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HMMA 95 LUGER v THAI PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Kendall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyo Wuan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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173 lbs
18 - 6 - 0 |
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180 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Kendall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyo Wuan!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kendall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kendall scores with a nice body kick.
Kendall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice body punch from Kendall.
Wuan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kendall in his tracks.
Kendall throws the left hand but Wuan avoids the punch easily.
Wuan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kendall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kendall lands a nice hook to Wuan's body. Wuan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kendall swings for the body but Wuan moves out of range.
Wuan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wuan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kendall is looking to land body kicks.
Wuan has managed to clinch.
Wuan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kendall.
Kendall throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
Kendall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wuan has him pressed against the cage.
Kendall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kendall pushes Wuan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendall can't find room to land a body shot as Wuan controls the action.
Kendall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wuan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kendall managing to block the knees to the body from Wuan.
Kendall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kendall lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wuan blocks an uppercut.
Wuan trying to land knees to the body.
Kendall stalling the fight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wuan as Kendall tries to tie him up.
Kendall tries a body shot but Wuan blocks it.
Wuan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kendall is defending well for now.
Kendall managing to block the knees to the body from Wuan.
Kendall digs a right hand underneath Wuan's ribcage. Wuan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wuan letting Kendall take a breather here.
Kendall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kendall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kendall stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Kendall.
Wuan blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Kendall.
Wuan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wuan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kendall avoids it.
Wuan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kendall.
Wuan blocks a body shot from Kendall.
Kendall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wuan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kendall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wuan misses with an elbow strike.
A short right from Kendall.
Kendall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kendall tries a body shot but Wuan blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kendall.
Kendall managing to block the knees to the body from Wuan.
Kendall struggles to land a body shot inside as Wuan controls his hands.
Kendall lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wuan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wuan trying to land knees to the body.
Kendall managing to block the knees to the body from Wuan.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wuan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wuan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kendall avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kendall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kendall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wuan backwards.
Wuan missing with knees to the body.
Kendall lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wuan looks winded!
Kendall avoiding damage.
Wuan blocks a body shot from Kendall.
Wuan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kendall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wuan blocks a body shot from Kendall.
Kendall is pushing Wuan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kendall lands a body punch.
Wuan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wuan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kendall avoids it.
Kendall is trying to force a seperation but Wuan has the dominant position.
A short left from Kendall.
Wuan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kendall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kendall manages to break the clinch.
Wuan slips a straight right by Kendall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kendall throws a push kick but Wuan slaps the foot to one side.
Wuan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kendall jabs at Wuan's body.
Kendall scores with a jab.
Kendall cracks a nice hook into Wuan's ribs.
Kendall throws a solid leg kick but Wuan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kendall.
Wuan is looking to chop away at Kendall's legs.
Kendall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wuan.
Kendall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kendall throws a lazy right hand but Wuan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kendall misses with a body shot.
Wuan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kendall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wuan manages to avoid it.
Wuan tries to clinch but Kendall moves out of range.
Kendall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wuan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Kendall dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wuan wants to clinch.
Wuan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kendall.
Kendall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kendall loads up on a big right hand but Wuan slips the punch.
Kendall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kendall swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wuan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wuan misses with a leg kick.
Kendall swats away the attempt to clinch by Wuan.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wuan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wuan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kendall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kendall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wuan avoids a kick to the body.
Wuan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendall misses with a body punch.
Kendall lands an uppercut.
Wuan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kendall is defending well for now.
Kendall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wuan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kendall.
Wuan blocks a body shot from Kendall.
Wuan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kendall avoids it.
Wuan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kendall wants to take the fight to the mat but Wuan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Chris Kendall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wuan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kendall blocks it with crossed arms.
Wuan blocks a body shot from Kendall.
Kendall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kendall has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kendall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Kendall.
Wuan missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Kendall.
Kendall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kendall has a couple of punches blocked by Wuan.
Wuan missing with knees to the body.
Kendall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wuan's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuan tries to land a knee to the head but Kendall blocks with his arms.
Wuan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wuan misses with a knee to the head.
Kendall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wuan throws an elbow but it misses.
Wuan throws an elbow but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kendall dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kendall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wuan backwards.
Kendall tries a body shot but Wuan blocks it.
Kendall tries a body shot but Wuan blocks it.
Wuan takes a shot to the head.
Kendall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wuan avoids it.
Kendall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kendall is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wuan missing with knees to the body.
Wuan misses with a knee to the head.
Kendall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kendall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kendall lands a right hand.
Kendall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wuan backwards.
Kendall lands a body punch.
Wuan is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Kendall.
Wuan tries a knee to the head but Kendall blocks it.
A body shot lands from Kendall.
Kendall breaks the clinch.
Kendall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kendall connects with a nice looking jab.
Wuan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kendall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kendall throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wuan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kendall pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kendall fails with the takedown.
Kendall connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wuan's hands.
Wuan is rocked!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wuan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kendall - the referee stops the clock and Wuan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kendall. Wuan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wuan is still on wobbly legs! Can Kendall finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kendall ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kendall scores with a sloppy right hand. Wuan should have avoided that one.
Wuan blocks the body kick.
Kendall scores with a hook to the body. Wuan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kendall lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kendall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wuan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kendall scores with a kick to the body.
Chris Kendall is winning the standup battle so far.
Wuan throws a body punch but Kendall moves out of range.
Kendall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wuan wants to clinch.
Wuan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kendall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kendall lands with an uppercut that bounces Wuan off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wuan gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Kendall gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Wuan is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Kendall!
Chris Kendall very nearly forgot to thank KAISER amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Konstantinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viiksi Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolonen has chosen Kid Rock - American Bad Ass as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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209 lbs
13 - 11 - 1 |
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223 lbs
32 - 14 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Boris Konstantinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Viiksi Tolonen!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolonen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Konstantinov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tolonen was covering up waiting for the punch and Konstantinov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tolonen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tolonen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Konstantinov is one step ahead there.
Konstantinov lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Konstantinov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Konstantinov looking to pass the guard.
Tolonen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Konstantinov tries to free his leg and advance position but Tolonen is retaining full guard.
Tolonen trying to control the position.
Konstantinov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konstantinov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tolonen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tolonen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Konstantinov won't allow Tolonen to get back to his feet.
Konstantinov throws an elbow that misses. Tolonen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Konstantinov's guard. Nice move by Tolonen!
Konstantinov looking for a sweep. Not yet Konstantinov, not yet.
Tolonen cracks Konstantinov with a solid left hand.
Tolonen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tolonen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Konstantinov to see if he's OK.
Konstantinov is looking to regain half guard here but Tolonen keeps moving and retains side control.
Tolonen lands a few punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Konstantinov wants to control but Tolonen postures up.
Tolonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Konstantinov keeps working.
Tolonen tries to advance to mount but can't.
Konstantinov is trying to improve his position.
Konstantinov manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tolonen stalling.
Tolonen is keen to just control but Konstantinov is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Konstantinov.
Konstantinov is trying to control the position but Tolonen postures up.
Konstantinov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tolonen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tolonen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Konstantinov's head.
Tolonen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Konstantinov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Konstantinov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Konstantinov!
Konstantinov lands a few punches from side control.
Konstantinov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tolonen to see if he's OK.
Tolonen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Konstantinov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinov trying to control the action but Tolonen is working from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Konstantinov are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Konstantinov is putting a hurting on Tolonen here, landing some big shots from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Konstantinov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Konstantinov throws an elbow but Tolonen slips to the side and avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Tolonen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tolonen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tolonen is looking to reverse the position.
Konstantinov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Konstantinov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tolonen is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Konstantinov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Konstantinov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tolonen sprawls well initially but Konstantinov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tolonen is looking to improve his position.
Konstantinov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tolonen trying to control here.
Konstantinov 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.
Konstantinov trying to control the action but Tolonen is working from the bottom.
Konstantinov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tolonen defending well though.
Tolonen is trying to stand back up but Konstantinov is controlling him
Tolonen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Konstantinov.
Tolonen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tolonen wriggles free and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konstantinov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Viiksi Tolonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Konstantinov tries to close the distance and clinch but Tolonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tolonen lands a jab to the head.
Konstantinov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tolonen manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Konstantinov is defended easily by Tolonen.
Tolonen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Konstantinov. Konstantinov obviously looking to wear him down.
A bone on bone clash there as Konstantinov blocks the leg kick.
Tolonen thumps Konstantinov with a low kick.
Tolonen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Konstantinov 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.
Tolonen misses with a body kick.
Konstantinov tries to clinch up but Tolonen circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinov gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tolonen fails to land.
Tolonen is trying to push Konstantinov away but Konstantinov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Konstantinov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tolonen wants to stall.
Konstantinov stalling the fight.
Konstantinov is trying to force a seperation but Tolonen has the dominant position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Konstantinov struggles to land a body shot inside as Tolonen controls his hands.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tolonen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Boris Konstantinov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Konstantinov throws a strike but Tolonen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Konstantinov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tolonen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tolonen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tolonen is in close to Konstantinov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tolonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Konstantinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tolonen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tolonen throws a big right hand that misses.
Konstantinov looking for a sweep. Not yet Konstantinov, not yet.
Konstantinov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tolonen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinov has momentary wrist control but Tolonen slips an elbow through the middle.
Tolonen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tolonen is looking to work some ground and pound but Konstantinov has wrist control.
Tolonen with a nice head shot there.
Tolonen looking to sit in guard and control but Konstantinov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Konstantinov is looking to work some ground and pound but Tolonen has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Konstantinov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tolonen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Konstantinov is one step ahead there.
Tolonen is pulling down on Konstantinov's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viiksi Tolonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Konstantinov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jab by Tolonen.
Konstantinov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tolonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tolonen 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 Konstantinov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Konstantinov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tolonen.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Konstantinov, right into the meat.
Konstantinov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Konstantinov checks a low kick from Tolonen.
Tolonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tolonen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tolonen throws a shot from downtown. Konstantinov moves away and avoids it.
Tolonen lands with a kick to the temple. Konstantinov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
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!
Konstantinov throws a leg kick
and Tolonen counters with a stiff right hand.
Tolonen stuffs the takedown.
Konstantinov tries to clinch up
and Tolonen counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tolonen.
A combination from Tolonen does no damage.
Tolonen throws a leg kick which misses Konstantinov's front leg but catches the back leg as Konstantinov tries to avoid it.
Tolonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tolonen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Konstantinov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Konstantinov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Konstantinov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tolonen is just riding it out for now. Konstantinov eventually gives up the hold.
Konstantinov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tolonen defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tolonen moves into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tolonen trying to keep a closed guard but Konstantinov is proving a slippery customer.
Tolonen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Konstantinov!
Tolonen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Konstantinov is desperately trying to improve his position but Tolonen has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen with a couple of short strikes.
Konstantinov suckers Tolonen into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Konstantinov is now in Tolonen's guard!
Konstantinov throws a big right hand that misses.
Konstantinov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Konstantinov throwing strikes but missing.
Tolonen wants to sweep but no luck.
Tolonen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Konstantinov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Konstantinov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Konstantinov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tolonen is keeping the position for now.
Konstantinov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinov won't allow Tolonen to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Konstantinov wants to control from the top but Tolonen keeps moving.
Konstantinov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Konstantinov throws a big right hand that misses.
Tolonen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Konstantinov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tolonen pulls Konstantinov in close to prevent any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Konstantinov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tolonen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Konstantinov won't allow Tolonen to sweep him here.
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 Boris Konstantinov.
I think Konstantinov 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Konstantinov!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Boris Konstantinov made sure he mentioned Just Fight (Everything 7$), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Gerous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuomas Keto (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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36
202 lbs
21 - 13 - 0 |
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34
198 lbs
36 - 18 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Gerous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tuomas Keto!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerous throws a series of punches but Keto avoids them all with ease.
Keto closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gerous did well to prevent Keto getting side control.
Keto content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Keto working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Gerous's thigh. Gerous counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Keto trying to control but Gerous is working from the bottom.
Gerous escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Keto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Keto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gerous is keeping the position for now.
Gerous can't keep his opponent in guard - Keto advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gerous defending well though.
Gerous looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gerous looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Keto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Keto controlling the action here.
Keto passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gerous!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keto is stalling here but it's allowed Gerous to get half guard.
Keto is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gerous has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Keto. Oh but Gerous has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Keto goes limp - he's gone! Gerous jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dan Gerous!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Conteh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Smells Like Teen Spirit. John Conteh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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208 lbs
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Conteh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Conteh checks a leg kick.
Hunt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Conteh doesn't seem bothered though.
Hunt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Conteh loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Conteh swings widly with a right hand
and Hunt counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Conteh!
Conteh wants to get back to his feet but Hunt drags him back down.
Hunt with the ground and pound but Conteh regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conteh is trying to stand.
Hunt looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Conteh with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Conteh looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt 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.
Conteh wants to get back to his feet.
Conteh blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hunt.
Hunt is pressing down on Conteh's thigh, looking to free his foot. Conteh is holding on for now.
Hunt is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Conteh is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Conteh's head.
Hunt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hunt throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Conteh to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunt postures up in Conteh's guard and throws a big left but Conteh blocks it.
Hunt stops Conteh from standing up.
Hunt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Conteh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Conteh wants to stand up but Hunt is controlling him.
Hunt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hunt throws a big elbow that misses.
Hunt throwing strikes but missing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conteh wants to stand up but Hunt is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conteh keeping full guard, as Hunt tries to pass.
Hunt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Conteh is retaining full guard.
Conteh has momentary wrist control but Hunt slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt with a nice head shot there.
Conteh keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
Conteh wants to stand but Hunt is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The strikes coming from Hunt are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Conteh wants to get back to his feet.
Conteh is not content to let Hunt control the position.
Hunt tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt in side control, throwing shots but Conteh defends.
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!
Hunt working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hunt dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Conteh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt connects with a jab.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt scoring well with a low kick there.
Conteh moves out of range as Hunt throws a body kick.
Conteh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunt.
Conteh misses with a straight right.
Hunt with a hook.
Conteh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws a low kick but Conteh avoids it.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Conteh but Conteh pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Conteh checks a low kick from Hunt.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
John Conteh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunt keeps the fight on the outside.
Conteh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hunt, pushing him back against the cage.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Conteh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conteh tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Conteh back against the cage.
Conteh keeps control of Hunt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hunt is trying to force a seperation but Conteh has the dominant position.
Hunt gets through Conteh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Conteh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Conteh has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conteh lands with a light punch inside.
Conteh swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt wants a takedown but no success here.
Hunt wants a takedown.
John Conteh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Hunt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Conteh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Conteh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt trying to stall but Conteh improves his position.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Conteh has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
A right hand to the body from Conteh.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Conteh.
A short uppercut from Conteh.
Conteh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Conteh throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Conteh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Conteh throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Conteh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conteh throws a series of punches but Hunt moves out of range.
Conteh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Conteh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hunt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Conteh misses with an uppercut
and Hunt counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hunt prevents Conteh from getting back to his feet.
Conteh keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
Hunt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hunt won't allow Conteh to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt postures up in Conteh's guard and throws a big left but Conteh blocks it.
Hunt won't allow Conteh to get back to his feet.
Hunt scoring with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt throwing strikes from guard but Conteh blocks nicely.
Hunt throws a big elbow that misses.
Hunt postures up and lands a big shot to Conteh's brow.
Conteh is looking to stand up but Hunt isn't so interested in that idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hunt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hunt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Conteh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Conteh takes a jab right on the kisser.
Conteh throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt lands a jab to the head.
Mike Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Conteh misses with a series of wild punches.
Conteh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunt misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Hunt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hunt 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.
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Conteh.
Hunt throws a body kick that misses.
Conteh misses with a hook.
Hunt misses with a right hand
and Conteh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hunt misses with a wild combination.
Conteh moves out of range of the leg kick from Hunt.
Hunt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt 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.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
Conteh catches Hunt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hunt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Conteh tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice body kick there by Hunt.
Hunt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hunt lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Conteh throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a hook but Conteh avoids it easily.
John Conteh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt throws a low kick, looking for Conteh's leg but Conteh calmly moves out of range.
Conteh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunt. Hunt obviously looking to wear him down.
Conteh throws a big shot that misses.
Conteh misses with a straight left.
Conteh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mike Hunt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hunt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Conteh. Conteh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conteh connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hunt's hands.
Hunt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hunt blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is looking to slow Conteh down with leg kicks.
Hunt connects with a nice looking jab.
Conteh is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Conteh misses with a looping right.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
Conteh gets caught napping as Hunt dives in and scores a takedown. Conteh manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt wants to control from the top but Conteh keeps moving.
Hunt controlling from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Hunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hunt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Hunt!
A relieved looking Mike Hunt thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Todd Nieds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Lawson (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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33
240 lbs
23 - 13 - 0 |
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34
274 lbs
25 - 14 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Todd Nieds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Julius Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Julius Lawson has been cut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lawson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nieds - the referee stops the clock and Lawson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nieds. Lawson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nieds fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lawson checks it well.
Nieds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawson.
Donk. Lawson catches Nieds right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawson lands with a right hand.
Nieds throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lawson throws a shot from downtown. Nieds moves away and avoids it.
Nieds scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawson. Nieds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nieds lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lawson will feel that in the morning.
Lawson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nieds buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lawson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lawson misses with an uppercut.
Lawson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lawson just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid body kick from Nieds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nieds was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawson.
Nieds connects with a high kick.
Lawson with a hook.
Nieds scores with a nice right hand.
Nieds looks for the body kick but Lawson saw that one coming.
Nieds misses with a looping left.
Lawson misses the shot to the body.
Lawson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nieds sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nieds feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lawson's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawson takes a swing at Nieds's ribcage but misses.
Nieds shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lawson throws a right hand that misses
and Nieds counters with a nice uppercut.
Nieds lands a leg kick that knocks Lawson off balance momentarily.
Lawson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nieds dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lawson. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieds chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nieds lands a head kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawson. Nieds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nieds lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lawson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lawson digs a good body shot into Nieds's ribs.
Lawson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nieds makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A big left from Lawson misses.
Lawson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nieds can pounce on him.
Nieds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawson.
Nieds feints and then cracks Lawson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lawson down.
Nieds connects with a solid leg kick.
Lawson swings for the body but Nieds moves out of range.
A big left from Lawson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieds throws a body kick that misses.
Nieds slips under a jab.
Lawson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nieds.
Lawson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nieds. Nieds obviously looking to wear him down.
Nieds feints and then cracks Lawson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lawson down.
Nieds throws a low kick but Lawson avoids it.
Lawson keeps the fight on the outside.
Nieds is looking to slow Lawson down with leg kicks.
Lawson misses with an uppercut. Nieds saw that one coming.
Nieds feints and then cracks Lawson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lawson down.
An inside leg kick lands from Nieds.
Nieds avoids the body shot from Lawson.
Nieds scores with a head kick.
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!
Lawson throws a hook but Nieds blocks it.
Lawson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nieds fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lawson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson moves out of range as Nieds throws a body kick.
Lawson scores with a body shot.
Nieds throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nieds takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lawson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nieds manages to avoid it.
Nieds looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lawson lands a jab.
Lawson cracks Nieds with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nieds is looking to score with low kicks.
Nieds throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Nieds there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lawson throws a lazy right hand but Nieds sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nieds slips under a jab from Lawson.
Lawson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nieds can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Nieds dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julius Lawson's cut.
That's time! Nieds's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nieds turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nieds defending well as Lawson loads up on a big left hand.
Nieds has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lawson just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lawson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nieds throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nieds tries to bum rush Lawson with a series of wild strikes but Lawson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lawson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nieds moves away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lawson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nieds - the referee stops the clock and Lawson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nieds. Lawson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nieds connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lawson's hands.
Nieds pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nieds doesn't seem bothered though.
Lawson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nieds. That's going to slow Lawson down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieds throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nieds misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nieds throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lawson.
Lawson misses with a hook
and Nieds counters with a straight right hand.
Nieds throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lawson.
Lawson stuns Nieds with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lawson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nieds.
Lawson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nieds lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lawson misses with a wild 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!
Nieds throws a sloppy head kick and Lawson moves out of range easily.
Lawson misses the jab.
Lawson slips a jab and a cross from Nieds.
Nieds fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lawson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lawson misses with a looping right.
Nieds defending well as Lawson loads up on a big left hand.
Lawson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nieds cracks Lawson with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big right from Lawson misses.
A head kick misses from Nieds.
Lawson misses with an uppercut.
Lawson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nieds lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nieds connects with an inside leg kick.
Lawson lands a slapping body shot.
Lawson throws a looping overhand right but Nieds ducks down to avoid it.
Lawson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lawson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieds feints and then cracks Lawson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lawson down.
Lawson throws a lazy right hand but Nieds sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lawson swings for the body but Nieds moves out of range.
Nieds throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lawson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nieds.
Lawson is breathing heavily.
Lawson misses with the combination.
Nieds moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lawson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Todd Nieds is winning the standup battle so far.
That kick from Nieds tenderised Lawson's leg. Lawson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nieds connects with a leg kick. Lawson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nieds uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Nieds.
Nieds connects with a right hand. Lawson shakes it off.
That has opened up Julius Lawson's cut even more.
Nieds lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nieds. Lawson shrugs it off though.
Good leg kick by Nieds there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nieds works Lawson's body with a nice hook.
Lawson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nieds lands the left hand.
Nieds fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lawson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lawson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Nieds here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nieds lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nieds is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lawson can do to turn this around?
Nieds lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lawson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawson slips a jab and a cross from Nieds.
Nieds lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nieds connects with a high kick.
Nieds keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Nieds dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Julius Lawson's cut.
That's time! Nieds's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nieds cracks the inside of Lawson's front leg.
Lawson avoids a kick to the body.
Nieds moves away from the strike by Lawson.
Nieds lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lawson misses with a left hand
and Nieds counters with a thumping low kick.
Nieds with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nieds is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lawson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nieds looks for the body kick but Lawson saw that one coming.
Lawson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nieds. Nieds obviously looking to wear him down.
Lawson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nieds can pounce on him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nieds.
Lawson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lawson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nieds lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lawson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lawson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieds chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nieds scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lawson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice body kick from Nieds.
Nieds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lawson misses with a body punch
and Nieds counters with an inside leg kick.
Nieds turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nieds punishes Lawson's body with a nice straight punch.
A good leg kick by Nieds.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nieds, right into the meat.
Lawson throws a shot from downtown. Nieds moves away and avoids it.
Nieds lands a leg kick that knocks Lawson off balance momentarily.
Nieds wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Julius Lawson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieds scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nieds scoring well with a low kick there.
Nieds throws a head kick that half lands.
Lawson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nieds.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nieds.
Lawson misses with a body shot.
Nieds throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nieds takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lawson lands with a shot to the body.
Lawson scores with a shot to the body.
Nieds fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nieds throws a head kick that half lands.
Crunch! Nieds slams his shin into Lawson's torso.
Lawson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieds steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lawson.
Lawson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lawson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lawson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lawson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lawson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lawson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nieds moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lawson misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawson. Nieds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nieds lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lawson's sensitive parts.
Nieds steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lawson.
Nieds connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lawson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Nieds has got the better of the exchanges.
Nieds avoids the body shot from Lawson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieds plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nieds scores with a nice body kick.
Nieds lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lawson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nieds - the referee stops the clock and Lawson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nieds. Lawson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lawson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nieds has closed the distance and engaged Lawson in a clinch.
Nieds misses with a hook to the ribs.
Todd Nieds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nieds lands a nice knee to the body.
Nieds tries to work over Lawson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nieds tries to land knees in the clinch but Lawson avoids the damage to the body.
Lawson lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nieds lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Lawson.
Lawson misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Todd Nieds showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nieds has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Todd Nieds!
After winning the bout, Todd Nieds thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny LaRusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Key's entrance music is EYELID - REGENERATE. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying LaRusso's choice of entrance music: You're The Best!. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
24 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Key!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny LaRusso!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaRusso paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Don Key has been cut.
Key keeps the fight on the outside.
LaRusso scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
LaRusso wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Key gets tackled into the cage by LaRusso. LaRusso maintains the clinch.
Key lands a right hand.
Key breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Key throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick from LaRusso lands but Key takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid body kick from Key.
Nice straight punches there by Key. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Key.
LaRusso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Key looks to throw the jab but LaRusso is out of range.
Key tries to close the distance and clinch but LaRusso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Key blocks a jab.
Key fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Key.
A nice inside leg kick there by Key. That's going to slow LaRusso down.
Key throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for LaRusso.
LaRusso scores with a shot to the body.
LaRusso has taken the fight to the clinch.
Key with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Key taking a breather.
Key tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and LaRusso avoids it.
Key misses with some punches.
Key tries to throw a body punch but LaRusso avoids it by throwing Key back against the cage.
Key throws a head punch that misses.
Key misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Key misses with a knee to the head.
Key is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. LaRusso is defending well for now.
LaRusso managing to block the knees to the body from Key.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Key fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Key lands a body shot.
Key tried to land a shot to the body but connects with LaRusso's elbow.
LaRusso tries to work over Key's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, LaRusso scores with a nice short uppercut.
Key can't find room to land a body shot as LaRusso controls the action.
Key goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Key tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Key as LaRusso tries to tie him up.
A right handed body shot lands from Key.
Key stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Key breaks from the clinch.
LaRusso lands with a kick to the temple. Key shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
LaRusso takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
LaRusso misses the shot to the body.
Key misses with a head kick.
Key forces LaRusso back against the cage and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Key.
LaRusso lands with a light punch inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
LaRusso breaks from the clinch.
Key throws a low kick, looking for LaRusso's leg but LaRusso calmly moves out of range.
LaRusso throws a leg kick which misses Key's front leg but catches the back leg as Key tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Key thuds his right hand into LaRusso's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
LaRusso throws a poor cross that misses
and Key counters with a stiff right hand.
A good leg kick by LaRusso.
Key on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Key closes the distance and clinches.
Key unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Key creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
LaRusso blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
LaRusso manages to break the clinch.
LaRusso misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Key blocks a head kick by LaRusso.
A good leg kick by Key.
LaRusso with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johnny LaRusso will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Don Key's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Key tries to work over LaRusso's front leg with a kick but LaRusso checks it.
Key misses with a wild body shot.
Key tries to clinch but LaRusso moves out of range.
LaRusso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Key was well out of range. Poor timing from LaRusso.
LaRusso wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Key avoids the body shot from LaRusso.
Key attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
LaRusso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Key takes a shot right to the bread basket.
LaRusso is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Key rather than just go for the knockout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Key.
Key throws a wild body kick that LaRusso sees coming a mile off.
LaRusso throws a push kick but Key slaps the foot to one side.
A shot to the body from LaRusso misses
and Key counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps LaRusso thinking.
Key looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnny LaRusso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaRusso fails in his attempt to clinch.
LaRusso throws a sloppy head kick and Key moves out of range easily.
Key throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
LaRusso sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
LaRusso bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
LaRusso thows a body shot but no joy.
LaRusso takes a kick to the side of the head.
LaRusso misses with a kick to the body.
Johnny LaRusso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking cross lands there for LaRusso.
Key tries to work over LaRusso's front leg with a kick but LaRusso checks it.
Key scores with the left hand. LaRusso knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LaRusso misses with a body kick.
LaRusso scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Key doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Key shoots in and bounces LaRusso off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
LaRusso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Key trying to control the position from guard on top but LaRusso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Key preventing the sweep.
Key chips away with some ground and pound.
LaRusso is pulling down on Key's head. It's preventing any offense from Key, at least for the moment.
Key is looking to work some ground and pound but LaRusso has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Key throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Key controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Key trying to control the position from guard on top but LaRusso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Key accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Key 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.
LaRusso has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Key thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on LaRusso if he has to take too many more of those.
Key will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Key tried to score with a low kick but LaRusso checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
LaRusso throws a push kick but Key slaps the foot to one side.
Key checks a leg kick nicely.
LaRusso misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Key.
A jab from Key finds it's way through LaRusso's defenses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from LaRusso, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
LaRusso stuns Key with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Key. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Key.
Good leg kick by Key there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Key takes a shot right to the bread basket.
LaRusso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Key manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by LaRusso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Don Key will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Don Key's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
LaRusso throws a leg kick that misses.
Key connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
LaRusso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Key pulls out of a head kick attempt.
LaRusso scores with a jab to the head.
Key lands a leg kick that knocks LaRusso off balance momentarily.
LaRusso throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
LaRusso misses the jab.
LaRusso throws a leg kick which misses Key's front leg but catches the back leg as Key tries to avoid it.
Key looks to score with a jab to the body but LaRusso is just out of range.
Key keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Key looking to land some kicks to the body here.
LaRusso lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaRusso gets off balance looking for a body kick
and LaRusso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Key tries to land a leg kick but LaRusso saw it coming and moves away.
LaRusso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Key.
LaRusso takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
LaRusso walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Key checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
LaRusso feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Keys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
LaRusso moves out of range of the body kick from Key.
Key swings widly with a right hand
and LaRusso counters with a head kick that drops Key to the mat! Key scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Key is rocked!
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!
Key keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from LaRusso.
Oh Key is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Key checks a leg kick nicely.
Key seems to have got his legs back now.
Key pivots, looking for a leg kick but LaRusso is out of range and Key settles back down.
Key lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
LaRusso throws a head kick but Key moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso swings widly with a right hand
and Key counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Key takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
LaRusso blocks the body kick.
LaRusso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Key.
Key takes the fight into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Key.
A bit of stalling here from LaRusso.
Key lands a right hand that snaps the head of LaRusso backwards.
Key lands a left hand that snaps the head of LaRusso backwards.
LaRusso blocking some punches.
LaRusso lands a right hand that snaps the head of Key backwards.
Key missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Key's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from LaRusso misses.
Key lands a right hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as LaRusso blocks the leg kick.
Key avoids a kick to the body.
Key jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Key chopping away at his opponent's legs.
LaRusso throws a wild body kick that Key sees coming a mile off.
LaRusso thumps Key with a low kick.
Key avoids a kick to the body.
Key misses with a kick to the body.
Key throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Key checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
LaRusso throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Key sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Key lands a jab to the nose.
Key cracks LaRusso with an open hand slap.
Key throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Key lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Key.
Key misses with a low kick as LaRusso jumps back.
LaRusso's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Key scores with a shot to the body.
LaRusso throws a sloppy head kick and Key moves out of range easily.
LaRusso throws a jab when Key was well out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
LaRusso tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
LaRusso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Key throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and LaRusso counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
LaRusso throws a head kick that misses.
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 Don Key.
I think Key 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Don Key!
Don Key looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'First a I a gotta say great fight to lance a flamingo, he took a beating, so a props for a dat.. Second a I a gotta thank Gary s coffee for letting come over to the E.F.C, and last thanks to my alliance B.H.P. for a life, Donkey Style mother fuckers....'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaru Hideki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hideki has chosen I've Just Seen a Face as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Masaru Hideki!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh misses with a wild body shot.
Hideki lands a leg kick that knocks Marsh off balance momentarily.
Marsh swings for the body but Hideki moves out of range.
Hideki moves out of range of the strikes.
Marsh lands a nice shot to the body.
Hideki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hideki scores with a jab to the body.
Marsh misses with a takedown attempt
and Hideki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Marsh's guard.
Hideki looking to pass the guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hideki throws an elbow that misses. Marsh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hideki's guard. Nice move by Marsh!
Marsh tries to free his leg and advance position but Hideki is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh throws a big right hand that misses.
Marsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Hideki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marsh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marsh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marsh wants to control from the top but Hideki keeps moving.
Marsh is looking to pass into half guard but Hideki pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hideki is in guard.
Marsh pulls Hideki in close to prevent any damage.
Marsh has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hideki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hideki passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marsh wants to control but Hideki postures up.
Hideki working the ground and pound but Marsh is defending the strikes.
Marsh trying to control but Hideki flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Marsh trying to control but not successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideki is trying to stick to Marsh's back but Marsh is turning into Hideki. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hideki's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Marsh.
Marsh looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hideki is on top in guard.
Hideki throws an elbow that misses. Marsh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hideki's guard. Nice move by Marsh!
Marsh's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Marsh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hideki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marsh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marsh tries to free his leg and advance position but Hideki is retaining full guard.
Hideki is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marsh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hideki.
Marsh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Masaru Hideki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Marsh enables Hideki to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Marsh manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Marsh trying to control the position here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hideki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marsh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hideki being controlled here momentarily.
Marsh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marsh keeping moving, preventing Hideki from controlling successfully.
Hideki works over Marsh with some ground and pound from guard.
Masaru Hideki has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki wants to control from the top but Marsh keeps moving.
Hideki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marsh is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Marsh keeping moving, preventing Hideki from controlling successfully.
Marsh is trying to keep Hideki in close.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hideki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marsh at a distance.
Hideki lands a head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hideki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh throws an overhand right that lands on Hideki's shoulder, as Hideki tries to avoid the shot.
Hideki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marsh takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hideki sprawls well. Hideki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marsh gets slowly back to his feet.
A left lands for Hideki.
Marsh throws a jab when Hideki was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hideki.
Hideki digs a good body shot into Marsh's ribs.
Marsh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hideki.
Hideki lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Masaru Hideki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marsh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hideki.
Marsh just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot by Hideki.
Hideki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marsh lands an overhand right.
Hideki lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hideki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hideki connects with a leg kick. Marsh looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hideki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marsh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marsh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marsh misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marsh throws a hook but Hideki blocks it.
Hideki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marsh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hideki throws the left hand but Marsh avoids the punch easily.
Marsh lands with a right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hideki.
Marsh fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hideki on the side of the head.
Marsh thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hideki was well out of range. Poor timing from Marsh.
Marsh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hideki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hideki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masaru Hideki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hideki takes one to the chin there.
Hideki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marsh.
Hideki cracks the inside of Marsh's front leg.
Hideki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marsh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hideki.
Marsh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hideki.
Marsh throws a jab but it's blocked by Hideki.
Hideki lands a leg kick that knocks Marsh off balance momentarily.
Hideki connects with a crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Hideki.
Marsh moves out of range as Hideki strikes.
Marsh works Hideki's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh misses with a body shot.
Hideki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hideki, right into the meat.
Hideki misses with a two punch combination.
Marsh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marsh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hideki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hideki scoring well with a low kick there.
Hideki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marsh misses with an uppercut.
Marsh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hideki counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Marsh!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hideki throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Marsh is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hideki tries to move to mount but Marsh blocks the move with his legs.
Marsh manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hideki is pressing down on Marsh's thigh, looking to free his foot. Marsh is holding on for now.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hideki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marsh defending well though.
Marsh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hideki.
Randy Marsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hideki misses with a head shot. Marsh uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hideki throwing strikes from guard but Marsh blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh controls Hideki momentarily but Hideki frees himself.
Hideki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marsh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hideki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marsh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Marsh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hideki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marsh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marsh keeping full guard, as Hideki tries to pass.
Masaru Hideki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hideki tries to free his leg and advance position but Marsh is retaining full guard.
Hideki lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hideki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marsh trying to control the position.
Hideki content to stall in guard here.
Hideki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hideki controlling from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Masaru Hideki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hideki 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masaru Hideki!
A relieved looking Masaru Hideki thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Dunowevil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wesley Templar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dunowevil might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to If You're Gonna Be Dumb You Gotta Be Tough. Wesley Templar is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Dunowevil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Wesley Templar!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Templar connects with a right hand. Dunowevil shakes it off.
Templar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Templar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dunowevil's waist but Dunowevil gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Templar off to one side.
Templar misses with a takedown
and Dunowevil counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Roger Dunowevil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wesley Templar.
Dunowevil is looking to clinch.
Dunowevil misses with a looping left.
Templar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dunowevil finds it's way round the side to connect with Templar's head.
It looks like Wesley Templar has been cut.
Dunowevil scores with a leg kick.
Roger Dunowevil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Templar!
It looks like Roger Dunowevil has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Templar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dunowevil momentarily.
Dunowevil is rocked!
Dunowevil fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Templar.
Dunowevil tries to clinch up.
Dunowevil swinging wildly here.
Dunowevil explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunowevil throws a shot from downtown. Templar moves away and avoids it.
Templar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dunowevil jabs at Templar's body.
Dunowevil with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dunowevil throws a series of punches but Templar moves out of range.
Dunowevil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Templar manages to avoid it.
Templar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dunowevil takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Roger Dunowevil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Templar swings widly with a right hand
and Dunowevil counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dunowevil scores with a jab.
Templar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dunowevil sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Templar somewhat.
Templar avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunowevil moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dunowevil ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Dunowevil.
Dunowevil misses with a leg kick.
Dunowevil gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Templar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dunowevil looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dunowevil is pulling down on Templar's head. It's preventing any offense from Templar, at least for the moment.
Templar landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunowevil has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dunowevil 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.
Templar passes Dunowevil's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dunowevil slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dunowevil wants to sweep but no luck.
Dunowevil is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dunowevil is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Templar throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Templar is looking to control Dunowevil's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Templar avoid being mounted?
Templar is looking for a sweep. Dunowevil is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dunowevil tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Templar regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dunowevil trying to control but Templar is working from the bottom.
Dunowevil wants to stand and escape but instead Templar has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Dunowevil dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Dunowevil fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dunowevil connects with a nice looking jab.
Templar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dunowevil.
Dunowevil slips under a jab from Templar.
Dunowevil wants to clinch up but Templar keeps it at a distance.
Templar throws a hook but Dunowevil avoids it easily.
Dunowevil tries to clinch but Templar is having none of it.
Dunowevil tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Templar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Templar shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dunowevil manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Templar trying to control the position from guard on top but Dunowevil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Templar stops Dunowevil from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Templar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dunowevil lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Templar!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Templar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dunowevil can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Templar is looking to escape.
Templar working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunowevil controlling from mount.
Templar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Templar regains half guard.
Dunowevil wants to stand up but Templar is controlling the position.
Templar gets full guard.
Templar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dunowevil can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunowevil looking to sit in guard and control but Templar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dunowevil is adopting a defensive guard.
Templar trying to control but Dunowevil is working from the bottom.
Templar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Templar distracts Dunowevil with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dunowevil is trying to keep Templar in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Templar is in close to Dunowevil's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dunowevil looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Templar postures up and lands a big shot to Dunowevil's brow.
Templar throws a strike but Dunowevil rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wesley Templar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Templar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dunowevil is one step ahead there.
Templar working for a triangle but Dunowevil defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Templar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dunowevil doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dunowevil manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Templar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dunowevil.
Dunowevil misses the body punch
and Templar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roger Dunowevil is winning the standup battle so far.
Dunowevil misses with a wild body shot.
Templar looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunowevil is just out of range.
Templar shoots in for a double leg but Dunowevil sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Templar loads up on a big right hand but Dunowevil slips the punch.
Dunowevil is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dunowevil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dunowevil is looking to wear down Templar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dunowevil throws a nice looking combination but Templar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dunowevil fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunowevil missing with a left hand there. Templar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dunowevil.
Dunowevil with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dunowevil lands a jab to the head.
Dunowevil avoids the body shot from Templar.
Templar misses with a hook
and Dunowevil makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dunowevil misses with a looping right.
Templar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Dunowevil misses the target.
Templar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Templar throws a sloppy body shot
and Dunowevil counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dunowevil fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dunowevil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunowevil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Templar.
A shot to the body from Dunowevil misses
and Templar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Templar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dunowevil.
Dunowevil fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dunowevil throws a body punch but Templar moves out of range.
Dunowevil dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dunowevil lands with a shot to the body.
Dunowevil feints and then cracks Templar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Templar down.
Templar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dunowevil manages to avoid it.
Templar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dunowevil lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dunowevil misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunowevil 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.
Dunowevil uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dunowevil connects with an inside leg kick.
Dunowevil scores with a shot to the body.
Dunowevil scores with a hook.
Templar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dunowevil chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dunowevil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Templar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dunowevil with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dunowevil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dunowevil throws a shot from downtown. Templar moves away and avoids it.
Templar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Templar swings for the body but Dunowevil moves out of range.
Dunowevil throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Templar.
Templar gets tackled into the cage by Dunowevil. Dunowevil maintains the clinch.
Templar throws a punch but it's blocked by Dunowevil.
Dunowevil lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dunowevil tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Templar avoids it.
Templar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dunowevil is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dunowevil misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dunowevil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dunowevil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Templar's elbow.
Dunowevil stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Templar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dunowevil pulls his leg out and moves away.
Roger Dunowevil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wesley Templar.
Templar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dunowevil clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Dunowevil showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dunowevil 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Dunowevil!
After winning the bout, Roger Dunowevil thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donny Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Helgi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donowitz comes to the cage accompanied by The Bear Jew . 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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World class boxer
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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
25 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donny Donowitz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Helgi!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donowitz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Helgi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Donowitz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Donowitz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Donowitz lands a slapping body shot.
Nice jab there from Donowitz.
It looks like Bjorn Helgi has been cut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Donowitz. Helgi shrugs it off though.
Helgi thumps Donowitz with a low kick.
A left lands for Helgi.
Helgi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donowitz ducks under a wild hook from Helgi.
A big right from Helgi misses.
Donowitz throws a body punch but Helgi moves out of range.
Helgi misses with a straight right.
A jab lands there for Donowitz.
Helgi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Helgi takes a swing at Donowitz's ribcage but misses.
Donowitz scores with a leg kick.
A jab from Donowitz finds it's way through Helgi's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helgi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Donowitz lands with a nice body punch.
Helgi checks a leg kick.
Donowitz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Helgi is out of range and Donowitz settles back down.
Donowitz swings for the body but Helgi moves out of range.
Helgi checks a leg kick.
Helgi misses with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Donowitz, right into the meat.
Helgi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Donowitz at a distance.
Donowitz checks a low kick from Helgi.
Donowitz stuns Helgi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Helgi takes one on the button.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Helgi 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 Donowitz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Donowitz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Helgi blocks a low kick nicely.
Donowitz scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helgi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Helgi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donowitz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Helgi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Donowitz.
Donowitz doesn't manage to clinch there - Helgi circles away.
Donowitz misses with a body kick.
Helgi scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Donowitz.
Donowitz connects with a high kick.
Donowitz is looking to clinch.
Donowitz lands with a kick to the temple. Helgi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Donowitz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Helgi on the side of the head.
Donowitz wants to clinch.
Helgi 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helgi scores with a sloppy right hand. Donowitz should have avoided that one.
Donowitz connects with a leg kick. Helgi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Donowitz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Donowitz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Helgi if he has to take too many more of those.
Helgi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Donowitz scores with a hook to the body. Helgi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Helgi works Donowitz's body with a nice hook.
Helgi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Helgi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Donowitz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Helgi misses with a hook.
A big right from Helgi misses.
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!
Helgi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Helgi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A clash of legs there as Donowitz blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Donowitz.
Nice shot lands for Donowitz.
Helgi jabs Donowitz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Donowitz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Donowitz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Helgi checks a leg kick nicely.
Donowitz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Donowitz scores with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Donowitz, right into the meat.
Helgi scores with a sloppy right hand. Donowitz should have avoided that one.
Helgi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donowitz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Donowitz scoring well with a low kick there.
Helgi throws a body punch but Donowitz moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Donowitz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Helgi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Donowitz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Donowitz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Helgi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Donowitz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donowitz lands with a slapping head kick.
Helgi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Helgi throws a right and a left that Donowitz avoids nicely.
A head kick from Donowitz lands but Helgi takes it in his stride.
Helgi is rocked!
Donowitz cracks the inside of Helgi's front leg.
Helgi is still on wobbly legs! Can Donowitz finish him?
Helgi closes the distance and clinches.
Helgi seems to have recovered his senses.
Donowitz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Helgi backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donowitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Helgi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donowitz blocking some punches.
Donowitz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Helgi throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helgi breaks from the clinch.
Helgi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Donowitz doesn't seem bothered though.
Donowitz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Donk. Donowitz catches Helgi right on the button with a cross.
Donowitz scores with a shot to the body.
Helgi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Donowitz.
Donowitz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donowitz lands a leg kick that knocks Helgi off balance momentarily.
Donowitz tries to clinch but Helgi moves out of range.
Helgi slips a jab from Donowitz.
Donowitz scores with a jab to the body.
Donowitz throws out a leg kick but Helgi moves out of range and Donowitz only half commits.
Helgi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Helgi blocks a head kick by Donowitz.
Helgi throws a jab when Donowitz was well out of range.
Helgi throws a jab but it's blocked by Donowitz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donowitz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Helgi misses with a looping right.
Donowitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donowitz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Helgi.
Donowitz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donowitz misses with a head kick.
Donowitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Helgi.
Helgi 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.
Donowitz looks to land a right hand but Helgi moved out of range.
Donowitz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donowitz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Donowitz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Helgi lands an overhand right.
Helgi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Donowitz is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helgi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Helgi throws a low kick but Donowitz avoids it.
Donny Donowitz is winning the standup battle so far.
Crunch! Donowitz slams his shin into Helgi's torso.
Helgi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Donowitz's sensitive parts.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Donowitz. Helgi shrugs it off though.
Helgi throws a big shot that misses.
Helgi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Helgi. Beautiful body shot.
A head kick misses from Donowitz.
Donowitz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Helgi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Donowitz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Helgi walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donowitz keeps Helgi at a distance using the push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helgi thows a body shot but no joy.
Helgi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Crunch! Donowitz slams his shin into Helgi's torso.
Donowitz misses with a body shot.
Donowitz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Helgi tries to clinch but Donowitz moves out of range.
Helgi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Donowitz scores with a jab. Helgi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Helgi throws a body punch but Donowitz moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donowitz moves into range and clinches up with Helgi.
Donowitz lands a nice shot to the body.
Helgi is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Helgi fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Donowitz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Helgi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Helgi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Helgi doesn't manage to clinch there - Donowitz circles away.
Donowitz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donowitz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A left and a right from Helgi both land. Nice combination.
Helgi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Donowitz under the eye.
Helgi jabs Donowitz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Helgi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Donowitz.
Donowitz throws a wild body kick that Helgi sees coming a mile off.
Helgi avoids the head kick by Donowitz.
Helgi throws a hook but Donowitz avoids it easily.
Donowitz throws a head kick but Helgi moves out of range.
Donowitz throws a shot from downtown. Helgi moves away and avoids it.
Helgi is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Helgi tries to work over Donowitz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Donowitz.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Donowitz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Helgi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donowitz lands a high kick!
Donowitz lands a front kick.
Helgi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Donowitz.
Donowitz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Helgi wants to land a leg kick but Donowitz is out of range.
Donowitz missing with a left hand there. Helgi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donowitz throws a head kick but Helgi moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Helgi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Donowitz doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helgi slips a jab from Donowitz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helgi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Donowitz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Helgi throws a head kick but Donowitz moves out of range.
Donowitz misses with a hook. Helgi ducked under it nicely.
Helgi throws a head kick that misses.
Helgi throws a right and a left that Donowitz avoids nicely.
Helgi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Helgi avoids a kick to the body.
Donowitz throws a shot from downtown. Helgi moves away and avoids it.
Good work by Donowitz as he checks the leg kick.
Helgi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Helgi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donowitz moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Donowitz.
Donowitz lands a jab to the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Donowitz!
Donowitz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Helgi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helgi throws a leg kick but Donowitz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Donowitz.
Helgi lands a front kick.
Donowitz takes the fight into the clinch.
Donowitz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donowitz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Helgi throws an overhand right that lands on Donowitz's shoulder, as Donowitz tries to avoid the shot.
Donowitz misses with a low kick as Helgi jumps back.
Helgi misses with a head kick.
Helgi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Donowitz looks to score with a jab to the body but Helgi is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Donowitz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Donowitz staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helgi tries to work over Donowitz's front leg with a kick but Donowitz checks it.
Helgi misses the shot to the body.
A head kick from Donowitz lands but Helgi takes it in his stride.
Helgi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Donowitz scores with a leg kick.
Helgi blocks a jab.
Helgi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Donowitz. That did some damage!
Helgi tries a head kick but it misses.
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!
Helgi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Helgi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Helgi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donowitz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Helgi misses with a hook.
Donowitz lands a leg kick that knocks Helgi off balance momentarily.
Donowitz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Donowitz clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Helgi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Donowitz looks to score with a jab to the body but Helgi is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Donowitz.
Donowitz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Helgi lands with a right hand.
Donowitz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Helgi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donowitz misses with a wild body shot.
Donowitz rushes Helgi and presses him up against the cage.
Helgi lands a shot to the body.
Helgi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Donowitz fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Helgi.
A right handed body shot lands from Helgi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Helgi.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Donowitz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Helgi backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz pushes Helgi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Helgi is trying to stall.
Helgi lands a body punch.
Helgi can't break the clinch.
Donowitz has a couple of punches blocked by Helgi.
Donowitz blocking some punches.
Donowitz can't find room to land a body shot as Helgi controls the action.
Helgi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donowitz lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Helgi.
Helgi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donowitz lands a hook that snaps the head of Helgi backwards.
Donowitz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Helgis head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helgi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Helgi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Helgi misses with a punch on the inside.
Helgi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donowitz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helgi misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donowitz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Donowitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Helgi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Donowitz.
Helgi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donowitz moves out of range as Helgi throws a body kick.
Helgi tries to clinch but Donowitz moves out of range.
Helgi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Donowitz's head backwards.
Donowitz is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz scores with a spinning back kick!
Donowitz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Helgi under the eye.
Helgi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Helgi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Helgi throws a body punch but Donowitz moves out of range.
Helgi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Helgi walks into a left hand.
Helgi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Donowitz.
Donowitz wants to clinch.
Donowitz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donowitz looks to land a combination but Helgi avoids it well.
Donowitz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helgi walks into a straight right hand from Donowitz.
Donowitz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Donowitz bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy left from Donowitz finds it's target.
Donowitz lands a nice shot to the body.
Donowitz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donowitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Donowitz.
A combination from Helgi does no damage.
Helgi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Helgi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Helgi throws a body punch but Donowitz moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Helgi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Donny Donowitz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Helgi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Helgi misses with a double jab.
Helgi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Donowitz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Helgi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Donowitz. Donowitz obviously looking to wear him down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Helgi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Donowitz - the referee stops the clock and Helgi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Donowitz. Helgi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Helgi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Donowitz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A leg kick checked by Donowitz.
Helgi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donowitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Helgi.
Helgi is looking to land body kicks.
Donowitz throws a head kick that misses.
Helgi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Helgi.
Donowitz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Donowitz scores with a push kick.
Helgi is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Donowitz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Helgi, right into the meat.
Helgi throws a lazy uppercut
and Donowitz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Helgi.
Donowitz thuds his right hand into Helgi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Donowitz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Helgi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Helgi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Helgi moves out of range as Donowitz throws a body kick.
Donowitz throws a low kick but Helgi avoids it.
Helgi misses with a low kick.
Donowitz tries to score with a low kick but Helgi moves his leg out of the way.
Donowitz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Helgi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Donowitz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Helgi avoids the body shot from Donowitz.
Bjorn Helgi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Donowitz.
Helgi throws a head kick that misses.
Helgi throws a hook to the side of Donowitz's head but Donowitz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Helgi tries to bum rush Donowitz with a series of wild strikes but Donowitz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good leg kick by Donowitz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Donowitz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Donowitz connects with an inside leg kick.
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!
Donowitz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Donowitz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Helgi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Donowitz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donowitz connects with a high kick.
Donowitz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Helgi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Donowitz rather than just go for the knockout.
Helgi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz lands a high kick!
Helgi checks a leg kick nicely.
Helgi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Helgi blocks the body kick.
Helgi swings for the body but Donowitz moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Helgi as he connects with a hook.
Donowitz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Helgi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Donowitz scores with a spinning back kick!
Donowitz scores with a push kick.
Donowitz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Donowitz clobbers Helgi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donowitz misses with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Donowitz, right into the meat.
Helgi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Donowitz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helgi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Donowitz ducks right into an uppercut from Helgi.
Helgi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Donowitz misses with a looping left.
Donowitz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Helgi blocks a head kick by Donowitz.
Helgi works the jab nicely.
Donowitz staying out of range there.
Donowitz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Helgi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Donowitz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Helgi misses with a combination
and Donowitz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Helgi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Donowitz scores with a punch to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donny Donowitz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Donowitz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:45
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donny Donowitz!
Donny Donowitz retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Donny Donowitz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Luger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luger comes to the cage accompanied by Right Here, Right Now - Fatboy Slim. Thai is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Town Called Malice. Muay Thai has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Shane Luger's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Luger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Muay Thai!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luger throws a front kick aimed at Thai's knee but Thai avoids it well.
Thai throws a hook to the side of Luger's head but Luger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luger scores with a body shot.
Luger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luger.
Thai misses with a looping left.
Luger tries to score with a low kick but Thai moves his leg out of the way.
Thai misses with a leg kick.
Luger throws a head kick that misses
and Thai counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Thai tenderised Luger's leg. Luger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thai is looking to land body kicks.
Luger pushes Thai away with a front kick.
Luger misses with a hook. Thai ducked under it nicely.
Shane Luger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai connects with a body shot that sends Luger's belly button to the back.
Thai tries to score with a low kick but Luger moves his leg out of the way.
Thai throws a low kick but Luger moves out of range easily.
Thai misses with a wild body shot.
Luger misses with a wild body shot.
Luger misses with a double jab.
Luger tries to work over Thai's front leg with a kick but Thai checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Luger.
Luger scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thai in his tracks.
Luger tries a low kick but Thai avoids it.
Thai misses with a hook to the body
enabling Luger to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Muay Thai has been cut.
Thai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thai on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Luger misses with a low kick.
Luger throws a big shot that misses.
Luger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luger. Luger obviously looking to wear him down.
Thai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Thai misses the target.
Luger throws a right and a left that Thai avoids nicely.
Luger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Luger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thai.
Thai staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luger throws an off balance right hand
and Thai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Luger's knee momentarily.
Luger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luger throws a looping overhand right but Thai ducks down to avoid it.
Thai avoids the body shot from Luger.
Luger with a nice cross.
Luger misses with a looping left.
Thai thows a leg kick but Luger checks it
and Luger counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A cross from Luger lands.
Luger thows a leg kick but Thai checks it
and Thai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Luger's knee momentarily.
Thai thows a body shot but no joy.
Thai tries to work over Luger's front leg with a kick but Luger checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Luger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thai dips to his left and cracks Luger with an uppercut!
It looks like Shane Luger has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Luger.
Thai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Luger moves away from the strike by Thai.
Luger looks for the body kick but Thai saw that one coming.
Thai keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Luger throws a chopping leg kick but Thai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Luger tries to clinch but Thai moves out of range.
Luger throws a leg kick
and Thai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Luger's knee momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thai avoids the head kick by Luger.
Thai avoids the body shot from Luger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Luger dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Luger throws a leg kick but Thai sees it coming and moves out of range.
Luger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Thai blocks the low kick.
Luger misses with a leg kick
and Thai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Luger thinking.
Luger lands a lovely overhand right.
Thai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Luger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thai looks for the body kick but Luger saw that one coming.
Thai throws a leg kick but Luger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thai lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai throws a front kick aimed at Luger's knee but Luger avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Luger.
Luger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Donk. Thai catches Luger right on the button with a cross.
Thai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luger.
Thai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A low kick from Luger is predictable there
and Thai counters with a thumping low kick.
Thai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Luger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luger slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luger throws an overhand right that lands on Thai's shoulder, as Thai tries to avoid the shot.
Thai throws a good cross that connects.
Thai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luger.
Luger checks a leg kick.
Luger misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Luger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
No joy there for Thai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Luger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thai ducks under a wild hook from Luger.
Thai lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Thai blocks the leg kick.
Luger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thai's head.
Shane Luger is winning the standup battle so far.
Thai misses with a left hand
and Luger counters with a straight right hand.
Thai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Luger momentarily.
Luger tries to work over Thai's front leg with a kick but Thai checks it.
The fighters circling - Luger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thai tries to score with a low kick but Luger moves his leg out of the way.
Luger throws a poor cross that misses
and Thai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Luger blocks a leg kick.
Luger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thai misses with a body shot.
Luger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Luger checks it well.
Thai connects with an inside leg kick.
Thai throws a front kick aimed at Luger's knee but Luger avoids it well.
Luger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thai.
A good leg kick by Thai.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thai lands a nice shot to the body.
Luger throws an overhand right that lands on Thai's shoulder, as Thai tries to avoid the shot.
Luger looks to throw the jab but Thai is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muay Thai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Luger tries a low kick but Thai avoids it.
Luger throws a leg kick but Thai checks it.
A combination from Thai does no damage.
Luger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thai's sensitive parts.
Luger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thai.
Luger tests Thai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luger throws a front kick aimed at Thai's knee but Thai avoids it well.
Thai tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Luger slips a straight right by Thai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luger tries to land a front kick but Thai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Luger misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thai. That's going to slow Luger down.
Luger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luger blocks a head kick by Thai.
Thai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thai avoids the body shot from Luger.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Luger.
Luger misses with a looping right.
Thai staying out of range there.
Luger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thai loads up on a big right hand but Luger slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Luger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thai.
A low kick from Luger is predictable there
and Thai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luger lands a jab to the nose.
Thai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thai lands with an uppercut that bounces Luger off the cage and back into range.
Thai checks a leg kick.
Luger connects with a solid leg kick.
Thai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Luger throws a body kick that misses.
Thai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai blocks a low kick nicely.
Thai cracks Luger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A head kick by Luger misses
and Thai finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Luger scores with a decent looking hook.
Luger checks the leg kick.
Luger blocks a leg kick.
Thai wants to slow Luger down by chopping away at his legs.
Luger thows a leg kick but Thai checks it
and Thai counters with a nice uppercut.
Luger misses with a kick to the body
and Thai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thai throws a head kick that misses.
Thai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Luger on the side of the head.
That's four 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!
Thai misses with an uppercut.
Luger misses with a body kick.
Luger keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Luger.
Luger is looking to land body kicks.
Luger scores with a head kick. Thai tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Thai throws a looping overhand right but Luger ducks down to avoid it.
Thai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luger.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luger is looking to score with low kicks.
Thai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thai looks to land a combination but Luger avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Muay Thai just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luger throws out the jab.
Luger throws a front kick aimed at Thai's knee but Thai avoids it well.
Thai lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thai with a nice cross.
Luger swings widly with a right hand
and Thai counters with a straight right hand.
Thai checks a leg kick.
Thai wants to land a leg kick but Luger is out of range.
Thai circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thai counters with an outside leg kick.
Luger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luger tries to move into range but Thai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luger tries to bum rush Thai with a series of wild strikes but Thai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thai.
Thai tries a low kick but Luger avoids it.
Thai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thai takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A jab from Luger does it's job there.
Thai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luger. Luger obviously looking to wear him down.
Luger throws a shot from downtown. Thai moves away and avoids it.
Luger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thai slips a jab from Luger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luger wants to clinch.
Thai throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luger throws out the jab.
Luger throws a hook but Thai avoids it easily.
Thai swings widly with a right hand
and Luger counters with a left to the body.
Good work by Luger as he checks the leg kick.
Luger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thai.
Thai slips under a jab.
Luger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Luger.
Luger throws a wild body kick that Thai sees coming a mile off.
Thai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Luger counters with an outside leg kick.
Thai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Luger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Luger throws a hook but Thai avoids it easily.
Thai misses with a looping left.
Luger checks the leg kick.
Thai misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luger clinches.
Luger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Thai fails to land.
Thai wants to stall.
Luger misses with some punches.
Luger trying to stall but Thai improves his position.
Luger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
A hook to the body from Thai.
Luger throws a punch but it's blocked by Thai.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thai tries a body shot but Luger blocks it.
Luger tries a body shot but Thai blocks it.
Thai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Muay Thai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Luger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Thai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luger.
Nice jab there from Luger.
Thai lands a body shot.
Luger throws out a loose jab but Thai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thai defending well as Luger loads up on a big left hand.
Thai checks the leg kick.
Luger looks to land a right hand but Thai moved out of range.
Luger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luger keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thai throws a body kick that misses.
Thai misses with a low kick.
Thai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Luger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Thai.
Luger moves out of range of the strikes.
Luger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Luger.
Luger takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Luger scores with a sloppy right hand. Thai should have avoided that one.
Luger connects with a solid leg kick.
Thai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thai throws out a loose jab but Luger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luger lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Shane Luger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luger throws the left hand but Thai avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luger lands a nice shot that snaps Thai's head back.
Luger lands a nice shot to the body.
Luger throws a looping overhand right but Thai ducks down to avoid it.
Luger lands with a shot to the body.
Luger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thai's calf.
The fighters circling - Luger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thai throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thai tries to land a leg kick but Luger saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Thai misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Luger 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 Thai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luger misses with a leg kick
and Thai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thai 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.
Thai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luger.
Luger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice cross by Luger.
That has opened up Muay Thai's cut even more.
Thai scores with a hook to the body. Luger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luger throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Luger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luger tried to score with a low kick but Thai checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luger throws a hook to the side of Thai's head but Thai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thai counters with a nice body kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Thai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luger.
Thai lands a two punch combo.
Luger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thai moves away from the strike by Luger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luger tries to clinch up but Thai circles away and keeps his distance.
Thai swings for the body but Luger moves out of range.
Luger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Luger showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thai 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 47:48
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Muay Thai!
Muay Thai is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Muay Thai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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