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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Oro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhammed Salah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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, Max Oro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Muhammed Salah!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oro gets the takedown into side control.
Oro working the strikes but Salah uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Salah trying to control from the bottom.
Oro landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Oro throws a strike but Salah avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Salah throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Oro throws an elbow that misses. Salah uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Oro's guard. Nice move by Salah!
Salah forces his way into half guard.
Oro on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oro tries to get out of the position.
Oro is trying to stand.
Salah is trying to work for a kimura but Oro is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oro trying to control here.
Oro really is a fat lump.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salah works his way into side control.
Salah scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Oro to see if he's OK.
Oro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Salah on the ground.
Oro is looking for a sweep.
Salah in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Oro is looking for a sweep.
Salah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oro keeps working.
Oro is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salah taking a breather here.
Salah is trying to get an arm triangle but Oro is defending well.
Salah working the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oro is trying to control Salah's posture but Salah avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oro keeps working.
Oro trying to control but Salah flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Salah looking for the choke but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oro looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Salah has good solid back control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oro is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Oro tries to roll but Salah sticks to his back.
Oro looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Oro is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oro covering up well under a barage of strikes.
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!
Salah tries to get the hooks in deep but Oro pushed the leg off.
Salah is working for a rear naked choke. Oro is not defending it well and Salah has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Oro refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Oro's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Muhammed Salah!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sum Gai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gai has chosen I'm A Lover Not A Fighter as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samuel Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sum Gai!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gai doesn't seem bothered though.
Gai moves away from the strike by Nunes.
Gai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nunes.
Gai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nunes finds it's way round the side to connect with Gai's head.
Gai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Sum Gai has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nunes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Nunes.
Nunes jabs at Gai's body.
Gai gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Nunes gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Gai is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Nunes!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Schneider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalidov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eto Kavkaz. Schneider is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: What Would David Schneider Do?. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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175 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mamed Khalidov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Schneider!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalidov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schneider.
Khalidov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Schneider counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Khalidov is trying to get back to full guard.
Schneider is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Khalidov sees it coming and defends easily.
Khalidov tries to roll over but Schneider keeps him under control.
Schneider is stalling here. Khalidov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Schneider seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Khalidov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Schneider has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Schneider tries to improve position but can't.
Schneider is still trying to improve position.
Khalidov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Schneider wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schneider tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Khalidov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Khalidov wants to stand but Schneider has his arm trapped.
Schneider tries to buck Khalidov off but Khalidov is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khalidov working away.
Khalidov goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Schneider has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Khalidov but great work by Schneider.
Schneider trying to control the action but Khalidov is working from the bottom.
Schneider is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Khalidov has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schneider is looking to take a break and control but Khalidov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Schneider is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Khalidov is trying to escape and Schneider transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Khalidov is forced to tap! Nice work there by Schneider! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Schneider!
In his post fight interview, David Schneider started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Complex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yatzhee James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Green Day - King For A Day kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Joey Complex could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yatzhee James's chin.
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280 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Complex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yatzhee James!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Complex finds it's way through James's defenses.
James tries to bum rush Complex with a series of wild strikes but Complex uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
James closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
James is trying to push Complex away but Complex has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Complex really is a fat lump.
Complex is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Complex.
James is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Complex scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Complex stalling against the cage.
Complex tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Complex throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, James creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Complex lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James stalling in the clinch but Complex improves position.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James clinches with his opponent.
Complex's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
Complex misses with the head strike.
James wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Complex manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from James misses.
Complex misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Complex moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yatzhee James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Complex moves into the clinch.
James has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Complex will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning James up against the cage.
Complex blocks a body shot from James.
James manages to break the clinch.
James misses with a double jab
and Complex counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
James looks to land a combination but Complex avoids it well.
James clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Complex swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
James blocks an uppercut.
James is trying to break the clinch but Complex has him pressed against the cage.
Complex misses with a hook from the clinch.
Complex throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamess head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Complex softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Complex fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Complex lands a body punch in the clinch.
James looks winded!
James breaks the clinch.
A left and a right from James both land. Nice combination.
Complex misses with a hook. James ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Complex misses the target.
Complex loads up on a big right hand but James slips the punch.
Complex moves into the clinch.
James wants to break free but Complex has control.
James breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James stalks Complex and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Complex's face. Complex staggers backwards, shaken.
James shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
James tries to bum rush Complex with a series of wild strikes but Complex uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
James fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Complex, pushing him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Complex.
Stalling in the clinch from Complex.
Complex presses James against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Complex lands a body punch.
Complex lands a shot to the body.
James blocks an uppercut.
Complex has James pressed against the cage, preventing James from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Complex lands a nice uppercut.
Complex lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Complex fails to land.
Complex is pushing James up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nice body punch from Complex - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Complex lands a hook to the side of the head.
Complex working aggressively here.
Complex lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of James backwards.
Complex leaning his opponent against the cage.
Complex working aggressively here.
Complex breaks from the clinch.
Complex thows a left - swing and a miss!
James closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The referee calls for Complex to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Complex prevents James from breaking the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Complex scores with a nice short uppercut.
Complex has a couple of punches blocked by James.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Complex dominated that round.
That's time! Complex's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Complex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
James scores with a nice right hand.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Complex misses with a looping right.
Complex is really struggling to find his range with his punches. James's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
No joy there for James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
James fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Complex avoids it really well and circles away.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Complex here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Complex throws a hook but James blocks it.
James changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
James scores with a sloppy right hand. Complex should have avoided that one.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Complex misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
James throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James lands with a good body shot.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Complex throws out the jab.
James is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Complex scores with a shot to the body.
Complex dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James ducks under a wild hook from Complex.
Yatzhee James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Complex misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
James fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Complex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Complex drops James with a huge uppercut! James drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Complex is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Complex!
Yatzhee James spoke after the fight, saying 'A king does not accept defeat. I am still undefeated. I am still the king.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Punchy Puncherson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carson Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puncherson's entrance music is Mama Said Knock You Out. A fine choice. Hughes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by damn it feels good to be a gangsta. Punchy Puncherson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Punchy Puncherson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carson Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes throws a low kick, looking for Puncherson's leg but Puncherson calmly moves out of range.
Hughes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hughes's coach down at Build Up Crossfit was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hughes's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A swing and a miss from Puncherson.
Hughes throws a series of punches but Puncherson avoids them all with ease.
Puncherson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hughes moves into range and clinches up with Puncherson.
Hughes keeps control of Puncherson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hughes wants to break free but Puncherson has control.
We've been hearing reports that Puncherson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Puncherson trying to land knees to the body.
Hughes is looking to break free of the clinch but Puncherson has double underhooks.
Hughes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Puncherson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hughes to keep the fight standing.
Hughes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hughes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Puncherson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hughes working hard to break the clinch.
Hughes breaks from the clinch.
Hughes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Hughes misses.
Hughes swinging wildly here.
Hughes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A right-left combo lands from Hughes.
Puncherson has a takedown stuffed.
Hughes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hughes looks to land a combination. Puncherson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is looking to clinch but Puncherson is avoiding it.
Puncherson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puncherson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Puncherson misses with a leg kick.
Hughes lands with a right hand.
Hughes lands with a nice combination. Puncherson backs away looking to recover.
Hughes misses with a few strikes there.
An inside leg kick from Hughes misses.
Puncherson connects with a body shot that sends Hughes's belly button to the back.
An inside leg kick lands from Puncherson.
Hughes pushes Puncherson up against the cage in a clinch.
Hughes is trying to break the clinch but Puncherson is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hughes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hughes checks a leg kick.
Hughes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Puncherson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Punchy Puncherson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Puncherson keeps the fight on the outside.
Hughes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hughes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hughes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Puncherson counters with a nice leg kick.
Hughes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Puncherson checks it well.
Hughes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hughes is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hughes clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes can't break the clinch.
Hughes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Puncherson.
Puncherson has had enough of the clinch but Hughes keeps him there for the moment.
Puncherson manages to break the clinch.
Puncherson throws a low kick but Hughes moves out of range easily.
Hughes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Puncherson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Puncherson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puncherson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hughes's guard.
Puncherson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hughes defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carson Hughes 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.
Hughes blocks a low kick nicely.
Puncherson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Puncherson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Punchy Puncherson has been cut.
Hughes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puncherson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hughes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Puncherson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hughes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hughes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hughes scores with a leg kick.
Puncherson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puncherson wants to pass to mount but Hughes is defending the position.
Hughes is defending against the submission attempts here by Puncherson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puncherson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puncherson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Puncherson trying to advance position but Hughes counters by regaining guard.
Puncherson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hughes wants to sweep here but Puncherson controlling him for the moment.
Hughes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Puncherson is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puncherson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hughes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Puncherson trying to move into half guard but instead Hughes has managed to sweep!
Puncherson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hughes wants to stand but Puncherson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Puncherson wants to sweep here but Hughes controlling him for the moment.
Hughes stands up and waves to Puncherson to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puncherson throws a poor cross that misses
and Hughes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab from Hughes.
Hughes throws a right hand that Puncherson ducks under and follows up with a left that Puncherson also avoids with ease.
Hughes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Puncherson eats them both and turns towards Hughes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hughes tries to bum rush Puncherson with a series of wild strikes but Puncherson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hughes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Puncherson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puncherson throwing shots but Hughes is blocking nicely.
Puncherson prevents Hughes from standing back up.
Puncherson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puncherson trying to control the action but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Puncherson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Puncherson working over Hughes with some ground and pound. Hughes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hughes is trying to stand back up but Puncherson is controlling him
Puncherson wants to pass to mount but Hughes is defending the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Puncherson lands a nice short elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puncherson seems to be looking for submissions.
Hughes wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carson Hughes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Punchy Puncherson's cut.
That's time! Puncherson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Puncherson throws a leg kick but Hughes checks it.
Puncherson throws a chopping leg kick but Hughes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hughes misses with a double jab.
A combination from Hughes does no damage.
Hughes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hughes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Puncherson. Puncherson obviously looking to wear him down.
Puncherson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hughes checks it well.
Puncherson shoots for a takedown but Hughes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hughes wants to clinch.
Hughes misses with a few strikes there.
Carson Hughes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes works over Puncherson's head and body with a nice combination.
Hughes works over Puncherson's head and body with a nice combination.
Puncherson is rocked!
A low kick from Puncherson misses
and Hughes counters with a left and a right that stings Puncherson.
Oh Puncherson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Puncherson looks for a takedown but Hughes sprawls well.
Puncherson seems to have got his legs back now.
Hughes throws a right hand that Puncherson ducks under and follows up with a left that Puncherson also avoids with ease.
Hughes swinging wildly here.
Hughes looks to land a combination but Puncherson avoids it well.
Hughes tries to clinch but Puncherson is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a series of punches but Puncherson moves out of range.
Hughes darts in trying to clinch
and Puncherson counters with a good, hard body kick but Hughes shrugs it off.
Puncherson is looking to score with low kicks.
Carson Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puncherson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puncherson goes for a double leg but Hughes avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hughes continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Punchy Puncherson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Puncherson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hughes's efforts to push away.
Hughes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Puncherson misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puncherson prevents Hughes from breaking the clinch.
Puncherson looking to slow down the pace here.
Puncherson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hughes is trying to break the clinch but Puncherson has him pressed against the cage.
Puncherson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hughes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Carson Hughes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Puncherson wants a takedown.
Hughes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hughes keeps control of Puncherson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Puncherson misses with a knee strike.
Punchy Puncherson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puncherson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Puncherson wants to land a leg kick but Hughes is out of range.
Hughes tries to bum rush Puncherson with a series of wild strikes but Puncherson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hughes takes the fight into the clinch.
Puncherson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hughes managing to block the knees to the body from Puncherson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puncherson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Puncherson has Hughes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hughes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carson Hughes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hughes 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carson Hughes!
Carson Hughes 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krug Barishkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Poyyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barishkov comes into the arena with Angel of Death - Slayer blaring out of the sound system. Poyyer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. All of the Lights kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ken Poyyer told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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280 lbs
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270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Krug Barishkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Poyyer!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poyyer throws a nice looking combination but Barishkov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barishkov dips to his left and cracks Poyyer with an uppercut!
Poyyer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barishkov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barishkov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barishkov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Poyyer misses with a few strikes there.
Barishkov sizes up Poyyer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barishkov.
Poyyer looks winded!
Poyyer throws a combination that misses
and Barishkov counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barishkov.
Poyyer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barishkov can pounce on him.
Barishkov cracks Poyyer with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Poyyer falls to his knees and Barishkov doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krug Barishkov!
During a confident post fight interview, Krug Barishkov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Ken Poyyer had this to say: 'The next guy will be sleeping i promiss'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miroslav Maruska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Joey Banks has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miroslav Maruska!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maruska manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maruska scores with a nice head shot.
Maruska uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Maruska lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Banks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maruska.
Banks throws a body punch but Maruska moves out of range.
Banks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maruska lands with a hook. Banks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banks darts in and clinches Maruska up against the cage.
Banks misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Maruska scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maruska blocks an uppercut.
Banks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Maruska on the inside.
Maruska lands a left hand that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
It looks like Joey Banks has been cut.
Banks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maruska has a couple of punches blocked by Banks.
Banks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banks struggles to land a body shot inside as Maruska controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks looking to stall.
Maruska blocking some punches.
Maruska lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Banks or not.
Maruska lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Banks tries to work over Maruska's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Banks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maruska blocking some punches.
Banks throws a head punch that misses.
Banks has a couple of punches blocked by Maruska.
Maruska has Banks pushed against the cage.
Banks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maruska.
Banks throws a head punch that misses.
Banks lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banks blocking some punches.
Maruska stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Maruska fails to land.
Maruska has Banks pushed against the cage.
Maruska's coach down at Madz was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Maruska's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maruska working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maruska lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maruska.
Banks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maruska scores with a shoulder strike.
Banks taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Maruska tries to work over Banks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maruska manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Maruska lands a left hand.
Maruska goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Banks swings wildly with an uppercut but Maruska uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Banks.
Banks prevents a body shot from Maruska.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maruska's elbow.
Banks misses with a punch to the body.
Banks lands with a right to the head.
Banks misses with some punches.
Banks misses with the head strike.
Banks lands a hook that snaps the head of Maruska backwards.
Banks can't find room to land a body shot as Maruska controls the action.
Maruska lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Banks working aggressively here.
Banks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maruska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maruska avoiding damage.
Maruska lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maruska throws a head punch that misses.
Maruska lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Banks throws a punch but it's blocked by Maruska.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maruska.
Banks prevents a body shot from Maruska.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maruska works on Banks's body with a couple of short punches.
Banks can't find room to land a body shot as Maruska controls the action.
Maruska breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banks misses with a wild body shot.
Banks throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Maruska to counter with a crisp jab.
Maruska jabs at Banks's body.
Maruska lands a nice looking body shot.
Banks is breathing heavily.
Maruska works the jab nicely.
Maruska lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Banks throws a looping overhand right but Maruska ducks down to avoid it.
Maruska defending well as Banks loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maruska works Banks's body with a nice hook.
Maruska scores with a jab to the body.
Maruska gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maruska scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miroslav Maruska dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Banks'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.
Maruska has taken the fight to the clinch.
Banks is rocked!
A body shot lands from Maruska.
Oh Banks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maruska unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Banks! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Maruska is unloading with more strikes now! Banks drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miroslav Maruska!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Van Dijk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aoki Yoshidas (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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150 lbs
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Van Dijk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aoki Yoshidas!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshidas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yoshidas misses with a double jab.
Yoshidas jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Nick Van Dijk has been cut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yoshidas - that will leave a mark!
Yoshidas cracks Van Dijk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yoshidas throws a head kick that misses
and Van Dijk counters with a shoot takedown. Yoshidas fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Yoshidas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Van Dijk is aware though and is defending well.
Van Dijk drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Van Dijk jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Van Dijk drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Van Dijk as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Yoshidas screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Van Dijk! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Nick Van Dijk!
Nick Van Dijk retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Ablett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Anwar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Anwar's choice of entrance music: 1 Thing. 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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185 lbs
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26
187 lbs
3 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary Ablett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Anwar!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ablett slips a jab and a cross from Anwar.
Anwar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Peter Anwar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Anwar lands.
It looks like Gary Ablett has been cut.
Anwar takes a swing at Ablett's ribcage but misses.
Anwar throws a good cross that connects.
Anwar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ablett was well out of range. Poor timing from Anwar.
Anwar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ablett scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Anwar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anwar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ablett has time to react.
Anwar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ablett on the side of the head.
Anwar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anwar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ablett doesn't seem bothered though.
Anwar shoots in looking for a takedown. Ablett tries to sprawl out of it but Anwar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ablett manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ablett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anwar is defended easily by Ablett.
Gary Ablett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Anwar.
Anwar swings for the body but Ablett moves out of range.
Anwar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ablett takes a swing at Anwar's ribcage but misses.
Ablett shoots in for a takedown but Anwar shows good takedown defense.
Ablett shoots in and gets a takedown into Anwar's guard.
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 referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Anwar wants to hit a switch here but Ablett passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Anwar there!
Anwar is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ablett is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Anwar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ablett can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anwar is looking to escape.
Anwar is desperately trying to improve his position but Ablett has a good base and remains in mount.
Ablett lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anwar wants to control but Ablett is having none of it.
Anwar is trying desperately to improve position.
Anwar keeps trying to improve his position.
Anwar squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Anwar is trying to escape the mount.
Anwar tries to lock up and control but Ablett gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ablett controlling the position easily from mount.
Ablett lands a big shot there that rocks Anwar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ablett controlling from the full mount.
Anwar is looking to get to half guard.
Ablett sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anwar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Anwar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ablett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ablett working the ground and pound effectively.
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!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anwar can't escape the position.
Anwar wants to control but Ablett is having none of it.
Ablett raining down hammerfists from mount.
Anwar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ablett controlling the position easily from mount.
Anwar is in a horrible position here. Ablett smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Anwar is trying to escape the mount.
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 Gary Ablett will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gary Ablett'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.
Anwar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Anwar sizes up Ablett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Anwar scores with a jab to the body.
Anwar throws a body punch but Ablett moves out of range.
Ablett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Anwar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ablett.
Anwar digs a good hook to Ablett's body.
Ablett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anwar.
Anwar throws a shot to the body.
Anwar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anwar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ablett manages to avoid it.
Anwar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anwar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ablett but Ablett pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ablett shoots in for a takedown but Anwar shows good takedown defense.
Nice jab there from Anwar.
Anwar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ablett was well out of range. Poor timing from Anwar.
Ablett tries to clinch but Anwar is having none of it.
Ablett blocks a jab.
Peter Anwar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ablett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Anwar with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ablett moves out of range of the strikes.
Anwar just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from Anwar finds it's target.
Anwar just misses with a punch to the body.
Ablett moves out of range as Anwar strikes.
Ablett staying out of range there.
Anwar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anwar ducks under a wild hook from Ablett.
Anwar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ablett slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ablett shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anwar defends it nicely.
Anwar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anwar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Anwar scores with a nice right hand.
Ablett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ablett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anwar shoots in for a takedown but Ablett shows good takedown defense.
Ablett goes for a double leg but Anwar avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Anwar continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Ablett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ablett is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Anwar pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anwar gets underhooks to prevent Ablett's takedown attempt.
Anwar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anwar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anwar looks for the body kick but Ablett saw that one coming.
Gary Ablett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anwar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Anwar lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Anwar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Anwar.
Ablett shoots in for a double leg but Anwar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Anwar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gary Ablett's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Anwar loads up on a big right hand but Ablett slips the punch.
Ablett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anwar.
Anwar misses with a two punch combination.
Ablett staying out of range there.
Anwar throws a body punch but Ablett moves out of range.
Anwar throws a body punch but Ablett moves out of range.
Ablett tries to bum rush Anwar with a series of wild strikes but Anwar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Anwar misses.
Anwar throws a hook but Ablett blocks it.
Ablett with a jab.
Ablett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anwar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ablett slips a jab and a cross from Anwar.
A jab lands there for Ablett.
Anwar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ablett tries to clinch up.
Anwar throws a shot to the body.
Anwar stuns Ablett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Anwar keeps the fight on the outside.
Ablett looks for a takedown but Anwar sprawls well.
Anwar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ablett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anwar looks to score with a jab to the body but Ablett is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anwar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ablett slips under a jab.
Ablett slips under a jab from Anwar.
Ablett takes one to the chin there.
Anwar misses with a hook. Ablett ducked under it nicely.
Nice body punch from Anwar.
Ablett looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anwar is fending him off so far but Ablett persists. Nope, Anwar circles away and we're back to standing.
Anwar lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anwar throws a looping overhand right but Ablett ducks down to avoid it.
Anwar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anwar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anwar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ablett shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anwar defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Ablett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Ablett as Anwar shoots in.
Anwar cracks a nice hook into Ablett's ribs.
Ablett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ablett ducks under a wild hook from Anwar.
Anwar misses with a body shot.
Anwar misses with an uppercut
and Ablett counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anwar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anwar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ablett avoids it really well and circles away.
Anwar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ablett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ablett shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anwar sprawls well. Anwar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ablett gets slowly back to his feet.
Ablett shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Anwar napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ablett scoring with punches from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Anwar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anwar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Anwar!
Peter Anwar got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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