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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Batang Tondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport". I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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165 lbs
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162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Batang Tondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Russell Jack!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tondo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jack has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tondo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jack pulls Tondo in close to prevent any damage.
Jack tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jack is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tondo tries to free his leg and advance position but Jack is retaining full guard.
Tondo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tondo wants to stand but Jack is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jack trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tondo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tondo moves into full guard.
Jack trying to control the position from guard on top but Tondo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tondo wants to stand and escape but Jack is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tondo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jack, into his guard.
Jack is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tondo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tondo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tondo postures up in Jack's guard and throws a big left but Jack blocks it.
Tondo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tondo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack controls Tondo momentarily but Tondo frees himself.
Jack looks gassed!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jack with a poor takedown
and Tondo counters with a shoot takedown. Jack fights it but they end up in guard.
Tondo controlling from the top position.
Jack is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tondo stands up and waves to Jack to follow him.
Tondo misses with a few strikes there.
Tondo wants to clinch up but Jack keeps it at a distance.
Tondo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jack looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tondo controlling the position from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Batang Tondo dominated that round.
That's time! Tondo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tondo is looking to score with low kicks.
Jack misses with a takedown
and Tondo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tondo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jack to the mat! Jack manages to get full guard.
Jack looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jack has a closed guard, preventing Tondo from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tondo trying to control the position from guard on top but Jack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tondo wants to get up but he can't break Jack's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tondo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tondo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tondo trying to control the position from guard on top but Jack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tondo wants to stand but Jack has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jack looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tondo gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tondo working a defensive guard here.
Tondo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tondo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jack doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jack manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tondo keeping moving, preventing Jack from controlling successfully.
Tondo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tondo is keeping the position for now.
Jack trying to control the position from guard on top but Tondo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tondo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jack trying to control but Tondo is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jack trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Batang Tondo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jack moves out of range of the leg kick from Tondo.
Tondo instigates a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tondo has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jack clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Tondo's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Batang Tondo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jack shoots and misses
and Tondo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tondo.
Tondo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jack has his foot on Tondo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tondo works his way back into a safe position though.
Tondo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jack wants to control but Tondo passes easily into half guard.
Tondo throwing shots but Jack is blocking nicely.
Tondo is thwarting Jack's attempts to control the position.
Tondo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tondo working Jack over with strikes here.
Tondo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jack is looking to escape.
Jack tries to hold on but Tondo postures up.
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.
Jack tries to reverse the position but Tondo maintains control.
Tondo avoids the attempt from Jack to control.
Tondo landing shots from mount.
Tondo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jack tries to hold on but Tondo postures up.
Jack is working to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Jack that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tondo lands a heavy elbow.
Jack tries to lock up and control but Tondo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jack wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Tondo is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Tondo misses with a punch to the head.
Batang Tondo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tondo is not going to allow Jack to sit and survive in this position.
Tondo is riding his opponent, not letting Jack buck him off.
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.
Jack trying to control the action but Tondo just sinks the hooks in.
Tondo is riding his opponent, not letting Jack buck him off.
Tondo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jack for as long as he can get away with.
Jack holding on to Tondo's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Russell Jack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tondo looking for the RNC.
And that's the end of the fight!
Batang Tondo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tondo 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Batang Tondo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jr Wu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Yelton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yelton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "My Life" - The Game kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jr Wu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brett Yelton!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yelton scores with a three punch combo!
Wu dives in and grabs Yelton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yelton pushes down on Wu's head and hops out.
Wu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yelton has managed to clinch.
Wu is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yelton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yelton manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Yelton has his foot on Wu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wu works his way back into a safe position though.
Wu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wu works over Yelton with some ground and pound from guard.
Yelton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Yelton is tightening it up a little... Wu has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Wu reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Wu taps out! nice BJJ there by Yelton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Brett Yelton!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Louis Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juliano Vongkhamchanh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louis Winchester could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Juliano Vongkhamchanh's chin.
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25
185 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Louis Winchester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juliano Vongkhamchanh!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vongkhamchanh goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vongkhamchanh.
Winchester circles away from the clinch attempt.
Juliano Vongkhamchanh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winchester fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Winchester slips a jab and a cross from Vongkhamchanh.
Vongkhamchanh moves into range and clinches up with Winchester.
Vongkhamchanh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Winchester tries to pull guard but Vongkhamchanh holds him up against the cage and eventually Winchester drops back down to his feet.
Winchester gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Vongkhamchanh regains guard.
Winchester trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vongkhamchanh keeping moving, preventing Winchester from controlling successfully.
Vongkhamchanh wants to sweep here but Winchester controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Winchester accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Winchester is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Vongkhamchanh is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Vongkhamchanh has escaped and now he's on top!
Winchester seems keen to control Vongkhamchanh's posture.
Vongkhamchanh would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Winchester looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vongkhamchanh is one step ahead there.
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.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Winchester working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vongkhamchanh.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vongkhamchanh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vongkhamchanh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Winchester keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vongkhamchanh.
Vongkhamchanh throws a hook but Winchester avoids it easily.
Vongkhamchanh is looking to clinch but Winchester is avoiding it.
Winchester on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Winchester is defended easily by Vongkhamchanh.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Winchester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vongkhamchanh throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Winchester counters with a shoot takedown. Vongkhamchanh fights it but they end up in guard.
Winchester scoring with punches to the head and body.
Winchester 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 Winchester, into his guard.
Winchester is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Winchester keeping full guard, as Vongkhamchanh tries to pass.
Winchester working for a triangle but Vongkhamchanh defends it easily.
Vongkhamchanh preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vongkhamchanh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Winchester works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vongkhamchanh throws a big right hand that misses.
Winchester manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Winchester looking to finish Vongkhamchanh with some ground and pound. This is bad for Vongkhamchanh!
Vongkhamchanh is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vongkhamchanh in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Winchester goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Vongkhamchanh is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vongkhamchanh lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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 Louis Winchester will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Winchester misses with a takedown
and Vongkhamchanh counters with a head kick.
It looks like Louis Winchester has been cut.
Vongkhamchanh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Winchester's head backwards.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vongkhamchanh.
Vongkhamchanh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vongkhamchanh swings for the body but Winchester moves out of range.
Vongkhamchanh wants to clinch but Winchester slips to the side
and Winchester holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Winchester is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vongkhamchanh pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Winchester misses with a knee strike.
Vongkhamchanh manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Vongkhamchanh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Winchester.
Winchester has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Winchester trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester trying to control but Vongkhamchanh is working from the bottom.
Winchester looking to sit in guard and control but Vongkhamchanh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vongkhamchanh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Winchester is looking to stand back up but Vongkhamchanh counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Winchester.
Winchester wants to get back to full guard.
Vongkhamchanh is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Winchester has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vongkhamchanh prevents Winchester from improving his position.
Vongkhamchanh trying to control from half guard but Winchester is working away.
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.
Vongkhamchanh is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Winchester defends it well.
Winchester moves into full guard.
Vongkhamchanh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Winchester wants to stand and escape but Vongkhamchanh is having none of it.
Winchester avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Winchester working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vongkhamchanh scores with a sloppy right hand. Winchester should have avoided that one.
Vongkhamchanh has his takedown stuffed
and Winchester counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh pushes Winchester off and scrambles back to his feet.
Vongkhamchanh clinches with his opponent.
Winchester prevents a takedown attempt there.
Louis Winchester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juliano Vongkhamchanh.
Winchester is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vongkhamchanh pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vongkhamchanh tries to land knees in the clinch but Winchester avoids the damage to the body.
Winchester is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vongkhamchanh tries to break the clinch but Winchester is controlling the position.
Winchester has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vongkhamchanh is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vongkhamchanh is pressed up against the cage. Winchester has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vongkhamchanh down to the mat. Vongkhamchanh avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vongkhamchanh is looking to clinch but Winchester is avoiding it.
Vongkhamchanh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Winchester's head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vongkhamchanh!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Winchester counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Winchester looking to sit in guard and control but Vongkhamchanh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vongkhamchanh thows a big elbow that misses.
Vongkhamchanh with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vongkhamchanh postures up and lands a big shot to Winchester's brow.
Winchester wants to sweep here but Vongkhamchanh controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Winchester utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Winchester dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Louis Winchester's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Winchester shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vongkhamchanh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vongkhamchanh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Winchester as he avoids it easily.
A head kick from Vongkhamchanh lands but Winchester takes it in his stride.
Vongkhamchanh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Vongkhamchanh.
Juliano Vongkhamchanh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Winchester takes a kick to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winchester tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vongkhamchanh swivels and escapes.
Winchester shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Winchester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh rushes Winchester and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vongkhamchanh gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Winchester regains guard.
Vongkhamchanh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Winchester looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Vongkhamchanh puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Vongkhamchanh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vongkhamchanh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Louis Winchester overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Winchester keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Winchester is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winchester is working hard here to advance position.
Vongkhamchanh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vongkhamchanh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vongkhamchanh looks to score with a jab to the body but Winchester is just out of range.
Louis Winchester is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Winchester's head.
Vongkhamchanh wants to clinch but Winchester slips to the side
and Winchester counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Vongkhamchanh!
Vongkhamchanh is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Winchester controlling his opponent.
Vongkhamchanh is trying to escape the mount.
Winchester tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Winchester tries to control but Vongkhamchanh wriggling away.
Winchester lands a nice shot to the head.
Vongkhamchanh tries to reverse the position but Winchester maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Winchester.
Winchester is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Vongkhamchanh has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Vongkhamchanh!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester trying to keep a closed guard but Vongkhamchanh is proving a slippery customer.
Winchester 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.
Juliano Vongkhamchanh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vongkhamchanh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Winchester avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Winchester is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vongkhamchanh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Winchester bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vongkhamchanh's guard.
Winchester wants to control from the top but Vongkhamchanh keeps moving.
Vongkhamchanh doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juliano Vongkhamchanh.
I think Winchester has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Louis Winchester!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Tweedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tweedy has chosen Hard Act To Follow as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrew Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Tweedy!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tweedy circles away.
Rock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Tweedy scores with a four punch combination!
Rock fails with a takedown attempt.
Tweedy throws a series of punches but Rock avoids them all with ease.
Rock lands with a nice combination. Tweedy backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Ben Tweedy has been cut.
Tweedy misses with a body kick.
Rock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tweedy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ben Tweedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tweedy stuffs the takedown attempt from Rock. Rock gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Rock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tweedy misses with a double jab.
Tweedy is looking to chop away at Rock's legs.
Rock throws a head kick that misses.
Tweedy throws a one two combo.
Tweedy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tweedy shoots in and bounces Rock off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rock is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tweedy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tweedy postures up and lands a big shot to Rock's brow.
Tweedy throwing strikes but missing.
Tweedy landing with the ground and pound.
Tweedy connects with a couple of short punches.
Tweedy pushing down on Rock's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tweedy slips a nice elbow through Rock's hands, connecting with Rock's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tweedy lands strikes from half guard.
Rock is breathing heavily.
Tweedy is nestled in close to Rock, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tweedy controlling the action here.
Rock is not content to let Tweedy control the position.
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. Tweedy connects with a nice short shot to Rock's temple.
Tweedy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tweedy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tweedy drops an elbow to the side of Rock's head.
Rock taking some punishment here, with Tweedy in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock tries to roll over but Tweedy keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tweedy in particular looking to stall.
Rock is trying to stand up here but Tweedy is controlling him well.
Tweedy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tweedy has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tweedy landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tweedy unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Tweedy.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tweedy cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tweedy unloading with bombs!
Tweedy looking to finish Rock with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rock!
Rock is squirming around, avoiding Tweedy's attempts to control the action.
Tweedy controlling his opponent.
Tweedy trying to control but Rock is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tweedy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Tweedy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Tweedy's cut.
That's time! Rock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tweedy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tweedy.
A head kick misses from Tweedy.
Rock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tweedy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice combination there by Tweedy.
Rock shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Tweedy to counter with a crisp jab.
Tweedy misses with a series of wild punches.
Tweedy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rock knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tweedy on the ground.
Rock keeping moving, preventing Tweedy from controlling successfully.
Tweedy advances to half guard.
Tweedy wants to control but Rock is keeping him busy.
Tweedy 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.
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.
Tweedy slips a nice elbow through Rock's hands, connecting with Rock's forehead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rock is looking to escape.
Tweedy stalling.
Tweedy is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Rock is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ben Tweedy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eusebio Alunan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Quiny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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184 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eusebio Alunan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Quiny!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alunan fails to land the takedown.
Quiny has managed to clinch.
Quiny gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Quiny throwing strikes but missing.
Quiny wants to control from the top but Alunan keeps moving.
Quiny tries to stand but Alunan is controlling from the bottom.
Quiny wants to control from the top but Alunan keeps moving.
Alunan keeping full guard, as Quiny tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alunan working for a triangle but Quiny defends it easily.
Quiny thows a big elbow that misses.
Alunan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quiny trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Quiny postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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.
Quiny thows a big elbow that misses.
Quiny drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Alunan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Quiny has Alunan in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alunan passes into half guard.
Alunan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alunan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Quiny is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alunan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Quiny doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Alunan.
Alunan is working for a kimura but Quiny is defending it quite comfortably.
Alunan is breathing heavily.
Quiny 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.
Alunan is looking for a kimura but Quiny is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Alunan to get the leverage.
Alunan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Quiny!
Alunan goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Quiny is on top in guard.
Quiny working some strikes from top position.
Quiny pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alunan is keeping the position for now.
Alunan is pulling down on Quiny's head. It's preventing any offense from Quiny, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Quiny will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Quiny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quiny feints and as Alunan raises his hands in defense, Quiny changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Quiny slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Alunan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Quiny is looking to take a break and control but Alunan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quiny is trying to ground and pound but Alunan uses the momentary lack of control by Quiny to regain half guard.
Quiny trying to control the pace.
Let's hope that Quiny has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Quiny not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alunan moves into full guard.
Quiny sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Quiny is looking to advance position but Alunan has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alunan has isolated one of Quiny's arms. Quiny looking to fight him off but Alunan twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eusebio Alunan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bip Bop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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278 lbs
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260 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bip Bop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Francis Santana!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bop throws a nice looking combination but Santana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bop misses with a wild combination.
Santana closes the distance and clinches up with Bop, looking for a takedown. Santana pushes Bop against the cage but Bop circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bop scores with a jab to the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Bop scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Francis Santana has been cut.
Santana shoots for a takedown but Bop saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bop bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Santana's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santana closes the distance and clinches up with Bop, looking for a takedown. Santana pushes Bop against the cage but Bop circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bip Bop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francis Santana.
Bop wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santana ducks right into an uppercut from Bop.
Francis Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santana takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Santana looks gassed!
Bop scores with a shot to the body.
Bop cracks Santana with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bop lands a left and a right that send Santana crashing to the mat, dazed. Bop thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Santana is rocked!
Bop lands a brutal uppercut that launches Santana off his feet! Santana tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bip Bop!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Narushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret Hicken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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216 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryo Narushima!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bret Hicken!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narushima turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Narushima does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hicken fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hicken throws a right hand that Narushima ducks under and follows up with a left that Narushima also avoids with ease.
Narushima ducks right into an uppercut from Hicken.
Hicken thows a body shot but no joy.
Narushima steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hicken.
Hicken throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hicken fails to land the takedown.
Hicken bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Narushima's head.
Hicken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hicken tries to clinch up but Narushima circles away and keeps his distance.
Narushima takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hicken throws a shot from downtown. Narushima moves away and avoids it.
Hicken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Narushima was well out of range. Poor timing from Hicken.
Hicken throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Narushima sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hicken moves out of range of the body kick.
Narushima is looking to score with low kicks.
Hicken scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hicken misses its intended target.
Hicken throws the left hand but Narushima avoids the punch easily.
Hicken lands with a straight right. Narushima didn't see that one coming.
Hicken misses with a looping right.
Hicken misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Hicken misses.
Hicken tries to clinch but Narushima moves out of range.
Hicken lands a jab to Narushima's midsection.
Hicken throws a lazy body kick
and Narushima counters with a nice leg kick.
Narushima slips a straight right by Hicken.
Hicken misses with a straight left.
Narushima takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Narushima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hicken throws a head kick that misses
and Narushima makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Narushima misses with a head kick.
Hicken lands a nice shot to the body.
Hicken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hicken with a lazy takedown attempt
and Narushima counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ryo Narushima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Narushima.
Hicken stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Narushima.
Narushima throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hicken looks to score with a jab to the body but Narushima is just out of range.
Narushima tries a head kick but it misses.
Hicken takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Narushima chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hicken looks gassed!
Hicken thows a left - swing and a miss!
Narushima wants to slow Hicken down by chopping away at his legs.
Narushima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hicken.
Narushima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hicken.
Narushima lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hicken's sensitive parts.
Hicken scores with a body shot.
Narushima ducks under a wild hook from Hicken.
Narushima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Hicken misses.
Bret Hicken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hicken fails to land the takedown.
Ryo Narushima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bret Hicken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicken throws a leg kick
and Narushima counters with a slapping leg kick.
Narushima scores with a kick to the body.
A head kick from Narushima lands but Hicken takes it in his stride.
Narushima thumps Hicken with a low kick.
Hicken walks forward, straight into a front kick from Narushima.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hicken on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Narushima.
Narushima throws a head kick but Hicken moves out of range.
Narushima scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Narushima connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Narushima chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Narushima moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Narushima lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Narushima chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hicken chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Narushima can pounce on him.
Narushima throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Narushima, right into the meat.
Narushima lands with a thumping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Narushima.
Hicken takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Narushima.
Hicken is trying desperately to land a takedown but Narushima is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hicken.
Narushima lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hicken's sensitive parts.
Narushima lands with a kick to the ribs.
Narushima chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Narushima is looking to slow Hicken down with leg kicks.
Narushima lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hicken's sensitive parts.
Good leg kick by Narushima there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hicken sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick there by Narushima.
Hicken blocks a head kick by Narushima.
Narushima moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Narushima dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Narushima connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Narushima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hicken misses with a looping left.
Hicken closes the distance but Narushima moves to the side
and Narushima counters with a good low kick that Hicken was not able to check.
A solid body kick from Narushima.
A slapping leg kick lands for Narushima.
Narushima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hicken can do to turn this around?
Narushima thumps Hicken with a low kick.
Narushima lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Narushima throws a quick inside leg kick.
Narushima moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hicken is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid body kick from Narushima.
An inside leg kick lands from Narushima.
A head kick from Narushima lands but Hicken takes it in his stride.
Hicken has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Narushima.
Narushima throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ryo Narushima is winning the standup battle so far.
Narushima cracks the inside of Hicken's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima throws a nice head kick!
Hicken's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Narushima lands with a kick to the temple. Hicken shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hicken throws a shot from downtown. Narushima moves away and avoids it.
Narushima keeps Hicken at a distance using the push kick.
Narushima dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hicken. That did some damage!
Narushima feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hicken's calf.
Narushima throws a head kick that misses.
Narushima connects with a high kick.
Hicken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hicken misses the shot to the body.
Narushima bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Narushima misses with a body kick.
Hicken thows a leg kick but Narushima checks it
and Narushima counters with a leg kick.
Narushima dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hicken. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Narushima thumps Hicken with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima connects with a high kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Narushima.
Narushima thumps Hicken with a low kick.
Narushima looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Narushima bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hicken throws a body kick the misses
and Narushima makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Narushima misses with a head kick.
Hicken misses with a kick to the body
and Narushima counters with a low kick, right behind Hicken 's knee.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Narushima.
Narushima with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Narushima throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hicken takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Narushima.
Narushima scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Narushima looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hicken misses with a straight right.
Hicken chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Narushima can pounce on him.
Narushima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Narushima chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Narushima is looking to slow Hicken down with leg kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Narushima, right into the meat.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hicken might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Narushima has got the better of the exchanges.
Narushima thumps Hicken with a low kick.
Narushima throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hicken throws a predictable looking body shot
and Narushima counters with a body kick.
Narushima lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hicken will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hicken takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hicken takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A nice leg kick lands there from Narushima.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narushima lands with a slapping head kick.
Hicken misses with an uppercut. Narushima saw that one coming.
Narushima moves away from the strike by Hicken.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hicken crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Narushima - the referee stops the clock and Hicken gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Narushima. Hicken manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Narushima throws a head kick that Hicken semi-blocks.
Narushima connects with a solid leg kick.
Narushima lands with a thumping leg kick.
Narushima lands with a slapping head kick.
Narushima throws a head kick that misses.
Hicken on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Narushima. Narushima obviously looking to wear him down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Narushima!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Narushima.
Narushima throws a nice inside leg kick.
Narushima has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Narushima throws a quick inside leg kick.
Narushima moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Narushima dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Narushima scores with a push kick.
Narushima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hicken.
Narushima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hicken chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Narushima can pounce on him.
Hicken chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Narushima can pounce on him.
Narushima throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Narushima throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Narushima lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Narushima lands a head kick!
Narushima lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hicken's sensitive parts.
Narushima dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hicken. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Narushima.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Narushima.
Hicken takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Narushima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima cracks the inside of Hicken's front leg.
Hicken tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Narushima scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Narushima connects with a solid leg kick.
Narushima thuds his shin into the meat of Hicken's side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Narushima.
Hicken stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Narushima.
Narushima lands a high kick!
Narushima scores with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Narushima, right into the meat.
Narushima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Narushima throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Narushima.
A solid leg kick lands there for Narushima.
Narushima lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hicken's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicken takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Narushima buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Narushima throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hicken.
A head kick misses from Narushima.
Narushima throws a nice outside leg kick.
Narushima looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Narushima moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Narushima scores with a leg kick.
Narushima scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Narushima throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hicken.
A head kick from Narushima lands but Hicken takes it in his stride.
Narushima scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hicken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Narushima slips under a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Narushima.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicken on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Narushima. Narushima obviously looking to wear him down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Narushima. Hicken shrugs it off though.
Narushima throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Narushima there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hicken takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Narushima cracks the inside of Hicken's front leg.
Narushima dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hicken. That did some damage!
Narushima cracks the inside of Hicken's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Narushima throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hicken.
Narushima lands a front kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Narushima.
Narushima looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Narushima scoring well with a low kick there.
Narushima lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hicken's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicken takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Narushima scores with a head kick.
Narushima lands with a kick to the temple. Hicken shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hicken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hicken stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Narushima.
Narushima lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Narushima lands with a kick to the temple. Hicken shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hicken is rocked!
Narushima scores with a nice body kick.
Hicken is still on wobbly legs! Can Narushima finish him?
A solid leg kick lands there for Narushima.
Hicken seems to have recovered his senses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Narushima.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Narushima, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Narushima lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Narushima scores with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Narushima as Hicken shoots in.
Crunch! Narushima slams his shin into Hicken's torso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Narushima clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Narushima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hicken.
Hicken scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Narushima defending well as Hicken loads up on a big left hand.
Hicken blocks a head kick by Narushima.
Narushima throws a leg kick which misses Hicken's front leg but catches the back leg as Hicken tries to avoid it.
Narushima throws a leg kick but Hicken checks it.
Hicken closes the distance looking to clinch
and Narushima counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hicken closes the distance looking to clinch
and Narushima counters with a big head kick but Hicken shrugs it off.
Hicken is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hicken tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hicken dives in and grabs Narushima's left leg, looking for a takedown. Narushima pushes down on Hicken's head and hops out.
Narushima dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hicken. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima lands a nice looking body kick.
Hicken stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Narushima.
Narushima scores with a push kick.
Narushima feints and then cracks Hicken's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hicken down.
Narushima scores with a head kick.
Narushima throws a head kick but Hicken moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Narushima.
Narushima thumps Hicken with a low kick.
Narushima cracks the inside of Hicken's front leg.
Narushima scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Hicken is predictable there
and Narushima counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Narushima pushes Hicken away with a front kick.
Narushima feints and then cracks Hicken's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hicken down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Narushima, right into the meat.
Hicken on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Narushima. Narushima obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Narushima finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hicken stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Narushima.
Narushima lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice body kick from Narushima.
Narushima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hicken.
Narushima scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hicken blocks a head kick by Narushima.
Narushima throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Narushima, right into the meat.
Narushima bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A head kick from Narushima lands but Hicken takes it in his stride.
Narushima thows a body kick. Hicken tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Narushima scores with a spinning back kick!
Narushima scores with a nice body kick.
Narushima throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima scoring well with a low kick there.
Narushima dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hicken. That did some damage!
Narushima moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A big right from Hicken misses.
A good leg kick by Narushima.
Hicken on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Narushima. Narushima obviously looking to wear him down.
Narushima throws a sloppy head kick and Hicken moves out of range easily.
Hicken takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Narushima throws a sloppy head kick and Hicken moves out of range easily.
Narushima lands with a kick to the ribs.
Narushima lands a front kick.
Hicken takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Narushima lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hicken takes a kick to the side of the head.
Narushima dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hicken. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Narushima. That's going to slow Hicken down.
Narushima feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hicken's calf.
Narushima lands a head kick!
Narushima throws a quick inside leg kick.
Narushima lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hicken's sensitive parts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Narushima, right into the meat.
Narushima buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Narushima connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hicken throws a hook but Narushima blocks it.
Narushima connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Narushima lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hicken chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Narushima can pounce on him.
Narushima scoring well with a low kick there.
Narushima throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Narushima had his way with Bret Hicken in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Narushima with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hicken sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Narushima keeps Hicken at a distance using the push kick.
Narushima is looking to slow Hicken down with leg kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Narushima.
Hicken sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Narushima scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Narushima.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Narushima buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Narushima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hicken.
Good leg kick by Narushima there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hicken tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Narushima lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hicken's sensitive parts.
Narushima plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Bret Hicken has been cut.
Hicken is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Narushima lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima lands a brutal head kick. Hicken looks out on his feet and Narushima throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Ryo Narushima!
Ryo Narushima retains his light heavyweight title!
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