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Lords on The Ring 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alberto Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Daniels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice side step and Rodriguez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rodriguez drives through and clinches with Daniels against the ropes.
Rodriguez wants to take the fight to the mat but Daniels manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daniels misses the jab.
Rodriguez tries to land a leg kick but Daniels saw it coming and moves away.
Rodriguez is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rodriguez misses with a takedown attempt
and Rodriguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Daniels cracks a nice hook into Rodriguez's ribs.
Rodriguez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Daniels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daniels moves into the clinch.
Daniels could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels breaks from the clinch.
Rodriguez scores with a decent looking hook.
Rodriguez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rodriguez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rodriguez drops Daniels with a beautiful combination! Daniels stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rodriguez is looking for the KO!
Daniels is rocked!
Some bone on bone action there as Daniels checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oh Daniels is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Daniels is looking to clinch.
Rodriguez with the counter takedown but Daniels avoids it easily.
Daniels definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Daniels seems to have got his legs back now.
A left and a right from Rodriguez both land. Nice combination.
Daniels swings for the body but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Daniels counters with a straight right hand.
James Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alberto Rodriguez.
Rodriguez is looking to score with low kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Daniels misses the target.
Rodriguez tries to bum rush Daniels with a series of wild strikes but Daniels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to land a body kick
and Daniels counters with a leg kick.
Daniels closes the distance and pushes Rodriguez back into the ropes.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch.
Daniels looks to land a left hand but Rodriguez moved out of range nicely.
Rodriguez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Daniels wants to clinch
and Rodriguez counters with a right hand to the body.
Rodriguez checks a low kick from Daniels.
Rodriguez replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Daniels blocks it well.
Rodriguez throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Daniels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodriguez keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodriguez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A punch combination from Daniels misses.
Daniels lands a nice shot to the body.
Rodriguez looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez jabs at Daniels's body.
Rodriguez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Daniels misses with a low kick.
Rodriguez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Daniels forces Rodriguez back against the ropes and clinches.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Daniels is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Daniels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodriguez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a low kick.
Rodriguez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Daniels tried to counter with a leg kick but Rodriguez avoided it.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daniels misses with a body shot.
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodriguez.
Daniels misses with a looping right.
Daniels misses with a hook.
Rodriguez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Daniels rather than just go for the knockout.
Daniels circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daniels tries to clinch up.
Daniels tries to clinch up.
Rodriguez has a takedown stuffed.
A little feinted left hand from Daniels on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alberto Rodriguez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rodriguez lands a nice hook to Daniels's body. Daniels takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Daniels tries to clinch there but Rodriguez circles away.
Rodriguez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Daniels walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rodriguez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Daniels wants to clinch.
Rodriguez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Rodriguez. Beautiful body shot.
Rodriguez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Daniels tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez instigates a clinch.
Rodriguez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Daniels or not.
Rodriguez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rodriguez jumps guard but Daniels stands there with Rodriguez around his waist. Rodriguez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Daniels manages to break the clinch.
Daniels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodriguez manages to avoid it.
Rodriguez tries to work over Daniels's front leg with a kick but Daniels checks it.
Daniels appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rodriguez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Daniels back to the ropes. Rodriguez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez dives in for a single leg takedown but Daniels sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
James Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alberto Rodriguez.
Daniels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodriguez jabs at Daniels's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodriguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daniels smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Daniels tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rodriguez is able to avoid easily.
Daniels has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Alberto Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels clinches with his opponent.
Daniels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rodriguez shoots for a takedown but Daniels saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Daniels fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rodriguez, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daniels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rodriguez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Daniels.
Daniels misses with a body shot.
Alberto Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez keeps the fight on the outside.
Daniels tries to clinch up but Rodriguez circles away and keeps his distance.
Daniels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodriguez works over Daniels's head and body with a nice combination.
Daniels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodriguez was well out of range. Poor timing from Daniels.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rodriguez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is looking to chop away at Rodriguez's legs.
Rodriguez is looking to chop away at Daniels's legs.
Daniels looks to land a right hand but Rodriguez moved out of range.
Rodriguez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Daniels makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rodriguez really felt that one!
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Daniels throws a good cross that connects.
Daniels wants to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alberto Rodriguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Daniels's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Daniels misses the target.
Rodriguez throws a combination that misses
and Daniels counters with an outside leg kick.
Rodriguez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daniels moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daniels is looking to score with low kicks.
Daniels jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Daniels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Daniels fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rodriguez.
Rodriguez scores with a decent looking hook.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but Daniels shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez thuds a left hand into Daniels's body.
Daniels takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rodriguez moves out of range as Daniels strikes.
Rodriguez has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rodriguez moves away from the strike by Daniels.
Rodriguez with the counter takedown but Daniels avoids it easily.
Rodriguez misses with a double jab
and Daniels counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels moves in looking to clinch but Rodriguez pushes him off.
Rodriguez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Daniels throws a series of punches but Rodriguez avoids them all with ease.
Rodriguez throws a sloppy head kick and Daniels moves out of range easily.
Rodriguez moves into the clinch successfully.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch.
Rodriguez has a takedown stuffed.
Alberto Rodriguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Daniels is looking to clinch but Rodriguez is avoiding it.
Daniels stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Daniels wants it to stay on the feet.
James Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alberto Rodriguez.
A punch lands to the side of Rodriguez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Daniels lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Daniels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daniels misses with a body shot.
Daniels connects with a right hand. Rodriguez shakes it off.
Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches up with Daniels, looking for a takedown. Rodriguez pushes Daniels against the ropes but Daniels circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
James Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Daniels.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from Daniels.
Daniels moves in looking to clinch but Rodriguez pushes him off.
Daniels tries to clinch up but Rodriguez circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodriguez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Daniels throws a hook but Rodriguez avoids it easily.
Rodriguez misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Daniels looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodriguez is just out of range.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from Daniels.
Daniels lands a jab to the nose.
Daniels bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Daniels moves in looking to clinch but Rodriguez pushes him off.
James Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniels connects with a right hand. Rodriguez shakes it off.
Daniels throws a body punch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Daniels wants to clinch.
Daniels misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Daniels misses.
Rodriguez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Rodriguez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daniels moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Daniels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodriguez takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodriguez throws the kick towards the body but Daniels avoids it.
Daniels appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rodriguez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Daniels tries to avoid it but Rodriguez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Daniels to the ground. Daniels escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Daniels fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rodriguez just manages to avoid it.
Daniels scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Daniels punishes Rodriguez's body with a nice straight punch.
Daniels throws a body kick that misses.
Rodriguez feints the counter takedown.
Nice cross by Daniels.
Alberto Rodriguez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from Daniels.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Daniels showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rodriguez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alberto Rodriguez!
Alberto Rodriguez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, James Daniels stepped up to the mic, saying 'I look forward to a rematch '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Tevez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rune Ankjell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ankjell has chosen Krank as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
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172 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Tevez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rune Ankjell!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Damien Edna and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ankjell misses with a double jab
and Tevez counters by clinching up.
Tevez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ankjell stalling in the clinch but Tevez improves position.
Tevez is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Ankjell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tevez is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tevez turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Tevez manages to end up in side control.
Ankjell is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tevez is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ankjell will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ankjell takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tevez cracks Ankjell with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankjell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tevez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tevez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ankjell, who protects the arm well.
Tevez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ankjell, who protects the arm well.
Tevez is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Ankjell looks calm but he's in trouble here. Tevez gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Ankjell is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Tevez lets go of the hold and Ankjell can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carlos Tevez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joey James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wawan Suryawan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Wawan Suryawan enters the ring!
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joey James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wawan Suryawan!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Watson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Suryawan as James shoots in.
James misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Suryawan wants to counter the offense by James and move into the clinch position.
James looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
James looking to pass the guard.
James has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Suryawan is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suryawan keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
James sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Suryawan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with James. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James wants to control from the top but Suryawan keeps moving.
Suryawan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead James passes into side control.
James decides to take the fight back to the feet.
James shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Suryawan is trying to defend but James finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Suryawan pushes James off but James dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Suryawan is trying to escape and James transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Suryawan is forced to tap! Nice work there by James! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joey James!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darshan Vasil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfred Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darshan Vasil has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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195 lbs
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189 lbs
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Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darshan Vasil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alfred Newton!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ron Honeybunn and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton doesn't manage to clinch there - Vasil circles away.
A punch combination from Vasil misses.
Newton is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Vasil lands with an uppercut that bounces Newton off the ropes and back into range.
Newton fails with a takedown attempt.
Vasil displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Newton.
Newton moves in looking to clinch but Vasil pushes him off.
Vasil shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Newton's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasil trying to control but Newton is working from the bottom.
Newton wants to sweep but no luck.
Vasil throwing strikes but missing.
Newton trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasil trying to control the position from guard on top but Newton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vasil avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vasil postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vasil missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Newton is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Vasil has his hands clasped together but Newton extends and breaks Vasil's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Newton.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alfred Newton!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darren Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lynch's choice of entrance music: War by Hed Pe. Darren Martin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lucas Lynch's chin.
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Darren Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lucas Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch tries to sprawl but Martin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Martin connects with a nice short shot to Lynch's temple.
Lynch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lynch is pressing down on Martin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lynch has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the ropes to get back to his feet. Martin has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the ropes.
Martin tightens his grip and picks Lynch up, before dumping him to the ground. Lynch manages to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lynch trying to keep a closed guard but Martin is proving a slippery customer.
Martin postures up and lands a big shot to Lynch's brow.
Martin throws a big right hand that misses.
Martin postures up in Lynch's guard and throws a big left but Lynch blocks it.
Lynch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lynch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martin won't allow Lynch to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin scoring with some ground and pound.
Martin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lynch is trying to control the position but Martin postures up.
Martin trying to control but Lynch is working from the bottom.
Martin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lynch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lynch has momentary wrist control but Martin slips an elbow through the middle.
Lynch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martin is looking to work some ground and pound but Lynch has wrist control.
Lynch keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lynch can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lynch is trying to keep Martin in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a big right hand that misses.
Lynch wants to get back to his feet but Martin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lynch has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Martin clinches up with Lynch and pushes him back against the ropes.
Lynch tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Martin just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Lynch breaks from the clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Martin.
Lynch throws Martin to one side and escapes!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lynch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Martin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Martin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lynch swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin forces Lynch back against the ropes and clinches.
Martin has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lynch clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Lynch trying to get back to his feet but Martin is in full control for now.
Lynch tries to escape the position.
Martin throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Martin controlling well, preventing Lynch from escaping the position.
Lynch is trying to stand back up.
Martin cracks Lynch with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Lynch from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin gets his hands free as Lynch looks to control.
Martin scores with punches and elbows.
Lynch rolls, trying to escape but Martin keeps control of the position.
Martin scores with punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Lynch!
It looks like Lucas Lynch has been cut.
Lynch is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Lynch is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Martin scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Martin has Lynch flattened out and is raining down punches.
Lynch trying to get back to his feet but Martin is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Martin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Lynch's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Martin shoots in and bounces Lynch off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Lynch scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Martin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Martin showed some decent athleticism there.
Martin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lynch trying to control but Martin postures up.
Martin working Lynch over with strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Martin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Martin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Martin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Martin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lynch defends it well.
Lynch is trying to get back to full guard.
Martin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Martin is thwarting Lynch's attempts to control the position.
Lynch wants to get back to his feet.
Lynch has hold of Martin's hands but Martin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Martin lands a nice short elbow.
Lynch has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Martin is working away from the top position though.
Martin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lynch trying to control here.
Martin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lynch can do to turn this around?
Martin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Martin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lynch's head.
Martin is thwarting Lynch's attempts to control the position.
Lynch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Martin.
Nice strikes from Martin there.
Darren Martin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Martin wants to work for an arm triangle but Lynch is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lynch tries to roll over but Martin keeps him under control.
Lynch has hold of Martin's hands but Martin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lynch is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Martin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lynch trying to control here.
Martin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Martin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lynch's head.
Lynch tries to kick Martin off but Martin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Martin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Martin working Lynch over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Martin.
Martin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lynch's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lynch defending well though.
Martin lands with a punch from half guard.
Martin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Martin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Lynch's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Martin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lynch manages to break the clinch.
Lynch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lynch misses with a series of wild punches.
Martin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lynch's half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Martin connects with a nice short shot to Lynch's temple.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lynch manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynch pulls Martin in close to his closed guard and prevents Martin from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lynch looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin throwing strikes but missing.
Martin postures up and lands a big shot to Lynch's brow.
Lynch is trying to control the position but Martin postures up.
Lynch wants to stand up but Martin is controlling him.
Lynch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Martin throwing strikes but missing.
Martin lands a couple of digs.
Martin preventing the sweep.
Lynch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lynch is avoiding damage well.
Lynch tries to escape but Martin is in control.
Lynch parries the strikes from Martin easily there. Martin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lynch to escape.
Martin working away.
Lynch avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Martin.
Martin lands an elbow.
Martin landing strikes.
The ground and pound from Martin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Martin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lynch manages to work his way to half guard, despite Martin's best efforts.
Lynch trying to hold on to Martin's head to control him but Martin postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Martin thows a huge punch but Lynch dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Martin.
Martin trying to control from half guard but Lynch is working away.
Lynch wants to get back to full guard.
Lynch is trying to maintain the position but Martin is very close to passing his half guard.
Martin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Martin drops an elbow to the side of Lynch's head.
Martin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Martin winds up and cracks Lynch with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin working Lynch over with strikes.
Lynch is rocked!
Lynch is trying to escape back to his feet but Martin uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Martin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lynch is still in real trouble! Can Martin finish him?
Lynch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martin scoring with punches and elbows.
Lynch takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Martin cracks Lynch with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Martin immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Lynch is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Martin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren Martin!
A relieved looking Darren Martin 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between James Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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199 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shawn Jones!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones dives in and grabs Cook's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cook pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Cook, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Cook against the ropes but Cook circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cook sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
James Cook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Jones.
Cook has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cook closes the distance and clinches.
Cook breaks from the clinch.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Cook rushes Jones and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Jones tries to stall but Cook uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cook breaks from the clinch.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cook seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cook counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cook counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jones looks winded!
Cook is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cook seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jones for as long as he can get away with.
Cook advances to half guard.
Cook is looking for a kimura here.
Cook sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cook winds up and cracks Jones with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cook lands with a punch from half guard.
Jones is pressing down on Cook's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cook with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cook knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
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.
Cook not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cook is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Cook takes the fight into the clinch.
Cook is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A right hand to the body from Cook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cook throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Cook dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cook takes the fight into the clinch.
Cook manages to break the clinch.
Cook gets a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cook takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jones gets control of Cook's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jones will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jones trying to strike off his back.
Cook has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cook pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cook lands a couple of digs.
Cook is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jones keeping full guard, as Cook tries to pass.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cook is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jones keeping full guard, as Cook tries to pass.
Cook seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cook sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
Cook moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Cook has Jones pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cook looking to stall.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
The referee calls for Cook to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Cook.
Cook leaning against his opponent.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cook walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
James Cook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Jones.
Cook drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cook slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jones working for a triangle but Cook defends it easily.
Jones is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cook is one step ahead there.
Cook is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Cook landing some decent shots from guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cook trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Cook dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cook pinned against the ropes. Cook gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones's coach down at Feed'em To The Lions was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jones's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cook is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Cook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cook wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cook is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jones isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Cook stacks Jones on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Cook!
Cook in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cook tries to move to mount but Jones blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jones some visible discomfort.
Cook controls the position from side control.
Jones tries to bench press Cook off him but Cook keeps the position.
Cook working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cook in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Shawn Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Cook is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cook tries to advance to mount but Jones instead regains half guard.
Cook is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Cook showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cook has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Cook!
James Cook decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Putra Rajasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rajasa comes to the ring accompanied by Bed of Roses. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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28
180 lbs
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28
170 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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
6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Putra Rajasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes tries for a takedown but Rajasa circles away easily
and Rajasa counters with a nice body shot.
Rajasa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hayes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rajasa stuffs the takedown.
Hayes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Putra Rajasa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Hayes.
Hayes looks for a takedown but Rajasa sprawls well.
Rajasa throws a quick counter head kick but Hayes was just out of range.
Hayes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hayes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rajasa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hayes shoots in for a double leg but Rajasa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rajasa sprawls well. Rajasa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hayes gets slowly back to his feet.
Hayes has his takedown stuffed
and Rajasa counters with a stiff right hand.
Hayes fails with the takedown.
And Rajasa counters with a quick kick to the body but Hayes blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajasa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Some wild striking there from Rajasa.
Hayes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rajasa defends it nicely.
Rajasa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hayes's sensitive parts.
Rajasa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hayes shoots for a double leg takedown but Rajasa sprawls well. He's pushed Hayes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rajasa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hayes looks for a takedown but Rajasa sprawls well.
Jab by Rajasa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rajasa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rajasa stuffs the takedown.
Rajasa throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Michael Hayes has been cut.
Hayes fails with a takedown attempt.
Rajasa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hayes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayes shoots and misses
and Rajasa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hayes shoots in but Rajasa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hayes with a poor takedown
letting Rajasa counter with a right hand.
Hayes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rajasa counters with a thumping low kick.
Rajasa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hayes goes for a double leg but Rajasa avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Rajasa continues to drive forward.
Hayes has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajasa connects with a body shot that sends Hayes's belly button to the back.
Hayes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hayes looks for a takedown but Rajasa sprawls well.
Hayes looks winded!
Hayes tries for a takedown but Rajasa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hayes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hayes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rajasa swivels and escapes.
Hayes with a poor takedown
and Rajasa counters with a nice body shot.
Rajasa slaps away a takedown attempt from Hayes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rajasa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hayes fails with the takedown
and Rajasa counters with a solid body kick.
Hayes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hayes or perhaps it was just good defense by Rajasa, which made it look bad.
Hayes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rajasa's waist but Rajasa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hayes off to one side.
Hayes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rajasa avoids it really well and circles away.
Hayes with a poor takedown
and Rajasa counters with a two punch combo.
Rajasa throws a head kick that Hayes semi-blocks.
Rajasa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hayes dives in and grabs Rajasa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rajasa pushes down on Hayes's head and hops out.
Hayes misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Rajasa to counter with a crisp jab.
Rajasa thuds his right hand into Hayes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hayes with a poor takedown
and Rajasa counters with a two punch combo.
Hayes is rocked!
Rajasa scores with a hook.
Hayes is still on wobbly legs! Can Rajasa finish him?
Hayes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rajasa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rajasa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Putra Rajasa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Hayes's cut.
That's time! Rajasa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rajasa lands a jab to the head.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown but Rajasa shows good takedown defense.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rajasa but Rajasa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hayes seems to have recovered his senses.
Hayes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Putra Rajasa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Hayes.
Rajasa lands a jab.
Michael Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rajasa lands a body shot.
Rajasa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hayes can do to turn this around?
Hayes fails with the takedown
and Rajasa counters with a straight right hand.
Hayes darts in looking for a takedown but Rajasa gets double underhooks and turns Hayes into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hayes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Rajasa to counter with a crisp jab.
Hayes is breathing heavily.
A jab lands there for Rajasa.
Hayes misses with a takedown attempt
and Rajasa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes misses with a takedown attempt
and Rajasa counters with a left to the body.
Rajasa scores with a shot to the body.
Rajasa scores with a decent looking hook.
Rajasa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rajasa.
Rajasa connects with a nice looking jab.
A punch lands to the side of Hayes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hayes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rajasa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Rajasa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rajasa.
Rajasa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rajasa lands a nice looking body kick.
Rajasa lands a glancing blow to the side of Hayes's head.
Hayes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hayes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rajasa defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes with a poor takedown
and Rajasa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hayes looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hayes wants to work for an arm triangle but Rajasa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rajasa is trying to get back to full guard.
Rajasa gets back to full guard.
Hayes is pushing down on Rajasa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rajasa is fighting to maintain full guard but Hayes has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajasa wants to get back to his feet.
Hayes wants to control but Rajasa is keeping him busy.
Hayes is working for a kimura but Rajasa is defending it quite comfortably.
Hayes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rajasa is trying to stand.
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.
Hayes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rajasa is defending against the submission attempts here by Hayes.
Rajasa trying to control but Hayes postures up.
Hayes is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Rajasa as he works his way to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Putra Rajasa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Hayes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rajasa lands a really nice looking cross but Hayes seems unphased.
Hayes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rajasa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Some wild striking there from Rajasa.
Rajasa cracks Hayes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hayes has his takedown stuffed
and Hayes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes shoots in but no luck this time.
Putra Rajasa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Hayes.
A cross from Rajasa lands.
Rajasa throws a right hand that Hayes ducks under and follows up with a left that Hayes also avoids with ease.
Rajasa slaps away a takedown attempt from Hayes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hayes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rajasa counters with a straight right hand.
Rajasa cracks a nice hook into Hayes's ribs.
Hayes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rajasa stuffs the takedown attempt from Hayes. Hayes gets slowly back to his feet.
Hayes shoots in but Rajasa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It looked like Rajasa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rajasa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rajasa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hayes.
Hayes has his takedown stuffed
and Rajasa counters with a nice uppercut.
Hayes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rajasa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hayes fails with the takedown
and Rajasa counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajasa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hayes misses with a takedown
and Rajasa counters with a nice body shot.
Rajasa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rajasa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hayes.
Hayes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rajasa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hayes walks into a straight right hand from Rajasa.
Hayes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rajasa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hayes is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rajasa throws a powerful right kick. Hayes tried to block low but the kick was high! Hayes was taken right off of his feet! Rajasa jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Putra Rajasa!
Putra Rajasa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ken Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wong Fei Hung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ken Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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189 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wong Fei Hung!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Fei Hung tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Williams misses with a left hand
and Fei Hung counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fei Hung lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Williams throws a right hand that Fei Hung ducks under and follows up with a left that Fei Hung also avoids with ease.
Williams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fei Hung counters with a nice uppercut.
Fei Hung pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fei Hung tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fei Hung walks forward, straight into a front kick from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fei Hung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams throws a body kick that misses
and Fei Hung counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fei Hung's head.
Fei Hung ducks right into an uppercut from Williams.
Sloppy strikes from Fei Hung. Those never looked like landing.
Williams tries to counter by clinching up but Fei Hung breaks away and moves out of range.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fei Hung tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fei Hung takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Fei Hung slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fei Hung misses with a left hand
and Williams counters with a shoot takedown. Fei Hung fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fei Hung has his foot on Williams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Williams works his way back into a safe position though.
Fei Hung trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Williams stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Fei Hung.
Fei Hung on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams.
Williams lands a head kick!
Williams lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Fei Hung scores with a shot to the body.
Fei Hung scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fei Hung throws a big shot that misses.
Fei Hung throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fei Hung blocks a head kick by Williams.
Despite the aggression on Fei Hung's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A head kick misses from Williams.
A head kick from Williams lands but Fei Hung takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fei Hung misses with a few strikes there.
Fei Hung takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fei Hung looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams throws a right and a left that Fei Hung avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Fei Hung on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fei Hung throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
A head kick misses from Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Williams dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A lazy body kick from Williams
and Fei Hung counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Fei Hung slips the punch.
Fei Hung tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Fei Hung lands with a good body shot.
Williams lands an overhand right.
Ken Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams connects with an inside leg kick.
Williams throws a head kick that misses
and Fei Hung counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams misses with a left hand
and Fei Hung counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Williams throws a head kick that Fei Hung semi-blocks.
Fei Hung takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fei Hung counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Fei Hung avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams walks into a stiff left hand from Fei Hung.
Fei Hung pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Williams back to the ropes. Fei Hung follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fei Hung throws a counter combo.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick
and Fei Hung counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fei Hung blocks a head kick by Williams.
Fei Hung let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fei Hung swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Williams misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fei Hung throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Williams appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Fei Hung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Fei Hung looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fei Hung takes a kick to the side of the head.
Williams throws a lazy head kick
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams slips a jab from Fei Hung.
A telegraphed right hand from Fei Hung misses the target.
Fei Hung just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromWilliams.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fei Hung blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams throws a lazy head kick
and Fei Hung counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams throws a right and a left that Fei Hung avoids nicely.
Fei Hung is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fei Hung lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams throws a head kick but Fei Hung moves out of range.
Fei Hung throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wong Fei Hung will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice straight punches there by Fei Hung. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fei Hung.
Nice body kick from Williams.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Fei Hung.
Williams seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fei Hung looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Fei Hung moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Fei Hung moves out of range easily.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fei Hung throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams looks to throw a body kick
and Fei Hung cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fei Hung on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Williams misses with a kick to the body.
Fei Hung lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Williams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fei Hung looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick
and Fei Hung counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ken Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams digs a good body shot into Fei Hung's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fei Hung fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Williams checks it well.
Fei Hung is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Williams misses with a kick to the body.
Fei Hung swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Fei Hung looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Williams misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fei Hung counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are working up against the ropes. Williams manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Fei Hung to keep the fight standing.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fei Hung counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fei Hung looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Fei Hung misses with a wild combination.
Fei Hung blocks a jab.
Fei Hung was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fei Hung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fei Hung feints the counter takedown.
Fei Hung is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Williams lands an overhand right.
Williams looks to throw a body kick
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fei Hung can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
As Williams backs off Fei Hung throws a huge counter combo but Williams manages to avoid it all.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Fei Hung moves out of range easily.
Fei Hung is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Fei Hung misses with a left hand
and Williams counters with a three punch combo that has Fei Hung backing up. Fei Hung nods at Williams to acknowledge the strikes.
Williams throws a combination. Fei Hung tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Williams.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Williams!
Wong Fei Hung spoke after the fight, saying 'eat that, losing this fight will never bother me. I will keep training hard to improve my skills and win'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fong Say Yuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean McConnor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
207 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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255 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fong Say Yuk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sean McConnor!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Say Yuk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McConnor fails with an attempt to clinch.
McConnor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Say Yuk lands with a kick to the temple. McConnor shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Say Yuk connects with a crisp jab.
McConnor dives in and grabs Say Yuk's left leg, looking for a takedown. Say Yuk pushes down on McConnor's head and hops out.
McConnor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Say Yuk swivels and escapes.
McConnor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fong Say Yuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean McConnor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McConnor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McConnor decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McConnor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Say Yuk makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Say Yuk.
Say Yuk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McConnor is controlling him.
Say Yuk will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McConnor postures up.
McConnor is fighting to break Say Yuk's control of his arms but Say Yuk is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Say Yuk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Say Yuk wants to get back to his feet but McConnor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McConnor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McConnor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McConnor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McConnor wants to control from the top but Say Yuk keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Say Yuk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Say Yuk on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Say Yuk tries to get out of the position.
Say Yuk looking to hit a scissor sweep but McConnor is one step ahead there.
Say Yuk is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Say Yuk wants to sweep here but McConnor controlling him for the moment.
Say Yuk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McConnor stops Say Yuk from standing up.
McConnor advances to half guard.
McConnor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
McConnor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Say Yuk is trying to stand up here but McConnor is controlling him well.
McConnor is nestled in close to Say Yuk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McConnor scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McConnor working the head and body with strikes.
Say Yuk is looking to improve his position.
Say Yuk controlling the position for now.
Say Yuk is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Say Yuk manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Say Yuk lands with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Say Yuk.
A telegraphed right hand from McConnor misses the target.
McConnor gets a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Say Yuk is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Say Yuk tries to roll over but McConnor keeps him under control.
Say Yuk looks like he's trying to stand up.
McConnor working Say Yuk over with strikes.
McConnor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
McConnor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Say Yuk's head.
McConnor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McConnor drops an elbow to the side of Say Yuk's head.
Nice strikes from McConnor there.
McConnor seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Say Yuk is trying to stand back up but McConnor is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sean McConnor will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McConnor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McConnor scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Say Yuk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McConnor has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Say Yuk really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McConnor is in the full mount, landing strikes.
McConnor landing strikes from the mount.
McConnor avoids the attempt from Say Yuk to control.
Say Yuk bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Our spies down at at Feed'em To The Lions inform us that McConnor has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Say Yuk is sitting in close to McConnor's body. McConnor has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Say Yuk is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Say Yuk is tapping! That was a very nice submission by McConnor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sean McConnor!
Sean McConnor is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Sean McConnor thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raja Wijaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Birbiglia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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199 lbs
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raja Wijaya!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roger Birbiglia!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Birbiglia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Birbiglia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wijaya was well out of range. Poor timing from Birbiglia.
Wijaya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Birbiglia.
Wijaya tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Birbiglia manages to circle out of the way.
Wijaya tries to close the distance and clinch but Birbiglia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Birbiglia throws a looping overhand right but Wijaya ducks down to avoid it.
Birbiglia misses with a hook. Wijaya ducked under it nicely.
Birbiglia misses with an uppercut. Wijaya saw that one coming.
Birbiglia misses with a wild body shot.
Wijaya tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Birbiglia defends well and Wijaya ends up having to push Birbiglia into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wijaya looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wijaya shoots in but Birbiglia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wijaya drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wijaya landing with the ground and pound.
Birbiglia trying to keep a closed guard but Wijaya is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wijaya throwing strikes from guard but Birbiglia blocks nicely.
Birbiglia keeping full guard, as Wijaya tries to pass.
Birbiglia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wijaya doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wijaya manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wijaya landing with the ground and pound.
Birbiglia is trying to keep Wijaya in close.
Wijaya throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Birbiglia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Birbiglia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wijaya postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wijaya is in close to Birbiglia's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birbiglia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wijaya manages to get himself to full guard.
Wijaya trying to keep a closed guard but Birbiglia is proving a slippery customer.
Birbiglia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Birbiglia is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wijaya 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.
Birbiglia throwing strikes but missing.
Birbiglia trying to control but Wijaya is working from the bottom.
Birbiglia throwing strikes but missing.
Birbiglia is in close to Wijaya's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birbiglia trying to control the position from guard on top but Wijaya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Birbiglia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Birbiglia landing some decent shots from guard.
Birbiglia scoring with punches to the head and body.
Birbiglia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Birbiglia keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wijaya's head.
Birbiglia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wijaya has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wijaya trying to keep a closed guard but Birbiglia is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birbiglia working some strikes from top position.
Birbiglia trying to control the position from guard on top but Wijaya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wijaya wants to stand but Birbiglia is controlling the position.
Wijaya manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Birbiglia manages to get himself to full guard.
Birbiglia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wijaya is aware though and is defending well.
Wijaya stopping the sweep attempt from Birbiglia.
Wijaya throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wijaya lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wijaya is working Birbiglia over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wijaya loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roger Birbiglia will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Wijaya drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wijaya passes Birbiglia's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Birbiglia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Birbiglia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wijaya throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Birbiglia regains full guard. Nicely done.
Birbiglia trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wijaya is working Birbiglia over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wijaya stays in close to Birbiglia's body and controls the position.
Wijaya working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wijaya loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Our spies down at at Madz **21 Elite coaches** inform us that Birbiglia has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wijaya postures up and lands a big shot to Birbiglia's brow.
Wijaya preventing the sweep.
Birbiglia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wijaya lands a couple of digs.
Birbiglia 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.
Wijaya postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wijaya content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Birbiglia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wijaya is one step ahead there.
Birbiglia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wijaya's guard.
Wijaya trying to control the position here.
Wijaya looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birbiglia distracts Wijaya with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Birbiglia is looking to work some ground and pound but Wijaya has wrist control.
Wijaya pulls Birbiglia in close to prevent any damage.
Birbiglia throwing strikes from guard but Wijaya blocks nicely.
Birbiglia's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Birbiglia won't allow Wijaya to get back to his feet.
Birbiglia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Birbiglia stopping the sweep attempt from Wijaya.
Birbiglia wants to control from the top but Wijaya keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wijaya looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Birbiglia puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Wijaya is trying to stand up here but Birbiglia is controlling him well.
Wijaya is doing well to control the position and prevent Birbiglia from advancing to side control.
Wijaya is trying to escape back to his feet but Birbiglia uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Birbiglia is looking to take a break and control but Wijaya is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Birbiglia is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Birbiglia working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wijaya is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wijaya looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Birbiglia!
Wijaya is chipping away with strikes.
Birbiglia defending against the ground and pound.
Birbiglia is looking to regain half guard here but Wijaya keeps moving and retains side control.
Birbiglia manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wijaya is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wijaya slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wijaya looking for a sweep. Not yet Wijaya, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raja Wijaya dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wijaya tries to close the distance and clinch up but Birbiglia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wijaya looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wijaya won't allow Birbiglia to sweep him here.
Wijaya wants to control from the top but Birbiglia keeps moving.
Birbiglia trying to control the position.
Wijaya scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Birbiglia has momentary wrist control but Wijaya slips an elbow through the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wijaya's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wijaya connects with a couple of short punches.
Birbiglia wants to sweep here but Wijaya controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wijaya accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wijaya working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Birbiglia's head.
Wijaya stopping the sweep attempt from Birbiglia.
Birbiglia has momentary wrist control but Wijaya slips an elbow through the middle.
Wijaya keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Birbiglia's head.
Birbiglia is trying to keep Wijaya in close.
Wijaya avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wijaya cracks Birbiglia with a solid left hand.
Wijaya lands a couple of digs.
Wijaya working some strikes from top position.
Wijaya is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Birbiglia can do to turn this around?
Wijaya preventing the sweep.
Wijaya content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wijaya lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birbiglia trying to keep a closed guard but Wijaya is proving a slippery customer.
Birbiglia lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wijaya tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wijaya has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Birbiglia is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Wijaya.
Birbiglia is looking to take a break and control but Wijaya is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Birbiglia tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wijaya tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birbiglia misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Birbiglia scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Wijaya to see if he's OK.
Birbiglia landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Birbiglia lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Birbiglia working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Raja Wijaya overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Birbiglia prevents Wijaya from escaping the position.
Wijaya managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Birbiglia.
Birbiglia tries to score with some ground and pound. Wijaya controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wijaya avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Birbiglia.
Wijaya is pushing Birbiglia's head away, looking to escape. Birbiglia manages to hold on to the position though.
Birbiglia 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.
Birbiglia trying to control the position but Wijaya is working away.
Wijaya tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Birbiglia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Birbiglia wants to control but Wijaya is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Birbiglia working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Raja Wijaya did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Birbiglia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wijaya tries to counter with a takedown but Birbiglia is quick to defend against it.
Wijaya gets a takedown into half guard.
Wijaya misses with a head shot. Birbiglia uses the momentum to regain guard.
Birbiglia wants to sweep here but Wijaya controlling him for the moment.
Wijaya with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wijaya working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Birbiglia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wijaya is aware though and is defending well.
Wijaya postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wijaya lands a couple of digs.
Wijaya is in close to Birbiglia's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wijaya makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Birbiglia lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Birbiglia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wijaya swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wijaya lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Birbiglia 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.
Wijaya throws a big elbow that misses.
Wijaya connects with a couple of short punches.
Birbiglia trying to keep a closed guard but Wijaya is proving a slippery customer.
Wijaya postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birbiglia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wijaya is one step ahead there.
Birbiglia trying to keep a closed guard but Wijaya is proving a slippery customer.
Wijaya works over Birbiglia with some ground and pound from guard.
Wijaya scoring with some ground and pound.
Wijaya throwing strikes from guard but Birbiglia blocks nicely.
Wijaya stands up over Birbiglia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wijaya cracks Birbiglia with a solid left hand.
Wijaya in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wijaya throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wijaya trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wijaya is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wijaya scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wijaya trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Birbiglia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wijaya doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wijaya manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Birbiglia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wijaya is one step ahead there.
Birbiglia is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wijaya working some strikes from top position.
Wijaya throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wijaya accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wijaya is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Birbiglia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wijaya is one step ahead there.
Wijaya sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Birbiglia's guard.
Birbiglia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wijaya works over Birbiglia with some ground and pound from guard.
Wijaya works over Birbiglia with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wijaya lands a couple of digs.
Wijaya landing some decent shots from guard.
Birbiglia is trying to keep Wijaya in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raja Wijaya had his way with Roger Birbiglia in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Birbiglia shoots in for a double leg but Wijaya sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Birbiglia tests Wijaya's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wijaya moves away from the strike by Birbiglia.
Wijaya changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Birbiglia tries to avoid it but Wijaya manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Birbiglia to the ground. Birbiglia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wijaya looking to score a takedown here. Birbiglia is defending well but Wijaya drives through and ends up in Birbiglia's guard.
Birbiglia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wijaya.
Birbiglia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wijaya postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wijaya with a nice head shot there.
Birbiglia 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.
Birbiglia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wijaya is aware though and is defending well.
Wijaya is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wijaya is in close to Birbiglia's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wijaya trying to control the position from guard on top but Birbiglia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wijaya with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wijaya stands up over Birbiglia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wijaya postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wijaya works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Birbiglia wants to control but Wijaya is keeping busy.
Wijaya thows a huge punch but Birbiglia dodges it nicely.
Wijaya looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wijaya is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Birbiglia defends it well.
Birbiglia manages to get to full guard.
Raja Wijaya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wijaya scoring with some ground and pound.
Birbiglia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wijaya gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Birbiglia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wijaya preventing the sweep.
Birbiglia working a defensive guard here.
Wijaya is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wijaya with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wijaya with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wijaya avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Birbiglia is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Wijaya keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Birbiglia's head.
Roger Birbiglia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wijaya stands up over Birbiglia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wijaya lands a couple of elbows.
Wijaya scoring with some ground and pound.
Wijaya working some strikes from top position.
Birbiglia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wijaya defends well.
Birbiglia working a defensive guard but Wijaya passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wijaya is working for a submission of some sort.
Birbiglia wants to improve his position but Wijaya is controlling well.
Birbiglia looking for submissions off his back.
Birbiglia wants to improve his position but Wijaya is controlling well.
Wijaya looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Birbiglia taking some punishment here, with Wijaya in his half guard.
Wijaya is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raja Wijaya showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wijaya 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raja Wijaya!
Raja Wijaya retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Raja Wijaya thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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