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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Stark has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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257 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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250 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Stark!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Long tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Long struggling a bit here.
Long is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Stark asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Stark tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Long tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stark wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stark tries to stand but Long is controlling his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Long holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Long is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Stark off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Stark tries to break free.
Long is riding his opponent, not letting Stark buck him off.
Long punches the canvas rather than the man.
Long has good solid back control here.
Long thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Long controlling well, preventing Stark from escaping the position.
Long controls the action.
Stark just trying to survive but Long is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
I would not like to be Stark right now.
Long working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Long is hanging on to Stark's back as he tries to escape.
Long has good solid back control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark covering up well under a series of strikes from Long.
Long biding his time, looking for the opening.
Stark is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Stark just trying to survive but Long is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Stark is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Long.
Stark wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long controlling the position well here. Stark rolled but Long kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Stark is trying to stand back up.
Long controlling from the back.
Stark trying to control the position but Long manages to sink in the hooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Long slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Stark is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Long is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Long has the hooks in. Stark is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Long dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Long connects with a body shot that sends Stark's belly button to the back.
Long misses with an uppercut.
Long ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Long getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Tony Stark has been cut.
Stark tries for a takedown but Long circles away easily
and Long counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Long throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Long throws a hook but Stark avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long rushes Stark and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Long.
A right handed body shot lands from Long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Long scores with a shoulder strike.
Long stalling against the cage.
Long lands a body punch.
Long escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Long cracks Stark with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Long has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Stark to stand back up!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long drops Stark with a huge uppercut! Stark drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Long is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Long!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Odinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobias Clint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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250 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thor Odinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tobias Clint!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clint closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Odinson did well to prevent Clint getting side control.
Clint is pressing down on Odinson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Odinson is holding on for now.
Clint landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Clint there.
Odinson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Clint is working away from the top position though.
Clint is pressing down on Odinson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Odinson is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clint keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Odinson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Clint on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clint trying to pass the guard but Odinson defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Clint in particular looking to stall.
It looks like Clint might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Clint lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ground and pound from Clint.
Clint is looking to advance position but Odinson won't allow it.
Clint takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Thor Odinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Odinson tries to clinch up.
Odinson lands a head kick. Clint smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Clint has taken the fight to the clinch.
Odinson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Clint smiles and moves away.
Clint moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clint has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Odinson regains guard immediately.
Clint sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Odinson's guard.
Clint looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Clint gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Clint clinches with his opponent.
Odinson is trying to pull guard but Clint has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clint throws an elbow but misses.
Odinson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Clint is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Odinson to the mat. Odinson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Clint controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clint is continuing to stall.
Clint missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clint not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Clint dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Odinson is looking to clinch but Clint is avoiding it.
Clint throws a body kick that misses.
Odinson throws a quick counter head kick but Clint was just out of range.
Clint shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Odinson's guard.
Odinson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Clint controls the pace.
Clint prevents Odinson from getting back to his feet.
Clint throws a big right hand that misses.
Clint controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clint passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Clint is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Clint wants to free his trapped foot but Odinson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Clint maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Odinson could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Clint has cracked it and Odinson is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Clint!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tobias Clint!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jansen Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grey's entrance music is not alone. A fine choice. Jansen Grey looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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268 lbs
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265 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jansen Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonny Perry !
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey doesn't manage to clinch there - Perry circles away.
Grey looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Perry shoots in looking for a takedown. Grey tries to sprawl out of it but Perry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Perry looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Perry 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.
Grey could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Perry trying to control but Grey is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry stopping the sweep attempt from Grey.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry trying to control but Grey is working from the bottom.
Perry controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Grey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grey being controlled here, momentarily.
Perry prevents Grey from getting back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Perry looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Perry controls the pace.
Perry trying to control but Grey is working from the bottom.
Perry drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Perry jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Perry scoring with some ground and pound.
Perry drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Perry seems to have locked his on tight now - Grey screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Perry , as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jonny Perry !
A pretty intense looking Jonny Perry took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Carzola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Carzola is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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250 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Carzola!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Skip Squint and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carzola dives in and grabs Hart's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hart pushes down on Carzola's head and hops out.
Hart fails to land the takedown.
Hart throws a good cross that connects.
Hart shoots in but Carzola avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Carzola drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart is looking to reverse the position.
Hart manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Carzola is trying to stand up here but Hart is controlling him well.
Hart will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hart lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart winds up and cracks Carzola with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hart looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Carzola on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Carzola works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hart postures up and lands a big shot to Carzola's brow.
Hart keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Carzola's head.
Hart is looking to work some ground and pound but Carzola has wrist control.
Hart wants to control from the top but Carzola keeps moving.
Carzola is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hart wants to pass the guard but Carzola is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carzola looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Carzola has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hart can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Carzola looks winded!
Hart throws a strike but Carzola rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hart is adopting a defensive guard.
Hart wants to sweep but no luck.
Hart has Carzola pulled in close to control his posture.
Hart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carzola is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart is looking to stand up but Carzola isn't so interested in that idea.
Carzola trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.
Hart is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carzola defends well.
Carzola postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hart looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carzola looking to score a takedown here. Hart is defending well but Carzola drives through and ends up in Hart's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carzola trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carzola stopping the sweep attempt from Hart.
Carzola wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
Hart wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hart is on top in guard.
Carzola has his hands on Hart's head, controlling the position.
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 Tom Hart will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carzola tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hart swivels and escapes.
Carzola stuffs the takedown.
Carzola unleashes a big counter combination but Hart bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carzola is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Carzola is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hart tries for a takedown but Carzola manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hart is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carzola is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carzola is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hart gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Carzola looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hart is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Carzola to keep the fight standing.
Carzola is working for takedown but Hart is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carzola pushes Hart back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carzola obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hart is fighting off a takedown attempt but Carzola is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hart to the mat. Hart regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hart looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Carzola looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Carzola wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
Carzola drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hart manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Carzola has Hart in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart got a little sloppy there for a moment and Carzola has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hart has managed to get both his arms back between Carzola's legs - danger averted.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hart's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hart cracks Carzola with a solid left hand.
Carzola is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hart lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Diego Carzola has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carzola is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hart presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Hart has hold of one of Carzola's legs. Carzola is fighting the takedown attempt but Hart gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hart has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Carzola has his hands on Hart's head, controlling the position.
Carzola wants to stand and escape but Hart is having none of it.
Hart postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hart working some strikes from top position.
Hart trying to control the position from guard on top but Carzola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hart is in close to Carzola's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Carzola is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hart is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carzola wants to get back to his feet but Hart is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hart chips away with some ground and pound.
Carzola working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hart.
Hart throws a strike but Carzola rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Carzola throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hart pulls Carzola in close to his closed guard and prevents Carzola from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hart wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Diego Carzola will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Carzola closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hart did well to prevent Carzola getting side control.
Hart wants to get back to full guard.
Hart trying to hold on to Carzola's head to control him but Carzola postures up.
Carzola wants to free his trapped foot but Hart is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Carzola moves nicely into side control.
Carzola takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart tries to bench press Carzola off him but Carzola keeps the position.
Carzola is trying to get an arm triangle but Hart is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Carzola decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hart takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carzola shoots in looking for a takedown but Hart manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carzola's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hart tries to clinch there but Carzola circles away.
Carzola tries to counter with a clinch but Hart shakes him off and moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Hart as Carzola shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carzola shoots in and gets a takedown into Hart's guard.
Hart pushes Carzola off and scrambles back to his feet.
Hart changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carzola tries to avoid it but Hart manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carzola to the ground. Carzola escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hart drives through and clinches with Carzola against the cage.
Carzola fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tom Hart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Carzola.
Hart lands a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hart wants to control from the top but Carzola keeps moving.
Carzola wants to stand and escape but Hart is having none of it.
Hart with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hart is working Carzola over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carzola not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hart stopping the sweep attempt from Carzola.
Hart trying to control the position from guard on top but Carzola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hart lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hart throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carzola works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hart working some strikes from top position.
Hart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carzola is trying to keep Hart in close.
Hart postures up and lands a big shot to Carzola's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hart lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hart lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hart tries to free his leg and advance position but Carzola is retaining full guard.
Carzola uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Hart shoots in but no luck this time.
Carzola cracks a nice hook into Hart's ribs.
Carzola looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hart holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hart on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hart tries to get out of the position.
Hart is staying active underneath Carzola, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hart tries to get to full guard but Carzola has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Carzola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carzola 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Carzola!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tateum Titain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
8 - 11 - 0 |
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220 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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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
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brandon Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tateum Titain!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titain uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stark has time to react.
Stark wants to clinch.
Stark gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Titain.
Titain throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stark counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stark misses with a leg kick
and Titain counters with a straight right hand.
Titain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stark can pounce on him.
Titain moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stark avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stark moves away from the strike by Titain.
Stark takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titain lands a nice shot that snaps Stark's head back.
Titain missing with a left hand there. Stark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stark tries to clinch there but Titain circles away.
Titain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stark throws a quick counter head kick but Titain was just out of range.
Stark lands a leg kick that knocks Titain off balance momentarily.
Titain misses with a straight right.
Titain avoids the head kick by Stark.
Stark throws a leg kick
and Stark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Brandon Stark has been cut.
Titain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Titain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stark pushes Titain up against the cage in a clinch.
Titain wants to break free but Stark has control.
Titain is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titain breaks the clinch.
Stark clinches.
Titain breaks from the clinch.
Stark throws a leg kick
and Titain counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark moves in looking to clinch but Titain pushes him off.
Stark takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Titain lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stark looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Titain might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Stark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Titain.
Titain looks to land a right hand but Stark moved out of range.
Stark slips a straight right by Titain.
Stark half committed to a counter leg kick.
Titain darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Titain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stark counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark forces Titain back against the cage and clinches.
Stark lands a nice elbow.
Stark creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Titain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stark has him pressed against the cage.
Titain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stark shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Titain scores with a nice head shot.
Titain scores with a nice strike.
Stark walks into a left hand.
Stark misses with a low kick.
Stark tries to clinch but Titain is having none of it.
Stark closes the distance looking to clinch
and Titain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark tries to clinch but Titain is having none of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stark, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Titain thuds his right hand into Stark's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Titain catches Stark with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stark moves into the clinch.
Titain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Titain slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stark is rocked!
Titain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stark tries to move into range but Titain moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Titain is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stark had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Stark throws a leg kick
and Titain counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Oh Stark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stark throws a leg kick which misses Titain's front leg but catches the back leg as Titain tries to avoid it.
Stark seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stark buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tateum Titain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Stark's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Titain has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stark.
A leg kick checked by Titain.
A head kick from Stark lands but Titain takes it in his stride.
Stark feints and then cracks Titain's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Titain down.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
Jab by Titain.
Stark tries to clinch but Titain moves out of range.
Stark looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Titain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stark shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark throws a head kick but Titain moves out of range.
Stark doesn't manage to clinch there - Titain circles away.
Titain throws out a leg kick but Stark moves out of range and Titain only half commits.
Titain scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titain lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab from Titain finds it's way through Stark's defenses.
Stark fails in his attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Stark misses
and Titain counters with a stiff right hand.
Titain throws a right hand that misses
and Stark counters with a slapping leg kick.
That kick from Stark tenderised Titain's leg. Titain is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stark lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Titain has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Titain and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Titain uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stark has time to react.
Stark rushes Titain and presses him up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stark just misses with a elbow thrown towards Titain's brow.
Titain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stark throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stark just misses with a elbow thrown towards Titain's brow.
Titain tries to break free but Stark pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stark throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titain tries to break the clinch but Stark is controlling the position.
Titain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Titain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Stark.
Stark tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Titain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stark connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stark misses with a head kick.
Titain swats away the attempt to clinch by Stark.
A big right from Titain misses.
Titain throws a shot from downtown. Stark moves away and avoids it.
Stark connects with a leg kick. Titain looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stark tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Titain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark wants to clinch.
Stark wants to clinch.
Stark is looking to clinch.
Titain throws a lazy right hand but Stark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stark walks into a left hand.
A nice combination there by Titain.
Stark moves forwards but Titain connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Titain blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stark.
Stark lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stark throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stark has Titain pressed against the cage, preventing Titain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Titain is looking to break free of the clinch but Stark has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stark throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Titain's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stark lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stark lands an elbow inside.
Titain avoids the elbow strike from Stark, against the cage.
Titain dodges an elbow strike from Stark.
Titain breaks the clinch.
Stark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stark wants to clinch but Titain slips to the side
and Titain counters with a stiff right hand.
Stark tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Titain counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tateum Titain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Brandon Stark's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Stark with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Titain to score with a decent uppercut.
Stark tries to clinch up.
Titain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stark.
Stark feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Titain's calf.
Stark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Titain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stark is looking to clinch but Titain is avoiding it.
Stark moves in looking to clinch but Titain pushes him off.
A low kick from Stark is predictable there
and Titain counters with a one-two to the body.
Titain scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Titain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Titain takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Titain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stark throws a low kick but Titain avoids it.
Titain cracks Stark with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titain stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stark attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stark tries to clinch up.
As Stark backs off Titain throws a huge counter combo but Stark manages to avoid it all.
Stark bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stark fails with an attempt to clinch.
Titain blocks the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Titain! But no joy.
Titain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stark can pounce on him.
Stark connects with a leg kick. Titain looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stark gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Titain.
Stark takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Titain cracks Stark with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Stark looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Titain finish him?
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!
Titain drops Stark with a naaaaasty hook - Stark is in real trouble here! Titain dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tateum Titain!
A relieved looking Tateum Titain thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Sappy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sure Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Sappy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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265 lbs
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270 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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Sappy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sure Kane!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Francis DeMontford and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane is looking to clinch but Sappy is avoiding it.
Sappy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kane forces Sappy back against the cage and clinches.
Kane takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kane breaks the clinch.
Kane lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sappy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sappy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sappy stops Kane from getting back to his feet.
Sappy thows a huge punch but Kane dodges it nicely.
Sappy is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Sappy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kane swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sappy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sappy lands a couple of elbows.
Sappy stays in close to Kane's body and controls the position.
Kane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sappy controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sappy fails with a takedown attempt.
Sure Kane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kane tries to clinch but Sappy moves out of range.
Kane tries to clinch up.
Kane darts in and clinches Sappy up against the cage.
Kane tries a knee to the head but Sappy blocks it.
Kane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kane gets underhooks to prevent Sappy's takedown attempt.
Kane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sappy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kane looks winded!
Sappy lands with a light punch inside.
Kane is trying to force a seperation but Sappy has the dominant position.
Sappy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sappy instigates a clinch.
Sappy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kane's efforts to push away.
Kane manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kane misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sappy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sappy gets control of Kane's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sappy will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sappy looking for a sweep. Not yet Sappy, not yet.
Kane gets to his feet - Sappy follows without any prompting.
Kane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sappy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sappy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Sappy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kane is looking to clinch.
Sappy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sappy shoots in looking for a takedown but Kane manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sappy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sappy closes the distance and clinches up with Kane, looking for a takedown. Sappy pushes Kane against the cage but Kane circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
As Sappy backs off Kane throws a huge counter combo but Sappy manages to avoid it all.
Kane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kane forces Sappy back against the cage and clinches.
Kane is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sappy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Kane does it's job there.
Kane wants to clinch up but Sappy keeps it at a distance.
Sappy drives through and clinches with Kane against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sappy misses with a body punch.
Kane is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Sappy.
Kane is trying to break the clinch but Sappy has him pressed against the cage.
Kane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sappy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sappy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sappy has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Sappy dominated that round.
That's time! Sappy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kane is looking to clinch but Sappy is avoiding it.
Sappy fails with a takedown attempt.
Sappy tries for a takedown but Kane sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sappy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sappy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kane moves in looking to clinch but Sappy pushes him off.
Nice sprawl there from Kane as Sappy shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Sappy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Kane. No joy for Sappy on that attempt.
Kane looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kane tries to close the distance and clinch but Sappy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kane moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kane misses with the head strike.
Kane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Kane scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sappy's elbow.
Sappy is trying to pull guard but Kane has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sappy misses with an elbow over the top.
Kane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kane is trying to break the clinch but Sappy has him pressed against the cage.
Kane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kane breaks from the clinch.
Sappy shoots in for a takedown but Kane shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sappy moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKane.
Kane wants to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kane drives through and clinches with Sappy against the cage.
Kane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sappy tried to score with a low kick but Kane checks it.
Bob Sappy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sappy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kane pushes Sappy away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sappy gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane stops Sappy from passing to mount.
Sappy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sappy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kane is trying to buck Sappy off.
Sappy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kane throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sappy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kane avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane is looking to clinch.
Kane misses with a head kick.
Kane tries to close the distance and clinch but Sappy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kane connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick from Kane lands but Sappy takes it in his stride.
Kane cracks the inside of Sappy's front leg.
Sappy fails with a takedown attempt.
Kane flicks out a counter leg kick but Sappy steps away.
Kane tries to clinch but Sappy moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sappy is defended easily by Kane.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sure Kane seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kane.
Kane lands an uppercut.
Kane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kane lands a hook that snaps the head of Sappy backwards.
Sappy being controlled against the cage.
Kane manages to break the clinch.
Kane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sappy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kane lands a head kick. Sappy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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!
Kane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sappy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kane darts in and clinches Sappy up against the cage.
Kane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sappy backwards.
Kane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sure Kane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sappy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sappy darts in looking for a takedown but Kane gets double underhooks and turns Sappy into the cage.
Kane forces Sappy back against the cage and clinches.
Sappy blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sure Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sappy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Sappy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kane wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane rushes Sappy and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kane throws a punch but it's blocked by Sappy.
Sappy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kane after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sappy has Kane pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kane manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sappy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kane lands a hook that snaps the head of Sappy backwards.
Kane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kane throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Kane.
A short uppercut from Kane.
Sappy takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Bob Sappy has been cut.
Sappy swings wildly with an uppercut but Kane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sappy's elbow.
Sappy takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kane.
Sappy has a takedown stuffed.
Kane has managed to clinch.
Kane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kane tries to clinch but Sappy is having none of it.
It appears Sappy was looking to counter with a kick there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kane lands with a left to the head.
Sappy is trying to pull guard but Kane turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kane tries to break the clinch but Sappy is controlling the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kane.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sappy backwards.
Kane tries a knee to the head but Sappy blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Kane.
Kane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sappy has him pressed against the cage.
Sappy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kane is trying to maintain a safe position but Sappy gets an underhook and turns Kane into the cage.
Kane will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sappy up against the cage.
Kane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kane lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sappy jumps guard and drags Kane to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kane gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kane moves into the clinch.
Kane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sappy fails with a takedown attempt.
Kane clinches.
Kane tries a body shot but Sappy blocks it.
Kane looking to slow down the pace here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sappy takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Sappy.
Kane lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sure Kane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kane has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sure Kane!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frederick Bowles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Noris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noris has chosen Don Trip- Iverson as his entrance music. Lee Noris is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frederick Bowles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lee Noris!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bowles, pushing him back against the cage.
Noris pushes Bowles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Noris utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bowles is breathing heavily.
Noris scores with a shot to the side of Bowles's head.
Noris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Noris crunches a lovely knee into Bowles's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Noris.
Noris lands a big right hand that drops Bowles! The killer instinct kicks in and Noris finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Noris!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Noris!
Lee Noris 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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