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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Malingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Hilgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamie Hilgers will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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151 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Malingo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jamie Hilgers!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Hemmingworth and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malingo throws an off balance right hand
and Hilgers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Malingo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hilgers slips under a jab from Malingo.
Malingo scores with a decent looking hook.
Hilgers connects with a body shot that sends Malingo's belly button to the back.
Hilgers scores with a one two! Malingo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Malingo swings for the body but Hilgers moves out of range.
Malingo digs a good body shot into Hilgers's ribs.
Hilgers blocks a jab.
Hilgers scores with a body shot.
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!
Malingo misses with a body punch
and Hilgers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Malingo misses.
Hilgers is looking for the big counter here.
Hilgers connects with a body shot that sends Malingo's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilgers misses with a combination
and Malingo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Malingo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Malingo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Malingo passes Hilgers's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Malingo lands with a punch from half guard.
Malingo working over Hilgers with some ground and pound. Hilgers looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hilgers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Malingo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hilgers pushes Malingo off looking to stand but Malingo dives back in and keeps control.
Malingo 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.
Malingo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hilgers with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Malingo working over Hilgers with some ground and pound. Hilgers looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malingo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hilgers is rocked!
Hilgers looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malingo scores with a big shot! Hilgers's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Hilgers! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Malingo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manol Sirakov (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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170 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charlie Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manol Sirakov!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Darius Henderson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sirakov has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sirakov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Johnson to work.
Sirakov blocks the elbow strike.
Sirakov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnson prevents it.
Sirakov pulls guard effortlessly.
Johnson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Sirakov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sirakov wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sirakov is looking for a triangle but Johnson pushes his legs off easily.
Sirakov is pulling down on Johnson's head. It's preventing any offense from Johnson, at least for the moment.
Sirakov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirakov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Sirakov is tightening it up a little... Johnson has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Johnson reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Johnson taps out! Nice BJJ there by Sirakov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Manol Sirakov!
Charlie Johnson spoke after the fight, saying 'He was the better man tonight '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brett Hilgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Reddington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raymond Reddington is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Brett Hilgers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raymond Reddington!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilgers throws a right and a left that Reddington avoids nicely.
Reddington lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hilgers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reddington but Reddington pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Reddington digs a good hook to Hilgers's body.
An inside leg kick lands from Hilgers.
Hilgers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hilgers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hilgers is looking to clinch but Reddington is avoiding it.
Hilgers misses with a double jab.
Jab by Reddington.
Hilgers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reddington has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reddington slaps away a takedown attempt from Hilgers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Reddington misses the jab.
Hilgers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hilgers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hilgers shoots in but no luck this time.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reddington! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Hilgers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hilgers gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hilgers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reddington scores with a hook to the body. Hilgers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reddington paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reddington.
Reddington jabs Hilgers right on the nose. Hilgers blinks but takes it well.
Hilgers moves away from the strike by Reddington.
Hilgers throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big left from Reddington misses.
Good shot there by Reddington.
A swing and a miss from Reddington.
A big right from Reddington misses.
Reddington listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hilgers dives in for a single leg takedown but Reddington sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Reddington has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Reddington lands a glancing blow to the side of Hilgers's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hilgers cracks the inside of Reddington's front leg.
Hilgers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reddington looks to land a right hand but Hilgers moved out of range.
Reddington scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reddington lunges at Hilgers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hilgers's hand.
Reddington fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hilgers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hilgers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hilgers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reddington.
Hilgers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reddington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hilgers half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hilgers darts in looking for a takedown but Reddington gets double underhooks and turns Hilgers into the cage.
Reddington works the jab nicely.
Reddington scores with a nice right hand.
Reddington swats away the attempt to clinch by Hilgers.
Hilgers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reddington to score with a decent uppercut.
Hilgers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Reddington misses.
Hilgers is looking to counter punch.
Reddington takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Reddington misses with a hook. Hilgers ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reddington punishes Hilgers's body with a nice straight punch.
Reddington works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reddington might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Reddington scores with a nice strike.
Hilgers shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Reddington counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hilgers is breathing heavily.
Reddington throws a hook but Hilgers blocks it.
Reddington lands a right hook to the body.
A lazy left from Reddington finds it's target.
Reddington lands the left hand.
Reddington looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hilgers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Reddington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reddington throws a shot to the body.
Hilgers avoids the head kick by Reddington.
Reddington loads up on a big right hand but Hilgers slips the punch.
Hilgers tries to counter with a takedown but Reddington is quick to defend against it.
Danga de danga de dang - Reddington scores with a four punch combination!
Hilgers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reddington digs a good body shot into Hilgers's ribs.
Reddington throws a hook but Hilgers avoids it easily.
Reddington scores with a jab to the body.
Reddington throws a one two combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Reddington.
Reddington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reddington throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hilgers on the side of the head.
Reddington lands a jab to the nose.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hilgers.
Hilgers moves away from the strike by Reddington.
Reddington lands with a nice combination. Hilgers backs away looking to recover.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reddington scores with a nice head shot.
Hilgers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Reddington throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Reddington dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hilgers - that will leave a mark!
Reddington's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hilgers under the eye.
Hilgers looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hilgers tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Reddington defends well and Hilgers ends up having to push Reddington into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Reddington connects with a single shot there.
Hilgers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reddington pinned against the cage. Reddington gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Reddington misses with a hook. Hilgers ducked under it nicely.
Reddington fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hilgers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hilgers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brett Hilgers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reddington connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Reddington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hilgers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Reddington misses the target.
Reddington stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hilgers takes one to the chin there.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hilgers might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Reddington lands a jab.
A jab from Reddington misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Reddington misses its intended target.
Hilgers throws a head kick but Reddington moves out of range.
Hilgers throws the kick towards the body but Reddington avoids it.
Reddington getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Reddington fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hilgers on the side of the head.
Hilgers tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Reddington defends well and Hilgers ends up having to push Reddington into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Hilgers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reddington cracks Hilgers with a good jab.
Reddington lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hilgers at a distance.
Raymond Reddington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reddington throws a combination. Hilgers tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Reddington lands with a nice combination. Hilgers backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reddington lands with a nice body punch.
Reddington lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Reddington scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Reddington lands a glancing blow to the side of Hilgers's head.
Hilgers staying out of range there.
Hilgers appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hilgers slips under a jab.
Nice shot by Reddington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilgers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hilgers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hilgers has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hilgers misses with a body kick.
Reddington comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reddington listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Reddington leaves Hilgers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hilgers walks into a left hand.
Reddington is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd cheers as Reddington lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hilgers doesn't seem phased though.
Hilgers has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hilgers drops his hands momentarily and Reddington takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reddington scores with a jab to the head.
Hilgers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reddington swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hilgers.
Nice uppercut lands for Reddington. That snapped Hilgers's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Reddington misses the target.
Hilgers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Raymond Reddington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot by Reddington.
Some wild striking there from Reddington.
Hilgers takes a jab right on the kisser.
Reddington throws out a loose jab but Hilgers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hilgers appears to be looking for a big counter.
Reddington lands a slapping body shot.
Reddington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reddington throws out a powerful jab.
Reddington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hilgers circles away quickly and effectively.
Hilgers moves in looking to clinch but Reddington pushes him off.
Reddington connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hilgers momentarily.
Reddington bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hilgers's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jab by Reddington.
Reddington works Hilgers's body with a nice hook.
Raymond Reddington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hilgers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Reddington scores with a nice strike.
Reddington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hilgers circles away quickly and effectively.
As Reddington looks to move away, Hilgers throws a big counter combo but Reddington just gets out of the way.
Hilgers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hilgers throws a head kick but Reddington moves out of range.
Reddington takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Reddington cracks Hilgers with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Reddington lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reddington cracks Hilgers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Reddington lands a head shot.
Hilgers scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Reddington lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Reddington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Reddington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hilgers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Reddington scores with a body shot.
Reddington lunges at Hilgers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hilgers's hand.
Hilgers has Reddington up against the cage in a clinch.
Hilgers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reddington lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reddington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hilgers has a takedown stuffed.
Reddington misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reddington connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reddington misses with an uppercut.
Reddington lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hilgers is defended easily by Reddington.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Hilgers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reddington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab by Reddington.
Hilgers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hilgers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reddington.
The fighters circling - Reddington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reddington throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reddington throws a big shot that misses.
Reddington looks to land a combination but Hilgers avoids it well.
Reddington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hilgers was well out of range. Poor timing from Reddington.
Reddington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reddington is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hilgers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reddington.
Hilgers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Reddington connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hilgers's hands.
Hilgers scores with a head kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hilgers. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hilgers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reddington.
Hilgers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reddington jabs Hilgers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hilgers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reddington.
Hilgers is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Reddington.
Reddington with a jab.
Reddington connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Reddington checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice defenses there by Hilgers.
Hilgers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hilgers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reddington misses with a straight left.
Hilgers throws a counter high kick but Reddington was just alert enough to avoid it.
Hilgers throws a head kick but Reddington moves out of range.
Reddington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reddington takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Reddington throws a shot from downtown. Hilgers moves away and avoids it.
Hilgers appears to be looking for a big counter.
Reddington cracks Hilgers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Reddington lands the left hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Reddington!
Good standup being displayed there by Reddington as he connects with a hook.
Hilgers is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reddington tests Hilgers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Hilgers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reddington with a nice cross.
Hilgers seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reddington shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hilgers eats them both and turns towards Reddington to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hilgers moves out of range as Reddington strikes.
As Reddington looks to move away, Hilgers throws a big counter combo but Reddington just gets out of the way.
Reddington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reddington lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Reddington jabs Hilgers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hilgers drops his hands momentarily and Reddington takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hilgers closes the distance and clinches.
Hilgers prevents Reddington from breaking the clinch.
Hilgers drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hilgers breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Reddington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reddington winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raymond Reddington!
After the fight, Raymond Reddington was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryce Fellows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Finisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fellows comes into the arena with Last day - Raised fist blaring out of the sound system. Bryce Fellows looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bryce Fellows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Finisher!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finisher jabs Fellows right on the nose. Fellows blinks but takes it well.
Finisher lands a right hook to the body.
Fellows motions for Finisher to come forward. Fellows throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fellows definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Oooooh!!! Finisher has knocked Fellows down with a huge combo! Finisher steps away and waves a wobbly Fellows back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Bryce Fellows has been cut.
Finisher drops Fellows with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Fellows looks back up at him and smiles so Finisher waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Fellows is rocked!
Frank Finisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Finisher has cracked Fellows with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Finisher lands another huge swinging hook and Fellows tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Fellows, before Finisher can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frank Finisher!
After winning the bout, Frank Finisher thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Bryce Fellows stepped up to the mic, saying 'I really ate dick out here. I'll be back stronger...and with no dick in my mouth.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Rendulic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Holt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Holt will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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200 lbs
0 - 1 - 1 |
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Counter fighter
Good chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Rocky Rendulic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Holt!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holt scores with a shot to the body.
Holt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rendulic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fokai Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Holt stuns Rendulic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Holt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Holt throws a sloppy head kick and Rendulic moves out of range easily.
Holt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rendulic misses with a wild combination.
As Rendulic backs off Holt throws a huge counter combo but Rendulic manages to avoid it all.
Rendulic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big left from Rendulic misses.
Holt cracks Rendulic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Holt clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holt breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt closes the distance and pushes Rendulic back into the cage.
Holt tries to throw a body punch but Rendulic avoids it by throwing Holt back against the cage.
Rendulic is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Holt has a couple of punches blocked by Rendulic.
Rendulic swings wildly with an uppercut but Holt uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Holt.
Holt digs a right hand into Rendulic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rendulic's gas tank.
Holt misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Rendulic.
Holt has a couple of punches blocked by Rendulic.
Rendulic can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Rendulic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rendulic misses with a body punch.
Rendulic is looking to take this one to the mat.
Holt tries a body shot but Rendulic blocks it.
Holt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rendulic has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Holt is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Holt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rendulic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Holt.
It looks like Rocky Rendulic has been cut.
Holt catches Rendulic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holt clinches up against the cage.
Holt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rendulic's hands.
Rendulic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Holt does it's job there.
Rendulic wants to clinch up but Holt keeps it at a distance.
Holt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rendulic doesn't seem bothered though.
Holt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Holt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holt has managed to clinch.
Holt tries to work over Rendulic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Holt has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rendulic seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Holt can turn it around.
Rendulic lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holt looks to score with a jab to the body but Rendulic is just out of range.
Holt takes the fight into the clinch.
Holt blocks an uppercut.
Rendulic wants a takedown.
Holt cracks Rendulic with a nice body shot.
Holt misses with a punch on the inside.
Holt manages to pull guard.
Holt wants to sweep but no luck.
Rendulic with a nice head shot there.
Rendulic makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Holt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rendulic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Holt is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rendulic has Holt pulled in close to control his posture.
Rendulic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Holt's guard.
Holt pulls Rendulic in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rendulic throws a big elbow that misses.
Rendulic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rendulic working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rendulic trying to control but Holt is working from the bottom.
Holt has his hands on Rendulic's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Holt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Rendulic's cut.
That's time! Rendulic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Holt throws a sloppy head kick and Rendulic moves out of range easily.
Rendulic looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rendulic wants to free his trapped foot but Holt is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Holt taking some punishment here, with Rendulic in his half guard.
Holt wants to control but Rendulic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Holt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rendulic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rendulic stops Holt from getting back to his feet.
Rendulic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holt is not content to let Rendulic control the position.
Rendulic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rendulic is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Holt has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rendulic wants to take a breather but Holt is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt won't allow Rendulic to pass to mount.
Rendulic is trying to control. Holt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rendulic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rendulic working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Holt's thigh. Holt counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Rendulic postures up.
Rendulic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Holt pushes Rendulic off and gets back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rendulic.
Holt on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rendulic working the ground and pound from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rendulic misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Rendulic working the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Rendulic's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Holt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rendulic is putting a hurting on Holt here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rendulic 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.
Rendulic misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Holt manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rendulic wants to work for an arm triangle but Holt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rendulic is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt trying to hold on to Rendulic's head to control him but Rendulic postures up.
Rendulic wants to work for an arm triangle but Holt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Holt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rendulic is working away from the top position though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rendulic lands a nice short elbow.
Rendulic is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Holt doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rendulic.
Holt looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rendulic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rendulic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Holt's head.
Holt moves into full guard.
Rendulic throws a big elbow that misses.
Rendulic postures up.
Holt has a closed guard, preventing Rendulic from standing up.
Holt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rendulic prevents Holt from getting back to his feet.
Rocky Rendulic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Holt has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rendulic off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Rendulic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Rendulic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rendulic looks for a takedown but Holt sprawls well.
Rendulic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rendulic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Holt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Holt darts in and clinches Rendulic up against the cage.
Rendulic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holt lands an uppercut.
Adam Holt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Holt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Holt prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Rendulic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rendulic gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Holt manages to escape and get back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holt looks for the body kick but Rendulic saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt clinches up against the cage.
Holt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rendulic darts in looking for a takedown but Holt gets double underhooks and turns Rendulic into the cage.
Holt steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rendulic.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holt misses with the body kick
and Rendulic counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Holt has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rendulic off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Holt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Holt scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holt with a jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rendulic.
Holt explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Holt has managed to clinch.
Rendulic misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rendulic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Holt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rendulic has him pressed against the cage.
Holt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rendulic scores with a shot to the side of Holt's head.
Holt pulls guard.
Rendulic stops Holt from standing up.
Rendulic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rendulic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Holt keeping moving, preventing Rendulic from controlling successfully.
Holt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rendulic with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rendulic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt wants to get back to his feet but Rendulic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Holt pulls Rendulic in close to prevent any damage.
Holt has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rendulic off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rendulic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Rendulic misses.
Holt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A shot to the liver by Holt. Beautiful body shot.
Adam Holt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rendulic on the side of the head.
Holt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rendulic, pushing him back against the cage.
Rendulic lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holt.
Rendulic has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Holt regains guard immediately.
Holt has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rendulic off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Holt lands a two punch combo.
Holt misses with a head kick.
Holt misses with a double jab
and Rendulic counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holt rushes Rendulic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rendulic is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Holt gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rendulic can't get the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Holt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Holt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Holt!
After the fight, Adam Holt was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Owen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Tran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tran has chosen Blockbuster Night Part 1 as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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20
207 lbs
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198 lbs
0 - 20 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Owen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrew Tran!
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 by Tran misses
and Owen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Owen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tran is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Owen is controlling the pace.
Tran is trying to control but can't.
Owen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Owen seems to be working for a kimura but Tran defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owen works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Owen.
Owen breaks from Tran's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Owen manages to capitalize on a mistake by Tran to take his back!
Owen lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Tran 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 Owen gets his way!
Owen lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Owen is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Tran has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Owen has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Tran taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Owen doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Harry Owen!
Our winner, Harry Owen, 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.
Andrew Tran was interviewed post fight and said 'Well It Wasn't My Best Fight, But I Will Train Hard To Get Back In The Game And Win My Next Fight.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Connor Kenway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julien King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenway comes to the cage accompanied by Warriors. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Julien King was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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184 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Connor Kenway !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julien King!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenway shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. King is trying to defend but Kenway finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King trying to hold on to Kenway 's head to control him but Kenway postures up.
King has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Madz **21 Elite coaches**. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Kenway thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed King's head.
Kenway scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kenway missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kenway slows the pace down in half guard.
Kenway seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenway controlling the pace.
King is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway is stalling here. King is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kenway seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and King has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Kenway wants to control but King postures up.
Kenway tries to bench press King off him but King keeps the position.
Kenway wants to control but King postures up.
King wants to control for a moment but Kenway uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Kenway is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Kenway knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for King on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenway wants to get back to his feet.
King wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kenway keeps working.
King passes into side control, despite Kenway 's attempt to control the position.
King is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kenway is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kenway is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Kenway 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kenway tries to buck King off but King is having none of it.
Kenway defending against the ground and pound.
Kenway is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Julien King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Kenway circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kenway circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kenway looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
King turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
King throws a head kick that half lands.
King misses with a head kick.
A big left from Kenway misses.
Kenway throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
Some bone on bone action there as King checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kenway counters with a nice double leg into guard.
King wants to sweep here but Kenway controlling him for the moment.
King looks winded!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kenway with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jacob Connor Kenway will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kenway misses with a wild combination.
King lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kenway avoids the head kick by King.
King throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
King connects with a high kick.
Kenway misses with a few strikes there.
Kenway tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenway shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches King napping and manages to drive through into side control!
King is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King regains half guard.
It looks like Kenway is going to stand back up.
King trying to hold on to Kenway 's head to control him but Kenway postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kenway thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
King is trying to maintain the position but Kenway is very close to passing his half guard.
King is trying to get back to full guard.
Kenway thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed King's head.
King slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kenway slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to improve his position.
King manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kenway 's best efforts.
Jacob Connor Kenway overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kenway is keen to just control but King is a slippery customer.
Kenway trying to control from King's half guard. King has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
King looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
King bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kenway 's guard.
Kenway wants to get back to his feet but King passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway is trying to get back to full guard.
Kenway on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kenway tries to get out of the position.
Kenway is staying active underneath King, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kenway manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kenway keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
Kenway pulls King in close to his closed guard and prevents King from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
King prevents Kenway from getting back to his feet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
King tries to free his leg and advance position but Kenway is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Both fighters circling a little - King finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King blocks a head kick by Kenway .
Kenway tries to work over King's front leg with a kick but King checks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from King.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julien King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
King is looking to clinch.
Kenway feinted with a counter takedown.
Kenway misses with a two punch combination.
Jacob Connor Kenway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King walks into a stiff left hand from Kenway .
King throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kenway .
A punch combination from King misses.
Kenway tries to land a body kick
and King counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kenway is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kenway misses with a leg kick.
Julien King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from King.
Kenway tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenway closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King dodges the ground and pound from Kenway .
Kenway working the ground and pound.
King tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway is chipping away with strikes.
King tries to buck Kenway off but Kenway is having none of it.
King wants to control but Kenway postures up.
Kenway is looking to take a break and control but King is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
King can't do much from the bottom here.
King tries to bench press Kenway off him but Kenway keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
King is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kenway trying to control the action but King is working from the bottom.
Kenway is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but King is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
King regains half guard.
King makes his way to full guard. A much better position for King.
King looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King keeping moving, preventing Kenway from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kenway shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in King's guard.
King pulls Kenway in close to prevent any damage.
Kenway throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kenway postures up.
Kenway is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
King looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenway 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kenway wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
King working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kenway .
King wants to stand and escape but Kenway is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King keeping full guard, as Kenway tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Some bone on bone action there as King checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
King wants to clinch up but Kenway keeps it at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Connor Kenway showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kenway has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kunyuk Beluk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cane Corso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Cane Corso was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kunyuk Beluk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cane Corso!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beluk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Beluk tries to sprawl but Corso drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Beluk keeping control of the position.
Corso is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Beluk has managed to free his arm - good work.
Beluk looking for submissions off his back.
Beluk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beluk is trying is best to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corso seems to be working for a kimura but Beluk defends the submission attempt.
Beluk is positioning himself well to prevent Corso advancing to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Beluk manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Beluk holds on and takes a little breather.
Beluk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Beluk is trying to keep Corso in close.
Beluk is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beluk is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Beluk seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Corso is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Beluk is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Beluk has escaped and now he's on top!
Corso looks winded!
Corso looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Beluk landing some decent shots from guard.
Corso keeping moving, preventing Beluk from controlling successfully.
Beluk is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Beluk stands and throws Corso's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Corso 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beluk has hold of Corso's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Corso seems comfortable defending it but Beluk has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Corso is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Corso is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Beluk couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kunyuk Beluk!
Our winner, Kunyuk Beluk, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Trey Oshiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trey Oshiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edgar Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oshiro gets a clinch.
Mendoza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendoza darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mendoza lands a lovely overhand right.
Oshiro clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oshiro.
Oshiro misses with an elbow over the top.
Oshiro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oshiro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mendoza is defending well for now.
Oshiro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've been hearing reports that Oshiro has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mendoza blocks a body shot from Oshiro.
Oshiro working aggressively here.
Oshiro keeps control of Mendoza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oshiro has Mendoza pressed against the cage, preventing Mendoza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mendoza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mendoza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oshiro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mendoza as he jumps to the side.
It seemed like Mendoza was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oshiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendoza throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendoza catches Oshiro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Trey Oshiro has been cut.
Mendoza circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mendoza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oshiro is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oshiro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mendoza counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oshiro thinking.
Oshiro is breathing heavily.
Mendoza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mendoza lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Oshiro at a distance.
Mendoza drops Oshiro with a straight right hand, right on the button! Mendoza follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edgar Mendoza!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darren Bloodlust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodgers Owen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bloodlust comes to the cage accompanied by A Pocket Full Of Shells. Rodgers Owen told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darren Bloodlust!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Rodgers Owen!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloodlust fails to land with a series of punches.
Owen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bloodlust lands with an uppercut that bounces Owen off the cage and back into range.
Bloodlust misses with a straight right.
Owen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Owen darts in and clinches Bloodlust up against the cage.
Owen has a couple of punches blocked by Bloodlust.
Owen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Owen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloodlust wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Owen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bloodlust is trying to break the clinch but Owen has him pressed against the cage.
Owen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Owen misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Owen fails to land.
Owen working aggressively here.
Owen misses with the head strike.
Bloodlust tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Owen scores with a shoulder strike.
Bloodlust blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bloodlust.
A head punch on the inside from Owen fails to land.
Owen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bloodlust backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Owen.
A short right from Owen on the inside.
Owen swings wildly with an uppercut but Bloodlust uses good head movement to avoid it.
Owen misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Owen.
Owen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Owen tries to work over Bloodlust's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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!
Bloodlust wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Owen has Bloodlust pressed against the cage, preventing Bloodlust from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Owen.
Owen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Owen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Owen fails to land.
Bloodlust is trying to force a seperation but Owen has the dominant position.
Owen misses with some punches.
Owen lands an uppercut.
Owen throws a punch but it's blocked by Bloodlust.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Owen.
Owen misses with some punches.
Owen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bloodlust backwards.
Owen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Owen tries a body shot but Bloodlust blocks it.
Owen cracks Bloodlust with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Owen.
Owen lands with a short shot to the head.
Owen throws a head punch that misses.
Owen throws a head punch that misses.
Owen struggles to land a body shot inside as Bloodlust controls his hands.
Bloodlust is trying to break the clinch but Owen is controlling him.
Bloodlust prevents a body shot from Owen.
Owen tries to throw a body punch but Bloodlust avoids it by throwing Owen back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owen tries a body shot but Bloodlust blocks it.
A short right from Owen.
A body shot lands from Owen.
Bloodlust wants to break the clinch but can't.
Owen tries to throw a body punch but Bloodlust avoids it by throwing Owen back against the cage.
Owen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bloodlust wants to break the clinch but can't.
Owen misses with a body punch.
Owen throws a head punch that misses.
Owen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Owen lands a body punch.
Owen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Owen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Owen working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodgers Owen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bloodlust moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Owen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bloodlust doesn't seem phased though.
Bloodlust takes a swing at Owen's ribcage but misses.
Owen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bloodlust at a distance.
Bloodlust shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Darren Bloodlust is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Owen stuns Bloodlust with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bloodlust throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Owen on the side of the head.
Owen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bloodlust throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Owen misses with a wild body shot.
Bloodlust shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Owen but Owen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bloodlust counters with a nice uppercut.
Bloodlust moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Owen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bloodlust throws a big counter combination but Owen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Owen slips under a jab from Bloodlust.
A little jabbing left from Owen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Owen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Owen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bloodlust.
Darren Bloodlust is winning the standup battle so far.
Owen swings for the body but Bloodlust moves out of range.
Owen lands the left hand.
A big left from Bloodlust misses.
Owen takes a swing at Bloodlust's ribcage but misses.
Bloodlust misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owen catches Bloodlust with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bloodlust connects with the punch.
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!
Owen avoids the body shot from Bloodlust.
Owen connects with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Bloodlust misses.
Owen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Owen thinks about the counter body kick.
Bloodlust throws a combination that misses
and Owen counters with a low kick, right behind Bloodlust 's knee.
Jab, jab by Owen - just one landing.
Owen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bloodlust lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Owen with a nice cross.
Owen moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bloodlust.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Owen.
Owen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bloodlust's elbow.
Owen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rodgers Owen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Owen.
Bloodlust blocks an uppercut.
Owen throws a punch but it's blocked by Bloodlust.
Bloodlust escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodlust throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Owen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Owen.
A right hand to the body from Owen.
Owen working aggressively here.
Owen misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Owen prevents Bloodlust from breaking the clinch.
Owen lands a right hand.
Bloodlust wants to get back to striking at distance but Owen won't allow it.
Owen throws a punch but it's blocked by Bloodlust.
Owen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bloodlust blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Owen.
Owen scores with a shoulder strike.
Owen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodgers Owen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bloodlust bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bloodlust throwing a counter right hand but Owen manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Bloodlust.
Darren Bloodlust seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bloodlust fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Owen sprawls well initially but Bloodlust persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Owen is not content to let Bloodlust control the position.
Owen tries to kick Bloodlust off but Bloodlust keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Owen wants to control but Bloodlust is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bloodlust keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Owen has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owen is trying to stand up here but Bloodlust is controlling him well.
Owen is trying is best to control the position here.
Bloodlust perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen is trying to maintain the position but Bloodlust is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A punch combination from Bloodlust misses.
Bloodlust throws a nice looking combination but Owen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Owen throws a body kick that misses.
Bloodlust throws a left and a right that both miss
and Owen counters with a head kick.
Owen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bloodlust was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Owen - that will leave a mark!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bloodlust.
Rodgers Owen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Bloodlust.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodlust throws a head kick but Owen moves out of range.
Owen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Owen lands a really nice looking cross but Bloodlust seems unphased.
Bloodlust stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Owen.
Owen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Owen, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bloodlust showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Owen.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Owen.
Bloodlust moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Bloodlust misses its intended target.
A lazy body kick from Owen
and Owen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bloodlust was well out of range. Poor timing from Owen.
Owen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bloodlust fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bloodlust.
Bloodlust moves out of range of the body kick.
Bloodlust jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bloodlust is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bloodlust steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Owen. That one must have hurt.
Owen moves out of range of the strikes.
Owen follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Owen misses with an uppercut.
Bloodlust throws a lazy head kick
and Owen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bloodlust uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Owen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Owen.
Owen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bloodlust works Owen's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bloodlust on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bloodlust lands a slapping body shot.
Owen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bloodlust was well out of range. Poor timing from Owen.
Owen looks to throw the jab but Bloodlust is out of range.
Owen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bloodlust counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Rodgers Owen just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Bloodlust's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bloodlust throws a series of punches but Owen avoids them all with ease.
Owen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bloodlust.
Owen misses with an uppercut
and Bloodlust connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bloodlust is looking to clinch.
Bloodlust misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Bloodlust, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Owen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Owen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Owen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloodlust misses with a combination
letting Owen counter with a right hand.
Owen misses with a combination
and Bloodlust counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodlust throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Owen works the jab nicely.
Owen stuffs the takedown.
Owen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bloodlust takes the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Owen.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Owen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Owen lands with a right to the head.
Owen misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Owen fails to land.
Bloodlust blocks a body shot from Owen.
Bloodlust blocks a body shot from Owen.
Owen scores with a shoulder strike.
Bloodlust tries to stall but Owen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bloodlust wants to get back to striking at distance but Owen won't allow it.
Bloodlust has had enough of the clinch but Owen keeps him there for the moment.
Bloodlust is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bloodlust blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Owen tries a body shot but Bloodlust blocks it.
Owen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bloodlust tries to break the clinch but Owen is controlling the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Owen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodlust blocks an uppercut.
Owen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bloodlust takes a shot to the head.
Owen throws a punch but it's blocked by Bloodlust.
Owen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Owen.
Owen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Owen gets through Bloodlust's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bloodlust is rocked!
Owen lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Bloodlust is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Owen.
Owen scores with a shot to the side of Bloodlust's head.
Owen misses with some punches.
Owen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Owen dips a shoulder and cracks Bloodlust with a mighty uppercut! Bloodlust falls back against the cage and Owen unloads with a barrage of strikes! Bloodlust is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Owen screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodgers Owen!
Rodgers Owen is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Rodgers Owen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Darren Bloodlust spoke after the fight, saying 'Ahhh, so that's what it feels like...'.
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