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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Warwick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalil Zidane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Zidane's choice of entrance music: Tool - Jimmy. Khalil Zidane will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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144 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Warwick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalil Zidane!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zidane lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Warwick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Warwick throws a wild body kick that Zidane sees coming a mile off.
Warwick keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zidane avoids the body shot from Warwick.
Zidane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zidane cracks the inside of Warwick's front leg.
Zidane avoids the body shot from Warwick.
Warwick on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Warwick checks a leg kick.
Zidane looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Warwick throws a right hand that Zidane ducks under and follows up with a left that Zidane also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warwick misses with a wild combination.
Warwick throws a head kick that misses.
Warwick throws a head kick but Zidane moves out of range.
Warwick scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Zidane lands a nice looking kick to the body. Warwick takes a step back to recover.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Zidane.
Warwick throws a leg kick which misses Zidane's front leg but catches the back leg as Zidane tries to avoid it.
Zidane thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zidane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Warwick looks to score with a jab to the body but Zidane is just out of range.
Warwick scores with a three punch combo!
Warwick throws a poor cross that misses
and Zidane counters with a right hand to the body.
Zidane lands with a good body shot.
Warwick lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zidane lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zidane throws a leg kick but Warwick moved away.
Warwick takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A combination from Warwick does no damage.
Warwick throws a lazy right hand but Zidane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Warwick misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zidane pivots, looking for a leg kick but Warwick is out of range and Zidane settles back down.
Zidane feints and then cracks Warwick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Warwick down.
Khalil Zidane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Warwick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zidane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Warwick.
A left and a right from Zidane both land. Nice combination.
Zidane swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Warwick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warwick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zidane.
Warwick on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zidane stuns Warwick with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zidane throws a quick inside leg kick.
Warwick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zidane throws a right and a left that Warwick avoids nicely.
Zidane takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Warwick throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zidane counters with a straight right hand.
Zidane is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Good exchange - Warwick coming out on top.
Zidane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Warwick manages to avoid it.
Warwick punishes Zidane's body with a nice straight punch.
Zidane just misses with a punch to the body.
Warwick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zidane connects with a solid leg kick.
Warwick lands a high kick!
Zidane thumps Warwick with a low kick.
Warwick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice shot by Warwick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zidane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warwick moves away.
Zidane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick by Warwick misses
and Zidane counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Warwick misses the target.
Warwick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zidane manages to avoid it.
Zidane avoids the head kick by Warwick.
Warwick is breathing heavily.
Warwick takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Warwick takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Warwick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zidane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Warwick.
Warwick is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zidane scores with a sloppy right hand. Warwick should have avoided that one.
Warwick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zidane has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zidane avoids the head kick by Warwick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zidane, right into the meat.
Zidane staying out of range there.
Zidane throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zidane stuns Warwick with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick from Warwick lands but Zidane takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zidane lands a nice looking kick to the body. Warwick takes a step back to recover.
Zidane is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Warwick had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Zidane lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zidane connects with an inside leg kick.
Zidane scores with a decent looking hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warwick. Zidane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Warwick misses with a head kick.
Zidane connects with an inside leg kick.
Warwick throws a body punch but Zidane moves out of range.
Zidane scores with a leg kick.
Zidane throws a body punch but Warwick moves out of range.
Zidane cracks the inside of Warwick's front leg.
Zidane throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Warwick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zidane moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zidane connects with a leg kick. Warwick looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A solid body kick from Zidane.
Zidane lands a slapping body shot.
Warwick on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalil Zidane dominated 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.
Zidane jabs Warwick right on the nose. Warwick blinks but takes it well.
Warwick lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Warwick.
Zidane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zidane misses with a series of wild punches.
Zidane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Warwick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zidane manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Zidane. Beautiful body shot.
Zidane lands a body shot.
Zidane throws a nice inside leg kick.
Warwick swings widly with a right hand
enabling Zidane to counter with a crisp jab.
Warwick misses with an attempted mid kick.
Warwick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zidane.
Warwick works the jab nicely.
Zidane throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Zidane.
Warwick will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zidane.
Warwick throws a body punch but Zidane moves out of range.
Warwick looks to land a combination but Zidane avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zidane lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Zidane lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Warwick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Warwick closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Warwick throws a body punch but Zidane moves out of range.
Zidane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Warwick doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Warwick finds it's way through Zidane's defenses.
Zidane misses with a double jab.
Zidane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Warwick throws a poor cross that misses
and Zidane counters with a right hand to the body.
Warwick looks to throw the jab but Zidane is out of range.
Warwick takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zidane is looking to slow Warwick down with leg kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zidane. That's going to slow Warwick down.
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!
Zidane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Warwick gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zidane breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warwick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zidane is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Warwick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zidane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Warwick.
Warwick gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Warwick!
A cross from Warwick lands.
Warwick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Warwick takes a swing at Zidane's ribcage but misses.
Warwick looks to score with a jab to the body but Zidane is just out of range.
Zidane scoring well with a low kick there.
Zidane dips to his left and cracks Warwick with an uppercut!
Khalil Zidane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Warwick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zidane avoids the head kick by Warwick.
Warwick throws a poor cross that misses
and Zidane counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
An inside leg kick lands from Zidane.
Zidane lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zidane.
Warwick closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Warwick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zidane.
That kick from Zidane tenderised Warwick's leg. Warwick is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zidane with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zidane looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zidane stuns Warwick with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zidane jabs at Warwick's body.
Zidane lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zidane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Warwick doesn't seem bothered though.
Zidane works the jab nicely.
Warwick swings for the body but Zidane moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Warwick checks a low kick from Zidane.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zidane throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Warwick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Warwick misses with a body shot
and Zidane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Zidane. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zidane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warwick walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Zidane!
Zidane connects with a body shot that sends Warwick's belly button to the back.
Zidane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zidane scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zidane scores with a nice right hand.
Warwick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Warwick misses with a head kick.
Zidane lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Warwick looks to throw the jab but Zidane is out of range.
Zidane digs a good body shot into Warwick's ribs.
Zidane scores with a hook to the body. Warwick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zidane misses with a wild combination.
Warwick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Warwick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zidane moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalil Zidane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Zidane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Warwick steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zidane. That one must have hurt.
Zidane misses with a low kick.
Warwick misses with a body shot
and Zidane counters with an outside leg kick.
Warwick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zidane manages to avoid it.
Zidane is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Warwick rather than just go for the knockout.
Warwick misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warwick. Zidane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zidane throws a right and a left that Warwick avoids nicely.
Zidane feints and then cracks Warwick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Warwick down.
Warwick throws a jab but it's blocked by Zidane.
Zidane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Warwick manages to avoid it.
Warwick throws a head kick but Zidane moves out of range.
That kick from Zidane tenderised Warwick's leg. Warwick is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zidane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zidane moves out of range as Warwick throws a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warwick. Zidane does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Zidane.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Warwick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zidane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zidane cracks Warwick with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Warwick takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zidane lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That kick from Zidane tenderised Warwick's leg. Warwick is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zidane lands a nice hook to Warwick's body. Warwick takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zidane cracks a nice hook into Warwick's ribs.
Warwick takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zidane sizes up Warwick with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zidane lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Warwick takes one on the button.
Warwick lands with a straight right. Zidane didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Zidane finds it's way through Warwick's defenses.
Zidane throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warwick swings for the body but Zidane moves out of range.
Zidane avoids the body shot from Warwick.
Warwick attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Khalil Zidane is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Zidane.
Nice uppercut lands for Zidane. That snapped Warwick's head back.
Warwick swings for the body but Zidane moves out of range.
Warwick throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zidane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Warwick takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Warwick takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Warwick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Warwick tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zidane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Warwick's calf.
Warwick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zidane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Warwick drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Warwick throws a head kick that misses.
Zidane connects with a leg kick. Warwick looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zidane avoids the head kick by Warwick.
Warwick bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zidane's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warwick shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Warwick checks a leg kick nicely.
Warwick takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Warwick throws a leg kick which misses Zidane's front leg but catches the back leg as Zidane tries to avoid it.
Zidane throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zidane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zidane avoids the body shot from Warwick.
Good leg kick by Zidane there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zidane blocks a head kick by Warwick.
Kevin Warwick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab by Zidane.
Warwick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zidane jabs at Warwick's body.
Zidane lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Warwick lands with a nice body punch.
Warwick misses with a hook.
Warwick gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Warwick is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warwick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zidane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zidane tries to break free but Warwick pushes him back against the cage.
Warwick misses with a body punch.
Warwick looking to stall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warwick.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zidane.
Warwick can't find room to land a body shot as Zidane controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Warwick misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Warwick.
Warwick misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khalil Zidane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zidane 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khalil Zidane!
Khalil Zidane spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Rourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rourke comes to the cage accompanied by Rolling Stones - Paint it black. Sakuraba has chosen Lose yourself 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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201 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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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
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mikko Rourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kazushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rourke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sakuraba's head.
Sakuraba on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sakuraba gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rourke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rourke misses with an uppercut.
Sakuraba misses with a leg kick.
Rourke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba connects with a high kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sakuraba.
Rourke misses with a body kick.
Sakuraba lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rourke throws a lazy right hand but Sakuraba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sakuraba lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rourke will feel that in the morning.
Rourke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rourke checks a leg kick nicely.
Sakuraba bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rourke's head backwards.
Rourke misses with an uppercut. Sakuraba saw that one coming.
Sakuraba ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sakuraba scores with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Rourke misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sakuraba.
Rourke tries a head kick but it misses.
Sakuraba throws a front kick that sends Rourke stumbling back into the cage.
Rourke throws a leg kick that misses.
Sakuraba throws out a leg kick but Rourke moves out of range and Sakuraba only half commits.
Rourke shoots in but Sakuraba avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sakuraba throws a jab when Rourke was well out of range.
Sakuraba takes a swing at Rourke's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sakuraba.
Rourke throws a hook but Sakuraba avoids it easily.
Sakuraba sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rourke lunges at Sakuraba with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sakuraba's hand.
Rourke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sakuraba throws a hook but Rourke avoids it easily.
Sakuraba stuns Rourke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakuraba checks a leg kick.
Sakuraba throws out a leg kick but Rourke moves out of range and Sakuraba only half commits.
Sakuraba throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rourke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sakuraba.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rourke. Sakuraba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rourke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sakuraba takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sakuraba wants to land a leg kick but Rourke is out of range.
Rourke takes a swing at Sakuraba's ribcage but misses.
Rourke throws a head kick but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Rourke throws a nice looking combination but Sakuraba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sakuraba lands a front kick.
Sakuraba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sakuraba throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rourke moves away.
Rourke dodges the punch combination from Sakuraba.
Rourke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rourke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba misses with a low kick.
Sakuraba takes a swing at Rourke's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Rourke misses.
A big left from Sakuraba misses.
Rourke checks a low kick from Sakuraba.
Kazushi Sakuraba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rourke lands a nice shot that snaps Sakuraba's head back.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rourke.
Sakuraba closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sakuraba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rourke.
Rourke with a nice cross.
Sakuraba connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rourke momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rourke misses the target.
Sakuraba with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sakuraba smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rourke.
Rourke thows a body shot but no joy.
Sakuraba throws a solid leg kick but Rourke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sakuraba.
Jab by Sakuraba.
A bone on bone clash there as Rourke blocks the leg kick.
Sakuraba throws a body punch but Rourke moves out of range.
Rourke lands a front kick.
Rourke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rourke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rourke is looking to slow Sakuraba down with leg kicks.
Rourke cracks Sakuraba with an open hand slap.
A jab from Rourke does it's job there.
Sakuraba walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazushi Sakuraba dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sakuraba lands the left hand.
Rourke scores with a jab to the body.
Rourke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sakuraba.
Sakuraba misses with a low kick as Rourke jumps back.
Sakuraba swings for the body but Rourke moves out of range.
Rourke throws a shot to the body.
Sakuraba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rourke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rourke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Rourke misses the target.
Sakuraba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rourke throws out the jab.
Sakuraba misses the shot to the body.
Sakuraba digs a good hook to Rourke's body.
Rourke misses with a low kick.
Sakuraba lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Sakuraba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rourke misses the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Rourke.
Rourke throws out a loose jab but Sakuraba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rourke slips a jab from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba throws a right hand that Rourke ducks under and follows up with a left that Rourke also avoids with ease.
Sakuraba moves out of range of the strikes.
Rourke lands a glancing blow to the side of Sakuraba's head.
Rourke takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sakuraba checks a low kick from Rourke.
Sakuraba avoids the body shot from Rourke.
Rourke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice body punch from Rourke.
Sakuraba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rourke.
Rourke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakuraba looks to throw the jab but Rourke is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rourke counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rourke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba looks to land a right hand but Rourke moved out of range.
Sakuraba connects with a leg kick. Rourke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rourke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sakuraba counters with a nice body kick.
Sakuraba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rourke.
Sakuraba throws a shot from downtown. Rourke moves away and avoids it.
Sakuraba connects with a single shot there.
Rourke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kazushi Sakuraba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sakuraba gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rourke misses with an uppercut. Sakuraba saw that one coming.
Rourke throws a sloppy head kick
and Sakuraba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rourke loads up on a big right hand but Sakuraba slips the punch.
Rourke moves forwards but Sakuraba connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rourke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba tries to land a leg kick but Rourke saw it coming and moves away.
Rourke tests Sakuraba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sakuraba feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rourke's calf.
Rourke throws a hook to the side of Sakuraba's head but Sakuraba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sakuraba fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sakuraba fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rourke tries to work over Sakuraba's front leg with a kick but Sakuraba checks it.
Rourke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sakuraba drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sakuraba throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rourke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakuraba.
Rourke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sakuraba moves out of range of the strikes.
Sakuraba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rourke loads up on a big right hand but Sakuraba slips the punch.
Rourke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rourke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakuraba scores with a head kick.
Rourke cracks Sakuraba with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big right from Rourke misses.
Rourke throws a head kick but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Sakuraba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rourke.
Rourke lunges at Sakuraba with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sakuraba's hand.
Rourke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rourke misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakuraba attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rourke scores with a nice right hand.
Sakuraba connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sakuraba has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rourke misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mikko Rourke will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rourke throws a leg kick but Sakuraba checks it.
Rourke takes a swing at Sakuraba's ribcage but misses.
Sakuraba throws a hook to the side of Rourke's head but Rourke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sakuraba swinging wildly here.
Sakuraba lands a jab to Rourke's midsection.
Sakuraba thumps Rourke with a low kick.
Rourke misses with a looping left.
Sakuraba throws a head kick that Rourke semi-blocks.
Sakuraba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rourke was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakuraba.
Rourke connects with a looping right hand.
Sakuraba misses with a low kick.
Rourke cracks Sakuraba with an open hand slap.
Rourke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sakuraba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rourke moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakuraba lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke is looking to score with low kicks.
Rourke cracks Sakuraba with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rourke loads up on a big right hand but Sakuraba slips the punch.
Rourke is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sakuraba sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rourke throws the left hand but Sakuraba avoids the punch easily.
Sakuraba lands the left hand.
Sakuraba throws a series of punches but Rourke avoids them all with ease.
Sakuraba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rourke manages to avoid it.
Sakuraba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sakuraba pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rourke looks to land a left hand but Sakuraba moved out of range nicely.
Sakuraba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rourke.
Rourke moves out of range as Sakuraba strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Rourke misses.
Sakuraba throws a front kick aimed at Rourke's knee but Rourke avoids it well.
Rourke avoids the body shot from Sakuraba.
Rourke shoots in looking for a takedown. Sakuraba tries to sprawl out of it but Rourke keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sakuraba manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sakuraba scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sakuraba misses the shot to the body.
Rourke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rourke slips under a jab.
Good leg kick by Sakuraba there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakuraba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sakuraba scores with a punch to the head.
Rourke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
No joy there for Rourke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba moves out of range of the leg kick from Rourke.
Sakuraba throws a front kick that sends Rourke stumbling back into the cage.
Sakuraba uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rourke has time to react.
Rourke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sakuraba throws a sloppy head kick and Rourke moves out of range easily.
Sakuraba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sakuraba moves away from the strike by Rourke.
Rourke fails to land with a series of punches.
Rourke throws an overhand right that lands on Sakuraba's shoulder, as Sakuraba tries to avoid the shot.
Sakuraba loads up on a big right hand but Rourke slips the punch.
Rourke scores with a decent looking hook.
Rourke throws a hook but Sakuraba avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Rourke.
Sakuraba throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba misses with a looping left.
Rourke throws a jab when Sakuraba was well out of range.
Rourke looks to score with a jab to the body but Sakuraba is just out of range.
Sakuraba getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sakuraba attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rourke dips to his left and cracks Sakuraba with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rourke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakuraba.
Rourke has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba's corner calls for a 1-2. Sakuraba obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sakuraba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rourke.
Rourke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sakuraba throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakuraba lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rourke misses with a two punch combination.
Rourke lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sakuraba lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rourke's sensitive parts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazushi Sakuraba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sakuraba has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazushi Sakuraba!
Kazushi Sakuraba took some time post fight to say the following; 'I was not supposed to win this fight... I mean come on, look at this guys record. I'm a rookie next to him. My manager didn't want to take this fight, but I knew I could take him. I love my fans and I want to thank you for believing in me in a fight that I shouldn't have won!!! Glory to god '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between J J Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Dale Arizona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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163 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, J J Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Glen Dale Arizona!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arizona misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Walker with a nice cross.
Arizona with a poor takedown
and Walker counters with a series of strikes. Arizona will be more careful next time no doubt.
Arizona closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Walker did well to prevent Arizona getting side control.
Walker moves into full guard.
Walker is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Arizona frees his head nicely. Oh but Walker has switched to an armbar! Arizona is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). J J Walker!
After winning the bout, J J Walker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pixar Bonan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Ketchup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonan comes to the cage accompanied by Morbid Angel - Immortal Rites. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pixar Bonan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 46 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Ketchup!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ketchup on his heels. He'll look to pass Ketchup's guard now, I'm sure.
Ketchup managing to control the position.
Bonan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ketchup keeping moving, preventing Bonan from controlling successfully.
Ketchup is controlling Bonan's posture.
Ketchup looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ketchup pulls Bonan in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by John Ketchup.
Ketchup darts in trying to clinch
and Bonan counters with a left and a right that stings Ketchup.
Bonan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ketchup doesn't manage to clinch there - Bonan circles away.
Ketchup with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bonan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ketchup's guard.
Ketchup looking for a guillotine here but Bonan defends easily.
Ketchup wants to sweep here but Bonan controlling him for the moment.
Ketchup working a defensive guard here.
Bonan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ketchup on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ketchup lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Pixar Bonan has been cut.
Bonan tests Ketchup's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ketchup moves to clinch but Bonan breaks away
and Bonan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ketchup is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pixar Bonan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ketchup is rocked!
Ketchup is trying to get back to half guard.
Bonan decides to stand back up.
Good work by Ketchup as he checks the leg kick.
Ketchup avoids the head kick by Bonan.
Ketchup tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bonan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ketchup somewhat.
Bonan leaves Ketchup with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pixar Bonan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Ketchup.
Bonan tries to bum rush Ketchup with a series of wild strikes but Ketchup uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ketchup misses with a takedown attempt
and Bonan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ketchup thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonan misses with a few strikes there.
Ketchup moves forwards but Bonan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ketchup gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Ketchup tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Bonan is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Ketchup buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Ketchup!! Ketchup is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Bonan throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pixar Bonan!
Pixar Bonan took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, [CLOSED] Nothing For Sale! for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Night Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Lagoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes to the cage accompanied by Night Man. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Night Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sasha Lagoo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Man tenderised Lagoo's leg. Lagoo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Man throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Man scores with a push kick.
Lagoo misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lagoo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lagoo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Man swivels and escapes.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Man!
Lagoo slips under a jab from Man.
Man looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Lagoo.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man cracks the inside of Lagoo's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man gets a clinch.
Man keeps control of Lagoo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lagoo avoiding damage as Man throws knees to the body.
Man lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lagoo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Man tries a knee to the head but Lagoo blocks it.
Lagoo avoids the elbow strike from Man, against the cage.
Man has Lagoo pressed against the cage, preventing Lagoo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Man throws a knee to the head but misses.
Man with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Man misses with a knee to the head.
Man throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Man.
Lagoo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Man up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but Lagoo blocks with his arms.
Lagoo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lagoo blocks an elbow strike.
Man is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lagoo wants to get back to striking at distance but Man won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Man.
It looks like Sasha Lagoo has been cut.
Man scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man tries a knee to the head but Lagoo blocks it.
Man lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Man lands a nice elbow.
Lagoo tries to circle away but Man has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lagoo blocks it with crossed arms.
Man lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Sasha Lagoo's cut even more.
Man missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Man throws an elbow but misses.
Man throws an elbow that misses.
Man trying to land knees to the body.
Man missing with knees to the body.
Man trying to land knees to the body.
Man connects with a knee to the head.
Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Lagoo avoids the damage to the body.
Man unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lagoo avoiding damage as Man throws knees to the body.
Man throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Man throws an elbow but it misses.
Man lands a knee to the head.
Man throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lagoo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man trying to land knees to the body.
Man creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lagoo wants to break free but Man has control.
Man trying to land knees to the body.
Lagoo dodges an elbow strike from Man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man missing with knees to the body.
Lagoo managing to block the knees to the body from Man.
Lagoo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Night Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sasha Lagoo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Man chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Lagoo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lagoo tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Man moves into the clinch.
Man misses with a knee to the head.
Lagoo tries to break free but Man pushes him back against the cage.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lagoo.
Lagoo managing to block the knees to the body from Man.
Man looking to throw knees to the head but Lagoo is blocking nicely.
Man lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Man misses with an elbow strike.
Lagoo wants a takedown but no success here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Man obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man missing with knees to the body.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lagoo.
Man with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lagoo breaks the clinch.
Lagoo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lagoo connects with a jab.
Man throws a head kick but Lagoo moves out of range.
Man pushes Lagoo up against the cage in a clinch.
Man with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice elbow from Man.
Man landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Man is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Man landing knees to the body.
Man with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but Lagoo blocks with his arms.
Man tries a knee to the head but Lagoo blocks it.
Lagoo avoiding damage as Man throws knees to the body.
Lagoo dodges an elbow strike from Man.
Man is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lagoo is defending well for now.
Man misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagoo gets control of Man's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lagoo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lagoo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Man!
Lagoo is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lagoo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lagoo shoots in but Man avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lagoo misses with a hook.
Man lands with a kick to the temple. Lagoo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lagoo misses with a head kick.
Lagoo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Man cracks the inside of Lagoo's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the body from Lagoo misses
and Man counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lagoo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Lagoo.
Man is looking to clinch but Lagoo is avoiding it.
Night Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man drives through and clinches with Lagoo against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Man throws an elbow but misses.
Man lands a nice elbow.
Man gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Sasha Lagoo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lagoo is breathing heavily.
Man throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lagoo blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Night Man dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sasha Lagoo'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!
Lagoo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice body kick from Man.
Lagoo closes the distance but Man moves to the side
and Man counters with a solid body kick.
Lagoo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Lagoo misses.
Man blocks a jab.
Man throws a sloppy head kick
and Lagoo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lagoo seems to be working for a kimura but Man defends the submission attempt.
Man trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagoo seems to be looking for submissions.
Man wants to control but Lagoo is keeping busy.
Lagoo is working for a submission of some sort.
Lagoo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Man tries to roll over but Lagoo keeps him under control.
Lagoo is thwarting Man's attempts to control the position.
Man has one foot on Lagoo's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lagoo can do to turn this around?
Lagoo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lagoo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man is trying to improve his position.
Lagoo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lagoo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man can't do much from the bottom here.
Lagoo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Man rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lagoo's guard! Nice work there by Man!
Lagoo is looking for a triangle but Man pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man wanted to stand there but Lagoo had control of the position.
Man is posturing up here but Lagoo has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Man tries to roll out but it's too tight and Man has to tap! Slick submission there by Lagoo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sasha Lagoo!
Sasha Lagoo really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Steel Penn's Laundry 93% logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Professor Chaos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cletus Kasady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaos comes to the cage accompanied by Chaos. Cletus Kasady will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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178 lbs
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180 lbs
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Solid 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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Professor Chaos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Cletus Kasady!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kasady pushes Chaos off looking to stand but Chaos dives back in and keeps control.
Chaos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kasady looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ground and pound from Chaos .
Chaos is trying to control the action in half guard but Kasady is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chaos prevents Kasady from standing back up.
Kasady makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kasady throws a low kick but Chaos moves out of range easily.
Kasady fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Chaos blocks the leg kick.
Chaos shoots for a double leg takedown but Kasady sprawls well. He's pushed Chaos 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chaos fails with the takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kasady walks forward, straight into a front kick from Chaos .
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chaos is defended easily by Kasady.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Professor Chaos . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chaos defending well as Kasady loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasady connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chaos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kasady.
Kasady lands with a nice combination. Chaos backs away looking to recover.
Chaos shoots in but no luck this time.
Chaos shoots in looking for a takedown but Kasady manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chaos 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chaos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kasady wants to get back to his feet but Chaos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kasady is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chaos defends well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chaos won't allow Kasady to get back to his feet.
Chaos wants to pass the guard but Kasady is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos distracts Kasady with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaos passes Kasady's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kasady is staying active underneath Chaos , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chaos works his way into side control.
Kasady controls the position for a moment.
Kasady wants to get back to his feet but Chaos drags him back down.
Kasady tries to improve position but can't.
Chaos is chipping away with strikes.
Chaos lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kasady is trying to get back to half guard.
Chaos laying and praying for a moment but Kasady takes advantage and regains half guard.
Kasady kicks off Chaos and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kasady can pounce on him.
Chaos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chaos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kasady.
Chaos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck for Chaos with that takedown attempt.
Jab by Kasady.
Chaos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kasady but Kasady pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chaos is defended easily by Kasady.
Kasady goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kasady lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chaos circles away quickly and effectively.
Kasady keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chaos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasady tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chaos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chaos shoots for a takedown but Kasady saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kasady scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Chaos .
Kasady parries the strikes from Chaos easily there. Chaos is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kasady to escape.
Chaos prevents Kasady from escaping the position.
Chaos working the head and body with strikes.
Chaos looks up at the clock and then as Kasady takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Chaos smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
An elbow from Chaos crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasady manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chaos stops Kasady from getting back to his feet.
Kasady tries to get to full guard but Chaos has control of the leg.
Kasady has hold of Chaos 's hands but Chaos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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 Professor Chaos will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kasady closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chaos throws a hook but Kasady avoids it easily.
Chaos fails with the takedown
and Kasady connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chaos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chaos is defended easily by Kasady.
Kasady throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kasady misses with a low kick.
Chaos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kasady as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Professor Chaos . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kasady tries to score with a low kick but Chaos moves his leg out of the way.
Kasady tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chaos is able to avoid easily.
Kasady scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chaos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chaos shoots in and drives through. Kasady sprawls well.
An inside leg kick from Chaos misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos shoots in for a takedown but Kasady shows good takedown defense.
Kasady misses with a series of wild punches.
Chaos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kasady's waist but Kasady gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chaos off to one side.
Chaos tries to bum rush Kasady with a series of wild strikes but Kasady uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chaos shoots in but Kasady avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chaos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Chaos landing a few strikes.
Chaos working the body and head with strikes.
Chaos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kasady, who protects the arm well.
Kasady is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Chaos is controlling him well.
Chaos working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasady is trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasady wants to control but Chaos postures up.
Chaos is working Kasady over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kasady trying to remain calm as Chaos controls from the top position.
Kasady is trying to get back to half guard.
Kasady wants to get back to his feet but Chaos drags him back down.
Chaos looks up at the clock and then as Kasady takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Chaos smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kasady is looking for a sweep.
Chaos cracks Kasady with a big elbow.
Chaos scoring with punches from side control.
Kasady is rocked!
Chaos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kasady keeps working.
Kasady is still in real trouble! Can Chaos finish him?
Kasady tries to escape but Chaos is in control.
Kasady seems to have recovered his senses.
Kasady is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kasady to see if he's OK.
Kasady is trying to buck Chaos off.
Chaos is working Kasady over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kasady pushes Chaos away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Chaos gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Chaos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kasady keeps working.
Kasady is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Chaos is controlling him well.
Chaos landing a few strikes.
Kasady is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Chaos asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Chaos landing a few strikes.
Kasady wants to get back to his feet but Chaos drags him back down.
Chaos working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaos working the body and head with strikes.
Chaos in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Kasady looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Chaos turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Professor Chaos !
Our winner, Professor Chaos , 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 Matt Bera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Hinch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bera comes to the cage accompanied by Parasite :D . Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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29
212 lbs
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280 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Bera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stevie Hinch!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bera will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bera tries to bum rush Hinch with a series of wild strikes but Hinch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Bera. Those never looked like landing.
Bera tries to sprawl but Hinch drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hinch working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Bera's thigh. Bera counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Hinch working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hinch trying to control the position from guard on top but Bera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bera avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bera keeping moving, preventing Hinch from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bera wants to stand up but Hinch is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hinch.
Hinch has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hinch is looking to work some ground and pound but Bera has wrist control.
Hinch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hinch drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bera manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hinch has Bera in his guard.
Bera is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bera trying to control the position from guard on top but Hinch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinch is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bera defends well.
Hinch is trying to keep Bera in close.
Bera wants to pass the guard but Hinch is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bera is working hard here to advance position.
Hinch throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hinch wants to sweep but no luck.
Bera drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bera jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bera trying to control the position from guard on top but Hinch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinch isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bera stacks Hinch on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bera!
Hinch tries to buck Bera off but Bera is having none of it.
Hinch is trying to control Bera's posture but Bera avoids it.
Hinch is not content to let Bera control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hinch is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Hinch dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bera takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bera misses with a two punch combination.
Bera misses with the combination.
Bera misses the shot to the body.
Bera feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hinch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hinch keeping moving, preventing Bera from controlling successfully.
Bera is really struggling to control Hinch but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hinch tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bera trying to control the position from guard on top but Hinch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Matt Bera wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bera displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hinch.
Hinch moves into the clinch.
Bera misses with a punch on the inside.
Bera tries to work over Hinch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hinch is working for takedown but Bera is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bera pushes Hinch back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bera here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hinch blocks a body shot from Bera.
Bera lands with a right to the head.
Bera lands a body punch.
Bera lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bera is pressed up against the cage. Hinch has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bera down to the mat. Bera avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Matt Bera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stevie Hinch.
Hinch takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bera connects with an inside leg kick.
Hinch is breathing heavily.
Bera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hinch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hinch shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bera pinned against the cage. Bera gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bera lands a nice looking body shot.
Hinch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Stevie Hinch has been cut.
Bera misses with a two punch combination.
Hinch shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bera as he jumps to the side.
A solid body kick from Bera.
Bera is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Hinch like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Hinch from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Bera!
Matt Bera retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Matt Bera thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rab Rehab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling. Rehab has chosen saturday nights alright for fighting as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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182 lbs
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177 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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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
28 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Jose Martinez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rab Rehab!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rehab connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martinez tries to bum rush Rehab with a series of wild strikes but Rehab uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rehab misses with an uppercut.
Rehab moves out of range of the strikes.
Martinez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rehab misses with a hook. Martinez ducked under it nicely.
Rehab misses with a left hand
and Martinez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rehab avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Martinez misses.
Martinez looks to throw the jab but Rehab is out of range.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Martinez misses with a body shot
letting Rehab counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez rushes Rehab and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rehab doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rehab is trying to pull guard but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
Rehab misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rehab swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Martinez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rehabs head.
A right hook to the body lands for Martinez.
Martinez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rehab can't break the clinch.
Rehab blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martinez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martinez blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Martinez.
Martinez presses Rehab against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez scores with a shot to the side of Rehab's head.
Rehab jumps guard and drags Martinez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez stopping the sweep attempt from Rehab.
Martinez wants to stand but Rehab has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rehab is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Martinez defends well.
Martinez wants to stand but Rehab has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rehab looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martinez is one step ahead there.
Rehab working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martinez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rehab is proving hard to escape from.
Rehab wants to sweep here but Martinez controlling him for the moment.
Martinez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Martinez stands and throws Rehab's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rehab tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Martinez decides to stand back up. Martinez steps back and let's Rehab get back to his feet.
Martinez moves out of range of the strikes.
Rehab takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a poor cross that misses
and Rehab makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rehab tries to clinch up but Martinez circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rehab. Martinez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rehab walks into a straight right hand from Martinez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rehab swats away the attempt to clinch by Martinez.
Rehab buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martinez misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez scores with a sloppy right hand. Rehab should have avoided that one.
Rehab scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Martinez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Martinez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martinez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rehab swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Martinez throws a right hand that Rehab ducks under and follows up with a left that Rehab also avoids with ease.
Rehab tries to work over Martinez's front leg with a kick but Martinez checks it.
Rehab loads up on a big right hand but Martinez slips the punch.
Donk. Rehab catches Martinez right on the button with a cross.
Rehab slips a jab from Martinez.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch but Rehab swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martinez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rehab misses with a lunging right hand
and Martinez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rehab on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rehab is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Rehab out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jose Martinez!
Jose Martinez retains his welterweight title!
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