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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentjin Overmaars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Rivers could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Valentjin Overmaars's chin.
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160 lbs
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175 cm
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155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Valentjin Overmaars!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overmaars misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Overmaars looks for a takedown but Rivers sprawls well.
Overmaars doesn't manage to clinch there - Rivers circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Rivers. That snapped Overmaars's head back.
It looks like Valentjin Overmaars has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Overmaars.
Rivers fakes the body blow, causing Overmaars to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Overmaars goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eric Rivers!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Forest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Persson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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206 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabriel Forest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andre Persson!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Persson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice takedown defense from Forest. No joy for Persson on that attempt.
Persson tries for a takedown but Forest sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Forest listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Persson drops his hands momentarily. Forest doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Persson staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Persson doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gabriel Forest!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Ramsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJ Spiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). CJ Spiller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gordon Ramsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, CJ Spiller!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Ramsey misses.
Ramsey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spiller.
Spiller avoids the head kick by Ramsey.
Spiller throws a series of punches but Ramsey moves out of range.
Ramsey throws a sloppy head kick and Spiller moves out of range easily.
Ramsey misses with a kick to the body.
Ramsey throws a head kick but Spiller moves out of range.
Spiller throws a head kick that misses.
Ramsey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ramsey throws out a leg kick but Spiller moves out of range and Ramsey only half commits.
Ramsey throws a head kick but Spiller moves out of range.
Spiller tries to keep at a distance but Ramsey has taken the fight into the clinch.
Spiller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spiller tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Ramsey to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramsey throws a sloppy head kick
and Spiller counters with a one-two to the body.
Spiller avoids the head kick by Ramsey.
Ramsey does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ramsey drops his hands momentarily and Spiller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spiller throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ramsey fails with the takedown
and Spiller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ramsey.
Spiller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ramsey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spiller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramsey.
Spiller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice cross by Spiller.
Gordon Ramsey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramsey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Spiller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spiller looks to land a combination but Ramsey avoids it well.
Ramsey throws a head kick that misses.
Spiller stuffs the takedown.
Spiller walks into a jab.
Ramsey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spiller counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiller throws a sloppy head kick and Ramsey moves out of range easily.
Spiller lands the left hand.
Ramsey throws a head kick but Spiller moves out of range.
Ramsey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spiller manages to avoid it.
Spiller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Spiller pushes off an throws an elbow but Ramsey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ramsey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spiller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramsey throws a wild body kick that Spiller sees coming a mile off.
Ramsey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Spiller tries to avoid it but Ramsey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Spiller to the ground. Spiller escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gordon Ramsey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramsey moves out of range of the strikes.
Ramsey tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramsey scores with a decent looking hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Ramsey.
Ramsey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramsey scores with a kick to the body.
Ramsey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spiller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey throws a shot from downtown. Spiller moves away and avoids it.
Spiller looks to land a combination. Ramsey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Spiller staying out of range there.
Ramsey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Spiller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ramsey misses with a body kick.
Spiller connects with a high kick.
Spiller throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Ramsey counter with a right hand.
Spiller looks gassed!
Spiller is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ramsey lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ramsey.
Spiller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Spiller fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramsey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramsey tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramsey misses with a body kick.
Ramsey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Spiller circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A head kick misses from Ramsey.
Spiller ducks under a wild hook from Ramsey.
Ramsey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from Ramsey lands but Spiller takes it in his stride.
CJ Spiller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spiller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramsey.
Spiller moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramsey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spiller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramsey throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Spiller was covering up waiting for the punch and Ramsey finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramsey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Spiller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ramsey is looking to work some ground and pound but Spiller has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramsey stands up over Spiller, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ramsey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ramsey throwing strikes from guard but Spiller blocks nicely.
Ramsey postures up in Spiller's guard and throws a big left but Spiller blocks it.
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 Gordon Ramsey will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Spiller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spiller stuffs the takedown attempt from Ramsey. Ramsey gets slowly back to his feet.
Ramsey delivers a nice body kick.
Ramsey misses with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Ramsey.
The fighters circle momentarily. Spiller darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Spiller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
CJ Spiller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramsey delivers a nice body kick.
Ramsey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Spiller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ramsey finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ramsey tries to clinch there but Spiller circles away.
Spiller is breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ramsey.
Ramsey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ramsey lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Spiller tries to break free but Ramsey pushes him back against the cage.
Spiller misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ramsey.
Spiller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ramsey instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Ramsey.
Ramsey keeps control of Spiller as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spiller working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Ramsey.
Spiller takes a shot to the head.
Ramsey lands a body shot.
Ramsey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramsey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ramsey goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Spiller is rocked!
Ramsey throws a sloppy head kick and Spiller moves out of range easily.
Spiller is still on wobbly legs! Can Ramsey finish him?
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Ramsey! Spiller is out on his feet! Ramsey rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Spiller is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Spiller is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gordon Ramsey!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bitis Gabonica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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284 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Bourne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bitis Gabonica!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabonica takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Bitis Gabonica has been cut.
Bourne connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Gabonica tumbling to the canvas! Bourne pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Gabonica was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Bourne!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alasdair MundyJones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bring It (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MundyJones kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is luv it. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alasdair MundyJones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bring It !
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
It lands a head shot.
MundyJones wants to clinch.
It looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
MundyJones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of It 's head.
It is rocked!
It looks like Bring It has been cut.
A combination from MundyJones does no damage.
It is still on wobbly legs! Can MundyJones finish him?
MundyJones throws a right and a left that both miss.
MundyJones throws a hook to the side of It 's head but It sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
MundyJones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
MundyJones misses the jab.
It steps to the side to avoid the strikes from MundyJones.
MundyJones throws a right and a left that both miss.
MundyJones throws the left hand but It avoids the punch easily.
MundyJones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from MundyJones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MundyJones throws a right and a left that both miss.
It showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MundyJones.
Nice defenses there by It .
A big right from MundyJones misses.
MundyJones has taken the fight to the clinch.
It is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
MundyJones misses with some punches.
MundyJones gets control of It 's arms and successfully pulls guard. MundyJones will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
MundyJones scrambles and gets back to his feet.
MundyJones shoots in for a takedown. He's got it... He's hoisted his opponent over his head and is carrying him over to the other end of the mat. The crowd roars in approval and MundyJones slams his opponent to the mat. OH, that is naaaaaasty! He's out! MundyJones lands a punch to his unconscious victim for good measure before the ref has time to call the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Alasdair MundyJones!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cosme Cosme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Get Out Of My Room. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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225 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cosme Cosme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Gabriel!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabriel shoots in and drives through. Cosme sprawls well.
Gabriel is looking to clinch.
Cosme decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cosme is looking for submissions but instead, Gabriel has regained full guard.
Cosme wants to pass the guard but Gabriel is keeping the position.
Cosme 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.
Gabriel should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Cosme won't allow Gabriel to sweep him here.
Cosme drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gabriel manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cosme has Gabriel in his guard.
Cosme working for a triangle but Gabriel defends it easily.
Gabriel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosme had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gabriel defends it easily.
Cosme is looking for a triangle but Gabriel pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gabriel wants to control from the top but Cosme keeps moving.
Gabriel got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cosme has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gabriel has managed to get both his arms back between Cosme's legs - danger averted.
Gabriel got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cosme has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gabriel has managed to get both his arms back between Cosme's legs - danger averted.
Cosme throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cosme is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosme escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gabriel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cosme manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gabriel manages to get himself to full guard.
Gabriel trying to keep a closed guard but Cosme is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cosme has gone for a leg lock! Gabriel slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cosme's guard.
Cosme had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gabriel defends it easily.
Cosme working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gabriel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gabriel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cosme's guard.
Gabriel works over Cosme with some ground and pound from guard.
Gabriel trying to control but Cosme is working from the bottom.
Cosme looking for a triangle here. Gabriel is fighting it but it looks tight! Cosme pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Gabriel is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Cosme Cosme!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between bob sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Lemiwinks (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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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Granite chin |
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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 Sydney, bob sapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, The Lemiwinks!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemiwinks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
sapp misses with a takedown attempt - Lemiwinks sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lemiwinks looks to land a right hand but sapp moved out of range.
sapp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck for sapp with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for bob sapp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
sapp shoots for a takedown but Lemiwinks saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
sapp changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lemiwinks tries to avoid it but sapp manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lemiwinks to the ground. Lemiwinks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
sapp dodges the punch combination from Lemiwinks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sapp looks for a takedown but Lemiwinks sprawls well.
sapp tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lemiwinks sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten sapp somewhat.
sapp closes the distance and clinches up with Lemiwinks, looking for a takedown. sapp pushes Lemiwinks against the cage but Lemiwinks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lemiwinks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
sapp tries for a takedown but Lemiwinks sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lemiwinks is looking to slow sapp down with leg kicks.
sapp is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemiwinks scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from sapp.
Lemiwinks scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lemiwinks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
sapp looks for a takedown but Lemiwinks sprawls well.
sapp slips a jab and a cross from Lemiwinks.
sapp shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lemiwinks sprawls well. Lemiwinks wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. sapp gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Lemiwinks. No joy for sapp on that attempt.
Lemiwinks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and sapp counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lemiwinks can't keep his opponent in guard - sapp advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lemiwinks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from sapp.
sapp seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Lemiwinks is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). bob sapp!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damien Spawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and He Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Spawn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eminem - Im a soldier. Me comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hate Me Now kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Damien Spawn had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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175 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damien Spawn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, He Me!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Me displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Spawn.
Spawn fails to land the takedown.
Me connects with the punch.
It looks like Damien Spawn has been cut.
Me moves into the clinch.
Me lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Spawn is struggling to control the position.
Me is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Spawn is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Me.
Me lands a damaging elbow.
Damien Spawn's cut is getting worse.
Me lands a nice knee to the body.
Me lands an elbow that stopped Spawn in his tracks for a moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Me takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nice elbow from Me.
Me with a knee to the head.
Damien Spawn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Me throws 2 knees - Spawn can't escape Me's clinch. As Spawn tries to escape again Me whips his head left to meet with another knee! That's knocked out Spawn's gum shield and as Spawn falls to the floor, the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). He Me!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelly Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes to the cage accompanied by Run This Town. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Hardy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kelly Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson looks to land a combination but Hardy avoids it well.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardy manages to avoid it.
Robinson lands with a nice body punch.
Hardy misses with a series of wild punches.
Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardy circles away quickly and effectively.
Kelly Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardy manages to avoid it.
Hardy jabs at Robinson's body.
Robinson cracks Hardy with an open hand slap.
Robinson misses with a double jab.
Hardy drives through and clinches with Robinson against the cage.
Hardy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Robinson up against the cage.
Hardy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hardy moves out of range as Robinson strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Hardy.
It looks like Kelly Robinson has been cut.
Robinson throws a lazy right hand but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Robinson does no damage.
Hardy looks to land a combination but Robinson avoids it well.
Hardy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Robinson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a hook. Hardy ducked under it nicely.
Robinson misses with a few strikes there.
Good exchange - Robinson coming out on top.
Robinson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Robinson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kelly Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robinson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hardy misses with the combination.
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hardy throws a combination that misses
and Robinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardy staying out of range there.
Hardy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robinson.
Hardy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robinson throws a lazy right hand but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardy circles away quickly and effectively.
Robinson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hardy forces Robinson back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is looking to control Hardy's arms but Hardy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Robinson has his back to the cage.
Hardy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robinson cracks Hardy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hardy shoots in looking for a takedown. Robinson tries to sprawl out of it but Hardy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Robinson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Robinson lands with a hook. Hardy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Robinson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hardy slips a jab from Robinson.
Hardy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hardy moves forwards but Robinson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Robinson, as that shot connected.
Robinson misses with a few strikes there.
Hardy ducks under a wild hook from Robinson.
Hardy looks to clinch
and Robinson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries to bum rush Robinson with a series of wild strikes but Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hardy fails to land with a series of punches.
Robinson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Robinson 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.
Robinson checks a leg kick.
Robinson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Robinson lands a two punch combo.
Hardy with a hook.
Robinson misses with a straight left.
Robinson looks to throw the jab but Hardy is out of range.
Hardy walks into a straight right hand from Robinson.
Hardy wants to clinch up but Robinson keeps it at a distance.
Robinson cracks Hardy with a good jab.
Hardy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hardy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hardy shoots for a takedown but Robinson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Hardy slips a jab from Robinson.
Hardy throws a nice looking combination but Robinson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands with a straight right. Robinson didn't see that one coming.
Hardy closes the distance and clinches.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robinson is trying to maintain a safe position but Hardy gets an underhook and turns Robinson into the cage.
Hardy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robinson circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Robinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hardy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Robinson misses with a straight right.
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Robinson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hardy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Robinson counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson throws out a loose jab but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robinson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Robinson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hardy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Robinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kelly Robinson's cut.
That's time! Hardy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Robinson lands with a shot to the body.
Hardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robinson.
Robinson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hardy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Robinson is able to avoid easily.
Robinson throws a good cross that connects.
Robinson takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Hardy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Robinson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Michael Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robinson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hardy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hardy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robinson cracks Hardy with a good jab.
Robinson stuns Hardy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Robinson.
Good shot there by Hardy.
Robinson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hardy momentarily.
Hardy misses the shot to the body.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardy manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Robinson thows a body shot but no joy.
Hardy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardy with a hook.
Donk. Robinson catches Hardy right on the button with a cross.
Robinson throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardy.
Robinson throws a sloppy body shot
and Hardy counters with a one-two to the body.
Some wild striking there from Hardy.
Robinson lands with a good body shot.
Robinson looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Robinson dodges the punch combination from Hardy.
Robinson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robinson cracks Hardy with a good jab.
Hardy ducks under a wild hook from Robinson.
Robinson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hardy. Hardy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hardy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy ducks under a wild hook from Robinson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robinson. Hardy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardy slips under a jab.
Hardy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robinson.
Hardy swinging wildly here.
Robinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Robinson.
Robinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardy.
Hardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robinson circles away quickly and effectively.
Robinson misses with the combination.
Hardy gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson wants to control but Hardy postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Robinson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Robinson prevents Hardy from moving into mount.
Hardy wants to control but Robinson is keeping him busy.
Robinson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hardy.
Hardy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hardy tries to score with some ground and pound. Robinson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Robinson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hardy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Good standup being displayed there by Robinson as he connects with a hook.
Hardy instigates a clinch.
Hardy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robinson throws a hook but Hardy avoids it easily.
Hardy shoots in and drives through. Robinson sprawls well.
That's four 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.
Hardy misses with a double jab.
Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Robinson avoids them all with ease.
Robinson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hardy on the side of the head.
Robinson throws a looping overhand right but Hardy ducks down to avoid it.
Hardy throws a right and a left that Robinson avoids nicely.
Hardy doesn't manage to clinch there - Robinson circles away.
Hardy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hardy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Robinson blocks a low kick nicely.
Robinson misses with a straight left.
Hardy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Robinson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy cracks Robinson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Robinson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Robinson looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Robinson throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Robinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kelly Robinson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Robinson misses with a wild combination.
Hardy moves forwards but Robinson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice jab there from Robinson.
Hardy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Robinson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hardy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kelly Robinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robinson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hardy momentarily.
Robinson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Robinson looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Robinson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A combination from Robinson does no damage.
A slow jab from Hardy misses its intended target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robinson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hardy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hardy drives through and clinches with Robinson against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson wants to stall.
Hardy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robinson blocks it with crossed arms.
Robinson can't find room to land a body shot as Hardy controls the action.
Robinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robinson blocks an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hardy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A body shot lands from Hardy.
Hardy pushes Robinson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hardy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Robinson's efforts to push away.
Hardy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hardy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hardy wants to clinch.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robinson. Hardy does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a series of wild punches.
Robinson lands a nice hook to Hardy's body. Hardy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hardy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Robinson.
Robinson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hardy.
Hardy wants to clinch.
Robinson thuds a left hand into Hardy's body.
Hardy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hardy throws an overhand right that lands on Robinson's shoulder, as Robinson tries to avoid the shot.
Robinson lands with a straight right. Hardy didn't see that one coming.
Hardy moves out of range as Robinson strikes.
Robinson dodges the punch combination from Hardy.
Hardy takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Robinson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hardy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robinson.
Robinson scores with a hook to the body. Hardy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hardy throws a right and a left that Robinson avoids nicely.
Hardy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robinson lands a nice hook to Hardy's body. Hardy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A swing and a miss from Robinson.
Robinson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hardy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Robinson looking to slow down the pace here.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Robinson blocks it.
Robinson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hardy is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands with a right to the head.
Hardy breaks from the clinch.
Hardy throws a nice looking combination but Robinson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Robinson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hardy throws a right hand that Robinson ducks under and follows up with a left that Robinson also avoids with ease.
Hardy walks into a left hand.
Robinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardy throws a right hand that Robinson ducks under and follows up with a left that Robinson also avoids with ease.
Robinson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Robinson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hardy throws a looping overhand right but Robinson ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson throws a jab when Hardy was well out of range.
Hardy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hardy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Robinson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kelly Robinson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hardy slips a straight right by Robinson.
Robinson moves out of range as Hardy strikes.
Hardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robinson.
A jab from Robinson does it's job there.
Robinson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hardy avoids the body shot from Robinson.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Robinson sprawls well. Robinson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hardy gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Robinson finds it's way through Hardy's defenses.
Robinson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Robinson misses the target.
Hardy misses with a two punch combination.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Robinson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hardy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Robinson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws a shot from downtown. Robinson moves away and avoids it.
Robinson throws a hook to the side of Hardy's head but Hardy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Robinson looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Hardy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hardy is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
Good exchange - Robinson coming out on top.
Robinson cracks Hardy with an open hand slap.
Hardy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hardy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robinson.
Robinson cracks Hardy with a good jab.
Hardy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice defenses there by Hardy.
Hardy avoids the body shot from Robinson.
Robinson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardy.
Hardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy looks to throw the jab but Robinson is out of range.
Hardy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Robinson throws out the jab.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.
Hardy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robinson.
Hardy throws a lazy right hand but Robinson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robinson lands a glancing blow to the side of Hardy's head.
Robinson misses the shot to the body.
Robinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Hardy misses with a combination
and Robinson counters with a stiff right hand.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Robinson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hardy. Hardy obviously looking to wear him down.
Hardy closes the distance and pushes Robinson back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardy misses with a double jab
and Robinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robinson lands with a cross.
Hardy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hardy wants to clinch up but Robinson keeps it at a distance.
Robinson slaps away a takedown attempt from Hardy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Robinson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hardy walks into a left hand.
Robinson lands with a shot to the body.
Hardy slips under a jab.
Hardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hardy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Robinson.
Robinson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Robinson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hardy misses with a series of wild punches.
Robinson scores with a punch to the head.
Robinson works Hardy's body with a nice hook.
Robinson 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.
Robinson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Robinson.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robinson moves away.
Hardy takes one to the chin there.
Robinson throws a one two combo.
Hardy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardy's elbow.
Hardy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Robinson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Kelly Robinson's cut.
That's time! Hardy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Robinson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Robinson throws a jab when Hardy was well out of range.
Robinson misses with a wild combination.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Robinson avoids them all with ease.
Robinson needs to keep his hands up - Hardy had a free shot at his head there.
Robinson lands a glancing blow to the side of Hardy's head.
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
Robinson throws a lazy right hand but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardy misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hardy in his tracks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Robinson.
Robinson misses with a double jab
and Hardy counters with a three punch combo that has Robinson backing up. Robinson nods at Hardy to acknowledge the strikes.
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.
Robinson lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a hook. Hardy ducked under it nicely.
Hardy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Robinson throws a big shot that misses.
Robinson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Robinson throws a jab when Hardy was well out of range.
Hardy is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
Robinson drops his hands momentarily and Hardy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Robinson connects with a right hand. Hardy shakes it off.
Robinson throws a hook but Hardy avoids it easily.
Hardy misses with a two punch combination.
Hardy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Robinson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Hardy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Robinson doesn't seem phased though.
Robinson moves out of range as Hardy strikes.
Hardy blocks a jab.
Robinson throws out a loose jab but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelly Robinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
Robinson throws out a loose jab but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Robinson lands a nice shot that snaps Hardy's head back.
Hardy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robinson checks a leg kick.
Hardy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hardy throws a series of strikes that have Robinson backpedaling.
Hardy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Robinson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Robinson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hardy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hardy tries to clinch up.
Hardy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hardy moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Robinson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hardy doesn't seem phased though.
Hardy forces Robinson back against the cage and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hardy.
Hardy breaks from the clinch.
Robinson throws out a powerful jab.
Robinson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hardy takes a swing at Robinson's ribcage but misses.
Robinson lands a head shot.
Robinson works Hardy's body with a nice hook.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Robinson moves out of range.
Hardy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Robinson, as that shot connected.
Robinson lands with an overhand left.
Robinson cracks Hardy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hardy tries for a takedown but Robinson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Robinson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab, jab by Robinson - just one landing.
Robinson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Robinson.
Hardy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Robinson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hardy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hardy tries to bum rush Robinson with a series of wild strikes but Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robinson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Robinson lands a nice shot that snaps Hardy's head back.
Robinson works the jab nicely.
Robinson cracks Hardy with a good jab.
Robinson stalks Hardy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hardy's face. Hardy staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice shot lands for Robinson.
Robinson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hardy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Michael Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robinson looks to land a combination. Hardy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kelly Robinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Robinson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 45:50
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelly Robinson!
Kelly Robinson is the new featherweight champion!
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