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XFC: No Return PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bu Laia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter The Pistol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laia comes to the cage accompanied by "Hawaiian Kickboxer" by Moke Boy. This should be a great matchup!
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bu Laia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter The Pistol!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Pistol is looking to clinch.
Laia punishes The Pistol's body with a nice straight punch.
Laia takes one to the chin there.
Laia throws a series of punches but The Pistol avoids them all with ease.
The Pistol throws a left and a right that both miss
and Laia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Laia throws a nice looking combination but The Pistol bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Pistol throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Pistol closes the distance looking to clinch
and Laia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laia misses the shot to the body.
Laia tries a head kick but it misses.
The Pistol tries to clinch
and Laia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laia misses with a combination
and The Pistol decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Laia's guard.
The Pistol pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laia is keeping the position for now.
Laia thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Laia keeping moving, preventing The Pistol from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pistol postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Laia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Pistol doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Pistol manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Pistol decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Laia, up you get!
The Pistol looks for a takedown but Laia sprawls well.
Laia lands a two punch combo.
Laia lands with a cross.
Laia throws a right hand that misses
and The Pistol decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Laia's guard.
Laia is looking to stand up but The Pistol isn't so interested in that idea.
Laia keeping moving, preventing The Pistol from controlling successfully.
The Pistol trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Laia keeping moving, preventing The Pistol from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laia 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.
Laia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Laia tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Laia is breathing heavily.
The Pistol is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The Pistol trying to control but Laia postures up.
The Pistol might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Laia kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Laia has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The Pistol holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Laia tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laia blocks The Pistol's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Laia gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Laia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Pistol closes the distance and clinches up with Laia, looking for a takedown. The Pistol pushes Laia against the cage but Laia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Laia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Pistol moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Laia.
Laia misses with a double jab
and The Pistol counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bu Laia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Pistol chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Pistol tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laia lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Laia lands a nice shot to the body.
The Pistol misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bu Laia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter The Pistol.
Laia misses with a double jab
and The Pistol decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Laia's guard.
The Pistol stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Laia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laia wants to sweep here but The Pistol controlling him for the moment.
Laia wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Laia kicks The Pistol off and gets to his feet.
Laia thows a body kick. The Pistol tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laia lands with a nice combination. The Pistol backs away looking to recover.
The Pistol shoots in but Laia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Laia avoids the head kick by The Pistol.
Laia throws a series of punches but The Pistol avoids them all with ease.
The Pistol swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Laia counters with a one-two to the body.
Laia throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Pistol counters with a body kick that stops Laia in his tracks momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laia looks to score with a jab to the body but The Pistol is just out of range.
Laia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laia misses with a jab to the body
and The Pistol moves into the clinch.
The Pistol keeps control of Laia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Laia gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from The Pistol.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bu Laia will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Laia 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.
The Pistol tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Laia counters with an inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Laia misses.
The Pistol takes a kick to the side of the head.
Laia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Pistol moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Laia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Laia looks to land a combination but The Pistol avoids it well.
Laia misses with a two punch combination.
The Pistol takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The Pistol blocks the body kick.
Laia tries a low kick but The Pistol avoids it.
The Pistol shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Laia's guard.
Laia keeping moving, preventing The Pistol from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laia looking for a sweep. Not yet Laia, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pistol drops back looking for a leg! Laia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Laia manages to kick The Pistol off! The Pistol jumps back into Laia's guard.
The Pistol stands up from Laia's guard - The Pistol perhaps looking for a knockout.
Laia misses with a left hand
and The Pistol counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Laia's guard now.
The Pistol wants to control from the top but Laia keeps moving.
Laia uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Laia misses with a double jab
and The Pistol counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Laia misses.
Laia digs a good body shot into The Pistol's ribs.
The Pistol lands a jab-cross combination.
The Pistol closes the distance looking to clinch
and Laia counters with a right hand to the body.
Laia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Pistol counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by The Pistol.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Laia is looking for a triangle but The Pistol pushes his legs off easily.
The Pistol is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Laia striking off his back but it's not causing The Pistol any problems.
Laia wants to stand but The Pistol is controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Laia is on top in guard.
Laia gets to his feet - The Pistol follows without any prompting.
Laia lands a jab-cross combination.
Laia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Pistol throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Laia's waist but Laia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The Pistol off to one side.
The Pistol tries to clinch but Laia is having none of it.
Laia misses with a wild combination.
The Pistol avoids a punch combination nicely.
Peter The Pistol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Pistol lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Pistol. That did some damage!
Laia misses with the combination.
Laia looks to land a combination but The Pistol avoids it well.
Laia looks to score with a jab to the body but The Pistol is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Laia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Laia.
The Pistol misses with a double jab
and Laia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The Pistol takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice takedown defense from Laia. No joy for The Pistol on that attempt.
Laia lands with an overhand left.
The Pistol shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Laia as he jumps to the side.
Bu Laia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter The Pistol.
The Pistol scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee warns Laia that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The Pistol trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The Pistol controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pistol pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Laia is rocked!
Laia is in a horrible position here. The Pistol smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oh Laia is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laia is desperately trying to improve his position but The Pistol has a good base and remains in mount.
The Pistol is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Laia can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Pistol trying to control but Laia is having none of it.
The Pistol unloading with bombs!
The Pistol controlling his opponent.
BOOM! The Pistol connects with a massive shot to the dome!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laia trying desperately to get to his feet.
Laia seems to have got his legs back now.
The Pistol pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laia can't escape the position.
Laia gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter The Pistol showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
No joy there for Laia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Pistol moves away from the strike by Laia.
Laia throws a shot to the body.
The Pistol has his takedown stuffed
and Laia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Pistol looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Pistol counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Laia's guard now.
Laia has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes The Pistol off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Laia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The Pistol throws a lazy head kick
and Laia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laia.
The Pistol takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Horrible takedown by The Pistol or perhaps it was just good defense by Laia which made him look bad.
Bu Laia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter The Pistol.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Pistol wants to clinch but Laia slips to the side
and Laia counters with a nice uppercut.
Laia scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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!
The Pistol moves in looking to clinch but Laia pushes him off.
The Pistol tries a head kick but it misses.
Laia misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Pistol looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick from Laia lands but The Pistol takes it in his stride.
The Pistol throws a lazy right hand but Laia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Pistol throws a shot to the body.
The Pistol tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Laia counters with a series of strikes. The Pistol will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bu Laia is winning the standup battle so far.
The Pistol throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laia stuffs the takedown attempt from The Pistol. The Pistol gets slowly back to his feet.
The Pistol tries to clinch up.
Bu Laia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Pistol shoots in for a double leg but Laia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The Pistol will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laia misses with a double jab
and The Pistol counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pistol prevents Laia from breaking the clinch.
Laia wants to break free but The Pistol has control.
The Pistol jumps guard but Laia stands there with The Pistol around his waist. The Pistol gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The Pistol breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Pistol fails with an attempt to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from The Pistol.
The Pistol shoots in for a double leg but Laia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Laia misses with a combination
and The Pistol counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Laia!
Laia keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Laia is trying to stand.
Laia working to try and regain half guard.
The Pistol looking to finish Laia with some ground and pound. This is bad for Laia!
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!
Laia tries to lock up and control but The Pistol gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Laia's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Laia wants to hold on but The Pistol pushes him away.
The Pistol working away from the top, dropping strikes.
It looks like Bu Laia has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pistol looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The Pistol tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The Pistol breaks from Laia's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Laia is in a horrible position here. The Pistol smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Laia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Laia is looking to improve his position but The Pistol isn't that keen on the idea.
Laia is working hard here to advance position.
The Pistol sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The Pistol avoids the attempt from Laia to control.
The Pistol working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bu Laia's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Laia is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laia is looking to improve his position but The Pistol isn't that keen on the idea.
Laia bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Laia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Laia is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! The Pistol is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! The Pistol has escaped and now he's on top!
The Pistol trying to control but Laia is working from the bottom.
Laia wants to get back to his feet but The Pistol is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laia keeping moving, preventing The Pistol from controlling successfully.
The Pistol controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter The Pistol comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Pistol 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Peter The Pistol!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Peter The Pistol!
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight for Peter The Pistol!
Peter The Pistol wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kane Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kane Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Walker!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker pushes Wade up against the cage in a clinch.
Wade goes for a takedown attempt but Walker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - Wade circles away.
Wade looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Walker!
Wade tries to control but Walker wriggling away.
Walker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Walker really wants to buck Wade off and get back to his feet.
Wade pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wade with good strikes from the mount here!
Walker is rocked!
Wade working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Walker is still in real trouble! Can Wade finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wade misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Wade sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Wade misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wade tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Wade thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Wade looking to finish with strikes here!
Walker avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wade.
Walker avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wade.
Wade 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.
Wade misses with a head shot.
Wade wants to finish this one by submission but Walker is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Wade.
Poor strikes thrown by Wade there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Wade unloads with some shots from mount but Walker bucks and avoids them well.
Wade throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Wade throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wade unloads with some shots from mount but Walker bucks and avoids them well.
Wade misses with a head shot.
Poor strikes thrown by Wade there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Wade throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Wade misses with a head shot.
Wade looking to finish with strikes here!
Poor strikes thrown by Wade there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Walker seems to have recovered his senses.
Wade is breathing heavily.
Walker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker wants to control but Wade is having none of it.
Wade tries to control but Walker wriggling away.
Walker manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wade's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wade's back!
Walker is trying to stick to Wade's back but Wade is turning into Walker. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Walker's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Wade.
Wade in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wade wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Walker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wade doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wade manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Walker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wade. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wade stays in close to Walker's body and controls the position.
Wade cracks Walker with a solid left hand.
Wade lands a couple of digs.
Wade stands up over Walker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Walker wants to stand and escape but Wade is having none of it.
Wade pushes down on Walker's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker is trying to get back to full guard.
Walker trying to control from the bottom.
Walker is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker is trying to stand back up but Wade is controlling him
Walker trying to control here.
Walker is looking for a sweep. Wade is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Walker regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wade.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown by Wade or perhaps it was just good defense by Walker which made him look bad.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Wade dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wade is looking to clinch.
Walker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Wade counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Walker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wade is controlling him.
Wade distracts Walker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wade gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wade shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Walker as he jumps to the side.
Wade fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wade decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Walker's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wade throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade advances to half guard.
Walker is not content to let Wade control the position.
Wade prevents Walker from improving his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Walker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wade scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Walker is refusing to be controlled, as Wade sits in half guard.
Wade scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wade works his way into side control.
Wade wants to control but Walker is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Walker prevents Wade from moving into mount.
Wade grinds an elbow into Walker's temple.
Wade is looking to take a break and control but Walker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wade tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wade misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade working the ground and pound.
Wade connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Walker some visible discomfort.
Wade trying to control the position but Walker is working away.
Walker taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wade scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wade landing a few strikes.
Wade lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Walker down.
Wade cracks Walker with a big right hand but Walker just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wade working the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wade off and has taken his back!
Walker is trying to stick to Wade's back but Wade is turning into Walker. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Walker's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Wade.
Wade forces his way into half guard.
Walker looks like he's trying to stand up.
Walker is staying active underneath Wade, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker is trying to stand up here but Wade is controlling him well.
Walker is looking for a sweep. Wade is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wade lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wade stalling.
Wade lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wade takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wade is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wade is working for a kimura but Walker is defending it quite comfortably.
Wade content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Wade dominated that second round.
That's time! Wade's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wade shoots and misses
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wade shoots in for a double leg but Walker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wade shoots for a takedown but Walker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kane Wade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wade changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Walker tries to avoid it but Wade manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Walker to the ground. Walker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Walker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wade is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.
Walker stuffs the takedown attempt from Wade. Wade gets slowly back to his feet.
Wade throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Walker's waist but Walker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wade off to one side.
Wade tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wade wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
No luck for Wade with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wade shoots in but Walker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Walker stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wade misses with a takedown attempt - Walker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wade tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Wade will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wade has a takedown stuffed.
John Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wade fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wade looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wade shoots in looking for a takedown. Walker tries to sprawl out of it but Wade keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Walker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wade shoots in and bounces Walker off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wade lands a couple of digs.
Walker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wade chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade connects with a couple of short punches.
Wade postures up and lands a big shot to Walker's brow.
Wade controlling from the top position.
Wade pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walker is keeping the position for now.
Wade postures up.
Kane Wade overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wade gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Walker is looking to clinch but Wade is avoiding it.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walker jabs Wade right on the nose. Wade blinks but takes it well.
Walker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Walker misses with a takedown
and Wade counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade drops down looking for an ankle pick but Walker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Walker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Walker misses with a takedown
and Wade counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Walker's guard now.
Wade trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walker 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.
Walker is trying to keep Wade in close.
John Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wade gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Walker is looking for a triangle but Wade pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kane Wade showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wade, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight for Kane Wade!
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Kane Wade!
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight for Kane Wade!
Kane Wade wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Cataan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Thromonavich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thromonavich has chosen Angel of Death - Slayer as his entrance music. Alonzo Cataan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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248 lbs
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233 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alonzo Cataan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikhail Thromonavich!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cataan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cataan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cataan looking to sit in guard and control but Thromonavich gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cataan seems keen to control Thromonavich's posture.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thromonavich's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cataan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Thromonavich preventing the sweep.
Cataan has Thromonavich pulled in close to control his posture.
Thromonavich trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cataan seems keen to control Thromonavich's posture.
Thromonavich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cataan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cataan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thromonavich wants to control from the top but Cataan keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thromonavich keeps the fight on the outside.
Cataan is looking to clinch but Thromonavich is avoiding it.
Thromonavich darts in and clinches Cataan up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cataan.
Thromonavich tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cataan prevents Thromonavich from breaking the clinch.
Thromonavich wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cataan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cataan with a knee to the head.
Cataan decides to pull guard.
Thromonavich landing some decent shots from guard.
Cataan keeping moving, preventing Thromonavich from controlling successfully.
Cataan seems keen to control Thromonavich's posture.
Cataan working a defensive guard here.
Thromonavich is looking to stand up but Cataan won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cataan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thromonavich is one step ahead there.
Cataan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Cataan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thromonavich manages to get himself to full guard.
Thromonavich looks gassed!
Cataan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Thromonavich is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cataan, into his guard.
Cataan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thromonavich postures up and lands a big shot to Cataan's brow.
Thromonavich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cataan pulls Thromonavich in to control the position.
Cataan working for a triangle but Thromonavich defends it easily.
Thromonavich is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thromonavich thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cataan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Still in half guard, Cataan seems content to control.
Cataan stands up and beckons Thromonavich to join him on the feet.
Thromonavich tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cataan swivels and escapes.
Cataan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thromonavich wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cataan is trying to break the clinch but Thromonavich has him pressed against the cage.
Thromonavich looking for a takedown.
Alonzo Cataan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhail Thromonavich.
Thromonavich fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thromonavich wants to get back to striking at distance but Cataan won't allow it.
Thromonavich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cataan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cataan moves in looking to clinch but Thromonavich pushes him off.
Cataan shoots in and drives through. Thromonavich sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thromonavich stalks Cataan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cataan's face. Cataan staggers backwards, shaken.
Cataan ducks right into an uppercut from Thromonavich.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thromonavich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cataan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thromonavich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thromonavich blocks an elbow strike.
Thromonavich breaks from the clinch.
Cataan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thromonavich counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cataan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cataan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Cataan looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Thromonavich puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cataan desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Cataan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thromonavich.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Thromonavich dominated that round.
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.
Cataan rushes Thromonavich and presses him up against the cage.
Thromonavich avoids the elbow strike from Cataan, against the cage.
Cataan lands an elbow that stopped Thromonavich in his tracks for a moment.
Thromonavich manages to break the clinch.
Thromonavich misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cataan tries to clinch but Thromonavich moves out of range.
Thromonavich fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cataan sprawls well initially but Thromonavich persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cataan is looking for a sweep. Thromonavich is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cataan manages to get to full guard.
Thromonavich postures up.
Cataan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mikhail Thromonavich has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thromonavich is breathing heavily.
Cataan looking to control.
Thromonavich is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cataan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cataan is trying to keep Thromonavich in close.
Thromonavich wanted to stand there but Cataan had control of the position.
Thromonavich trying to control the position from guard on top but Cataan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cataan has his foot on Thromonavich's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thromonavich works his way back into a safe position though.
Cataan wants to stand but Thromonavich is controlling the position.
Cataan 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Cataan dodges the punch combination from Thromonavich.
Cataan pushes Thromonavich up against the cage in a clinch.
Thromonavich can't break the clinch.
Cataan avoiding damage.
Thromonavich fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A knee to the head by Cataan.
Cataan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thromonavich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cataan moves into range and clinches up with Thromonavich.
Cataan landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cataan.
Thromonavich wants to break free but Cataan has control.
Cataan crunches a lovely knee into Thromonavich's ribcage.
Cataan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Thromonavich pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cataan lands a damaging elbow.
Thromonavich is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cataan is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Thromonavich to the mat. Thromonavich regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Cataan trying to control the position from guard on top but Thromonavich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cataan controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thromonavich keeping moving, preventing Cataan from controlling successfully.
Cataan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thromonavich trying to strike off his back.
Cataan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cataan wants to control from the top but Thromonavich keeps moving.
Cataan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thromonavich can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cataan controls the pace.
Cataan is working Thromonavich over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thromonavich wants to stand and escape but Cataan is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cataan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cataan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cataan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Thromonavich keeping moving, preventing Cataan from controlling successfully.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Alonzo Cataan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Cataan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cataan scoring with punches from side control.
Thromonavich is looking to reverse the position.
Thromonavich wants to control but Cataan postures up.
Cataan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Thromonavich tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thromonavich is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Thromonavich manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Thromonavich working Cataan over with strikes.
Thromonavich looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonzo Cataan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Thromonavich scores with a takedown into Cataan's guard.
Cataan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cataan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thromonavich lands a couple of digs.
Thromonavich trying to control but Cataan is working from the bottom.
Cataan trying to keep a closed guard but Thromonavich is proving a slippery customer.
Thromonavich landing some decent shots from guard.
Cataan wants to sweep here but Thromonavich controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cataan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thromonavich manages to get himself to full guard.
Thromonavich wants to stand and escape but Cataan is having none of it.
Cataan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thromonavich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cataan.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cataan in particular looking to stall.
Thromonavich is not content to let Cataan control the position.
Thromonavich is trying to control but can't.
Thromonavich is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cataan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cataan's back!
Cataan turns into Thromonavich and is now in his guard.
Thromonavich isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Cataan stacks Thromonavich on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Cataan!
Cataan is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Thromonavich's shoulder. That is not cool.
Cataan lands a nice forearm strike.
Cataan decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Thromonavich tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Cataan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cataan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cataan trying to control but Thromonavich is working from the bottom.
Thromonavich not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thromonavich is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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!
Thromonavich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cataan stops Thromonavich from standing up.
Cataan has gone for a leg lock! Thromonavich slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cataan's guard.
Cataan trying to keep a closed guard but Thromonavich is proving a slippery customer.
Thromonavich preventing the sweep.
Thromonavich thows a big elbow that misses.
Cataan has his feet on Thromonavich's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Thromonavich swats away the attempt to clinch by Cataan.
Thromonavich shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cataan but Cataan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cataan clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thromonavich letting Cataan take a breather here.
Thromonavich is trying to break the clinch but Cataan has him pressed against the cage.
Thromonavich changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cataan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cataan clinches with his opponent.
Cataan wants the takedown. Thromonavich is fighting it off but Cataan persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Thromonavich's guard against the cage.
Cataan trying to control the position from guard on top but Thromonavich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thromonavich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cataan wants to control from the top but Thromonavich keeps moving.
Thromonavich looking to control.
Cataan wants to control from the top but Thromonavich keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thromonavich is looking to sweep but instead, Cataan has passed into half guard.
Thromonavich is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cataan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thromonavich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thromonavich closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cataan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thromonavich fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Thromonavich fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cataan sprawls well initially but Thromonavich persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cataan tries to roll over but Thromonavich keeps him under control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cataan gets back to full guard.
Cataan 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alonzo Cataan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cataan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Alonzo Cataan!
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight for Alonzo Cataan!
Judge John Mangel scores the fight for Alonzo Cataan!
Alonzo Cataan wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Gapuz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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18
280 lbs
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300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Victor Gapuz!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gapuz fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked George out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Victor Gapuz!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Todo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Todo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Liddel!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Todo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees to the body from Todo.
Todo manages to break the clinch.
Chuck Liddel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Todo. No joy for Liddel on that attempt.
Todo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liddel pushes Todo up against the cage in a clinch.
Liddel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Todo throws a leg kick but Liddel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Liddel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Todo can pounce on him.
Liddel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Todo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Todo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Liddel feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Todo really is a fat lump.
Todo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Todo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Todo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Liddel is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Todo goes for an armbar but Liddel turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Liddel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Liddel 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.
Liddel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Liddel trying to control the position from guard on top but Todo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Todo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Todo looking to control.
Todo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Liddel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Todo is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Todo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Liddel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Todo is breathing heavily.
Liddel slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liddel is looking to advance position but Todo won't allow it.
Todo tries to roll over but Liddel keeps him under control.
Todo trying to control but Liddel postures up.
Liddel looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Todo wants to control but Liddel is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel trying to control from half guard but Todo is working away.
Todo tries to roll over but Liddel keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Liddel.
Todo throws a sloppy head kick and Liddel moves out of range easily.
Todo lands a jab-cross combination.
Todo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Todo stuffs the takedown.
Jack Todo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Liddel.
A head kick misses from Todo.
Todo tries to clinch up but Liddel circles away and keeps his distance.
Liddel connects with a nice looking jab.
Liddel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Todo.
Todo throws a series of punches but Liddel moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liddel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Todo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Liddel, pushing him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Todo to work.
Todo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Todo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Todo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liddel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Todo as he jumps to the side.
A head kick misses from Todo.
Todo feints and then cracks Liddel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liddel down.
Todo lands with an uppercut that bounces Liddel off the cage and back into rage.
Todo throws a big shot that misses.
Todo jabs at Liddel's body.
Todo misses with a body shot.
Todo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Todo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Todo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Todo keeps the fight on the outside.
Todo throws a head kick that misses.
Todo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Liddel momentarily.
Todo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Todo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Liddel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Todo.
Liddel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Todo is rocked!
A right-left combo lands from Liddel.
Oh Todo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A punch combination from Todo misses.
Liddel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Todo.
Liddel fails to land the takedown.
A head kick misses from Todo.
Todo seems to have got his legs back now.
Todo misses with a right hand
and Liddel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Todo wants to improve his position but Liddel is controlling well.
Todo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todo controlling the position well.
Liddel is breathing heavily.
Todo is not content to let Liddel control the position.
Todo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Todo.
Todo is looking for a triangle but Liddel pushes his legs off easily.
Todo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Liddel is one step ahead there.
Todo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Todo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Liddel!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Todo wants to control the pace but Liddel is squirming around nicely.
Liddel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Todo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Todo content just to control the position here.
Todo looking to control but Liddel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Todo looking to control but Liddel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Todo lands a heavy elbow.
Todo has control of Liddel's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Liddel regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Todo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Todo is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Liddel has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Liddel!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddel trying to control the position from guard on top but Todo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Todo looking for a sweep. Not yet Todo, not yet.
Todo is looking for a triangle but Liddel pushes his legs off easily.
Todo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Todo keeping moving, preventing Liddel from controlling successfully.
Todo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Todo wants to control the pace but Liddel is squirming around nicely.
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 Jack Todo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Todo throws a head kick but Liddel moves out of range.
Todo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Todo throws a lazy uppercut
and Liddel counters with a three punch combo that has Todo backing up. Todo nods at Liddel to acknowledge the strikes.
Liddel throws a head kick but Todo moves out of range.
Liddel closes the distance but Todo moves to the side
and Todo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Todo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Liddel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Todo forces his way into half guard.
Todo works his way into side control.
Todo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Liddel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel sneaks back into half guard.
Jack Todo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Todo is pressing down on Liddel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Liddel is holding on for now.
Todo is working hard here to advance position.
Todo working the head and body with strikes.
Liddel is refusing to be controlled, as Todo sits in half guard.
Liddel wants to control but Todo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Todo is tying to control. Liddel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Todo throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Todo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Todo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liddel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Liddel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Todo counters with a big head kick but Liddel shrugs it off.
Todo blocks the body kick.
Todo throws a sloppy head kick and Liddel moves out of range easily.
Todo throws a head kick but Liddel moves out of range.
Todo misses with a straight right.
Todo fails to land the takedown.
Jack Todo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liddel darts in and clinches Todo up against the cage.
Todo avoids the elbow strike from Liddel, against the cage.
Todo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liddel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Liddel has a takedown stuffed.
Jack Todo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Liddel.
A punch combination from Todo misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Liddel is out of range.
Todo looks to score with a jab to the body but Liddel is just out of range.
Liddel instigates a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Todo.
Todo lands with a left to the head.
Liddel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Todo prevents Liddel from breaking the clinch.
Liddel is trying to break free.
Liddel can't get the takedown.
Todo wants to break free but Liddel has control.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Todo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Todo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Liddel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Todo misses with a knee to the head.
Todo just leaning against Liddel, taking a breather.
Todo wants to break free but Liddel has control.
Liddel is trying to break free.
Todo manages to break the clinch.
Liddel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Todo tries to clinch
and Liddel counters with a three punch combo that has Todo backing up. Todo nods at Liddel to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddel tries to close the distance and clinch but Todo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Todo moves into range and clinches up with Liddel.
Todo has had enough of the clinch but Liddel keeps him there for the moment.
Todo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liddel wants to clinch
and Todo counters with a body kick that stops Liddel in his tracks momentarily.
Liddel tries to clinch up but Todo circles away and keeps his distance.
Liddel fails to land the takedown.
Todo forces Liddel back against the cage and clinches.
Todo lands a knee to the body.
Liddel manages to pull guard.
Todo preventing the sweep.
Todo wants to pass the guard but Liddel is keeping the position.
Todo postures up.
Todo trying to control but Liddel is working from the bottom.
Liddel being controlled here, momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Todo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Todo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Mangel scores the fight for Jack Todo!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Jack Todo!
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight for Jack Todo!
Jack Todo wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Rameerez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Tszyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tszyu has chosen X Japan - I'll Kill You as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Rameerez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Konstantin Tszyu!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tszyu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rameerez.
Tszyu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tszyu connects with a body shot.
Rameerez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tszyu lands a nice shot to the body.
Rameerez swats away the attempt to clinch by Tszyu.
Rameerez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tszyu stuffs the takedown.
Tszyu misses the shot to the body.
Rameerez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rameerez closes the distance and clinches up with Tszyu, looking for a takedown. Rameerez pushes Tszyu against the cage but Tszyu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rameerez is breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Tszyu. No joy for Rameerez on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Rameerez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tszyu.
A jab from Tszyu finds it's way through Rameerez's defenses.
Tszyu jabs Rameerez right on the nose. Rameerez blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rameerez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tszyu scores with a decent looking hook.
Rameerez is rocked!
Tszyu lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Rameerez is looking to close the distance but Tszyu sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Rameerez crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Rameerez is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Konstantin Tszyu!
Konstantin Tszyu is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fakka Ur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mustafa Al Kurd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Kurd has chosen Kiss - Love Gun as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fakka Ur!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mustafa Al Kurd!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Al Kurd does no damage.
Al Kurd looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
No joy there for Al Kurd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ur throws a body kick that misses.
Ur shoots for a double leg takedown but Al Kurd sprawls well. He's pushed Ur's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Al Kurd looks to land a combination but Ur avoids it well.
Al Kurd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ur scores a takedown into full mount!
Ur really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ur gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Al Kurd throws a series of punches but Ur moves out of range.
Al Kurd misses with the combination.
Ur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Al Kurd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Al Kurd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ur has a takedown stuffed.
A combination from Al Kurd does no damage.
Al Kurd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Kurd throws a series of punches but Ur avoids them all with ease.
Ur shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ur showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al Kurd is in trouble now - Ur has advanced to mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ur fails to take his opponent's back.
Ur is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Al Kurd throws a series of punches but Ur avoids them all with ease.
Al Kurd misses with the combination.
Mustafa Al Kurd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Al Kurd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ur gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Al Kurd manages to break the clinch.
Al Kurd misses with a wild combination.
Al Kurd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ur moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Kurd misses with a double jab.
Ur drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ur passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ur tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ur has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ur works to advance to full mount. Al Kurd defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Ur looking for a guillotine from mount but Al Kurd is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Al Kurd wants to try and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ur has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Al Kurd is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fakka Ur!
Fakka Ur is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Batteryus Teho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juji Gatame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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, Batteryus Teho!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juji Gatame!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Teho lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gatame has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gatame and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Teho forces Gatame back against the cage and clinches.
Teho breaks the clinch.
Gatame throws a series of punches but Teho avoids them all with ease.
Teho misses with a head kick.
Gatame fails to land with a series of punches.
Teho slips a jab and a cross from Gatame.
Gatame lands a body shot.
Teho takes one to the chin there.
Gatame avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gatame.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Teho lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gatame has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gatame and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Danga de danga de dang - Gatame scores with a four punch combination!
No luck for Gatame with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatame misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Teho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Teho looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gatame!
Gatame tries to improve his position but instead Teho has taken his back!
I really don't envy Gatame right now.
Good control from Teho.
Gatame trying to control but not successfully.
Gatame breaks Teho's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Gatame trying to control but Teho is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatame drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Teho manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gatame has Teho in his guard.
Teho wants to stand but Gatame has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gatame looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Teho looking to sit in guard and control but Gatame gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatame pushes down on Teho's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gatame trying to control from half guard but Teho is working away.
Gatame is pressing down on Teho's thigh, looking to free his foot. Teho is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gatame is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Teho slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gatame slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Teho is looking to escape.
Teho trying to control but Gatame postures up.
Gatame throws a strike but Teho avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gatame trying to control but Teho is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Teho is on top in guard.
Teho gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gatame gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Teho counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gatame looks gassed!
Gatame throws his legs up looking for a submission but Teho uses it to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Batteryus Teho dominated that round.
That's time! Teho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Teho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gatame throws a series of punches but Teho avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Gatame does no damage.
Juji Gatame is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gatame misses with a two punch combination.
Gatame swings for the body but Teho moves out of range.
Teho instigates a clinch.
Gatame will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Teho up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Teho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teho stalling.
Teho wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatame manages to break the clinch.
Teho waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Gatame.
Gatame has his takedown stuffed
and Teho counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gatame is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gatame looking for submissions off his back.
Gatame is breathing heavily.
Gatame moves into full guard.
Gatame wants to hit a switch here but Teho passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gatame there!
Teho stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatame throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gatame misses the shot to the body.
Gatame looks to land a combination. Teho sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A bone on bone clash there as Gatame blocks the leg kick.
Gatame scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Teho closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Teho stands up.
A combination from Gatame does no damage.
Gatame fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gatame looks to land a combination but Teho avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatame has his takedown stuffed
and Teho counters with a single leg into guard. Gatame didn't expect that.
Teho stands up and waves to Gatame to follow him.
Teho walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gatame blocks a leg kick.
Gatame circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gatame throws a series of punches but Teho moves out of range.
Gatame misses with a hook. Teho ducked under it nicely.
Teho has managed to clinch.
Gatame has clasped his hands together around Teho's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Teho is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gatame is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatame wants to lay and pray for a moment but Teho keeps working.
Teho is looking for a sweep.
Gatame looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gatame tries to move into full mount but can't pass Teho's legs.
Gatame goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Teho has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gatame but great work by Teho.
Teho gets to mount! Gatame was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Gatame tries to reverse the position but Teho maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Batteryus Teho dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gatame connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gatame.
Gatame goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Teho has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gatame but great work by Teho.
Teho tries to move to mount but Gatame blocks the move with his legs.
Teho wants to stand but Gatame is controlling his arm.
Teho working away.
Gatame stops Teho from passing to mount.
Teho advances to mount.
Gatame can't escape the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatame wants to hold on but Teho pushes him away.
Gatame is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gatame throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Teho takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Teho stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Gatame misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gatame stalks Teho and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Teho's face. Teho staggers backwards, shaken.
Gatame tries for a takedown but Teho circles away easily
and Teho counters with a shoot takedown. Gatame fights it but they end up in guard.
Gatame is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Teho wants to control from the top but Gatame keeps moving.
Gatame looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gatame has his foot on Teho's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Teho works his way back into a safe position though.
Gatame is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gatame looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatame controls Teho momentarily but Teho frees himself.
Gatame looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Teho passes into side control.
Gatame is trying to get back to half guard.
Teho has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Gatame!
Gatame tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gatame looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Gatame breaks Teho's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gatame wants to control from the top but Teho keeps moving.
Gatame 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.
Batteryus Teho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gatame trying to control but Teho is working from the bottom.
Gatame tries to free his leg and advance position but Teho is retaining full guard.
Gatameis looking to pass into half guard but Teho pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Teho is in guard.
Teho wants to control from the top but Gatame keeps moving.
Gatame wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Batteryus Teho clearly takes that 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.
Gatame will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gatame throws a left and a right that both miss
so Teho counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gatame looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gatame looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Teho has picked Gatame up and slammed him! Gatame can't keep hold of the triangle and Teho manages to pass to side control!
Teho tries for a kimura but Gatame is defending well.
Gatame is looking for a sweep.
Gatame wants to control but Teho postures up.
Gatame is trying to get back to half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gatame sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatame is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Teho's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Teho's back!
Gatame lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gatame is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Gatame is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Teho knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Teho for a finish.
Gatame tightening his grip on Teho, looking for the choke.
Teho defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatame looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Teho advances position into side control!
Teho stands up and beckons Gatame to his feet.
Teho gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Teho has his feet on Gatame's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatame doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Teho counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teho takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gatame trying to control here.
Teho is taking a breather. Gatame says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Teho is thwarting Gatame's attempts to control the position.
Teho decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Teho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gatame paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Teho dodges the punch combination from Gatame.
Teho tries to clinch but Gatame moves out of range.
Teho misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gatame looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gatame misses with a double jab.
Teho darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Teho controlling the pace.
Teho's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Teho stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Gatame to get to his feet.
Gatame tries to bum rush Teho with a series of wild strikes but Teho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gatame tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Teho smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Batteryus Teho had his way with Juji Gatame in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Teho doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gatame counters with a left and a right that stings Teho.
Gatame misses with a combination
and Teho counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Teho.
Teho is stalling in the full guard.
Gatame is looking for a triangle but Teho pushes his legs off easily.
Teho won't allow Gatame to sweep him here.
Gatame is looking for a triangle here but Teho uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gatame is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Gatame tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Teho wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatame sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gatame gets full guard.
Gatame escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Teho gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Teho pushing down on Gatame's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gatame manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Teho avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Teho preventing the sweep.
Teho stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Teho shoots in and drives through. Gatame sprawls well.
Teho moves away from the strike by Gatame.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Teho shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gatame's guard.
Teho looking to pass the guard.
Teho trying to control but Gatame is working from the bottom.
Gatame looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Teho puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Teho stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Gatame to get to his feet.
Teho changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gatame tries to avoid it but Teho manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gatame to the ground. Gatame escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Batteryus Teho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Teho looks for the body kick but Gatame saw that one coming.
Gatame fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatame with a poor takedown
and Teho decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gatame's guard.
Teho trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gatame's guard.
Gatame had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Teho is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gatame Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Teho's back instead.
Gatame is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Teho is defending well though. Gatame let's go of the attempt for now.
Juji Gatame has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Teho is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Gatame off. It looks like it's working - Gatame slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Teho displaying calm under pressure there.
Gatame misses with a looping left.
Teho fails with the takedown
and Teho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatame throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gatame throws a right hand that Teho ducks under and follows up with a left that Teho also avoids with ease.
Teho takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gatame throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Teho stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Teho throws a solid leg kick but Gatame takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Teho.
Teho tries to clinch up
so Gatame counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Gatame stands and throws Teho's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gatame tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gatame tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gatame has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Batteryus Teho.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Teho, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight for Batteryus Teho!
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Batteryus Teho!
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight for Batteryus Teho!
Batteryus Teho wins by unanimous decision!
Batteryus Teho retains his lightweight title!
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