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WFC - 35 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iko Ruhian (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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180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Counter fighter
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shane Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Iko Ruhian!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ben Watson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels misses with a hook. Ruhian ducked under it nicely.
Michaels fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruhian throws a series of punches but Michaels moves out of range.
Michaels appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ruhian dives in for a single leg takedown but Michaels sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Michaels has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio in the buildup to the fight.
Shane Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michaels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ruhian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michaels.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruhian! But no joy.
Michaels digs a good hook to Ruhian's body.
Nice shot by Michaels.
Michaels scores with a punch to the head.
Michaels swings for the body but Ruhian moves out of range.
Ruhian has taken the fight to the clinch.
Michaels tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ruhian just stands there and leans against the cage.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruhian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ruhian looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Michaels misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruhian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Shane Michaels has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michaels misses with a looping right.
Michaels lunges at Ruhian with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ruhian's hand.
Shane Michaels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruhian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michaels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Michaels.
Ruhian was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Michaels lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Michaels takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Michaels throwing a counter right hand but Ruhian manages to avoid it.
Michaels moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ruhian moves out of range as Michaels strikes.
Despite the aggression on Ruhian's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ruhian scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Michaels is rocked!
Ruhian lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Michaels out cold! Michaels is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Iko Ruhian!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Kacik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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222 lbs
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198 lbs
2 - 4 - 1 |
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Kacik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Darren Martin!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Watson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kacik gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kacik tightens his grip and picks Martin up, before dumping him to the ground. Martin manages to land in guard.
Martin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kacik postures up and lands a big shot to Martin's brow.
Martin wants to stand up but Kacik is controlling him.
Kacik cracks Martin with a solid left hand.
Kacik distracts Martin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kacik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martin is pulling down on Kacik's head to control his posture.
Martin 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.
Kacik preventing the sweep.
Kacik trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kacik with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kacik stays in close to Martin's body and controls the position.
Kacik trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kacik postures up in Martin's guard and throws a big left but Martin blocks it.
Martin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kacik defends well.
Kacik keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Martin's head.
Kacik has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kacik throws a big right hand that misses.
Kacik postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kacik stands up over Martin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kacik looking to sit in guard and control but Martin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kacik keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Martin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kacik is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin stops Kacik from standing up.
Kacik manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Martin manages to get himself to full guard.
Kacik scoring with some ground and pound.
Martin looking for a sweep. Not yet Martin, not yet.
Kacik cracks Martin with a solid left hand.
Martin is rocked!
Kacik arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Martin's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexander Kacik!
Alexander Kacik seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alf Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alf Stewart 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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175 lbs
3 - 5 - 1 |
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180 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Solid chin |
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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
3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Sammy Owens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alf Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Watson and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart tries to clinch but Owens is having none of it.
Owens is looking to counter punch.
Owens misses with a wild body shot.
Owens changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stewart looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Stewart is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Owens taking a breather here.
Owens lands a decent elbow from side control.
Owens tries for a kimura but Stewart is defending well.
Owens landing a few strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An elbow from Owens crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from Owens seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Stewart is pushing Owens's head away, looking to escape. Owens manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens working the ground and pound.
Owens slows the pace down.
Stewart is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Owens is controlling him well.
Owens taking a breather here.
Owens prevents Stewart from escaping the position.
Owens tries to move into full mount but can't pass Stewart's legs.
Owens landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Stewart being controlled for a moment.
Owens working the body and head with strikes.
Owens has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Owens remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Owens looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Owens working the head and body with strikes.
Stewart pushes Owens away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Owens gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Stewart is working to avoid the ground and pound but Owens connects with a decent elbow.
Owens lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Stewart down.
Stewart is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stewart knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Owens is trying to get an arm triangle but Stewart is defending well.
Stewart is letting Owens control him for a moment.
Stewart really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Owens. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stewart stops Owens from passing to mount.
Owens has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Owens content just to control the position here.
Owens lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stewart hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owens working Stewart over with strikes here.
Owens controlling the pace for now.
The referee warns Stewart that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
We've been informed that Stewart has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Owens looking to finish Stewart with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stewart!
Stewart is bucking up trying to escape but Owens cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Owens looking to control and managing it successfully.
Owens scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Owens looking to finish Stewart with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stewart!
Stewart is rocked!
Owens cracks Stewart with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammy Owens!
Our winner, Sammy Owens, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casper Vanderhose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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252 lbs
9 - 13 - 0 |
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275 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Solid chin |
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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
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Casper Vanderhose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sean Gable!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanderhose closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gable quickly recovers to half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gable wants to sweep but Vanderhose has passed to side control!
Gable seems a little lost for a moment, as Vanderhose dominates the positioning.
Gable tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanderhose decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderhose clobbers Gable with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vanderhose avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vanderhose looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gable makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Casper Vanderhose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vanderhose is looking to land body kicks.
Gable with the counter takedown but Vanderhose avoids it easily.
Vanderhose shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gable defends it nicely.
Vanderhose fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Gable with that takedown attempt.
Vanderhose scores with a jab. Gable acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vanderhose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gable blocks a head kick by Vanderhose.
Vanderhose scores with a nice head shot.
Vanderhose misses the shot to the body.
Gable looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vanderhose is fending him off so far but Gable persists. Nope, Vanderhose circles away and we're back to standing.
Vanderhose misses with a takedown attempt
and Gable counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casper Vanderhose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vanderhose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vanderhose throws a leg kick which misses Gable's front leg but catches the back leg as Gable tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderhose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gable misses with a takedown
and Vanderhose counters with a solid body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Vanderhose. Those never looked like landing.
Vanderhose lands a nice shot to the body.
Vanderhose lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gable backs up against the cage.
Vanderhose scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gable drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gable is standing up over Vanderhose. Vanderhose looks to escape but Gable dives into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanderhose is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gable is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gable trying to control the position but Vanderhose is working away.
Vanderhose is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gable is controlling him well.
Vanderhose knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gable on the ground.
Gable stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Vanderhose cracks the inside of Gable's front leg.
Vanderhose lands a right hook to the body.
Vanderhose misses with a two punch combination.
Vanderhose shoots in for a takedown but Gable shows good takedown defense.
Gable closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casper Vanderhose dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vanderhose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vanderhose shoots and misses
and Gable holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A body shot lands from Vanderhose.
Gable escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Casper Vanderhose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Gable with that takedown attempt.
Vanderhose throws a big counter combination but Gable scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gable tries to clinch but Vanderhose is having none of it.
Vanderhose throws a head kick but Gable moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanderhose circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vanderhose counters with an inside leg kick.
Vanderhose ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderhose will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vanderhose fakes the leg kick and cracks Gable in the body.
Gable has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vanderhose.
Vanderhose feints and then cracks Gable's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gable down.
Vanderhose fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vanderhose!
Vanderhose dives in and grabs Gable's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gable pushes down on Vanderhose's head and hops out.
Vanderhose chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vanderhose scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanderhose lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gable circles away quickly and effectively.
Vanderhose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gable blocks the body kick.
Gable tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Vanderhose shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vanderhose showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gable looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Vanderhose pushes past his half guard into mount!
Vanderhose takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vanderhose prevents Gable from getting the reversal.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Vanderhose here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable keeps trying to improve his position.
Gable is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vanderhose controlling from mount.
Gable slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gable is not content to let Vanderhose control the position.
Gable kicks Vanderhose off and gets back to his feet.
Vanderhose shoots in for a takedown but Gable shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casper Vanderhose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanderhose digs a good hook to Gable's body.
Gable tries to clinch there but Vanderhose circles away.
Vanderhose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gable.
Gable changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Vanderhose misses with a series of wild punches.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gable crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vanderhose - the referee stops the clock and Gable gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vanderhose. Gable manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Vanderhose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gable moves away.
Gable shoots in for a takedown but Vanderhose shows good takedown defense.
A head kick by Vanderhose misses
and Gable counters with a three punch combo that has Vanderhose backing up. Vanderhose nods at Gable to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanderhose listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casper Vanderhose dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Vanderhose throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gable counters with a shoot takedown. Vanderhose fights it but they end up in guard.
Gable wants to control from the top but Vanderhose keeps moving.
Gable stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vanderhose swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gable decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Vanderhose, up you get!
Vanderhose shoots in for a takedown but Gable shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gable with a poor takedown
and Vanderhose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vanderhose looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vanderhose lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gable's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable shoots in and bounces Vanderhose off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gable trying to control but Vanderhose is working from the bottom.
Gable is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gable won't allow Vanderhose to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Vanderhose lands with a shot to the body.
Vanderhose connects with a high kick.
Nice sprawl there from Gable as Vanderhose shoots in.
Vanderhose closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gable circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casper Vanderhose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gable throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vanderhose's waist but Vanderhose gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gable off to one side.
Gable shoots for a double leg takedown but Vanderhose sprawls well. He's pushed Gable's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vanderhose shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vanderhose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Casper Vanderhose is winning the standup battle so far.
Vanderhose misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderhose looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gable darts in and clinches Vanderhose up against the cage.
Vanderhose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gable clinches up with Vanderhose and pushes him back against the cage.
Vanderhose misses with a body punch.
Gable stalling the fight.
Vanderhose pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vanderhose slaps away a takedown attempt from Gable, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gable closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vanderhose circles away.
Vanderhose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gable changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanderhose shoots in looking for a takedown but Gable manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vanderhose's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gable throws a counter combo.
Some wild striking there from Vanderhose.
Vanderhose goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Casper Vanderhose is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gable takes the fight into the clinch.
Vanderhose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vanderhose lands a slapping body shot.
Sean Gable has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Gable misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Casper Vanderhose.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vanderhose, 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Casper Vanderhose!
A relieved looking Casper Vanderhose thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leon Elasor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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176 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leon Elasor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robbie Rose!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Elasor.
Elasor throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rose.
It looks like Robbie Rose has been cut.
Elasor leaves Rose with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rose takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rose rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Elasor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rose tries for a takedown but Elasor circles away easily
and Elasor counters with a crisp one two that drops Rose! Elasor thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Rose to his feet! Rose is in big trouble!
Rose is rocked!
Rose fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rose is still on wobbly legs! Can Elasor finish him?
Elasor with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Elasor just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Rose has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Leon Elasor!
A relieved looking Leon Elasor thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Allkindsa Bustinchapsup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bustinchapsup might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mouth for war. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Allkindsa Bustinchapsup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Francis DeMontford and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Bustinchapsup there.
It looks like Michael Hayes has been cut.
Hayes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bustinchapsup tries to avoid it but Hayes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bustinchapsup to the ground. Bustinchapsup escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bustinchapsup sprawls well. Bustinchapsup wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hayes gets slowly back to his feet.
As Hayes looks to move away, Bustinchapsup throws a big counter combo bu Hayes just gets out of the way.
Bustinchapsup lands a jab-cross combination.
Hayes closes the distance and clinches up with Bustinchapsup, looking for a takedown. Hayes pushes Bustinchapsup against the cage but Bustinchapsup circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Allkindsa Bustinchapsup has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Hayes.
Bustinchapsup moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hayes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bustinchapsup counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bustinchapsup lands with a right hand.
Bustinchapsup scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hayes dives in for a single leg takedown but Bustinchapsup sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bustinchapsup misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hayes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hayes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hayes is rocked!
Hayes shoots in looking for a takedown. Bustinchapsup tries to sprawl out of it but Hayes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bustinchapsup manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
An attempted straight right counter from Bustinchapsup misses the target.
Hayes is still on wobbly legs! Can Bustinchapsup finish him?
Hayes darts in looking for a takedown but Bustinchapsup gets double underhooks and turns Hayes into the cage.
Hayes seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Bustinchapsup.
Bustinchapsup throws a series of punches but Hayes avoids them all with ease.
Hayes misses with a takedown
and Bustinchapsup counters with a stiff right hand.
Bustinchapsup rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hayes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bustinchapsup lands with a nice combination. Hayes backs away looking to recover.
Hayes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Michael Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bustinchapsup leaves Hayes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bustinchapsup slaps away a takedown attempt from Hayes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bustinchapsup with a hook.
Bustinchapsup scores with a nice strike.
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!
Bustinchapsup scores with a hook.
Bustinchapsup defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hayes.
Allkindsa Bustinchapsup is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hayes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bustinchapsup slaps away a takedown attempt from Hayes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It looked like Bustinchapsup wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bustinchapsup as he avoids it easily.
Bustinchapsup scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hayes has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bustinchapsup throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bustinchapsup is looking to slow Hayes down with leg kicks.
Bustinchapsup looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hayes looks for a takedown but Bustinchapsup sprawls well.
Bustinchapsup displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hayes.
Hayes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bustinchapsup avoids it really well and circles away.
Hayes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bustinchapsup sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bustinchapsup seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hayes tries for a takedown but Bustinchapsup circles away easily
and Bustinchapsup counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bustinchapsup thumps Hayes with a low kick.
Bustinchapsup is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hayes with a poor takedown
enabling Bustinchapsup to counter with a crisp jab.
Bustinchapsup scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hayes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bustinchapsup counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Michael Hayes's cut even more.
Hayes tries for a takedown but Bustinchapsup circles away easily
and Bustinchapsup counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Hayes! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Bustinchapsup!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Allkindsa Bustinchapsup!
Allkindsa Bustinchapsup took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'You do not deserve to watch me'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eva Contonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Simeon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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22
195 lbs
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184 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eva Contonio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Simeon!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Watson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contonio lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like James Simeon has been cut.
Contonio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Simeon.
Simeon shoots in for a takedown but Contonio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Contonio throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Contonio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Contonio takes a jab right on the kisser.
Contonio scores with a head kick. Simeon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Contonio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Contonio cracks Simeon with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Contonio moves into the clinch.
Contonio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Contonio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Contonio lands with a light punch inside.
A frustrated look appears on Simeon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Simeon tries for a takedown but Contonio manages to get underhooks.
Eva Contonio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Simeon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contonio lands with a left to the head.
Contonio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Simeons head.
Simeon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Contonio to keep the fight standing.
Contonio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Contonio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Simeon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Simeon tries to pull guard but Contonio won't allow it.
Contonio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Contonio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Contonio lands an uppercut.
Simeon is rocked!
Contonio unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Simeon! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Contonio is unloading with more strikes now! Simeon drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eva Contonio!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zulu Zulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie Trew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Archie Trew 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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280 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zulu Zulu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Archie Trew!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulu scores with a shot to the body.
Trew takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Trew ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Trew on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zulu misses with a straight left.
Zulu lunges at Trew with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Trew's hand.
It looks like Archie Trew has been cut.
Zulu tests Trew's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Zulu as he connects with a hook.
Zulu jabs at Trew's body.
Trew slips under a jab from Zulu.
Zulu misses with an uppercut. Trew saw that one coming.
Trew throws out a counter right but Zulu avoids it with no problem.
Zulu scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zulu misses the jab.
Zulu scores with a nice head shot.
Zulu lands a big uppercut and Trew crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Trew looks OK. Zulu waves Trew back to his feet!
That has opened up Archie Trew's cut even more.
Zulu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu thuds his right hand into Trew's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The cut above Archie Trew's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Zulu feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Trew sprawling to the canvas! Trew rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Zulu finish him?!
Archie Trew's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A jab from Zulu misses.
Zulu missing with a left hand there. Trew was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Trew on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zulu lands with an uppercut that bounces Trew off the cage and back into range.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Archie Trew's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zulu Zulu!
Zulu Zulu is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omar Sumner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilad Shalit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shalit comes into a darkened arena with his song building. MC Sapinho - Gilad Shalit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Omar Sumner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gilad Shalit!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Damien Edna and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shalit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sumner was well out of range. Poor timing from Shalit.
Shalit misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Sumner finds it's target.
Sumner tries to clinch but Shalit is having none of it.
Sumner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sumner clinches with his opponent.
Shalit tries a body shot but Sumner blocks it.
Sumner misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Sumner.
Shalit effectively controlling the action here.
Sumner scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sumner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shalit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sumner can't find room to land a body shot as Shalit controls the action.
Sumner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Sumner on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Sumner scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumner lands a shoulder strike.
Shalit throws a punch but it's blocked by Sumner.
Shalit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shalit lands a hook that snaps the head of Sumner backwards.
Sumner swings wildly with an uppercut but Shalit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sumner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sumner has a couple of punches blocked by Shalit.
Sumner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sumner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shalit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sumner working aggressively here.
Shalit has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sumner seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Shalit can turn it around.
Sumner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Sumner fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Sumner fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shalit throws a punch but it's blocked by Sumner.
Shalit lands a shoulder strike.
Sumner blocking some punches.
Sumner working aggressively here.
Sumner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sumner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sumner swings wildly with an uppercut but Shalit uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Sumner fails to land.
Sumner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sumner is trying to maintain a safe position but Shalit gets an underhook and turns Sumner into the cage.
Shalit tries to throw a body punch but Sumner avoids it by throwing Shalit back against the cage.
Sumner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shalit backwards.
Sumner lands a nice uppercut.
Shalit can't find room to land a body shot as Sumner controls the action.
Sumner has a couple of punches blocked by Shalit.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sumner.
Shalit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sumner misses with the head strike.
Sumner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sumner lands a nice uppercut.
Sumner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shalit takes a shot to the head.
Shalit will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sumner up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Sumner.
Shalit looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sumner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shalit backwards.
Shalit is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sumner is keeping busy.
Sumner misses with a punch on the inside.
Sumner tries a body shot but Shalit blocks it.
Sumner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Sumner as the two fighters clinch.
Sumner presses Shalit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shalit.
Sumner misses with a punch to the body.
Sumner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sumner misses with a punch on the inside.
Sumner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shalit can't find room to land a body shot as Sumner controls the action.
Sumner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shalits head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sumner.
Sumner misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shalit struggles to land a body shot inside as Sumner controls his hands.
Sumner misses with some punches.
Sumner scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shalit takes a shot to the head.
Sumner misses with a punch on the inside.
Sumner misses with the head strike.
Shalit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sumner's elbow.
Shalit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sumner's elbow.
Sumner lands a shoulder strike.
Shalit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shalit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sumner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shalits head.
Sumner has a couple of punches blocked by Shalit.
Sumner misses with some punches.
Sumner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shalit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sumner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shalit backwards.
Sumner misses with the head strike.
Shalit displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sumner up against the cage.
Sumner lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Sumner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sumner tries to clinch but Shalit moves out of range.
Sumner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sumner lands a body punch.
Sumner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shalit can do to turn this around?
Sumner lands with a light punch inside.
Sumner misses with some punches.
Shalit struggles to land a body shot inside as Sumner controls his hands.
Shalit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sumner throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Sumner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sumner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sumner lands a hook that snaps the head of Shalit backwards.
Shalit is looking to control Sumner's arms but Sumner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shalit has his back to the cage.
Sumner misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shalit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shalit working hard to break the clinch.
Sumner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shalits head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sumner.
Sumner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sumner struggles to land a body shot inside as Shalit controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shalit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sumner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Shalit - that landed with a thud.
Shalit looking to stall.
Sumner has a couple of punches blocked by Shalit.
Omar Sumner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sumner.
Shalit stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sumner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shalit backwards.
Sumner lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Shalit.
A nice left hand lands by Shalit.
Sumner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sumner lands with a right to the head.
Shalit tries to work over Sumner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shalit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sumner throws a punch but it's blocked by Shalit.
Sumner misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sumner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shalit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shalit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sumner misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Sumner.
Sumner scores with a shoulder strike.
Sumner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sumner throws a punch but it's blocked by Shalit.
Sumner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sumner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shalit is rocked!
Sumner lands a nice uppercut.
Shalit is still on wobbly legs! Can Sumner finish him?
Sumner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shalit backwards.
Sumner drops Shalit onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Shalit is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Sumner misses with a punch on the inside.
Shalit stalling the fight.
Shalit blocks an uppercut.
Sumner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sumner misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumner misses with a body punch.
Shalit seems to have recovered his senses.
Sumner gets through Shalit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Sumner.
Sumner swings wildly with an uppercut but Shalit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shalit is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sumner is keeping busy.
Shalit misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shalit can't find room to land a body shot as Sumner controls the action.
Sumner looking to slow down the pace here.
Sumner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shalit backwards.
Shalit is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sumner lands with a short shot to the head.
Sumner throws a head punch that misses.
Shalit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sumner drops Shalit onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Shalit is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Sumner fails to land.
Sumner swings wildly with an uppercut but Shalit uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Sumner on the inside.
Sumner lands with a left to the head.
Sumner pushes off and lands a massive hook that knocks Shalit out cold! The fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Omar Sumner!
Omar Sumner retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Omar Sumner thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Gilad Shalit was interviewed post fight and said 'You know, shit happens, he was the better man tonight and I couldn't impose my gameplan. I train like a champion, fight like a champion and I lose like a champion. I'll come back stronger.'.
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