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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olivin St Daintoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zef Tanghe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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221 lbs
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223 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Olivin St Daintoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Zef Tanghe!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from St Daintoro misses the target.
St Daintoro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice body kick from St Daintoro.
St Daintoro lands with a nice combination. Tanghe backs away looking to recover.
St Daintoro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Daintoro missing with a left hand there. Tanghe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tanghe misses with a two punch combination.
St Daintoro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tanghe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for St Daintoro!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Daintoro pushes Tanghe away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tanghe gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Tanghe cracks St Daintoro with a big right hand but St Daintoro just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
St Daintoro is trying to buck Tanghe off.
St Daintoro explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
St Daintoro lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanghe checks the leg kick nicely there.
St Daintoro lands a nice looking body shot.
St Daintoro lands a nice looking body kick.
Tanghe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circle momentarily. St Daintoro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tanghe tries to bum rush St Daintoro with a series of wild strikes but St Daintoro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St Daintoro lands a jab to the head.
Tanghe takes a jab right on the kisser.
A leg kick checked by St Daintoro.
Tanghe dodges the punch combination from St Daintoro.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from St Daintoro. Tanghe shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanghe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
St Daintoro avoids the head kick by Tanghe.
Tanghe shoots in looking for a takedown but St Daintoro manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tanghe's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
St Daintoro connects with a crisp jab.
St Daintoro connects with a body shot that sends Tanghe's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Daintoro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tanghe avoids a punch combination nicely.
St Daintoro misses with a head kick.
St Daintoro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tanghe on the side of the head.
St Daintoro throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
St Daintoro throws a wild body kick that Tanghe sees coming a mile off.
St Daintoro scores with a decent looking hook.
St Daintoro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tanghe on the side of the head.
St Daintoro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
St Daintoro motions for Tanghe to come forward. St Daintoro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St Daintoro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab, jab by St Daintoro - just one landing.
St Daintoro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
St Daintoro 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.
Tanghe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
St Daintoro misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Daintoro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Daintoro throws a head kick that misses.
Tanghe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but St Daintoro avoids it really well and circles away.
Tanghe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
St Daintoro displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tanghe slips under a jab from St Daintoro.
Tanghe throws a push kick but St Daintoro slaps the foot to one side.
St Daintoro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
St Daintoro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tanghe has time to react.
St Daintoro throws a jab when Tanghe was well out of range.
St Daintoro loads up on a big right hand but Tanghe slips the punch.
St Daintoro scores with a jab. Tanghe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
St Daintoro scores with a jab. Tanghe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
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!
St Daintoro lands with a slapping head kick.
St Daintoro throws the left hand but Tanghe avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanghe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tanghe scores with a hook.
Tanghe moves forwards but St Daintoro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
St Daintoro scores with a head kick. Tanghe tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tanghe misses with a few strikes there.
St Daintoro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tanghe.
Olivin St Daintoro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Daintoro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tanghe circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for St Daintoro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tanghe. That's going to slow St Daintoro down.
St Daintoro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tanghe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St Daintoro.
St Daintoro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tanghe thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tanghe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Daintoro lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
St Daintoro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Olivin St Daintoro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanghe misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olivin St Daintoro dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
St Daintoro throws a head kick that misses.
St Daintoro lands a jab.
Tanghe throws a nice inside leg kick.
St Daintoro lands with an uppercut that bounces Tanghe off the cage and back into range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from St Daintoro.
St Daintoro takes a kick to the side of the head.
St Daintoro connects with a nice looking jab.
Tanghe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
St Daintoro scores with a one two! Tanghe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Daintoro swings widly with a right hand
and Tanghe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
St Daintoro is looking to land body kicks.
St Daintoro throws a head kick that misses.
Tanghe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
St Daintoro connects with a single shot there.
Tanghe throws a head kick that misses.
St Daintoro connects with a high kick.
St Daintoro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tanghe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Daintoro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tanghe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Daintoro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Daintoro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tanghe dodges the punch combination from St Daintoro.
St Daintoro lands a head kick. Tanghe smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Some wild striking there from St Daintoro.
St Daintoro misses with a two punch combination.
St Daintoro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
St Daintoro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tanghe fails with a takedown attempt.
Tanghe fails with the takedown.
St Daintoro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Daintoro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tanghe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tanghe shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tanghe was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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!
St Daintoro is trying to buck Tanghe off.
Tanghe postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tanghe tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
St Daintoro is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tanghe has just dragged him back down to the mat.
St Daintoro is not content to let Tanghe control the position.
St Daintoro is pushing Tanghe's head away, looking to escape. Tanghe manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanghe is looking to take a break and control but St Daintoro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St Daintoro is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tanghe asserts his dominance and retains side control.
St Daintoro prevents Tanghe from moving into mount.
St Daintoro pushes Tanghe away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tanghe gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
St Daintoro regains half guard, as Tanghe was trying to land strikes.
Tanghe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tanghe stops St Daintoro from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Daintoro has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Tanghe is on him like a limpet, forcing St Daintoro back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on St Daintoro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
St Daintoro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Daintoro misses with a kick to the body.
Tanghe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice jab there from St Daintoro.
No luck for Tanghe with that takedown attempt.
Olivin St Daintoro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zef Tanghe.
St Daintoro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Daintoro throws a series of punches but Tanghe moves out of range.
Olivin St Daintoro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tanghe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
St Daintoro thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olivin St Daintoro dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as St Daintoro checks a leg kick.
St Daintoro misses with a two punch combination.
St Daintoro throws a hook but Tanghe blocks it.
Tanghe fails to land with a series of punches.
St Daintoro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Daintoro finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
St Daintoro connects with a high kick.
St Daintoro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tanghe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tanghe throws a nice looking combination but St Daintoro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tanghe lands a glancing blow to the side of St Daintoro's head.
Tanghe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Daintoro.
A combination from St Daintoro does no damage.
Tanghe misses with a double jab.
Tanghe lands a jab.
Tanghe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Daintoro throws a sloppy head kick and Tanghe moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Daintoro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from St Daintoro.
A bone on bone clash there as St Daintoro blocks the leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tanghe.
St Daintoro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
St Daintoro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A right-left combo lands from Tanghe.
Tanghe misses with a few strikes there.
St Daintoro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Olivin St Daintoro is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab lands there for St Daintoro.
St Daintoro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tanghe can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from St Daintoro.
St Daintoro digs a good body shot into Tanghe's ribs.
St Daintoro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tanghe tried to score with a low kick but St Daintoro checks it.
Tanghe checks a low kick from St Daintoro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Daintoro lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanghe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but St Daintoro swivels and escapes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tanghe.
Tanghe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Olivin St Daintoro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zef Tanghe.
St Daintoro digs a good hook to Tanghe's body.
St Daintoro connects with the punch.
St Daintoro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St Daintoro dodges the punch combination from Tanghe.
St Daintoro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tanghe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tanghe shoots in for a takedown but St Daintoro shows good takedown defense.
Tanghe avoids the head kick by St Daintoro.
Tanghe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
St Daintoro throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Daintoro with a nice cross.
St Daintoro lands with a good body shot.
Tanghe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tanghe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
St Daintoro cracks Tanghe with a right hand to the side of the head.
St Daintoro scores with a sloppy right hand. Tanghe should have avoided that one.
St Daintoro lands with a shot to the body.
Tanghe takes one to the chin there.
Nice defenses there by St Daintoro.
Tanghe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
St Daintoro swinging wildly here.
St Daintoro scores with a nice strike.
Tanghe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Daintoro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Daintoro throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tanghe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanghe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
St Daintoro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tanghe misses with an uppercut.
St Daintoro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tanghe manages to avoid it.
St Daintoro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
St Daintoro lands a jab to the head.
Zef Tanghe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Daintoro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
St Daintoro lands with an uppercut that bounces Tanghe off the cage and back into range.
Tanghe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St Daintoro.
Tanghe misses with a straight left.
Tanghe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with St Daintoro but St Daintoro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Daintoro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St Daintoro lands with a kick to the temple. Tanghe shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that's the end of the fight!
Olivin St Daintoro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for St Daintoro, 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olivin St Daintoro!
In his post fight interview, Olivin St Daintoro started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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hype
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