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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrea Hermias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hermias comes to the cage accompanied by Gang Starr - Code Of The Streets . 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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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrea Hermias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bo Banks!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks delivers a nice body kick.
Banks takes a swing at Hermias's ribcage but misses.
Banks scoring well with a low kick there.
Hermias shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Banks as he avoids it easily.
Hermias shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Banks defends it nicely.
Hermias tries for a takedown but Banks sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrea Hermias. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banks explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermias fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Banks.
Banks scores with a kick to the body.
Banks cracks the inside of Hermias's front leg.
Banks looks to score with a jab to the body but Hermias is just out of range.
Banks misses with a series of wild punches.
Banks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hermias circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermias fails with the takedown.
Banks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Banks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bo Banks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Banks throws a hook but Hermias avoids it easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks feints and then cracks Hermias's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hermias down.
Banks thows a body kick. Hermias tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Banks feints and then cracks Hermias's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hermias down.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hermias.
Banks cracks Hermias with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Banks. That's going to slow Hermias down.
Banks missing with a left hand there. Hermias was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Banks feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hermias's calf.
Banks misses with a few strikes there.
Banks misses with a two punch combination.
Hermias shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Banks pinned against the cage. Banks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Banks, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Banks dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Banks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hermias.
Banks is looking to slow Hermias down with leg kicks.
Hermias is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Banks's half guard.
Banks is trying to stand.
Banks blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hermias.
Hermias in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Banks tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Hermias!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andrea Hermias!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jjang Shin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Holt (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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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jjang Shin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hunter Holt!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holt misses with a kick to the body.
Holt shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Shin is trying to defend but Holt finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Holt content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Holt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shin keeps working.
Shin gets back to full guard.
Holt tries to stand but Shin is controlling from the bottom.
Holt is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin keeping moving, preventing Holt from controlling successfully.
Holt is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Holt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Holt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Shin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shin keeping moving, preventing Holt from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hunter Holt.
Shin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Holt has one foot on Shin's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Holt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Holt scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Holt misses with the ground and pound.
Shin is being controlled here.
Shin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shin actively working from the bottom here.
Shin is breathing heavily.
Shin is not content to let Holt control the position.
Holt wants to stand up but Shin has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Shin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Holt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holt is looking to pass Shin's guard but actually Shin recovers to full guard.
Holt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Holt controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Holt scores with a takedown into Shin's guard.
Shin keeping full guard, as Holt tries to pass.
Holt is stalling in the full guard.
Holt stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Shin throws up his legs and catches Holt in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Holt tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Shin! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jjang Shin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaecon Sinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Umberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jaecon Sinton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roberto Umberto!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umberto needs to keep his hands up - Sinton had a free shot at his head there.
Sinton throws a head kick but Umberto moves out of range.
A big right from Sinton misses.
Sinton feints and then cracks Umberto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Umberto down.
Sinton tries to clinch up but Umberto circles away and keeps his distance.
Umberto drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sinton taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sinton is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Umberto has an Americana. Sinton didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Umberto is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Umberto hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Roberto Umberto!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Semmy Bonjasky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Christ (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Semmy Bonjasky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jesus Christ!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ misses with a straight left.
Bonjasky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christ tries to clinch up but Bonjasky circles away and keeps his distance.
Christ misses with a takedown attempt - Bonjasky sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Christ throws a sloppy head kick and Bonjasky moves out of range easily.
Bonjasky scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Christ throws a right hand that Bonjasky ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonjasky also avoids with ease.
Bonjasky defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Christ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ thows a leg kick but Bonjasky checks it
and Bonjasky counters with a nice body kick.
Crunch! Bonjasky slams his shin into Christ's torso.
Christ doesn't manage to clinch there - Bonjasky circles away.
Christ throws a leg kick
and Bonjasky counters with a thumping low kick.
Jesus Christ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonjasky keeps the fight on the outside.
Christ throws a leg kick
and Bonjasky counters with a nice leg kick.
Bonjasky throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Christ's head.
Christ on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bonjasky. Bonjasky obviously looking to wear him down.
Christ is looking to clinch but Bonjasky is avoiding it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bonjasky. That's going to slow Christ down.
Christ looks gassed!
Christ shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bonjasky but Bonjasky pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Semmy Bonjasky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Christ.
Bonjasky lands with a kick to the temple. Christ shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bonjasky cracks the inside of Christ's front leg.
Christ tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bonjasky. Bonjasky obviously looking to wear him down.
Christ fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonjasky manages to avoid it.
Bonjasky buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bonjasky lands a nice leg kick that just misses Christ's sensitive parts.
Christ looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A head kick from Bonjasky lands but Christ takes it in his stride.
Bonjasky scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonjasky connects with a solid leg kick.
Christ shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bonjasky sprawls well. Bonjasky wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Christ gets slowly back to his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bonjasky, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky connects with a solid leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Christ is defended easily by Bonjasky.
Christ shoots in and drives through. Bonjasky sprawls well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Christ 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Christ takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Christ closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bonjasky circles away.
Bonjasky throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Christ's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bonjasky.
Bonjasky lands a head kick!
A good leg kick by Bonjasky.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christ takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonjasky feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Christ's calf.
Christ takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Semmy Bonjasky dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bonjasky lands a nice leg kick that just misses Christ's sensitive parts.
Bonjasky throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Christ's head.
Christ walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bonjasky.
Semmy Bonjasky is winning the standup battle so far.
Bonjasky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Christ. That did some damage!
Bonjasky throws a leg kick which misses Christ's front leg but catches the back leg as Christ tries to avoid it.
Bonjasky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Christ's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Christ shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bonjasky as he avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bonjasky.
Jesus Christ is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonjasky scores with a head kick.
Nice body kick from Bonjasky.
Christ is breathing heavily.
Christ takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bonjasky thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Christ if he has to take too many more of those.
Bonjasky throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bonjasky throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bonjasky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Christ can do to turn this around?
Bonjasky scores with a leg kick.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bonjasky scores with a kick to the body.
Bonjasky throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Christ has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bonjasky.
An inside leg kick lands from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky connects with a solid leg kick.
Bonjasky lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bonjasky bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Christ chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bonjasky can pounce on him.
Christ takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Christ is looking to clinch but Bonjasky is avoiding it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bonjasky. Christ shrugs it off though.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bonjasky.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonjasky throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bonjasky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bonjasky feints and then cracks Christ's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Christ down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bonjasky, right into the meat.
Good leg kick by Bonjasky there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bonjasky connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Christ might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bonjasky has got the better of the exchanges.
Bonjasky lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bonjasky.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bonjasky.
Bonjasky connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky scores with a leg kick.
Bonjasky throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Christ's head.
Bonjasky throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Bonjasky.
Bonjasky stuffs the takedown.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bonjasky.
Bonjasky lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonjasky looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Christ fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Semmy Bonjasky dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Bonjasky throws a nice inside leg kick.
Christ doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bonjasky counters with a low kick, right behind Christ 's knee.
Good leg kick by Bonjasky there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A good leg kick by Bonjasky.
Bonjasky connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bonjasky. That's going to slow Christ down.
Christ takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bonjasky lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bonjasky connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonjasky throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bonjasky lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bonjasky throws a leg kick which misses Christ's front leg but catches the back leg as Christ tries to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bonjasky, right into the meat.
Christ is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bonjasky sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bonjasky lands a high kick!
Bonjasky lands a head kick. Christ smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Christ shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bonjasky sprawls well. Bonjasky wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Christ gets slowly back to his feet.
Semmy Bonjasky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Christ.
Bonjasky feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Christ's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bonjasky. That's going to slow Christ down.
Bonjasky scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bonjasky is looking to slow Christ down with leg kicks.
Bonjasky connects with a solid leg kick.
Christ stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky scores with a head kick.
Bonjasky scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Christ fails in his attempt to clinch.
Christ doesn't manage to clinch there - Bonjasky circles away.
Christ is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bonjasky is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Christ.
Christ shoots in looking for a takedown. Bonjasky tries to sprawl out of it but Christ keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bonjasky manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bonjasky, right into the meat.
Christ tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bonjasky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Christ throws a sloppy head kick
and Bonjasky counters with a nice low kick that buckles Christ's knee momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Bonjasky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bonjasky lands with a kick to the ribs.
Christ swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonjasky throws a nice head kick!
Christ takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Semmy Bonjasky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bonjasky. That's going to slow Christ down.
Bonjasky bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonjasky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Horrible takedown by Christ or perhaps it was just good defense by Bonjasky which made him look bad.
Jesus Christ has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonjasky buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Semmy Bonjasky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bonjasky has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:24
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:24
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Semmy Bonjasky!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Obala Didier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Licky Tongue (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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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, Obala Didier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Licky Tongue!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Didier stuns Tongue with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
No joy there for Didier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Didier looks to land a combination. Tongue sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Didier throws a one two combo.
A lazy left from Didier finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Didier misses with an attempted mid kick.
Didier tries a head kick but it misses.
Didier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tongue circles away quickly and effectively.
Didier shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Didier throws a sloppy head kick and Tongue moves out of range easily.
Tongue throws a jab when Didier was well out of range.
Tongue shoots in for a double leg but Didier sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tongue takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Didier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tongue.
Jab by Didier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tongue tries to move into range but Didier moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tongue looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Didier is fending him off so far but Tongue persists. Nope, Didier circles away and we're back to standing.
Didier is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tongue throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Didier's waist but Didier gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tongue off to one side.
Obala Didier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Licky Tongue.
Tongue has a takedown stuffed.
Obala Didier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tongue blocks a head kick by Didier.
A nice combination there by Didier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Didier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tongue swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Didier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Didier lands with a nice body punch.
Didier throws a right and a left that both miss.
Didier tries to bum rush Tongue with a series of wild strikes but Tongue uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Didier.
Didier works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Didier's corner calls for a 1-2. Didier obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tongue avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tongue swings away with a body shot that misses
and Didier counters with a nice uppercut.
Didier lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tongue misses with a takedown attempt
and Didier counters with a series of strikes. Tongue will be more careful next time no doubt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Didier throws a series of punches but Tongue moves out of range.
Tongue dodges the punch combination from Didier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Obala Didier dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tongue takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice uppercut lands for Didier. That snapped Tongue's head back.
Didier works Tongue's body with a nice hook.
Didier ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Didier lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danga de danga de dang - Didier scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Didier misses with a series of wild punches.
Tongue avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab by Didier.
Obala Didier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Didier throws a one two combo.
Obala Didier is winning the standup battle so far.
Tongue misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Didier goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Didier is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Didier scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Didier!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tongue shoots in looking for a takedown. Didier tries to sprawl out of it but Tongue keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Didier manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Didier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tongue gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Didier.
A punch combination from Didier misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tongue might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Didier has got the better of the exchanges.
A jab-cross combination lands for Didier and sends Tongue crashing to the mat! Didier follows him down to the mat - Tongue regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Tongue is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tongue looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Didier 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.
Tongue is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Didier pulls his head out easily.
Tongue is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tongue wants to get back to full guard.
Didier sitting and controlling from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tongue looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Obala Didier dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Didier scores with a nice head shot.
Didier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tongue is trying desperately to land a takedown but Didier is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Tongue.
Didier swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tongue has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tongue there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Didier jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tongue misses with a takedown attempt - Didier sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tongue has his takedown stuffed
letting Didier counter with a right hand.
Didier lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Didier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tongue can do to turn this around?
Tongue has his takedown stuffed
and Didier counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Obala Didier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Licky Tongue.
Tongue takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tongue takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Didier moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A combination from Didier does no damage.
Didier misses with the combination.
Didier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Licky Tongue has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Didier misses with a two punch combination.
Didier jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Didier lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tongue ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Didier moves away.
A combination from Didier does no damage.
Didier lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Didier.
Tongue has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tongue throws a predictable looking body shot
and Didier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Obala Didier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Didier throws a right and a left that Tongue avoids nicely.
Didier is working the combinations to good effect here.
Didier throws a series of punches but Tongue avoids them all with ease.
Didier misses with a double jab.
Tongue misses the body punch
and Didier counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Obala Didier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Didier has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Obala Didier!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marby Arcade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hong Man Choi (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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285 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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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, Marby Arcade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hong Man Choi!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choi takes one to the chin there.
Choi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Marby Arcade has been cut.
Choi throws a jab but it's blocked by Arcade.
Arcade drops his hands momentarily and Choi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arcade scores with a sloppy right hand. Choi should have avoided that one.
Choi throws a shot from downtown. Arcade moves away and avoids it.
Arcade with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Choi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Arcade's waist but Arcade gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Choi off to one side.
Choi swats away the attempt to clinch by Arcade.
Choi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Arcade dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Choi looks gassed!
Arcade clinches up against the cage.
Arcade lands with a short shot to the head.
Arcade pushes Choi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Arcade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arcade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Arcade working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Choi.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arcade.
Arcade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Arcade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Arcade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arcade presses Choi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Arcade misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Arcade.
Arcade scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Arcade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arcade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arcade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arcade throws a punch but it's blocked by Choi.
A nice left hand lands by Arcade.
Choi blocks an uppercut.
Choi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Arcade prevents it.
Arcade working aggressively here.
Choi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arcade.
Choi blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Choi.
Choi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arcade softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Arcade misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arcade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Choi blocks an uppercut.
Arcade lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Choi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Marby Arcade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hong Man Choi.
Arcade lands with a short shot to the head.
Arcade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arcade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chois head.
Arcade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arcade has a couple of punches blocked by Choi.
Choi tries to pull guard but Arcade won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Arcade fails to land.
Arcade digs a right hand into Choi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Choi's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arcade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arcade lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Arcade fails to land.
Arcade scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Choi.
Arcade misses with some punches.
Arcade scores with a nice hook to the head.
Arcade misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi blocking some punches.
Arcade lands a nice shot to the body.
Arcade throws a head punch that misses.
Arcade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arcade throws a head punch that misses.
Arcade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arcade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Arcade fails to land.
A short right from Arcade on the inside.
Arcade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arcade stops a takedown attempt from Choi.
Arcade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arcade lands a right hand.
Arcade has a couple of punches blocked by Choi.
Arcade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Choi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arcade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chois head.
Choi takes a shot to the head.
Arcade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arcade has a couple of punches blocked by Choi.
Arcade gets underhooks to prevent Choi's takedown attempt.
Choi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arcade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arcade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Arcade fails to land.
Arcade misses with the head strike.
Arcade throws a head punch that misses.
Arcade presses Choi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arcade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arcade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Arcade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chois head.
A shot in the inside from Arcade.
A short right from Arcade on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arcade works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Arcade stops a takedown attempt from Choi.
Arcade pushes Choi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Arcade lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marby Arcade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marby Arcade's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Choi tries to move into range but Arcade moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab lands there for Arcade.
Hong Man Choi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arcade changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marby Arcade is winning the standup battle so far.
Arcade stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Choi throws a body punch but Arcade moves out of range.
Arcade fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Choi on the side of the head.
Arcade defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Choi.
Arcade rushes Choi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Arcade.
Choi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arcade presses Choi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marby Arcade has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Choi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Arcade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Choi tries to pull guard but Arcade won't allow it.
Marby Arcade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hong Man Choi.
Choi is breathing heavily.
Arcade throws a head punch that misses.
Arcade lands with a right to the head.
Arcade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Arcade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Arcade.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arcade lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Choi or not.
A head punch on the inside from Arcade fails to land.
Arcade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Choi goes for a takedown attempt but Arcade pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Arcade lands a jab to the head.
Hong Man Choi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arcade lands a two punch combo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Arcade!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A nice leg kick lands there from Arcade.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arcade fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arcade has Choi up against the cage in a clinch.
Choi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arcade misses with the head strike.
Choi takes a shot to the head.
Arcade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chois head.
Arcade makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Arcade lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Arcade fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arcade.
Arcade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arcade lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Arcade.
Good body shot from Arcade.
Choi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Arcade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Choi backwards.
Arcade has a couple of punches blocked by Choi.
Arcade throws a punch but it's blocked by Choi.
A left hand lands to the body for Arcade.
Arcade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arcade working aggressively here.
Arcade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chois head.
Arcade working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arcade misses with the head strike.
Arcade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Choi can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arcade is leaning against Choi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Arcade makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Arcade.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arcade.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arcade.
Arcade misses with a punch on the inside.
Arcade presses Choi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arcade.
Arcade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arcade lands with a light punch inside.
Choi drags the fight down to the ground.
Arcade decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Choi, up you get!
Arcade throws a shot to the body.
Arcade lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Arcade.
Choi misses the body punch
and Arcade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Choi swats away the attempt to clinch by Arcade.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Arcade coming out on top.
Choi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Choi ducks right into an uppercut from Arcade.
Arcade clinches up with Choi and pushes him back against the cage.
Arcade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Arcade fails to land.
Arcade lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Choi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arcade working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Choi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arcade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arcade scores with a nice hook to the head.
Arcade scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arcade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Choi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Choi tries to stall but Arcade uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Arcade lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marby Arcade dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marby Arcade's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Arcade tries to clinch but Choi moves out of range.
Arcade connects with a single shot there.
Choi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Arcade is fending him off so far but Choi persists. Nope, Arcade circles away and we're back to standing.
Choi fails with a takedown attempt.
Arcade displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Arcade. That snapped Choi's head back.
Arcade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Choi can do to turn this around?
A jab from Arcade finds it's way through Choi's defenses.
Arcade tries to clinch up.
Choi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Arcade finds it's way round the side to connect with Choi's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arcade doesn't manage to clinch there - Choi circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arcade.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Choi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Arcade.
A left hand lands to the body for Arcade.
Arcade pushes Choi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arcade throws a head punch that misses.
Arcade working aggressively here.
Arcade scores with a shoulder strike.
Arcade digs a right hand into Choi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Choi's gas tank.
Arcade has a couple of punches blocked by Choi.
Arcade lands a hook that snaps the head of Choi backwards.
Arcade lands with a left to the head.
Choi blocking some punches.
Arcade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arcade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arcade misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Arcade as the two fighters clinch.
Arcade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arcade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Arcade has a couple of punches blocked by Choi.
Arcade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arcade lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Choi backwards.
Arcade throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Arcade lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arcade lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arcade working aggressively here.
Choi blocking some punches.
Arcade lands a hook that snaps the head of Choi backwards.
Arcade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Choi looking for a takedown.
Marby Arcade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hong Man Choi.
Arcade works on Choi's body with a couple of short punches.
Arcade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Choi backwards.
Arcade throws a head punch that misses.
Arcade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Arcade.
Choi blocks an uppercut.
Arcade throws a head punch that misses.
Arcade lands with a light punch inside.
Arcade lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arcade has a couple of punches blocked by Choi.
Arcade lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marby Arcade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arcade swings wildly with an uppercut but Choi uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Arcade fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arcade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arcade misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arcade.
Arcade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arcade working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Arcade scores with a nice short uppercut.
Arcade throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Arcade is pressed up against the cage. Choi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Arcade down to the mat. Arcade avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Choi looks to throw the jab but Arcade is out of range.
Choi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Arcade sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Choi somewhat.
Arcade moves into the clinch.
Choi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Choi is working for takedown but Arcade is calmly controlling the position for now.
Choi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Arcade pulls his leg out and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arcade uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hong Man Choi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A combination from Arcade does no damage.
Choi swats away the attempt to clinch by Arcade.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marby Arcade showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arcade has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:25
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marby Arcade!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Criss Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Badass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Criss Angel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Badass!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badass bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Badass lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Angel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Badass loads up on a big right hand but Angel slips the punch.
Badass rushes Angel and presses him up against the cage.
Badass lands a shoulder strike.
Badass trying to control the position but instead, Angel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Badass into the cage.
Angel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Badass is keeping busy.
A bit of stalling here from Angel.
Badass lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Badass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Angel. Badass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Badass feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Angel's calf.
Badass has closed the distance and engaged Angel in a clinch.
Badass working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Angel is trying to break free.
Badass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Badass looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Angel working a defensive guard here.
Badass is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass throws a big right hand that misses.
Badass stopping the sweep attempt from Angel.
Badass missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Badass trying to control but Angel is working from the bottom.
Badass passes Angel's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Angel trying to control from the bottom.
Badass wants to lay and pray for a moment but Angel keeps working.
Badass is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Badass wants to lay and pray for a moment but Angel keeps working.
Badass thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Angel's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Angel trying to control from the bottom.
Angel is defending against the submission attempts here by Badass.
Angel trying to hold on to Badass's head to control him but Badass postures up.
Nice strikes from Badass there.
Angel manages to get to full guard.
Badass trying to control the position from guard on top but Angel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badass missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Angel is adopting a defensive guard.
Badass with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass lands a couple of elbows.
Badass in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Badass throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Angel wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Angel takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Criss Angel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Angel misses.
Badass thows a body kick. Angel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Angel is breathing heavily.
Angel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Badass. Badass obviously looking to wear him down.
Badass throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Badass has managed to clinch.
Badass breaks from the clinch.
Badass darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Badass has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Badass is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Badass moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angel dodges the ground and pound from Badass.
Badass scoring with punches from side control.
Badass creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Angel managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Badass.
Badass wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Angel, who protects the arm well.
Badass throws a strike aimed at the side of Angel's head but Angel avoids it well.
Badass in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Angel parries the strikes from Badass easily there. Badass is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Angel to escape.
Badass tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Angel is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Badass dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Angel lands a left and a right that send Badass crashing to the mat, dazed. Angel thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Billy Badass has been cut.
Angel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Angel tried to score with a low kick but Badass checks it.
Billy Badass seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Badass changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Angel tries to avoid it but Badass manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Angel to the ground. Angel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Angel lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Badass falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Criss Angel!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unstop Able (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Alves has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thiago Alves!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Unstop Able!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Able throws a hook to the side of Alves's head but Alves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alves looks for the body kick but Able saw that one coming.
Alves pushes Able up against the cage in a clinch.
Alves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Able is defending well for now.
Alves lands an elbow that stopped Able in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Unstop Able has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alves throws an elbow but misses.
Alves is stalling here.
Alves throws an elbow that misses.
Alves breaks from the clinch.
Able misses with a wild body shot.
Alves throws a head kick that misses.
A cross from Able lands.
Thiago Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Able throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Able is looking to clinch but Alves is avoiding it.
Able thows a body shot but no joy.
Able connects with a single shot there.
Alves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Able.
Alves closes the distance looking to clinch
and Able counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Able thuds a left hand into Alves's body.
Alves closes the distance but Able moves to the side
and Able counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Alves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Able sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Alves is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Able.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Able moves away.
Able moves out of range of the body kick from Alves.
A big left from Able misses.
Alves clinches but Able breaks the clinch
and Able counters with a straight right hand.
Alves doesn't manage to clinch there - Able circles away.
Alves lands with a nice body kick.
Able closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alves creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Able displaying some good clinch control by pressing Alves up against the cage.
Able looking to stall.
Alves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Able misses with a hook.
Able misses the jab.
A jab from Able misses.
Alves lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alves throws an overhand right that lands on Able's shoulder, as Able tries to avoid the shot.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch but Able swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Able. Alves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alves getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alves 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 Able has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Able and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Able on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alves. Alves obviously looking to wear him down.
Alves takes the fight into the clinch.
Able is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Alves throws an elbow but it misses.
Able makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for Alves to work.
Alves lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Able can't find room to land a body shot as Alves controls the action.
A bit of stalling here from Able.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Able.
Able misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alves lands a good knee to the midsection. Able won't want to take too many of those.
Able looks gassed!
Able blocks an elbow strike from Alves.
Alves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alves lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Alves.
Able circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Able counter with a right hand.
Alves throws a sloppy head kick and Able moves out of range easily.
Alves wants to clinch up but Able keeps it at a distance.
Able tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alves fails with an attempt to clinch.
Able checks a leg kick.
Alves slips a jab and a cross from Able.
Alves scores with a leg kick.
Alves scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves is looking to slow Able down with leg kicks.
Alves fakes the leg kick and cracks Able in the body.
Alves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alves has closed the distance and engaged Able in a clinch.
Alves lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Able misses the target.
Alves closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alves goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Able swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alves clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Able wants to stall.
Able dodges an elbow strike from Alves.
Alves gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alves throws an elbow that misses.
Able lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alves.
Alves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Alves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Unstop Able's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A leg kick checked by Able.
Able pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thiago Alves is winning the standup battle so far.
Able avoids a kick to the body.
Alves swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Able throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Able misses with a looping right.
Able avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alves scores with a spinning back kick!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Able in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Alves lands a nice looking body kick.
Alves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alves tries a head kick but it misses.
Alves throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Able is breathing heavily.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch but Able swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alves connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Able. That did some damage!
Alves lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alves thows a body shot but no joy.
Able has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Alves.
An inside leg kick lands from Alves.
Able tries to keep at a distance but Alves has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alves using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Alves.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alves.
Alves throws a nice head kick!
Alves tries to clinch there but Able circles away.
Alves lands a front kick.
Alves scoring well with a low kick there.
Alves turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Able's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Able swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alves lands a head kick. Able smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alves lands with a hook. Able tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alves scores with a kick to the body.
Alves throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Able crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Alves - the referee stops the clock and Able gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Alves. Able manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Able, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alves tries to clinch up but Able circles away and keeps his distance.
Alves with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alves.
Alves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Able.
Alves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Able misses with a hook. Alves ducked under it nicely.
Alves bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alves. That's going to slow Able down.
Alves tries to clinch but Able is having none of it.
Alves throws a nice head kick!
Alves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Able's calf.
Alves lands a front kick.
Alves clinches up with Able and pushes him back against the cage.
Alves misses with an elbow strike.
Alves manages to break the clinch.
Able digs a good body shot into Alves's ribs.
Able avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Able keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Alves.
Alves misses with a head kick.
Able connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Both fighters circling a little - Alves finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Alves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Able can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Able takes an elbow to the forehead.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Able.
Alves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alves fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alves lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alves scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves scores with a push kick.
Alves plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Able takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alves with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Alves dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Unstop Able's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alves cracks the inside of Able's front leg.
Alves's corner calls for a 1-2. Alves obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Able avoids a kick to the body.
Alves moves in looking to clinch but Able pushes him off.
Alves has Able up against the cage in a clinch.
Alves manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Alves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Able misses with an uppercut.
Able takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Able blocks the body kick.
Able takes a kick to the side of the head.
Able avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alves tries to clinch up but Able circles away and keeps his distance.
Alves tries to clinch up but Able circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Able throws a predictable looking body shot
and Alves counters with a solid body kick.
Able takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A punch combination from Able misses.
Alves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Able's calf.
Alves tries to clinch up.
Alves scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alves.
Able takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Able looks to throw the jab but Alves is out of range.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Able swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Able avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Able pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Able avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alves swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alves, right into the meat.
Alves chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alves throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alves.
Alves misses with a kick to the body.
Able takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Able takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alves darts in and clinches Able up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Alves.
Alves manages to break the clinch.
Able steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Alves. That one must have hurt.
Alves lands a nice looking body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Alves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alves connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Able's hands.
Alves scores with a leg kick.
Alves fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Able.
Alves fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Able.
Alves connects with a high kick.
Alves connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Able momentarily.
Alves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alves moves into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Alves obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves breaks the clinch.
Alves lands with a kick to the ribs.
Alves connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Able tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alves tries to clinch there but Able circles away.
Alves lands a front kick.
Alves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Able's calf.
Alves wants to clinch.
Able gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alves is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alves lands a nice looking body kick.
Alves moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Able misses with a wild body shot.
Alves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Able.
Alves lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Alves clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Unstop Able'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.
Alves slips a jab from Able.
Alves scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alves lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Able throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Able with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alves to score with a decent uppercut.
Both fighters circling a little - Alves finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alves.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alves.
Alves throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alves lands a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Able chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alves can pounce on him.
Alves tries to clinch up.
Able is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Alves connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alves swats away the attempt to clinch by Able.
Alves closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alves cracks the inside of Able's front leg.
Able walks into a straight right hand from Alves.
Alves cracks the inside of Able's front leg.
Alves lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alves throws a leg kick which misses Able's front leg but catches the back leg as Able tries to avoid it.
Alves lands with a right hand.
Alves feints and then cracks Able's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Able down.
Alves connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alves.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alves.
Alves misses with a kick to the body.
Alves clinches up with Able and pushes him back against the cage.
Alves lands an elbow inside that Able shrugs off.
Alves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alves is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries to clinch but Able is having none of it.
Alves lands a nice looking kick to the body. Able takes a step back to recover.
Alves throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Able's head.
Alves scores with a jab to the head.
Alves lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alves scores with a kick to the midsection.
Alves tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alves lands with a thumping leg kick.
Able takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch but Able swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alves is looking to land body kicks.
Alves lands a nice looking kick to the body. Able takes a step back to recover.
Alves fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves is looking to clinch but Able is avoiding it.
Able misses with a straight left.
Able throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alves thumps Able with a low kick.
Alves lands with a kick to the ribs.
Alves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alves misses with an uppercut.
Alves moves into the clinch successfully.
Alves gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Able's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alves lands a nice elbow.
Alves lands an elbow inside.
Alves lands a good knee to the midsection. Able won't want to take too many of those.
Alves lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Able misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alves lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Alves.
Alves is looking to control Able's arms but Able gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alves has his back to the cage.
Able fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alves lands an elbow inside that Able shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alves manages to break the clinch.
Alves moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Able looks to land a right hand but Alves moved out of range.
Alves lands a high kick!
Alves throws a nice head kick!
Nice jab there from Alves.
Alves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves tries to clinch but Able moves out of range.
Alves closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alves is looking to clinch.
Able jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Alves had his way with Unstop Able in that round.
The cut man is working on Unstop Able's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Able lands a right hook to the body.
Able misses with a hook.
Able walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alves.
Alves moves out of range as Able strikes.
Alves lands with a kick to the ribs.
Alves throws a nice outside leg kick.
Able avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Able swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Able throws a series of punches but Alves avoids them all with ease.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Able swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alves drives through and clinches with Able against the cage.
Alves throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Able is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A right hook to the body lands for Able.
Able misses with a body punch.
Able tries to throw a body punch but Alves avoids it by throwing Able back against the cage.
Alves comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Alves.
Alves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Able takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Able. That did some damage!
Alves forces Able back against the cage and clinches.
Nice elbow from Alves.
Alves manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alves. That's going to slow Able down.
Able chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alves can pounce on him.
Able avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alves connects with a solid leg kick.
Alves lands with a nice body kick.
Alves tries to clinch but Able moves out of range.
Alves tries to clinch up.
Alves throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Alves.
Alves throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alves tries to clinch but Able moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands a head kick. Able smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Alves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alves tries to clinch up but Able circles away and keeps his distance.
Alves connects with a high kick.
Able throws a jab but it's blocked by Alves.
A head kick from Alves lands but Able takes it in his stride.
Alves with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Able chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alves can pounce on him.
Alves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Able's calf.
Nice body punch from Alves.
Alves gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alves lands a damaging elbow.
Thiago Alves has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Able trying to stall but Alves improves his position.
Nice elbow from Alves.
Able takes an elbow to the temple.
Alves lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands a damaging elbow.
Alves is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Alves throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alves manages to break the clinch.
Alves wants to clinch up but Able keeps it at a distance.
Alves is looking to land body kicks.
Alves tried to score with a low kick but Able checks it.
Alves lands with a slapping head kick.
Alves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Able.
Alves wants to clinch.
Nice body punch from Able.
Alves tries to land a front kick but Able steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alves lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Able misses the jab.
Alves rushes Able and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alves manages to break the clinch.
Alves lands a jab to Able's midsection.
Alves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Able swats away the attempt to clinch by Alves.
Alves moves away from the strike by Able.
Able blocks a head kick by Alves.
Able takes a swing at Alves's ribcage but misses.
Able chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alves can pounce on him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Able misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alves has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 50:41
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 50:41
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 50:41
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Alves!
Thiago Alves retains his heavyweight title!
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