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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lex Vanhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ovid Julios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanhorn comes to the cage accompanied by Cult of Personality. Ovid Julios told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lex Vanhorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ovid Julios!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Julios tries to clinch up.
Julios wants to clinch.
Vanhorn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vanhorn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Julios sprawls well. Julios wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vanhorn gets slowly back to his feet.
Julios rushes Vanhorn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Julios using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vanhorn is trying to pull guard but Julios turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Julios tries to land knees in the clinch but Vanhorn avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanhorn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lex Vanhorn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Julios lands a good knee to the midsection. Vanhorn won't want to take too many of those.
Vanhorn is breathing heavily.
Vanhorn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vanhorn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Julios connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Lex Vanhorn has been cut.
Julios crunches a lovely knee into Vanhorn's ribcage.
Julios putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vanhorn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Julios working Vanhorn over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Julios.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Julios.
Julios connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vanhorn's face.
Julios lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Julios scores a nice knee to the body.
Vanhorn avoiding damage as Julios throws knees to the body.
Julios using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Julios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vanhorn.
Julios utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Julios trying to land knees to the body.
Vanhorn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Julios working Vanhorn over with knees to the body.
Julios putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vanhorn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Julios is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Julios is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Julios lands a knee to the body.
Julios landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Julios landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julios unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Julios putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vanhorn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Julios landing knees to the body.
Julios lands a nice knee to the body.
Julios unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vanhorn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Julios.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Julios obliges.
Vanhorn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Julios scores a nice knee to the body.
Julios working Vanhorn over with knees to the body.
Julios unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vanhorn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Julios unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Julios lands a knee to the head.
Vanhorn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Julios utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Julios using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julios lands a knee to the body.
Julios crunches a lovely knee into Vanhorn's ribcage.
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!
Julios scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Julios.
Julios with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vanhorn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Julios.
Knees to the body from Julios.
Julios using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Julios lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Julios.
Julios lands a knee to the body.
Julios lands a knee to the body.
Julios is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Julios tries to land knees in the clinch but Vanhorn avoids the damage to the body.
Vanhorn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julios working Vanhorn over with knees to the body.
Julios unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Julios landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Julios unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vanhorn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Julios.
Julios unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vanhorn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Julios landing knees to the head.
Julios lands a good knee to the midsection. Vanhorn won't want to take too many of those.
Julios lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Julios.
Vanhorn is trying to pull guard but Julios has him pressed against the cage.
Julios crunches a lovely knee into Vanhorn's ribcage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Julios unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vanhorn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Julios.
Julios unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vanhorn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ovid Julios dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lex Vanhorn's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Julios lands with a kick to the temple. Vanhorn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A momentary lapse in concentration from Julios enables Vanhorn to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Julios manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Julios utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vanhorn wants to control from the top but Julios keeps moving.
Julios is looking for a triangle but Vanhorn pushes his legs off easily.
Julios looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vanhorn trying to control but Julios is working from the bottom.
Julios looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vanhorn is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Julios looking for a guillotine here but Vanhorn defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanhorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Julios is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Julios trying to keep a closed guard but Vanhorn is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vanhorn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Julios is trying to control the position but Vanhorn postures up.
Vanhorn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Julios has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vanhorn has managed to get both his arms back between Julios's legs - danger averted.
Vanhorn gets to his feet. Julios looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Vanhorn shoots in for a takedown but Julios shows good takedown defense.
Julios bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julios closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Julios tries to land knees in the clinch but Vanhorn avoids the damage to the body.
Julios working Vanhorn over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Julios utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Julios.
Knees to the body from Julios.
Julios is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Julios unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Julios lands a knee to the head.
Julios lands a nice knee to the body.
Julios working Vanhorn over with knees to the body.
Julios working Vanhorn over with knees to the body.
Julios landing knees to the head.
Julios landing knees to the body.
Julios missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Julios.
Julios lands a good knee to the midsection. Vanhorn won't want to take too many of those.
Julios blocks an uppercut.
Julios landing knees to the head.
Julios using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Julios obliges.
Julios scores with a knee to the head.
Julios scores a nice knee to the body.
Vanhorn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vanhorn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vanhorn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Julios to keep the fight standing.
A knee to the head by Julios.
Julios missing with knees 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!
Vanhorn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vanhorn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Julios has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julios lands a knee to the head.
Vanhorn tries to pull guard but Julios holds him up against the cage and eventually Vanhorn drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lex Vanhorn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Julios using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vanhorn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Julios scores a nice knee to the body.
Julios tries to land knees in the clinch but Vanhorn avoids the damage to the body.
Julios tries to land knees in the clinch but Vanhorn avoids the damage to the body.
Vanhorn lands with a right to the head.
Vanhorn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Julios fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Julios wants to clinch up but Vanhorn keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Julios moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Vanhorn clinches up against the cage.
Julios putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vanhorn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ovid Julios showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lex Vanhorn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Julios tries to clinch up but Vanhorn circles away and keeps his distance.
Vanhorn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vanhorn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vanhorn avoiding damage as Julios throws knees to the body.
Julios crunches a lovely knee into Vanhorn's ribcage.
Vanhorn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vanhorn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Julios putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vanhorn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Julios.
Julios lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Julios missing with knees to the body.
Julios lands a knee to the head.
Julios putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vanhorn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Julios landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Julios landing knees to the body.
Julios with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julios putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vanhorn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vanhorn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Julios scores a nice knee to the body.
Julios landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Julios missing with knees to the body.
Vanhorn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Julios utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Julios using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Julios is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Julios using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Julios is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vanhorn is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Julios.
Julios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vanhorn.
Julios is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Julios utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julios unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vanhorn takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Julios.
Julios landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Julios connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vanhorn's face.
Vanhorn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Julios obliges.
Julios unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vanhorn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Julios.
Julios using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vanhorn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Julios working Vanhorn over with knees to the body.
Vanhorn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Julios using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julios crunches a lovely knee into Vanhorn's ribcage.
Julios landing knees to the body.
Julios utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Julios unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Julios scores a nice knee to the body.
Julios landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Julios unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Julios putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vanhorn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Julios putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vanhorn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vanhorn is looking for a takedown.
Julios scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Julios.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julios unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vanhorn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vanhorn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Julios trying to land knees to the body.
Vanhorn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ovid Julios seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vanhorn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vanhorn manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Vanhorn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Julios doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Julios manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Julios's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vanhorn is working an open guard so Julios takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lex Vanhorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ovid Julios is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vanhorn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Julios counters with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ovid Julios comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Julios 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 25:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 25:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ovid Julios!
Ovid Julios seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dis Styxx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Mageramsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styxx comes to the cage accompanied by Snoop Dogg: Gin & Juice. Dis Styxx has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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242 lbs
15 - 14 - 0 |
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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dis Styxx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Mageramsky!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mageramsky feints and as Styxx raises his hands in defense, Mageramsky changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Styxx will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Styxx avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mageramsky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Styxx is keeping the position for now.
Mageramsky is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Styxx is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Styxx has escaped and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mageramsky working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mageramsky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Styxx throws an elbow that misses. Mageramsky uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Styxx's guard. Nice move by Mageramsky!
Mageramsky wants to control from the top but Styxx keeps moving.
Mageramsky preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mageramsky throws a big right hand that misses.
Mageramsky throwing strikes but missing.
Styxx keeping full guard, as Mageramsky tries to pass.
Styxx keeping moving, preventing Mageramsky from controlling successfully.
Mageramsky won't allow Styxx to sweep him here.
Mageramsky content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mageramsky passes Styxx's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Styxx blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mageramsky.
Styxx gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styxx working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mageramsky.
Mageramsky landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Styxx uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Mageramsky.
Styxx darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
No joy there for Mageramsky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mageramsky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Styxx circles away quickly and effectively.
Mageramsky throws an overhand right that lands on Styxx's shoulder, as Styxx tries to avoid the shot.
Mageramsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Styxx.
Styxx stuffs the takedown.
Mageramsky looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Styxx is fending him off so far but Mageramsky persists. Nope, Styxx circles away and we're back to standing.
A cross from Styxx lands.
Styxx lands the left hand.
Mageramsky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joseph Mageramsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styxx throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Mageramsky. Those never looked like landing.
Mageramsky connects with a crisp jab.
Styxx throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mageramsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mageramsky checks a low kick from Styxx.
Nice uppercut there from Styxx.
Dis Styxx is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Styxx wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Styxx keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mageramsky.
Styxx is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Styxx feints and then cracks Mageramsky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mageramsky down.
Mageramsky shoots in looking for a takedown but Styxx manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mageramsky's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dis Styxx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Mageramsky.
Styxx wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mageramsky looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mageramsky looks to throw the jab but Styxx is out of range.
A nice combination there by Mageramsky.
Mageramsky throws the left hand but Styxx avoids the punch easily.
Styxx plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Joseph Mageramsky has been cut.
Styxx is looking to slow Mageramsky down with leg kicks.
Styxx connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styxx tries a head kick but it misses.
Mageramsky is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mageramsky throws a right and a left that Styxx avoids nicely.
Styxx lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Styxx pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mageramsky shoots in for a takedown but Styxx shows good takedown defense.
Styxx misses with a two punch combination.
Styxx fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mageramsky.
Styxx throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mageramsky stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab from Styxx.
Mageramsky has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mageramsky there as he acknowledges the shot.
Styxx lands with a kick to the temple. Mageramsky shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mageramsky tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Styxx.
Styxx throws a leg kick which misses Mageramsky's front leg but catches the back leg as Mageramsky tries to avoid it.
Styxx fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mageramsky has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Styxx connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dis Styxx dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Mageramsky's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Styxx connects with a leg kick. Mageramsky looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Styxx connects with a solid leg kick.
Styxx lands an overhand right.
Styxx lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mageramsky at a distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Styxx!
Styxx with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mageramsky to score with a decent uppercut.
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!
Styxx throws a nice inside leg kick.
Styxx tries to bum rush Mageramsky with a series of wild strikes but Mageramsky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Styxx scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mageramsky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Styxx. Styxx obviously looking to wear him down.
Styxx connects with a jab.
Nice cross by Styxx.
Nice jab there from Styxx.
Mageramsky is rocked!
A big right from Mageramsky misses.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Mageramsky got wobbled bad by a big combination! Styxx presses forward with punches and knees until Mageramsky stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Mageramsky closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dis Styxx!
Our winner, Dis Styxx, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coby Killington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake comes to the cage accompanied by Blitzkrieg Bop. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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175 lbs
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181 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Coby Killington!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killington misses with a hook
and Drake counters with a good, hard body kick but Killington shrugs it off.
Killington scores with a kick to the midsection.
Killington works the jab nicely.
Killington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drake.
Killington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drake moves away.
Killington misses with a double jab
and Drake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killington works Drake's body with a nice hook.
Killington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drake.
Drake takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Killington thows a left - swing and a miss!
Killington lands a jab-cross combination.
Killington misses with an uppercut
and Drake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut there from Killington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killington takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
Killington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Killington letting Drake take a breather here.
Killington throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Killington working aggressively here.
Killington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake avoiding damage.
Drake blocks an uppercut.
Killington misses with a punch on the inside.
Drake blocks a body shot from Killington.
Killington swings wildly with an uppercut but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for Drake to work.
Killington tries to throw a body punch but Drake avoids it by throwing Killington back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drake.
Killington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Killington throws a head punch that misses.
Killington is leaning against Drake and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Killington swings wildly with an uppercut but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Killington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Killington throws a head punch that misses.
Drake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Killington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Killington misses with some punches.
Killington has a couple of punches blocked by Drake.
Killington swings wildly with an uppercut but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Coby Killington will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Killington throws a jab but it's blocked by Drake.
Killington cracks Drake with a right hand to the side of the head.
Drake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Killington darts in and clinches Drake up against the cage.
Killington throws a head punch that misses.
Killington has a couple of punches blocked by Drake.
Killington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Killington working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Killington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Killington misses with some punches.
Killington lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drake or not.
Drake stalling against the cage.
A short right from Killington on the inside.
Killington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Killington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Killington has a couple of punches blocked by Drake.
Drake controlling the action here for a moment.
Killington misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drake looking to slow down the pace here.
Drake slowing the pace effectively.
Coby Killington seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nick Drake.
Killington scores with a jab.
Killington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Killington misses with a hook
and Drake counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Killington misses
and Drake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Killington misses with an uppercut
and Drake counters with a body kick that stops Killington in his tracks momentarily.
Killington connects with a right hand. Drake shakes it off.
Killington takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Killington darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Killington has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Killington throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Killington darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Drake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Killington.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Killington displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Killington connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Killington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drake moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coby Killington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Killington digs a good body shot into Drake's ribs.
Killington misses with a two punch combination.
Killington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drake.
Killington swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drake counters with a big head kick but Killington shrugs it off.
Killington changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Killington misses with an uppercut.
Coby Killington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Killington misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killington wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Killington fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Killington misses with a body shot.
Coby Killington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Killington moves into the clinch.
Killington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drake is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Killington swings wildly with an uppercut but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killington misses with some punches.
Nick Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Killington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Killington misses with a body punch.
Drake is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Killington is keeping busy.
Drake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Killington is stalling here.
Killington has a couple of punches blocked by Drake.
Killington misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee is keeping an eye on Drake - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Killington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drake's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake blocks an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Drake.
Killington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Killington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Killington lands with a right to the head.
Drake is trying to stall.
Killington misses with a body punch.
Killington misses with a punch on the inside.
Drake just leaning against Killington, taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Killington scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killington leaning against his opponent.
Killington misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Killington.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Killington.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Drake.
Killington lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Killington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drake avoiding damage.
Killington lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Killington misses with a body punch.
Killington lands a body punch.
Coby Killington is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Killington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Coby Killington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Killington 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coby Killington!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kingsley Ciprut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Ciprut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Stark!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciprut tries to clinch but Stark moves out of range.
Ciprut moves into range and clinches up with Stark.
A right handed body shot lands from Ciprut.
Stark wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ciprut has him pressed against the cage.
Ciprut landing knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Ciprut.
A body shot lands from Ciprut.
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!
Ciprut tries to work over Stark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ciprut leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ciprut tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ciprut with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tony Stark has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprut lands a body punch in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ciprut.
Ciprut misses with a punch to the body.
Ciprut can't find room to land a body shot as Stark controls the action.
Ciprut with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short left from Ciprut.
Ciprut crunches a lovely knee into Stark's ribcage.
Ciprut lands a damaging elbow.
Ciprut avoiding damage.
Ciprut is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stark looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut is pushing Stark up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Ciprut.
Ciprut lands an elbow inside.
Ciprut lands a nice elbow.
Stark wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ciprut lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut misses with the head strike.
Ciprut displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stark up against the cage.
Stark wants to get back to striking at distance but Ciprut won't allow it.
Ciprut lands a left hand.
Ciprut crunches a lovely knee into Stark's ribcage.
Ciprut lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stark or not.
Ciprut unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ciprut lands a hook that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Ciprut landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ciprut lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ciprut lands a good knee to the midsection. Stark won't want to take too many of those.
Ciprut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stark takes an elbow to the temple.
Ciprut makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stark is looking to break free of the clinch but Ciprut has double underhooks.
Ciprut putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stark in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ciprut lands an elbow inside that Stark shrugs off.
Ciprut lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ciprut creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stark's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingsley Ciprut dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Stark's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ciprut moves into the clinch.
Ciprut has Stark pressed against the cage.
Ciprut lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right from Ciprut.
Ciprut lands an uppercut.
Ciprut lands a good knee to the midsection. Stark won't want to take too many of those.
Stark is trying to break free.
Stark wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ciprut cracks Stark with a nice body shot.
Stark is breathing heavily.
Ciprut lands an elbow that stopped Stark in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprut lands a nice uppercut.
Stark takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ciprut misses with a body punch.
Stark tries to break free but Ciprut pushes him back against the cage.
Ciprut tries to work over Stark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stark takes an elbow to the temple.
Ciprut scores with a shoulder strike.
Ciprut misses with a punch to the body.
Stark takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ciprut lands a nice knee to the body.
Ciprut lands an elbow just above Stark 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Ciprut.
A short uppercut from Ciprut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciprut stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Ciprut - that landed with a thud.
Ciprut lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ciprut is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stark can do to turn this around?
Ciprut is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ciprut lands an elbow inside.
Ciprut lands an elbow inside that Stark shrugs off.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ciprut.
Stark is rocked!
Kingsley Ciprut has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stark takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stark is still on wobbly legs! Can Ciprut finish him?
Ciprut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ciprut using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ciprut stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ciprut lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ciprut working the clinch nicely. Stark is working for position but Ciprut cracks him with a big knee to the head! Stark crumples up against the cage and Ciprut lands two more shots before the ref can save Stark! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Kingsley Ciprut!
A very excited looking Kingsley Ciprut rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Hinch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bako King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stevie Hinch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bako King!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hinch is defended easily by King.
Hinch is trying hard to land a takedown here. King sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hinch is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in King's half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
King looking for submissions off his back.
Hinch is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and King defends it well.
Hinch wants to control but King is keeping him busy.
King actively working from the bottom here.
Hinch is looking for a kimura here.
Hinch looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King actively working from the bottom here.
King is defending against the submission attempts here by Hinch.
King is looking to control Hinch's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can King avoid being mounted?
King is defending against the submission attempts here by Hinch.
King slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hinch is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
King is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
King is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hinch is looking for a sweep. King is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
King is working for a kimura but Hinch is defending it quite comfortably.
King throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hinch tries to roll over but King keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinch regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from King.
Hinch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
King distracts Hinch with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
King drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hinch dives on top into guard.
King is looking for a triangle but Hinch pushes his legs off easily.
King had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hinch defends it easily.
King working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hinch doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hinch manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
King looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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!
King is looking for a triangle but Hinch pushes his legs off easily.
Hinch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hinch chips away with some ground and pound.
Hinch might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
King is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hinch is aware though and is defending well.
Hinch is sitting in close to King's body. King has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Hinch is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Hinch is tapping! That was a very nice submission by King.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bako King!
Bako King was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ales Zhandunka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bateman has chosen Huey Lewis and The News - Hip to be Square as his entrance music. Ales Zhandunka had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 266.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Ales Zhandunka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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291 lbs
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275 lbs
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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
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ales Zhandunka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Patrick Bateman!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhandunka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bateman staying out of range there.
Zhandunka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bateman.
Bateman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bateman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhandunka.
Zhandunka connects with a looping right hand.
Good leg kick by Bateman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bateman scores with a nice body kick.
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!
Bateman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zhandunka.
Bateman works the jab nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bateman.
Zhandunka is breathing heavily.
Bateman connects with a body shot that sends Zhandunka's belly button to the back.
Bateman thumps Zhandunka with a low kick.
Zhandunka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bateman.
Zhandunka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bateman.
Bateman scores with the left hand. Zhandunka knows he should have avoided that one.
Zhandunka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bateman.
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!
Bateman digs a good body shot into Zhandunka's ribs.
Bateman misses with a body shot.
Bateman staying out of range there.
A jab from Bateman finds it's way through Zhandunka's defenses.
Bateman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bateman.
Bateman connects with a nice looking jab.
Zhandunka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhandunka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bateman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crunch! Bateman slams his shin into Zhandunka's torso.
Zhandunka moves away from the strike by Bateman.
An inside leg kick lands from Bateman.
Bateman throws out a loose jab but Zhandunka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhandunka misses with a looping left.
Bateman scores with a nice body kick.
Bateman misses with a hook.
Zhandunka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bateman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhandunka walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bateman.
Bateman misses with a straight left.
Bateman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zhandunka. That did some damage!
Bateman lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Bateman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bateman with a jab.
Bateman lands the left hand.
Zhandunka is rocked!
Bateman throws an uppercut from hell that sends Zhandunka clean off his feet! He's out cold! Bateman stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Patrick Bateman!
Patrick Bateman seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnie Ballantine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalmar Klason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Klason's choice of entrance music: (Hed) Pe - Raise Hell. Hjalmar Klason is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
33 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnie Ballantine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hjalmar Klason!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Klason!
Klason takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ballantine has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A bone on bone clash there as Ballantine blocks the leg kick.
Ballantine stuns Klason with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Klason misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Klason.
Klason throws a half hearted mid kick.
Klason keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klason takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ballantine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ballantine takes a swing at Klason's ribcage but misses.
Ballantine tests Klason's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some wild striking there from Ballantine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klason thows a body shot but no joy.
Ballantine closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Ballantine fails to land.
Klason is looking to take this one to the mat.
Klason blocks a body shot from Ballantine.
Ballantine throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ballantine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ballantine misses with the head strike.
Klason takes a shot to the head.
Ballantine has a couple of punches blocked by Klason.
Klason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ballantine.
Klason has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ballantine regains guard immediately.
Klason postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klason postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Klason throws a strike but Ballantine rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ballantine wants to stand but Klason is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ballantine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ballantine wanted to stand there but Klason had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine wants to stand and escape but instead Klason has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Klason throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ballantine is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klason in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Klason working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Klason with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Klason throwing strikes from guard but Ballantine blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballantine preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Klason throws a strike but Ballantine rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ballantine passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Klason tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ballantine wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Klason has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ballantine tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Ballantine wants to lay and pray for a moment but Klason keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballantine stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johnie Ballantine will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ballantine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Klason bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Klason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ballantine manages to avoid it.
Ballantine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Klason throws out the jab.
Klason thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ballantine if he has to take too many more of those.
Klason misses with a wild body shot.
Klason feints and then cracks Ballantine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ballantine down.
Ballantine walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Klason steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ballantine.
Ballantine on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Klason misses with a body shot.
Klason bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantine looks to land a combination. Klason sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Klason throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klason keeps the fight on the outside.
Klason feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ballantine's calf.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Klason moves out of range of the body kick from Ballantine.
Klason loads up on a big right hand but Ballantine slips the punch.
Nice cross by Ballantine.
Klason fails to land the takedown.
Klason throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ballantine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Klason cracks Ballantine with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Klason thumps Ballantine with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klason throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klason shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ballantine sprawls well. Ballantine wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Klason gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice shot lands for Klason.
Ballantine swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ballantine lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ballantine.
It looks like Hjalmar Klason has been cut.
Ballantine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klason swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klason tries to land a body kick
letting Ballantine counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klason. Ballantine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ballantine throws a nice looking combination but Klason bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Klason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ballantine wants to clinch
enabling Klason to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klason lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ballantine will feel that in the morning.
Nice uppercut there from Klason.
Klason lands a leg kick that knocks Ballantine off balance momentarily.
Ballantine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klason.
Ballantine scores with a jab to the head.
Klason fails to land with a series of punches.
Klason keeps the fight on the outside.
Klason ducks under a wild hook from Ballantine.
Klason throws a low kick but Ballantine moves out of range easily.
Ballantine moves into range and connects with a jab.
Klason throws a jab but it's blocked by Ballantine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klason connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ballantine. Ballantine circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klason moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ballantine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klason was well out of range. Poor timing from Ballantine.
Klason connects with a solid leg kick.
Klason scores with a push kick.
Ballantine on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Klason tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ballantine was well out of range. Poor timing from Klason.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klason. Ballantine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ballantine slips a jab from Klason.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klason keeps the fight on the outside.
Ballantine throws a solid leg kick but Klason takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ballantine.
Klason takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hjalmar Klason showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hjalmar Klason's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ballantine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klason.
Klason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klason ducks under a wild hook from Ballantine.
Klason scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ballantine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Klason lands a leg kick that knocks Ballantine off balance momentarily.
A right-left combo lands from Klason.
Ballantine is rocked!
Klason feints and then cracks Ballantine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ballantine down.
Oh Ballantine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Klason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ballantine.
Hjalmar Klason seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Klason lands a slapping body shot.
Ballantine seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ballantine needs to keep his hands up - Klason had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballantine loads up on a big right hand but Klason slips the punch.
Klason moves out of range of the strikes.
Ballantine misses the shot to the body.
Ballantine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klason scores with a jab to the jaw.
Klason is looking to slow Ballantine down with leg kicks.
Klason scores with a spinning back kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Klason.
Nice straight punches there by Klason. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Klason.
Klason cracks Ballantine on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Ballantine falls backwards against the cage. Klason follows up with more strikes that drop Ballantine to his knees. Klason keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Ballantine! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hjalmar Klason!
An out of breath and clearly excited Hjalmar Klason thanked Syndicate Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between AL Lickertwat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Leeroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leeroy has chosen Boondocks Theme Song as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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159 lbs
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155 lbs
23 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, AL Lickertwat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Leeroy!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lickertwat. Leeroy shrugs it off though.
Leeroy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lickertwat was well out of range. Poor timing from Leeroy.
Lickertwat feints and then cracks Leeroy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leeroy down.
Bruce Leeroy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leeroy connects with a body shot that sends Lickertwat's belly button to the back.
Lickertwat connects with a nice looking jab.
Leeroy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Leeroy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lickertwat throws out the jab.
Leeroy tries to work over Lickertwat's front leg with a kick but Lickertwat checks it.
Lickertwat ducks under a wild hook from Leeroy.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Leeroy! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bruce Leeroy!
Bruce Leeroy took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Firebird Designs for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yin Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tao comes to the cage accompanied by Philip Bailey - Walking on the Chinese Wall. Lopez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Vamos. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yin Tao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tao connects with a solid leg kick.
Tao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Tao looks for the body kick but Lopez saw that one coming.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Tao.
Tao throws a leg kick but Lopez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tao throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.
Tao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tao misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez connects with a single shot there.
Lopez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lopez throws out a leg kick but Tao moves out of range and Lopez only half commits.
Lopez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lopez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice body kick from Tao.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tao lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lopez backs up against the cage.
Lopez lands with a good body shot.
Tao swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Tao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao looks for the body kick but Lopez saw that one coming.
Lopez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lopez misses with a shot to the body
and Tao counters with a leg kick.
Tao lands with a right hand.
Tao walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lopez misses with a straight right.
Tao throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
Tao throws a front kick that sends Lopez stumbling back into the cage.
Tao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopez.
Tao scores with a body shot.
Tao avoids the head kick by Lopez.
Tao is looking to wear down Lopez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tao.
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!
Lopez tries to land a front kick but Tao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tao misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with an uppercut.
Lopez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab, jab by Lopez - just one landing.
Tao lands a nice looking body shot.
Lopez throws a big shot that misses.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Tao.
Lopez lands a nice hook to Tao's body. Tao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lopez misses with a leg kick.
Tao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopez circles away quickly and effectively.
Tao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tao misses with a kick to the body.
Tao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tao misses with a kick to the body.
Lopez lands with a nice body kick.
Tao throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lopez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez scores with a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lopez.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez thows a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lopez, as that shot connected.
Tao throws a leg kick but Lopez moved away.
Lopez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lopez clobbers Tao with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lopez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lopez throws a lazy right hand but Tao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lopez lands a leg kick that knocks Tao off balance momentarily.
Tao throws a chopping leg kick but Lopez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tao on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tao throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Tao throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez lands a really nice looking cross but Tao seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez tries to land a front kick but Tao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lopez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tao had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lopez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lopez lands a two punch combo.
Lopez thows a leg kick but Tao checks it
and Tao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lopez thinking.
Tao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tao is looking to land body kicks.
Tao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Lopez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Tao.
Tao checks a leg kick nicely.
Tao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lopez is able to avoid easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tao. Lopez shrugs it off though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez blocks a head kick by Tao.
Tao misses the shot to the body.
Tao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Some bone on bone action there as Tao checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yin Tao will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tao throws a head kick that half lands.
Tao lands a head kick!
Nice defenses there by Lopez.
A punch combination from Lopez misses.
Tao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lopez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tao throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.
Lopez swings widly with a right hand
and Tao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tao misses with a low kick.
Tao shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tao was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Lopez scores with a leg kick.
Tao blocks a jab.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Tao.
Tao throws a low kick but Lopez moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target.
Tao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Tao throws a shot to the body.
Yin Tao is winning the standup battle so far.
Lopez throws a body kick that misses.
Lopez misses with a hook.
Lopez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tao throws a head kick that misses.
Tao throws a body kick that misses.
Tao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lopez lands an overhand right.
Tao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tao swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Lopez looks to land a body kick but Tao moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tao misses the shot to the body.
Lopez blocks the body kick.
Tao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lopez.
Tao is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tao misses with a leg kick
and Lopez counters with a thumping low kick.
Lopez thuds a left hand into Tao's body.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick from Tao.
Lopez scores with a shot to the body.
Tao lands a right hook to the body.
Tao misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez scores with a jab. Tao acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tao punishes Lopez's body with a nice straight punch.
Lopez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tao at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Lopez. That snapped Tao's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Tao.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Tao.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lopez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lopez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lopez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lopez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez stuns Tao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tao lands a right hook to the body.
Lopez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lopez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab lands there for Lopez.
Lopez jabs Tao right on the nose. Tao blinks but takes it well.
Lopez tried to score with a low kick but Tao checks it.
Lopez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Lopez.
Tao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tao is rocked!
Lopez delivers a nice body kick.
Oh Tao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lopez walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Tao drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Lopez swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Tao's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Lopez!
Miguel Lopez is the new lightweight champion!
Miguel Lopez really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Syndicate Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Bera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leighton Matias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bera might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Parasite :D . Matias has chosen Killing In The Name as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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280 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Bera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leighton Matias!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matias ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bera misses with an uppercut.
Matias tries to clinch up
and Bera counters with a left and a right that stings Matias.
Matias tries to clinch but Bera moves out of range.
Bera avoids the head kick by Matias.
Matias fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matias tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matias tries to clinch
and Bera counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Matias!
Bera working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bera working the strikes but Matias uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bera is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Matias defends it well.
Bera sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Matias defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bera is looking to advance position but Matias won't allow it.
Bera is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matias is trying to get back to full guard.
Bera throwing shots but Matias is blocking nicely.
Bera is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bera is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Matias has managed to free his arm - good work.
Matias makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Matias.
Matias controlling Bera's posture.
Bera trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Matias is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bera postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matias wants to sweep but no luck.
Bera sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Matias's guard.
Bera is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Matias defends it well.
Matias preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Bera throwing shots but Matias is blocking nicely.
Matias has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bera is working away from the top position though.
Bera 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.
Matias moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bera stopping the sweep attempt from Matias.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bera postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bera looking to pass the guard.
Matias looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bera is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Matias is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Matias has escaped and now he's on top!
Matias lands a couple of digs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matias scoring with some ground and pound.
Matias throws a big right hand that misses.
Matias postures up and lands a big shot to Bera's brow.
Bera escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Matias gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leighton Matias will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Matias wants to clinch but Bera slips to the side
and Bera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matias keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bera.
Matias tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matias takes the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Matias just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bera's brow.
Matias using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matias looking to throw knees to the head but Bera is blocking nicely.
Bera avoiding damage as Matias throws knees to the body.
Bera is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Matias gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Matias unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matias using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matias creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bera's defenses.
Matias misses with an elbow strike.
Matias lands a knee to the head.
Matias lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matias throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Matias lands a damaging elbow.
Matias misses with an elbow strike.
Matias throws an elbow that misses.
Matias throws an elbow but it misses.
Matias pushes off an throws an elbow but Bera leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Matias taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matias pushes off an throws an elbow but Bera leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bera managing to block the knees to the body from Matias.
Bera looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Matias lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Matt Bera has been cut.
Matias throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Matias throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bera blocks it with crossed arms.
Matias pushes off an throws an elbow but Bera leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matias forces Bera back against the cage and clinches.
Matias missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matias leaning his opponent against the cage.
Matias throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bera managing to block the knees to the body from Matias.
Matias looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Matias tries to land knees in the clinch but Bera avoids the damage to the body.
Bera tries to break the clinch but Matias is controlling the position.
Matias pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bera breaks the clinch.
Matias knocks Bera to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matias misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The strikes coming from Matias are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matias works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Matias working the ground and pound from side control.
Bera is rocked!
Bera can't do much from the bottom here.
Bera dodges the ground and pound from Matias.
Matias working the ground and pound but Bera is defending the strikes.
Bera is looking to regain half guard here but Matias keeps moving and retains side control.
Bera is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Matias winds up and cracks Bera with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Matias is thwarting Bera's attempts to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Matias trying to control the action but Bera is working from the bottom.
Bera might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matias is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bera moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leighton Matias showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Bera's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good work by Bera as he checks the leg kick.
Matias fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bera is out of range.
Bera connects with a good right hand that stumbles Matias. Matias circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Matias is looking to clinch.
Leighton Matias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matias tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bera counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bera is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Matias to keep the fight standing.
Matias lands an elbow inside.
Matias misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matias lands a nice elbow.
Matias lands a good knee to the midsection. Bera won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matias prevents Bera from breaking the clinch.
Matias throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Matias pushes off an throws an elbow but Bera leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Matias tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Matias.
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!
Bera takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bera takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bera avoiding damage as Matias throws knees to the body.
Matias looking to throw knees to the head but Bera is blocking nicely.
Matias creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matias throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Matias leaning his opponent against the cage.
Matias lands an elbow just above Bera 's eye.
Matias with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matias has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Matias just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bera's brow.
Matias tries to land a knee to the head but Bera blocks with his arms.
Matias misses with an elbow strike.
Matias looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Matias.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matias misses with an elbow strike.
Matias tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Matias throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Matias lands a damaging elbow.
Matt Bera's cut is getting worse.
Nice elbow from Matias.
Bera blocks the elbow strike.
Bera avoiding damage as Matias throws knees to the body.
Bera takes an elbow to the temple.
Matias misses with an elbow over the top.
Matias looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bera has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Matias tries to land a knee to the head but Bera blocks with his arms.
Matias missing with knees to the body.
Matias throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Leighton Matias seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bera breaks the clinch.
Matias closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bera counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matias takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leighton Matias really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Bera's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Matias gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Matias looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bera takes a knee right on the jaw!
Matias comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Matias gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Matias missing with knees to the body.
Matias with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Matias pushes off an throws an elbow but Bera leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Matias throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Matias missing with knees to the body.
Matias prevents Bera from breaking the clinch.
Matias looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matias with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bera breaks the clinch.
Matias moves in looking to clinch but Bera pushes him off.
Bera punishes Matias's body with a nice straight punch.
Matias throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Matias misses its intended target.
Matias throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matias wants to clinch.
A head kick by Matias misses
and Bera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matias avoids the body shot from Bera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bera circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice cross by Bera.
Bera digs a good body shot into Matias's ribs.
Matias wants to clinch
and Bera counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Matias is looking to clinch.
Bera scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matias wants to get back to full guard.
Matias has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bera is working away from the top position though.
Bera wants to free his trapped foot but Matias is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Matias is looking to improve his position.
Bera is looking to take a break and control but Matias is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bera is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bera not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bera not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bera wants to control but Matias is keeping him busy.
Matias avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bera.
Bera is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Matias sees it coming and defends easily.
Bera working the head and body with strikes.
Matias wants to get back to full guard.
Bera is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Matias doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bera.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bera throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Matt Bera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matt Bera's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Matias tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bera's jab looks to have found its range, popping Matias under the eye.
Matias tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matias pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matias doesn't manage to clinch there - Bera circles away.
Matias wants to clinch up but Bera keeps it at a distance.
Matias tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bera bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Matias tries to clinch
and Bera counters by clinching up.
Bera wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bera is trying to break the clinch but Matias is controlling him.
Bera is trying to force a seperation but Matias has the dominant position.
Matias pushes off an throws an elbow but Bera leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Matias pressing his opponent against the cage.
Matias tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bera avoids it.
Bera tries to break the clinch but Matias is controlling the position.
Matias creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bera's defenses.
Bera dodges an elbow strike from Matias.
With the fighters up against the cage, Matias throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matias throws an elbow that misses.
Matias looking to stall.
Bera avoids a wild elbow strike from Matias.
Bera manages to break the clinch.
Matias throws a leg kick that misses.
Matias darts in and clinches Bera up against the cage.
Bera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matias tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matias wants to clinch
and Bera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Matias misses
and Bera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bera circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Bera counter with a right hand.
Matias rushes Bera and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Matias putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bera in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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.
Matias manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Matias missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matias is stalling here.
Leighton Matias is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bera is trying to push Matias away but Matias has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Matias throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Matias tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bera letting Matias take a breather here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters up against the cage, Matias throws an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leighton Matias comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Matias 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 46:49
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 46:49
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leighton Matias!
Leighton Matias is the new heavyweight champion!
Leighton Matias seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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