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FIGHT! 5: Tapout vs Kelly PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ruthless Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Ketchum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ruthless Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ash Ketchum!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior lands a jab.
Ketchum looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A combination from Junior does no damage.
Junior feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ketchum sprawling to the canvas! Ketchum rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Junior finish him?!
It looks like Ash Ketchum has been cut.
Junior cracks Ketchum with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Ketchum falls to his knees and Junior doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ruthless Junior!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kid GNP (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Smart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Smart will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kid GNP!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Smart!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smart.
Smart shoots in but no luck this time.
Smart shoots in and bounces GNP off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Smart is sitting in close to GNP's body. GNP has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Smart is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Smart is tapping! That was a very nice submission by GNP.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kid GNP!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akio Kurosaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicanor Veloso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Akio Kurosaki has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akio Kurosaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nicanor Veloso!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosaki moves into range and clinches up with Veloso.
Kurosaki drops down looking for an ankle pick but Veloso pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kurosaki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Veloso clinches with his opponent.
Kurosaki looking to throw knees to the head but Veloso is blocking nicely.
Kurosaki tries a knee to the head but Veloso blocks it.
A body shot lands from Veloso.
Veloso lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kurosaki or not.
Veloso is pushing Kurosaki up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kurosaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Veloso avoids the damage to the body.
Kurosaki lands an elbow inside.
Veloso lands a body shot.
Veloso throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kurosakis head.
Kurosaki drops down looking for an ankle pick but Veloso pulls his leg out and moves away.
Veloso tries a head kick but it misses.
Kurosaki is looking to slow Veloso down with leg kicks.
Kurosaki tries to clinch
and Veloso moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Veloso takes an elbow to the temple.
Veloso dodges an elbow strike from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki scores with a knee to the head.
Kurosaki misses with an elbow strike.
Veloso lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kurosaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kurosaki tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akio Kurosaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kurosaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Veloso backwards.
Veloso avoiding damage as Kurosaki throws knees to the body.
Kurosaki is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Veloso pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Kurosaki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Veloso takes a knee to the side of the body.
Veloso blocks an elbow strike.
Kurosaki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Veloso gets through Kurosaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kurosaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Veloso blocks it with crossed arms.
Veloso takes a knee to the side of the body.
Veloso managing to block the knees to the body from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki is breathing heavily.
Veloso presses Kurosaki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kurosaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kurosaki looking to throw knees to the head but Veloso is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veloso stalling.
Kurosaki with a knee to the head.
Veloso lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kurosaki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kurosaki lands an elbow that stopped Veloso in his tracks for a moment.
Kurosaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Veloso has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Veloso blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kurosaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Veloso has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Veloso is leaning against Kurosaki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Veloso.
Kurosaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Veloso blocks it with crossed arms.
Veloso is leaning against Kurosaki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veloso lands a hook to the side of the head.
Veloso cracks Kurosaki with a nice body shot.
Kurosaki takes a shot to the head.
Veloso lands with a short shot to the head.
Kurosaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Veloso avoids it.
Kurosaki takes a shot to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kurosaki tries to land a knee to the head but Veloso blocks with his arms.
Veloso lands a hook that snaps the head of Kurosaki backwards.
Veloso cracks Kurosaki with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veloso working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kurosaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Veloso controlling the action here for a moment.
Kurosaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Veloso has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kurosaki tries a knee to the head but Veloso blocks it.
Veloso lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kurosaki backwards.
Veloso is struggling to control the position.
Kurosaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Veloso working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kurosaki lands a left hand.
Kurosaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Veloso has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kurosaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Veloso dodges an elbow strike from Kurosaki.
Come on Veloso - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Veloso lands with a light punch inside.
Kurosaki lands a knee to the head.
Kurosaki misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Veloso blocks it with crossed arms.
Kurosaki trying to land knees to the body.
Kurosaki misses with a knee to the head.
Veloso stalling.
Kurosaki misses with the head strike.
Veloso lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kurosaki backwards.
Kurosaki takes a shot to the head.
Veloso lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Veloso blocks it with crossed arms.
Veloso lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kurosaki missing with knees to the body.
Kurosaki looking to throw knees to the head but Veloso is blocking nicely.
Kurosaki throws an elbow but it misses.
A shot in the inside from Veloso.
A hook to the body from Veloso.
Veloso lands with a short punch from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice elbow from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicanor Veloso 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.
Veloso clinches up against the cage.
Kurosaki misses with a knee strike.
Veloso lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kurosaki looking to throw knees to the head but Veloso is blocking nicely.
Kurosaki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kurosaki lands an elbow just above Veloso 's eye.
Veloso avoids a wild elbow strike from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kurosaki misses with a knee strike.
Veloso working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Veloso blocks an elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kurosaki missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Veloso.
Kurosaki misses with an elbow strike.
Kurosaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Veloso slowing the pace effectively.
A left hand lands to the body for Veloso.
Kurosaki looking to throw knees to the head but Veloso is blocking nicely.
Kurosaki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Veloso gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Veloso controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Veloso blocks it with crossed arms.
Kurosaki misses with a knee strike.
Kurosaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Veloso avoids the damage to the body.
Veloso avoids a wild elbow strike from Kurosaki.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kurosaki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Veloso.
Veloso lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Veloso.
A right hook to the body lands for Veloso.
Veloso works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Veloso lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Veloso - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Veloso.
The referee is keeping an eye on Veloso - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kurosaki pushes off an throws an elbow but Veloso leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Veloso digs a right hand underneath Kurosaki's ribcage. Kurosaki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kurosaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Veloso's defenses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Veloso takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Veloso blocks an elbow strike from Kurosaki.
A short body shot lands from Veloso as the two fighters clinch.
Kurosaki missing with knees to the body.
Veloso stalling against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kurosaki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Veloso's brow.
Veloso displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kurosaki up against the cage.
Kurosaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kurosaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Veloso throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kurosaki looking to throw knees to the head but Veloso is blocking nicely.
Kurosaki misses with an elbow over the top.
Kurosaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Veloso blocks it with crossed arms.
Veloso lands a body punch.
Veloso scores with a shot to the side of Kurosaki's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veloso digs a right hand underneath Kurosaki's ribcage. Kurosaki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Veloso presses Kurosaki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Veloso lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kurosaki or not.
Veloso is working Kurosaki over against the cage.
Veloso stalling in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Veloso.
It looks like Akio Kurosaki has been cut.
Veloso lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kurosaki is working Veloso over against the cage.
Veloso throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Veloso presses Kurosaki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The referee calls for Veloso to work.
Kurosaki misses with a knee to the head.
Veloso lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Veloso.
Veloso lands with a right to the head.
Kurosaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Veloso scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Veloso on the inside.
A short right from Veloso.
Kurosaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Veloso blocks it with crossed arms.
Veloso working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veloso working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nicanor Veloso seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Veloso on the inside.
Kurosaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Veloso.
Veloso lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Veloso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veloso leaning his opponent against the cage.
Veloso lands with a light punch inside.
Veloso working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kurosaki looking to throw knees to the head but Veloso is blocking nicely.
Kurosaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kurosaki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Veloso lands a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Veloso.
Kurosaki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Veloso slowing the pace effectively.
Kurosaki misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicanor Veloso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Akio Kurosaki's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Veloso misses with a head kick.
Kurosaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kurosaki circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kurosaki counters with a thumping low kick.
Kurosaki looks to clinch
and Veloso moves into the clinch.
Kurosaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kurosaki changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Veloso fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kurosaki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kurosaki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kurosaki closes the distance but Veloso moves to the side
and Veloso counters by moving into the clinch.
Veloso managing to block the knees to the body from Kurosaki.
Veloso stops a takedown attempt from Kurosaki.
Veloso cracks Kurosaki with a nice body shot.
Kurosaki lands a shoulder strike.
Kurosaki lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veloso blocking some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kurosaki obliges.
Kurosaki changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Veloso fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akio Kurosaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kurosaki misses with a body kick.
Kurosaki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Veloso holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kurosaki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Veloso's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kurosaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Veloso.
Veloso lands a shot to the body.
Kurosaki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Veloso stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Veloso managing to block the knees to the body from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veloso looking to slow down the pace here.
Kurosaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Veloso takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kurosaki looking to throw knees to the head but Veloso is blocking nicely.
Veloso takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kurosaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Veloso.
Kurosaki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Veloso lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kurosaki trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kurosaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kurosaki tries to score a body lock takedown but Veloso shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kurosaki wants a takedown but no success here.
Veloso blocks an elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Veloso.
Kurosaki misses with an elbow strike.
Kurosaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Veloso makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Veloso.
Veloso is leaning against Kurosaki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Veloso lands with a light punch inside.
Kurosaki tries for a takedown but Veloso manages to get underhooks.
Veloso lands with a right to the head.
Veloso lands a body punch.
Veloso has Kurosaki pushed against the cage.
Kurosaki wants a takedown.
Veloso lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Veloso dodges an elbow strike from Kurosaki.
Veloso's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kurosaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Veloso lands a nice uppercut.
Kurosaki misses with a knee strike.
Kurosaki misses with a knee strike.
Kurosaki being controlled against the cage.
Kurosaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Veloso blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Veloso has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Veloso - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Veloso takes a knee right on the jaw!
Veloso throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kurosakis head.
A left hand lands to the body for Veloso.
Kurosaki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kurosaki tries a knee to the head but Veloso blocks it.
Veloso lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Veloso digs a right hand into Kurosaki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kurosaki's gas tank.
Veloso lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kurosaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Veloso lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kurosaki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Veloso's brow.
Veloso lands with a right to the head.
Akio Kurosaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hook to the body lands for Veloso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from Veloso as the two fighters clinch.
Come on Veloso - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nicanor Veloso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kurosaki has a couple of punches blocked by Veloso.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicanor Veloso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Veloso winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicanor Veloso!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juliano Vongkhamchanh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepito Tshabalala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juliano Vongkhamchanh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juliano Vongkhamchanh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pepito Tshabalala!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vongkhamchanh throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tshabalala.
A jab from Vongkhamchanh finds it's way through Tshabalala's defenses.
It looks like Pepito Tshabalala has been cut.
Vongkhamchanh scores with a jab to the head.
A head kick from Vongkhamchanh lands but Tshabalala takes it in his stride.
Vongkhamchanh throws a sloppy head kick and Tshabalala moves out of range easily.
Tshabalala takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tshabalala is rocked!
Vongkhamchanh gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tshabalala tries to free his leg and advance position but Vongkhamchanh is retaining full guard.
Tshabalala thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tshabalala drops back, looking for a kneebar! Vongkhamchanh looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Vongkhamchanh looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Vongkhamchanh!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tshabalala dodges the ground and pound from Vongkhamchanh.
You can see the frustration on Tshabalala's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vongkhamchanh fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tshabalala is not content to let Vongkhamchanh control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tshabalala is trying to control Vongkhamchanh's posture but Vongkhamchanh avoids it.
Vongkhamchanh sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tshabalala is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tshabalala wants to control but Vongkhamchanh postures up.
Vongkhamchanh stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vongkhamchanh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vongkhamchanh tries to clinch but Tshabalala is having none of it.
Tshabalala shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vongkhamchanh napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Vongkhamchanh striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Tshabalala thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tshabalala looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh gets back to half guard.
Vongkhamchanh moves into full guard.
Tshabalala trying to control but Vongkhamchanh is working from the bottom.
Vongkhamchanh keeping full guard, as Tshabalala tries to pass.
Vongkhamchanh is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tshabalala postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Vongkhamchanh is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tshabalala, into his guard.
Vongkhamchanh drops back looking for a leg! Tshabalala is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tshabalala manages to kick Vongkhamchanh off! Vongkhamchanh jumps back into Tshabalala's guard.
Tshabalala keeping moving, preventing Vongkhamchanh from controlling successfully.
Vongkhamchanh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tshabalala keeping moving, preventing Vongkhamchanh from controlling successfully.
Vongkhamchanh thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vongkhamchanh throws and elbow that misses. Tshabalala uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vongkhamchanh's guard. Nice move by Tshabalala!
Vongkhamchanh wants to sweep here but Tshabalala controlling him for the moment.
Vongkhamchanh is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tshabalala is posturing up here but Vongkhamchanh has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Tshabalala tries to roll out but it's too tight and Tshabalala has to tap! Slick submission there by Vongkhamchanh!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juliano Vongkhamchanh!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Onufry Zagloba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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226 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Onufry Zagloba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leon Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zagloba shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Zagloba was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Zagloba is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Thomas has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Thomas working to try and regain half guard.
Zagloba avoids the attempt from Thomas to control.
Zagloba has control of Thomas's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Thomas regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Thomas is trying to escape the mount.
Zagloba controlling from the full mount.
Zagloba throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Thomas has his hands clasped together but Zagloba breaks the hold and Thomas is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Zagloba!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Onufry Zagloba!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurtiz Larper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tetsuo Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kurtiz Larper has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kurtiz Larper seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kurtiz Larper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tetsuo Chiba!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chiba closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Kurtiz Larper has been cut.
Larper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Larper breaks from the clinch.
Chiba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larper shoots in for a double leg but Chiba sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Larper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chiba throws a right hand that Larper ducks under and follows up with a left that Larper also avoids with ease.
Larper fails with the takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larper shoots in but Chiba avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurtiz Larper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chiba scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chiba misses with a body kick.
Chiba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chiba fails to land with a series of punches.
Chiba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chiba gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Larper slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiba keeping full guard, as Larper tries to pass.
Larper 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 warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larper wanted to stand there but Chiba had control of the position.
Larper is stalling in the full guard.
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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Kurtiz Larper just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Chiba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Larper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Larper dodges the punch combination from Chiba.
Chiba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chiba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chiba looks gassed!
Larper shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Larper scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Larper is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsuo Chiba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kurtiz Larper's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Larper tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chiba sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Larper somewhat.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chiba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Larper.
Chiba misses with a double jab.
Larper fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chiba sprawls well initially but Larper persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Larper wants to free his trapped foot but Chiba is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Larper stands up from half guard.
Larper avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chiba stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chiba wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larper shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chiba defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurtiz Larper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Larper shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chiba's guard.
Larper trying to control but Chiba is working from the bottom.
Larper wants to stand but Chiba has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Larper trying to control but Chiba is working from the bottom.
Larper content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Kurtiz Larper just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Chiba moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kurtiz Larper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chiba fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chiba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chiba throws a right hand that Larper ducks under and follows up with a left that Larper also avoids with ease.
Larper fails with a takedown attempt.
Larper fails with a takedown attempt.
Tetsuo Chiba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chiba lands a two punch combo.
Chiba misses with a few strikes there.
Larper avoids the body shot from Chiba.
Chiba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Larper has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsuo Chiba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kurtiz Larper's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Larper shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chiba throws a combination. Larper tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Some wild striking there from Chiba.
Larper closes the distance and clinches up with Chiba, looking for a takedown. Larper pushes Chiba against the cage but Chiba circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chiba scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Larper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Larper looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Larper is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiba is trying to get back to full guard.
Larper decides to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Larper throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Chiba was covering up waiting for the punch and Larper finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Larper sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Larper is pushing down on Chiba's leg trying to pass to half guard. Chiba is fighting to maintain full guard but Larper has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larper controlling the action here.
Larper stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Chiba to get to his feet.
Larper shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Larper controlling from the full mount.
Larper get's back to his feet.
Tetsuo Chiba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larper swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chiba counters with a two punch combo.
Chiba throws a series of punches but Larper avoids them all with ease.
Larper fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chiba sprawls well initially but Larper persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Larper perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Larper has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kurtiz Larper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larper's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurtiz Larper showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chiba 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tetsuo Chiba!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benny Faroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bean Feijao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benny Faroni has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benny Faroni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bean Feijao!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feijao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Feijao looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Feijao avoids the head kick by Faroni.
Benny Faroni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Feijao moves in looking to clinch but Faroni pushes him off.
Feijao is looking to clinch but Faroni is avoiding it.
Faroni scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Bean Feijao has been cut.
Faroni fails to land with a series of punches.
Faroni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Faroni lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Feijao can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Faroni and Feijao drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Faroni.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benny Faroni!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between mr tapout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ned Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fistfull of Dollars. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, mr tapout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ned Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly gets the takedown into side control.
Kelly goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, tapout rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kelly's guard! Nice work there by tapout!
Kelly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kelly is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and tapout defends well.
tapout works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kelly wants to control but tapout is keeping busy and won't allow it.
tapout wants to control but Kelly is keeping him busy.
tapout passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kelly!
Kelly is trying desperately to improve position.
tapout wants to control the pace but Kelly is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
tapout with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kelly is wriggling around trying to escape.
tapout really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kelly tries to lock up and control but tapout gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kelly looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Kelly tries to break free.
tapout avoiding Kelly 's attempts to control his hands.
Kelly is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Kelly trying to control the hands but tapout won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
tapout is hanging on to Kelly's back as he tries to escape.
Kelly showing good submission defense here.
Kelly is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from tapout 's hooks.
Kelly defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from tapout.
Kelly is desperately trying to improve his position but tapout has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Kelly is looking for a sweep. tapout is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kelly moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kelly isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. tapout stacks Kelly 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 tapout!
tapout is looking to take a break and control but Kelly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kelly is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
tapout tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no tapout has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
tapout is breathing heavily.
Kelly manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is stalling here. tapout is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kelly seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and tapout has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kelly tries to improve position but can't.
tapout tries for a kimura but Kelly is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Kelly's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kelly is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on tapout's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kelly is trying to control but tapout manages to pass to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that mr tapout will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
tapout misses with a takedown attempt
and Kelly counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
tapout is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kelly pulls his head out easily.
Kelly is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so tapout is just riding it out for now. Kelly eventually gives up the hold.
Kelly is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. tapout doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kelly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but tapout still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, tapout has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Kelly tries to bench press tapout off him but tapout keeps the position.
tapout is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kelly is looking for a sweep.
Kelly is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kelly prevents tapout from improving position.
Kelly is trying to get back to half guard.
tapout tries to advance to mount but Kelly denies him.
tapout will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
tapout working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
tapout feints and as Kelly raises his hands in defense, tapout changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but tapout can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
tapout passes Kelly's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
tapout with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
tapout has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
tapout has control of Kelly's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kelly regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kelly blocking the ground and pound attempt from tapout.
Kelly actively working from the bottom here.
Kelly actively working from the bottom here.
Kelly wants to get back to full guard.
Kelly is looking to escape.
tapout controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ned Kelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kelly shoots and misses
and tapout counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kelly tries to roll over but tapout keeps him under control.
Kelly pushes tapout off looking to stand but tapout dives back in and keeps control.
Kelly is staying active underneath tapout, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kelly trying to control here.
tapout wants to take a breather but Kelly is having none of it.
Kelly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kelly actively working from the bottom here.
Kelly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with tapout in particular looking to stall.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
tapout looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is defending against the submission attempts here by tapout.
Kelly trying to hold on to tapout's head to control him but tapout postures up.
mr tapout overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kelly is in trouble now - tapout has advanced to mount!
Kelly flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kelly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kelly tries to hold on but tapout pushes him away.
Kelly is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
tapout wants to control the pace but Kelly is squirming around nicely.
Kelly is wriggling around trying to escape.
tapout with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kelly wants to hold on but tapout pushes him away.
tapout looking to control but Kelly is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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.
tapout prevents Kelly from getting the reversal.
tapout working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kelly blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kelly is trying to escape the mount.
Kelly sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that's the end of the fight!
mr tapout showed his dominance in that final round.
Well tapout 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mr tapout!
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A | B |
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A | B |
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A | B |
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A | B |
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