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BHFC 78: 185 Tourney-Semis PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hakan Has (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kev Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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226 lbs
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239 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hakan Has!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kev Davies!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Has throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Has tries to clinch but Davies is having none of it.
Has wants to clinch but Davies slips to the side
and Davies counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Davies tries to pass to full mount but Has defends it.
Has tries to roll over but Davies keeps him under control.
Davies looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Davies looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davies seems to be looking for submissions.
Davies is looking for a kimura but Has is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Davies to get the leverage.
Has tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Has is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Davies seems to be looking for submissions.
Davies seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Has is trying to stand.
Davies wants to control but Has is keeping him busy.
Davies is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Has defends it well.
Has wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Has wants to get back to full guard.
Has is trying to stand.
Davies is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Davies not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Davies is looking for a kimura but Has is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Davies to get the leverage.
Has wants to improve his position but Davies is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Davies seems content to control.
Davies is working for a submission of some sort.
Davies looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Has is trying to maintain the position but Davies is very close to passing his half guard.
Davies not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Davies is trying to control. Has wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Davies is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Has still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Has has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Davies is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Has's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Has prevents Davies from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Has is nestled in close to Davies, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Has wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davies keeps working.
Has is looking for a kimura here.
Davies with the active half guard here but Has passes nicely into side control.
Davies gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davies wants to sweep but Has has passed to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kev Davies dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Has misses with a takedown attempt - Davies sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Davies has taken the fight to the clinch.
Has is fighting off a takedown attempt but Davies is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Has to the mat. Has regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Has wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Davies is now in half guard.
Davies works his way into side control.
Has manages to get back to half guard.
Has trying to control here.
Davies looking for a submission but Has manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies trying to control but Has is working from the bottom.
Has is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Davies trying to control the position from guard on top but Has is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Has is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Davies wants to control from the top but Has keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Davies drops back, looking for a kneebar! Has looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Has looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Has!
Kev Davies has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Has tries to stand but Davies is controlling his head.
Davies is trying to get back to his feet.
Davies is looking to regain half guard here but Has keeps moving and retains side control.
Davies is breathing heavily.
Has advances to mount.
Has tries to control but Davies wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Has trying to control but Davies is having none of it.
Has is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Davies is surviving well by controlling Has's body position as best he can.
Davies sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Has wants to work for an arm triangle but Davies is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Davies has one foot on Has's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Has did well to prevent Davies getting side control.
Has looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Davies is looking for a kimura here.
Has tries to roll over but Davies keeps him under control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davies controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kev Davies showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Has fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davies gets a takedown into half guard.
Has misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Davies wants to work for an arm triangle but Has is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Davies is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Has is just riding it out for now. Davies eventually gives up the hold.
Davies takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Has moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Has is looking for a triangle but Davies pushes his legs off easily.
Has wants to sweep but no luck.
Has preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Has looking to control.
Has wants to improve his position but instead Davies has moved into half guard.
Davies is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davies drops an elbow to the side of Has's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies wants to lay and pray for a moment but Has keeps working.
Davies is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Has is just riding it out for now. Davies eventually gives up the hold.
Has wants to control but Davies is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Davies takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Davies is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Has is looking to escape.
Has wants to improve his position but Davies is controlling well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Davies connects with a nice short shot to Has's temple.
Has wants to improve his position but Davies is controlling well.
Has wants to control but Davies is keeping busy.
Kev Davies is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies content to control rather than advance.
Davies seems to be looking for submissions.
Davies is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Has is just riding it out for now. Davies eventually gives up the hold.
Davies is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Has gets back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kev Davies comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Davies winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kev Davies!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Swe Dish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swe Dish has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Swe Dish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kurt Keller!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dish moves into range and clinches up with Keller.
Dish breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Dish. That snapped Keller's head back.
Good leg kick by Dish there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice takedown defense from Dish. No joy for Keller on that attempt.
Dish gets a takedown into half guard.
Dish moves into full mount! Keller won't be happy about that!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dish thowing shots but they're missing.
Dish controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dish throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dish controlling the position easily from mount.
Dish with the ground and pound from mount.
Dish wants to finish this one by submission but Keller is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dish.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Keller can do anything to dispel that myth.
BOOM! Dish connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dish takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dish looking to finish Keller with some ground and pound. This is bad for Keller!
Keller is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dish working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Keller looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Dish! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Swe Dish!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Hosking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conway Twatty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hosking comes to the cage accompanied by War Machine. Twatty comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Alice in Chains: Man In The Box kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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190 lbs
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196 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matthew Hosking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Conway Twatty!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hosking scores with a takedown into Twatty's guard.
Twatty is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hosking stands up from Twatty's guard - Hosking perhaps looking for a knockout.
Twatty looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hosking is fending him off so far but Twatty persists. Nope, Hosking circles away and we're back to standing.
Matthew Hosking seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Twatty throws a sloppy head kick and Hosking moves out of range easily.
Hosking throws a right and a left that both miss.
Twatty checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Twatty.
Twatty moves out of range of the body kick from Hosking.
Hosking throws a combination that misses
and Twatty counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hosking misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosking has closed the distance and engaged Twatty in a clinch.
Hosking lands a takedown into guard.
Twatty throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hosking uses it to pass to side control.
Twatty avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hosking.
Twatty tries to buck Hosking off but Hosking is having none of it.
Hosking stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hosking tries to land a front kick but Twatty steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twatty throws a leg kick
and Hosking counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hosking looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Twatty fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hosking avoids it really well and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Twatty shoots in but no luck this time.
Matthew Hosking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conway Twatty.
Hosking has Twatty up against the cage in a clinch.
Hosking has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Twatty is trying to keep an underhook but Hosking manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Twatty is staying active underneath Hosking, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hosking stalling.
Hosking wants to pass the guard but Twatty is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twatty missing with punches from the bottom.
Twatty looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hosking is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Twatty looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hosking trying to control from half guard but Twatty is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosking prevents Twatty from improving his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Matthew Hosking.
Hosking misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hosking is looking to clinch.
Hosking throws a chopping leg kick but Twatty manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Twatty misses with a takedown attempt - Hosking sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hosking looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Twatty swings for the body but Hosking moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Hosking dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hosking stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hosking wants it to stay on the feet.
Hosking doesn't manage to clinch there - Twatty circles away.
Hosking closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Twatty quickly recovers to half guard.
Well, if Hosking is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Twatty is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hosking pulls his head out easily.
Hosking has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Twatty keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hosking is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Twatty is surviving well by controlling Hosking's body position as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twatty gets back to half guard.
Twatty moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hosking wants to control from the top but Twatty keeps moving.
Twatty working for submissions but it's allowed Hosking to get to half guard.
Twatty looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hosking decides to stand and escape the position.
Hosking scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hosking performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hosking throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hosking trying to control from Twatty's half guard. Twatty has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twatty is looking for a triangle here but Hosking uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Hosking is trying to get an arm triangle but Twatty is defending well.
Twatty regains half guard.
Matthew Hosking overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Twatty actively working from the bottom here.
Twatty misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hosking wants to take a breather but Twatty is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twatty wants to get back to full guard.
Hosking trying to control from half guard but Twatty is working away.
It looks like Hosking is going to stand back up.
Hosking trying to control the action but Twatty is working from the bottom.
Matthew Hosking has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Twatty moves out of range of the body kick.
Matthew Hosking is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hosking pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Twatty back to the cage. Hosking follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Twatty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hosking misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Hosking dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Twatty keeps the fight on the outside.
Twatty takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hosking misses with the combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Twatty.
Hosking fails in his attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Twatty.
Twatty fails to land the takedown.
Twatty walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hosking checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hosking loads up on a big right hand but Twatty slips the punch.
Hosking tries to clinch up but Twatty circles away and keeps his distance.
Hosking lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hosking fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hosking throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosking chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Twatty can pounce on him.
Hosking fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hosking ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Twatty moves away.
Twatty circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Twatty.
Hosking looking to score a takedown here. Twatty is defending well but Hosking drives through and ends up in Twatty's guard.
Twatty has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hosking can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Twatty had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hosking defends it easily.
Twatty lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hosking!
Conway Twatty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Twatty jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hosking is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hosking and Twatty has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hosking on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hosking tries to get out of the position.
Hosking throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Hosking sneaks back into half guard.
Twatty is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hosking defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twatty wants to pass the guard but Hosking is defending well.
Twatty is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hosking has one foot on Twatty's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Twatty gets tackled into the cage by Hosking. Hosking maintains the clinch.
Twatty has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hosking lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Twatty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hosking's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hosking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosking has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Twatty clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Hosking biding his time, looking for the opening.
Hosking doesn't have the hooks in and Twatty manages to turn into his guard.
Hosking keeping moving, preventing Twatty from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hosking not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hosking is looking to stand up but Twatty isn't so interested in that idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Hosking showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hosking 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Hosking!
Matthew Hosking seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keiko Lynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Roth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roth has chosen Shawn Michaels - Sexy Boy as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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22
184 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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23
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Decent boxing
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keiko Lynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Roth!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roth shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lynn.
Lynn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roth.
Roth moves away from the strike by Lynn.
Lynn lands a right hook to the body.
Roth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lynn manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Roth blocks the leg kick.
Lynn lunges at Roth with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Roth's hand.
It looks like Daniel Roth has been cut.
Roth gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lynn misses with a combination
and Roth counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Roth trying to control but Lynn is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynn pulls Roth in close to his closed guard and prevents Roth from doing any damage or advancing position.
Roth throws a big right hand that misses.
Roth throwing strikes from guard but Lynn blocks nicely.
Lynn wants to sweep here but Roth controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynn controlling Roth's posture.
Keiko Lynn has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A big right from Lynn misses.
Roth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roth lands with a good body shot.
Keiko Lynn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lynn.
Lynn misses with a wild combination.
Lynn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynn misses with an uppercut.
Roth slips a jab and a cross from Lynn.
No luck for Roth with that takedown attempt.
Roth misses the jab.
Lynn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lynn misses with an uppercut. Roth saw that one coming.
Roth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lynn.
Lynn misses with a hook
and Roth counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Roth is taking a breather. Lynn says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Roth might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Roth wants to take a breather but Lynn is having none of it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Roth throwing shots but Lynn is blocking nicely.
Roth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lynn is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Daniel Roth hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lynn looks to land a right hand but Roth moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Keiko Lynn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel Roth's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A slow jab from Lynn misses its intended target.
Roth takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Roth shoots in looking for a takedown but Lynn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Roth's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lynn throws a looping overhand right but Roth ducks down to avoid it.
Roth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roth thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Lynn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lynn misses with a looping right.
Roth misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lynn throws a hook but Roth avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynn throws a hook to the side of Roth's head but Roth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roth is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lynn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Keiko Lynn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Roth.
Lynn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lynn throws a looping overhand right but Roth ducks down to avoid it.
Good shot there by Roth.
Roth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lynn jabs Roth right on the nose. Roth blinks but takes it well.
Roth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Roth is breathing heavily.
Roth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lynn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynn feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Roth sprawling to the canvas! Roth rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Lynn finish him?!
Roth is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lynn fails to land with a series of punches.
Roth is still on wobbly legs! Can Lynn finish him?
Roth dodges the punch combination from Lynn.
Lynn looks to land a right hand but Roth moved out of range.
Roth drops his hands for a split second and Lynn immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Roth face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Lynn follows up with a right hand that knocks Roth into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Keiko Lynn!
Keiko Lynn thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Lamotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thabang Sosibo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamotta comes into the arena with Survivor - Eye of the Tiger blaring out of the sound system. Tony Lamotta had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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197 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Lamotta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thabang Sosibo!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosibo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lamotta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lamotta clinches.
Lamotta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sosibo.
A cross from Sosibo lands.
Lamotta lands with a hook. Sosibo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lamotta clinches.
Sosibo is looking to break free of the clinch but Lamotta has double underhooks.
Lamotta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lamotta blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamotta breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosibo misses with a series of wild punches.
Sosibo tries to keep at a distance but Lamotta has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sosibo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lamotta up against the cage.
Lamotta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sosibo backwards.
Sosibo is pushing Lamotta up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sosibo blocks a body shot from Lamotta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Lamotta.
Lamotta breaks the clinch.
Lamotta connects with the punch.
Lamotta darts in and clinches Sosibo up against the cage.
Sosibo looking to slow down the pace here.
Lamotta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lamotta has a couple of punches blocked by Sosibo.
Lamotta pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lamotta breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosibo misses with a hook
and Lamotta counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lamotta slows down the pace here.
Lamotta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sosibo misses with an uppercut
and Lamotta counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lamotta looks to score with a jab to the body but Sosibo is just out of range.
Sosibo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sosibo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosibo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lamotta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sosibo.
Sosibo misses the jab.
Lamotta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sosibo avoiding damage as Lamotta throws knees to the body.
Lamotta breaks from the clinch.
Tony Lamotta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lamotta throws a head kick but Sosibo moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sosibo misses with a lunging right hand
and Lamotta counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamotta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Lamotta dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sosibo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sosibo misses with a hook. Lamotta ducked under it nicely.
Sosibo throws a solid leg kick but Lamotta takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sosibo.
Lamotta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sosibo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lamotta.
Lamotta slips under a jab.
Lamotta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sosibo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lamotta moves into the clinch successfully.
Lamotta is leaning against Sosibo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosibo blocks an elbow strike from Lamotta.
Lamotta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sosibo throws a right hand that misses
and Lamotta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lamotta closes the distance and pushes Sosibo back into the cage.
Sosibo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sosibo is breathing heavily.
Lamotta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sosibo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamotta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sosibo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lamotta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lamotta clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta lands a knee to the body.
Lamotta is working Sosibo over against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lamotta misses with a punch to the body.
Sosibo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lamotta up against the cage.
Lamotta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lamotta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lamotta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lamotta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sosibo's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosibo prevents a body shot from Lamotta.
Lamotta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tony Lamotta is winning the standup battle so far.
Sosibo tries to land a leg kick but Lamotta saw it coming and moves away.
Lamotta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lamotta.
Sosibo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lamotta lands a nice looking body kick.
Sosibo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lamotta under the eye.
Lamotta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sosibo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Lamotta's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lamotta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lamotta throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lamotta connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lamotta scores with a head kick.
Lamotta lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sosibo takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Lamotta dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lamotta jabs Sosibo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lamotta pushes Sosibo up against the cage in a clinch.
Lamotta lands a nice shot to the body.
Lamotta manages to break the clinch.
Sosibo misses with a hook. Lamotta ducked under it nicely.
Lamotta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sosibo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sosibo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice sprawl there from Lamotta as Sosibo shoots in.
Lamotta lands a nice shot that snaps Sosibo's head back.
Lamotta throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Thabang Sosibo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Lamotta.
Lamotta lands with a right and another and another! Sosibo is in big trouble! Lamotta lands again and this time it's lights out for Sosibo! A quality knockout there for Lamotta.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tony Lamotta!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Reznor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rik Spahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spahn has chosen Slap my elbow as his entrance music. Rik Spahn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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219 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Reznor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rik Spahn!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reznor lands a nice shot to the body.
Reznor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spahn.
Reznor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Rik Spahn has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reznor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spahn. Spahn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Reznor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Reznor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Reznor.
Reznor lands a big uppercut and Spahn crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Spahn looks OK. Reznor waves Spahn back to his feet!
Reznor cracks a nice hook into Spahn's ribs.
Reznor drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Spahn right on the button. Spahn goes down! Reznor follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Reznor gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Reznor!
Our winner, Chuck Reznor, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hazni Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Hunt (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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245 lbs
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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hazni Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ali jabs at Hunt's body.
Ali circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ali counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ali misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt counters with a head kick.
Ali slips a jab and a cross from Hunt.
Hunt avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Ali does no damage.
Ali walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hunt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ali's head.
Hunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ali slips a straight right by Hunt.
Ali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ali digs a good body shot into Hunt's ribs.
Hunt throws the left hand but Ali avoids the punch easily.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ali shoots for a takedown but Hunt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ali misses with a few strikes there.
Hunt with a hook.
Hunt shoots in looking for a takedown but Ali manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hunt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ali makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ali moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
Ali feints and as Hunt raises his hands in defense, Ali changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ali looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hunt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ali. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali throwing strikes but missing.
Ali working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ali controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ali working some strikes from top position.
Ali lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ali trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hunt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws a big elbow that misses.
Ali in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ali trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ali missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hunt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ali.
Ali prevents Hunt from getting back to his feet.
Ali postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ali postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ali stops Hunt from standing up.
Hunt looks gassed!
Ali is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hunt trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali stopping the sweep attempt from Hunt.
Ali connects with a couple of short punches.
Ali connects with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt working a defensive guard but Ali passes into half guard.
Hunt is not content to let Ali control the position.
Ali missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ali throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ali connects with a nice short shot to Hunt's temple.
Hunt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ali.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hazni Ali dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hunt gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ali to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ali throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hunt keeping moving, preventing Ali from controlling successfully.
Hunt is looking to stand up but Ali isn't so interested in that idea.
Hunt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hunt keeping moving, preventing Ali from controlling successfully.
Ali slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ali accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali throws a big elbow that misses.
Ali advances position into side control!
Hunt is trying to improve his position.
Ali throws an elbow but Hunt slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ali scoring with punches and elbows.
The ground and pound from Ali seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ali grinds an elbow into Hunt's temple.
Hunt is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ali working the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali is working Hunt over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ali creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hunt sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hunt gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali cracks Hunt with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
Ali breaks from Hunt's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ali landing punches.
Ali postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hunt looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Ali.
Ali scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ali controlling the position easily from mount.
Ali with good strikes from the mount here!
Hazni Ali overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ali controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali'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.
Hunt is looking to get to half guard.
Hunt is trying to stand up.
Hunt is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ali lands a heavy elbow.
Ali tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hunt for as long as he can get away with.
Ali connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ali lands a nice shot to the head.
Ali is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?
Ali lands a big shot there that rocks Hunt but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ali is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hunt can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ali fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt tries to lock up and control but Ali gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ali punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hunt is rocked!
Ali cracks Hunt with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hazni Ali!
Our winner, Hazni Ali, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Barnham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachery Rey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Zachery Rey was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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216 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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205 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Barnham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zachery Rey!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rey lands a jab-cross combination.
Rey takes a swing at Barnham's ribcage but misses.
Barnham closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rey circles away.
Barnham shoots in for a double leg but Rey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rey moves to clinch but Barnham breaks away
and Barnham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnham on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barnham on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rey. Rey obviously looking to wear him down.
Barnham slips under a jab.
Barnham on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barnham on the side of the head.
Rey clinches with his opponent.
Rey connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barnham's face.
Barnham manages to break the clinch.
Barnham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rey misses with a series of wild punches.
Rey throws a nice looking combination but Barnham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zachery Rey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnham shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rey sprawls well. Rey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barnham gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Barnham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnham was well out of range. Poor timing from Rey.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rey.
Rey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barnham has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barnham tries for a takedown but Rey circles away easily
and Rey counters with a nice body shot.
Rey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barnham slips a straight right by Rey.
Barnham swats away the attempt to clinch by Rey.
Rey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barnham's head backwards.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Barnham. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rey throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnham counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rey's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rey is controlling Barnham's posture.
Rey can't keep his opponent in guard - Barnham advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnham stops Rey from getting back to his feet.
Rey wants to improve his position but Barnham is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zachery Rey dominated that round.
That's time! Barnham's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barnham counters with a stiff right hand.
Rey moves out of range as Barnham strikes.
Rey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barnham momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Rey.
Rey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnham shoots in but Rey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rey tries to bum rush Barnham with a series of wild strikes but Barnham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barnham checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barnham takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rey.
Barnham on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnham manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnham gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barnham takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rey wants to slow Barnham down by chopping away at his legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rey.
Zachery Rey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rey cracks the inside of Barnham's front leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rey tries to bum rush Barnham with a series of wild strikes but Barnham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rey stalks Barnham and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barnham's face. Barnham staggers backwards, shaken.
Rey ducks under a wild hook from Barnham.
Rey scores with a punch to the head.
Rey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barnhams jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barnham slips a jab and a cross from Rey.
Rey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnham tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rey swivels and escapes.
Barnham is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barnham has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnham defending well as Rey loads up on a big left hand.
Rey fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rey rushes Barnham and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barnham backwards.
Barnham is looking to break free of the clinch but Rey has double underhooks.
Rey misses with the head strike.
Barnham is trying to push Rey away but Rey has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zachery Rey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Barnham changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rey tries to avoid it but Barnham manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rey to the ground. Rey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rey takes a swing at Barnham's ribcage but misses.
Rey cracks the inside of Barnham's front leg.
Rey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barnham momentarily.
Ben Barnham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A punch combination from Rey misses.
Barnham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rey.
Rey lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rey lands an overhand right.
An inside leg kick lands from Rey.
Rey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rey throws a hook to the side of Barnham's head but Barnham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnham takes one on the button.
Rey stuns Barnham with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barnham takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rey feints a jab promting Barnham to slip. Rey then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Barnham slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barnham.
Rey connects with a leg kick. Barnham looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rey throws a right hand that Barnham ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnham also avoids with ease.
Rey lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barnham backs up against the cage.
Barnham tries to move into range but Rey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barnham is rocked!
Rey connects with a stiff jab that staggers Barnham - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zachery Rey!
Zachery Rey took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 159's - $45 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Laguni Salvadorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uncomfortably Numb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laguni Salvadorio looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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182 lbs
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175 lbs
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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
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Laguni Salvadorio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Uncomfortably Numb!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Numb.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Numb working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Salvadorio is working to avoid the ground and pound but Numb connects with a decent elbow.
Numb working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Numb misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Salvadorio tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Numb wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Numb is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Salvadorio has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Numb scoring with punches from side control.
Salvadorio takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Numb prevents Salvadorio from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Numb trying to control the action but Salvadorio is working from the bottom.
Numb is putting a hurting on Salvadorio here, landing some big shots from side control.
Numb lands a nice forearm strike.
Numb thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salvadorio takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Salvadorio is rocked!
Numb looks up at the clock and then as Salvadorio takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Numb smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Oh Salvadorio is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salvadorio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Salvadorio is breathing heavily.
Numb in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Salvadorio can't do much from the bottom here.
Numb scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Salvadorio is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Numb can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uncomfortably Numb! Uncomfortably Numb retains his welterweight title!
Uncomfortably Numb took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 159's - $45 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Payton Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy The Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Payton Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy The Kid!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Kid moves in looking to clinch but Wright pushes him off.
Wright thows a body shot but no joy.
The Kid lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Payton Wright has been cut.
Wright swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice shot lands for The Kid.
Wright tries a head kick but it misses.
The Kid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Wright takes a swing at The Kid's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Wright misses
and The Kid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Kid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Kid throws a head kick that misses.
Wright throws a wild body kick that The Kid sees coming a mile off.
Wright tries a low kick but The Kid avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Kid blocks the body kick.
Wright throws a head kick but The Kid moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright misses with an uppercut
and The Kid counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wright swats away the attempt to clinch by The Kid.
Wright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wright takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Billy The Kid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wright tries to land a front kick but The Kid steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Kid throws a series of punches but Wright avoids them all with ease.
Wright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Kid lands a jab.
Wright misses with a hook. The Kid ducked under it nicely.
The Kid attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The Kid tests Wright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a leg kick that misses.
The Kid instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Kid lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for The Kid.
Wright is breathing heavily.
The Kid landing knees to the head.
The Kid just leaning against Wright, taking a breather.
Wright blocks an elbow strike.
The Kid stalling the fight.
The Kid connects with a knee to the head.
The Kid looking to throw knees to the head but Wright is blocking nicely.
The Kid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The Kid landing knees to the body.
Wright takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Kid stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The Kid continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright is trying to stall.
The Kid misses with a knee to the head.
Wright misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The Kid landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Kid misses with a knee strike.
Wright lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Kid backwards.
The Kid landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The Kid.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Kid.
The Kid comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wright wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright avoiding damage as The Kid throws knees to the body.
Wright is working for takedown but The Kid is calmly controlling the position for now.
The Kid with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Kid misses with a knee to the head.
The Kid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Kid lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The Kid tries to land a knee to the head but Wright blocks with his arms.
Wright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wright has a couple of punches blocked by The Kid.
The Kid gets underhooks to prevent Wright's takedown attempt.
The Kid is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wright misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Kid tries a knee to the head but Wright blocks it.
The Kid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wright misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy The Kid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Payton Wright's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The Kid throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Kid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Kid slips under a jab from Wright.
Billy The Kid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wright misses with a body punch
and The Kid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Kid scores with a punch to the head.
Nice defenses there by The Kid.
Wright tries for a takedown but The Kid sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The Kid is looking to clinch.
The Kid moves in looking to clinch but Wright pushes him off.
The Kid ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
The Kid throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Kid misses with a knee strike.
The Kid has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Kid crunches a lovely knee into Wright's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Kid missing with knees to the body.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wright misses with some punches.
The Kid putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wright in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The Kid tries to land a knee to the head but Wright blocks with his arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Kid.
The Kid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Billy The Kid seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Kid pressing his opponent against the cage.
The Kid lands a knee to the head.
The Kid scores with a knee to the head.
Wright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wright managing to block the knees to the body from The Kid.
The Kid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Kid is struggling to control the position.
The Kid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Wright goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Kid landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wright misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Kid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Kid trying to land knees to the body.
The Kid misses with a knee to the head.
The Kid has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Kid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wright is defending well for now.
The Kid tries to land a knee to the head but Wright blocks with his arms.
The Kid missing with knees to the body.
Wright doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The Kid just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wright's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Kid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Kid looking to throw knees to the head but Wright is blocking nicely.
Wright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wright has The Kid pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Wright pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending The Kid tumbling to the mat - Wright dives into The Kid's guard.
The Kid not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The Kid has Wright pulled in close to control his posture.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Billy The Kid.
Wright takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright staying out of range there.
The Kid throws an overhand right that lands on Wright's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
The Kid throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
Wright pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Kid is out of range and Wright settles back down.
Payton Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Kid looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
The Kid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Kid is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The Kid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wright.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wright wants to slow The Kid down by chopping away at his legs.
Wright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy The Kid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Payton Wright's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
The Kid tries to clinch up.
The Kid takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Wright fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wright listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wright dodges the punch combination from The Kid.
The Kid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Kid misses with a body shot.
The Kid misses with a low kick.
The Kid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wright thows a body shot but no joy.
The Kid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Kid looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.
The Kid thows a body shot but no joy.
The Kid tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wright is able to avoid easily.
Wright misses with a wild combination.
The Kid lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The fight stays on the outside here - The Kid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wright is looking to wear down The Kid with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A leg kick checked by The Kid.
A punch combination from The Kid misses.
Wright is really struggling to find his range with his punches. The Kid's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Wright tries to bum rush The Kid with a series of wild strikes but The Kid uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Kid throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Kid defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wright.
Wright shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The Kid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Kid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Kid throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
The Kid fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Kid throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Kid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wright blocks a head kick by The Kid.
The Kid lands a jab to Wright's midsection.
The Kid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Kid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Payton Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a hook but The Kid blocks it.
Wright misses with a hook. The Kid ducked under it nicely.
The Kid is looking to clinch.
Wright paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The Kid checks a leg kick.
Wright slips under a jab.
Wright goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
The Kid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Billy The Kid is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The Kid throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
The Kid scores with the left hand. Wright knows he should have avoided that one.
Wright gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Kid counters with a head kick. That will keep Wright thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Kid wants to clinch up but Wright keeps it at a distance.
The Kid swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
The Kid ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
A slow jab from The Kid misses its intended target.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Kid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Kid clinches up with Wright and pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Kid lands a knee to the head.
Payton Wright's cut is getting worse.
The Kid lands a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy The Kid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The Kid winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy The Kid!
After the big win, Billy The Kid made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Milwaukee's Best 159's - $45 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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