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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Soriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tad Ghostal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soriano comes to the cage accompanied by Bebot by The Black Eyed Peas. Ghostal has chosen Good King Wenceslas as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Soriano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tad Ghostal!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soriano looks to throw a body kick
and Ghostal counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Soriano is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Soriano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ghostal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soriano manages to avoid it.
Ghostal swings for the body but Soriano moves out of range.
Soriano with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ghostal to score with a decent uppercut.
Ghostal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Soriano.
Ghostal misses with a wild body shot.
Ghostal checks the leg kick nicely there.
Soriano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ghostal lands a jab to Soriano's midsection.
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!
Ghostal misses with a body kick.
Ghostal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soriano scores with a punch to the head.
Pablo Soriano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano misses with an uppercut
and Ghostal counters with a nice uppercut.
Ghostal avoids the body shot from Soriano.
Soriano throws a leg kick
and Ghostal counters with a body kick that stops Soriano in his tracks momentarily.
Ghostal misses with a leg kick.
Soriano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soriano misses with an uppercut.
Ghostal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Soriano moves into the clinch.
Ghostal lands a right hand.
Soriano is trying to maintain a safe position but Ghostal gets an underhook and turns Soriano into the cage.
Soriano is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Soriano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Soriano is trying to maintain a safe position but Ghostal gets an underhook and turns Soriano into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soriano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ghostal avoids it.
Ghostal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Soriano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ghostal's elbow.
Nice body punch from Ghostal - that landed with a thud.
Soriano is looking to control Ghostal's arms but Ghostal gets an underhook and turns him. Now Soriano has his back to the cage.
Ghostal slows down the pace here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ghostal looking to stall.
Ghostal breaks from the clinch.
Ghostal throws a lazy right hand but Soriano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soriano misses with a hook
and Ghostal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Soriano thinking.
Soriano scores with a shot to the body.
Soriano throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ghostal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano throws a leg kick but Ghostal checks it.
Ghostal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ghostal misses the shot to the body.
Soriano clinches up with Ghostal and pushes him back against the cage.
Ghostal prevents a body shot from Soriano.
Soriano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ghostal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ghostal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Soriano's hands.
Ghostal with a nice cross.
Ghostal throws a head kick that misses.
Soriano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ghostal.
Ghostal misses with a hook
letting Soriano counter with a right hand.
Ghostal wants to land a leg kick but Soriano is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal throws a jab but it's blocked by Soriano.
Nice shot by Ghostal.
Soriano throws a hook to the side of Ghostal's head but Ghostal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ghostal scores with a takedown into Soriano's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ghostal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Soriano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Soriano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ghostal manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ghostal has a closed guard, preventing Soriano from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tad Ghostal will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A low kick from Ghostal misses
and Soriano counters with a nice leg kick.
Tad Ghostal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Soriano takes the fight into the clinch.
Soriano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ghostal misses with a looping right.
Soriano throws the kick towards the body but Ghostal avoids it.
Ghostal works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good work by Soriano as he checks the leg kick.
Soriano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheers as Ghostal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Soriano doesn't seem phased though.
Ghostal throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Soriano tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ghostal is in Soriano's guard.
Ghostal looking to pass the guard.
Ghostal trying to control but Soriano is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghostal postures up.
Ghostal throws a big right hand that misses.
Ghostal throwing strikes but missing.
Soriano keeping moving, preventing Ghostal from controlling successfully.
Ghostal wants to pass the guard but Soriano is keeping the position.
Ghostal postures up and lands a big shot to Soriano's brow.
Ghostal is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal trying to control but Soriano is working from the bottom.
Ghostal stands and throws Soriano's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Soriano is looking to regain half guard here but Ghostal keeps moving and retains side control.
Ghostal in side control lands a decent elbow.
Soriano is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal throwing strikes but Soriano manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Sloppy strikes there by Soriano.
Soriano decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Soriano throws a leg kick
and Ghostal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ghostal drops his hands momentarily and Soriano takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ghostal darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Soriano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ghostal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ghostal checks a leg kick nicely.
Soriano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soriano takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Soriano tried to score with a low kick but Ghostal checks it.
Ghostal throws a body punch but Soriano moves out of range.
Soriano thows a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ghostal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Soriano doesn't seem bothered though.
A big left from Soriano misses.
Ghostal tries a low kick but Soriano avoids it.
Soriano misses with a right hand
and Ghostal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ghostal scores with a jab. Soriano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Soriano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ghostal.
Ghostal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soriano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tad Ghostal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Soriano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Soriano with a jab.
Soriano checks a low kick from Ghostal.
Soriano checks a leg kick nicely.
Ghostal avoids a kick to the body.
Ghostal throws a leg kick
and Soriano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ghostal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Soriano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ghostal.
Soriano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ghostal.
Ghostal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soriano.
Ghostal misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soriano. Ghostal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Soriano as Ghostal shoots in.
Ghostal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghostal lands a jab to Soriano's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ghostal. Soriano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soriano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ghostal was well out of range. Poor timing from Soriano.
Soriano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ghostal. Ghostal obviously looking to wear him down.
Ghostal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tad Ghostal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ghostal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Soriano counters with a right hand to the body.
Soriano lands with a hook. Ghostal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A big right from Ghostal misses.
Ghostal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soriano.
Ghostal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soriano.
Soriano defending well as Ghostal loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Soriano.
Soriano's corner calls for a 1-2. Soriano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ghostal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ghostal lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soriano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Soriano takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Soriano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ghostal.
Ghostal is looking to land body kicks.
Ghostal lands a nice hook to Soriano's body. Soriano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ghostal throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ghostal misses with a body punch
and Soriano counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soriano misses the shot to the body.
Ghostal looks to land a left hand but Soriano moved out of range nicely.
Ghostal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Soriano's hands.
Soriano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ghostal misses with a body shot.
Soriano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ghostal throws out a loose jab but Soriano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ghostal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Soriano finds it's target.
Ghostal misses with a leg kick
and Soriano counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal checks a leg kick.
Soriano goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Soriano.
Soriano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghostal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soriano.
Ghostal misses the shot to the body.
Ghostal bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ghostal misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ghostal throws a right hand that misses
and Soriano counters with an inside leg kick.
Ghostal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soriano.
Soriano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Soriano clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Soriano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ghostal's sensitive parts.
Ghostal thuds his right hand into Soriano's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Soriano swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ghostal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soriano walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ghostal.
Ghostal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ghostal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Soriano misses the jab.
Soriano misses with a wild combination.
Ghostal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ghostal is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Soriano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ghostal's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick misses from Soriano.
Ghostal lands with an uppercut that bounces Soriano off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Soriano misses.
Sloppy strikes from Soriano. Those never looked like landing.
Soriano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ghostal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ghostal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Soriano counters with a left to the body.
Soriano works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ghostal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ghostal misses with a low kick as Soriano jumps back.
Soriano looks to score with a jab to the body but Ghostal is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Ghostal blocks the low kick.
Soriano tries to work over Ghostal's front leg with a kick but Ghostal checks it.
Soriano misses with an uppercut.
Ghostal thows a leg kick but Soriano checks it
and Soriano counters with a solid body kick.
Ghostal is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Good work by Soriano as he checks the leg kick.
Ghostal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soriano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice cross by Soriano.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghostal looks to land a right hand but Soriano moved out of range.
Soriano looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ghostal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal thows a leg kick but Soriano checks it
and Soriano makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A slow jab from Ghostal misses its intended target.
Soriano lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ghostal takes a step back to recover.
Ghostal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Soriano looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ghostal connects with an inside leg kick.
Soriano cracks a nice hook into Ghostal's ribs.
Ghostal swings for the body but Soriano moves out of range.
Ghostal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Soriano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soriano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal throws a looping overhand right but Soriano ducks down to avoid it.
Ghostal shoots in and bounces Soriano off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ghostal tries to free his leg and advance position but Soriano is retaining full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ghostal postures up.
Ghostal being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ghostal lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Pablo Soriano will probably get the nod.
That's time! Soriano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ghostal swings away with a body shot that misses
and Soriano counters with a good low kick that Ghostal was not able to check.
Soriano explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ghostal throws a wild body kick that Soriano sees coming a mile off.
Soriano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ghostal.
Soriano throws a solid leg kick but Ghostal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Soriano.
Ghostal lands with a cross.
Soriano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ghostal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ghostal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soriano.
Soriano misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut lands for Ghostal. That snapped Soriano's head back.
Ghostal lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano cracks the inside of Ghostal's front leg.
Soriano misses the body punch
and Ghostal counters with a straight right hand.
Soriano throws the kick towards the body but Ghostal avoids it.
Ghostal throws the left hand but Soriano avoids the punch easily.
Ghostal dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Soriano. That did some damage!
Ghostal takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Soriano throws an overhand right that lands on Ghostal's shoulder, as Ghostal tries to avoid the shot.
Ghostal fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big right from Ghostal misses.
Ghostal lands a nice leg kick that just misses Soriano's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soriano misses with a kick to the body.
Ghostal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soriano.
Soriano takes a swing at Ghostal's ribcage but misses.
Ghostal throws a hook to the side of Soriano's head but Soriano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick from Soriano is predictable there
and Ghostal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ghostal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ghostal is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soriano checks a low kick from Ghostal.
Ghostal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soriano.
Soriano will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ghostal lands a nice looking kick to the body. Soriano takes a step back to recover.
Ghostal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soriano manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal misses with a head kick.
Ghostal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ghostal 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.
Soriano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A low kick from Ghostal misses
and Soriano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Soriano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ghostal.
Soriano checks the leg kick.
Ghostal finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Soriano lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal slips under a jab from Soriano.
Ghostal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soriano moves out of range of the strikes.
Ghostal throws a push kick but Soriano slaps the foot to one side.
Ghostal throws a hook but Soriano avoids it easily.
Ghostal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Soriano scores with a head kick. Ghostal tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ghostal closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Soriano to the mat! Soriano manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soriano is pulling down on Ghostal's head. It's preventing any offense from Ghostal, at least for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tad Ghostal.
I think Ghostal 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 47:48
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 48:48
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tad Ghostal!
Tad Ghostal decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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