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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Corvette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Camden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corvette comes to the cage accompanied by Pulp Fiction Theme. Christian Camden struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Christian Camden has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nathan Corvette's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nathan Corvette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Christian Camden!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corvette staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Camden misses its intended target.
Camden misses with a looping right.
Camden lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Nathan Corvette has been cut.
Camden misses with a straight left.
Corvette changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Camden tries to avoid it but Corvette manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Camden to the ground. Camden escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Camden throws a jab when Corvette was well out of range.
Camden looks to land a left hand but Corvette moved out of range nicely.
Corvette wants to clinch up but Camden keeps it at a distance.
Corvette moves out of range of the strikes.
Corvette closes the distance and clinches up with Camden, looking for a takedown. Corvette pushes Camden against the cage but Camden circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Camden misses with a takedown attempt - Corvette sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Corvette throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Camden's head.
Nice takedown defense from Corvette. No joy for Camden on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corvette lands with a nice body kick.
Camden closes this distance looking for a takedown but Corvette circles away.
Nathan Corvette has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Camden.
Camden looks gassed!
Danga de danga de dang - Corvette scores with a four punch combination!
Corvette has managed to clinch.
Camden is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Corvette gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Camden goes for a takedown in the clinch but Corvette prevents it.
Corvette is trying to stall.
Camden drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Corvette lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Corvette lands a nice knee to the body.
Corvette wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Corvette is trying to break the clinch but Camden has him pressed against the cage.
Corvette lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Corvette is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Corvette lands a knee to the body.
Camden keeps control of Corvette as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Corvette breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Corvette scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Christian Camden has been cut.
Corvette tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid body kick from Corvette.
Corvette plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Corvette lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Camden throws the left hand but Corvette avoids the punch easily.
Corvette shoots for a double leg takedown but Camden sprawls well. He's pushed Corvette's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Camden takes a swing at Corvette's ribcage but misses.
Corvette lands a head kick. Camden smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Corvette lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camden misses with a hook.
Corvette avoids the body shot from Camden.
Camden misses with a wild body shot.
Camden doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Corvette counters with a body kick that stops Camden in his tracks momentarily.
Corvette shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Camden pinned against the cage. Camden gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Corvette thuds a left hand into Camden's body.
Camden throws a combination that misses
and Corvette counters with a good, hard body kick but Camden shrugs it off.
Corvette looks for a takedown but Camden sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corvette throws a nice head kick!
Corvette misses with a few strikes there.
Corvette looks to land a combination. Camden sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Corvette tries to clinch up but Camden circles away and keeps his distance.
Camden is trying desperately to land a takedown but Corvette is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Camden.
Corvette uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Camden.
Camden missing with a left hand there. Corvette was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Camden misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Camden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corvette throws a head kick but Camden moves out of range.
Camden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corvette.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Corvette dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Camden swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Corvette counters with a nice kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Camden.
Camden misses with a hook. Corvette ducked under it nicely.
Camden misses with a body punch
and Corvette counters with a body kick.
Camden stuffs the takedown attempt from Corvette. Corvette gets slowly back to his feet.
Corvette scores with a head kick.
Camden takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Camden throws a shot to the body.
Corvette throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Corvette lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Camden is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camden takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Corvette plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nathan Corvette is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Camden takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nathan Corvette is winning the standup battle so far.
Corvette is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Corvette bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Camden's head.
Corvette lands a body shot.
Camden throws a nice looking combination but Corvette bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Corvette goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Corvette lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Camden backs up against the cage.
Corvette moves out of range as Camden strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corvette throws a head kick that half lands.
Corvette throws a head kick that half lands.
Camden has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Corvette.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corvette throws a nice head kick!
Corvette slips under a jab from Camden.
Camden takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Corvette is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Corvette throws a front kick that sends Camden stumbling back into the cage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Corvette.
Corvette lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Corvette throws a nice looking combination but Camden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corvette dodges the punch combination from Camden.
Camden stuffs the takedown attempt from Corvette. Corvette gets slowly back to his feet.
Corvette tries to close the distance and clinch up but Camden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Camden has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Corvette.
Camden doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Corvette counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Corvette slips a jab from Camden.
Corvette fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Corvette. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corvette lands a head kick!
Camden throws a shot to the body.
Corvette shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice defenses there by Corvette.
Corvette wants to clinch up but Camden keeps it at a distance.
Camden ducks right into an uppercut from Corvette.
Christian Camden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camden misses with a looping left.
Camden throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Camden throws a predictable looking body shot
and Corvette decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Camden's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Corvette dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Camden misses with a body punch
and Corvette makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Camden really felt that one!
Camden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corvette manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Corvette.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Corvette has had enough of the clinch but Camden keeps him there for the moment.
Corvette lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Camden is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Corvette pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Corvette decides to pull guard.
Corvette is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corvette is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Camden tries to roll over but Corvette keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corvette wants to lay and pray for a moment but Camden keeps working.
Camden moves into full guard.
Camden throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Corvette escapes and throws Camden's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Camden is looking to regain half guard here but Corvette keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Camden sneaks back into half guard.
Corvette seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Camden does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Camden wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corvette passes to side control.
Camden tries to buck Corvette off but Corvette is having none of it.
Corvette trying to control the position but Camden is working away.
Camden is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Camden flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Corvette wants to stand up but Camden has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Camden is pressing down on Corvette's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Corvette is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Camden can do to turn this around?
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.
Corvette controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Camden thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Camden lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Corvette!
Christian Camden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Camden pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee warns Corvette that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nathan Corvette is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Camden looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nathan Corvette.
Well Corvette 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Corvette!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mo Riggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Ramrod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mo Riggins has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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194 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mo Riggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jeff Ramrod!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggins misses with a few strikes there.
Riggins misses with the combination.
Ramrod showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riggins.
Riggins tests Ramrod's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Jeff Ramrod has been cut.
Ramrod slips a jab and a cross from Riggins.
Ramrod is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ramrod dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riggins. That did some damage!
Riggins slips a jab from Ramrod.
Riggins looks to land a combination but Ramrod avoids it well.
Riggins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ramrod.
Riggins is breathing heavily.
Riggins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Riggins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramrod throws out the jab.
Ramrod drops Riggins with a big left hand and mounts him. Riggins is in big trouble!
Riggins is rocked!
It looks like Mo Riggins has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramrod stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Ramrod lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Riggins falls backwards - clearly groggy! Ramrod dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Ramrod!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Renato James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicke Wandor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick Murphy's - Shipping Up To Boston. Wandor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jedi Mind Tricks - Deathbed Doctrine. Renato James has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Renato James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nicke Wandor!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James moves in looking to clinch but Wandor pushes him off.
Wandor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before James can pounce on him.
Wandor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says James as he avoids it easily.
Wandor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and James holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
James tries a knee to the head but Wandor blocks it.
Wandor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but James has him pressed against the cage.
James tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wandor.
James takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Renato James has been cut.
James tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
James tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wandor taking a breather.
James misses with a knee strike.
James is breathing heavily.
James looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wandor blocking some punches.
Wandor jumps guard but James stands there with Wandor around his waist. Wandor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wandor lands a knee to the head.
James tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wandor connects with a nasty looking knee right to James's face.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wandor.
Wandor drops down looking for an ankle pick but James pulls his leg out and moves away.
Renato James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicke Wandor.
Wandor has his takedown stuffed
and James counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wandor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? James is fending him off so far but Wandor persists. Nope, James circles away and we're back to standing.
James tries to bum rush Wandor with a series of wild strikes but Wandor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
James looks to clinch
and Wandor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James tries to clinch up
and Wandor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wandor shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
BOOM! Wandor connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wandor looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Wandor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
James knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wandor on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James wants to try and get back to his feet.
Wandor unloads with some shots from mount but James bucks and avoids them well.
Wandor looking to secure an arm triangle but James defends it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wandor gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Wandor tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
James wants to clinch but Wandor slips to the side
and Wandor counters by moving into the clinch.
James misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wandor ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Wandor no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wandor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wandor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
James has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wandor is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wandor looking to hit a scissor sweep but James is one step ahead there.
James trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wandor's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
James is sitting in close to Wandor's body. Wandor has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! James is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, James is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Wandor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nicke Wandor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Woolley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dana White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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303 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Caleb Woolley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dana White!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White darts in and clinches Woolley up against the cage.
Woolley manages to break the clinch.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Woolley tries to land a front kick but White steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Caleb Woolley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White slips under a jab.
White 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.
White throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Woolley looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! White crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Woolley - the referee stops the clock and White gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Woolley. White manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
White looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woolley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Woolley throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! White crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Caleb Woolley!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Grime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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281 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Big Grime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grime checks a low kick from Campbell.
Grime shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Campbell as he avoids it easily.
Campbell throws and low kick but Grime moves out of range easily.
Grime will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Campbell throws a hook but Grime avoids it easily.
Campbell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Campbell tries to clinch but Grime is having none of it.
Campbell tries to clinch there but Grime circles away.
Nice defenses there by Grime.
Campbell loads up on a big right hand but Grime slips the punch.
Campbell fails with an attempt to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Grime.
Campbell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Campbell misses with a low kick as Grime jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown by Grime or perhaps it was just good defense by Campbell which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Grime. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grime pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grime has Campbell up against the cage in a clinch.
Grime tries to land a knee to the head but Campbell blocks with his arms.
Grime blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Campbell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grime's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grime is trying to drag Campbell to the mat but Campbell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Campbell tries to break the clinch but Grime is controlling the position.
Campbell misses with an elbow over the top.
Campbell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Grime lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Alex Campbell has been cut.
Grime landing knees to the body.
Campbell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Grime just stands there and leans against the cage.
Campbell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Grime smiles and moves away.
Grime shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Grime was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Campbell is in all sorts of trouble here.
Grime with good strikes from the mount here!
Campbell is in all sorts of trouble here.
Grime tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell working to try and regain half guard.
Grime content just to control the position here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campbell can't escape the position.
Grime jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Campbell manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Campbell 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Campbell wants to clinch
and Grime holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Campbell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Grime unloads a knee to the mid-section. Campbell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grime dodges an elbow strike from Campbell.
Campbell is trying to break the clinch but Grime has him pressed against the cage.
Campbell goes for a takedown attempt but Grime pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Campbell looks gassed!
Grime gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grime connects with a nasty looking knee right to Campbell's face.
Campbell can't get the takedown.
Knees to the body from Grime.
Grime lands an elbow just above Campbell 's eye.
Grime unloads a knee to the mid-section. Campbell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grime landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Campbell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Grime.
Grime scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grime jumps guard.
Campbell looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Grime is looking to stand up but Campbell isn't so interested in that idea.
Campbell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grime is keeping the position for now.
Campbell stopping the sweep attempt from Grime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grime is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Grime throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Campbell's waist but Campbell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grime off to one side.
Grime looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Campbell is fending him off so far but Grime persists. Nope, Campbell circles away and we're back to standing.
Grime takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Campbell looks to clinch
and Grime decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Campbell's guard.
Grime preventing the sweep.
Campbell throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Grime escapes and throws Campbell's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Grime dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Campbell's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grime misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Campbell tries to clinch up
and Grime holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Grime landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Grime unloads a knee to the mid-section. Campbell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grime with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Grime landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Grime landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Grime lands a nice knee to the body.
Campbell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Grime lands a nice elbow.
Campbell tries for a takedown. No joy.
Campbell goes for a takedown in the clinch but Grime prevents it.
Grime landing knees to the head.
Grime changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Campbell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Grime tries for a takedown but Campbell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Grime. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Campbell misses with a low kick.
Campbell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Grime tries to avoid it but Campbell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Grime to the ground. Grime escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Grime misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Campbell wants to clinch
and Grime counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grime lands a nice knee to the body.
Grime with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Grime using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Grime comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Grime lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Campbell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Campbell drags the fight down to the ground.
Campbell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Campbell looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Grime puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grime stands up from half guard.
Grime shoots for a double leg takedown but Campbell sprawls well. He's pushed Grime's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Campbell thows a leg kick but Grime checks it
and Grime counters by clinching up.
Grime lands a nice knee to the body.
Campbell jumps guard but Grime stands there with Campbell around his waist. Campbell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Grime.
Campbell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Grime pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Grime comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Grime decides to pull guard.
Campbell stands and throws Grime's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Grime manages to work his way to half guard, despite Campbell's best efforts.
Grime wants to improve his position but Campbell is controlling well.
Campbell tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Grime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grime keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Campbell wants to pass to mount but Grime is defending the position.
Campbell is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Grime reverses the position - he's now on top in Campbell's guard.
Grime is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Grime decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Grime fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Grime avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grime swats away the attempt to clinch by Campbell.
Campbell shoots and misses
and Grime counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Campbell is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Grime jumps into side control!
Campbell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grime decides to stand up, so the ref orders Campbell to his feet.
Grime moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Grime dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Campbell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Grime circles away from the clinch attempt
and Grime counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Grime.
Grime landing knees to the body.
Grime lands a nice elbow.
Grime lands an elbow inside.
Grime landing knees to the head.
Grime using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Grime.
Grime creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Campbell's defenses.
Grime is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Campbell can do to turn this around?
Grime wants the takedown. Campbell is fighting it off but Grime persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Campbell's guard against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campbell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Grime gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Campbell has a closed guard, preventing Grime from standing up.
Grime avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell working for submissions but it's allowed Grime to get to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grime is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Grime missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grime performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Campbell wants to get back to full guard but Grime has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Campbell tries to reverse the position but Grime maintains control.
Campbell is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Campbell holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Grime tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Grime tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is desperately trying to improve his position but Grime has a good base and remains in mount.
Campbell sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Grime performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Grime wants to stand but Campbell has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Campbell is in trouble now - Grime has advanced to mount!
Campbell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Campbell manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Grime controlling the action here.
Grime's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Campbell moves into full guard.
Grime won't allow Campbell to sweep him here.
Alex Campbell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Big Grime is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Campbell looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Grime puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Big Grime showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grime, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Grime!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peekay Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berendt Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peekay Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Berendt Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams scores with a sloppy right hand. Hansen should have avoided that one.
It looks like Berendt Hansen has been cut.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Hansen checks a leg kick.
Hansen shoots in and drives through. Williams sprawls well.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Hansen moves into the clinch successfully.
Hansen stalling in the clinch but Williams improves position.
Hansen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Williams, as that shot connected.
Hansen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hansen jumps guard but Williams stands there with Hansen around his waist. Hansen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hansen jumps guard but Williams stands there with Hansen around his waist. Hansen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Peekay Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Berendt Hansen.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hansen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Williams tries to avoid it but Hansen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Williams to the ground. Williams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hansen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams trying to control from the bottom.
Williams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is trying to escape back to his feet but Hansen uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Williams is not content to let Hansen control the position.
Williams stops Hansen from passing to mount.
Hansen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Williams has escaped the position, nice work there.
Williams tries to bench press Hansen off him but Hansen keeps the position.
Hansen has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
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.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Hansen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense.
Hansen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hansen off to one side.
Hansen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Williams, pushing him back against the cage.
Hansen wants a takedown.
Williams takes a knee right on the jaw!
Williams is trying to break free.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Hansen keeps him there for the moment.
Hansen is looking to control Williams's arms but Williams gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hansen has his back to the cage.
Hansen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Williams gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hansen looks gassed!
Hansen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Hansen has him pressed against the cage.
Hansen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Williams gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hansen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Williams prevents it.
Hansen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Williams avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to break free but Hansen has control.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hansen tries to pull guard but Williams won't allow it.
Hansen looking to slow down the pace here.
Williams scores with a shoulder strike.
Hansen goes for a takedown attempt but Williams pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Williams looks to land a combination but Hansen avoids it well.
Williams cracks Hansen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Williams throws a body kick that misses.
Williams throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hansen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Williams swivels and escapes.
Williams throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hansen on the side of the head.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Peekay Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Williams 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 Hansen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hansen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Williams fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A right-left combo lands from Williams.
That has opened up Berendt Hansen's cut even more.
Williams Rushes Hansen and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Hansen is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Williams Piles on the pressure and Hansen crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peekay Williams!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abdi wali Mohammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alaskan Salmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abdi wali Mohammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alaskan Salmon!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohammed throws a right hand that Salmon ducks under and follows up with a left that Salmon also avoids with ease.
Salmon tries for a takedown but Mohammed sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Salmon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Salmon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mohammed lands a head kick!
Mohammed thows a body kick. Salmon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mohammed lands with a cross.
Salmon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mohammed lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mohammed lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mohammed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mohammed throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Salmon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abdi wali Mohammed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Salmon misses.
Salmon takes one to the chin there.
Salmon fails with a takedown attempt.
Abdi wali Mohammed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alaskan Salmon.
Salmon avoids the body shot from Mohammed.
Salmon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Salmon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mohammed.
Mohammed moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mohammed throws a sloppy head kick and Salmon moves out of range easily.
Salmon looks for a takedown but Mohammed sprawls well.
Salmon looks gassed!
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.
Mohammed moves into range and connects with a jab.
Salmon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mohammed pinned against the cage. Mohammed gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mohammed throws a head kick that half lands.
Salmon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mohammed lands with a shot to the body.
Mohammed throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Salmon's head.
Mohammed throws a one two combo.
Mohammed throws a head kick that half lands.
Salmon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mohammed. Salmon shrugs it off though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salmon has a takedown stuffed.
Mohammed lands with a slapping head kick.
No luck for Salmon with that takedown attempt.
Mohammed lands a jab-cross combination.
Mohammed throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mohammed really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mohammed connects with a high kick.
Mohammed's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mohammed duly obliges.
Mohammed lands an overhand right.
Mohammed throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Salmon fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Salmon.
Mohammed connects with a body shot.
Salmon throws a combination that misses
and Mohammed counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Salmon is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mohammed is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Salmon.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mohammed. That's going to slow Salmon down.
Mohammed throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Salmon's head.
Mohammed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body kick from Mohammed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick from Mohammed lands but Salmon takes it in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mohammed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mohammed lands with a kick to the temple. Salmon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdi wali Mohammed 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.
Mohammed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mohammed scores with a kick to the body.
Salmon misses with a combination
and Mohammed counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Salmon is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mohammed throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mohammed connects with a solid leg kick.
Mohammed scores with a nice right hand.
Mohammed lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Salmon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Salmon with a poor takedown
and Mohammed counters with a body kick that stops Salmon in his tracks momentarily.
Salmon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mohammed.
Good leg kick by Mohammed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salmon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Salmon is breathing heavily.
Salmon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mohammed counters with a series of strikes. Salmon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mohammed throws a head kick that Salmon semi-blocks.
Abdi wali Mohammed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salmon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mohammed. Mohammed obviously looking to wear him down.
Mohammed goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Salmon misses with a combination
and Mohammed counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mohammed lands a nice leg kick that just misses Salmon's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mohammed.
Salmon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mohammed. Mohammed obviously looking to wear him down.
Mohammed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salmon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed connects with a body shot.
Mohammed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mohammed connects with a high kick.
Mohammed scoring well with a low kick there.
Mohammed throws a one two combo.
Abdi wali Mohammed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mohammed.
Salmon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mohammed lands with a kick to the temple. Salmon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A chopping leg kick lands by Mohammed.
Salmon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Salmon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mohammed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salmon tries for a takedown but Mohammed circles away easily
and Mohammed counters with an outside leg kick.
Mohammed throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mohammed scores with a head kick.
Mohammed plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mohammed throws a right hand that Salmon ducks under and follows up with a left that Salmon also avoids with ease.
Salmon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Salmon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mohammed throws a head kick that Salmon semi-blocks.
Mohammed with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed lands with a right hand.
Mohammed tries to bum rush Salmon with a series of wild strikes but Salmon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mohammed throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mohammed plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from Mohammed.
Mohammed throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mohammed plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Salmon tries for a takedown but Mohammed circles away easily
and Mohammed counters with a thumping low kick.
Abdi wali Mohammed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alaskan Salmon.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mohammed goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mohammed goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdi wali Mohammed dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
An inside leg kick lands from Mohammed.
Salmon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mohammed finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Salmon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mohammed counters with a head kick. That will keep Salmon thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mohammed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mohammed throws a nice head kick!
Mohammed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salmon can do to turn this around?
Mohammed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mohammed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mohammed lands with a thumping leg kick.
Salmon throws a jab when Mohammed was well out of range.
Salmon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salmon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mohammed counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mohammed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Salmon misses with a jab to the body
and Mohammed counters with a slapping leg kick.
Salmon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mohammed lands a nice looking body kick.
Abdi wali Mohammed is winning the standup battle so far.
Mohammed scores with a spinning back kick!
Mohammed misses with the combination.
Mohammed goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mohammed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mohammed connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed keeps Salmon at a distance using the push kick.
Mohammed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Salmon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mohammed.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mohammed.
Mohammed pushes Salmon away with a front kick.
Mohammed throws a head kick that half lands.
Salmon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mohammed counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mohammed works the jab nicely.
Mohammed throws a nice head kick!
Salmon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mohammed is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Salmon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mohammed manages to avoid it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Salmon might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mohammed has got the better of the exchanges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salmon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mohammed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mohammed staying out of range there.
Salmon doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mohammed finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Abdi wali Mohammed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alaskan Salmon.
Mohammed goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Salmon fails with the takedown
and Mohammed counters with a good low kick that Salmon was not able to check.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mohammed.
Mohammed throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Salmon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed lands with a kick to the temple. Salmon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mohammed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Salmon.
A good leg kick by Mohammed.
Mohammed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salmon. That did some damage!
Mohammed throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Alaskan Salmon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abdi wali Mohammed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mohammed scores with a head kick.
Mohammed scores with a head kick.
Mohammed throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mohammed connects with a solid leg kick.
Mohammed scores with a hook to the body. Salmon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mohammed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdi wali Mohammed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mohammed 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 30:25
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:25
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdi wali Mohammed!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Esko Takanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Villi Kotobalavu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kotobalavu has chosen "Another Body Murdered" by Faith No more & Boo-Yaa Tribe as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
4 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Esko Takanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Villi Kotobalavu!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takanen lands the left hand.
It looks like Villi Kotobalavu has been cut.
Kotobalavu moves out of range of the leg kick from Takanen.
Takanen throws a hook but Kotobalavu avoids it easily.
Kotobalavu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kotobalavu slips under a jab.
Takanen lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Kotobalavu can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Takanen and Kotobalavu drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Takanen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esko Takanen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tesla Golf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tesla Golf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Blair!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blair works over Golf's head and body with a nice combination.
Blair wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blair lands a nice looking body shot.
Golf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blair paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Golf closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Golf throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blair wants to break the clinch but can't.
Golf lands a nice knee to the body.
Golf misses with a knee to the head.
Golf tries to land a knee to the head but Blair blocks with his arms.
Golf is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Golf.
A short uppercut from Blair.
It looks like Tesla Golf has been cut.
Blair wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blair is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blair wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blair can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Golf.
Golf will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blair up against the cage.
Blair wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Golf has him pressed against the cage.
Golf throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair has had enough of the clinch but Golf keeps him there for the moment.
Blair can't break the clinch.
Blair letting Golf take a breather here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Golf dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Blair wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Golf landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Golf using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blair has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Golf trying to control the position but instead, Blair has worked for underhooks and has pushed Golf into the cage.
Golf keeps control of Blair as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blair wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees in the clinch landing for Golf.
Blair wants to get back to striking at distance but Golf won't allow it.
Blair is looking to break free of the clinch but Golf has double underhooks.
Blair is trying to break the clinch but Golf has him pressed against the cage.
Blair swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blair is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blair wants to break the clinch but can't.
Golf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Golf is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Blair has had enough of the clinch but Golf keeps him there for the moment.
Golf throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blair blocks it with crossed arms.
Golf misses with a knee strike.
Blair lands a left hand.
Blair wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Golf has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Golf.
Golf keeps control of Blair as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blair wants to get back to striking at distance but Golf won't allow it.
Blair is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Golf is keeping busy.
Golf misses with a punch to the body.
Golf is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Blair has had enough of the clinch but Golf keeps him there for the moment.
Blair is trying to break free.
Blair wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Golf has him pressed against the cage.
Golf misses with a knee strike.
Blair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blair lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Golf lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blair tries to break the clinch but Golf is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Golf tries to land knees in the clinch but Blair avoids the damage to the body.
Golf using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Golf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blair.
Golf connects with a knee to the head.
Golf is breathing heavily.
Golf holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blair is trying to break free.
Blair is trying to break the clinch but Golf has him pressed against the cage.
Blair is trying to break the clinch but Golf has him pressed against the cage.
Golf throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blair blocks it with crossed arms.
Golf is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blair can't break the clinch.
Blair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A short left from Blair.
Blair wants to break free but Golf has control.
Golf holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Blair wants to break free but Golf has control.
Golf tries to land a knee to the head but Blair blocks with his arms.
Golf looking to slow down the pace here.
Blair has had enough of the clinch but Golf keeps him there for the moment.
Golf wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tesla Golf.
Golf tries to clinch there but Blair circles away.
Blair scores with a shot to the body.
Golf dodges the punch combination from Blair.
Jimmy Blair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blair throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Golf has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Golf is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Golf is holding his hands too far apart here. Blair throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Golf is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy Blair!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timo Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Bay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bay has chosen Feuer Frei as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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170 lbs
4 - 0 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Timo Silakka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Bay!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silakka defending well as Bay loads up on a big left hand.
Silakka defending well as Bay loads up on a big left hand.
Bay tries to clinch there but Silakka circles away.
A swing and a miss from Silakka.
Bay takes the fight into the clinch.
Silakka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bay.
Come on Bay - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bay tries to land knees in the clinch but Silakka avoids the damage to the body.
Bay scores a nice knee to the body.
Bay lands a nice knee to the body.
Silakka is breathing heavily.
Bay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bay jumps into guard, dragging Silakka to the mat.
Silakka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bay working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silakka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silakka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silakka stopping the sweep attempt from Bay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bay working a defensive guard here.
Bay lands some strikes from the bottom.
Silakka preventing the sweep.
Bay wants to get back to his feet but Silakka is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silakka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bay trying to strike off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bay changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silakka tries to avoid it but Bay manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silakka to the ground. Silakka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silakka slips under a jab from Bay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bay wants to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Bay misses.
Bay throws an overhand right that lands on Silakka's shoulder, as Silakka tries to avoid the shot.
Bay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silakka tries to bum rush Bay with a series of wild strikes but Bay uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bay swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silakka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bay throws a lazy right hand but Silakka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silakka throws a leg kick but Bay checks it.
A head kick misses from Bay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bay misses with a wild combination.
Bay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silakka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Bay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bay throws a combination that misses
letting Silakka counter with a right hand.
Bay is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bay throws a hook but Silakka avoids it easily.
Bay closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silakka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bay doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silakka counters with a nice body kick.
Bay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas Bay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Silakka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silakka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bay swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silakka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silakka lands a head kick that stumbles Bay and the fighters go to the mat.
Bay is rocked!
Bay can't keep his opponent in guard - Silakka advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bay avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silakka.
Silakka looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bay wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bay is refusing to be controlled, as Silakka sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Silakka dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bay throws a jab but it's blocked by Silakka.
Silakka fails to land with a series of punches.
Silakka throws a right and a left that Bay avoids nicely.
Bay wants to clinch but Silakka slips to the side
and Silakka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bay shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silakka counters with a big head kick but Bay shrugs it off.
Bay misses with a hook.
Bay goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Timo Silakka is winning the standup battle so far.
Bay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bay is breathing heavily.
Bay dodges the punch combination from Silakka.
Silakka is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Silakka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bay avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bay throws a leg kick but Silakka checks it.
Bay swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silakka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silakka is looking to clinch.
Bay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bay misses the jab.
Bay just misses with a punch to the body.
Bay tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silakka counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Silakka does it's job there.
Bay misses with an uppercut. Silakka saw that one coming.
Bay misses with a hook.
Silakka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bay.
Bay throws a sloppy head kick
letting Silakka counter with a right hand.
Bay has his takedown stuffed
and Silakka counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bay is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Silakka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bay stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bay shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silakka throws a right and a left that Bay avoids nicely.
Bay on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silakka moves out of range of the strikes.
Silakka closes the distance and clinches.
Silakka wants to break free but Bay has control.
Bay lands an elbow just above Silakka 's eye.
Silakka is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka managing to block the knees to the body from Bay.
Silakka manages to break the clinch.
Bay throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silakka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silakka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silakka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - Bay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bay falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silakka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silakka defending well as Bay loads up on a big left hand.
Silakka lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bay backs up against the cage.
Silakka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silakka misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bay looks to clinch
and Silakka counters with a stiff right hand.
Silakka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bay.
Bay takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silakka lands a lovely overhand right.
Silakka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silakka punishes Bay's body with a nice straight punch.
Silakka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bay cracks Silakka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silakka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bay has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silakka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A low kick from Bay misses
and Silakka counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Silakka dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bay lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silakka moves into the clinch successfully.
Bay lands a nice knee to the body.
Silakka has had enough of the clinch but Bay keeps him there for the moment.
Bay landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silakka is trying to stall.
Silakka tries to break the clinch but Bay is controlling the position.
Bay lands a nice knee to the body.
Bay landing knees to the body.
Bay landing knees to the body.
Bay lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silakka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bay.
Bay lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bay is stalling here.
Silakka stalling in the clinch but Bay improves position.
Bay lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silakka.
Bay tries to land knees in the clinch but Silakka avoids the damage to the body.
Silakka is looking to break free of the clinch but Bay has double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Bay.
Silakka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bay goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silakka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silakka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bay will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice combination there by Silakka.
Silakka swats away the attempt to clinch by Bay.
Silakka is looking to clinch but Bay is avoiding it.
Bay throws a hook but Silakka blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bay tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silakka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bay with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silakka holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silakka is trying to break free.
Silakka managing to block the knees to the body from Bay.
Silakka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silakka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silakka misses with a series of wild punches.
Bay looks to clinch
and Silakka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bay throws a jab when Silakka was well out of range.
Silakka misses with a low kick.
Bay throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silakka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bay fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Bay misses
and Silakka counters with a series of strikes. Bay will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silakka circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silakka counters with a nice leg kick.
Silakka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bay looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silakka has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bay.
Bay has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bay clinches but Silakka breaks the clinch
and Silakka counters by clinching up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bay throws an elbow but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bay.
Bay jumps guard but Silakka stands there with Bay around his waist. Bay gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silakka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silakka managing to block the knees to the body from Bay.
Silakka breaks from the clinch.
Silakka connects with a looping right hand.
Bay loads up on a big right hand but Silakka slips the punch.
Silakka throws a chopping leg kick but Bay manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bay.
Bay wants to clinch but Silakka slips to the side
and Bay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silakka lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silakka.
Silakka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silakka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bay closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Silakka counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Timo Silakka did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silakka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bay tries to clinch but Silakka moves away
enabling Silakka to counter with a crisp jab.
Silakka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bay can pounce on him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bay.
Silakka swats away the attempt to clinch by Bay.
Bay swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silakka.
Bay throws the left hand but Silakka avoids the punch easily.
Bay dodges the punch combination from Silakka.
Bay swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silakka counters with a series of strikes. Bay will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silakka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silakka avoids the body shot from Bay.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bay clinches up with Silakka and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bay scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bay.
Bay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Bay.
Silakka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bay stalling in the clinch.
Silakka avoids the elbow strike from Bay, against the cage.
Bay lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bay trying to land knees to the body.
Silakka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bay looking to throw knees to the head but Silakka is blocking nicely.
Silakka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silakka wants to get back to striking at distance but Bay won't allow it.
Silakka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silakka managing to block the knees to the body from Bay.
Bay connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silakka's face.
Knees to the body from Bay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silakka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bay throws a leg kick
and Silakka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bay tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silakka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silakka moves out of range as Bay strikes.
Timo Silakka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bay throws a body kick that misses.
Silakka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bay.
Bay clinches but Silakka breaks the clinch
and Silakka counters with a series of strikes. Bay will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bay tries to clinch but Silakka moves away
and Silakka counters with a series of strikes. Bay will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bay clinches but Silakka breaks the clinch
and Silakka counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bay won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka misses with the ground and pound.
Silakka working away.
Bay is not content to let Silakka control the position.
Bay sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bay manages to get to full guard.
Bay trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bay wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Bay keeping moving, preventing Silakka from controlling successfully.
Silakka is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silakka wants to stand but Bay has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bay wants to stand up but Silakka is controlling him.
Silakka pushes down on Bay's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bay tries to roll over but Silakka keeps him under control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bay avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Silakka had his way with Thomas Bay in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bay with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silakka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bay throws out a loose jab but Silakka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silakka throws a head kick that Bay semi-blocks.
Bay swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silakka checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bay moves in looking to clinch but Silakka pushes him off.
Silakka drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bay manages to get back to half guard.
Silakka lands strikes from half guard.
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.
Bay works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bay trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka forces his way into half guard.
Silakka trying to control the action but Bay is working from the bottom.
Bay throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bay strikes from the bottom but Silakka passes into mount!
Bay is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silakka tries to control but Bay wriggling away.
Timo Silakka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bay is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silakka looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bay is trying to escape the mount.
Silakka takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bay can't escape the position.
Silakka controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka blocks Bay's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Silakka looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bay wants to hold on but Silakka pushes him away.
Silakka content just to control the position here.
Bay is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silakka postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bay looks a forlorn figure.
Bay really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bay bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bay won't allow Silakka to sweep him here.
Bay wants to control from the top but Silakka keeps moving.
Thomas Bay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silakka looking for a sweep. Not yet Silakka, not yet.
Bay landing with the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timo Silakka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silakka, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 50:44
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 49:45
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timo Silakka!
Timo Silakka retains his welterweight title!
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