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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mana Oregan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oregan comes to the cage accompanied by Boom, P.O.D. Potter is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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255 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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196 cm
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265 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mana Oregan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carter Potter!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oregan moves away.
Potter throws a big shot that misses.
Potter shoots in for a takedown but Oregan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Potter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oregan circles away.
Potter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oregan.
Oregan tries a head kick but it misses.
Potter blocks a low kick nicely.
Potter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mana Oregan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carter Potter.
Potter works Oregan's body with a nice hook.
Oregan scores with a decent looking hook.
Potter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good leg kick by Oregan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Donk. Potter catches Oregan right on the button with a cross.
Oregan scoring well with a low kick there.
Oregan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Potter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oregan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Potter moves away.
Potter digs a good body shot into Oregan's ribs.
Potter blocks a head kick by Oregan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Oregan counters with an inside leg kick.
Potter wants to clinch up but Oregan keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Potter misses.
Oregan scoring well with a low kick there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Oregan. Potter shrugs it off though.
Potter looks gassed!
Potter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oregan.
Oregan throws a nice head kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Oregan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oregan connects with a high kick.
It looks like Carter Potter has been cut.
Oregan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oregan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oregan lands a jab.
Potter misses with a shot to the body
and Oregan counters with a one-two to the body.
Oregan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Potter's sensitive parts.
Oregan delivers a nice body kick.
Potter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oregan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oregan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Potter. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Oregan.
Oregan throws a head kick that half lands.
Potter moves forwards but Oregan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Potter walks into a straight right hand from Oregan.
Oregan just misses with a punch to the body.
Potter misses with a combination
and Oregan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Potter really felt that one!
Oregan throws a head kick but Potter moves out of range.
Oregan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oregan.
Oregan cracks the inside of Potter's front leg.
Good leg kick by Oregan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oregan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oregan breaks the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Potter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oregan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Potter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oregan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Potter is trying desperately to land a takedown but Oregan is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Potter.
Oregan thumps Potter with a low kick.
Oregan cracks Potter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Potter throws out a loose jab but Oregan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oregan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Potter's head.
Oregan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Oregan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Potter takes a step back to recover.
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!
Oregan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Potter if he has to take too many more of those.
Oregan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oregan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oregan lands with a kick to the temple. Potter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Potter misses with a body shot.
Oregan throws a head kick that half lands.
Oregan cracks the inside of Potter's front leg.
Oregan lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oregan connects with a looping right hand.
Oregan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Potter throws a body punch but Oregan moves out of range.
Potter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Potter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Potter tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mana Oregan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oregan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Potter.
Oregan misses with a head kick.
Nice body kick there by Oregan.
Oregan connects with a high kick.
Oregan thumps Potter with a low kick.
Potter has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Oregan.
Oregan feints and then cracks Potter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Potter down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Potter takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That has opened up Carter Potter's cut even more.
Oregan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Potter blocks a head kick by Oregan.
Oregan throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mana Oregan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carter Potter's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Potter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oregan.
Mana Oregan is winning the standup battle so far.
Oregan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Potter misses the target.
Oregan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Potter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Oregan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Potter really felt that one!
Nice uppercut there from Potter.
Potter is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Oregan rather than just go for the knockout.
Oregan rushes Potter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oregan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Potter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Potter avoids the elbow strike from Oregan, against the cage.
Oregan lands a good knee to the midsection. Potter won't want to take too many of those.
Oregan missing with knees to the body.
Oregan lands an elbow inside that Potter shrugs off.
Potter is breathing heavily.
Potter managing to block the knees to the body from Oregan.
Oregan misses with a knee to the head.
Oregan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Oregan.
Potter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Oregan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oregan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Potter tries to clinch up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Potter crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Oregan - the referee stops the clock and Potter gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Oregan. Potter manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Oregan scores with a punch to the head.
Oregan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Potter can do to turn this around?
Potter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Potter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Oregan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Potter's head.
Oregan slips under a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oregan, right into the meat.
Oregan throws a good cross that connects.
Potter misses with an uppercut. Oregan saw that one coming.
Oregan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Oregan wants to clinch.
Potter lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oregan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oregan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oregan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oregan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oregan tries to work over Potter's front leg with a kick but Potter checks it.
Potter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oregan moves away.
Potter cracks Oregan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Potter digs a good hook to Oregan's body.
Potter throws a shot from downtown. Oregan moves away and avoids it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Oregan.
Potter throws a low kick but Oregan avoids it.
Potter connects with a looping right hand.
Oregan defending well as Potter loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oregan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter throws a jab when Oregan was well out of range.
Potter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Oregan doesn't seem bothered though.
An inside leg kick from Oregan misses.
Potter moves out of range as Oregan throws a body kick.
Oregan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oregan scores with a head kick.
Oregan gets a clinch.
Oregan has had enough of the clinch but Potter keeps him there for the moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oregan.
Potter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oregan prevents the takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Potter dodges an elbow strike from Oregan.
Oregan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Potter blocks an elbow strike.
Potter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oregan.
Potter lands a shot to the body.
Oregan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Potter blocks an elbow strike from Oregan.
Potter scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Oregan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Potter changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Oregan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mana Oregan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carter Potter.
Potter misses with a body shot
and Oregan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Potter's knee momentarily.
Oregan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Potter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Potter takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Oregan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oregan doesn't manage to clinch there - Potter circles away.
Potter misses with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Oregan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Potter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Potter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A telegraphed right hand from Potter misses the target.
Oregan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Potter on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oregan thumps Potter with a low kick.
Potter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oregan misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mana Oregan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carter Potter's cut.
That's time! Oregan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A swing and a miss from Potter.
Potter lands a nice looking body shot.
Oregan cracks the inside of Potter's front leg.
Oregan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Potter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oregan ducks under a wild hook from Potter.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oregan.
Good shot there by Potter.
Oregan misses with a wild combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Oregan.
Oregan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oregan tries to clinch up but Potter circles away and keeps his distance.
Potter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Oregan momentarily.
Oregan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Potter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Potter throws a leg kick but Oregan sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oregan throws a leg kick which misses Potter's front leg but catches the back leg as Potter tries to avoid it.
Oregan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Potter.
Potter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oregan misses with a looping left.
Potter misses the body punch
and Oregan counters with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Potter.
Potter walks into a jab.
Potter moves out of range as Oregan throws a body kick.
Potter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Potter slips a jab from Oregan.
Oregan throws a leg kick which misses Potter's front leg but catches the back leg as Potter tries to avoid it.
Potter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Potter thows a body shot but no joy.
Oregan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Potter's calf.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oregan.
Oregan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Potter's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oregan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oregan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oregan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Potter blocks the elbow strike.
Oregan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Potter.
Potter avoiding damage as Oregan throws knees to the body.
Potter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oregan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Potter avoids the elbow strike from Oregan, against the cage.
Oregan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Potter avoids it.
Oregan looking to slow down the pace here.
Potter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Potter tries to throw a body punch but Oregan avoids it by throwing Potter back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Oregan throws an elbow but misses.
Potter struggles to land a body shot inside as Oregan controls his hands.
Potter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oregan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oregan lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Potter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Potter managing to block the knees to the body from Oregan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oregan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oregan clinches up against the cage.
Potter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Potter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Potter dodges an elbow strike from Oregan.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Oregan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Potter's brow.
Oregan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Potter struggles to land a body shot inside as Oregan controls his hands.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oregan.
Potter blocks an elbow strike.
Potter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Potter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oregan has him pressed against the cage.
Potter misses with some punches.
Potter avoids a wild elbow strike from Oregan.
Nice body punch from Potter - that landed with a thud.
Oregan is trying to break the clinch but Potter is controlling him.
Oregan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oregan working hard to break the clinch.
Oregan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Potter's face.
Oregan crunches a lovely knee into Potter's ribcage.
Oregan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Potter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Potter.
Potter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Oregan is trying to maintain a safe position but Potter gets an underhook and turns Oregan into the cage.
Potter lands with a left to the head.
Potter managing to block the knees to the body from Oregan.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Potter.
Oregan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Potter.
Potter is working Oregan over against the cage.
Potter has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Oregan clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Even with his hooks in, Potter manages to miss with strikes from the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oregan covering up well under a barage of strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mana Oregan clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Carter Potter's cut.
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.
Potter thuds his right hand into Oregan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Potter misses with a jab to the body
and Oregan counters with a good, hard body kick but Potter shrugs it off.
Oregan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oregan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Potter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Oregan.
Oregan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oregan cracks the inside of Potter's front leg.
Oregan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oregan, right into the meat.
Potter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Oregan. Oregan obviously looking to wear him down.
Oregan misses with a low kick as Potter jumps back.
Oregan throws a head kick that misses.
Oregan tries to clinch there but Potter circles away.
Potter throws a big shot that misses.
Potter keeps the fight on the outside.
Potter tries to clinch but Oregan moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter checks a low kick from Oregan.
A head kick misses from Oregan.
Oregan throws a leg kick
letting Potter counter with a right hand.
Potter shoots and misses
and Oregan counters with a nice leg kick.
Potter is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Potter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Potter lands a jab to the head.
Oregan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Potter momentarily.
Potter looks to land a left hand but Oregan moved out of range nicely.
Oregan moves in looking to clinch but Potter pushes him off.
Oregan misses with the body kick
and Potter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Potter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oregan ducks under a wild hook from Potter.
Potter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Potter looks to land a left hand but Oregan moved out of range nicely.
Potter misses with a double jab
and Oregan counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oregan.
Potter misses with a straight right.
Oregan scores with a jab to the body.
Potter is looking to clinch but Oregan is avoiding it.
Potter misses with a wild combination.
A head kick from Oregan lands but Potter takes it in his stride.
Potter throws a right and a left that Oregan avoids nicely.
Oregan's corner calls for a 1-2. Oregan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A head kick misses from Oregan.
An inside leg kick lands from Oregan.
A head kick misses from Oregan.
Potter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Potter thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter blocks the body kick.
Oregan throws a solid leg kick but Potter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Oregan.
A right-left combo lands from Potter.
Oregan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Potter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Potter misses with a looping right.
A big right from Potter misses.
Oregan throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Oregan.
Oregan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Potter was well out of range. Poor timing from Oregan.
Potter walks into a stiff left hand from Oregan.
Potter just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oregan, right into the meat.
Oregan throws an overhand right that lands on Potter's shoulder, as Potter tries to avoid the shot.
Oregan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oregan connects with a solid leg kick.
Potter throws a jab but it's blocked by Oregan.
Potter slips a straight right by Oregan.
Potter connects with a single shot there.
Oregan throws a leg kick which misses Potter's front leg but catches the back leg as Potter tries to avoid it.
A head kick by Oregan misses
and Potter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good leg kick by Oregan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Potter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Potter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Potter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Oregan.
Oregan feints and then cracks Potter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Potter down.
Oregan needs to keep his hands up - Potter had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oregan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Potter avoids the body shot from Oregan.
Potter with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mana Oregan had his way with Carter Potter in that round.
The cut man is working on Carter Potter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Oregan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good leg kick by Potter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oregan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oregan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Potter throws a leg kick but Oregan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Oregan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Potter. Potter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A head kick misses from Oregan.
Potter moves out of range as Oregan throws a body kick.
Potter clinches up against the cage.
Oregan trying to land knees to the body.
Oregan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oregan misses with a knee strike.
Oregan blocks an uppercut.
Potter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oregan tries to land a knee to the head but Potter blocks with his arms.
Potter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oregan.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Oregan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Potter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oregan working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oregan trying to land knees to the body.
Potter is leaning against Oregan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Potter.
Potter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Potter manages to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Potter.
Potter scores with a jab to the body.
Potter tests Oregan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Potter lands a jab to Oregan's midsection.
Potter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Potter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oregan moves away.
Potter digs a good hook to Oregan's body.
Oregan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Potter scores with a jab.
Potter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oregan scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oregan tries to land a front kick but Potter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Potter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Oregan doesn't seem bothered though.
Potter cracks Oregan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Potter throws the left hand but Oregan avoids the punch easily.
Potter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Oregan doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Potter scores with a decent looking hook.
Oregan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Potter lands a nice hook to Oregan's body. Oregan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Potter scores with a takedown into Oregan's guard.
Potter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Carter Potter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Potter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oregan is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter stopping the sweep attempt from Oregan.
Potter's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Potter postures up in Oregan's guard and throws a big left but Oregan blocks it.
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.
Potter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oregan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Potter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Oregan on the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Potter.
Potter throws a body punch but Oregan moves out of range.
Potter misses with a looping right.
Potter blocks a head kick by Oregan.
Potter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Potter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Potter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Potter misses with a shot to the body
and Oregan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mana Oregan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oregan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Oregan closes the distance and clinches.
Potter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Potter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oregan's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carter Potter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Oregan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 49:45
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 49:45
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 49:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mana Oregan!
Mana Oregan is the new heavyweight champion!
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