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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Tentheros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoine Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pray by Jay-Z feat. Rob Dougan. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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205 lbs
11 - 2 - 1 |
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204 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Tentheros!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antoine Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tentheros closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Ken Tentheros has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Tentheros as he connects with a hook.
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!
Wallace misses with a body shot.
Wallace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wallace wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wallace fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tentheros avoids it really well and circles away.
Wallace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tentheros was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace.
Tentheros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wallace.
Wallace pushes Tentheros up against the cage in a clinch.
Tentheros misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wallace stalls.
Wallace drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tentheros gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Wallace regains guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wallace tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wallace looking for a guillotine here but Tentheros defends easily.
Tentheros avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tentheros accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace looking for a sweep. Not yet Wallace, not yet.
Tentheros has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wallace trying to strike off his back.
Tentheros missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wallace wants to hit a switch here but Tentheros passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Wallace there!
Tentheros lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wallace hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace is trying to escape the mount.
Tentheros wants to control the pace but Wallace is squirming around nicely.
Wallace is trying desperately to improve position.
Tentheros can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wallace is looking to escape.
Tentheros avoids the attempt from Wallace to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tentheros controlling from the full mount.
Wallace keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tentheros content just to control the position here.
Wallace tries to reverse the position but Tentheros maintains control.
Tentheros working Wallace over with strikes here.
Tentheros prevents Wallace from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tentheros landing strikes from the mount and Wallace is in trouble!
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!
Wallace really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wallace takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wallace is rocked!
Tentheros controlling the pace for now.
Wallace is still in real trouble! Can Tentheros finish him?
Wallace is bucking up trying to escape but Tentheros cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wallace keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tentheros tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wallace seems to have recovered his senses.
Wallace tries to lock up and control but Tentheros gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tentheros will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tentheros controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tentheros cracks Wallace with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tentheros tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Tentheros dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ken Tentheros'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.
Wallace drives through with a takedown into Tentheros's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wallace throws an elbow that misses. Tentheros uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wallace's guard. Nice move by Tentheros!
Wallace 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.
Tentheros controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wallace is trying to keep Tentheros in close.
Tentheros preventing the sweep.
Tentheros working some strikes from top position.
Tentheros trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wallace utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tentheros postures up in Wallace's guard and throws a big left but Wallace blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tentheros trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tentheros missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wallace trying to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wallace is on top in guard.
Wallace loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tentheros working a defensive guard but Wallace passes into half guard.
Tentheros controlling the position for now.
Tentheros wants to sweep but Wallace has passed to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace tries to move to mount but Tentheros blocks the move with his legs.
Wallace working the ground and pound from side control.
Tentheros is looking to reverse the position.
Wallace throwing strikes but Tentheros manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Wallace is looking to regain half guard here but Tentheros keeps moving and retains side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tentheros is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ken Tentheros overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace taking a bit of punishment here - Tentheros scoring with strikes.
Wallace tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tentheros lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Tentheros working away.
Wallace tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wallace sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wallace keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wallace wants to improve his position but Tentheros is controlling well.
Wallace keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace wants to control but Tentheros is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tentheros works his way into full mount!
Tentheros with good strikes from the mount here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tentheros can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wallace is looking to escape.
Wallace keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tentheros tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallace bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ken Tentheros will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ken Tentheros's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wallace is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tentheros throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Wallace tumbling to the canvas!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace looking for a guillotine here but Tentheros defends easily.
Tentheros throws a big right hand that misses.
Tentheros won't allow Wallace to sweep him here.
Wallace is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wallace is looking for a triangle but Tentheros pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tentheros wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.
Tentheros throws a big elbow that misses.
Wallace preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tentheros trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Ken Tentheros has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Wallace throws a body punch but Tentheros moves out of range.
Tentheros shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wallace sprawls well. Wallace wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tentheros gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Tentheros as Wallace shoots in.
Tentheros connects with a nice looking jab.
Tentheros displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wallace throws out the jab.
Wallace misses with a body punch
and Tentheros counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tentheros gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wallace to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace wants to pass the guard but Tentheros is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tentheros looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tentheros throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tentheros not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tentheros is on top in guard.
Tentheros won't allow Wallace to sweep him here.
Tentheros trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace trying to keep a closed guard but Tentheros is proving a slippery customer.
Tentheros trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Wallace looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wallace tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tentheros throwing strikes from guard but Wallace blocks nicely.
Tentheros stopping the sweep attempt from Wallace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallace has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tentheros is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Wallace.
Wallace is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Tentheros is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Tentheros clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ken Tentheros's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tentheros keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wallace's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tentheros connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wallace scrambles back to his feet.
Wallace doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ken Tentheros is winning the standup battle so far.
Tentheros clobbers Wallace with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tentheros shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wallace as he jumps to the side.
Wallace dodges the punch combination from Tentheros.
Wallace has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tentheros feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Wallace collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ken Tentheros!
Ken Tentheros retains his light heavyweight title!
Ken Tentheros gave a mention to Hell's Balls Recovery (160) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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