy! Jong is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Johnny Boy!
After winning the bout, Johnny Boy 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Legionarivs Sakara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and How Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakara comes to the ring accompanied by The Rise of Sakara. Long has chosen The Anthem by Onra as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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213 lbs
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Legionarivs Sakara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, How Long!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Chris Dean and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long lands with an overhand left.
Long scores with a push kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Long misses the target.
Long tries a head kick but it misses.
Sakara has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Palazzo Paisano in the buildup to the fight.
Long jabs Sakara right on the nose. Sakara blinks but takes it well.
A low kick from Sakara is predictable there
and Long holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Long manages to break the clinch.
Long uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sakara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long scores with a nice right hand.
Long tries to clinch up
and Sakara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long looks to score with a jab to the body but Sakara is just out of range.
Long scores with a hook.
Long misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sakara.
Long misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sakara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sakara swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Long counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sakara wants to get back to full guard.
Long scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakara tries to get to full guard but Long has control of the leg.
Long has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Long with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Long passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sakara!
Long tries to control but Sakara wriggling away.
Sakara wants to control but Long is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakara is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Long is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Long misses with a head shot.
BOOM! Long connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Long looking to control but Sakara is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Long sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long landing strikes, looking to finish!
Long looking to control but Sakara is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Long landing shots from mount.
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.
Long controlling his opponent.
Long lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sakara gets back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sakara trying to control from the bottom.
Long seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sakara does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Long working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Long not doing much here.
Sakara is looking to improve his position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Long is trying to control the action in half guard but Sakara is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Long seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sakara missing with a left hand there. Long was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Long takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sakara scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like How Long has been cut.
Sakara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Long.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sakara throws a body shot but no joy.
Long darts in and clinches Sakara up against the ropes.
Sakara misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sakara is working Long over against the ropes.
Long prevents a body shot from Sakara.
Sakara tries to break free but Long pushes him back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Sakara.
Sakara trying to control the position but instead, Long has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sakara into the ropes.
Sakara has Long pressed against the ropes.
Long tries to work over Sakara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Long misses with a hook from the clinch.
Long misses with a punch on the inside.
Sakara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Long stalling against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Long fails to land.
Long misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sakara is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Long lands with a left to the head.
Sakara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sakara struggles to land a body shot inside as Long controls his hands.
Sakara letting Long take a breather here.
Sakara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Long working aggressively here.
Long tries to work over Sakara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Long misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sakara - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sakara tries to throw a body punch but Long avoids it by throwing Sakara back against the ropes.
Sakara blocks an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Long working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Long lands a nice shot to the body.
Long tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
How Long dominated that round.
The cut man is working on How Long's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A right-left combo lands from Sakara.
How Long seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick lands there from Long.
Sakara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Long.
Long avoids the body shot from Sakara.
Long looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sakara gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakara lands a nice looking body shot.
Sakara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sakara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Long can pounce on him.
Sakara jabs Long to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sakara throws a shot to the body.
Sakara misses with a jab to the body
and Long counters with a single leg into guard. Sakara didn't expect that.
Long stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sakara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sakara is trying to control the position but Long postures up.
Long stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sakara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakara can't keep his opponent in guard - Long advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sakara trying to control but Long postures up.
Long is looking to take a break and control but Sakara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sakara works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sakara can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Long controls the pace.
Sakara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long preventing the sweep.
Sakara working a defensive guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sakara takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sakara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sakara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Long is looking to slow Sakara down with leg kicks.
Long looks to land a left hand but Sakara moved out of range nicely.
Sakara swings for the body but Long moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakara swinging wildly here.
Sakara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Long was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakara.
Long moves out of range as Sakara strikes.
Long rushes Sakara and presses him up against the ropes.
A short right from Long on the inside.
Long tries to throw a body punch but Sakara avoids it by throwing Long back against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Sakara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Long tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sakara trying to control the position but instead, Long has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sakara into the ropes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Long.
Long misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sakara is pushing Long up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sakara struggles to land a body shot inside as Long controls his hands.
A bit of stalling here from Long.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Long lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sakara.
A frustrated look appears on Long's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Long works on Sakara's body with a couple of short punches.
Long misses with a body punch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Long in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Long lands with a left to the head.
Long fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Long swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Long misses with a hook from the clinch.
Long throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sakaras head.
Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Long scores with a kick to the body.
Sakara has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Long finds it's way round the side to connect with Sakara's head.
Legionarivs Sakara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
How Long is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sakara blocks the body kick.
Long slips under a jab from Sakara.
Sakara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Long moves away.
Sakara lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sakara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Long throws a leg kick which misses Sakara's front leg but catches the back leg as Sakara tries to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Long. That's going to slow Sakara down.
Long clinches.
Long has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Long.
Sakara pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Long as Sakara tries to tie him up.
Sakara can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Sakara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sakara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Sakara.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sakara takes a shot to the head.
How Long seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Long stalling against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sakara.
Sakara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Long scores with a shoulder strike.
Sakara misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Long.
Long is stalling here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Still in the clinch, Long scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sakara tries to work over Long's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
How Long comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Long has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for How Long!
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight for How Long!
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for How Long!
How Long wins by unanimous decision!
How Long bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kuroda Atsushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronson has chosen Bronson Theme Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Charles Bronson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kuroda Atsushi's chin.
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183 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kuroda Atsushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Bronson.
A good leg kick by Atsushi.
Bronson connects with a leg kick. Atsushi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Atsushi feints and then cracks Bronson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bronson down.
Bronson lands the left hand.
Bronson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Atsushi wants to slow Bronson down by chopping away at his legs.
Atsushi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bronson.
Bronson moves out of range as Atsushi throws a body kick.
Bronson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Atsushi lands a leg kick that knocks Bronson off balance momentarily.
Atsushi cracks Bronson with a good jab.
Bronson misses with an uppercut. Atsushi saw that one coming.
Atsushi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Atsushi showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atsushi drops an elbow to the side of Bronson's head.
Atsushi 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atsushi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bronson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Atsushi trying to control but Bronson is working from the bottom.
Bronson looking for a sweep. Not yet Bronson, not yet.
Atsushi tries to free his leg and advance position but Bronson is retaining full guard.
Atsushi throwing strikes from guard but Bronson blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Atsushi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bronson is keeping the position for now.
Atsushi throws a big elbow that misses.
Atsushi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Atsushi lands a leg kick that knocks Bronson off balance momentarily.
Bronson moves out of range of the body kick.
Atsushi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bronson's head backwards.
Bronson checks a leg kick nicely.
Crunch! Atsushi slams his shin into Bronson's torso.
A swing and a miss from Bronson.
Bronson throws a jab but it's blocked by Atsushi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bronson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Atsushi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bronson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bronson throws a sloppy head kick and Atsushi moves out of range easily.
Atsushi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Atsushi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bronson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bronson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Atsushi misses with a hook to the body
and Atsushi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Atsushi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Bronson finds it's target.
Bronson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Atsushi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bronson 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!
Atsushi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bronson sprawls well initially but Atsushi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Atsushi thows a huge punch but Bronson dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi tries to pass to full mount but Bronson defends it.
Atsushi is looking for a kimura but Bronson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Atsushi to get the leverage.
Bronson is trying to get back to full guard.
Bronson is staying active underneath Atsushi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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.
Atsushi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Atsushi wants to slow Bronson down by chopping away at his legs.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bronson punishes Atsushi's body with a nice straight punch.
Atsushi pushes Bronson away with a front kick.
A low kick from Bronson is predictable there
and Atsushi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Atsushi looks to throw a body kick
and Bronson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bronson checks a leg kick.
Bronson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atsushi moves away.
Atsushi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Atsushi wants to slow Bronson down by chopping away at his legs.
Atsushi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bronson blocks a head kick by Atsushi.
Bronson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bronson just misses with a punch to the body.
Atsushi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Atsushi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bronson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atsushi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Bronson blocks the leg kick.
Atsushi throws a solid leg kick but Bronson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Atsushi.
Atsushi avoids the body shot from Bronson.
Atsushi shoots for a takedown but Bronson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bronson throws a leg kick
and Atsushi counters with a low kick, right behind Bronson 's knee.
Bronson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bronson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Atsushi misses with a leg kick.
Atsushi throws a wild body kick that Bronson sees coming a mile off.
Bronson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bronson.
Atsushi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Atsushi misses with a kick to the body.
Atsushi tests Bronson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Atsushi throws a solid leg kick but Bronson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Atsushi.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bronson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Atsushi in his tracks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bronson.
Atsushi swings widly with a right hand
and Bronson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Atsushi thinking.
A big right from Atsushi misses.
Jab from Atsushi.
Atsushi throws a low kick but Bronson avoids it.
Atsushi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bronson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Atsushi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Good shot there by Bronson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Atsushi.
Atsushi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bronson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Atsushi. That did some damage!
Charles Bronson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bronson checks a leg kick nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Atsushi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atsushi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bronson throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bronson cracks Atsushi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bronson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Atsushi can pounce on him.
Atsushi throws a wild body kick that Bronson sees coming a mile off.
Atsushi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bronson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Atsushi.
Atsushi thows a leg kick but Bronson checks it
and Bronson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Atsushi scoring well with a low kick there.
Bronson is looking to clinch but Atsushi is avoiding it.
Atsushi checks a low kick from Bronson.
Bronson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bronson digs a good hook to Atsushi's body.
Atsushi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bronson checks it well.
Atsushi throws a wild body kick that Bronson sees coming a mile off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bronson checks a leg kick.
Atsushi misses with a kick to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bronson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Atsushi. That did some damage!
Nice sprawl there from Bronson as Atsushi shoots in.
Bronson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Atsushi.
Bronson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Atsushi's calf.
Bronson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bronson connects with an inside leg kick.
Bronson works the jab nicely.
Atsushi ducks under a wild hook from Bronson.
Bronson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Atsushi fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kuroda Atsushi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Atsushi with that takedown attempt.
Bronson scores with a hook to the body. Atsushi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Atsushi is breathing heavily.
A jab from Atsushi misses.
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 Kuroda Atsushi will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Atsushi misses with a leg kick
and Bronson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Atsushi connects with a solid leg kick.
Atsushi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Atsushi looks to throw a body kick
and Atsushi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Atsushi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bronson is out of range and Atsushi settles back down.
Atsushi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Atsushi keeps Bronson at a distance using the push kick.
Atsushi checks a low kick from Bronson.
Bronson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Atsushi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Atsushi throws a wild body kick that Bronson sees coming a mile off.
Horrible takedown attempt by Atsushi or perhaps it was just good defense by Bronson, which made it look bad.
Atsushi fakes the leg kick and cracks Bronson in the body.
Atsushi scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bronson slips under a jab.
Bronson loads up on a big right hand but Atsushi slips the punch.
Bronson instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bronson.
Bronson lands a right hand.
Bronson misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bronson.
Atsushi tries to work over Bronson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Atsushi.
Atsushi breaks the clinch.
Bronson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atsushi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Atsushi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bronson.
Bronson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson avoids a kick to the body.
Atsushi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!
Nice body kick from Atsushi.
Bronson throws a looping overhand right but Atsushi ducks down to avoid it.
Atsushi misses with a looping left.
Bronson misses with an uppercut. Atsushi saw that one coming.
Atsushi throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Bronson counter with a right hand.
That kick from Atsushi tenderised Bronson's leg. Bronson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice uppercut there from Bronson.
Bronson throws a hook but Atsushi blocks it.
Bronson digs a good hook to Atsushi's body.
Atsushi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Atsushi, right into the meat.
Atsushi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atsushi scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson slips a straight right by Atsushi.
Bronson takes a swing at Atsushi's ribcage but misses.
Atsushi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Atsushi throws a looping overhand right but Bronson ducks down to avoid it.
Bronson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Charles Bronson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bronson moves into range and connects with a jab.
An inside leg kick from Atsushi misses.
Bronson lands a nice hook to Atsushi's body. Atsushi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bronson swings for the body but Atsushi moves out of range.
Atsushi feints and then cracks Bronson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bronson down.
Atsushi just misses with a punch to the body.
Bronson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Atsushi under the eye.
Atsushi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Atsushi is rocked!
Bronson throws a hook to the side of Atsushi's head but Atsushi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi shoots for a takedown but Bronson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Atsushi cracks Bronson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Atsushi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Atsushi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bronson blocks a head kick by Atsushi.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Atsushi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bronson avoids a kick to the body.
Bronson misses with a body kick.
Atsushi tries to work over Bronson's front leg with a kick but Bronson checks it.
Bronson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atsushi.
Atsushi checks a leg kick nicely.
Atsushi closes the distance and clinches up with Bronson, looking for a takedown. Atsushi pushes Bronson against the ropes but Bronson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kuroda Atsushi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bronson scores with a shot to the body.
Bronson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Atsushi throws an overhand right that lands on Bronson's shoulder, as Bronson tries to avoid the shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bronson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Atsushi.
Bronson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Atsushi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Atsushi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Atsushi misses with a low kick.
Bronson scores with a nice head shot.
Bronson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Atsushi just misses with a punch to the body.
Atsushi misses with a hook to the body
and Bronson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Atsushi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bronson lands a leg kick that knocks Atsushi off balance momentarily.
Atsushi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Atsushi misses with a straight right.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Atsushi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Atsushi misses with an uppercut.
Atsushi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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!
Atsushi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bronson.
Bronson throws a hook but Atsushi avoids it easily.
Bronson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Atsushi.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Atsushi.
Bronson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Atsushi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Atsushi throws a chopping leg kick but Bronson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Atsushi seems to have got his legs back now.
Atsushi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bronson misses with a wild body shot.
Bronson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bronson checks the leg kick nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bronson.
Atsushi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Atsushi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronson.
Atsushi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Atsushi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Atsushi connects with a leg kick. Bronson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bronson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Atsushi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Atsushi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That kick from Bronson tenderised Atsushi's leg. Atsushi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Atsushi slips under a jab.
Bronson lands with a nice body punch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi scores with a head kick. Bronson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Atsushi looks to throw the jab but Bronson is out of range.
Atsushi throws out a leg kick but Bronson moves out of range and Atsushi only half commits.
Atsushi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atsushi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Atsushi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bronson misses with a hook. Atsushi ducked under it nicely.
Atsushi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bronson checks a leg kick.
Atsushi gets a double leg takedown into Bronson's guard.
Bronson keeping moving, preventing Atsushi from controlling successfully.
Atsushi tries to free his leg and advance position but Bronson is retaining full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi looking to sit in guard and control but Bronson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Atsushi trying to control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bronson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Atsushi looking for a guillotine here but Bronson defends easily.
Kuroda Atsushi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Atsushi has his hands on Bronson's head, controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Bronson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight for Charles Bronson!
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Charles Bronson!
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Charles Bronson!
Charles Bronson wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Charles Bronson thanked Tokyo United Fightwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Kuroda Atsushi was interviewed post fight and said 'I am telling you Mike cheats!!! Lol'.
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