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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shujinko Chung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chung kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mortal Mombat theme. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shujinko Chung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Jones!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones scores with a one two! Chung had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Chung slips under a jab.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chung is rocked!
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chung moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Chung tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chung somewhat.
Jones throws a series of punches but Chung moves out of range.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones punishes Chung's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Chung. Chung gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands with a cross.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Chung sees coming a mile off.
Alexander Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones drops Chung with a beautiful combination! Chung stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jones is looking for the KO!
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chung at a distance.
Chung throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chung off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shujinko Chung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chung looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jones!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
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!
Jones is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Chung goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Jones is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones stands up and waves to Chung to follow him.
Chung is breathing heavily.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Chung uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones throws a hook but Chung blocks it.
Chung avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones scores with a one two! Chung had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Shujinko Chung has been cut.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chung takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones drops Chung with a beautiful combination! Chung stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jones is looking for the KO!
Oh Chung is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chung seems to have got his legs back now.
Chung staying out of range there.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chung was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Chung slips the punch.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chung takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chung dodges the punch combination from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with a right hand. Chung shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones lands with a right and another and another! Chung is in big trouble! Jones lands again and this time it's lights out for Chung! A quality knockout there for Jones.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexander Jones!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by Sick Puppies-Youre going down. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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153 lbs
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150 lbs
2 - 0 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phil Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Silver!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis scores a takedown into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silver is looking to improve his position but Davis isn't that keen on the idea.
Davis lands a big elbow.
Davis lands a big shot there that rocks Silver but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Davis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Silver is trying desperately to improve position.
Davis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Davis scoring with strikes but Silver is staying in there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis with a couple of short strikes.
Davis landing shots from mount.
Davis dominating with strikes here.
Davis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Davis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Davis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silver is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Davis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Silver taking shots to the head.
Silver is rocked!
Davis looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Silver covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Davis!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hezekiah LeMasters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Go Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LeMasters comes to the cage accompanied by Careless Whisper by Seether. 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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145 lbs
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156 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Good kicks
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hezekiah LeMasters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Go Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LeMasters misses with the combination.
Yamamoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up.
LeMasters misses with a two punch combination.
LeMasters tries to keep at a distance but Yamamoto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yamamoto gets underhooks to prevent LeMasters's takedown attempt.
Yamamoto is pressed up against the cage. LeMasters has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yamamoto down to the mat. Yamamoto avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
LeMasters swings for the body but Yamamoto moves out of range.
LeMasters closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
LeMasters throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
LeMasters 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.
LeMasters is looking to advance position but Yamamoto won't allow it.
Yamamoto trying to control from the bottom.
Ground and pound from LeMasters.
LeMasters looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yamamoto is trying to stand up here but LeMasters is controlling him well.
Yamamoto trying to control but LeMasters postures up.
LeMasters missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
LeMasters is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Yamamoto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but LeMasters pulls his head out easily.
LeMasters working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Yamamoto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yamamoto is looking to control LeMasters's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yamamoto avoid being mounted?
Yamamoto is trying to stand up here but LeMasters is controlling him well.
LeMasters is nestled in close to Yamamoto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
LeMasters is keen to just control but Yamamoto is a slippery customer.
LeMasters sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yamamoto defending well though.
LeMasters is trying to control. Yamamoto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
LeMasters working the head and body with strikes.
LeMasters working over Yamamoto with some ground and pound. Yamamoto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
LeMasters sitting and controlling from the half guard.
LeMasters thows a huge punch but Yamamoto dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto actively working from the bottom here.
LeMasters will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
LeMasters throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
LeMasters sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yamamoto defending well though.
LeMasters scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from LeMasters.
LeMasters is keen to just control but Yamamoto is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
LeMasters throwing shots but Yamamoto is blocking nicely.
LeMasters seems to be working for a kimura but Yamamoto defends the submission attempt.
LeMasters is thwarting Yamamoto's attempts to control the position.
Yamamoto looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeMasters not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamamoto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yamamoto.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as LeMasters accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yamamoto is adopting a defensive guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells LeMasters's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hezekiah LeMasters 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.
Yamamoto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yamamoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamamoto throws a nice head kick!
Yamamoto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yamamoto is looking to clinch.
Yamamoto defending well as LeMasters loads up on a big left hand.
LeMasters blocks a head kick by Yamamoto.
LeMasters throws a right hand that Yamamoto ducks under and follows up with a left that Yamamoto also avoids with ease.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but LeMasters is having none of it.
Yamamoto wants to clinch.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but LeMasters paws at him with a jab and circles away.
LeMasters circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yamamoto moves in looking to clinch but LeMasters pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from LeMasters.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto clinches with his opponent.
Yamamoto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yamamoto has LeMasters pressed against the cage, preventing LeMasters from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
LeMasters is trying to force a seperation but Yamamoto has the dominant position.
LeMasters really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yamamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yamamoto lands a good knee to the midsection. LeMasters won't want to take too many of those.
LeMasters goes for a takedown attempt but Yamamoto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
LeMasters throws a body punch but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Yamamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Go Yamamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
LeMasters thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but LeMasters paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yamamoto digs a good body shot into LeMasters's ribs.
Yamamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeMasters getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
LeMasters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamamoto moves away.
Yamamoto is looking to clinch but LeMasters is avoiding it.
Yamamoto connects with a high kick.
Yamamoto is looking to clinch.
Yamamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - LeMasters circles away.
Yamamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
LeMasters misses the shot to the body.
Yamamoto wants to clinch up but LeMasters keeps it at a distance.
LeMasters lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Yamamoto is breathing heavily.
LeMasters keeps the fight on the outside.
Yamamoto defending well as LeMasters loads up on a big left hand.
LeMasters lands a with a good body shot.
LeMasters is looking to wear down Yamamoto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
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!
Yamamoto tries to clinch but LeMasters moves out of range.
LeMasters closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Yamamoto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but LeMasters scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeMasters thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
LeMasters prevents Yamamoto from standing back up.
Yamamoto is refusing to be controlled, as LeMasters sits in half guard.
LeMasters is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yamamoto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
LeMasters content to control rather than advance.
LeMasters looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yamamoto looks like he's trying to stand up.
LeMasters stalling.
LeMasters trying to control from half guard but Yamamoto is working away.
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. LeMasters connects with a nice short shot to Yamamoto's temple.
LeMasters is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
LeMasters is just content to waste time from the top position. Yamamoto takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hezekiah LeMasters dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
LeMasters shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yamamoto defends it nicely.
LeMasters misses the jab.
Some wild striking there from LeMasters.
LeMasters keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from LeMasters. Yamamoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but LeMasters moves out of range.
Yamamoto scores with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses.
LeMasters avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
LeMasters lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by LeMasters.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but LeMasters swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
LeMasters lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yamamoto circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeMasters throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
LeMasters takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Go Yamamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Yamamoto as LeMasters shoots in.
Yamamoto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with LeMasters, pushing him back against the cage.
LeMasters takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yamamoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yamamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yamamoto obliges.
Yamamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
LeMasters goes for a takedown attempt but Yamamoto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hezekiah LeMasters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
LeMasters throws a series of punches but Yamamoto avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A lazy left from LeMasters finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeMasters shoots in and drives through. Yamamoto sprawls well.
Yamamoto moves in looking to clinch but LeMasters pushes him off.
Yamamoto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yamamoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it misses.
LeMasters is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
LeMasters is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
LeMasters tries for a takedown but Yamamoto manages to get underhooks.
Yamamoto gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from LeMasters.
Yamamoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Yamamoto landing knees to the head.
Yamamoto is trying to maintain a safe position but LeMasters gets an underhook and turns Yamamoto into the cage.
Yamamoto scores with a knee to the head.
LeMasters is trying to maintain a safe position but Yamamoto gets an underhook and turns LeMasters into the cage.
Yamamoto misses with an elbow over the top.
Yamamoto misses with a knee to the head.
LeMasters is working for takedown but Yamamoto is calmly controlling the position for now.
LeMasters tries for a takedown. No joy.
Yamamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yamamoto with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yamamoto connects with a knee to the head.
LeMasters wants to break free but Yamamoto has control.
LeMasters fails to pull guard.
Yamamoto manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Yamamoto is fighting off a takedown attempt but LeMasters is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Yamamoto to the mat. Yamamoto regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
LeMasters sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Yamamoto's guard.
LeMasters working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
LeMasters lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yamamoto is trying to get back to full guard.
LeMasters passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Yamamoto!
LeMasters lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hezekiah LeMasters is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
LeMasters has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Yamamoto's face.
LeMasters breaks from Yamamoto's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Go Yamamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
LeMasters sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yamamoto can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Go Yamamoto.
I think LeMasters has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hezekiah LeMasters!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Janssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, AC/DC - Back in Black. Janssen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. No Easy Way Out by Robert Tepper kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dirk Janssen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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183 lbs
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184 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lucas Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dirk Janssen!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janssen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Janssen checks the leg kick nicely there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Black checks a leg kick.
Black lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Janssen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Black throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Janssen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Black tries to bum rush Janssen with a series of wild strikes but Janssen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some bone on bone action there as Janssen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Black avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Janssen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Black lands a with a good body shot.
Black throws an overhand right that lands on Janssen's shoulder, as Janssen tries to avoid the shot.
Black throws a combination. Janssen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Black avoids a kick to the body.
Janssen tries a head kick but it misses.
Black lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Janssen misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black thows a leg kick but Janssen checks it
and Janssen counters with a head kick. That will keep Black thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Janssen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Janssen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Janssen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Black is out of range and Janssen settles back down.
Black throws a body punch but Janssen moves out of range.
Black avoids the head kick by Janssen.
Black throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Black tries to clinch but Janssen is having none of it.
Black tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Janssen scores with a head kick.
Black wants to clinch
and Janssen counters with a big head kick but Black shrugs it off.
Janssen misses with a body kick.
Black throws a left and a right that both miss
and Janssen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Black's knee momentarily.
A low kick from Janssen is predictable there
and Black counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Janssen thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Black, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Black throws a hook to the side of Janssen's head but Janssen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Black looks to land a combination but Janssen avoids it well.
Janssen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Janssen misses with a head kick.
Jab, jab by Black - just one landing.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Janssen moves away.
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Janssen manages to avoid it.
Janssen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Janssen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Black takes a swing at Janssen's ribcage but misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Black checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Janssen misses with a low kick.
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Black misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a body shot.
Janssen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Black stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Janssen.
Janssen connects with a high kick.
Janssen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Janssen pushes Black away with a front kick.
Black walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Janssen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Black looks to land a combination but Janssen avoids it well.
Black throws a combination. Janssen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Janssen lands with a thumping leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Janssen!
Black is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black fails with an attempt to clinch.
Black throws a nice looking combination but Janssen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Black takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janssen throws a leg kick which misses Black's front leg but catches the back leg as Black tries to avoid it.
Janssen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Janssen tries a head kick but it misses.
Janssen throws a head kick that Black semi-blocks.
Janssen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Janssen 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.
Janssen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Janssen moves away.
Black misses with a double jab
and Janssen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black tries to clinch but Janssen is having none of it.
Janssen tries a head kick but it misses.
Black misses with an uppercut. Janssen saw that one coming.
Black moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Janssen dominated that round.
That's time! Black's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Janssen. That's going to slow Black down.
Janssen staying out of range there.
Janssen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Janssen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A slapping body kick lands there for Janssen.
Janssen connects with a high kick.
Janssen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Black avoids the head kick by Janssen.
Janssen throws a leg kick but Black sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Janssen misses with a kick to the body.
Black lands with a hook. Janssen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Janssen blocks a leg kick.
Black lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Janssen is looking to land body kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Janssen 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 Black has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Black and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lucas Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Janssen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Black jabs at Janssen's body.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Janssen blocks a jab.
Black throws a right hand that Janssen ducks under and follows up with a left that Janssen also avoids with ease.
Janssen dodges the punch combination from Black.
Dirk Janssen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Black misses the body punch
and Janssen counters with a leg kick.
Janssen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Janssen lands a head kick. Black smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Janssen throws a head kick that misses.
Black avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a wild body shot.
Janssen misses with a head kick.
Black looks to land a combination but Janssen avoids it well.
Black displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Janssen misses with a kick to the body.
Janssen defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Janssen throws a head kick that misses
and Black connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Janssen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Black.
Janssen misses with a low kick.
Black fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Janssen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Janssen throws a head kick but Black moves out of range.
Black is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Janssen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Black with a hook.
Janssen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Black.
Janssen needs to keep his hands up - Black had a free shot at his head there.
Janssen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Janssen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Black blocks a head kick by Janssen.
Janssen slips a jab and a cross from Black.
Black lands a body shot.
Janssen throws a leg kick but Black sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Black lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Black thows a body shot but no joy.
Janssen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Black loads up on a big right hand but Janssen slips the punch.
Black throws a body punch but Janssen moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target.
Janssen tries a low kick but Black avoids it.
Black throws a nice looking combination but Janssen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Janssen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Black rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Janssen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab from Black.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Janssen 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 Black has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Black and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Janssen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Janssen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lucas Black will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Janssen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Black checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A right-left combo lands from Black.
Black misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Black, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Janssen throws a head kick but Black moves out of range.
Black lands a right hook to the body.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Some wild striking there from Black.
Janssen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Black looks to land a combination but Janssen avoids it well.
Black stalks Janssen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Janssen's face. Janssen staggers backwards, shaken.
Janssen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janssen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Black moves out of range of the leg kick from Janssen.
Janssen throws a head kick that misses.
Janssen misses with a body kick.
Janssen slips a jab from Black.
Janssen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Black's head.
Black works the jab nicely.
Janssen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Janssen scores with a leg kick.
Black lands a body shot.
Janssen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Black is out of range and Janssen settles back down.
Black lands a nice shot to the body.
Black throws a body punch but Janssen moves out of range.
Black misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Black throws a right and a left that Janssen avoids nicely.
Janssen throws out a leg kick but Black moves out of range and Janssen only half commits.
Black tries to clinch
and Janssen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Black throws a right and a left that Janssen avoids nicely.
Black misses with a straight right.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Black listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Janssen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Black takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a wild combination.
Black misses with a few strikes there.
Black lands a really nice looking cross but Janssen seems unphased.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Black checks a leg kick.
Black throws a right and a left that both miss.
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Janssen manages to avoid it.
Janssen thows a body kick. Black tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Janssen 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.
Black cracks Janssen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Janssen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Janssen scoring well with a low kick there.
Black tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Janssen throws a leg kick which misses Black's front leg but catches the back leg as Black tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Janssen.
Janssen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
Black wants to clinch but Janssen slips to the side
and Janssen counters with a nice body kick.
Janssen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Black checks a leg kick.
Janssen throws a front kick aimed at Black's knee but Black avoids it well.
Janssen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
An inside leg kick from Janssen misses.
A nice combination there by Black.
Janssen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Black takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Janssen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dirk Janssen.
Well Janssen 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Janssen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derya Sevket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sevket comes to the cage accompanied by In the Club. Gordon Hood will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derya Sevket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gordon Hood!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hood throws a body punch but Sevket moves out of range.
Hood throws a lazy right hand but Sevket sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sevket ducks under a wild hook from Hood.
Hood looks to score with a jab to the body but Sevket is just out of range.
Hood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sevket.
Hood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sevket circles away quickly and effectively.
Hood throws a nice looking combination but Sevket bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gordon Hood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sevket keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sevket moves out of range of the strikes.
Hood looks to score with a jab to the body but Sevket is just out of range.
Hood looks to score with a jab to the body but Sevket is just out of range.
Hood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hood misses with a body shot.
Hood throws a body punch but Sevket moves out of range.
Hood bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sevket's head backwards.
It looks like Derya Sevket has been cut.
Hood looks to throw the jab but Sevket is out of range.
Hood misses with an uppercut. Sevket saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood throws a leg kick but Sevket sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hood attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gordon Hood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hood lands a left and a right that send Sevket crashing to the mat, dazed. Hood thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sevket is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sevket steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hood.
Oh Sevket is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters circling - Hood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sevket seems to have got his legs back now.
Hood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sevket.
Hood swings for the body but Sevket moves out of range.
Sevket shoots for a double leg takedown but Hood sprawls well. He's pushed Sevket's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice defenses there by Sevket.
Hood missing with a left hand there. Sevket was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hood looks to throw the jab but Sevket is out of range.
A big left from Hood misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Hood lands but Sevket takes it in his stride.
Hood lands a nice looking body shot.
Hood missing with a left hand there. Sevket was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sevket avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Hood misses.
Sevket keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hood lands a jab to Sevket's midsection.
Sevket is breathing heavily.
Hood misses with a hook. Sevket ducked under it nicely.
Hood tries to land a leg kick but Sevket saw it coming and moves away.
Hood throws a jab but it's blocked by Sevket.
Hood misses with a body shot.
Hood tried to score with a low kick but Sevket checks it.
Hood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hood thows a body shot but no joy.
Hood throws a lazy right hand but Sevket sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hood throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hood throws a body punch but Sevket moves out of range.
Hood takes a swing at Sevket's ribcage but misses.
Hood misses with a low kick.
Sevket takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
Hood throws a body punch but Sevket moves out of range.
Hood misses with a low kick.
Hood ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sevket was well out of range. Poor timing from Hood.
Sevket defending well as Hood loads up on a big left hand.
Hood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sevket manages to avoid it.
Sevket walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Derya Sevket's cut is getting worse.
Sevket takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hood throws a shot from downtown. Sevket moves away and avoids it.
Hood cracks Sevket with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sevket looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hood finish him?
Hood shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Sevket takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Hood sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Sevket bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gordon Hood!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Newman Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams comes to the cage accompanied by Sick Puppies-Youre going down. Ferguson has chosen "Walk" by Pantera as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Newman Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams throws the left hand but Ferguson avoids the punch easily.
Adams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferguson dives in and grabs Adams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Adams pushes down on Ferguson's head and hops out.
Horrible takedown by Ferguson or perhaps it was just good defense by Adams which made him look bad.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ferguson.
Michael Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Newman Ferguson.
Ferguson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferguson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Adams defends it nicely.
Ferguson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Adams to the mat! Adams manages to get full guard.
Ferguson stands up over Adams, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams tries to strike from the bottom.
Ferguson distracts Adams with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Adams trying to control the position.
Adams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams looking for a sweep. Not yet Adams, not yet.
Ferguson prevents Adams from getting back to his feet.
Ferguson wants to pass the guard but Adams is keeping the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ferguson shoots in for a double leg but Adams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Adams misses with the combination.
Adams slaps away a takedown attempt from Ferguson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Adams throws a hook but Ferguson avoids it easily.
Ferguson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ferguson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adams.
Adams slaps away a takedown attempt from Ferguson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Adams throws a big shot that misses.
Ferguson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Adams bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ferguson's guard.
Ferguson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Adams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ferguson looks gassed!
Ferguson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Adams's guard.
Ferguson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Adams wants to sweep but no luck.
Adams wants to stand and escape but Ferguson is having none of it.
Adams wants to control the position but Ferguson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ferguson wants to pass to mount but Adams is defending the position.
Adams is trying to stand.
Adams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Adams tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson tries to pass to full mount but Adams defends it.
Adams tries to kick Ferguson off but Ferguson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ferguson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Adams is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Adams trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ferguson working the ground and pound effectively.
Adams keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ferguson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Adams manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Adams is refusing to be controlled, as Ferguson sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams trying to control from the bottom.
Adams is looking for a sweep. Ferguson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Adams is looking to escape.
Ferguson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Adams wants to control but Ferguson is keeping busy.
Adams wants to get back to his feet.
Adams gets back to full guard.
Ferguson stops Adams from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Ferguson does it's job there.
Ferguson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice shot lands for Adams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Newman Ferguson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ferguson slips a straight right by Adams.
Ferguson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Adams throws a right hand that Ferguson ducks under and follows up with a left that Ferguson also avoids with ease.
Adams slaps away a takedown attempt from Ferguson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ferguson shoots in for a takedown but Adams shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Adams. No joy for Ferguson on that attempt.
Michael Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Newman Ferguson.
Adams throws a body punch but Ferguson moves out of range.
Adams cracks Ferguson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Adams fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Adams.
Adams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ferguson fails with the takedown.
Adams lands with an uppercut that bounces Ferguson off the cage and back into rage.
A telegraphed right hand from Adams misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Adams's hands.
Adams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Adams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ferguson. Ferguson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ferguson shoots in for a takedown but Adams shows good takedown defense.
Ferguson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adams pinned against the cage. Adams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ferguson is breathing heavily.
Adams misses with a double jab.
Adams misses with the combination.
Adams scores with a jab to the head.
Michael Adams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferguson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Adams but Adams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ferguson dodges the punch combination from Adams.
Ferguson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson shoots in for a double leg but Adams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Newman Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferguson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ferguson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Adams!
Adams is wriggling around trying to escape.
Adams wants to control but Ferguson is having none of it.
Adams is trying desperately to improve position.
Adams blocking the ground and pound.
Ferguson throws some wild stikes that Adams manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams is working to get back to half guard.
Ferguson scoring with strikes but Adams is staying in there.
You get the feeling that Adams really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Ferguson prevents Adams from getting the reversal.
Adams regains half guard.
Adams slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Adams working a defensive guard here.
Adams trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Adams is trying to keep Ferguson in close.
Ferguson passes into half guard.
Ferguson passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Adams hang on?
Adams is looking to get to half guard.
Ferguson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Adams?
Adams is desperately trying to improve his position but Ferguson has a good base and remains in mount.
Ferguson with shots to the head and body - Adams looks very uncomfortable down there.
Adams tries to lock up and control but Ferguson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Adams wants to try and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferguson with good strikes from the mount here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams trying desperately to get to his feet.
Adams keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ferguson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Adams's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Adams will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ferguson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adams.
Adams connects with a nice looking jab.
Ferguson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Adams takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Adams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ferguson can pounce on him.
Ferguson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice takedown defense from Adams. No joy for Ferguson on that attempt.
Michael Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Newman Ferguson.
Ferguson thumps Adams with a low kick.
Ferguson fails with the takedown.
Michael Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferguson shoots in looking for a takedown. Adams tries to sprawl out of it but Ferguson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Adams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ferguson ducks right into an uppercut from Adams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson fails with a takedown attempt.
Ferguson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ferguson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Adams circles away.
Adams stuffs the takedown.
Adams catches Ferguson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ferguson is rocked!
Adams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferguson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferguson is still on wobbly legs! Can Adams finish him?
Adams throws the left hand but Ferguson avoids the punch easily.
Adams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ferguson slips a jab and a cross from Adams.
Adams throws a jab when Ferguson was well out of range.
Adams looks to land a combination but Ferguson avoids it well.
Adams missing with a left hand there. Ferguson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ferguson seems to have recovered his senses.
Ferguson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ferguson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Adams sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ferguson somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferguson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Adams sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ferguson somewhat.
Michael Adams is winning the standup battle so far.
Adams checks a leg kick.
Adams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ferguson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adams misses with a series of wild punches.
Ferguson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ferguson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Adams circles away.
Adams misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Adams.
A punch combination from Adams misses.
Adams stuffs the takedown.
Adams misses the jab.
Adams swings for the body but Ferguson moves out of range.
Adams connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Ferguson tumbling to the canvas! Adams pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Ferguson was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Michael Adams!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Obworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Willson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Willson's choice of entrance music: Welcome to the Jungle. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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275 lbs
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230 lbs
6 - 1 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Obworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Willson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obworth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Obworth lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Obworth swats away the attempt to clinch by Willson.
Willson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Obworth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Willson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Willson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Obworth.
Willson can't find room to land a body shot as Obworth controls the action.
Obworth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Willson is looking to clinch.
Obworth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obworth cracks Willson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Obworth lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obworth scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Obworth not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Obworth 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.
Obworth landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Obworth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Obworth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Willson's head.
Willson is trying to stand back up but Obworth is controlling him
Obworth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Obworth stops Willson from getting back to his feet.
Willson looks gassed!
Willson is trying to escape back to his feet but Obworth uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Willson tries to control but Obworth manages to take his back.
Willson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obworth punishes Willson with strikes from the back mount.
Obworth throwing sloppy strikes.
Obworth is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Willson covering up well and avoiding damage.
Willson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Obworth tightening his grip on Willson, looking for the choke.
Willson trying to get back to his feet but Obworth is in full control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obworth is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Willson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Even with his hooks in, Obworth manages to miss with strikes from the back.
A lull in the action here.
Willson is trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
What can Willson do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Willson is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Obworth off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Willson is trying to stand back up.
Obworth doesn't have the hooks in and Willson manages to turn into his guard.
Willson trying to control the position from guard on top but Obworth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Obworth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Willson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obworth throws a series of punches but Willson moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Obworth dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice straight punches there by Obworth. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Obworth.
Obworth looks to score with a jab to the body but Willson is just out of range.
Obworth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Willson doesn't seem bothered though.
Jacob Obworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obworth throws a looping overhand right but Willson ducks down to avoid it.
Obworth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Willson.
The fighters circling - Obworth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Obworth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice sprawl there from Willson as Obworth shoots in.
Willson is breathing heavily.
Obworth swats away the attempt to clinch by Willson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obworth looks to land a right hand but Willson moved out of range.
Obworth drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Obworth working the ground and pound but Willson is defending the strikes.
Willson is looking to get back to his feet here but Obworth is keeping cool and he's managed to take Willson's back.
Willson is taking damage to the body and head.
Obworth will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Obworth trying to control momentarily.
Willson is in bad spot here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Obworth. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
I really don't envy Willson right now.
Willson trying to get back to his feet but Obworth is in full control for now.
Obworth wants to control but Willson is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Willson trying to control the hands but Obworth breaks the grip.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Willson controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Willson right now.
The referee is taking a good look at Willson as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Obworth!
Obworth working for the choke.
Willson wants to get back to his feet.
Willson is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willson is really stuck here.
Obworth tightening his grip on Willson, looking for the choke.
Obworth punches the canvas rather than the man.
Willson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Obworth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Willson can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Willson has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Obworth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Obworth dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
A cross from Obworth lands.
Obworth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Willson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Obworth to score with a decent uppercut.
Willson moves out of range as Obworth strikes.
Willson misses with a head kick.
Obworth tries to bum rush Willson with a series of wild strikes but Willson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Obworth bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Obworth throws a body punch but Willson moves out of range.
Obworth misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Obworth keeps the fight on the outside.
Willson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obworth.
Willson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obworth.
A slow jab from Obworth misses its intended target.
Willson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Obworth throws a hook but Willson blocks it.
Obworth scores with a body shot.
Willson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mike Willson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Willson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obworth throws a big shot that misses.
Willson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Obworth.
Obworth shoots in and bounces Willson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Willson keeping moving, preventing Obworth from controlling successfully.
Obworth stays in close to Willson's body and controls the position.
Obworth seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Willson for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willson controls Obworth momentarily but Obworth frees himself.
Willson wants to stand but Obworth is controlling the position.
Willson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Willson wants to stand but Obworth is controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A shot to de liver by Obworth. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obworth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Willson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Willson walks into a jab.
Obworth connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obworth looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Willson!
Obworth looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Willson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Willson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Obworth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Obworth, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Obworth!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Noonan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jase Newson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
170 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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20
180 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mickey Noonan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jase Newson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noonan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Newson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Newson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Noonan misses the body punch
and Newson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Newson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good exchange - Newson coming out on top.
Noonan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Noonan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Newson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Noonan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Newson scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newson throws a good cross that connects.
Noonan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Noonan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noonan. Newson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Noonan throws a body punch but Newson moves out of range.
Noonan avoids the body shot from Newson.
Newson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Noonan swings for the body but Newson moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Newson.
Newson slips under a jab from Noonan.
Noonan moves out of range as Newson strikes.
Newson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Newson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Noonan.
Noonan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Newson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Newson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Noonan lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noonan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Newson counters with a nice uppercut.
Newson takes a swing at Noonan's ribcage but misses.
Newson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Newson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Newson.
Newson scores with a nice right hand.
Noonan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Newson just misses with a punch to the body.
Newson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Noonan at a distance.
Newson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newson with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Newson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Newson swings for the body but Noonan moves out of range.
Noonan lands a nice shot to the body.
Noonan is looking to wear down Newson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Newson misses with a body shot.
Noonan lands with a nice body punch.
Newson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Newson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Noonan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Noonan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noonan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Noonan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A swing and a miss from Newson.
Noonan defending well as Newson loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noonan punishes Newson's body with a nice straight punch.
Newson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Newson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noonan manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Noonan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Noonan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Noonan misses.
Newson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Newson connects with a single shot there.
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!
Newson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Noonan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Newson.
Noonan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Noonan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Newson looks to score with a jab to the body but Noonan is just out of range.
Noonan throws the left hand but Newson avoids the punch easily.
Newson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noonan. Newson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Newson looks to throw the jab but Noonan is out of range.
Noonan throws a shot to the body.
Noonan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Newson manages to avoid it.
A jab from Newson does it's job there.
Newson scores with a decent looking hook.
Newson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Noonan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Noonan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noonan jabs at Newson's body.
Noonan misses with a body shot
enabling Newson to counter with a crisp jab.
Noonan lands with a cross.
Noonan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Newson's hands.
Noonan throws a body punch but Newson moves out of range.
Newson misses with a hook.
Newson throws a looping overhand right but Noonan ducks down to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Noonan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Noonan.
Noonan connects with a nice looking jab.
Noonan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Newson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Newson throws a jab but it's blocked by Noonan.
Noonan swings for the body but Newson moves out of range.
Newson throws a jab but it's blocked by Noonan.
Noonan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newson moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noonan. Newson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Noonan throws a good cross that connects.
Noonan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Noonan lands the left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Noonan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Noonan lands a nice looking body shot.
Noonan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Newson doesn't seem bothered though.
Newson looks gassed!
A jab from Newson finds it's way through Noonan's defenses.
Newson misses with a series of wild punches.
Noonan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newson misses with a two punch combination.
Noonan throws an overhand right that lands on Newson's shoulder, as Newson tries to avoid the shot.
Noonan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newson.
Newson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noonan misses with a body punch
and Newson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Newson walks into a left hand.
Newson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Noonan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Newson somewhat.
Nice defenses there by Noonan.
Newson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Noonan.
Noonan throws a jab but it's blocked by Newson.
Noonan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Noonan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Newson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Noonan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Noonan scores with a jab to the head.
Noonan punishes Newson's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Noonan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Newson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Noonan lands a lovely overhand right.
Noonan lands with a straight right. Newson didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Noonan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Noonan lands a slapping body shot.
Noonan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mickey Noonan is winning the standup battle so far.
Noonan throws a shot to the body.
Newson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Noonan.
Newson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Noonan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Noonan throws a jab but it's blocked by Newson.
Noonan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Newson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Noonan as he avoids it easily.
Noonan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mickey Noonan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Noonan.
Newson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from Newson.
Newson throws a shot to the body.
Noonan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Newson.
Noonan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noonan cracks Newson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Newson is breathing heavily.
Newson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Noonan scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noonan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Newson momentarily.
Noonan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Noonan lands a head shot.
Noonan lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noonan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noonan. Newson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Noonan digs a good hook to Newson's body.
Noonan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Noonan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Newson at a distance.
Noonan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Noonan catches Newson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Noonan just misses with a punch to the body.
Newson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Noonan. That snapped Newson's head back.
Noonan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Noonan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Noonan lands a nice looking body shot.
Noonan with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noonan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Noonan lands with a cross.
Noonan lands a glancing blow to the side of Newson's head.
Newson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Noonan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Noonan connects with a right hand. Newson shakes it off.
Noonan lands an overhand right.
Noonan lands a really nice looking cross but Newson seems unphased.
Newson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noonan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Noonan just misses with a punch to the body.
Newson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Noonan swings for the body but Newson moves out of range.
Newson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Newson misses with an uppercut.
Noonan clobbers Newson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Noonan digs a good body shot into Newson's ribs.
Noonan connects with a right hand. Newson shakes it off.
Noonan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Newson's head.
Noonan scores with a jab to the body.
Noonan misses with a body shot.
Newson needs to keep his hands up - Noonan had a free shot at his head there.
Noonan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Newson doesn't seem bothered though.
Noonan swings for the body but Newson moves out of range.
Noonan lands a nice looking body shot.
Noonan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Newson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Noonan misses the shot to the body.
Noonan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Newson on the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Noonan misses
and Newson counters with a left to the body.
Noonan works Newson's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noonan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Noonan just misses with a punch to the body.
Noonan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Noonan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Noonan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Newson in his tracks.
Noonan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Noonan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newson was well out of range. Poor timing from Noonan.
Noonan digs a good body shot into Newson's ribs.
Noonan swings for the body but Newson moves out of range.
Noonan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Noonan thows a body shot but no joy.
Noonan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noonan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newson.
Nice jab there from Noonan.
Noonan misses with a shot to the body
and Newson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Newson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Noonan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Noonan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Newson at a distance.
Noonan with a nice cross.
A punch lands to the side of Newson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Newson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Noonan misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noonan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newson moves away.
Noonan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Noonan thows a body shot but no joy.
Noonan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Noonan there.
Noonan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noonan thows a body shot but no joy.
Newson defending well as Noonan loads up on a big left hand.
Noonan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Newson can do to turn this around?
Noonan takes a swing at Newson's ribcage but misses.
Noonan takes one to the side of the head.
Noonan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Newson.
Newson missing with a left hand there. Noonan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Newson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Noonan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Noonan lands a right hook to the body.
Noonan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Newson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Newson takes one on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Noonan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Noonan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Noonan throws a shot to the body.
Newson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Newson there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Noonan does it's job there.
Good standup being displayed there by Noonan as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Noonan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Noonan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newson moves away.
Newson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Noonan stuns Newson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Newson misses the shot to the body.
Noonan slips under a jab.
Noonan throws a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Newson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Noonan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Newson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Noonan scores with the left hand. Newson knows he should have avoided that one.
Noonan staying out of range there.
Newson throws a hook but Noonan blocks it.
Noonan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Newson on the side of the head.
Noonan just misses with a punch to the body.
Noonan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Noonan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Noonan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Newson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Newson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Noonan has got the better of the exchanges.
Noonan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Newson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Newson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Newson slips under a jab.
Newson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Noonan finds it's way round the side to connect with Newson's head.
Noonan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noonan misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noonan blocks a jab.
Newson takes one to the side of the head.
Noonan throws out a powerful jab.
Noonan lands with a right hand.
Noonan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Newson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Newson scores with a jab.
Noonan cracks Newson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Noonan throws a shot to the body.
Noonan scores with a hook to the body. Newson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Noonan digs a good hook to Newson's body.
Noonan connects with a right hand. Newson shakes it off.
Newson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Newson takes one on the button.
Newson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Newson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Noonan finds it's way round the side to connect with Newson's head.
Noonan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Newson at a distance.
Noonan lands a nice shot to the body.
Noonan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Noonan digs a good hook to Newson's body.
Noonan scores with a hook.
Jase Newson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noonan lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noonan thows a body shot but no joy.
Noonan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Noonan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noonan. Newson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Newson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Noonan scores with a body shot.
Noonan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Noonan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Newson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Noonan lands a right hook to the body.
Noonan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Noonan scores with a jab.
Noonan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Newson's head.
Newson takes a swing at Noonan's ribcage but misses.
Noonan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newson moves away.
Noonan lands a slapping body shot.
Noonan lands a nice looking body shot.
Newson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Noonan lands with an uppercut that bounces Newson off the cage and back into rage.
Noonan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newson was well out of range. Poor timing from Noonan.
Newson walks into a left hand.
Noonan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noonan cracks Newson with an open hand slap.
Noonan lands a jab to the head.
Noonan jabs at Newson's body.
Noonan throws a shot to the body.
Noonan dips to his left and cracks Newson with an uppercut!
Noonan with a jab.
Noonan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Newson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Noonan cracks Newson with a good jab.
Newson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Noonan just misses with a punch to the body.
Noonan lands a nice shot to the body.
Newson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Noonan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Noonan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Noonan looks to score with a jab to the body but Newson is just out of range.
Noonan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Noonan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Noonan.
Noonan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Noonan takes a swing at Newson's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noonan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Noonan thows a body shot but no joy.
Noonan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Noonan misses with a wild body shot.
Noonan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Noonan scores with a shot 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!
Noonan looks to score with a jab to the body but Newson is just out of range.
Noonan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Noonan misses with a body shot.
Noonan lands a head shot.
Noonan scores with the left hand. Newson knows he should have avoided that one.
Noonan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Noonan scores with a body shot.
Noonan lands with a straight right. Newson didn't see that one coming.
Noonan scores with a decent looking hook.
Newson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Noonan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Newson on the side of the head.
Noonan cracks a nice hook into Newson's ribs.
Newson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Newson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Newson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Noonan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Noonan 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 30:25
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:25
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Noonan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kah Fing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piston Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fing comes to the cage accompanied by Whats My Name. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Kah Fing!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Piston Honda!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fing misses with a series of wild punches.
Fing is looking to score with low kicks.
Honda fails to land with a series of punches.
Honda throws a right hand that Fing ducks under and follows up with a left that Fing also avoids with ease.
Fing takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Honda stalks Fing and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fing's face. Fing staggers backwards, shaken.
Fing misses with a body kick.
Honda falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fing counters with a nice low kick that buckles Honda's knee momentarily.
Honda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fing moves away.
Honda misses with a low kick.
Fing misses with a low kick.
Fing swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fing walks into a left hand.
Fing takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Honda just misses with a punch to the body.
Fing rushes Honda and presses him up against the cage.
Fing working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fing breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good leg kick by Fing there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Honda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fing.
Honda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fing was well out of range. Poor timing from Honda.
Honda digs a good hook to Fing's body.
Fing misses with a body kick.
Honda looks to land a right hand but Fing moved out of range.
Honda misses with a hook.
Fing lands a jab-cross combination.
A left and a right from Honda both land. Nice combination.
Fing throws a wild body kick that Honda sees coming a mile off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fing.
Fing avoids the body shot from Honda.
Honda lands with a straight right. Fing didn't see that one coming.
Fing throws a wild body kick that Honda sees coming a mile off.
Fing tries to clinch up.
Honda lands with a hook. Fing tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Honda thows a leg kick but Fing checks it
and Fing counters with a head kick. That will keep Honda thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Honda scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Honda tries to keep at a distance but Fing has taken the fight into the clinch.
Honda letting Fing take a breather here.
Fing throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Honda blocks it with crossed arms.
Honda avoiding damage as Fing throws knees to the body.
Fing missing with knees to the body.
Honda has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fing breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Honda throws a looping overhand right but Fing ducks down to avoid it.
Honda swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fing looks to land a left hand but Honda moved out of range nicely.
Honda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fing moves away.
Fing tries to clinch but Honda moves out of range.
Honda is looking to score with low kicks.
Fing looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fing slips a jab and a cross from Honda.
Honda lands a body shot.
Fing fails to land with a series of punches.
Honda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fing.
Honda lands a jab to Fing's midsection.
Fing slips a jab and a cross from Honda.
Honda throws a right and a left that Fing avoids nicely.
Honda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fing fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Honda.
Fing wants to land a leg kick but Honda is out of range.
Piston Honda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fing gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Honda misses.
Fing takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Honda throws a head kick that misses
and Fing counters with a nice body kick.
Honda checks a leg kick nicely.
Fing throws the left hand but Honda avoids the punch easily.
Honda looks to land a combination. Fing sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Kah Fing has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fing looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Honda lands a slapping body shot.
Fing is breathing heavily.
Honda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the body from Honda misses
and Fing counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Honda attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Honda's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Honda duly obliges.
Honda jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fing bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fing loads up on a big right hand but Honda slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piston Honda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kah Fing's cut.
That's time! Fing's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice body kick from Fing.
Fing digs a good hook to Honda's body.
Fing moves forwards but Honda connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Honda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Honda thows a body shot but no joy.
Honda walks into a straight right hand from Fing.
Nice shot by Fing.
Honda sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Piston Honda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Honda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fing was well out of range. Poor timing from Honda.
Fing lands with a kick to the ribs.
Honda throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Honda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fing. Fing obviously looking to wear him down.
Honda misses with a series of wild punches.
Fing throws a jab when Honda was well out of range.
Fing tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda slips under a jab.
Fing throws a hook to the side of Honda's head but Honda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Honda takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Honda digs a good body shot into Fing's ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Honda. That's going to slow Fing down.
Fing slips a straight right by Honda.
Honda misses the jab.
Honda falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fing counters with a head kick.
Honda scores with the left hand. Fing knows he should have avoided that one.
Honda throws a series of punches but Fing avoids them all with ease.
Fing lands with a kick to the ribs.
Honda misses with a double jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fing. That's going to slow Honda down.
Fing throws a leg kick which misses Honda's front leg but catches the back leg as Honda tries to avoid it.
Honda is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fing looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Honda misses with a leg kick
and Fing finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fing, right into the meat.
Honda looks to score with a jab to the body but Fing is just out of range.
Honda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fing dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Honda. That did some damage!
Fing scores with a sloppy right hand. Honda should have avoided that one.
Fing slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fing lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fing chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fing lands with a kick to the temple. Honda shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fing lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fing connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Honda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fing moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Honda steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fing. That one must have hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fing throws a leg kick which misses Honda's front leg but catches the back leg as Honda tries to avoid it.
Fing throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Honda's head.
Fing moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fing.
Honda has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fing.
Fing lands a front kick.
Fing throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fing closes the distance and clinches.
Fing throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Honda blocks it with crossed arms.
Fing content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fing tries a knee to the head but Honda blocks it.
Fing breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fing throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fing lands with an overhand left.
Honda misses with a shot to the body
and Fing counters with a head kick.
Honda stuns Fing with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fing throws the kick towards the body but Honda avoids it.
Fing 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.
Honda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Honda's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Honda scores with a body shot.
Honda lands a with a good body shot.
Honda connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Honda takes a swing at Fing's ribcage but misses.
Honda delivers a nice body kick.
Honda ducks under a wild hook from Fing.
Fing throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Honda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Honda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fing takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Honda throws a series of punches but Fing avoids them all with ease.
Honda tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kah Fing dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kah Fing's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Honda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Honda misses with a head kick.
Fing lands with an uppercut that bounces Honda off the cage and back into rage.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fing!
Honda has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fing.
Honda lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Honda looks to score with a jab to the body but Fing is just out of range.
Fing throws a sloppy head kick and Honda moves out of range easily.
Honda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Honda swings for the body but Fing moves out of range.
Fing forces Honda back against the cage and clinches.
Fing scores a nice knee to the body.
Honda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fing slips under a jab from Honda.
Honda 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.
Honda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Honda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fing lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fing.
Honda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fing pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fing sizes up Honda with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fing tries a low kick but Honda avoids it.
Honda lands a high kick!
Fing goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fing slips under a jab from Honda.
A nice inside leg kick there by Honda. That's going to slow Fing down.
Honda lands with a shot to the body.
Fing looks to land a body kick but Honda moved away.
Honda misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fing feints and then cracks Honda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Honda down.
Honda throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fing counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fing throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Honda just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Honda does it's job there.
Honda misses with the combination.
Honda slips under a jab from Fing.
Nice body kick from Fing.
Fing looks to land a right hand but Honda moved out of range.
Honda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fing tries a head kick but it misses.
Fing throws a body punch but Honda moves out of range.
Piston Honda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda blocks a leg kick.
Fing throws a leg kick but Honda moved away.
Fing throws a half hearted mid kick.
Honda lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice defenses there by Fing.
Honda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fing.
Honda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Honda throws a nice looking combination but Fing bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Honda throws a nice looking combination but Fing bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Honda scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A left and a right from Fing both land. Nice combination.
Fing goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Honda tries to bum rush Fing with a series of wild strikes but Fing uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Honda misses with a leg kick
and Fing counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Honda scoring well with a low kick there.
Fing tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Honda throws a right and a left that Fing avoids nicely.
Nice jab there from Honda.
Honda misses with a looping right.
Honda with a nice cross.
A combination from Honda does no damage.
Fing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Honda tried to score with a low kick but Fing checks it.
Fing feints and then cracks Honda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Honda down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Honda throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fing on the side of the head.
Honda jabs at Fing's body.
Honda darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piston Honda really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kah Fing's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Honda moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Honda with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Honda falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fing counters with a low kick, right behind Honda 's knee.
Fing throws a half hearted mid kick.
Honda moves out of range of the body kick.
Honda lands a right hook to the body.
Fing with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Honda to score with a decent uppercut.
A shot to de liver by Honda. Beautiful body shot.
Honda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fing takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Honda lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Honda. Fing does a little dance to reset his feet.
Honda throws a lazy head kick
and Fing makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fing moves into the clinch successfully.
Fing manages to break the clinch.
Fing misses with a body kick.
Honda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Honda throws a body punch but Fing moves out of range.
Honda throws a sloppy head kick and Fing moves out of range easily.
Honda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fing.
Fing misses with the body kick
and Honda counters with a right hand to the body.
Honda lands a nice hook to Fing's body. Fing takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Honda lands a nice shot to the body.
Honda throws a shot to the body.
Fing closes the distance and pushes Honda back into the cage.
Honda tries to break free but Fing pushes him back against the cage.
Fing with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fing lands an uppercut.
Fing lands a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fing tries a knee to the head but Honda blocks it.
Fing is trying to maintain a safe position but Honda gets an underhook and turns Fing into the cage.
Fing tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Honda managing to block the knees to the body from Fing.
Fing looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Honda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fing misses with a knee to the head.
Honda blocking some punches.
Honda tries to break free but Fing pushes him back against the cage.
Fing prevents Honda from breaking the clinch.
Fing tries a knee to the head but Honda blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fing keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Honda's efforts to push away.
Fing pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fing takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A shot to the body from Honda misses
and Fing counters with a nice body kick.
Honda is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fing rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Honda. Fing does a little dance to reset his feet.
Honda lands a head shot.
Fing walks into a stiff left hand from Honda.
Honda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Honda throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Honda moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Honda cracks a nice hook into Fing's ribs.
Honda misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda fails to land with a series of punches.
Honda scores with a hook.
Honda lands a body shot.
Honda swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fing.
Honda avoids the head kick by Fing.
Honda misses with a wild body shot.
Honda scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fing tries to work over Honda's front leg with a kick but Honda checks it.
Honda digs a good body shot into Fing's ribs.
Good shot there by Fing.
Fing showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Honda.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Honda looks to land a left hand but Fing moved out of range nicely.
A shot to de liver by Honda. Beautiful body shot.
Honda lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piston Honda dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Kah Fing's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Good shot there by Honda.
Fing clinches but Honda breaks the clinch
and Honda counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Honda swinging wildly here.
Fing scores with a kick to the body.
Honda looks to score with a jab to the body but Fing is just out of range.
Fing tries to land a leg kick but Honda saw it coming and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Honda misses the target.
Honda lands with an uppercut that bounces Fing off the cage and back into rage.
Fing throws a leg kick but Honda checks it.
Fing throws a head kick but Honda moves out of range.
Honda throws a series of punches but Fing avoids them all with ease.
Honda throws a right hand that Fing ducks under and follows up with a left that Fing also avoids with ease.
Honda looks to land a combination. Fing sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Honda looks to throw a body kick
and Fing counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fing steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Honda. That one must have hurt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Honda looks to score with a jab to the body but Fing is just out of range.
Fing dodges the punch combination from Honda.
Honda misses with a two punch combination.
Honda fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fing on the side of the head.
A jab from Honda does it's job there.
Fing scores with the left hand. Honda knows he should have avoided that one.
Honda misses with a low kick as Fing jumps back.
Honda connects with a body shot.
Honda throws a series of punches but Fing avoids them all with ease.
Honda throws a right and a left that Fing avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Honda.
Honda lands a body shot.
Fing moves in looking to clinch but Honda pushes him off.
Fing looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Honda misses.
Fing scores with a kick to the body.
Fing gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fing with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fing throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Honda blocks it with crossed arms.
Fing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Honda is defending well for now.
Come on Fing - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Honda avoiding damage as Fing throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fing lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Honda blocks a body shot from Fing.
Fing looking to slow down the pace here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fing throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fing tries a knee to the head but Honda blocks it.
Fing tries a knee to the head but Honda blocks it.
Honda breaks the clinch.
Fing throws and low kick but Honda moves out of range easily.
Fing takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fing on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fing is looking to clinch.
Honda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fing looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Honda throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fing counters with a thumping low kick.
Kah Fing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Honda misses with a jab to the body
and Fing moves into the clinch.
Honda is trying to break free.
Fing tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fing breaks from the clinch.
Honda lands a glancing blow to the side of Fing's head.
Fing doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Honda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fing.
Fing fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Honda checks it well.
Honda lands a jab to the head.
Honda lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fing misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piston Honda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Honda has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 46:49
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 46:49
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piston Honda! Piston Honda retains his welterweight title!
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