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Evil Empire Throwdown 10 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Twister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Krauthammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Twister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charlie Krauthammer!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Chris Dean and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twister missing with a left hand there. Krauthammer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Twister jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krauthammer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krauthammer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Twister.
Twister misses with a body shot
and Krauthammer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Twister moves into full guard.
Krauthammer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Twister is trying to control the position but Krauthammer postures up.
Krauthammer trying to move into half guard but instead Twister has managed to sweep!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Twister pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Krauthammer is keeping the position for now.
Krauthammer can't keep his opponent in guard - Twister advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Twister is trying to control the action in half guard but Krauthammer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Krauthammer is looking to improve his position.
Krauthammer regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twister looking to pass the guard.
Krauthammer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Twister's guard.
Twister is trying to keep Krauthammer in close.
Krauthammer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Krauthammer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Twister pulls Krauthammer in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Twister is looking for a triangle but Krauthammer pushes his legs off easily.
Krauthammer postures up in Twister's guard and throws a big left but Twister blocks it.
Twister is looking for a triangle but Krauthammer pushes his legs off easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Krauthammer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Krauthammer trying to control but Twister is working from the bottom.
Twister managing to control the position.
Krauthammer is looking to work some ground and pound but Twister has wrist control.
Twister seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Twister keeping full guard, as Krauthammer tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Krauthammer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Krauthammer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Twister lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Krauthammer!
Krauthammer tries to hold on but Twister pushes him away.
Twister is trying to take his opponent's back.
Krauthammer is trying to escape the mount.
Krauthammer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Krauthammer is still trying to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krauthammer defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Twister.
Krauthammer sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Twister is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Krauthammer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Twister.
Krauthammer moves into full guard.
Twister looking to pass the guard.
Twister is looking to advance position but Krauthammer has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krauthammer lands a heavy elbow.
Krauthammer controlling from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
It looks like Krauthammer might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Krauthammer working Twister over with strikes here.
BOOM! Krauthammer connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Twister is rocked!
Krauthammer is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Twister goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Krauthammer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Charlie Krauthammer!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steve Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Matsushita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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134 lbs
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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
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenji Matsushita!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin misses with a looping right.
Matsushita tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Matsushita moves out of range as Martin throws a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matsushita.
Matsushita pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martin jabs Matsushita right on the nose. Matsushita blinks but takes it well.
A combination from Martin does no damage.
A big right from Martin misses.
Martin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Matsushita in his tracks.
Matsushita throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
Martin avoids the body shot from Matsushita.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matsushita. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin throws a leg kick which misses Matsushita's front leg but catches the back leg as Matsushita tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Matsushita misses.
Martin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slow jab from Martin misses its intended target.
Matsushita tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Martin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matsushitas head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsushita lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Martin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Matsushita has him pressed against the cage.
Martin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Matsushita misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matsushita works on Martin's body with a couple of short punches.
Matsushita lands a hook that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Martin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Martin throws a punch but it's blocked by Matsushita.
Martin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nice body punch from Martin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin breaks from the clinch.
Jab from Martin.
Martin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsushita was well out of range. Poor timing from Martin.
We've been informed that Matsushita has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Matsushita ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matsushita moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steve Martin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martin throws an overhand right that lands on Matsushita's shoulder, as Matsushita tries to avoid the shot.
Matsushita takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Matsushita throws a leg kick that misses.
Matsushita uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Martin throws a series of punches but Matsushita avoids them all with ease.
Steve Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matsushita does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Martin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Martin.
Matsushita lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matsushita lands with a nice body kick.
Martin misses with a series of wild punches.
Matsushita uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Martin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matsushita is looking to score with low kicks.
Martin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matsushita ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
Matsushita moves out of range as Martin strikes.
Martin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Matsushita tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Martin finds it's way through Matsushita's defenses.
Martin throws a jab when Matsushita was well out of range.
Matsushita tried to score with a low kick but Martin checks it.
Matsushita cracks the inside of Martin's front leg.
Martin misses with a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Martin. Beautiful body shot.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsushita.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Matsushita is defended easily by Martin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Matsushita back to the cage. Martin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Martin lands a jab to the nose.
A shot to the liver by Martin. Beautiful body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Matsushita checks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martin checks a leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Martin lands a body punch.
Martin misses with some punches.
Matsushita changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Martin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Matsushita.
Martin lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Martin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Matsushita throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martin throws a chopping leg kick but Matsushita manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Matsushita is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Martin's half guard.
Martin trying to control here.
Matsushita misses with a head shot. Martin uses the momentum to regain guard.
Matsushita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Matsushita distracts Martin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsushita looking to pass the guard.
Martin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Martin has momentary wrist control but Matsushita slips an elbow through the middle.
Matsushita working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Matsushita stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsushita trying to control the position from guard on top but Martin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matsushita wants to pass the guard but Martin is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matsushita with a flurry of punches that miss.
Matsushita looking to sit in guard and control but Martin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Martin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martin cracks Matsushita with a solid left hand.
Matsushita wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Martin is now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsushita actively working from the bottom here.
Matsushita actively working from the bottom here.
Martin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Martin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Matsushita defending well though.
Martin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Matsushita blocking the ground and pound attempt from Martin.
Martin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Matsushita's head.
Martin is thwarting Matsushita's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Matsushita defending well though.
Martin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matsushita makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Matsushita.
Matsushita working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Martin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Martin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Matsushita preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matsushita tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Matsushita showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Matsushita misses with an attempted mid kick.
Matsushita throws a low kick but it's checked well by Martin.
Martin lands with a right hand.
Matsushita misses with a head kick.
Martin throws a right hand that Matsushita ducks under and follows up with a left that Matsushita also avoids with ease.
Matsushita misses with a head kick.
Matsushita avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martin scores with a leg kick.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matsushita.
Martin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martin looks to land a left hand but Matsushita moved out of range nicely.
Matsushita tries to land a front kick but Martin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Matsushita slips a straight right by Martin.
Matsushita moves away from the strike by Martin.
Martin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Martin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Matsushita looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Martin!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsushita scores with punches from side control.
Matsushita looks up at the clock and then as Martin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Matsushita smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The strikes coming from Matsushita are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Matsushita trying to control the action but Martin is working from the bottom.
Matsushita misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Matsushita sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Martin is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Matsushita.
Matsushita trying to control the action but Martin is working from the bottom.
Matsushita lands a decent elbow from side control.
An elbow from Matsushita crashes against the mat.
Martin avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Matsushita.
Matsushita throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin regains half guard, as Matsushita was trying to land strikes.
Matsushita not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Martin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Matsushita is working away from the top position though.
Matsushita is trying to control the action in half guard but Martin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Matsushita throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Martin to regain full guard.
Matsushita throws an elbow that misses. Martin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Matsushita's guard. Nice move by Martin!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a big elbow that misses.
Matsushita is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Martin is aware though and is defending well.
Matsushita preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Matsushita looking for a guillotine here but Martin defends easily.
Martin wants to pass the guard but Matsushita is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matsushita had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Martin defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenji Matsushita comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Matsushita 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenji Matsushita!
A victorious Kenji Matsushita thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Steve Martin had this to say: 'I want to apologize to all my fans! I went to the strip club last night and I still have a f*****g hangover...plus...My huge penis threw me off balance a few times during the fight, I may tape it to my leg next fight.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Renato Cardoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakota Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cardoso comes to the cage accompanied by Samba de Janeiro. Renato Cardoso has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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172 lbs
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170 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Renato Cardoso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dakota Martin!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Francis DeMontford and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin avoids the head kick by Cardoso.
Cardoso slips under a jab.
Cardoso looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Martin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cardoso's head.
It looks like Renato Cardoso has been cut.
Cardoso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin jabs Cardoso to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cardoso throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cardoso walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cardoso lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Martin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Renato Cardoso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cardoso scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cardoso lands with a nice body punch.
Cardoso looks to land a right hand but Martin moved out of range.
Cardoso looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Martin avoids the body shot from Cardoso.
Cardoso rushes Martin and presses him up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Martin.
Martin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cardoso lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cardoso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Our sources have told us that Cardoso has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cardoso as Martin tries to tie him up.
Martin tries a body shot but Cardoso blocks it.
Cardoso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cardoso prevents a body shot from Martin.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Martin managing to block the knees to the body from Cardoso.
Martin lands with a right to the head.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Cardoso avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Cardoso.
Martin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Cardoso.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Cardoso.
Cardoso missing with knees to the body.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cardoso misses with a body punch.
Martin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martin blocks a body shot from Cardoso.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Martin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cardoso.
Cardoso misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cardoso.
Cardoso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cardoso blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cardoso misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martin controlling the action here for a moment.
Cardoso is looking to take this one to the mat.
Martin misses with a punch to the body.
Cardoso pushes Martin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Cardoso controls the action.
Cardoso blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Cardoso avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Cardoso.
Martin tries a body shot but Cardoso blocks it.
Martin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martin scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martin.
Martin manages to break the clinch.
Cardoso throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cardoso misses with a wild body shot.
Cardoso shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Cardoso.
Martin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cardoso tries to land a front kick but Martin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cardoso shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Martin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dakota Martin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Martin and Cardoso goes tumbling to the canvas! Martin follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Cardoso is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Martin is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Cardoso is hurt! He's hurt bad - Martin fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Cardoso from any more punishment! Congratulations to Martin! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dakota Martin!
A less than humble Dakota Martin misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Yakimyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nycky Downtime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Downtime has chosen Bring It as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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167 lbs
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159 lbs
28 - 23 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Roman Yakimyuk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Nycky Downtime!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Downtime swings for the body but Yakimyuk moves out of range.
Yakimyuk throws a push kick but Downtime slaps the foot to one side.
Downtime jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yakimyuk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Downtime circles away quickly and effectively.
Downtime jabs Yakimyuk right on the nose. Yakimyuk blinks but takes it well.
Yakimyuk throws a leg kick but Downtime moved away.
Downtime throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yakimyuk misses with a wild body shot.
Yakimyuk is looking to slow Downtime down with leg kicks.
Yakimyuk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Downtime swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yakimyuk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yakimyuk misses with a body shot.
Yakimyuk moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yakimyuk throws a leg kick but Downtime sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yakimyuk has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Roman Yakimyuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Downtime shoots in looking for a takedown but Yakimyuk manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Downtime's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downtime moves out of range as Yakimyuk strikes.
Roman Yakimyuk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Downtime on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yakimyuk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Downtime gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Yakimyuk counters with a low kick, right behind Downtime 's knee.
Downtime checks a leg kick.
Yakimyuk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Downtime. That did some damage!
Downtime throws a right and a left that both miss.
Downtime shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yakimyuk as he jumps to the side.
Downtime scores with a jab to the jaw.
Downtime chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yakimyuk can pounce on him.
Yakimyuk blocks a low kick nicely.
Downtime takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakimyuk swings widly with a right hand
and Downtime counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yakimyuk throws a push kick but Downtime slaps the foot to one side.
Yakimyuk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Downtime.
Crunch! Yakimyuk slams his shin into Downtime's torso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yakimyuk jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yakimyuk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yakimyuk misses with a straight right.
Yakimyuk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yakimyuk lands with a straight right. Downtime didn't see that one coming.
Yakimyuk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yakimyuk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Downtime has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Downtime misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downtime throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Downtime shoots in for a takedown but Yakimyuk shows good takedown defense.
Roman Yakimyuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nycky Downtime.
Downtime looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yakimyuk lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A jab from Yakimyuk misses.
Yakimyuk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Downtime takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Downtime.
Downtime keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yakimyuk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Downtime's calf.
Downtime displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yakimyuk throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Downtime blocks a leg kick.
Yakimyuk rushes Downtime and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Downtime looking to throw knees to the head but Yakimyuk is blocking nicely.
Downtime wants to get back to striking at distance but Yakimyuk won't allow it.
Yakimyuk breaks from the clinch.
Yakimyuk misses with the body kick
and Downtime counters with a head kick. That will keep Yakimyuk thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Downtime takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yakimyuk misses with a wild body shot.
Downtime lands a jab to Yakimyuk's midsection.
Yakimyuk is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yakimyuk moves into the clinch.
Downtime is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yakimyuk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yakimyuk throws a head punch that misses.
Downtime has picked Yakimyuk up - he's going for a ride! Downtime dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Yakimyuk dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Downtime goes for a double leg but Yakimyuk avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yakimyuk continues to drive forward.
Yakimyuk swings wildly with an uppercut but Downtime uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yakimyuk lands a nice shot to the body.
Yakimyuk misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yakimyuk.
A short body shot lands from Yakimyuk as the two fighters clinch.
Downtime missing with knees to the body.
Yakimyuk presses Downtime against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Yakimyuk.
Downtime wants to stall.
Yakimyuk digs a right hand underneath Downtime's ribcage. Downtime let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yakimyuk working aggressively here.
Downtime drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yakimyuk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakimyuk lands a nice shot to the body.
Downtime is working for takedown but Yakimyuk is calmly controlling the position for now.
Roman Yakimyuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nycky Downtime.
Downtime is breathing heavily.
Yakimyuk lands a left hand.
Yakimyuk pushes Downtime back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yakimyuk lands with a right to the head.
Yakimyuk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yakimyuk lands a right hand.
Downtime is rocked!
Downtime lands a takedown into guard.
Downtime is still in real trouble! Can Yakimyuk finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Downtime prevents Yakimyuk from getting back to his feet.
Downtime seems to have recovered his senses.
Yakimyuk wriggles free and stands up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yakimyuk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yakimyuk throws the kick towards the body but Downtime avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakimyuk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yakimyuk misses with a body shot.
Yakimyuk bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yakimyuk misses with a body shot.
Yakimyuk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Downtime gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yakimyuk counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Downtime throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick by Downtime misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yakimyuk keeps Downtime at a distance using the push kick.
Downtime slips a jab from Yakimyuk.
Downtime slips under a jab from Yakimyuk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid body kick from Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk lands with an overhand left.
Yakimyuk cracks Downtime with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yakimyuk connects with a body shot that sends Downtime's belly button to the back.
Downtime lands a two punch combo.
Downtime's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yakimyuk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yakimyuk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Downtime doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Yakimyuk misses its intended target.
Yakimyuk instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downtime using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yakimyuk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yakimyuk wants to stall.
A short right from Yakimyuk.
Downtime takes a shot to the head.
Downtime tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yakimyuk smiles and moves away.
Downtime swings for the body but Yakimyuk moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yakimyuk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Downtime sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Downtime's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yakimyuk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Downtime scrambles back to his feet.
Downtime fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Yakimyuk dominated that second 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.
A leg kick checked by Yakimyuk.
Downtime walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Downtime checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yakimyuk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Downtime in his tracks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yakimyuk, right into the meat.
Yakimyuk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Downtime keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yakimyuk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yakimyuk blocks a jab.
Yakimyuk cracks the inside of Downtime's front leg.
Yakimyuk takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Roman Yakimyuk has been cut.
Yakimyuk misses with a hook to the body
and Downtime counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Downtime misses.
Roman Yakimyuk is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice sprawl there from Yakimyuk as Downtime shoots in.
Yakimyuk connects with a single shot there.
Downtime misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Yakimyuk misses the target.
Yakimyuk cracks Downtime with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Downtime takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yakimyuk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Downtime swats away the attempt to clinch by Yakimyuk.
Downtime scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yakimyuk. That's going to slow Downtime down.
Yakimyuk works the jab nicely.
Good leg kick by Yakimyuk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yakimyuk looks to throw a body kick
and Downtime counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Downtime catches Yakimyuk with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yakimyuk swings for the body but Downtime moves out of range.
Yakimyuk lands with a nice body punch.
Yakimyuk bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Downtime checks the leg kick.
Nice cross by Yakimyuk.
Downtime tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yakimyuk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Downtime somewhat.
Downtime tries to move into range but Yakimyuk moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakimyuk scores with a spinning back kick!
Yakimyuk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Downtime moves out of range as Yakimyuk strikes.
Downtime dodges the punch combination from Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk scores with the left hand. Downtime knows he should have avoided that one.
Yakimyuk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Downtime.
Downtime has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Downtime tries to keep at a distance but Yakimyuk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yakimyuk stops a takedown attempt from Downtime.
Roman Yakimyuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nycky Downtime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downtime misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk misses with a punch on the inside.
Yakimyuk scores with a shoulder strike.
Downtime tries to land knees in the clinch but Yakimyuk avoids the damage to the body.
Roman Yakimyuk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yakimyuk blocks the elbow strike.
Yakimyuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yakimyuk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Downtime gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yakimyuk is trying to stand up here but Downtime is controlling him well.
Downtime trying to control the action but Yakimyuk is working from the bottom.
Yakimyuk looks like he's trying to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yakimyuk trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Yakimyuk clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Yakimyuk's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yakimyuk moves out of range as Downtime strikes.
Yakimyuk throws a jab but it's blocked by Downtime.
Downtime blocks a low kick nicely.
Yakimyuk works over Downtime's head and body with a nice combination.
Yakimyuk connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Downtime shoots for a takedown but Yakimyuk saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yakimyuk throws a hook but Downtime avoids it easily.
Yakimyuk rushes Downtime and presses him up against the cage.
Yakimyuk prevents Downtime from breaking the clinch.
Yakimyuk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yakimyuk lands a right hand.
Downtime is trying to force a seperation but Yakimyuk has the dominant position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yakimyuk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakimyuk has Downtime pressed against the cage.
Yakimyuk lands a nice uppercut.
Yakimyuk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Downtime is looking to break free of the clinch but Yakimyuk has double underhooks.
Yakimyuk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yakimyuk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Downtime stalling in the clinch but Yakimyuk improves position.
Downtime tries to land knees in the clinch but Yakimyuk avoids the damage to the body.
Yakimyuk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Downtime is trying to drag Yakimyuk to the mat but Yakimyuk just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Downtime has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yakimyuk avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Roman Yakimyuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nycky Downtime.
Downtime tries for a takedown. No joy.
Yakimyuk drops Downtime onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Downtime is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Yakimyuk.
Downtime is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Yakimyuk throws a big uppercut that drops Downtime! More strikes from Yakimyuk and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Downtime lies dazed against the cage as Yakimyuk celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Yakimyuk!
Roman Yakimyuk is the new lightweight champion!
Roman Yakimyuk 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Alvarez Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vergil Blanco Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banner comes to the cage accompanied by Raining Blood by Slayer. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
31 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Alvarez Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vergil Blanco Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanco Rocha scores with a jab to the head.
Banner fails with a takedown attempt.
Blanco Rocha throws a series of strikes that have Banner backpedaling.
Blanco Rocha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blanco Rocha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blanco Rocha slaps away a takedown attempt from Banner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blanco Rocha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Banner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blanco Rocha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Banner throws a right hand that Blanco Rocha ducks under and follows up with a left that Blanco Rocha also avoids with ease.
Banner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blanco Rocha sprawls well. Blanco Rocha wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Banner gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Alvarez Banner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blanco Rocha throws a head kick but Banner moves out of range.
Banner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha tries to clinch up but Banner circles away and keeps his distance.
Banner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blanco Rocha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Banner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice takedown defense from Blanco Rocha. No joy for Banner on that attempt.
Blanco Rocha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blanco Rocha misses with an uppercut
and Banner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blanco Rocha lands with a kick to the temple. Banner shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Banner stalks Blanco Rocha and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blanco Rocha's face. Blanco Rocha staggers backwards, shaken.
Banner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blanco Rocha tries to clinch up but Banner circles away and keeps his distance.
Banner darts in and clinches Blanco Rocha up against the cage.
Banner misses with a punch to the body.
Blanco Rocha lands an elbow inside.
Banner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Banner can't find room to land a body shot as Blanco Rocha controls the action.
Banner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner can't find room to land a body shot as Blanco Rocha controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banner.
Blanco Rocha misses with a knee strike.
Banner lands a hook that snaps the head of Blanco Rocha backwards.
Banner misses with some punches.
Banner takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blanco Rocha just misses with a elbow thrown towards Banner's brow.
Blanco Rocha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha missing with knees to the body.
Blanco Rocha blocking some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blanco Rocha obliges.
Banner blocks an elbow strike from Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha misses with an elbow over the top.
Banner lands a left hand.
Banner avoiding damage as Blanco Rocha throws knees to the body.
Banner avoids the elbow strike from Blanco Rocha, against the cage.
Banner misses with a body punch.
Blanco Rocha lands an elbow inside that Banner shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Banner.
Blanco Rocha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banner dodges an elbow strike from Blanco Rocha.
Banner working aggressively here.
Banner scores with a shot to the side of Blanco Rocha's head.
Blanco Rocha tries to land a knee to the head but Banner blocks with his arms.
Banner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banner tries a body shot but Blanco Rocha blocks it.
Blanco Rocha digs a right hand underneath Banner's ribcage. Banner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Banner misses with some punches.
Banner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Banner avoiding damage as Blanco Rocha throws knees to the body.
Banner pulls guard.
Blanco Rocha avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blanco Rocha wants to get up but he can't break Banner's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha wants to control from the top but Banner keeps moving.
Blanco Rocha won't allow Banner to sweep him here.
Blanco Rocha is looking to stand up but Banner won't let him.
Banner wants to sweep here but Blanco Rocha controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blanco Rocha manages to get himself to full guard.
Banner is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Blanco Rocha is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Blanco Rocha has escaped and now he's on top!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banner trying to strike off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vergil Blanco Rocha will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Banner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blanco Rocha circles away.
Banner shoots in but Blanco Rocha avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Banner dives in for a single leg takedown but Blanco Rocha sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Alvarez Banner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blanco Rocha misses with the head strike.
Banner misses with a punch on the inside.
Blanco Rocha pushes off an throws an elbow but Banner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Banner.
A knee to the head by Blanco Rocha.
It looks like Bruce Alvarez Banner has been cut.
Banner has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Blanco Rocha after a bit of a struggle.
Banner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blanco Rocha pushes off an throws an elbow but Banner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Banner is trying to pull guard but Blanco Rocha has him pressed against the cage.
Banner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blanco Rocha pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blanco Rocha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Banner is defending well for now.
Blanco Rocha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Banner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Banner throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanco Rocha.
Banner swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanco Rocha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banner pulls guard effortlessly.
Blanco Rocha stands up and waves to Banner to follow him.
Banner moves in looking to clinch but Blanco Rocha pushes him off.
Blanco Rocha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Banner avoids the head kick by Blanco Rocha.
Banner looks to land a right hand but Blanco Rocha moved out of range.
Blanco Rocha scoring well with a low kick there.
Blanco Rocha lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blanco Rocha's waist but Blanco Rocha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Banner off to one side.
Blanco Rocha has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blanco Rocha misses with an uppercut.
Banner goes for a double leg but Blanco Rocha avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Blanco Rocha continues to drive forward.
A body shot lands from Banner.
Blanco Rocha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Banner.
Banner avoids a wild elbow strike from Blanco Rocha.
Banner throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanco Rocha.
Banner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Banner blocks the elbow strike.
Banner misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blanco Rocha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Blanco Rocha.
Banner misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Banner fails to land.
Banner throws a head punch that misses.
Banner working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blanco Rocha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Blanco Rocha after a bit of a struggle.
Blanco Rocha blocks an uppercut.
Banner tries a body shot but Blanco Rocha blocks it.
Blanco Rocha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Banner blocks the elbow strike.
Banner is looking to take this one to the mat.
Blanco Rocha stalling.
Blanco Rocha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Banner's defenses.
Blanco Rocha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vergil Blanco Rocha seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blanco Rocha blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blanco Rocha.
Banner lands with a right to the head.
Blanco Rocha throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Banner tries to work over Blanco Rocha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Banner misses with some punches.
Banner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blanco Rocha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Banner fails to land.
Banner lands with a light punch inside.
Blanco Rocha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Banner is defending well for now.
Banner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blanco Rocha's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blanco Rocha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Banner fails to land.
Banner blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blanco Rocha.
Banner prevents a body shot from Blanco Rocha.
Nice elbow from Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Banner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banner goes for a takedown attempt but Blanco Rocha pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Banner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blanco Rocha circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vergil Blanco Rocha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bruce Alvarez Banner's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Banner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blanco Rocha connects with a high kick.
Banner gets a takedown into half guard.
Blanco Rocha pushes Banner off and gets back to his feet.
Banner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blanco Rocha but Blanco Rocha pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blanco Rocha slaps away a takedown attempt from Banner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blanco Rocha swings for the body but Banner moves out of range.
Banner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blanco Rocha pinned against the cage. Blanco Rocha gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Alvarez Banner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blanco Rocha throws an overhand right that lands on Banner's shoulder, as Banner tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha throws a good cross that connects.
Blanco Rocha takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Blanco Rocha misses with a body kick.
Blanco Rocha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banner.
Blanco Rocha throws a leg kick but Banner checks it.
Banner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blanco Rocha tries to avoid it but Banner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blanco Rocha to the ground. Blanco Rocha escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blanco Rocha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blanco Rocha scores with a nice body kick.
That kick from Blanco Rocha tenderised Banner's leg. Banner is trying to keep his angry face on.
Banner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blanco Rocha tries to clinch but Banner moves out of range.
Banner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bruce Alvarez Banner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner shoots in for a takedown but Blanco Rocha shows good takedown defense.
Banner blocks a leg kick.
Blanco Rocha lands a nice hook to Banner's body. Banner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Banner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha lands a nice hook to Banner's body. Banner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banner throws a nice looking combination but Blanco Rocha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blanco Rocha throws a series of punches but Banner moves out of range.
Banner just misses with a punch to the body.
Blanco Rocha throws a sloppy head kick and Banner moves out of range easily.
Blanco Rocha throws a head kick that misses.
Banner closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blanco Rocha managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Banner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner with the ground and pound but Blanco Rocha regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Banner is looking for a kimura but Blanco Rocha is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Banner to get the leverage.
Banner is pressing down on Blanco Rocha's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blanco Rocha is holding on for now.
Blanco Rocha is looking to escape.
Vergil Blanco Rocha is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Banner throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Blanco Rocha to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banner postures up in Blanco Rocha's guard and throws a big left but Blanco Rocha blocks it.
Banner 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.
Blanco Rocha is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blanco Rocha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Banner prevents Blanco Rocha from getting back to his feet.
Banner chips away with some ground and pound.
Banner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Banner pushes down on Blanco Rocha's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Banner is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bruce Alvarez Banner.
I think Blanco Rocha 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vergil Blanco Rocha!
An out of breath Vergil Blanco Rocha thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Suporn Red Gym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Ngo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Red Gym comes to the cage accompanied by It's a long road. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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189 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Suporn Red Gym!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Ngo!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Darius Henderson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ngo with a poor takedown
and Red Gym counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Red Gym.
Red Gym cracks Ngo with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ngo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Red Gym controls the pace.
Red Gym has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Red Gym is looking to work some ground and pound but Ngo has wrist control.
Ngo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Red Gym advances position into side control!
Ngo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Red Gym looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ngo is avoiding damage well.
Red Gym working the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Red Gym's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ngo is looking for a sweep.
Ngo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ngo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ngo looking for a guillotine here but Red Gym defends easily.
Red Gym postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ngo looking to control.
Red Gym controls from within his opponent's guard.
Red Gym won't allow Ngo to sweep him here.
Red Gym in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ngo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Red Gym is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Red Gym distracts Ngo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ngo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Red Gym has picked Ngo up and slammed him! Ngo can't keep hold of the triangle and Red Gym manages to pass to side control!
Red Gym working the head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Red Gym lands a nice forearm strike.
It looks like Henry Ngo has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ngo taking a bit of punishment here - Red Gym scoring with strikes.
Ngo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Red Gym connects with a decent elbow.
Ngo is rocked!
Red Gym in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Ngo looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Red Gym turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suporn Red Gym!
Suporn Red Gym decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damon Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cray Daddy Tay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierce comes to the cage accompanied by Eve 6 - Inside Out. Tay has chosen Bow Down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Damon Pierce has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damon Pierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cray Daddy Tay!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Watson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tay lands a slapping body shot.
Nice body punch from Tay.
Pierce rushes Tay and presses him up against the cage.
Pierce has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tay uses from the top position.
Tay trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pierce manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pierce lands a nice shot to the head.
Tay sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tay wants to improve his position but Pierce is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tay is staying active underneath Pierce, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tay tries to roll over but Pierce keeps him under control.
Pierce throwing shots but Tay is blocking nicely.
Pierce sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tay defending well though.
Pierce slows the pace down in half guard.
Pierce throwing shots but Tay is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tay's head.
Pierce lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tay keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Pierce wants to control but Tay is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tay wants to control but Pierce is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pierce looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pierce content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pierce missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pierce is working for a submission of some sort.
Tay is looking for a sweep. Pierce is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tay blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pierce.
Pierce throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tay is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pierce winds up and cracks Tay with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pierce missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pierce content to control rather than advance.
Pierce landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damon Pierce dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pierce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pierce changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tay looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tay taking a bit of punishment here - Pierce scoring with strikes.
Pierce working away.
Pierce misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tay is looking to reverse the position.
Pierce trying to control the position but Tay is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tay is trying to get back to half guard.
Tay manages to get back to half guard.
Damon Pierce overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tay moves into full guard.
Pierce looking to sit in guard and control but Tay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tay is looking to work some ground and pound but Pierce has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tay working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pierce bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tay's guard.
Tay escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pierce gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've been hearing that Pierce has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Pierce landing some decent shots from guard.
Pierce postures up and lands a big shot to Tay's brow.
Pierce trying to control the position from guard on top but Tay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pierce is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tay is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce distracts Tay with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pierce lands a couple of digs.
Tay keeping moving, preventing Pierce from controlling successfully.
Pierce postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tay keeping full guard, as Pierce tries to pass.
Tay avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce looking to sit in guard and control but Tay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pierce is on top in guard.
Tay lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pierce!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tay cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pierce tries to lock up and control but Tay gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tay is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pierce can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
My spies in The Training Hive (msg to rent a coach) inform me that Tay has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Tay tries to control but Pierce wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damon Pierce dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pierce shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Pierce was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tay is trying to improve his position.
Pierce lands some shots froms side control.
Pierce throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Tay works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Pierce not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tay gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pierce sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tay keeping moving, preventing Pierce from controlling successfully.
Tay manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pierce manages to get himself to full guard.
Tay wants to control from the top but Pierce keeps moving.
Tay missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cray Daddy Tay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pierce 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.
Pierce escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tay gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tay trying to control but Pierce is working from the bottom.
Tay throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tay trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pierce is pulling down on Tay's head. It's preventing any offense from Tay, at least for the moment.
Tay pushes down on Pierce's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tay thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pierce's head.
Pierce trying to control but Tay postures up.
Tay throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tay trying to control from half guard but Pierce is working away.
Tay sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pierce wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce with the active half guard here but Tay passes nicely into side control.
Pierce can't do much from the bottom here.
Tay wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pierce keeps working.
Pierce is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tay off and has taken his back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pierce is trying to control but Tay is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Damon Pierce is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pierce fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Damon Pierce.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pierce, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damon Pierce!
After the fight, Damon Pierce was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Sutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gump comes to the cage accompanied by Fucking Hostile - Pantera. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
272 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bubba Gump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Sutter!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gump tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sutter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gump drives through and clinches with Sutter against the cage.
Gump decides to pull guard.
Gump looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sutter wants to control from the top but Gump keeps moving.
Gump doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sutter distracts Gump with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sutter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gump's head.
Sutter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gump has his foot on Sutter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sutter works his way back into a safe position though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gump keeping moving, preventing Sutter from controlling successfully.
Sutter postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sutter working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Gump 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.
Gump looking for a guillotine here but Sutter defends easily.
Gump will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gump wants to sweep here but Sutter controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sutter stands up over Gump, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gump throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sutter preventing the sweep.
Gump working for a triangle but Sutter defends it easily.
Sutter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sutter wants to control from the top but Gump keeps moving.
Gump avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gump is looking for a triangle but Sutter pushes his legs off easily.
Gump is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sutter defends well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gump preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutter distracts Gump with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sutter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gump is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sutter is working Gump over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gump is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sutter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gump is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sutter is aware though and is defending well.
Sutter tries to free his leg and advance position but Gump is retaining full guard.
Gump looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sutter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gump working for a triangle but Sutter defends it easily.
Sutter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gump is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gump tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sutter trying to control the position from guard on top but Gump is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sutter throws a big elbow that misses.
Gump manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gump landing strikes from the mount.
BOOM! Gump connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gump punching from mount but Sutter doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sutter avoids a strike by Gump and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Gump's guard! Fantastic escape!
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!
Gump escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sutter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gump escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sutter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutter content to stall in guard here.
Gump is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sutter is aware though and is defending well.
Sutter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gump working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sutter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sutter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sutter is looking to work some ground and pound but Gump has wrist control.
Gump has momentary wrist control but Sutter slips an elbow through the middle.
Sutter with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gump working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sutter.
Sutter connects with a couple of short punches.
Sutter looking to sit in guard and control but Gump gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gump postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
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 Bubba Gump will probably get the nod.
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.
Sutter leaves Gump with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sutter connects with a looping right hand.
Gump displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sutter.
Sutter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sutter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gump tries to buck Sutter off but Sutter is having none of it.
Gump dodges the ground and pound from Sutter.
Gump gets back to half guard.
Gump won't allow Sutter to pass to mount.
Sutter lands with a punch from half guard.
Sutter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sutter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sutter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gump is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sutter pulls his head out easily.
Gump looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from Sutter.
Sutter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gump's head.
Nice strikes from Sutter there.
Sutter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gump does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gump is in trouble now - Sutter has advanced to mount!
Gump is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sutter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gump is bucking up trying to escape but Sutter cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gump is looking to get to half guard.
Sutter working Gump over with strikes here.
Sutter postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Gump bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Sutter and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Sutter!
Our winner, Mark Sutter, 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.
Bubba Gump was interviewed post fight and said 'I knew he was gonna be a challenge coming in. I guess I just wasn't up to it tonight...'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musashi Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakuraba comes to the cage accompanied by Lose yourself. Kato has chosen 神風 as his entrance music. Musashi Kato has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Musashi Kato!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Topper Green and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba throws a body kick that misses.
Sakuraba throws a head kick that misses.
Kato staying out of range there.
Sakuraba scores with a push kick.
Good exchange - Sakuraba coming out on top.
Sakuraba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kato!
Sakuraba attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sakuraba works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sakuraba misses with a straight left.
Sakuraba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kato looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sakuraba is fending him off so far but Kato persists. Nope, Sakuraba circles away and we're back to standing.
Sakuraba moves in looking to clinch but Kato pushes him off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kato blocks the body kick.
Sakuraba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kato was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakuraba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato moves away from the strike by Sakuraba.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kato has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kazushi Sakuraba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakuraba throws a hook but Kato blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Sakuraba. Those never looked like landing.
Sakuraba has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kato.
Kazushi Sakuraba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sakuraba with a hook.
Sakuraba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakuraba manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Sakuraba.
Kato fails to land with a series of punches.
Kato scores with a shot to the body.
Donk. Kato catches Sakuraba right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakuraba getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kato connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba rushes Kato and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sakuraba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Our sources have told us that Sakuraba has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Sakuraba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sakuraba lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Musashi Kato has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sakuraba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kato lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
Sakuraba creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sakuraba softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kato takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sakuraba blocking some punches.
Kato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba lands an elbow just above Kato 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sakuraba throws an elbow but misses.
Sakuraba misses with an elbow strike.
Sakuraba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sakuraba blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Kato.
Kato tries to work over Sakuraba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sakuraba lands a nice elbow.
Kato works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kato is leaning against Sakuraba and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sakuraba blocking some punches.
Sakuraba takes a shot to the head.
Kato misses with the head strike.
Kato is looking to take this one to the mat.
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!
Kato misses with some punches.
Sakuraba misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sakuraba.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba tries to throw a body punch but Kato avoids it by throwing Sakuraba back against the cage.
Kato throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kato swings wildly with an uppercut but Sakuraba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakuraba lands a hook that snaps the head of Kato backwards.
Sakuraba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sakuraba misses with an elbow strike.
Kato lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Sakuraba fails to land.
Sakuraba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Katos head.
Nice body punch from Kato.
Kato lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kato gets through Sakuraba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sakuraba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sakuraba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sakuraba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kato's brow.
Kato scores with a shot to the side of Sakuraba's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakuraba lands an elbow inside.
A short uppercut from Kato.
Kato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kato blocks an elbow strike from Sakuraba.
Kato dodges an elbow strike from Sakuraba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Musashi Kato will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Musashi Kato's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kato on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sakuraba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Sakuraba does no damage.
Kato pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
No joy there for Sakuraba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sakuraba ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kato misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kato on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kato keeps the fight on the outside.
Sakuraba lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kato blocks a low kick nicely.
Sakuraba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sakuraba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sakuraba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kato ducks under a wild hook from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sakuraba takes a swing at Kato's ribcage but misses.
Sakuraba tries to land a front kick but Kato steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sakuraba. Sakuraba obviously looking to wear him down.
Kato blocks the body kick.
Kazushi Sakuraba is winning the standup battle so far.
Kato looks to land a body kick but Sakuraba moved away.
Sakuraba throws out a loose jab but Kato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakuraba lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sakuraba keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kato throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sakuraba is looking to clinch but Kato is avoiding it.
Kato throws a solid leg kick but Sakuraba takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kato.
Nice uppercut lands for Sakuraba. That snapped Kato's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kato lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kato takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sakuraba throws a right hand that misses
and Kato counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sakuraba's knee momentarily.
Kato throws a big shot that misses.
Sakuraba moves into the clinch.
Sakuraba throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba misses with a punch to the body.
Kato can't find room to land a body shot as Sakuraba controls the action.
Kato dodges an elbow strike from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba throws an elbow but it misses.
Sakuraba prevents a body shot from Kato.
Kato working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sakuraba creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kato's defenses.
Kato working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kato working aggressively here.
Kato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sakuraba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sakuraba blocking some punches.
Kato lands an uppercut.
Sakuraba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kato lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
Kato misses with the head strike.
A short right from Sakuraba on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakuraba misses with a punch on the inside.
Sakuraba misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kato working aggressively here.
Sakuraba lands a nice elbow.
Kato dodges an elbow strike from Sakuraba.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kato.
Sakuraba lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sakuraba digs a right hand underneath Kato's ribcage. Kato let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sakuraba pushes Kato back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sakuraba throws a head punch that misses.
Sakuraba struggles to land a body shot inside as Kato controls his hands.
A short right from Sakuraba on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sakuraba throws an elbow but misses.
Sakuraba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kato's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sakuraba.
That has opened up Musashi Kato's cut even more.
Sakuraba working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kato avoids the elbow strike from Sakuraba, against the cage.
Sakuraba misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Kato scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kato scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kato tries to throw a body punch but Sakuraba avoids it by throwing Kato back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazushi Sakuraba dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Musashi Kato's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba lands a head kick!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kato 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 Sakuraba has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sakuraba and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sakuraba tries to clinch but Kato is having none of it.
Kato tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sakuraba tries to clinch up
and Kato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sakuraba scores with a nice body kick.
Kato throws a leg kick but Sakuraba moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sakuraba scores with a shot to the body.
Kato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sakuraba doesn't manage to clinch there - Kato circles away.
Sakuraba cracks Kato with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sakuraba slaps away a takedown attempt from Kato, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sakuraba on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kato throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sakuraba's head.
Sakuraba throws a body punch but Kato moves out of range.
Kato throws a push kick but Sakuraba slaps the foot to one side.
Sakuraba throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sakuraba takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters circling - Sakuraba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kato just misses with a punch to the body.
Kato tests Sakuraba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donk. Sakuraba catches Kato right on the button with a cross.
Kato moves out of range of the body kick from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba pushes Kato up against the cage in a clinch.
Sakuraba lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kato.
Sakuraba has a couple of punches blocked by Kato.
A hook to the body from Sakuraba.
Kato avoids the elbow strike from Sakuraba, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba has a couple of punches blocked by Kato.
Sakuraba lands an elbow just above Kato 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sakuraba throws an elbow but misses.
Kato throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kazushi Sakuraba has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sakuraba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sakuraba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Kato fails to land.
Sakuraba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kato throws a punch but it's blocked by Sakuraba.
Kato misses with some punches.
Kato misses with some punches.
Sakuraba misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sakuraba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kato's brow.
Sakuraba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kato is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sakuraba throws an elbow but misses.
Sakuraba misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kato avoids the elbow strike from Sakuraba, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakuraba struggles to land a body shot inside as Kato controls his hands.
Sakuraba throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kato is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sakuraba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sakuraba stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kato misses with a punch to the body.
Kato is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sakuraba prevents a body shot from Kato.
Sakuraba misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakuraba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Kato.
Nice body punch from Sakuraba - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kato.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazushi Sakuraba clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Musashi Kato's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sakuraba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice jab there from Kato.
Sakuraba moves out of range of the body kick.
Sakuraba connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kato momentarily.
Kato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kato thuds his shin into the meat of Sakuraba's side.
Sakuraba feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kato's calf.
Sakuraba thows a leg kick but Kato checks it
and Kato counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kato trying to control the action but Sakuraba is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sakuraba keeping moving, preventing Kato from controlling successfully.
Kato stopping the sweep attempt from Sakuraba.
Kato is looking to work some ground and pound but Sakuraba has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato is in close to Sakuraba's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sakuraba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kato slips nicely into half guard.
Sakuraba wants to improve his position but Kato is controlling well.
Kato sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sakuraba defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato trying to mount his opponent but Sakuraba defends it.
Kato has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sakuraba is trying to stand up here but Kato is controlling him well.
Kato thows a huge punch but Sakuraba dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Kato there.
Kato is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sakuraba slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba wants to stand up but Kato is controlling him.
Kato keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sakuraba's head.
Sakuraba has momentary wrist control but Kato slips an elbow through the middle.
Kato stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sakuraba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kato wants to control from the top but Sakuraba keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musashi Kato dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Musashi Kato'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!
Sakuraba looks to throw the jab but Kato is out of range.
Sakuraba throws the kick towards the body but Kato avoids it.
Kato fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Sakuraba.
Kato blocks a jab.
Sakuraba lands a front kick.
Sakuraba misses with an uppercut. Kato saw that one coming.
Sakuraba fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kato checks it well.
Sakuraba is looking to clinch but Kato is avoiding it.
Sakuraba looks to throw a body kick
and Kato counters with a shoot takedown. Sakuraba fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kato wants to control from the top but Sakuraba keeps moving.
Sakuraba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kato wants to control from the top but Sakuraba keeps moving.
Kato might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sakuraba haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sakuraba tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi Kato has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sakuraba tries to clinch but Kato is having none of it.
Sakuraba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sakuraba checks a leg kick.
Kato on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sakuraba scores with a head kick. Kato tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sakuraba blocks a head kick by Kato.
Sakuraba with a nice cross.
Sakuraba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sakuraba throws a right hand that misses
and Kato counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sakuraba!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kato is putting a hurting on Sakuraba here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kato working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato cracks Sakuraba with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sakuraba on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kato cracks Sakuraba with a big right hand but Sakuraba just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sakuraba tries to control but Kato manages to take his back.
Kato is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Kato gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Kato gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Kato apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Sakuraba connects with a single shot there.
Kato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakuraba manages to avoid it.
Sakuraba throws a lazy uppercut
and Kato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Sakuraba coming out on top.
Sakuraba slips a jab and a cross from Kato.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba looks to throw a body kick
and Kato counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kato throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kato is thwarting Sakuraba's attempts to control the position.
Kato trying to control the action but Sakuraba is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakuraba is pressing down on Kato's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sakuraba trying to keep a closed guard but Kato is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Musashi Kato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kato 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 47:48
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Musashi Kato!
Musashi Kato is the new middleweight champion!
Musashi Kato decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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