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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Janno Gibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Ironstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gibbs's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Apocalypse Please. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Janno Gibbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodney Ironstone!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Summer Carpenter and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ironstone wants to clinch.
Gibbs is looking to counter with head kicks.
Ironstone swats away the attempt to clinch by Gibbs.
Rodney Ironstone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Gibbs.
Ironstone tries to clinch but Gibbs is having none of it.
Ironstone avoids the head kick by Gibbs.
Ironstone misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ironstone crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gibbs - the referee stops the clock and Ironstone gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gibbs. Ironstone manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ironstone drives through and clinches with Gibbs against the cage.
Gibbs breaks the clinch.
Good work by Gibbs as he checks the leg kick.
Gibbs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gibbs scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ironstone circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironstone misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Gibbs there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ironstone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ironstone has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gibbs prevents Ironstone from breaking the clinch.
Gibbs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gibbs plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gibbs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gibbs lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice cross by Gibbs.
Ironstone is rocked!
Ironstone throws a head kick that misses.
Gibbs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gibbs drops Ironstone with a beautiful combination! Ironstone stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gibbs is looking for the KO!
Ironstone is still on wobbly legs! Can Gibbs finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gibbs digs a good hook to Ironstone's body.
Ironstone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gibbs circles away quickly and effectively.
Ironstone looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Look low, kick high! Gibbs uses the oldest trick in the book to send Ironstone tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Gibbs is absolutely delighted - when Ironstone wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Janno Gibbs!
Our winner, Janno Gibbs, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Twister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalifa Khalifa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalifa has chosen Habibi Ya Nour El Ain as his entrance music. Tony Twister could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Khalifa Khalifa's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Twister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalifa Khalifa!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalifa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Twister takes one on the button.
Twister keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Khalifa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Twister fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And Khalifa tries to counter it with a takedown but Twister pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Khalifa shoots in but Twister avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tony Twister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khalifa Khalifa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Twister 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Twister jabs Khalifa right on the nose. Khalifa blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twister throws a jab when Khalifa was well out of range.
Khalifa shoots in for a takedown but Twister shows good takedown defense.
Donk. Twister catches Khalifa right on the button with a cross.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Khalifa.
Twister is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Twister manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Twister is staying active underneath Khalifa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Twister is looking for a sweep. Khalifa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Twister looking for submissions off his back.
Twister keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twister tries to roll over but Khalifa keeps him under control.
Khalifa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khalifa wants to take a breather but Twister is having none of it.
Twister trying to control but Khalifa postures up.
Twister tries to roll over but Khalifa keeps him under control.
Twister desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Twister wants to improve his position but Khalifa is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Twister does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Khalifa is looking for a kimura but Twister is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Khalifa to get the leverage.
Twister desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Twister wants to control but Khalifa is keeping busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A punch combination from Twister misses.
Khalifa blocks a jab.
Khalifa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Khalifa is trying to control the action in half guard but Twister is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Twister keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twister keeping control of the position.
Khalifa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Twister's head.
Twister is looking to improve his position.
Khalifa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Twister is trying to maintain the position but Khalifa is very close to passing his half guard.
Khalifa lands strikes from half guard.
Twister keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Twister holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Twister is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Khalifa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Khalifa's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Khalifa Khalifa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Twister takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Khalifa dives in and grabs Twister's left leg, looking for a takedown. Twister pushes down on Khalifa's head and hops out.
Khalifa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Twister sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Khalifa somewhat.
Twister closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Khalifa to the mat! Khalifa manages to get full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Twister wants to control from the top but Khalifa keeps moving.
Twister is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Khalifa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Twister trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twister trying to control but Khalifa is working from the bottom.
Twister looking to pass the guard.
Khalifa Khalifa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Twister trying to control but Khalifa is working from the bottom.
Khalifa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Khalifa wants to get back to his feet but Twister is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Khalifa walks into a stiff left hand from Twister.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A right-left combo lands from Twister.
Twister stuns Khalifa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tony Twister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalifa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Twister.
Khalifa slips under a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Twister there.
Khalifa shoots in for a takedown but Twister shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tony Twister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khalifa Khalifa.
Khalifa moves out of range of the strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Khalifa.
Khalifa feints and as Twister raises his hands in defense, Khalifa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Khalifa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twister has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Twister has his foot on Khalifa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Khalifa works his way back into a safe position though.
Twister pulls Khalifa in to control the position.
Khalifa trying to control but Twister is working from the bottom.
Twister not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Khalifa being controlled here momentarily.
Khalifa is looking to work some ground and pound but Twister has wrist control.
Khalifa lands a couple of digs.
That's four 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.
Twister preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Khalifa is in close to Twister's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Khalifa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Twister keeping moving, preventing Khalifa from controlling successfully.
Twister is trying to control the position but Khalifa postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Twister swings for the body but Khalifa moves out of range.
Tony Twister is winning the standup battle so far.
Twister misses with an uppercut
and Khalifa counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Twister is trying to control Khalifa's posture but Khalifa avoids it.
Twister takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tony Twister will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Twister misses with an uppercut.
Khalifa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Khalifa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Khalifa showed some decent athleticism there.
Twister trying to control but Khalifa postures up.
Khalifa is pressing down on Twister's thigh, looking to free his foot. Twister is holding on for now.
Twister is not content to let Khalifa control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Twister preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Khalifa drops an elbow to the side of Twister's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Twister slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Khalifa distracts Twister with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Twister is pulling down on Khalifa's head to control his posture.
Khalifa throws a big right hand that misses.
Twister looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Khalifa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Twister avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Khalifa throwing strikes from guard but Twister blocks nicely.
Twister looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Khalifa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Twister is pulling down on Khalifa's head to control his posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Twister misses with a straight right.
Twister uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Khalifa has time to react.
Twister stuns Khalifa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Khalifa scores with a takedown into Twister's guard.
Khalifa landing some decent shots from guard.
Khalifa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Twister swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Twister wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Twister pulls Khalifa in close to his closed guard and prevents Khalifa from doing any damage or advancing position.
Khalifa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Twister's head.
Khalifa preventing the sweep.
Khalifa cracks Twister with a solid left hand.
Twister trying to keep a closed guard but Khalifa is proving a slippery customer.
Khalifa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Khalifa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Khalifa connects with a couple of short punches.
Khalifa postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twister manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Khalifa manages to get himself to full guard.
Twister stops Khalifa from standing up.
Khalifa 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.
Twister passes into half guard.
Khalifa trying to control but Twister postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Twister works his way into side control.
Twister tries for a kimura but Khalifa is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khalifa Khalifa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Khalifa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khalifa Khalifa!
Khalifa Khalifa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yokkao Kaennorsing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rubin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaennorsing's entrance music is Jungle Boogie. A fine choice. Carter has chosen Hurricane as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Yokkao Kaennorsing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rubin Carter!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaennorsing lunges at Carter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Carter's hand.
Carter tries to clinch but Kaennorsing is having none of it.
A clash of legs there as Carter blocks the low kick.
Carter tries to clinch up but Kaennorsing circles away and keeps his distance.
Carter clinches.
Kaennorsing lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carter fails to pull guard.
Carter lands with a light punch inside.
Carter breaks from the clinch.
Kaennorsing lands a two punch combo.
Kaennorsing connects with a solid leg kick.
Kaennorsing takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Carter has closed the distance and engaged Kaennorsing in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kaennorsing stalling in the clinch.
Kaennorsing landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kaennorsing misses with a body punch.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaennorsing connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carter's face.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaennorsing creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kaennorsing blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaennorsing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carter.
Kaennorsing stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kaennorsing tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaennorsing pressing his opponent against the cage.
Carter misses with an elbow over the top.
Kaennorsing wants to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kaennorsing misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carter.
Carter misses with the head strike.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaennorsing taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Kaennorsing.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carter misses with some punches.
Kaennorsing lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Rubin Carter has been cut.
Carter has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kaennorsing seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Carter can turn it around.
Kaennorsing taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaennorsing uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter looking to throw knees to the head but Kaennorsing is blocking nicely.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kaennorsing is defending well for now.
Kaennorsing blocking some punches.
Kaennorsing lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter breaks the clinch.
Carter tries to clinch there but Kaennorsing circles away.
Kaennorsing scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaennorsing paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carter instigates a clinch.
Carter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kaennorsing misses with a body punch.
Come on Kaennorsing - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kaennorsing blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaennorsing tries to land knees in the clinch but Carter avoids the damage to the body.
Kaennorsing lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kaennorsing is struggling to control the position.
Kaennorsing will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Carter up against the cage.
Kaennorsing looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaennorsing is pushing Carter up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kaennorsing landing knees to the head.
Carter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kaennorsing tries to land knees in the clinch but Carter avoids the damage to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kaennorsing gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carter is rocked!
Kaennorsing landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Carter is still on wobbly legs! Can Kaennorsing finish him?
A knee to the head by Kaennorsing.
Kaennorsing with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kaennorsing lands a big knee! That's hurt Carter! Oh, he's all over the place! Kaennorsing lands another knee that sends Carter to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yokkao Kaennorsing!
An out of breath and clearly excited Yokkao Kaennorsing thanked Museum of Monsters & Madmen for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel has chosen Kollegah - Bossaura as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, David Steel!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Robinson lands in his opponent's guard.
Robinson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Steel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Robinson is fighting to break Steel's control of his arms but Steel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Robinson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Steel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel keeping moving, preventing Robinson from controlling successfully.
Robinson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Steel's guard.
Robinson postures up in Steel's guard and throws a big left but Steel blocks it.
Steel wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Steel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Steel lands a high kick!
It looks like Chris Robinson has been cut.
Robinson fails with the takedown.
Robinson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Steel misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson moves out of range as Steel throws a body kick.
We've been informed that Steel has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Robinson connects with a leg kick. Steel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Decent striking displayed by Steel there.
Robinson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Steel. Steel obviously looking to wear him down.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Robinson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel tries to bench press Robinson off him but Robinson keeps the position.
Robinson wants to control but Steel is keeping him busy.
Robinson 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.
Steel tries to improve position but can't.
Robinson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Steel has escaped the position, nice work there.
Steel is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throwing strikes but Steel manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Steel wants to control but Robinson is keeping him busy.
Steel stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Steel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Robinson blocks the body kick.
Steel tries to move into range but Robinson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Robinson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Steel counters with a nice uppercut.
Robinson checks a leg kick.
Robinson is looking to counter punch.
Steel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Robinson.
Steel walks into a left hand.
Steel lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel leaves Robinson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson fails with the takedown
and Steel counters with a thumping low kick.
David Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Steel.
Steel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Robinson feints and as Steel raises his hands in defense, Robinson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Robinson throws a strike but Steel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Steel trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steel stays in close to Robinson's body and controls the position.
Steel sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Robinson's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Steel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Robinson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Steel throws a head kick that misses.
Steel looks to land a combination. Robinson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Steel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Robinson throws out a leg kick but Steel moves out of range and Robinson only half commits.
Robinson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Steel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steel lands a head shot.
Robinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robinson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Steel swivels and escapes.
Steel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robinson.
Steel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Robinson can pounce on him.
Steel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steel tried to score with a low kick but Robinson checks it.
Robinson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Steel.
Steel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson with a poor takedown
and Steel counters with a straight right hand.
Chris Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Robinson blocks a head kick by Steel.
Steel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robinson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Steel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Robinson at a distance.
Steel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Robinson shoots for a double leg takedown but Steel sprawls well. He's pushed Robinson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Steel throws a low kick, looking for Robinson's leg but Robinson calmly moves out of range.
Robinson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steel can pounce on him.
Robinson misses with a low kick.
Jab by Steel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Robinson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robinson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Steel. That's going to slow Robinson down.
Robinson checks a low kick from Steel.
Steel scores with a jab.
Robinson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Steel tries to avoid it but Robinson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Steel to the ground. Steel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A little jabbing left from Steel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Steel throws a body kick that misses.
Robinson 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Steel.
Robinson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Donk. Steel catches Robinson right on the button with a cross.
Steel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Steel looks to land a combination but Robinson avoids it well.
Robinson goes for a double leg but Steel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Steel continues to drive forward.
David Steel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson walks into a straight right hand from Steel.
Horrible takedown attempt by Robinson or perhaps it was just good defense by Steel, which made it look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steel cracks Robinson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Steel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robinson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Steel. That did some damage!
A left lands for Steel.
Steel throws a low kick but Robinson moves out of range easily.
Steel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Robinson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Steel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Robinson checks it well.
Robinson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Steel circles away.
Robinson looks for a takedown but Steel sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Steel jabs Robinson right on the nose. Robinson blinks but takes it well.
Steel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Steel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Robinson on the side of the head.
Steel lands a big head kick that sends Robinson to the canvas! Steel follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Steel!
A relieved looking David Steel 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Noam Chomsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Cotchin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chomsky might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to System Of A Down BYOB. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Noam Chomsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trent Cotchin!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cotchin.
Chomsky fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chomsky fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Chomsky.
Cotchin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cotchin ducks under a wild hook from Chomsky.
Noam Chomsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cotchin misses with a body shot.
Chomsky moves into the clinch successfully.
Cotchin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chomsky tries to work over Cotchin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chomsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cotchin lands a hook that snaps the head of Chomsky backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chomsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chomsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Cotchin.
Cotchin taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cotchin.
Cotchin tries a body shot but Chomsky blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotchin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Come on Chomsky - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Chomsky digs a right hand into Cotchin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cotchin's gas tank.
Cotchin blocks a body shot from Chomsky.
Cotchin has a couple of punches blocked by Chomsky.
A short body shot lands from Cotchin as the two fighters clinch.
Chomsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chomsky misses with the head strike.
Cotchin misses with a body punch.
A short right from Cotchin on the inside.
Cotchin tries to work over Chomsky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cotchin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Chomsky fails to land.
Chomsky stalling in the clinch.
Chomsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chomsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chomsky definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chomsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cotchin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chomsky's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chomsky working aggressively here.
Chomsky misses with a punch on the inside.
Chomsky lands with a right to the head.
Chomsky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chomsky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cotchin pushes Chomsky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chomsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cotchin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Chomsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cotchin has a couple of punches blocked by Chomsky.
Cotchin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cotchin misses with a body punch.
Chomsky blocks a body shot from Cotchin.
Chomsky blocks an uppercut.
Cotchin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chomsky's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin takes a shot to the head.
Cotchin working aggressively here.
Chomsky goes for a takedown attempt but Cotchin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chomsky lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cotchin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Some wild striking there from Cotchin.
Cotchin connects with the punch.
Cotchin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chomsky lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cotchin's sensitive parts.
Chomsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotchin was well out of range. Poor timing from Chomsky.
Cotchin feints a counter leg kick.
Good leg kick by Chomsky there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin works Chomsky's body with a nice hook.
Cotchin slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cotchin! But no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Chomsky.
Cotchin with a hook.
Chomsky takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chomsky darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slow jab from Chomsky misses its intended target.
Cotchin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cotchin misses with a leg kick.
Cotchin fails to land with a series of punches.
Chomsky fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cotchin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cotchin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chomsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Cotchin.
Cotchin throws an overhand right that lands on Chomsky's shoulder, as Chomsky tries to avoid the shot.
Cotchin misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Trent Cotchin will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Chomsky clinches.
Chomsky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cotchin tries a body shot but Chomsky blocks it.
Cotchin wants to get back to striking at distance but Chomsky won't allow it.
Cotchin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cotchin pushes Chomsky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cotchin misses with a punch on the inside.
Cotchin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cotchin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chomsky stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chomsky prevents a body shot from Cotchin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Chomsky.
Trent Cotchin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cotchin has a couple of punches blocked by Chomsky.
Chomsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chomsky misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Cotchin fails to land.
Chomsky is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cotchin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotchin struggles to land a body shot inside as Chomsky controls his hands.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chomsky lands with a short shot to the head.
Chomsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chomsky misses with the head strike.
Cotchin misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cotchin.
Chomsky is looking to control Cotchin's arms but Cotchin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chomsky has his back to the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cotchin.
Nice body punch from Cotchin - that landed with a thud.
Chomsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chomsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Cotchin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chomsky throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cotchin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cotchin blocking some punches.
Chomsky looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chomsky.
Cotchin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cotchin lands a shot to the body.
Cotchin tries to throw a body punch but Chomsky avoids it by throwing Cotchin back against the cage.
Chomsky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cotchin's elbow.
Cotchin tries to throw a body punch but Chomsky avoids it by throwing Cotchin back against the cage.
Chomsky blocks a body shot from Cotchin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chomsky tries a body shot but Cotchin blocks it.
Chomsky misses with a punch to the body.
Chomsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cotchin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chomsky is keeping busy.
Chomsky goes for a takedown attempt but Cotchin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chomsky looks to land a left hand but Cotchin moved out of range nicely.
Cotchin with a hook.
Chomsky throws a jab when Cotchin was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cotchin! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cotchin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cotchin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cotchin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cotchin throws a solid leg kick but Chomsky takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cotchin.
Chomsky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chomsky tries to clinch up
and Cotchin counters with a left to the body.
Nice defenses there by Chomsky.
A big right from Cotchin misses.
Trent Cotchin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cotchin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cotchin connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Cotchin.
Chomsky throws a low kick but Cotchin moves out of range easily.
Chomsky swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cotchin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chomsky misses with a body kick.
Chomsky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Cotchin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cotchin misses with a looping right.
Chomsky takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cotchin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chomsky keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chomsky attempts a counter takedown but Cotchin avoids it well and moves away.
Cotchin looks to score with a jab to the body but Chomsky is just out of range.
Cotchin swings for the body but Chomsky moves out of range.
Chomsky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cotchin thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Cotchin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Chomsky.
Cotchin tries a head kick but it misses.
Chomsky will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chomsky missing with a left hand there. Cotchin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cotchin cracks the inside of Chomsky's front leg.
Chomsky blocks a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cotchin, right into the meat.
Cotchin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cotchin walks into a stiff left hand from Chomsky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotchin cracks Chomsky with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chomsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cotchin. Chomsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cotchin lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomsky scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cotchin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chomsky has time to react.
Cotchin misses with a body shot.
Chomsky lands with an overhand left.
Chomsky throws a hook but Cotchin avoids it easily.
Cotchin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cotchin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cotchin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chomsky is out of range and Cotchin settles back down.
Chomsky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cotchin.
Trent Cotchin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cotchin misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Chomsky.
Cotchin loads up on a big right hand but Chomsky slips the punch.
Chomsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cotchin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chomsky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cotchin.
Noam Chomsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chomsky.
Chomsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cotchin.
Cotchin throws a body punch but Chomsky moves out of range.
Chomsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cotchin manages to avoid it.
Good work by Cotchin as he checks the leg kick.
Cotchin swings widly with a right hand
and Chomsky counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chomsky not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chomsky is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cotchin trying to control from the bottom.
Chomsky looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cotchin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin actively working from the bottom here.
Cotchin trying to control here.
Cotchin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cotchin is staying active underneath Chomsky, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cotchin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chomsky.
Chomsky missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cotchin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chomsky trying to control the action but Cotchin is working from the bottom.
Cotchin wants to get back to full guard.
That's four 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.
Cotchin is pressing down on Chomsky's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cotchin working for submissions but it's allowed Chomsky to get to half guard.
Cotchin is looking for a sweep. Chomsky is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Trent Cotchin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chomsky is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cotchin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chomsky.
Chomsky missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Noam Chomsky showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cotchin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Cotchin!
After winning the bout, Trent Cotchin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Noam Chomsky stepped up to the mic, saying 'If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Jayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Legionarivs Sakara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jayne comes to the cage accompanied by Special Ed - I'm The Magnificent. Sakara has chosen The Rise of Sakara as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Jayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Legionarivs Sakara!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Darius Henderson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jayne checks a low kick from Sakara.
Jayne feinted with a counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sakara. Jayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jayne half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sakara takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Legionarivs Sakara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakara punishes Jayne's body with a nice straight punch.
Jayne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sakara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jayne attempts a counter takedown but Sakara avoids it well and moves away.
Sakara is looking to score with low kicks.
Sakara misses with a hook. Jayne ducked under it nicely.
Sakara checks a leg kick.
Sakara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jayne has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Razor Sharp Training Systems in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jayne misses with a shot to the body
and Sakara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sakara.
Sakara tries to work over Jayne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sakara takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Sakara.
Jayne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jayne throws a head punch that misses.
Sakara tries to throw a body punch but Jayne avoids it by throwing Sakara back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Jayne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jayne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jayne.
Sakara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sakara.
Jayne tries a body shot but Sakara blocks it.
Sakara prevents a body shot from Jayne.
A short body shot lands from Sakara as the two fighters clinch.
Sakara tries to throw a body punch but Jayne avoids it by throwing Sakara back against the cage.
Jayne gets through Sakara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sakara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jayne's elbow.
Jayne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jayne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sakara backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sakara.
Sakara is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jayne misses with a punch on the inside.
Sakara misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jayne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakara lands with a short shot to the head.
Sakara trying to stall but Jayne improves his position.
Sakara lands a nice uppercut.
Jayne decides to pull guard.
Jayne is trying to control the position but Sakara postures up.
Sakara wants to pass the guard but Jayne is keeping the position.
Jayne controlling Sakara's posture.
Jayne is trying to control the position but Sakara postures up.
Jayne seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sakara advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jayne trying to hold on to Sakara's head to control him but Sakara postures up.
Sakara trying to control the pace.
Jayne tries to get to full guard but Sakara has control of the leg.
Jayne is trying to control but can't.
Jayne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jayne is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sakara pulls his head out easily.
That's four 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.
Sakara uses his free foot to push down on Jayne's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jayne.
Jayne is squirming around, avoiding Sakara's attempts to control the action.
Jayne bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jayne throwing strikes but missing.
Jayne wants to control from the top but Sakara keeps moving.
Sakara looking for a sweep. Not yet Sakara, not yet.
Sakara is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent 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 Patrick Jayne will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Sakara misses the target.
Sakara misses with a kick to the body
and Jayne counters with a takedown into side control.
Jayne creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sakara sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jayne working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakara on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jayne looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sakara tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jayne wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jayne tries to score with some ground and pound. Sakara controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sakara is not content to let Jayne control the position.
Jayne throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jayne 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.
Jayne working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jayne is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sakara knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sakara tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jayne wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Sakara's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ground and pound from Jayne seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jayne is looking to take a break and control but Sakara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jayne tries to advance to mount but Sakara denies him.
Sakara felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Jayne trying to control the action but Sakara is working from the bottom.
Jayne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sakara can do to turn this around?
Sakara gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jayne trying to pass the guard but Sakara defending well.
Jayne is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jayne 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.
Jayne trying to control the pace.
Jayne is thwarting Sakara's attempts to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jayne loads up on a big right hand but Sakara slips the punch.
Sakara misses with a body kick.
Sakara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jayne doesn't seem bothered though.
Sakara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jayne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sakara.
Jayne attempts a counter takedown but Sakara avoids it well and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jayne moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jayne on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sakara throws a jab when Jayne was well out of range.
Jayne changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sakara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jayne.
Jayne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sakara moves away from the strike by Jayne.
Jayne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jayne misses the shot to the body.
Sakara gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jayne.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sakara fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jayne is out of range.
Jayne attempts a counter takedown but Sakara avoids it well and moves away.
Jayne looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jayne throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Jayne dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sakara swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jayne counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jayne tries to pass to full mount but Sakara defends it.
Jayne is working for a submission of some sort.
Jayne is pressing down on Sakara's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sakara is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ground and pound from Jayne.
Jayne passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sakara is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakara tries to hold on but Jayne pushes him away.
Sakara might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jayne haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sakara gets back to half guard.
Jayne misses with a head shot. Sakara uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jayne looking to sit in guard and control but Sakara gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jayne trying to control the position.
Legionarivs Sakara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patrick Jayne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jayne is keeping the position for now.
Sakara must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sakara throwing strikes but missing.
Jayne wants to control but Sakara passes easily into half guard.
Jayne is trying to control but can't.
Jayne is looking for a sweep. Sakara is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jayne is not content to let Sakara control the position.
Jayne trying to hold on to Sakara's head to control him but Sakara postures up.
Jayne keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jayne is trying to get back to full guard.
Sakara wants to pass the guard but Jayne is defending well.
Jayne tries to roll over but Sakara keeps him under control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jayne throws a shot from downtown. Sakara moves away and avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sakara.
Sakara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jayne's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sakara under the eye.
Jayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jayne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sakara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakara throws a leg kick
and Jayne holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sakara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sakara digs a right hand underneath Jayne's ribcage. Jayne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sakara struggles to land a body shot inside as Jayne controls his hands.
Patrick Jayne has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sakara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jayne's elbow.
Sakara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jayne backwards.
Jayne is leaning against Sakara and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jayne blocks an uppercut.
Jayne blocks a body shot from Sakara.
Sakara tries to throw a body punch but Jayne avoids it by throwing Sakara back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Patrick Jayne.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jayne, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Jayne!
Patrick Jayne spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jong might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nobody Nobody. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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290 lbs
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284 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kim Jong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Barnett or perhaps it was just good defense by Jong, which made it look bad.
Barnett with a poor takedown
and Jong counters by moving into the clinch.
Jong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barnett takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Josh Barnett has been cut.
Barnett looks winded!
Jong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barnett dodges an elbow strike from Jong.
Jong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnett takes a shot to the head.
Jong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barnett drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kim Jong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Barnett.
Barnett tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jong smiles and moves away.
Jong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnett avoids the head kick by Jong.
Barnett with the counter takedown but Jong avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jong throws a sloppy head kick and Barnett moves out of range easily.
Barnett steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jong. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Jong - just one landing.
Barnett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barnett takes a swing at Jong's ribcage but misses.
Jong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jong throws a wild body kick that Barnett sees coming a mile off.
Barnett scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jong manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jong thows a huge punch but Barnett dodges it nicely.
Jong is trying to work for a kimura but Barnett is defending well.
Jong is working for a submission of some sort.
Barnett wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnett pushes Jong off looking to stand but Jong dives back in and keeps control.
Barnett looking for submissions off his back.
Jong wants to pass the guard but Barnett is defending well.
Jong is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barnett is just riding it out for now. Jong eventually gives up the hold.
Barnett slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barnett has his foot on Jong's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jong works his way back into a safe position though.
Jong looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jong.
Barnett has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jong can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jong stands and throws Barnett's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jong working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Barnett tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jong wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jong is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barnett knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Barnett throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jong working away.
Barnett manages to get back to half guard.
Barnett is trying to control but can't.
Barnett wants to get back to full guard.
Jong is thwarting Barnett's attempts to control the position.
Jong is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Barnett sees it coming and defends easily.
Jong is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Barnett doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jong.
Barnett looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jong is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Barnett sees it coming and defends easily.
Jong is working for a kimura but Barnett is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Jong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Barnett's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Barnett shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Barnett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Jong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jong is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Barnett frees his head nicely. Oh but Jong has switched to an armbar! Barnett is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Kim Jong!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kim Jong waved his t-shirt featuring //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enting Butikol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butikol comes into the arena with Twinkle Twinkle Little Star blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Enting Butikol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Doom!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Topper Green and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butikol with a hook.
Doom is looking to land body kicks.
Doom lands a front kick.
Butikol is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doom.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Doom. Butikol shrugs it off though.
Butikol takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Butikol just misses with a punch to the body.
Butikol throws a leg kick
and Doom counters with a stiff right hand.
Doom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Butikol manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A counter left hand to the body from Butikol misses its target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Doom has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Doom swats away the attempt to clinch by Butikol.
Doom looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butikol throws a jab when Doom was well out of range.
Butikol closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Butikol takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
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!
Butikol misses with the combination.
Doom is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butikol takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Doom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Butikol checks a leg kick nicely.
Butikol misses with a double jab.
Doom fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Doom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doom blocks a low kick nicely.
Butikol takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Doom doesn't manage to clinch there - Butikol circles away.
Doom throws the left hand but Butikol avoids the punch easily.
Doom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Doom tries to get set, Butikol tries to push him back and clinch up but Doom manages to avoid the attempt.
Doom gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doom sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Butikol throws a hook but Doom avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butikol darts in and clinches Doom up against the cage.
Doom looking to throw knees to the head but Butikol is blocking nicely.
Doom manages to break the clinch.
Doom ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Doom finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Butikol misses the target.
Butikol looks to throw the jab but Doom is out of range.
Doom ducks under a wild hook from Butikol.
Butikol misses with a wild combination.
Enting Butikol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Butikol moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Doom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Butikol wants to clinch.
Butikol with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Doom staying out of range there.
Doom misses with a wild body shot.
Butikol instigates a clinch.
Butikol working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Butikol digs a right hand into Doom's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doom's gas tank.
A short left from Butikol.
Doom gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Butikol regains guard.
Butikol is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Doom defends well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butikol wants to sweep here but Doom controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butikol looking for a guillotine here but Doom defends easily.
Butikol has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Doom can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Doom distracts Butikol with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Butikol working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Doom doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Doom manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Doom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Butikol swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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 Enting Butikol will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Doom slips a jab from Butikol.
Doom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Butikol circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Doom does it's job there.
Butikol is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doom throws a half hearted mid kick.
Doom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Butikol gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Butikol misses with an elbow strike.
I was talking to Butikol's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Doom tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butikol lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Dave Doom has been cut.
Butikol lands a knee to the head.
Doom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Doom walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Doom is rocked!
Doom throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Butikol counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butikol throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doom rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Butikol counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doom is still on wobbly legs! Can Butikol finish him?
Doom lands a nice shot that snaps Butikol's head back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Doom.
Doom seems to have recovered his senses.
A jab from Doom finds it's way through Butikol's defenses.
Butikol misses with a looping left.
Butikol bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Doom throws a wild body kick that Butikol sees coming a mile off.
Butikol throws out a loose jab but Doom uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Butikol misses the target.
Butikol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doom.
Doom misses with a leg kick
and Butikol counters with a crisp right hand that drops Doom! Butikol lets Doom back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Doom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doom moves into the clinch.
Butikol lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Butikol swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doom tries for a takedown but Butikol manages to get underhooks.
Butikol lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Doom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Butikol avoids the elbow strike from Doom, against the cage.
Doom is trying to drag Butikol to the mat but Butikol just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Enting Butikol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Doom.
Doom is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Butikol gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Butikol tries a body shot but Doom blocks it.
Doom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doom tries to land a knee to the head but Butikol blocks with his arms.
Butikol misses with a hook to the ribs.
Butikol unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doom lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butikol prevents a takedown attempt there.
Doom is working Butikol over against the cage.
Doom lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Butikol or not.
Butikol throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dooms head.
A knee to the head by Butikol.
Butikol looking to throw knees to the head but Doom is blocking nicely.
Doom is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Butikol is defending well.
Doom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doom landing knees to the head.
Butikol blocks an elbow strike.
Doom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Butikol.
Doom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Butikol cracks Doom with a nice body shot.
Butikol lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Butikol utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butikol lands an elbow inside that Doom shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butikol creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Doom's defenses.
Enting Butikol has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Butikol works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice elbow from Butikol.
Butikol tries to land knees in the clinch but Doom avoids the damage to the body.
Butikol misses with an elbow strike.
Doom tries a body shot but Butikol blocks it.
Doom is working for takedown but Butikol is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice elbow from Butikol.
Butikol scores a nice knee to the body.
Butikol digs a right hand into Doom's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doom's gas tank.
Butikol looking to throw knees to the head but Doom is blocking nicely.
Doom blocks a body shot from Butikol.
A hook to the body from Butikol.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Butikol lands an elbow inside that Doom shrugs off.
Butikol utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Doom takes an elbow to the temple.
Doom takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enting Butikol dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dave Doom's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Butikol throws a lazy uppercut
and Doom counters with a nice uppercut.
Butikol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doom scores with a kick to the body.
Butikol tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doom looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Butikol is fending him off so far but Doom persists. Nope, Butikol circles away and we're back to standing.
Butikol avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Butikol tries to clinch there but Doom circles away.
Doom lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Doom slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doom. Butikol does a little dance to reset his feet.
Butikol is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doom can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doom with a hook.
Butikol darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Butikol closes the distance and pushes Doom back into the cage.
Butikol misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom working Butikol over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Butikol.
Doom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Butikol.
Doom drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Butikol gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Butikol digs a right hand underneath Doom's ribcage. Doom let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Butikol.
Doom takes a shot to the head.
Butikol lands a nice elbow.
Doom has Butikol pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Butikol manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Enting Butikol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Doom.
Butikol tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Doom has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Butikol clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butikol tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Butikol is looking to improve his position but Doom isn't that keen on the idea.
Dave Doom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doom working Butikol over with strikes here.
Butikol manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Butikol looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Butikol looking for submissions off his back.
Doom prevents Butikol from improving his position.
Doom is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Doom lands a nice short elbow.
Enting Butikol is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Butikol actively working from the bottom here.
Doom slips a nice elbow through Butikol's hands, connecting with Butikol's forehead.
Doom wants to free his trapped foot but Butikol is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Butikol looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Doom is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Butikol defends it well.
Butikol trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Butikol is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Doom pulls his head out easily.
Butikol is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Doom pulls his head out easily.
Doom working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Butikol looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Doom is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butikol looking for submissions off his back.
Doom is working for a kimura but Butikol is defending it quite comfortably.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dave Doom.
I think Butikol has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enting Butikol!
Enting Butikol thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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