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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cohen Blevins (ranked 4966 p4p, 4980 weight class) and Kylan Finley (ranked 225 p4p, 227 weight class). Kylan Finley told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Cohen Blevins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kylan Finley!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blevins tries to clinch there but Finley circles away.
Blevins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Finley closes the distance and clinches.
Finley tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Blevins just stands there and leans against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Finley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blevins can't get the takedown.
Finley tries to pull guard but Blevins holds him up against the cage and eventually Finley drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blevins scores with a shoulder strike.
Finley fails to pull guard.
Cohen Blevins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kylan Finley.
Finley breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blevins keeps the fight on the outside.
Blevins shoots for a takedown but Finley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blevins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finley manages to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Finley.
Finley doesn't manage to clinch there - Blevins circles away.
Blevins fails with the takedown.
Blevins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blevins is breathing heavily.
Finley clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blevins breaks the clinch.
Finley tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Blevins defends well and Finley ends up having to push Blevins into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Finley drives through and clinches with Blevins against the cage.
Blevins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Finley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Blevins is looking for a takedown.
Finley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Blevins avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Blevins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Finley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finley slips a jab and a cross from Blevins.
Finley tries to bum rush Blevins with a series of wild strikes but Blevins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blevins is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Finley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Finley dives in and grabs Blevins's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blevins pushes down on Finley's head and hops out.
Blevins tries to counter by clinching up but Finley breaks away and moves out of range.
Finley has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blevins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Finley stuffs the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Blevins as Finley shoots in.
Blevins shoots in looking for a takedown. Finley tries to sprawl out of it but Blevins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Finley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Blevins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Finley moves out of range of the leg kick from Blevins.
Finley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A quick step to the side and Blevins tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finley clinches up with Blevins and pushes him back against the cage.
Blevins breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blevins stuffs the takedown attempt from Finley. Finley gets slowly back to his feet.
Finley slaps away a takedown attempt from Blevins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blevins sets himself, and Finley steps forward looking for the clinch! Blevins avoids it this time.
Finley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blevins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Blevins moves into range and clinches up with Finley.
Blevins gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Finley.
Blevins tries to pull guard but Finley forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Finley breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kylan Finley will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Finley misses with a takedown attempt - Blevins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Blevins pushes Finley up against the cage in a clinch.
Finley jumps guard but Blevins turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Finley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Blevins pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cohen Blevins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kylan Finley.
Finley misses with a head kick.
Cohen Blevins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blevins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Finley tries to avoid it but Blevins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Finley to the ground. Finley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blevins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Finley pinned against the cage. Finley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blevins clinches up with Finley and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finley has had enough of the clinch but Blevins keeps him there for the moment.
Finley looking to slow down the pace here.
Finley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Blevins gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Finley.
Blevins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blevins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Finley is fending him off so far but Blevins persists. Nope, Finley circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Finley doesn't manage to clinch there - Blevins circles away.
It looked like Blevins was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Blevins clinches up with Finley and pushes him back against the cage.
Blevins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Finley manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Finley displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blevins up against the cage.
Blevins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Finley wants to take the fight to the mat but Blevins manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Finley is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Blevins taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Finley is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Blevins is defending well.
Blevins manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Blevins working a defensive guard here.
Blevins throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Blevins has control of Finley's left arm, preventing Finley from doing any damage.
Finley trying to control the position from guard on top but Blevins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blevins throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Blevins is pulling down on Finley's head to control his posture.
Blevins has an active guard here but Finley has managed to pass into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Finley is looking to take a break and control but Blevins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cohen Blevins 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Finley has his takedown stuffed
and Blevins counters with a one-two to the body.
Finley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A head kick misses from Blevins.
Finley wants to clinch up but Blevins keeps it at a distance.
Blevins stuffs the takedown attempt from Finley. Finley gets slowly back to his feet.
Blevins drops down looking for a counter takedown but Finley sprawls and moves away.
Cohen Blevins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kylan Finley.
Blevins throws a nice looking combination but Finley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blevins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Finley swivels and escapes.
Finley shoots in but no luck this time.
Blevins clinches up against the cage.
Finley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blevins is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Blevins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Finley fails with a takedown attempt.
Blevins wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Finley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blevins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Finley is fending him off so far but Blevins persists. Nope, Finley circles away and we're back to standing.
Finley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cohen Blevins is winning the standup battle so far.
Finley looks to clinch
and Blevins counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blevins misses with a wild combination.
Finley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Finley is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Blevins to keep the fight standing.
Blevins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blevins tries to close the distance and clinch but Finley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blevins tries to clinch there but Finley circles away.
Blevins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blevins shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blevins as he avoids it easily.
Blevins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Despite the aggression on Finley's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Finley keeps the fight on the outside.
Blevins displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Finley.
As Finley tries to get set, Blevins tries to push him back and clinch up but Finley manages to avoid the attempt.
Finley leaves Blevins with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Finley closes the distance and clinches up with Blevins, looking for a takedown. Finley pushes Blevins against the cage but Blevins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Finley with that takedown attempt.
Blevins fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finley throws a head kick but Blevins moves out of range.
Blevins appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Blevins wants to clinch.
Blevins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Finley's waist but Finley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blevins off to one side.
Finley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blevins in his tracks.
Finley rushes Blevins and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Finley is trying to stall.
Blevins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Finley smiles and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cohen Blevins showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blevins has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cohen Blevins!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rewa Tate (ranked 4637 p4p, 4652 weight class) and Jeremiah McLoughlin (ranked 204 p4p, 206 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rewa Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeremiah McLoughlin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLoughlin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - McLoughlin lands in his opponent's guard.
Tate looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Tate controls McLoughlin momentarily but McLoughlin frees himself.
McLoughlin tries to stand but Tate is controlling from the bottom.
McLoughlin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McLoughlin in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate wants to get back to full guard but McLoughlin has passed into side control.
McLoughlin is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLoughlin has control of an arm but Tate manages to advance to McLoughlin's back!
McLoughlin trying to control the hands but Tate won't let him.
McLoughlin looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Tate is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. McLoughlin defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Tate is not going to allow McLoughlin to sit and survive in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLoughlin wants to escape the position.
Tate looking for the choke from the back.
I really don't envy McLoughlin right now.
McLoughlin has hold of Tate's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
McLoughlin wants to control his opponent's hands but Tate gets his hands free.
McLoughlin defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
McLoughlin is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Tate gets his way!
McLoughlin manages to reverse the position and now he's in Tate's guard. Nice work there by McLoughlin.
McLoughlin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLoughlin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McLoughlin is putting a hurting on Tate here, landing some big shots from side control.
McLoughlin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tate is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tate tries to buck McLoughlin off but McLoughlin is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McLoughlin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Tate's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McLoughlin is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Tate will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Tate is looking to reverse the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McLoughlin slows the pace down.
Tate is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremiah McLoughlin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Tate avoids the head kick by McLoughlin.
Nice takedown defense from McLoughlin. No joy for Tate on that attempt.
McLoughlin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
McLoughlin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
McLoughlin wants to stand but Tate has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
McLoughlin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLoughlin controlling the action here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLoughlin wants to pass the guard but Tate is defending well.
McLoughlin moves nicely into side control.
McLoughlin tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Tate really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Check out the look on McLoughlin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jeremiah McLoughlin has got the better of the ground game so far.
McLoughlin wants to stand but Tate is controlling his arm.
McLoughlin scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tate is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tate wants to sweep but McLoughlin has passed to side control!
McLoughlin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
McLoughlin is chipping away with strikes.
Tate is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McLoughlin taking a breather here.
McLoughlin scoring with punches and elbows.
Tate manages to work his way to half guard, despite McLoughlin's best efforts.
McLoughlin works his foot free and advances to mount.
McLoughlin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tate?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate is looking to get to half guard.
McLoughlin looking to control and managing it successfully.
McLoughlin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McLoughlin working for a guillotine from mount but Tate is in no mood to give up.
McLoughlin lands with some strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremiah McLoughlin 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!
McLoughlin has closed the distance and engaged Tate in a clinch.
Tate tries to pull guard but McLoughlin holds him up against the cage and eventually Tate drops back down to his feet.
McLoughlin turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and McLoughlin manages to end up in side control.
Tate tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McLoughlin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
McLoughlin staying calm.
Tate is looking to regain half guard here but McLoughlin keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLoughlin scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLoughlin moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Tate gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Tate tries to hold on but McLoughlin pushes him away.
McLoughlin gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
McLoughlin drives through with a takedown into Tate's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tate is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLoughlin wants to get up but he can't break Tate's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tate working for a triangle but McLoughlin defends it easily.
McLoughlin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tate seems keen to control McLoughlin's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLoughlin landing with the ground and pound.
Tate is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McLoughlin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McLoughlin moves into the clinch.
Tate being controlled against the cage.
McLoughlin drags the fight down to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLoughlin wants to sweep but no luck.
Tate working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tate has gone for a leg lock! McLoughlin slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tate's guard.
McLoughlin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tate has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McLoughlin has managed to get both his arms back between Tate's legs - danger averted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McLoughlin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremiah McLoughlin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McLoughlin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremiah McLoughlin!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed Shaarawy (ranked 3397 p4p, 4694 weight class) and Jon Soialo (ranked 163 p4p, 208 weight class). Jon Soialo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mohamed Shaarawy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Soialo!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaarawy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Shaarawy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shaarawy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shaarawy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Soialo looks to land a combination but Shaarawy avoids it well.
Soialo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Soialo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soialo moves out of range as Shaarawy throws a body kick.
Shaarawy looks for a takedown but Soialo sprawls well.
Soialo unleashes a big counter combination but Shaarawy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Shaarawy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaarawy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Soialo defends it nicely.
Shaarawy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Soialo.
Soialo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Soialo works over Shaarawy's head and body with a nice combination.
Soialo throws a combination. Shaarawy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Soialo looks winded!
Shaarawy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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 fight stays on the outside here - Shaarawy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Soialo wants to clinch up but Shaarawy keeps it at a distance.
Soialo slaps away a takedown attempt from Shaarawy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohamed Shaarawy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Soialo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shaarawy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soialo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Soialo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Soialo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Soialo lands with a nice combination. Shaarawy backs away looking to recover.
Soialo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shaarawy darts in and clinches Soialo up against the cage.
Shaarawy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shaarawy successfully pulls guard.
Shaarawy controls Soialo momentarily but Soialo frees himself.
Soialo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soialo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shaarawy tries to close the distance and clinch but Soialo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice body punch from Soialo.
Soialo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Soialo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Soialo breaks the clinch.
Soialo moves into range and clinches up with Shaarawy.
Soialo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Soialo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Soialo misses with a double jab.
Shaarawy tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Soialo manages to circle out of the way.
Shaarawy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Soialo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaarawy shoots in for a takedown but Soialo shows good takedown defense.
Soialo misses with a series of wild punches.
Soialo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shaarawy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soialo lands a body shot.
Soialo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Soialo.
Shaarawy dives in and grabs Soialo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Soialo pushes down on Shaarawy's head and hops out.
Soialo stuffs the takedown attempt from Shaarawy. Shaarawy gets slowly back to his feet.
Soialo scores with a one two! Shaarawy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Soialo dominated that round.
That's time! Shaarawy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Soialo lands a body shot.
Shaarawy tries a head kick but it misses.
Soialo throws a series of punches but Shaarawy moves out of range.
Shaarawy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shaarawy tries to clinch but Soialo is having none of it.
Mohamed Shaarawy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shaarawy takes the fight into the clinch.
Shaarawy manages to break the clinch.
Soialo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shaarawy.
Soialo forces Shaarawy back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soialo manages to break the clinch.
Soialo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Soialo instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soialo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaarawy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Soialo sneaks out the side door and pushes Shaarawy away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
A combination from Soialo does no damage.
Shaarawy tries a head kick but it misses.
Shaarawy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jon Soialo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Soialo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soialo takes the fight into the clinch.
Shaarawy breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soialo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Soialo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Soialo pushes Shaarawy up against the cage in a clinch.
Soialo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Soialo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Soialo lands a jab-cross combination.
Shaarawy gets a takedown into half guard.
Soialo has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Shaarawy is on him like a limpet, forcing Soialo back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaarawy jumps guard but Soialo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohamed Shaarawy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soialo tries to break free but Shaarawy pushes him back against the cage.
Soialo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shaarawy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Soialo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shaarawy has him pressed against the cage.
Shaarawy prevents Soialo from breaking the clinch.
Soialo tries to circle away but Shaarawy has him pinned against the cage.
Shaarawy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shaarawy throws a leg kick that misses.
Soialo lands a jab to Shaarawy's midsection.
Donk. Soialo catches Shaarawy right on the button with a cross.
Soialo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shaarawy eats them both and turns towards Soialo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Soialo throws a shot to the body.
Soialo blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaarawy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Soialo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shaarawy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shaarawy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soialo.
Shaarawy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Soialo defends it nicely.
Soialo looks to land a combination. Shaarawy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Shaarawy avoids the body shot from Soialo.
Soialo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Soialo 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!
Shaarawy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Soialo as he jumps to the side.
Shaarawy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soialo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Soialo throws a right hand that Shaarawy ducks under and follows up with a left that Shaarawy also avoids with ease.
Shaarawy tries to clinch there but Soialo circles away.
Shaarawy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Soialo throws a right hand that Shaarawy ducks under and follows up with a left that Shaarawy also avoids with ease.
Soialo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shaarawy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Soialo's waist but Soialo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shaarawy off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohamed Shaarawy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soialo gets a clinch.
Shaarawy is trying to pull guard but Soialo has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Soialo is looking to break free of the clinch but Shaarawy has double underhooks.
Soialo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shaarawy has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaarawy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Soialo's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Shaarawy fails to land.
Shaarawy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Soialo wants to get back to striking at distance but Shaarawy won't allow it.
Soialo wants to get back to striking at distance but Shaarawy won't allow it.
Soialo breaks from the clinch.
Soialo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shaarawy on the side of the head.
Shaarawy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Soialo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Soialo moves into the clinch.
Soialo has had enough of the clinch but Shaarawy keeps him there for the moment.
Soialo breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soialo lands a two punch combo.
Soialo throws a series of punches but Shaarawy avoids them all with ease.
Jon Soialo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaarawy closes the distance and pushes Soialo back into the cage.
Shaarawy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Soialo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shaarawy breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Soialo misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaarawy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Soialo defends well and Shaarawy ends up having to push Soialo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Soialo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Soialo is trying to break free.
Shaarawy prevents Soialo from breaking the clinch.
Soialo is trying to break the clinch but Shaarawy has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soialo has had enough of the clinch but Shaarawy keeps him there for the moment.
Shaarawy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Soialo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Soialo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Soialo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A right-left combo lands from Soialo.
Shaarawy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Soialo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shaarawy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shaarawy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Soialo scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soialo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soialo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Soialo.
No joy there for Soialo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shaarawy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jon Soialo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shaarawy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Soialo clinches up against the cage.
Shaarawy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Soialo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shaarawy misses with a knee to the head.
Soialo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soialo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mohamed Shaarawy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jon Soialo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Soialo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shaarawy backs up against the cage.
Soialo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Soialo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Soialo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Soialo!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Gardner (ranked 4733 p4p, 5084 weight class) and Emerson Hartman (ranked 209 p4p, 229 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary Gardner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Emerson Hartman!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Chris Dean and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gardner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hartman avoids it really well and circles away.
Gardner stuffs the takedown.
Gardner swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hartman throws a head kick that misses
and Gardner decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hartman's guard.
Hartman wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Gardner manages to pass to side control.
Hartman is trying to control Gardner's posture. Gardner takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Hartman! Gardner is rotating here... this could be the end... Hartman is out! Gardner has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Gary Gardner!
Gary Gardner retains his super heavyweight title!
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