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BFT-400: Night of Champions PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Suchart Chaowanungkarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pithe Canthropus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaowanungkarn comes to the cage accompanied by Muay Thai fight music. The crowd seem to be enjoying Canthropus's choice of entrance music: Pizzaman - Trippin' On Sunshine. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 29 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Suchart Chaowanungkarn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 32 - 2, fighting out of London, Pithe Canthropus!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canthropus throws a hook to the side of Chaowanungkarn's head but Chaowanungkarn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Canthropus is looking to score with low kicks.
Canthropus shoots in and bounces Chaowanungkarn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Chaowanungkarn controlling Canthropus's posture.
Chaowanungkarn looking for a sweep. Not yet Chaowanungkarn, not yet.
Chaowanungkarn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canthropus slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Chaowanungkarn is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Chaowanungkarn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Canthropus's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn passes into half guard.
Chaowanungkarn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Canthropus connects with a right hand. Chaowanungkarn shakes it off.
Canthropus shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chaowanungkarn defends it nicely.
Chaowanungkarn misses with a kick to the body.
Canthropus throws a jab when Chaowanungkarn was well out of range.
Chaowanungkarn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chaowanungkarn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chaowanungkarn misses with a punch to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chaowanungkarn.
Canthropus tries to throw a body punch but Chaowanungkarn avoids it by throwing Canthropus back against the cage.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Canthropus avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn lands a good knee to the midsection. Canthropus won't want to take too many of those.
Chaowanungkarn blocks a body shot from Canthropus.
Canthropus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chaowanungkarn lands an elbow that stopped Canthropus in his tracks for a moment.
Chaowanungkarn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Canthropus looks winded!
Chaowanungkarn avoids a wild elbow strike from Canthropus.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaowanungkarn landing knees to the body.
Chaowanungkarn missing with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Chaowanungkarn.
A right hook to the body lands for Chaowanungkarn.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chaowanungkarn.
A body shot lands from Chaowanungkarn.
Canthropus being controlled against the cage.
Chaowanungkarn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chaowanungkarn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Canthropus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chaowanungkarn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Canthropus or not.
Chaowanungkarn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Canthropus or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn missing with knees to the body.
Canthropus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chaowanungkarn lands a good knee to the midsection. Canthropus won't want to take too many of those.
Chaowanungkarn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chaowanungkarn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Canthropus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Chaowanungkarn as the two fighters clinch.
Chaowanungkarn dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chaowanungkarn.
A right handed body shot lands from Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn scores a nice knee to the body.
Chaowanungkarn pushes Canthropus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chaowanungkarn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chaowanungkarn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Canthropus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canthropus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chaowanungkarn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chaowanungkarn is leaning against Canthropus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn lands a nice knee to the body.
Chaowanungkarn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Chaowanungkarn - that landed with a thud.
Chaowanungkarn landing knees to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Canthropus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chaowanungkarn scores a nice knee to the body.
Chaowanungkarn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chaowanungkarn cracks Canthropus with a nice body shot.
Chaowanungkarn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chaowanungkarn lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Chaowanungkarn - that landed with a thud.
Canthropus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chaowanungkarn is keeping busy.
Chaowanungkarn trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suchart Chaowanungkarn dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Canthropus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Chaowanungkarn is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Chaowanungkarn is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Chaowanungkarn is looking for a sweep. Canthropus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaowanungkarn is controlling Canthropus's trapped leg to prevent Canthropus from advancing to side control.
Chaowanungkarn is not content to let Canthropus control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn keeping hold of Canthropus's head, controlling as best he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chaowanungkarn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Canthropus's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Canthropus's back!
Canthropus is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn gets his hands free as Canthropus looks to control.
Canthropus is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Chaowanungkarn.
Canthropus can't escape the position.
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.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
We've been hearing good reports from Chaowanungkarn'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.
Chaowanungkarn throwing wild punches that miss their target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Canthropus doesn't escape.
Canthropus covering up well under a series of strikes from Chaowanungkarn.
Canthropus covering up well and avoiding damage.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Chaowanungkarn loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Canthropus hold on?
That's four 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.
Chaowanungkarn just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Chaowanungkarn punches the canvas rather than the man.
Chaowanungkarn somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Canthropus prevents Chaowanungkarn from getting a body triangle.
Chaowanungkarn biding his time, looking for the opening.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suchart Chaowanungkarn 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. 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.
No luck for Canthropus with that takedown attempt.
Chaowanungkarn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Canthropus moves away.
Canthropus misses with a takedown attempt - Chaowanungkarn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chaowanungkarn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Canthropus dives in and scores a takedown into Chaowanungkarn's guard.
Canthropus trying to control but Chaowanungkarn is working from the bottom.
Chaowanungkarn wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaowanungkarn controlling the position.
Canthropus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chaowanungkarn looking for a sweep. Not yet Chaowanungkarn, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chaowanungkarn holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chaowanungkarn is on top in guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Canthropus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn connects with a leg kick. Canthropus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Canthropus tries to work over Chaowanungkarn's front leg with a kick but Chaowanungkarn checks it.
Chaowanungkarn moves into the clinch.
Canthropus breaks from the clinch.
Canthropus tries to keep at a distance but Chaowanungkarn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Canthropus trying to stall but Chaowanungkarn improves his position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chaowanungkarn obliges.
Canthropus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chaowanungkarn landing knees to the body.
Chaowanungkarn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chaowanungkarn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chaowanungkarn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn lands an elbow just above Canthropus 's eye.
Suchart Chaowanungkarn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chaowanungkarn stalling against the cage.
Chaowanungkarn scores with a hook to the body.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Canthropus avoids it.
Canthropus takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Pithe Canthropus has been cut.
Come on Chaowanungkarn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Chaowanungkarn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Canthropus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chaowanungkarn crunches a lovely knee into Canthropus's ribcage.
Canthropus managing to block the knees to the body from Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn lands a knee to the body.
Canthropus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chaowanungkarn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chaowanungkarn trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn missing with knees to the body.
Chaowanungkarn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Canthropus can do to turn this around?
Chaowanungkarn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chaowanungkarn tries a knee to the head but Canthropus blocks it.
Canthropus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chaowanungkarn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chaowanungkarn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Canthropus is defending well for now.
Chaowanungkarn missing with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chaowanungkarn.
Pithe Canthropus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knees in the clinch landing for Chaowanungkarn.
Canthropus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chaowanungkarn lands a hook that snaps the head of Canthropus backwards.
Canthropus scores with a shot to the side of Chaowanungkarn's head.
Canthropus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Canthropus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chaowanungkarn'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.
Canthropus is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Chaowanungkarn can't fight it off and eventually Canthropus manages to take the fight to the floor. Chaowanungkarn looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaowanungkarn trying to control the position here.
Canthropus stopping the sweep attempt from Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn trying to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Suchart Chaowanungkarn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chaowanungkarn, 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suchart Chaowanungkarn!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Suchart Chaowanungkarn waved his t-shirt featuring Tokyo United Fightwear 's logo in front of the cameras.
Pithe Canthropus was interviewed post fight and said 'Crap. I lost. That sucks.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Axel Whitecoat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rubin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitecoat comes to the cage accompanied by Seven Nation Army. Carter is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hurricane. Rubin Carter will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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27 - 33 - 1 |
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197 lbs
14 - 18 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 33 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Axel Whitecoat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rubin Carter!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Chris Dean and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter moves into the clinch successfully.
Whitecoat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carters head.
I was talking to Whitecoat's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Whitecoat effectively controlling the action here.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Whitecoat.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Whitecoat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whitecoat backwards.
Carter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Whitecoat tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Carter just stands there and leans against the cage.
Carter taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Carter leaning against his opponent.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Whitecoat.
Carter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Carter has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Whitecoat seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Carter can turn it around.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Whitecoat keeps control of Carter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Whitecoat backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Whitecoat.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Carter blocks a body shot from Whitecoat.
Carter pushes Whitecoat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whitecoat misses with the combination.
Carter walks into a stiff left hand from Whitecoat.
A left lands for Whitecoat.
Carter moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to break free but Whitecoat pushes him back against the cage.
Whitecoat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitecoat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whitecoat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whitecoat works on Carter's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Whitecoat jumps into guard, dragging Carter to the mat.
Whitecoat wants to sweep but no luck.
Whitecoat is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Carter stopping the sweep attempt from Whitecoat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Whitecoat wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Carter has closed the distance and engaged Whitecoat in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whitecoat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Whitecoat.
A frustrated look appears on Carter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Whitecoat misses with a punch to the body.
Carter breaks the clinch.
Carter throws a right hand that Whitecoat ducks under and follows up with a left that Whitecoat also avoids with ease.
Carter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Carter darts in and clinches Whitecoat up against the cage.
Carter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whitecoat backwards.
Carter jumps guard but Whitecoat stands there with Carter around his waist. Carter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Whitecoat throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitecoat lands a body punch.
Whitecoat gets control of Carter's arms and successfully pulls guard. Whitecoat will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Whitecoat is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Whitecoat has control of Carter's left arm, preventing Carter from doing any damage.
Whitecoat lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Carter wants to get back to his feet but Whitecoat is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Whitecoat is looking to work some ground and pound but Carter has wrist control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitecoat missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Whitecoat won't allow Carter to get back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubin Carter dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Whitecoat looks to land a right hand but Carter moved out of range.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whitecoat.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Carter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Carter has Whitecoat up against the cage in a clinch.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whitecoat digs a right hand underneath Carter's ribcage. Carter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Whitecoat throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Whitecoat closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Carter to the mat! Carter manages to get full guard.
Carter kicks Whitecoat off and gets to his feet.
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!
Whitecoat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitecoat.
Carter wants to counter the offense by Whitecoat and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitecoat moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Carter tries to clinch but Whitecoat moves out of range.
Carter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Whitecoat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carter has Whitecoat up against the cage in a clinch.
Whitecoat digs a right hand into Carter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carter's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Carter misses with a punch on the inside.
Whitecoat lands with a right to the head.
Carter misses with a punch on the inside.
Whitecoat throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whitecoat keeps the fight on the outside.
Whitecoat scores with a body shot.
Carter tries to clinch up.
Whitecoat drops down looking for a counter takedown but Carter sprawls and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitecoat shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Carter eats them both and turns towards Whitecoat to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter clinches up with Whitecoat and pushes him back against the cage.
Carter breaks from the clinch.
Carter tries to clinch up.
Carter clinches up against the cage.
Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Axel Whitecoat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rubin Carter.
Carter dives in and grabs Whitecoat's left leg, looking for a takedown. Whitecoat pushes down on Carter's head and hops out.
Whitecoat's jab looks to have found its range, popping Carter under the eye.
Whitecoat lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Carter wants to clinch.
Carter has a takedown stuffed.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whitecoat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter moves into the clinch.
Carter misses with some punches.
Whitecoat fails to pull guard.
A frustrated look appears on Carter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carter holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Whitecoat pushes Carter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whitecoat wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Whitecoat working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Whitecoat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Whitecoat fails to land.
Whitecoat tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Whitecoat scores with a hook to the body.
Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whitecoat looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Whitecoat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carter tries to clinch up but Whitecoat circles away and keeps his distance.
Carter clinches up against the cage.
Whitecoat is trying to maintain a safe position but Carter gets an underhook and turns Whitecoat into the cage.
Whitecoat tries to pull guard but Carter won't allow it.
Whitecoat blocking some punches.
Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whitecoat keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter avoids the body shot from Whitecoat.
Whitecoat throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whitecoat.
Nice defenses there by Carter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Whitecoat dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Whitecoat tries to clinch there but Carter circles away.
Rubin Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter tries to clinch but Whitecoat moves out of range.
Carter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Whitecoat sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Carter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carter clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carter.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
Carter working aggressively here.
Carter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carter scores with a shot to the side of Whitecoat's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Whitecoat tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carter misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter breaks the clinch.
Carter takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Whitecoat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Carter lands a nice uppercut.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whitecoat can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Whitecoat.
Whitecoat lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carter lands with a left to the head.
Whitecoat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carter slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitecoat blocks an uppercut.
Carter'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.
Whitecoat tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Whitecoat back against the cage.
Whitecoat is trying to pull guard but Carter turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Carter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carter misses with a knee strike.
Whitecoat is trying to maintain a safe position but Carter gets an underhook and turns Whitecoat into the cage.
Whitecoat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carter prevents a body shot from Whitecoat.
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whitecoat can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Carter tries to stall but Whitecoat uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Whitecoat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitecoat lands a body punch.
Rubin Carter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whitecoat lands a body punch.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Whitecoat.
Whitecoat struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Carter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whitecoat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whitecoat struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Whitecoat misses with a body punch.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Whitecoat.
Carter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Whitecoat tries to pull guard but Carter won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Carter prevents a body shot from Whitecoat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Whitecoat backwards.
Still in the clinch, Whitecoat scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Whitecoat.
Whitecoat blocks an uppercut.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whitecoat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whitecoat is trying to maintain a safe position but Carter gets an underhook and turns Whitecoat into the cage.
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Whitecoat.
Whitecoat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carter or not.
Whitecoat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
Whitecoat blocks a body shot from Carter.
Carter letting Whitecoat take a breather here.
Whitecoat fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rubin Carter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Carter 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rubin Carter!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rubin Carter waved his t-shirt featuring Fury Nutrition Inc.'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hagen Germanicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Germanicus comes to the cage accompanied by Now We Are Free. Christopher has chosen LA Beast Official Theme as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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274 lbs
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265 lbs
20 - 14 - 2 |
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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
31 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Hagen Germanicus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Leonard Christopher!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Germanicus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Christopher is out of range and Germanicus settles back down.
Christopher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Germanicus.
Christopher moves away from the strike by Germanicus.
Christopher on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Christopher takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Christopher moves out of range as Germanicus strikes.
Germanicus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Christopher blocks a head kick by Germanicus.
Germanicus loads up on a big right hand but Christopher slips the punch.
Germanicus looks to land a left hand but Christopher moved out of range nicely.
Christopher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Germanicus throws a hook to the side of Christopher's head but Christopher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've been told by Germanicus's head coaches at Palazzo Paisano that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Germanicus throws a lazy right hand but Christopher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Christopher appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Germanicus throws a lazy uppercut
and Christopher counters with a straight right hand.
Christopher throws a front kick aimed at Germanicus's knee but Germanicus avoids it well.
Christopher paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Hagen Germanicus has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooh!!! Christopher has knocked Germanicus down with a huge combo! Christopher steps away and waves a wobbly Germanicus back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Germanicus is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christopher wobbles Germanicus with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Christopher dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Germanicus to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Leonard Christopher!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Nitschke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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178 lbs
26 - 10 - 0 |
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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
33 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Damian Nitschke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pat Small!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Damian Nitschke has been cut.
Nitschke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nitschke thuds his right hand into Small's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nitschke throws a big shot that misses.
No luck for Small with that takedown attempt.
Small shoots in looking for a takedown but Nitschke manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Small's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nitschke stuffs the takedown attempt from Small. Small gets slowly back to his feet.
Damian Nitschke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pat Small.
Nitschke bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nitschke gets to mount! Small was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nitschke working the ground and pound effectively.
Nitschke lands a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Small is trying desperately to improve position.
Small in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small is trying desperately to improve position.
Nitschke lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Small tries to hold on but Nitschke pushes him away.
Nitschke with good strikes from the mount here!
Small is looking to get to half guard.
Nitschke lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Small hang on?
Small tries to hold on but Nitschke postures up.
Nitschke with shots to the head and body - Small looks very uncomfortable down there.
Small is squirming around, avoiding Nitschke's attempts to control the action.
Small is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Small slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Small tries to roll over but Nitschke keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small is trying is best to control the position here.
Small wants to get back to full guard.
Nitschke lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nitschke in particular looking to stall.
Nitschke working the head and body with strikes.
Nitschke lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Small is trying to maintain the position but Nitschke is very close to passing his half guard.
Nitschke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nitschke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nitschke takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nitschke is trying to control. Small wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small wants to improve his position but Nitschke is controlling well.
Nitschke landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Small is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nitschke is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Small wants to control but Nitschke is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nitschke working over Small with some ground and pound. Small looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Small wants to control but Nitschke is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nitschke lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Small 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.
Nitschke working the head and body with strikes.
Small is rocked!
Nitschke lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Small! More strikes land and this one is all over! Nitschke jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damian Nitschke!
Damian Nitschke managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, BeastMode, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titus Kahoohalphala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahoohalphala's entrance music is Diablo Swing Orchestra - Ragdoll Physics. A fine choice. Tokhtakhounov has chosen Ministry - Thieves as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
23 - 12 - 0 |
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37
220 lbs
35 - 15 - 1 |
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Titus Kahoohalphala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Chris Dean and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahoohalphala takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kahoohalphala scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kahoohalphala closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kahoohalphala lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov has been cut.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a hook. Kahoohalphala ducked under it nicely.
Kahoohalphala is looking to counter punch.
Kahoohalphala looks to land a combination but Tokhtakhounov avoids it well.
Kahoohalphala shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tokhtakhounov pushes Kahoohalphala off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tokhtakhounov lands a glancing blow to the side of Kahoohalphala's head.
Kahoohalphala shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tokhtakhounov defends it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Tokhtakhounov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a low kick as Kahoohalphala jumps back.
Kahoohalphala checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tokhtakhounov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kahoohalphala.
Tokhtakhounov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokhtakhounov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Kahoohalphala checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tokhtakhounov misses with a leg kick
and Kahoohalphala counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kahoohalphala misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Kahoohalphala.
Tokhtakhounov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kahoohalphala is out of range.
Kahoohalphala appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kahoohalphala uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tokhtakhounov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kahoohalphala walks into a left hand.
Kahoohalphala throws a lazy uppercut
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Tokhtakhounov.
Titus Kahoohalphala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kahoohalphala misses with a two punch combination.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a jab.
It looks like Titus Kahoohalphala has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kahoohalphala ducks under a wild hook from Tokhtakhounov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahoohalphala misses with a left hand
and Tokhtakhounov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kahoohalphala lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tokhtakhounov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kahoohalphala darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Kahoohalphala does it's job there.
Kahoohalphala missing with a left hand there. Tokhtakhounov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kahoohalphala throws a lazy uppercut
and Tokhtakhounov counters with an inside leg kick.
Kahoohalphala tries for a takedown but Tokhtakhounov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kahoohalphala scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kahoohalphala walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tokhtakhounov.
Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kahoohalphala throws a hook to the side of Tokhtakhounov's head but Tokhtakhounov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kahoohalphala wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kahoohalphala lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tokhtakhounov circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from Tokhtakhounov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
No joy there for Kahoohalphala, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It seemed like Tokhtakhounov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kahoohalphala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tokhtakhounov moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahoohalphala throws a hook but Tokhtakhounov avoids it easily.
Tokhtakhounov lands a really nice looking cross but Kahoohalphala seems unphased.
Kahoohalphala moves away from the strike by Tokhtakhounov.
Kahoohalphala cracks Tokhtakhounov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a body shot.
Tokhtakhounov tries to land a front kick but Kahoohalphala steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good standup being displayed there by Tokhtakhounov as he connects with a hook.
Tokhtakhounov scores with a leg kick.
Kahoohalphala keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kahoohalphala will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kahoohalphala misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kahoohalphala misses with a hook.
Tokhtakhounov lands a big head kick that sends Kahoohalphala tumbling to the mat! Tokhtakhounov takes a step backwards and waves Kahoohalphala back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kahoohalphala is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tokhtakhounov drops Kahoohalphala with a naaaaasty hook - Kahoohalphala is in real trouble here! Tokhtakhounov dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov!
During a confident post fight interview, Tursunovich Tokhtakhounov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Pol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Pol told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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36
170 lbs
30 - 23 - 0 |
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165 lbs
17 - 3 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Shields!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Van Pol!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shields defending well as Pol loads up on a big left hand.
Pol rushes Shields and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shields is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pol lands with a left to the head.
Shields is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pol is defending well.
Pol lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shields changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pol fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Shields. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pol scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pol lands with a hook. Shields tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Jake Shields has been cut.
Pol misses with a body kick.
Shields attempts a counter takedown but Pol avoids it well and moves away.
Pol lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields avoids the body shot from Pol.
Shields keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shields avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shields sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Good standup being displayed there by Pol as he connects with a hook.
Van Pol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shields takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pol connects with a leg kick. Shields looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pol missing with a left hand there. Shields was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shields tries to counter with a takedown but Pol is quick to defend against it.
Pol throws a leg kick
and Shields counters with a single leg into guard. Pol didn't expect that.
Shields wants to control from the top but Pol keeps moving.
Shields pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pol is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pol is adopting a defensive guard.
Shields drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shields jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Shields postures up in Pol's guard and throws a big left but Pol blocks it.
Pol wants to sweep here but Shields controlling him for the moment.
Pol wants to get back to his feet but Shields is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pol is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pol misses with a hook.
Pol throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Pol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick from Pol lands but Shields takes it in his stride.
Pol misses with a wild body shot.
Shields is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jake Shields's cut is getting worse.
Pol misses with a lunging right hand
and Shields counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shields.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shields accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shields keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pol's head.
Shields throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pol works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pol controlling Shields's posture.
Pol is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields is looking for a sweep. Pol is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shields is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pol pulls his head out easily.
Shields actively working from the bottom here.
Pol slows the pace down in half guard.
Shields looking for submissions off his back.
Shields looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Pol dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Shields's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pol lands the left hand.
Pol darts in and clinches Shields up against the cage.
Pol leaning against his opponent.
Pol lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pol takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Shields's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Pol.
Pol softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shields has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Pol clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Shields has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pol fending off the submission attempt from Shields.
Pol showing good submission defense here.
Pol defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Shields's arms.
You can see the frustration on Pol's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Pol avoids the strikes from Shields.
Pol wants to control his opponent's hands but Shields gets his hands free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shields looking for the RNC.
Pol wants to escape the position.
Pol 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.
Pol is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Shields is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Pol is defending well though. Shields let's go of the attempt for now.
Shields controlling well, preventing Pol from escaping the position.
Pol trying to get back to his feet but Shields is in full control for now.
We've been hearing good reports from Shields'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.
Pol trying to control the position but Shields manages to sink in the hooks.
Pol is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Shields gets his way!
Pol showing good submission defense here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields is not going to allow Pol to sit and survive in this position.
Shields is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Shields is hanging on to Pol's back as he tries to escape.
Shields is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Pol manages to reverse the position and now he's in Shields's guard. Nice work there by Pol.
Pol must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pol passes Shields's right leg, so he's now in half 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.
Pol takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pol throws a head kick but Shields moves out of range.
Shields drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pol sprawls and moves away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pol.
Pol misses the jab.
Pol lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Van Pol seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shields uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pol.
Shields appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A head kick misses from Pol.
Shields feinted with a counter takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pol throws a hook but Shields blocks it.
Pol tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Pol showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jake Shields's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shields swats away the attempt to clinch by Pol.
Shields feinted with a counter takedown.
Pol throws a head kick that misses.
Pol finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Pol.
Shields drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pol sprawls and moves away.
A shot to the body from Pol misses
and Shields counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pol won't be happy with that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pol is looking to reverse the position.
Shields working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Shields wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pol, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pol is trying to get back to half guard.
Shields wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pol, who protects the arm well.
Pol is trying to control Shields's posture but Shields avoids it.
Pol is looking for a sweep.
Pol wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shields lands an elbow.
Shields tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pol is trying to control Shields's posture but Shields avoids it.
Pol is looking to reverse the position.
Pol prevents Shields from improving position.
Pol struggling a bit here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pol throws a nice head kick!
Pol looks to land a body kick but Shields moved away.
Shields takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shields uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pol.
Shields appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pol cracks Shields with an open hand slap.
Pol is looking to clinch but Shields is avoiding it.
Pol fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shields half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A big right from Pol misses.
Shields tries to counter with a takedown but Pol is quick to defend against it.
Pol has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Pol.
Shields blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pol dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Shields is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pol pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pol working aggressively here.
Pol lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pol lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pol lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shields backwards.
Pol tries to throw a body punch but Shields avoids it by throwing Pol back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shields has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pol avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Shields has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pol after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Shields. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pol is pressed up against the cage. Shields has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pol down to the mat. Pol avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pol scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Pol really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Shields's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pol turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pol has managed to clinch.
Pol tries a body shot but Shields blocks it.
Pol lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pol digs a right hand into Shields's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shields's gas tank.
Pol misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pol slows down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Pol.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shields lands a takedown into guard.
Pol is controlling Shields's posture.
Shields won't allow Pol to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields wants to control from the top but Pol keeps moving.
Pol has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Shields off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A jab from Pol misses.
A left lands for Pol.
Pol throws a sloppy head kick and Shields moves out of range easily.
Pol will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pol connects with a body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Come on Pol - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields takes a shot to the head.
Pol lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pol lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pol prevents the takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Pol scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jake Shields's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pol lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pol lands with a light punch inside.
Pol lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shields is rocked!
Shields can't break the clinch.
Pol pushes Shields back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Shields is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pol lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shields backwards.
Pol tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Pol.
Pol lands a nice shot to the body.
Pol lands a shot to the body.
Pol gets through Shields's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pol has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pol scores with a shot to the side of Shields's head.
Pol misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pol lands a shoulder strike.
Pol pushes Shields against the cage. Pol is working some dirty boxing. Pol pushes off with a quick right hook! Shields goes down! Shields tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Pol moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Van Pol!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duncan McAlister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Hymen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McAlister comes to the cage accompanied by Althia and Donna - Uptown Top Ranking. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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257 lbs
22 - 5 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 29 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Duncan McAlister!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Buster Hymen!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Hemmingworth and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McAlister slips a jab and a cross from Hymen.
Hymen blocks a jab.
A big right from Hymen misses.
McAlister misses with a right hand
and Hymen counters with a body kick.
A jab from Hymen misses.
Hymen misses with a combination
and McAlister counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McAlister throws the left hand but Hymen avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Hymen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab by McAlister.
McAlister throws a lazy right hand but Hymen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Buster Hymen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hymen drops McAlister with a beautiful combination! McAlister stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hymen is looking for the KO!
It looks like Duncan McAlister has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hymen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McAlister is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hymen throws a jab but it's blocked by McAlister.
McAlister bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAlister misses the jab.
Hymen lets loose with a powerful body kick. McAlister will feel that in the morning.
McAlister is breathing heavily.
McAlister avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hymen tries to land a front kick but McAlister steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hymen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hymen misses with a hook
and McAlister counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hymen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McAlister's hands.
Hymen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hymen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hymen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McAlister misses with some punches.
Hymen's coach down at Sydney Shootfighting was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hymen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hymen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McAlister has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Hymen misses with a double jab
and McAlister connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAlister rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Hymen to counter with a crisp jab.
Hymen swings for the body but McAlister moves out of range.
Hymen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McAlister counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hymen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McAlister tests Hymen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hymen misses with the body kick
letting McAlister counter with a right hand.
McAlister tries to score with a low kick but Hymen moves his leg out of the way.
Hymen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McAlister manages to avoid it.
McAlister seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hymen throws a sloppy head kick and McAlister moves out of range easily.
Hymen throws a hook to the side of McAlister's head but McAlister sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from McAlister misses.
McAlister looks to land a left hand but Hymen moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAlister blocks a head kick by Hymen.
Good shot there by McAlister.
McAlister lands a body shot.
McAlister keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hymen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McAlister dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hymen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hymen manages to break the clinch.
Hymen misses with a hook
and McAlister counters with a straight right hand.
Hymen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McAlister.
McAlister throws a hook to the side of Hymen's head but Hymen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McAlister is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hymen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McAlister misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAlister lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hymen takes a step back to recover.
McAlister ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hymen takes a jab right on the kisser.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hymen. McAlister does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hymen connects with a right hand. McAlister shakes it off.
Hymen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hymen tries to land a front kick but McAlister steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McAlister uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hymen has time to react.
Hymen cracks McAlister with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McAlister slips a jab and a cross from Hymen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hymen throws a poor cross that misses
and McAlister counters with a nice uppercut.
McAlister throws a wild hook but Hymen just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! McAlister gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Hymen raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buster Hymen!
Buster Hymen is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brad Bandridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bandridge might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 6 pack of beer- Hank 3. Bronson has chosen Death to the apple gerls as his entrance music. Charles Bronson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brad Bandridge!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Bandridge darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bronson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
An inside leg kick lands from Bronson.
Bandridge has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Netherlands Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Bronson throws a big shot that misses.
Bandridge drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bandridge throws the left hand but Bronson avoids the punch easily.
Bandridge misses with an uppercut.
Bandridge slips a jab and a cross from Bronson.
Bandridge takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bronson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bronson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bandridge!
Bronson throws a jab when Bandridge was well out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Bandridge 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brad Bandridge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bandridge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bronson.
Bronson throws a lazy body kick
and Bandridge counters with a left to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bronson, right into the meat.
Bronson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bandridge fails to land with a series of punches.
Bronson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bronson swings for the body but Bandridge moves out of range.
Bandridge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bronson.
Bandridge moves out of range of the body kick.
Bronson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sloppy strikes from Bandridge. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from Bronson misses its intended target.
Bandridge swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bandridge takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bandridge chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bronson can pounce on him.
Bronson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bronson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bandridge blocks a jab.
Bronson walks into a jab.
Bronson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from Bandridge lands.
Bandridge throws a hook but Bronson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandridge throws a right and a left that Bronson avoids nicely.
Bronson scores with a body shot.
Bronson scores with a body shot.
Bronson loads up on a big right hand but Bandridge slips the punch.
Bronson scores with a jab to the body.
A solid body kick from Bronson.
Bronson throws a shot to the body.
Bandridge fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bandridge has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bronson.
Bandridge takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bronson misses with a looping right.
Bandridge throws a series of punches but Bronson avoids them all with ease.
Bronson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A big right from Bronson misses.
Bronson throws a hook to the side of Bandridge's head but Bandridge sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bandridge is looking for a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson lands a right hook to the body.
Bronson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bandridge.
Bandridge with a hook.
Bandridge moves out of range as Bronson strikes.
Bandridge takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bronson throws out a loose jab but Bandridge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bandridge takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bronson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bandridge is just out of range.
Bandridge throwing a counter right hand but Bronson manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Bandridge misses.
Bronson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bandridge momentarily.
Bandridge walks into a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bronson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronson slips a straight right by Bandridge.
Bronson tries a quick counter leg kick but Bandridge is wise to it.
Bandridge avoids the body shot from Bronson.
Bronson cracks Bandridge with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bandridge jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandridge misses with a few strikes there.
Bandridge looks to score with a jab to the body but Bronson is just out of range.
Bandridge looks to score with a jab to the body but Bronson is just out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Bronson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bronson takes one to the side of the head.
Bandridge misses with a wild combination.
Bandridge drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bronson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bandridge throws a nice looking combination but Bronson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bandridge misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Bronson.
Bronson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bandridge. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Bronson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bronson misses the jab.
Bronson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bandridge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bronson manages to avoid it.
Bronson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bronson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bandridge takes a step back to recover.
Bronson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bronson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bandridge takes a step back to recover.
Bandridge takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bandridge steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bronson.
Bronson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bandridge stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bronson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Bronson.
Bandridge doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bandridge might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bandridge, as that shot connected.
Bandridge moves out of range as Bronson throws a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bandridge throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bandridge throws out the jab.
Bandridge is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bandridge digs a good body shot into Bronson's ribs.
Donk. Bronson catches Bandridge right on the button with a cross.
Bandridge misses with a body shot.
Bronson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bronson looks to land a combination but Bandridge avoids it well.
Bronson throws a poor cross that misses
and Bandridge counters with a straight right hand.
Bronson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bandridge will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bandridge looks to land a combination but Bronson avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Bandridge misses the target.
Bronson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Bronson with a nice cross.
Bandridge chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bronson can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bandridge misses with a series of wild punches.
Bronson sizes up Bandridge with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandridge swinging wildly here.
Good shot there by Bronson.
Bronson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bandridge.
Bronson works the jab nicely.
Bronson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bandridge takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bronson connects with a solid leg kick.
Bandridge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bronson misses with a straight left.
Bronson throws a right hand that misses
and Bandridge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bandridge lands a jab to the head.
Bandridge is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bronson connects with a body shot that sends Bandridge's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bandridge gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bronson.
Bronson looks to land a right hand but Bandridge moved out of range.
Bronson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bandridge takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brad Bandridge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bronson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bandridge moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bronson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bandridge looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bandridge throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bronson on the side of the head.
Bronson works Bandridge's body with a nice hook.
Bronson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Bronson catches Bandridge with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bronson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bandridge ducks right into an uppercut from Bronson.
Bandridge is rocked!
Bronson throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandridge misses with the combination.
Bronson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bandridge.
Bronson lands a leg kick that knocks Bandridge off balance momentarily.
No joy there for Bandridge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bandridge has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bronson.
Bandridge throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bronson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A cross from Bandridge lands.
Bronson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bandridge takes a step back to recover.
Bandridge is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bronson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bronson.
Bronson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bandridge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Bronson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bronson scoring well with a low kick there.
Bronson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bandridge takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bronson lands a nice shot to the body.
Bandridge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bronson.
Bandridge connects with the punch.
Bronson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bandridge doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bronson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bandridge lands with a hook. Bronson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bronson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bandridge.
Bandridge throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bronson blocks a jab.
Bandridge throws a right hand that Bronson ducks under and follows up with a left that Bronson also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bandridge on the side of the head.
Bronson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bandridge doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bronson throws a hook but Bandridge blocks it.
Bronson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Bronson.
Bandridge moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A combination from Bandridge does no damage.
Bronson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bronson scores with a body shot.
Bandridge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bronson.
Bandridge takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bronson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bandridge was well out of range. Poor timing from Bronson.
Bandridge throws a jab but it's blocked by Bronson.
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!
Bandridge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bandridge misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandridge rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bronson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bandridge misses with an uppercut
and Bronson counters with a thumping low kick.
Charles Bronson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bronson scores with a push kick.
Bronson cracks the inside of Bandridge's front leg.
Bronson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bandridge on the side of the head.
Bronson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bronson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bandridge takes a step back to recover.
Bandridge steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bronson. That one must have hurt.
Bronson lands with a hook. Bandridge tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bronson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bronson connects with a solid leg kick.
Bandridge ducks under a wild hook from Bronson.
Bandridge throws a right hand that Bronson ducks under and follows up with a left that Bronson also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandridge misses with a left hand
and Bronson counters with a low kick, right behind Bandridge 's knee.
A big left from Bronson misses.
Bronson scores with a punch to the head.
Bronson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bandridge's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Bandridge misses with a hook. Bronson ducked under it nicely.
Bronson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bandridge.
Bronson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bronson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bandridge scores with a one two! Bronson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bronson - that will leave a mark!
Bandridge looks to land a combination but Bronson avoids it well.
Bandridge takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bronson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bandridge.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bandridge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bronson sizes up Bandridge with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fighters circling - Bronson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandridge throws a big shot that misses.
Bronson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bandridge lands a jab to the nose.
Bronson scoring well with a low kick there.
Bandridge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bandridge is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bandridge throws a big shot that misses.
Bronson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bandridge misses with a combination
and Bronson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bronson cracks Bandridge with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bandridge throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bandridge loads up on a big right hand but Bronson slips the punch.
Bandridge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bronson tries a quick counter leg kick but Bandridge is wise to it.
Bandridge lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Bronson really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bronson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bandridge's calf.
Bronson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bandridge moves away.
Bandridge seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bandridge walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bronson.
Bronson delivers a nice body kick.
Bandridge misses with an uppercut
and Bronson counters with a nice uppercut.
Bandridge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bronson.
Bandridge lands a head shot.
Bronson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bronson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bronson lands a leg kick that knocks Bandridge off balance momentarily.
Bandridge is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bronson takes a swing at Bandridge's ribcage but misses.
Bronson lands a big head kick that sends Bandridge tumbling to the mat! Bronson takes a step backwards and waves Bandridge back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Bandridge is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bronson fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Bandridge to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Bandridge looks to clinch but Bronson throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Bandridge taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Charles Bronson!
Charles Bronson is the new welterweight champion!
Charles Bronson made sure to mention his sponsor, Tokyo United Fightwear in his post fight interview.
Brad Bandridge spoke after the fight, saying 'Wow, I guess your wife must have really drained me. Good sexual tactic.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chev Chelios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Jayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chelios comes to the cage accompanied by In Waves. Jayne has chosen Special Ed - I'm The Magnificent as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Chev Chelios!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Jayne!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ben Hemmingworth and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chelios is looking to chop away at Jayne's legs.
And Jayne tries to counter it with a takedown but Chelios pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jayne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chelios ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jayne moves away.
A head kick by Chelios misses
and Jayne counters with a shoot takedown. Chelios fights it but they end up in guard.
Jayne is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jayne wants to control from the top but Chelios keeps moving.
Chelios pushes Jayne off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jayne wants to clinch but Chelios slips to the side
and Chelios counters with a series of strikes. Jayne will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chelios lands with a straight right. Jayne didn't see that one coming.
Chelios keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Chelios misses its target.
Jayne scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Jayne.
Jayne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chelios.
Chelios tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jayne was well out of range. Poor timing from Chelios.
Jayne has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jayne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chelios.
Chelios appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chelios misses with a few strikes there.
Chev Chelios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chelios is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chelios.
Jayne drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chelios defends it well.
Chelios throws a hook to the side of Jayne's head but Jayne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jayne scores with a sloppy right hand. Chelios should have avoided that one.
Jayne moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jayne avoids the body shot from Chelios.
Chelios seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chelios.
Chelios looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jayne scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Chelios might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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!
Jayne moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jayne tries to advance to mount but Chelios denies him.
Jayne throws an elbow but Chelios slips to the side and avoids it well.
Chelios on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jayne tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jayne has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Jayne crashes against the mat.
Chelios is looking to regain half guard here but Jayne keeps moving and retains side control.
Jayne wants to control but Chelios is keeping him busy.
Jayne working the ground and pound from side control.
Chelios is looking to regain half guard here but Jayne keeps moving and retains side control.
Jayne is chipping away with strikes.
Jayne scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelios defending against the ground and pound.
Chelios is trying to control Jayne's posture but Jayne avoids it.
Chelios is trying to buck Jayne off.
Jayne working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jayne has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jayne landing strikes.
Chelios prevents Jayne from improving position.
Jayne wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chelios, who protects the arm well.
Jayne cracks Chelios with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Chelios is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Jayne dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jayne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chelios.
Jayne fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chelios tries to work over Jayne's front leg with a kick but Jayne checks it.
Jayne closes the distance and clinches.
Jayne has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jayne blocking some punches.
Chelios tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jayne's elbow.
Chelios fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chelios as Jayne tries to tie him up.
Chelios misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chelios stalls.
Jayne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chelios lands a left hand.
Jayne lands with a light punch inside.
Jayne gets control of Chelios's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jayne will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jayne lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Patrick Jayne has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jayne throws a big elbow that misses.
Jayne throwing strikes but missing.
Jayne tries to free his leg and advance position but Chelios is retaining full guard.
Jayne is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jayne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jayne distracts Chelios with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jayne postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jayne trying to control the position from guard on top but Chelios is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jayne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jayne tries to free his leg and advance position but Chelios is retaining full guard.
Jayne with a nice head shot there.
Jayne preventing the sweep.
Chelios wants to control but Jayne passes easily into half guard.
Jayne is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jayne throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Chelios to regain full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jayne looks to throw the jab but Chelios is out of range.
Chelios tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jayne manages to circle out of the way.
Jayne checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios misses the shot to the body.
Chelios throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jayne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jayne shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chelios as he avoids it easily.
Jayne lands with a straight right. Chelios didn't see that one coming.
Chev Chelios is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chelios tries a low kick but Jayne avoids it.
Chelios misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chelios misses with an uppercut.
Jayne feints the counter takedown.
Jayne throws a poor cross that misses
and Chelios counters with an inside leg kick.
Chelios throws a jab but it's blocked by Jayne.
Chelios throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jayne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chelios gets caught flat footed, as Jayne shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jayne with a nice head shot there.
Chelios working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jayne.
Chelios has control of Jayne's left arm, preventing Jayne from doing any damage.
Chelios lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jayne is pulling down on Chelios's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Jayne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chelios stuffs the takedown attempt from Jayne. Jayne gets slowly back to his feet.
Chelios lands a body shot.
Chelios darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
No joy there for Chelios, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jayne lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chelios throws a right hand that misses
and Jayne counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jayne.
Jayne wants to control from the top but Chelios keeps moving.
Jayne preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jayne content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jayne trying to control but Chelios is working from the bottom.
Jayne throwing strikes but missing.
Chelios is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Jayne presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Jayne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jayne misses with a punch on the inside.
Jayne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chelios missing with a left hand there. Jayne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chelios ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jayne moves away.
Chev Chelios is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Chelios misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jayne connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chelios. Chelios circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jayne tests Chelios's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chelios throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jayne connects with a jab.
Jayne cracks Chelios with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Chelios.
A punch lands to the side of Jayne 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chelios keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jayne.
Jayne lands with a cross.
Chelios's corner calls for a 1-2. Chelios obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jayne is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jayne.
Oooooh!!! Chelios has knocked Jayne down with a huge combo! Chelios steps away and waves a wobbly Jayne back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Jayne is still on wobbly legs! Can Chelios finish him?
Jayne's corner calls for a 1-2. Jayne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jayne throws a body punch but Chelios moves out of range.
Chelios walks into a straight right hand from Jayne.
Chelios instigates a clinch.
Jayne seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chelios tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chelios breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Chelios misses.
Chelios misses with a hook. Jayne ducked under it nicely.
Chelios avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelios throws a low kick, looking for Jayne's leg but Jayne calmly moves out of range.
Chelios missing with a left hand there. Jayne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jayne is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jayne swings for the body but Chelios moves out of range.
Chelios just misses with a punch to the body.
Chelios fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chelios throws out a powerful jab.
Jayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chelios manages to avoid it.
Chelios throws a jab when Jayne was well out of range.
Jayne is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Chelios looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chelios takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chev Chelios clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jayne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chelios.
Chelios shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jayne drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chelios defends it well.
Chelios misses with a head kick.
And Jayne tries to counter it with a takedown but Chelios pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chelios moves away.
Chelios throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chelios tries to land a front kick but Jayne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jayne gets a takedown into half guard.
Chelios pushes Jayne off and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jayne scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jayne moves in looking to clinch but Chelios pushes him off.
Jayne scores with the left hand. Chelios knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice straight punches there by Jayne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jayne.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chelios.
Chelios fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chelios.
Chelios throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jayne decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chelios's guard.
Chelios keeping moving, preventing Jayne from controlling successfully.
Jayne 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.
Jayne stays in close to Chelios's body and controls the position.
Chelios keeping moving, preventing Jayne from controlling successfully.
Chelios utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jayne wants to control from the top but Chelios keeps moving.
Jayne scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jayne working some strikes from top position.
Jayne wants to pass the guard but Chelios is keeping the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jayne distracts Chelios with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chelios looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jayne stands and throws Chelios's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chelios ducks right into an uppercut from Jayne.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chelios.
Chelios throws a series of punches but Jayne moves out of range.
Jayne tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jayne digs a good body shot into Chelios's ribs.
Chelios tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheers as Jayne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chelios doesn't seem phased though.
Chev Chelios is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelios on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jayne shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chelios defends it nicely.
Chelios misses with a few strikes there.
Jayne connects with a nice looking jab.
Chelios tries to close the distance and clinch but Jayne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And Jayne tries to counter it with a takedown but Chelios pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jayne blocks a jab.
Jayne clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Jayne dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jayne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jayne scores with a decent looking hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jayne. Chelios does a little dance to reset his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Jayne blocks the leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chelios, as that shot connected.
Chelios cracks Jayne with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jayne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jayne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chelios staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelios just misses with a punch to the body.
Chelios closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chelios misses with a few strikes there.
Jayne lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jayne.
Jayne is looking to clinch but Chelios is avoiding it.
Jayne misses with a body shot
and Chelios counters with a stiff right hand.
Chelios throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jayne lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jayne dodges the punch combination from Chelios.
Patrick Jayne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chelios looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jayne rushes Chelios and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chelios lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chelios digs a right hand underneath Jayne's ribcage. Jayne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jayne is pushing Chelios up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Chelios blocking some punches.
Jayne blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jayne misses with the head strike.
Jayne letting Chelios take a breather here.
Jayne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chev Chelios has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jayne shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chelios's guard.
Jayne is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chelios looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jayne is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jayne wants to control from the top but Chelios keeps moving.
Jayne is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Jayne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jayne 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 46:49
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Jayne!
Patrick Jayne is the new middleweight champion!
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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