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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Tweedly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturro Affi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Affi has chosen Men at work - Land of down under as his entrance music. Arturro Affi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Tweedly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arturro Affi!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Affi.
Affi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tweedly.
Affi connects with a looping right hand.
Affi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tweedly backs up against the cage.
Affi scores with a three punch combo!
Affi cracks a nice hook into Tweedly's ribs.
A lazy left from Affi finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tweedly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tweedly fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Affi to the ground. Tweedly is now in Affi's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tweedly has gone for a leg lock! Affi slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tweedly's guard.
Tweedly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Affi won't allow Tweedly to sweep him here.
Tweedly is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tweedly is working hard here to advance position.
Affi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Arturro Affi was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Affi scores with a hook.
Tweedly walks into a straight right hand from Affi.
Tweedly has taken the fight to the clinch.
Affi throws a punch but it's blocked by Tweedly.
Tweedly is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Affi can't fight it off and eventually Tweedly manages to take the fight to the floor. Affi looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tweedly forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tweedly wants to work for an arm triangle but Affi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tweedly is looking for a kimura but Affi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tweedly to get the leverage.
Affi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tweedly. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Affi is trying to stand up here but Tweedly is controlling him well.
Affi trying to control but Tweedly postures up.
Affi is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Affi gets full guard.
Affi pushes Tweedly off and gets back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Affi leaves Tweedly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Tweedly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tweedly has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tweedly takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Affi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tweedly needs to keep his hands up - Affi had a free shot at his head there.
Affi cracks Tweedly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Affi throws a one two combo.
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!
Affi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Affi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tweedly shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Affi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A left and a right from Affi both land. Nice combination.
Tweedly has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Affi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tweedly is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Affi.
Affi scores with a hook to the body. Tweedly takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Affi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tweedly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Affi to score with a decent uppercut.
Affi dips to his left and cracks Tweedly with an uppercut!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Affi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Affi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tweedly had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Affi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tweedly has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
No luck for Tweedly with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturro Affi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Affi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Affi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tweedly's head backwards.
Affi lands with a nice combination. Tweedly backs away looking to recover.
Affi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Affi does no damage.
Affi is working the combinations to good effect here.
Tweedly will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Affi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot lands for Affi.
Richard Tweedly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tweedly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Affi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tweedly darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tweedly is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tweedly scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Affi is defending against the submission attempts here by Tweedly.
Richard Tweedly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tweedly is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Affi pushes Tweedly off looking to stand but Tweedly dives back in and keeps control.
Affi is concentrating on defense, preventing Tweedly from advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tweedly is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Affi tries to roll over but Tweedly keeps him under control.
Tweedly works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Affi is looking to reverse the position.
Tweedly wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Affi, who protects the arm well.
Affi stops Tweedly from passing to mount.
Affi is trying to buck Tweedly off.
Tweedly wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Affi, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tweedly tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Tweedly trying to control the position but Affi is working away.
Affi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tweedly.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Affi is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tweedly has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Tweedly 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.
Tweedly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Affi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Affi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Affi cracks Tweedly with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tweedly tries for a takedown but Affi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Affi stalks Tweedly and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tweedly's face. Tweedly staggers backwards, shaken.
Sloppy strikes from Affi. Those never looked like landing.
Tweedly shoots for a double leg takedown but Affi sprawls well. He's pushed Tweedly's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Tweedly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Affi.
A nice combination there by Affi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tweedly needs to keep his hands up - Affi had a free shot at his head there.
Affi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tweedly.
Affi lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Affi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Affi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Affi connects with a single shot there.
Affi lands with a straight right. Tweedly didn't see that one coming.
A nice combination there by Affi.
Affi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Affi tests Tweedly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tweedly's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Affi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tweedly scrambles back to his feet.
Affi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tweedly fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Affi avoids it really well and circles away.
Donk. Affi catches Tweedly right on the button with a cross.
Affi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tweedly closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tweedly takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab, jab by Affi - just one landing.
Affi stalks Tweedly and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tweedly's face. Tweedly staggers backwards, shaken.
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!
Tweedly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Affi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tweedly shoots for a double leg takedown but Affi sprawls well. He's pushed Tweedly's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Affi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tweedly is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Affi.
Tweedly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Affi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tweedly eats them both and turns towards Affi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tweedly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Affi as he jumps to the side.
Affi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tweedly shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tweedly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Affi tests Tweedly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Affi!
Affi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tweedly.
Affi lands a right hook to the body.
Affi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Affi lands a two punch combo.
Affi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tweedly closes the distance and clinches up with Affi, looking for a takedown. Tweedly pushes Affi against the cage but Affi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Affi swinging wildly here.
Affi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tweedly tries for a takedown but Affi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tweedly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Arturro Affi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Affi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Affi lands with a nice combination. Tweedly backs away looking to recover.
Tweedly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Affi as he jumps to the side.
Affi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Affi duly obliges.
Nice uppercut lands for Affi. That snapped Tweedly's head back.
Tweedly shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Affi defends it nicely.
Affi misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Affi throws a shot to the body.
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!
Affi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturro Affi really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tweedly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Affi.
Affi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tweedly with a poor takedown
and Affi counters with a stiff right hand.
Affi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Affi throws a one two combo.
Affi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Affi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tweedly looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Affi is fending him off so far but Tweedly persists. Nope, Affi circles away and we're back to standing.
Tweedly fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Tweedly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Tweedly or perhaps it was just good defense by Affi which made him look bad.
Affi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Affi stalks Tweedly and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tweedly's face. Tweedly staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Affi stalks Tweedly and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tweedly's face. Tweedly staggers backwards, shaken.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Affi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Affi does no damage.
Affi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tweedly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Affi as he avoids it easily.
Affi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tweedly is defended easily by Affi.
Affi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Affi!
Affi connects with a jab.
Affi throws a right hand that Tweedly ducks under and follows up with a left that Tweedly also avoids with ease.
Tweedly shoots in looking for a takedown but Affi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tweedly's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tweedly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Affi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Affi duly obliges.
Tweedly tries to clinch up.
Tweedly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Affi scores with a one two! Tweedly had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Affi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tweedly slips a jab and a cross from Affi.
Affi leaves Tweedly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Affi throws a right hand that Tweedly ducks under and follows up with a left that Tweedly also avoids with ease.
Tweedly shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Affi sprawls well. Affi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tweedly gets slowly back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tweedly looks for a takedown but Affi sprawls well.
Affi lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Affi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tweedly fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Affi avoids it really well and circles away.
Tweedly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Affi lands a nice shot to the body.
Affi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Affi dips to his left and cracks Tweedly with an uppercut!
Affi punishes Tweedly's body with a nice straight punch.
Tweedly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tweedly is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Affi.
Affi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Affi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Affi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Affi.
Affi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Affi throws a right hand that Tweedly ducks under and follows up with a left that Tweedly also avoids with ease.
Tweedly has managed to clinch.
Affi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tweedly.
Affi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Affi is trying to push Tweedly away but Tweedly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tweedly has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Affi uses from the top position.
Tweedly is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Affi is aware though and is defending well.
Affi postures up.
Affi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturro Affi dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Affi lands a two punch combo.
Affi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tweedly eats them both and turns towards Affi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tweedly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Affi tries to bum rush Tweedly with a series of wild strikes but Tweedly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Affi lands a nice shot to the body.
Tweedly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Affi's waist but Affi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tweedly off to one side.
Affi stuffs the takedown attempt from Tweedly. Tweedly gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice jab there from Affi.
Affi scores with a one two! Tweedly had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Affi lands a glancing blow to the side of Tweedly's head.
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.
Affi thuds a left hand into Tweedly's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Affi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Affi throws a nice looking combination but Tweedly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tweedly shoots for a double leg takedown but Affi sprawls well. He's pushed Tweedly's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Tweedly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tweedly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Affi's waist but Affi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tweedly off to one side.
Affi misses with a wild combination.
Tweedly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Affi feints a jab promting Tweedly to slip. Affi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tweedly slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Affi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Affi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tweedly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Affi circles away.
Affi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Affi scores with a one two! Tweedly had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tweedly tries for a takedown but Affi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Affi lands a jab-cross combination.
Affi misses with a few strikes there.
Affi looks to land a combination but Tweedly avoids it well.
Nice cross by Affi.
Tweedly closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Affi quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tweedly throwing shots but Affi is blocking nicely.
Tweedly throwing shots but Affi is blocking nicely.
Tweedly is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Affi defends it well.
Tweedly misses with a head shot. Affi uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tweedly might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tweedly is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tweedly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Affi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Affi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish 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.
Tweedly slips nicely into half guard.
Tweedly is looking for a kimura here.
Affi is trying to stand back up but Tweedly is controlling him
And that's the end of the fight!
Arturro Affi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Affi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 46:49
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 46:49
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturro Affi!
Arturro Affi is the new lightweight champion!
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