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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Miles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Alivero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alivero has chosen One Winged Angel - Nobuo Uematsu as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
6 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Desmond Miles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Antonio Alivero!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miles takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Alivero misses with a right hand
and Miles counters with a two punch combo.
Alivero scores with a jab to the jaw.
Alivero throws an overhand right that lands on Miles's shoulder, as Miles tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Alivero finds it's way through Miles's defenses.
Alivero throws a hook but Miles blocks it.
Miles throws an overhand right that lands on Alivero's shoulder, as Alivero tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Miles.
Alivero throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Miles loads up on a big right hand but Alivero slips the punch.
Alivero ducks under a wild hook from Miles.
Miles walks into a jab.
Alivero throws a nice looking combination but Miles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miles takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alivero connects with a looping right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Alivero misses the target.
Alivero jabs Miles right on the nose. Miles blinks but takes it well.
Antonio Alivero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alivero feints a jab promting Miles to slip. Alivero then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Miles slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Miles is rocked!
Alivero cracks Miles with a hook to the temple - Miles is on wobbly legs here! Alivero swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Miles falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Alivero wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Antonio Alivero!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Sully (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sully comes to the cage accompanied by I See You. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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191 lbs
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194 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Sully!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Porter!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sully throws a series of punches but Porter moves out of range.
Porter avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Porter avoiding damage as Sully throws knees to the body.
Porter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Porter struggles to land a body shot inside as Sully controls his hands.
Porter is trying to break the clinch but Sully is controlling him.
Sully throws a head punch that misses.
Porter is trying to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sully.
Sully is working Porter over against the cage.
Porter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Porter breaks the clinch.
Porter moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sully is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Porter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Porter jumps guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Porter is trying to keep Sully in close.
Porter is pulling down on Sully's head to control his posture.
Porter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sully postures up.
Porter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sully is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sully got a little sloppy there for a moment and Porter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sully has managed to get both his arms back between Porter's legs - danger averted.
Porter working a defensive guard here.
Porter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sully manages to get himself to full guard.
Porter trying to control but Sully is working from the bottom.
Porter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sully looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sully is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sully bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Porter's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sully working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Porter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sully cracks Porter with a solid left hand.
Porter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sully is one step ahead there.
Porter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Porter has his foot on Sully's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sully works his way back into a safe position though.
Sully trying to control but Porter is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sully's guard.
Sully looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sully is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sully seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Porter is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jake Sully!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robin Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Indian War Song. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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159 lbs
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145 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robin Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles Manson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manson walks into a straight right hand from Banks.
Manson wants to slow Banks down by chopping away at his legs.
Banks misses with a series of wild punches.
Robin Banks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banks avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Manson misses the shot to the body.
Banks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Manson can pounce on him.
Banks takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Manson clinches up against the cage.
Banks working hard to break the clinch.
Banks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Manson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banks's elbow.
Banks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Banks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Manson has him pressed against the cage.
Manson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Banks.
Manson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Banks's efforts to push away.
Banks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson trying to control the position but instead, Banks has worked for underhooks and has pushed Manson into the cage.
Manson missing with knees to the body.
Banks tries to break the clinch but Manson is controlling the position.
Manson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Banks is keeping busy.
Banks dodges an elbow strike from Manson.
Banks can't break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Banks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Manson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Banks is keeping busy.
Banks working hard to break the clinch.
Manson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Banks.
Banks tries to circle away but Manson has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks is trying to force a seperation but Manson has the dominant position.
Manson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Banks does no damage.
Banks throws a series of punches but Manson avoids them all with ease.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Manson, right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Manson.
Banks is breathing heavily.
Manson misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manson moves into range and clinches up with Banks.
Manson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Banks's efforts to push away.
Banks managing to block the knees to the body from Manson.
Manson missing with knees to the body.
Manson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manson connects with a leg kick. Banks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Charles Manson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson throws a solid leg kick but Banks takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Manson.
Manson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Banks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manson feints and then cracks Banks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Banks down.
Banks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Manson 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.
Manson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Banks's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manson scores with a kick to the body.
Banks has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Manson.
Manson lands a front kick.
Banks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Manson connects with a jab.
Manson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Manson. Banks shrugs it off though.
Manson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Manson lands a big head kick that sends Banks to the canvas! Manson follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Manson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xander Arapeta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arapeta comes into the arena with The Sound by Switchfoot blaring out of the sound system. Knuckles comes into a darkened arena with his song building. When I'm Gone kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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200 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Xander Arapeta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nate Knuckles!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arapeta checks a leg kick.
Arapeta tries a low kick but Knuckles avoids it.
Knuckles takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Arapeta fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Knuckles has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Knuckles looks to land a right hand but Arapeta moved out of range.
Arapeta thumps Knuckles with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Arapeta.
Nice body kick there by Arapeta.
Knuckles misses with a wild combination.
Arapeta tries to work over Knuckles's front leg with a kick but Knuckles checks it.
A left lands for Knuckles.
Arapeta blocks a head kick by Knuckles.
Knuckles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knuckles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knuckles takes a swing at Arapeta's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles dives in and grabs Arapeta's left leg, looking for a takedown. Arapeta pushes down on Knuckles's head and hops out.
Arapeta moves away from the strike by Knuckles.
Knuckles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arapeta throws a series of punches but Knuckles moves out of range.
Arapeta moves out of range of the strikes.
Knuckles fails to land the takedown.
Knuckles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knuckles throws a right and a left that Arapeta avoids nicely.
Arapeta attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Arapeta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knuckles tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arapeta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knuckles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arapeta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arapeta throws out a loose jab but Knuckles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arapeta connects with a leg kick. Knuckles looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Arapeta misses with a kick to the body.
Nate Knuckles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arapeta lands with a good body shot.
Knuckles throws a head kick that misses
and Arapeta counters with a solid body kick.
Knuckles looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knuckles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arapeta lets loose with a powerful body kick. Knuckles will feel that in the morning.
Arapeta fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Knuckles has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Arapeta throws a head kick that misses.
Arapeta listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Xander Arapeta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arapeta. That's going to slow Knuckles down.
Arapeta lands with a nice combination. Knuckles backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arapeta misses with a double jab.
Arapeta scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Arapeta misses with a lunging right hand
and Knuckles counters with a series of strikes. Arapeta will be more careful next time no doubt.
Arapeta keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Xander Arapeta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Knuckles.
The fighters circle momentarily. Arapeta darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Knuckles defending well as Arapeta loads up on a big left hand.
Arapeta goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Arapeta fakes the leg kick and cracks Knuckles in the body.
Arapeta throws a jab but it's blocked by Knuckles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Knuckles.
Knuckles moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles moves away from the strike by Arapeta.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arapeta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knuckles looks to throw the jab but Arapeta is out of range.
Knuckles shoots in for a takedown but Arapeta shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Arapeta dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knuckles. That did some damage!
Knuckles chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arapeta can pounce on him.
No joy there for Knuckles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arapeta lands with a thumping leg kick.
Arapeta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knuckles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arapeta thows a body shot but no joy.
Knuckles tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Arapeta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arapeta with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Arapeta dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Knuckles blocks the body kick.
A solid body kick from Arapeta.
Xander Arapeta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arapeta throws a leg kick but Knuckles checks it.
Arapeta throws a head kick but Knuckles moves out of range.
Knuckles takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Knuckles slips a jab and a cross from Arapeta.
Knuckles throws a body punch but Arapeta moves out of range.
Knuckles scores with a one two! Arapeta had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Xander Arapeta is winning the standup battle so far.
Knuckles misses with an attempted mid kick.
Knuckles takes a swing at Arapeta's ribcage but misses.
Arapeta tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arapeta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arapeta throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Knuckles both land. Nice combination.
Knuckles on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arapeta. Arapeta obviously looking to wear him down.
Knuckles tries to bum rush Arapeta with a series of wild strikes but Arapeta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knuckles avoids a kick to the body.
Knuckles throws a low kick but it's checked well by Arapeta.
Arapeta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knuckles.
Arapeta throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Knuckles moves out of range of the body kick from Arapeta.
Knuckles has his takedown stuffed
and Arapeta counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Knuckles is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Arapeta plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Arapeta attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Knuckles looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Arapeta is fending him off so far but Knuckles persists. Nope, Arapeta circles away and we're back to standing.
Knuckles is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arapeta thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Knuckles if he has to take too many more of those.
Knuckles has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Arapeta.
Knuckles drives through with a takedown into Arapeta's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Arapeta looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Arapeta wants to sweep but no luck.
Arapeta working a defensive guard here.
Arapeta controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Xander Arapeta wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Arapeta connects with a solid leg kick.
Knuckles scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arapeta getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Arapeta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knuckles.
Knuckles's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Arapeta swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A combination from Knuckles does no damage.
Knuckles avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Knuckles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arapeta.
Arapeta works over Knuckles's head and body with a nice combination.
Knuckles misses with a few strikes there.
Arapeta throws a nice outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Knuckles.
Knuckles blocks a head kick by Arapeta.
Arapeta plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Arapeta has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arapeta lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Arapeta scoring well with a low kick there.
Arapeta scoring well with a low kick there.
Knuckles connects with a crisp jab.
Arapeta throws a jab when Knuckles was well out of range.
Knuckles fails with a takedown attempt.
Xander Arapeta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Knuckles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Arapeta. Beautiful body shot.
Arapeta throws a leg kick but Knuckles moved away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Knuckles.
Arapeta punishes Knuckles's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Arapeta dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Arapeta scoring well with a low kick there.
Knuckles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arapeta checks a low kick from Knuckles.
Knuckles avoids the head kick by Arapeta.
Arapeta feints and then cracks Knuckles's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knuckles down.
Arapeta slaps away a takedown attempt from Knuckles, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Knuckles scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Knuckles shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Arapeta defends it nicely.
Knuckles on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arapeta. Arapeta obviously looking to wear him down.
Knuckles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knuckles takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knuckles throws a lazy right hand but Arapeta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arapeta throws a hook to the side of Knuckles's head but Knuckles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arapeta just misses with a punch to the body.
Arapeta scores with a jab to the body.
Arapeta throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Knuckles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid body kick from Arapeta.
Knuckles takes a kick to the side of the head.
Knuckles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arapeta.
Knuckles misses with a left hand
and Arapeta counters with a low kick, right behind Knuckles 's knee.
Arapeta throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arapeta misses with a straight right.
Knuckles swings for the body but Arapeta moves out of range.
Arapeta connects with a solid leg kick.
Nate Knuckles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knuckles takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Knuckles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arapeta misses with an attempted mid kick.
Arapeta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Arapeta - that will leave a mark!
Knuckles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Arapeta.
Knuckles takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arapeta throws a wild body kick that Knuckles sees coming a mile off.
Arapeta explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Arapeta chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sloppy strikes from Knuckles. Those never looked like landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Arapeta.
Arapeta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knuckles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arapeta slips under a jab from Knuckles.
Knuckles swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arapeta counters with a series of strikes. Knuckles will be more careful next time no doubt.
A big left from Knuckles misses.
Arapeta throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Knuckles's head.
Arapeta leaves Knuckles with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Xander Arapeta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Knuckles.
Arapeta explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Arapeta. That one must have hurt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arapeta, right into the meat.
Knuckles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arapeta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arapeta lands a front kick.
Arapeta throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Knuckles's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knuckles takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Arapeta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Knuckles's calf.
Arapeta lands a jab to the nose.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arapeta fails to land with a series of punches.
Knuckles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arapeta was well out of range. Poor timing from Knuckles.
Xander Arapeta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arapeta scoring well with a low kick there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xander Arapeta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arapeta 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xander Arapeta!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hajime Bucket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karel Gil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bucket comes to the cage accompanied by Wait -- Earshot. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gil's choice of entrance music: Papa Roach - Last Resort. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hajime Bucket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Karel Gil!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gil chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bucket moves out of range of the leg kick from Gil.
Bucket feints and as Gil raises his hands in defense, Bucket changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gil working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bucket doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bucket manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gil looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bucket is one step ahead there.
Bucket throws a big right hand that misses.
Gil tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bucket working some strikes from top position.
Gil had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bucket defends it easily.
Gil keeping moving, preventing Bucket from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gil looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gil trying to strike off his back.
Bucket trying to control but Gil is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bucket's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bucket throwing strikes from guard but Gil blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gil is on top in guard.
Gil throws and elbow that misses. Bucket uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gil's guard. Nice move by Bucket!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gil controls Bucket momentarily but Bucket frees himself.
Gil keeping moving, preventing Bucket from controlling successfully.
Gil looking for subs off his back but Bucket has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bucket drops an elbow to the side of Gil's head.
Gil moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bucket wants to pass the guard but Gil is keeping the position.
Bucket got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gil has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bucket has managed to get both his arms back between Gil's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bucket pushes down on Gil's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gil is in trouble now - Bucket has advanced to mount!
Gil taking shots to the head.
Bucket dominating with strikes here.
Bucket with shots to the head and body - Gil looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gil is working to get back to half guard.
Bucket dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gil tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bucket lands a big elbow.
Gil can't escape the position.
Gil is bucking up trying to escape but Bucket cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bucket tries to control but Gil wriggling away.
Gil is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gil looks gassed!
Bucket raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gil is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bucket lands with some strikes.
Bucket punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bucket is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gil can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hajime Bucket dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bucket shoots in for a takedown but Gil shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bucket avoids the body shot from Gil.
Karel Gil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bucket has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gil.
A jab from Gil misses.
Bucket smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bucket has his takedown stuffed
and Gil counters with a nice leg kick.
Bucket scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gil swings for the body but Bucket moves out of range.
Gil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bucket manages to avoid it.
Gil dives in and grabs Bucket's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bucket pushes down on Gil's head and hops out.
Gil swings for the body but Bucket moves out of range.
Bucket throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gil chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gil is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left lands for Bucket.
Gil misses with a low kick.
Bucket dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Bucket lands.
Gil is rocked!
Good shot there by Bucket.
Gil is still on wobbly legs! Can Bucket finish him?
Bucket finds Gil's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Gil flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Bucket lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Gil will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hajime Bucket!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Foe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Foe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dwayne Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foe drives through with a takedown into Hicks's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Foe connects with a couple of short punches.
Foe looking to sit in guard and control but Hicks gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Foe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hicks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hicks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hicks trying to control but Foe is working from the bottom.
Foe is trying to control the position but Hicks postures up.
Hicks stopping the sweep attempt from Foe.
Hicks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Foe working for submissions but it's allowed Hicks to get to half guard.
Foe trying to hold on to Hicks's head to control him but Hicks postures up.
Hicks scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foe looking for submissions off his back.
Hicks is trying to control. Foe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Foe is looking to improve his position.
Foe is trying to control but Hicks manages to pass to mount!
Foe is desperately trying to improve his position but Hicks has a good base and remains in mount.
Hicks controlling the position easily from mount.
Hicks landing shots from mount.
It looks like Joe Foe has been cut.
Hicks is landing with some decent strikes but Foe is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hicks landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hicks prevents Foe from getting the reversal.
Foe is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Foe is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hicks cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hicks content just to control the position here.
Hicks landing strikes from the mount and Foe is in trouble!
Hicks avoids the attempt from Foe to control.
Hicks in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Foe tries to reverse the position but Hicks maintains control.
Foe wants to hold on but Hicks pushes him away.
Foe is desperately trying to improve his position but Hicks has a good base and remains in mount.
Hicks raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Foe tries to lock up and control but Hicks gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Foe just holding on.
Foe tries to hold on but Hicks postures up.
Foe is squirming around, avoiding Hicks's attempts to control the action.
Foe really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hicks lands a nice shot to the head.
Hicks controlling the pace for now.
Hicks working the ground and pound effectively.
Hicks controlling the pace for now.
Foe regains half guard.
That's four 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!
Hicks working the head and body with strikes.
Hicks is nestled in close to Foe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Foe trying to control from the bottom.
Hicks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Foe keeps working.
Hicks perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Foe trying to control here.
Hicks stops Foe from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hicks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hicks is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Hicks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Foe's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hicks scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Foe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hicks as he jumps to the side.
Foe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hicks.
Hicks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hicks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hicks misses the shot to the body.
Foe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Joe Foe's cut is getting worse.
Foe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hicks tries to avoid it but Foe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hicks to the ground. Hicks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dwayne Hicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hicks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hicks wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Foe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foe avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Foe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks just misses with a punch to the body.
Foe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Foe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hicks throws the left hand but Foe avoids the punch easily.
Foe throws a low kick but Hicks moves out of range easily.
Hicks misses with the combination.
Hicks misses the shot to the body.
Hicks throws the left hand but Foe avoids the punch easily.
Foe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Foe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks looks to score with a jab to the body but Foe is just out of range.
Foe leaves Hicks with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hicks jabs Foe right on the nose. Foe blinks but takes it well.
Hicks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A bone on bone clash there as Hicks blocks the leg kick.
Hicks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Foe cracks the inside of Hicks's front leg.
Foe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks lands a lovely overhand right.
A big left from Hicks misses.
Hicks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Foe.
Foe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Foe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hicks.
Hicks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hicks keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Foe misses with a low kick as Hicks jumps back.
Hicks fails to land with a series of punches.
Hicks forces Foe back against the cage and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Hicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hicks smiles and moves away.
Hicks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Foe.
A punch combination from Hicks misses.
Hicks connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Foe's hands.
Foe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hicks.
Hicks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Foe lands a leg kick that knocks Hicks off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foe swats away the attempt to clinch by Hicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hicks. That's going to slow Foe down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Hicks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Foe's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hicks misses with a looping left.
Hicks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Foe checks a low kick from Hicks.
Foe drives through with a takedown into guard.
Foe won't allow Hicks to sweep him here.
Foe wants to control from the top but Hicks keeps moving.
Hicks looking for a sweep. Not yet Hicks, not yet.
Foe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hicks is keeping the position for now.
Foe distracts Hicks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hicks has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks is trying to control the position but Foe postures up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dwayne Hicks hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Foe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hicks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Foe takes one on the button.
A combination from Foe does no damage.
Foe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hicks defends it nicely.
Hicks scores with a leg kick.
Dwayne Hicks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hicks throws a series of punches but Foe moves out of range.
Foe looks for a takedown but Hicks sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Foe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foe avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Hicks scores with a decent looking hook.
Foe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Foe wants to slow Hicks down by chopping away at his legs.
Hicks lands a two punch combo.
Hicks scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks tries to sprawl but Foe drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hicks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Foe.
Hicks works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hicks trying to control the position.
Hicks pushes Foe off and gets back to his feet.
A punch combination from Hicks misses.
Foe throws a low kick but Hicks avoids it.
Foe misses with a few strikes there.
Hicks looks to land a left hand but Foe moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks tries to score with a low kick but Foe moves his leg out of the way.
Dwayne Hicks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Foe shoots in for a takedown but Hicks shows good takedown defense.
Hicks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hicks has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Foe tries for a takedown but Hicks sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hicks slaps away a takedown attempt from Foe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
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!
Hicks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Foe's waist but Foe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hicks off to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foe has a takedown stuffed.
Joe Foe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Foe swats away the attempt to clinch by Hicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dwayne Hicks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hicks has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Hicks!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Fuck Tito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnaud Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage has chosen BLUNT- as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Fuck Tito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Arnaud Savage!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fuck Tito throws a sloppy head kick
and Savage counters with a head kick. That will keep Fuck Tito thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Savage is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fuck Tito.
Savage shoots in but Fuck Tito avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fuck Tito throws a sloppy head kick and Savage moves out of range easily.
Fuck Tito jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Savage blocks a jab.
No joy there for Fuck Tito, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Savage 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 Fuck Tito has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fuck Tito and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A low kick from Savage misses
and Fuck Tito counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Savage is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Savage is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuck Tito lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savage circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Fuck Tito. Those never looked like landing.
Fuck Tito lands a jab to the head.
Savage is still on wobbly legs! Can Fuck Tito finish him?
Fuck Tito avoids a kick to the body.
Fuck Tito misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuck Tito just misses with a punch to the body.
Savage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Savage seems to have recovered his senses.
A jab lands there for Fuck Tito.
Fuck Tito checks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Fuck Tito.
That kick from Savage tenderised Fuck Tito's leg. Fuck Tito is trying to keep his angry face on.
Savage misses with an attempted mid kick.
Savage closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fuck Tito trying to control but Savage postures up.
Fuck Tito won't allow Savage to pass to mount.
Savage is trying to control. Fuck Tito wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Savage looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Fuck Tito's thigh. Fuck Tito counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Fuck Tito looking for a sweep. Not yet Fuck Tito, not yet.
Savage pushes down on Fuck Tito's leg and manages to get into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savage wants to pass the guard but Fuck Tito is defending well.
Fuck Tito is staying active underneath Savage, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fuck Tito holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Savage wants to work for an arm triangle but Fuck Tito is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage trying to pass the guard but Fuck Tito defending well.
Savage seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fuck Tito does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Savage tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fuck Tito knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fuck Tito is in trouble now - Savage has advanced to mount!
Savage fails to take his opponent's back.
Fuck Tito is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuck Tito is controlling an arm, preventing Savage from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuck Tito is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Savage working Fuck Tito over with strikes here.
It looks like Chuck Fuck Tito has been cut.
Savage wants to finish this one by submission but Fuck Tito is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Savage.
Savage manages to capitalize on a mistake by Fuck Tito to take his back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savage has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Fuck Tito's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savage working for a choke but Fuck Tito is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnaud Savage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Fuck Tito's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Savage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fuck Tito.
Fuck Tito tries to bum rush Savage with a series of wild strikes but Savage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chuck Fuck Tito is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Savage throws a head kick but Fuck Tito moves out of range.
A big left from Fuck Tito misses.
Savage staying out of range there.
Fuck Tito misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fuck Tito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Savage shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fuck Tito sprawls well. Fuck Tito wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Savage gets slowly back to his feet.
Chuck Fuck Tito is winning the standup battle so far.
Savage throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuck Tito throws a series of punches but Savage moves out of range.
Savage connects with a solid leg kick.
Savage shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fuck Tito pinned against the cage. Fuck Tito gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A solid body kick from Savage.
Savage slips a jab from Fuck Tito.
Savage finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fuck Tito gets caught napping as Savage dives in and scores a takedown. Fuck Tito manages to retain guard.
Fuck Tito 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.
Fuck Tito keeping moving, preventing Savage from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savage slips nicely into half guard.
Fuck Tito is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Savage controlling the action here.
Savage wants to pass to mount but Fuck Tito is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage is trying to control the action in half guard but Fuck Tito is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Savage is looking to advance position but Fuck Tito won't allow it.
Savage seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fuck Tito does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Savage working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Fuck Tito's thigh. Fuck Tito counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Savage advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fuck Tito has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fuck Tito is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Savage wants to pass the guard but Fuck Tito is defending well.
Savage is working for a kimura but Fuck Tito is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savage is looking to stall here but Fuck Tito recovers full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnaud Savage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chuck Fuck Tito's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Savage slips a straight right by Fuck Tito.
Savage tries for a takedown but Fuck Tito sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Savage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Savage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fuck Tito.
Savage throws a leg kick but Fuck Tito checks it.
Savage feints and then cracks Fuck Tito's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fuck Tito down.
Fuck Tito thows a leg kick but Savage checks it
and Savage counters with a nice body kick.
Savage shoots in but no luck this time.
Fuck Tito misses with the combination.
Savage dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fuck Tito. That did some damage!
Chuck Fuck Tito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuck Tito misses with a body kick.
Fuck Tito throws a sloppy head kick
and Savage counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A low kick from Savage misses
and Fuck Tito connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Savage.
Chuck Fuck Tito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuck Tito waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Savage.
Fuck Tito misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Fuck Tito.
Fuck Tito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Savage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Savage throws a leg kick but Fuck Tito moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuck Tito lands a slapping body shot.
Some wild striking there from Fuck Tito.
Fuck Tito moves out of range of the body kick.
Fuck Tito lands a head shot.
Savage closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fuck Tito quickly recovers to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuck Tito is defending against the submission attempts here by Savage.
Savage moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Savage.
Savage trying to control the action but Fuck Tito is working from the bottom.
Savage advances to mount.
Savage tries to control but Fuck Tito wriggling away.
Fuck Tito tries to hold on but Savage postures up.
Fuck Tito is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Arnaud Savage has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage goes for an armbar but Fuck Tito turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Fuck Tito.
Savage looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Savage keeping moving, preventing Fuck Tito from controlling successfully.
Chuck Fuck Tito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savage lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fuck Tito!
And that's the end of the fight!
Arnaud Savage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Savage winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnaud Savage!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tad Ghostal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Le Blanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ghostal might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Good King Wenceslas. Le Blanc has chosen I Know It's Over - By The Smiths as his entrance music. Kyle Le Blanc acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tad Ghostal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Le Blanc!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Blanc throws out a loose jab but Ghostal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ghostal throws an overhand right that lands on Le Blanc's shoulder, as Le Blanc tries to avoid the shot.
Ghostal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Le Blanc momentarily.
Ghostal fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice shot by Le Blanc.
Le Blanc misses with a wild body shot.
Le Blanc tries to land a leg kick but Ghostal saw it coming and moves away.
Ghostal misses with a body shot.
Ghostal loads up on a big right hand but Le Blanc slips the punch.
An inside leg kick from Le Blanc misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ghostal. Le Blanc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le Blanc swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le Blanc scores with a jab.
Ghostal tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Le Blanc swivels and escapes.
Le Blanc throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le Blanc fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghostal lands a leg kick that knocks Le Blanc off balance momentarily.
Le Blanc misses with a wild body shot.
Le Blanc misses with a hook. Ghostal ducked under it nicely.
Le Blanc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ghostal really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ghostal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Le Blanc swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le Blanc takes a kick to the side of the head.
Le Blanc fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ghostal manages to avoid it.
Ghostal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Le Blanc misses with an uppercut
and Ghostal counters with a leg kick.
Ghostal misses the jab.
Ghostal scores with a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ghostal, as that shot connected.
Ghostal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ghostal wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Le Blanc, who protects the arm well.
Ghostal misses with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ghostal working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Le Blanc can do anything to dispel that myth.
Le Blanc tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ghostal creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Le Blanc sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Le Blanc takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ghostal creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Ghostal seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ghostal fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ghostal 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.
An elbow from Ghostal crashes against the mat.
Ghostal lands a nice forearm strike.
A lull in the action here as Ghostal stalls from top position.
Ghostal misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ghostal trying to control the action but Le Blanc is working from the bottom.
Le Blanc wants to control but Ghostal postures up.
Le Blanc really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ghostal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Blanc tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ghostal wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ghostal in side control, throwing shots but Le Blanc defends.
Ghostal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Le Blanc keeps working.
What's Le Blanc going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Blanc can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tad Ghostal dominated 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.
Ghostal misses with a takedown attempt - Le Blanc sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Le Blanc is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ghostal rather than just go for the knockout.
Le Blanc ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ghostal moves away.
Le Blanc lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ghostal at a distance.
Le Blanc misses with a looping left.
Le Blanc lands with an overhand left.
Le Blanc tries to clinch up but Ghostal circles away and keeps his distance.
Le Blanc misses with a wild body shot.
Le Blanc lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ghostal scores with a jab.
Ghostal is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ghostal blocks a leg kick.
Ghostal takes a swing at Le Blanc's ribcage but misses.
Le Blanc lands a nice hook to Ghostal's body. Ghostal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ghostal bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghostal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Le Blanc digs a right hand underneath Ghostal's ribcage. Ghostal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Le Blanc doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ghostal stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Le Blanc lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ghostal backwards.
Ghostal lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Ghostal as the two fighters clinch.
Le Blanc lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ghostal pushes Le Blanc back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Le Blanc makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ghostal.
Le Blanc throws a punch but it's blocked by Ghostal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Ghostal on the inside.
Le Blanc cracks Ghostal with a nice body shot.
Ghostal changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Le Blanc fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Le Blanc moves in looking to clinch but Ghostal pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Le Blanc finds it's target.
Ghostal avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ghostal thows a body shot but no joy.
Le Blanc misses with a body shot.
Ghostal throws a lazy body kick
and Le Blanc counters with a stiff right hand.
Ghostal delivers a nice body kick.
Ghostal tries to score with a low kick but Le Blanc moves his leg out of the way.
The fighters circling - Ghostal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ghostal throws a front kick that sends Le Blanc stumbling back into the cage.
Le Blanc throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ghostal slips a jab from Le Blanc.
Ghostal thuds a left hand into Le Blanc's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Blanc is looking to clinch.
Tad Ghostal is winning the standup battle so far.
Le Blanc throws a leg kick but Ghostal moved away.
Kyle Le Blanc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Blanc lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Le Blanc misses.
Le Blanc uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ghostal.
Le Blanc ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ghostal moves away.
Ghostal throws a leg kick which misses Le Blanc's front leg but catches the back leg as Le Blanc tries to avoid it.
Le Blanc misses the body punch
letting Ghostal counter with a right hand.
Le Blanc checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ghostal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Le Blanc fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ghostal manages to avoid it.
Le Blanc misses with a hook to the body
and Ghostal counters with a nice leg kick.
Ghostal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le Blanc.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal tries to clinch there but Le Blanc circles away.
Le Blanc misses with a body shot.
Le Blanc uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ghostal.
Le Blanc misses the shot to the body.
Le Blanc just misses with a punch to the body.
Ghostal lands a right hook to the body.
Ghostal has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tad Ghostal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Le Blanc fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ghostal manages to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Le Blanc as Ghostal shoots in.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Ghostal.
Le Blanc swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ghostal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kyle Le Blanc will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Ghostal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Le Blanc with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Le Blanc tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ghostal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ghostal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Le Blanc staying out of range there.
Ghostal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ghostal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Le Blanc's hands.
Le Blanc misses with a looping right.
Ghostal slips a jab from Le Blanc.
Le Blanc checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ghostal misses with a low kick.
A jab from Le Blanc misses.
Le Blanc throws a big shot that misses.
Le Blanc paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Blanc throws a nice looking combination but Ghostal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Le Blanc swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ghostal scores with a kick to the body.
Le Blanc jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ghostal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ghostal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Le Blanc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Le Blanc scores with a nice right hand.
Le Blanc slips under a jab from Ghostal.
Jab, jab by Le Blanc - just one landing.
Ghostal scores with a jab to the body.
Ghostal moves out of range of the body kick.
Ghostal takes one on the button.
Ghostal displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal thuds a left hand into Le Blanc's body.
Ghostal throws a leg kick but Le Blanc sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ghostal tries to work over Le Blanc's front leg with a kick but Le Blanc checks it.
Le Blanc throws the left hand but Ghostal avoids the punch easily.
Ghostal throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Le Blanc wants to land a leg kick but Ghostal is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le Blanc. Ghostal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le Blanc checks a low kick from Ghostal.
Ghostal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Le Blanc.
Le Blanc throws the left hand but Ghostal avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Le Blanc lands a jab to Ghostal's midsection.
Le Blanc works Ghostal's body with a nice hook.
Le Blanc uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ghostal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal avoids the body shot from Le Blanc.
Ghostal throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Le Blanc lands with an overhand left.
Le Blanc ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ghostal moves away.
Le Blanc tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice shot by Ghostal.
Ghostal scores with a crisp jab that stopped Le Blanc in his tracks.
Le Blanc tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A cross from Le Blanc lands.
Le Blanc connects with a body shot that sends Ghostal's belly button to the back.
Ghostal defending well as Le Blanc loads up on a big left hand.
Le Blanc finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Blanc looks to score with a jab to the body but Ghostal is just out of range.
Ghostal tries a head kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Le Blanc.
Ghostal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ghostal slips under a jab from Le Blanc.
Le Blanc throws a body punch but Ghostal moves out of range.
Le Blanc wants to clinch up but Ghostal keeps it at a distance.
Le Blanc lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ghostal pivots, looking for a leg kick but Le Blanc is out of range and Ghostal settles back down.
Le Blanc misses with a hook. Ghostal ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Blanc connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A swing and a miss from Ghostal.
Ghostal turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Kyle Le Blanc just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Ghostal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Le Blanc misses with a looping right.
Ghostal has Le Blanc up against the cage in a clinch.
Ghostal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Le Blanc blocking some punches.
Ghostal cracks Le Blanc with a nice body shot.
Le Blanc working aggressively here.
Ghostal can't find room to land a body shot as Le Blanc controls the action.
Le Blanc tries to throw a body punch but Ghostal avoids it by throwing Le Blanc back against the cage.
Ghostal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Ghostal - that landed with a thud.
Ghostal prevents a body shot from Le Blanc.
Le Blanc misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tad Ghostal has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ghostal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Ghostal on the inside.
Ghostal prevents a body shot from Le Blanc.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le Blanc struggles to land a body shot inside as Ghostal controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghostal goes for a takedown in the clinch but Le Blanc prevents it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ghostal digs a right hand underneath Le Blanc's ribcage. Le Blanc let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Le Blanc tries a body shot but Ghostal blocks it.
Ghostal scores with a shot to the side of Le Blanc's head.
Ghostal blocks a body shot from Le Blanc.
Ghostal lands a body punch.
Le Blanc tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Le Blanc goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ghostal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ghostal blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Ghostal.
Ghostal blocks a body shot from Le Blanc.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Le Blanc.
Le Blanc misses with a punch to the body.
Ghostal is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal blocks a body shot from Le Blanc.
Le Blanc lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ghostal.
Le Blanc tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ghostal's elbow.
Le Blanc tries to throw a body punch but Ghostal avoids it by throwing Le Blanc back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Ghostal - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ghostal breaks the clinch.
A big right from Le Blanc misses.
Le Blanc moves out of range as Ghostal strikes.
Ghostal throws out a loose jab but Le Blanc uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyle Le Blanc is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ghostal lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Le Blanc ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ghostal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ghostal avoids the body shot from Le Blanc.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Le Blanc checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Le Blanc avoids the head kick by Ghostal.
Le Blanc fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ghostal checks it well.
Ghostal lands a jab to the head.
Le Blanc misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ghostal.
Le Blanc tries to clinch up but Ghostal circles away and keeps his distance.
Ghostal misses with a hook.
Le Blanc blocks a jab.
Le Blanc looks to land a left hand but Ghostal moved out of range nicely.
Ghostal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Le Blanc takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ghostal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Blanc.
Le Blanc throws a lazy right hand but Ghostal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le Blanc.
Ghostal lands a body shot.
Le Blanc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ghostal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ghostal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ghostal moves away from the strike by Le Blanc.
Ghostal misses the jab.
Le Blanc throws a looping overhand right but Ghostal ducks down to avoid it.
Ghostal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Le Blanc was well out of range. Poor timing from Ghostal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Blanc looks to land a body kick but Ghostal moved away.
Ghostal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Blanc.
Ghostal takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tad Ghostal had his way with Kyle Le Blanc in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Le Blanc throws a body punch but Ghostal moves out of range.
Ghostal looks to land a combination but Le Blanc avoids it well.
Ghostal connects with a right hand. Le Blanc shakes it off.
Le Blanc misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ghostal.
Ghostal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Le Blanc has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ghostal drives through with a takedown into guard.
Le Blanc controls Ghostal momentarily but Ghostal frees himself.
Ghostal trying to control the position from guard on top but Le Blanc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghostal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Le Blanc is keeping the position for now.
Ghostal trying to control but Le Blanc is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tad Ghostal has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ghostal misses with a looping right.
Ghostal connects with a solid leg kick.
Le Blanc looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ghostal digs a good hook to Le Blanc's body.
Le Blanc clinches with his opponent.
Ghostal prevents a body shot from Le Blanc.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ghostal lands a nice uppercut.
Ghostal trying to control the position but instead, Le Blanc has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ghostal into the cage.
Ghostal stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Le Blanc tries a body shot but Ghostal blocks it.
Le Blanc can't find room to land a body shot as Ghostal controls the action.
A short right from Le Blanc on the inside.
Ghostal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Le Blanc swings for the body but Ghostal moves out of range.
Le Blanc throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ghostal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ghostal rushes Le Blanc and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Le Blanc's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ghostal wants a takedown.
Ghostal lands a right hand.
Le Blanc working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal blocking some punches.
Ghostal lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ghostal works his way into side control.
Ghostal misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Le Blanc manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ghostal's best efforts.
Ghostal drops an elbow to the side of Le Blanc's head.
Ghostal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ghostal connects with a nice short shot to Le Blanc's temple.
Ghostal works his way into side control.
That's four 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!
Ghostal is looking to take a break and control but Le Blanc is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Le Blanc is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ghostal off and has taken his back!
Ghostal tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Blanc prevents Ghostal from getting the reversal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tad Ghostal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ghostal 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 48:47
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 48:47
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tad Ghostal!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Obworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kashmir kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Obworth!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shogun Silva!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Obworth blocks a leg kick.
Obworth clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Obworth tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Obworth back against the cage.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Obworth is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Obworth prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva is leaning against Obworth and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Obworth takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Jacob Obworth has been cut.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Obworth down.
Obworth stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Obworth down.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Obworth.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Obworth. That did some damage!
Silva connects with a leg kick. Obworth looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Obworth takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Obworth tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Obworth back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Obworth is rocked!
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva is looking to slow Obworth down with leg kicks.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shogun Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obworth takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Obworth moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
Obworth stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Obworth is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oh Obworth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Obworth seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Obworth takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shogun Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obworth closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Obworth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva digs a good hook to Obworth's body.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Obworth doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva sends Obworth crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Silva is motioning to the referee to let Obworth up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Silva drops Obworth with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Obworth looks back up at him and smiles so Silva waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Obworth's side.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Obworth moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva cracks Obworth with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Silva has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Obworth to stand back up!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva is looking to slow Obworth down with leg kicks.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Obworth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shogun Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Obworth's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva - that will leave a mark!
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Obworth should have avoided that one.
Obworth walks into a left hand.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No joy there for Obworth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Obworth has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Obworth should have avoided that one.
Obworth moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Obworth's hands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva cracks Obworth with a hook to the temple - Obworth is on wobbly legs here! Silva swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Obworth falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Silva wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Shogun Silva!
Shogun Silva is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taj al Din (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jozka Kruty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Din's entrance music is SMOKIN' BUDDAH. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taj al Din!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jozka Kruty!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruty misses the jab.
al Din 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.
Kruty throws a head kick that misses
and al Din counters by clinching up.
Kruty misses with a body punch.
Kruty misses with a punch to the body.
al Din misses with a punch on the inside.
al Din's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kruty takes a shot to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
al Din takes a shot to the head.
al Din lands with a short punch from the clinch.
al Din has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Still in the clinch, al Din scores with a nice short uppercut.
al Din breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
al Din ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kruty moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruty throws a head kick that half lands.
Kruty misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting al Din counter with a right hand.
Kruty lands a head kick. al Din smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kruty doesn't manage to clinch there - al Din circles away.
Kruty dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kruty digs a good body shot into al Din's ribs.
A jab from Kruty finds it's way through al Din's defenses.
Kruty swings for the body but al Din moves out of range.
Kruty tries to score with a low kick but al Din moves his leg out of the way.
al Din swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from Kruty tenderised al Din's leg. al Din is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kruty doesn't manage to clinch there - al Din circles away.
Kruty misses with a low kick.
al Din takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruty is looking to clinch.
Jozka Kruty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruty steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from al Din. That one must have hurt.
al Din misses with a straight left.
al Din keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kruty.
Kruty cracks a nice hook into al Din's ribs.
al Din avoids the body shot from Kruty.
al Din checks the leg kick.
al Din lands a body shot.
Kruty is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down al Din rather than just go for the knockout.
Kruty misses with a straight left.
Kruty looking to land some kicks to the body here.
al Din feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Krutys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kruty tried to score with a low kick but al Din checks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kruty checks a leg kick.
Kruty gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Din blocks a punch to the side of the head.
al Din scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from al Din.
Kruty prevents a body shot from al Din.
al Din throws a head punch that misses.
al Din blocking some punches.
Kruty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with al Din's elbow.
al Din lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Kruty.
al Din scores with a hook to the body.
Kruty lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruty misses with a short punch on the inside.
al Din utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for al Din.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din landing knees to the head.
Kruty lands with a right to the head.
Kruty lands a body shot in the clinch.
al Din looking to stall.
Kruty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
al Din swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kruty pushes al Din back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kruty lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Din is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right from Kruty on the inside.
Kruty misses with the head strike.
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 Taj al Din will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kruty looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kruty closes the distance and clinches.
al Din tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
al Din can't find room to land a body shot as Kruty controls the action.
Kruty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
al Din pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
al Din scores with a leg kick.
Kruty buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
al Din misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
al Din ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kruty moves away.
Kruty lands with a kick to the ribs.
al Din takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
al Din tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kruty paws at him with a jab and circles away.
al Din steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kruty.
Kruty chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din connects with a nice looking jab.
al Din throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kruty stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jozka Kruty seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kruty misses with a combination
and al Din counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kruty thinking.
al Din swats away the attempt to clinch by Kruty.
al Din misses the shot to the body.
Kruty scores with a jab to the jaw.
A good leg kick by Kruty.
Kruty wants to clinch up but al Din keeps it at a distance.
al Din uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kruty.
al Din misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruty.
Kruty keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Din lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from al Din. Kruty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al Din lands with an uppercut that bounces Kruty off the cage and back into rage.
al Din just misses with a punch to the body.
Kruty fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt al Din.
Kruty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kruty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kruty, right into the meat.
Kruty plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
al Din misses with a wild body shot.
al Din fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kruty checks it well.
Kruty lands with an uppercut that bounces al Din off the cage and back into rage.
al Din shoots in for a double leg but Kruty sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
al Din throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruty tries to close the distance and clinch but al Din swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kruty throws a sloppy head kick and al Din moves out of range easily.
Kruty lands a jab-cross combination.
Kruty swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling al Din to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts al Din, as that shot connected.
Kruty misses with a head kick.
al Din throws a hook to the side of Kruty's head but Kruty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kruty throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
al Din throws out a loose jab but Kruty uses good head movement to avoid it.
al Din lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick misses from al Din.
al Din misses with a body kick.
Kruty wants to land a leg kick but al Din is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruty fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick from al Din misses.
Kruty looks to score with a jab to the body but al Din is just out of range.
al Din scores with a shot to the body.
Kruty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kruty throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
al Din looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruty is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Kruty.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Din throws a nice looking combination but Kruty bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kruty connects with a solid leg kick.
Kruty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but al Din moves away.
al Din staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jozka Kruty will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
al Din stuns Kruty with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kruty wants to clinch up but al Din keeps it at a distance.
Kruty fails with an attempt to clinch.
al Din uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kruty.
Kruty pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A low kick from Kruty is predictable there
and al Din counters with a right hand to the body.
al Din connects with a crisp jab.
Kruty throws a hook but al Din avoids it easily.
Kruty throws a leg kick
and al Din connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kruty tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and al Din is able to avoid easily.
Kruty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kruty throws a leg kick
and al Din counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruty closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kruty, right into the meat.
Kruty takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruty moves in looking to clinch but al Din pushes him off.
Kruty connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kruty wants to slow al Din down by chopping away at his legs.
al Din defending well as Kruty loads up on a big left hand.
al Din lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kruty at a distance.
Kruty on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
al Din connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
al Din scores with a jab to the jaw.
al Din misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruty.
al Din moves away from the strike by Kruty.
al Din getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruty lands a nice leg kick that just misses al Din's sensitive parts.
al Din lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Din lands a body shot.
al Din misses with a low kick as Kruty jumps back.
al Din feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kruty's calf.
al Din throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
al Din throws the kick towards the body but Kruty avoids it.
al Din throws a right hand that Kruty ducks under and follows up with a left that Kruty also avoids with ease.
al Din throws the kick towards the body but Kruty avoids it.
al Din throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kruty misses with a head kick.
Kruty moves in looking to clinch but al Din pushes him off.
Jab, jab by al Din - just one landing.
al Din thows a leg kick but Kruty checks it
and Kruty counters with a straight right hand.
Kruty checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruty 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.
Kruty tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
al Din misses with a double jab.
Kruty misses with a hook.
Kruty on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kruty rushes al Din and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Taj al Din has scored more points in the clinch so far.
al Din lands with a right to the head.
Kruty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kruty throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Kruty.
Kruty blocks a body shot from al Din.
al Din throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from al Din.
Kruty working aggressively here.
al Din breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck for al Din with that takedown attempt.
Kruty misses with a lunging right hand
and al Din counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kruty's knee momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruty connects with a body shot.
al Din takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kruty misses with a low kick as al Din jumps back.
Kruty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but al Din paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kruty throws a quick inside leg kick.
al Din takes a swing at Kruty's ribcage but misses.
Kruty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taj al Din clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kruty throws out a leg kick but al Din moves out of range and Kruty only half commits.
al Din misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kruty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kruty checks the leg kick.
al Din loads up on a big right hand but Kruty slips the punch.
al Din throws a shot from downtown. Kruty moves away and avoids it.
Kruty throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by al Din.
Kruty tries to move into range but al Din moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
al Din ducks right into an uppercut from Kruty.
Kruty 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.
Kruty lands with a good body shot.
al Din throws a front kick that sends Kruty stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruty throws a leg kick but al Din checks it.
al Din avoids the head kick by Kruty.
Kruty tries to close the distance and clinch but al Din swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kruty throws a sloppy head kick and al Din moves out of range easily.
Kruty is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kruty moves out of range of the strikes.
Kruty blocks a jab.
Kruty takes the fight into the clinch.
al Din lands a body shot.
al Din fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kruty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from al Din.
al Din tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kruty avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruty misses with a punch to the body.
Kruty struggles to land a body shot inside as al Din controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kruty.
al Din is looking to break free of the clinch but Kruty has double underhooks.
Kruty scores with a shot to the side of al Din's head.
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!
Kruty struggles to land a body shot inside as al Din controls his hands.
al Din manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kruty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kruty looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
al Din misses with a hook.
Kruty fakes the leg kick and cracks al Din in the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by al Din.
al Din moves out of range of the body kick.
Kruty defending well as al Din loads up on a big left hand.
Donk. Kruty catches al Din right on the button with a cross.
Kruty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract al Din.
Kruty misses with a body kick.
Kruty misses with a leg kick.
Kruty darts in and clinches al Din up against the cage.
al Din manages to break the clinch.
al Din throws out a loose jab but Kruty uses good head movement to avoid it.
al Din is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
al Din jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kruty avoids the body shot from al Din.
Kruty takes a swing at al Din's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din looks for the body kick but Kruty saw that one coming.
al Din doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kruty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
al Din swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
al Din circles away from the clinch attempt.
al Din has managed to clinch.
al Din lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
al Din swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on al Din's face as he tries to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kruty misses with a body punch.
al Din tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kruty's elbow.
Kruty can't find room to land a body shot as al Din controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Taj al Din will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kruty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Kruty misses.
Kruty fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kruty wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from al Din. Kruty does a little dance to reset his feet.
al Din misses with a hook. Kruty ducked under it nicely.
Kruty connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed al Din momentarily.
A jab lands there for al Din.
al Din blocks the body kick.
Kruty lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruty lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
al Din ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kruty moves away.
Kruty checks a low kick from al Din.
al Din takes one to the side of the head.
al Din lands with a shot to the body.
Kruty lands a nice shot to the body.
Kruty darts in trying to clinch
and al Din counters with a left to the body.
al Din avoids a kick to the body.
Kruty throws a jab when al Din was well out of range.
al Din delivers a nice body kick.
Kruty is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
al Din tried to score with a low kick but Kruty checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by al Din.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al Din tries to land a front kick but Kruty steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kruty lands a nice hook to al Din's body. al Din takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kruty scoring well with a low kick there.
Kruty misses with a kick to the body.
al Din delivers a nice body kick.
Kruty tries to clinch but al Din is having none of it.
al Din feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kruty's calf.
Kruty takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
al Din scores with a jab.
al Din scores with a nice right hand.
al Din misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for al Din.
al Din throws a shot to the body.
Kruty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kruty lands the left hand.
al Din connects with a body shot that sends Kruty's belly button to the back.
Sloppy strikes from Kruty. Those never looked like landing.
al Din lands with a hook. Kruty tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kruty scoring well with a low kick there.
Kruty swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and al Din counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
al Din misses with a straight right.
Kruty pushes al Din up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from al Din.
al Din misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruty lands a body punch in the clinch.
al Din working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruty prevents a body shot from al Din.
al Din is trying to force a seperation but Kruty has the dominant position.
al Din throws a punch but it's blocked by Kruty.
Kruty lands a left hand that snaps the head of al Din backwards.
Kruty misses with a punch on the inside.
al Din working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kruty.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice right hand lands inside from al Din.
al Din tries to land a knee to the head but Kruty blocks with his arms.
Jozka Kruty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taj al Din is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
al Din misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kruty.
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 Taj al Din.
Well al Din 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 49:47
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 47:48
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Taj al Din!
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