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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tod Klein (ranked 24935 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Saulters (ranked 5445 p4p, 0 weight class). Tod Klein has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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161 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tod Klein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Saulters!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klein takes one on the button.
Klein misses with a double jab.
A shot to the liver by Klein. Beautiful body shot.
A lazy left from Saulters finds it's target.
Saulters gets caught flat footed, as Klein shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Saulters is trying to keep Klein in close.
Klein is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Klein lands a couple of elbows.
Klein gets to his feet - Saulters follows without any prompting.
Klein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Klein throws a sloppy head kick and Saulters moves out of range easily.
Despite the aggression on Saulters's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Saulters throws a nice looking combination but Klein bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Klein.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klein looks up at the clock and then as Saulters takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Klein smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Klein decides to stand back up. Klein steps back and let's Saulters get back to his feet.
Saulters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alex Saulters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Klein shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Klein showed some decent athleticism there.
Klein landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saulters trying to control here.
Klein slows the pace down in half guard.
Klein prevents Saulters from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klein gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Saulters scores with a decent looking hook.
Klein really is a fat lump.
Klein fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Saulters sprawls well initially but Klein persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Klein really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Still in half guard, Klein seems content to control.
Klein stands up and beckons Saulters to join him on the feet.
Klein throws a head kick that misses.
Saulters closes the distance looking to clinch
and Klein counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saulters is trying to control but can't.
Klein trying to control the pace.
Saulters wants to get back to full guard.
Klein stalling.
Saulters has hold of Klein's hands but Klein slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Klein slows the pace down in half guard.
Klein decides to return to a standing position.
Saulters gets off balance looking for a body kick
so Klein counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Klein lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Klein gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saulters cracks Klein with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Klein looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Saulters is fending him off so far but Klein persists. Nope, Saulters circles away and we're back to standing.
Klein throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Klein shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Klein is breathing heavily.
Klein decides to return to a standing position.
Klein looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Klein gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Klein shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Klein showed some decent athleticism there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tod Klein dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Saulters scores with a nice body kick.
Klein moves forwards but Saulters connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Klein closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Saulters quickly recovers to half guard.
Klein looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Saulters with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Saulters trying to control from the bottom.
Klein 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.
Klein slips a nice elbow through Saulters's hands, connecting with Saulters's forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice strikes from Klein there.
Klein controlling the action here.
Saulters trying to control but Klein postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klein decides to stand up.
Some wild striking there from Klein.
Saulters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A thudding body kick lands there by Saulters!
A looping hook to the body misses from Klein. Saulters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saulters works the jab nicely.
Klein avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saulters throws a body shot but no joy.
Saulters tests Klein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Klein is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saulters can do to turn this around?
Saulters gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Klein to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Klein scoring with some ground and pound.
Klein slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Klein gets to his feet. Saulters looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Klein looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saulters gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saulters lands a right hand that snaps the head of Klein backwards.
Saulters stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Saulters breaks from the clinch.
Good leg kick by Saulters there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice uppercut lands for Saulters. That snapped Klein's head back.
Klein looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Saulters!
Klein lands some shots froms side control.
Klein is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Saulters will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Klein stands up.
Klein shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Klein showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saulters trying to control but Klein postures up.
Klein stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Saulters to get to his feet.
Klein takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Saulters is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klein on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Klein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Klein misses with a head kick.
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 Tod Klein will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Klein misses with a body punch
and Saulters counters with a thumping low kick.
Klein scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Klein decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Saulters lands a glancing blow to the side of Klein's head.
Saulters connects with an inside leg kick.
Klein scores with a takedown into Saulters's guard.
Saulters not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Klein is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Klein stands and steps away. Saulters gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Klein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klein misses with a body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klein throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saulters fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Klein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Klein shoots in and bounces Saulters off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Saulters is trying to keep Klein in close.
Saulters is working an open guard so Klein takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Klein finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Saulters has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Saulters goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Tod Klein has been cut.
Klein shoots in looking for a takedown. Saulters tries to sprawl out of it but Klein keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Saulters manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tod Klein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saulters scores with a spinning back kick!
Klein drops his hands momentarily and Saulters takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Klein tries a head kick but it misses.
Saulters only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Saulters circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Klein drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Saulters follows Klein to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Saulters!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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