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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rhys Cao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Pandora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pandora has chosen Gonna Fly Now 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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180 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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181 lbs
22 - 21 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rhys Cao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Pandora!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandora connects with an inside leg kick.
Pandora fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pandora throws a leg kick that misses.
Cao has Pandora up against the cage in a clinch.
Cao stalls.
Pandora tries to break the clinch but Cao is controlling the position.
Cao misses with a body punch.
Pandora prevents a body shot from Cao.
Cao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pandora blocks an uppercut.
Pandora is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cao is keeping busy.
Pandora unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pandora tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pandora looking to slow down the pace here.
Cao lands a nice uppercut.
Cao misses with a punch to the body.
Pandora tries to stall but Cao uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pandora backwards.
Cao throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pandora blocks an elbow strike.
Cao is pushing Pandora up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cao lands a right hand.
Cao content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pandora has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cao - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandora using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pandora stalling in the clinch but Cao improves position.
Pandora misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cao.
Cao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cao throws a body punch but Pandora moves out of range.
Pandora lands with a kick to the temple. Cao shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cao blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Pandora.
Pandora cracks the inside of Cao's front leg.
Pandora moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pandora. That's going to slow Cao down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cao blocks a head kick by Pandora.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pandora.
Pandora scores with a spinning back kick!
Pandora pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cao takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pandora. Cao shrugs it off though.
Pandora goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pandora throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pandora scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandora scores with a spinning back kick!
Pandora throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pandora.
Pandora connects with a leg kick. Cao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pandora throws a low kick but Cao moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pandora.
Pandora throws a head kick that misses.
Cao is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pandora with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pandora chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pandora dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pandora throws a head kick that half lands.
Pandora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pandora feints and then cracks Cao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cao down.
Cao throws a lazy right hand but Pandora sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pandora misses with a body kick.
Pandora with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Arthur Pandora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pandora feints and then cracks Cao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cao down.
Cao has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pandora.
Pandora explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters circling a little - Pandora finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pandora pushes Cao away with a front kick.
Pandora is looking to land body kicks.
Pandora lands with a slapping head kick.
Pandora tries to land a front kick but Cao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cao moves out of range as Pandora throws a body kick.
Pandora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pandora tries to land a front kick but Cao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pandora. Pandora obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cao takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pandora with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cao to score with a decent uppercut.
Cao avoids the head kick by Pandora.
Pandora lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pandora throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pandora lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cao will feel that in the morning.
Cao will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pandora.
Pandora lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cao takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Pandora.
Pandora lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pandora lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pandora goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pandora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cao crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pandora - the referee stops the clock and Cao gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pandora. Cao manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pandora scores with a spinning back kick!
Pandora pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cao blocks the body kick.
Cao wants to clinch up but Pandora keeps it at a distance.
Pandora moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pandora throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pandora chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cao tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arthur Pandora seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pandora pushes Cao away with a front kick.
Pandora feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cao's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pandora showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Pandora throws a push kick but Cao slaps the foot to one side.
Pandora connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pandora throws a push kick but Cao slaps the foot to one side.
Cao steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pandora. That one must have hurt.
Pandora pushes Cao away with a front kick.
Pandora connects with a leg kick. Cao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cao avoids a kick to the body.
Pandora throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pandora misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pandora throws a wild body kick that Cao sees coming a mile off.
Cao looks to score with a jab to the body but Pandora is just out of range.
Pandora throws the kick towards the body but Cao avoids it.
Pandora buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cao takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cao has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pandora.
An inside leg kick from Pandora misses.
Pandora throws the kick towards the body but Cao avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandora tries a head kick but it misses.
Cao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pandora stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pandora misses with a kick to the body.
Pandora misses with a head kick.
Cao tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pandora throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pandora looks for the body kick but Cao saw that one coming.
Cao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pandora circles away quickly and effectively.
Pandora throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cao misses with a body shot.
Pandora thows a body kick. Cao tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cao throws a big shot that misses.
Pandora lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pandora - that will leave a mark!
Pandora throws a head kick that Cao semi-blocks.
Cao throws a hook to the side of Pandora's head but Pandora sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandora lands with a nice body kick.
Pandora moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cao moves out of range as Pandora throws a body kick.
Pandora moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pandora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cao takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Arthur Pandora is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cao moves out of range of the body kick from Pandora.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pandora thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cao if he has to take too many more of those.
Rhys Cao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pandora was well out of range. Poor timing from Cao.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Pandora comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pandora winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Pandora!
Our winner, Arthur Pandora, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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