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EVO 124: Absolut EVO PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Soderberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oswaldo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanchez's choice of entrance music: In The Ghetto - By Elvis Presley. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
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172 lbs
33 - 14 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
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
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rufus Soderberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Oswaldo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sanchez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Soderberg is having none of it.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Soderberg moves out of range.
Soderberg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Soderberg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sanchez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sanchez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sanchez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Sanchez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Sanchez throws the kick towards the body but Soderberg avoids it.
Sanchez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Sanchez.
Soderberg scores with a takedown into Sanchez's guard.
Soderberg wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
Soderberg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Soderberg wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Soderberg throwing strikes but missing.
Soderberg throws a big right hand that misses.
Soderberg 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.
Sanchez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg throwing strikes but missing.
Sanchez is trying to keep Soderberg in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soderberg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanchez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Soderberg trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Soderberg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sanchez working a defensive guard here.
Sanchez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Soderberg's sensitive parts.
Oswaldo Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a jab.
Sanchez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Soderberg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soderberg misses with a double jab.
Sanchez throws a chopping leg kick but Soderberg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Soderberg misses with a straight left.
Sanchez scores with a jab. Soderberg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Soderberg blocks the body kick.
Soderberg is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Sanchez connects with a jab.
Oswaldo Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Soderberg if he has to take too many more of those.
Soderberg misses with a takedown attempt - Sanchez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Sanchez throws a push kick but Soderberg slaps the foot to one side.
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!
Sanchez lands a jab to the head.
Soderberg throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Soderberg swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Soderberg tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Soderberg throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Soderberg blocks the leg kick.
Sanchez throws a jab when Soderberg was well out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Soderberg or perhaps it was just good defense by Sanchez, which made it look bad.
Sanchez stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oswaldo Sanchez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sanchez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Soderberg checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A low kick from Soderberg is predictable there
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanchez tries a low kick but Soderberg avoids it.
Soderberg checks a low kick from Sanchez.
Soderberg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Soderberg changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sanchez tries to avoid it but Soderberg manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sanchez to the ground. Sanchez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Soderberg circles away.
Sanchez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Soderberg walks into a stiff left hand from Sanchez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soderberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
Soderberg scores with a takedown into Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez wants to sweep here but Soderberg controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez has his hands on Soderberg's head, controlling the position.
Sanchez is continuing to stall.
Soderberg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanchez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sanchez managing to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sanchez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Soderberg darts in looking for a takedown but Sanchez gets double underhooks and turns Soderberg into the cage.
Soderberg manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sanchez tries to clinch up
and Soderberg counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Soderberg seems to be working for a kimura but Sanchez defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sanchez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Soderberg is stalling in the full guard.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Soderberg advances position into side control!
Soderberg cracks Sanchez with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sanchez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sanchez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Sanchez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Soderberg misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sanchez can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to improve his position.
Soderberg throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sanchez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Sanchez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Soderberg is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soderberg lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Soderberg dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oswaldo Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez slaps away a takedown attempt from Soderberg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sanchez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Soderberg moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body. Soderberg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Soderberg goes for a double leg but Sanchez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sanchez continues to drive forward.
A head punch on the inside from Soderberg fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soderberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Sanchez.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Soderberg controls his hands.
Soderberg tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rufus Soderberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands with a left to the head.
Soderberg blocks a body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
Soderberg wants to take the fight to the mat but Sanchez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanchez digs a right hand underneath Soderberg's ribcage. Soderberg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Soderberg can't get the takedown.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanchez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Soderbergs head.
A shot in the inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soderberg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Soderberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soderberg goes for a takedown attempt but Sanchez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanchez.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanchez.
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!
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Soderberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soderberg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Soderberg moves out of range of the body kick from Sanchez.
Soderberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
A leg kick checked by Soderberg.
Soderberg shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense.
Decent striking displayed by Sanchez there.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Soderberg moves out of range.
Sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sanchez is looking to score with low kicks.
Soderberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A low kick from Sanchez misses
and Soderberg counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Soderberg prevents Sanchez from improving his position.
Soderberg wants to take a breather but Sanchez is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sanchez is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Sanchez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Soderberg is working away from the top position though.
Sanchez controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Soderberg is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Soderberg missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oswaldo Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sanchez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oswaldo Sanchez!
An out of breath Oswaldo Sanchez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Rufus Soderberg had this to say: 'I'm not done. I'm not done. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chan-Sung Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konrad Kurze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jung comes to the cage accompanied by Waiting Room. This should be a great matchup!
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130 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chan-Sung Jung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Konrad Kurze!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jung throws a lazy body kick
and Kurze counters with a takedown into side control.
Jung definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jung is trying to get back to half guard.
Kurze trying to control the action but Jung is working from the bottom.
Kurze working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurze postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kurze is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jung knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jung tries to bench press Kurze off him but Kurze keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurze lands an elbow.
You can see the frustration on Jung's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurze trying to control the position but Jung is working away.
Jung tries to bench press Kurze off him but Kurze keeps the position.
Kurze working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jung parries the strikes from Kurze easily there. Kurze is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jung to escape.
Kurze tries to move to mount but Jung blocks the move with his legs.
Kurze wants to control but Jung is keeping him busy.
Jung struggling a bit here.
Kurze trying to control the action but Jung is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jung managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kurze.
Jung manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kurze's best efforts.
Jung is looking to improve his position.
Kurze lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kurze throwing shots but Jung is blocking nicely.
Jung has hold of Kurze's hands but Kurze slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kurze not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jung is trying to get back to full guard.
Kurze has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kurze landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurze is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jung doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kurze.
Jung manages to get to full guard.
Jung looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kurze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jung trying to control the position.
Kurze tries to free his leg and advance position but Jung is retaining full guard.
My spies in Saboteur's Playground inform me that Kurze has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Kurze lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jung manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kurze manages to get himself to full guard.
Kurze 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.
Jung postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jung is fighting to break Kurze's control of his arms but Kurze is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jung looking to sit in guard and control but Kurze gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kurze looking to sit in guard and control but Jung gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jung pushes down on Kurze's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kurze is looking to get back to full guard here but Jung has managed to pass to side control instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konrad Kurze dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jung throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jung ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kurze misses with a wild body shot.
Jung finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jung dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kurze. That did some damage!
Jung feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kurze's calf.
Jung wants to clinch.
Kurze throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurze misses with a low kick.
Kurze misses with a hook. Jung ducked under it nicely.
Jung misses with a low kick.
Chan-Sung Jung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurze changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jung tries to avoid it but Kurze manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jung to the ground. Jung escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kurze misses with a wild body shot.
Kurze scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jung doesn't seem bothered though.
Kurze misses with a wild body shot.
Jung walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kurze checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jung misses with a low kick.
Kurze throws a head kick that half lands.
Kurze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jung manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Kurze blocks the leg kick.
Kurze is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jung rather than just go for the knockout.
Jung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kurze moves away.
Jung misses with a low kick.
Jung chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A low kick from Jung is predictable there
and Kurze decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jung's guard.
Kurze is looking to work some ground and pound but Jung has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurze trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jung is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kurze trying to control the position from guard on top but Jung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kurze tries to free his leg and advance position but Jung is retaining full guard.
Jung is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kurze trying to control the position from guard on top but Jung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jung escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kurze gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jung working for a triangle but Kurze defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kurze landing with the ground and pound.
Kurze wants to control from the top but Jung keeps moving.
Kurze looking to sit in guard and control but Jung gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jung is in close to Kurze's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jung got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kurze has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jung has managed to get both his arms back between Kurze's legs - danger averted.
Kurze wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurze avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jung accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kurze has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jung can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jung trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jung tries to free his leg and advance position but Kurze is retaining full guard.
Kurze isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jung stacks Kurze on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jung!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jung wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kurze keeps working.
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 Chan-Sung Jung will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Good leg kick by Jung there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kurze swats away the attempt to clinch by Jung.
Jung tries a head kick but it misses.
Kurze pushes Jung away with a front kick.
Jung jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurze.
Kurze moves away from the strike by Jung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurze shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jung is trying to defend but Kurze finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jung is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kurze pulls his head out easily.
Jung is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kurze pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung looking for submissions off his back.
Kurze thows a huge punch but Jung dodges it nicely.
Kurze wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jung keeps working.
Kurze not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kurze trying to advance position but Jung counters by regaining guard.
Kurze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jung throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kurze uses it to pass to side control.
Jung is not content to let Kurze control the position.
Kurze throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jung tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Kurze presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Kurze controlling from the full mount.
Jung tries to reverse the position but Kurze maintains control.
Kurze scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jung?
Kurze can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jung is looking to escape.
Kurze avoids the attempt from Jung to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurze can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jung is looking to escape.
Jung tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jung is working hard here to advance position.
Kurze trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kurze is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jung can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurze lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jung hang on?
Jung is trying desperately to improve position.
Jung gets back to half guard.
Jung is trying to control but can't.
Jung is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Kurze takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kurze is looking to advance position but Jung won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kurze is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kurze works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konrad Kurze really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A shot to the liver by Kurze. Beautiful body shot.
Kurze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kurze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jung was well out of range. Poor timing from Kurze.
Jung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kurze throws a body shot but no joy.
Jung scores with a kick to the body.
Jung misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jung throws a front kick aimed at Kurze's knee but Kurze avoids it well.
Jung takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kurze missing with a left hand there. Jung was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jung tries to land a leg kick but Kurze saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jung.
Kurze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jung moves away.
Jung misses with a low kick.
Jung tries to clinch there but Kurze circles away.
Chan-Sung Jung is winning the standup battle so far.
Kurze moves out of range of the strikes.
Kurze throws a shot to the body.
Kurze takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kurze dodges the punch combination from Jung.
Chan-Sung Jung is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jung misses with a leg kick
and Kurze counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jung is staying active underneath Kurze, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jung is trying to get back to full guard.
Kurze is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurze thows a huge punch but Jung dodges it nicely.
Jung is looking to control Kurze's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jung avoid being mounted?
Kurze working Jung over with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kurze not doing much here.
Jung keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jung is trying to control but can't.
Jung taking some punishment here, with Kurze in his half guard.
Kurze is looking to stall here but Jung recovers full guard.
Jung has his foot on Kurze's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kurze works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurze wants to pass the guard but Jung is keeping the position.
Jung utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kurze stopping the sweep attempt from Jung.
Kurze postures up and lands a big shot to Jung's brow.
Kurze scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jung has his foot on Kurze's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kurze works his way back into a safe position though.
Kurze trying to control but Jung is working from the bottom.
Jung working for submissions but it's allowed Kurze to get to half guard.
Kurze is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kurze is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kurze throwing shots but Jung is blocking nicely.
Kurze is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jung doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kurze.
Jung wants to control but Kurze is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konrad Kurze dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kurze lands a head shot.
Jung throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jung scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jung moves out of range of the body kick.
Kurze just misses with a punch to the body.
Kurze shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kurze moves out of range as Jung throws a body kick.
Kurze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jung misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurze misses the shot to the body.
A left lands for Kurze.
Jung cracks Kurze with a good jab.
Kurze checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung throws a wild body kick that Kurze sees coming a mile off.
Kurze lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kurze lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jung lands a nice looking body kick.
Kurze jabs at Jung's body.
Kurze avoids a kick to the body.
A clash of legs there as Kurze blocks the low kick.
Jung attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A low kick from Jung is predictable there
and Kurze counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kurze content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jung had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kurze defends it easily.
Kurze scoring with some ground and pound.
Chan-Sung Jung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Konrad Kurze is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurze wants to control from the top but Jung keeps moving.
Kurze not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurze trying to control the position from guard on top but Jung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jung trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kurze sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Konrad Kurze has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kurze gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jung trying to keep a closed guard but Kurze is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kurze throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jung counters with a good, hard body kick but Kurze shrugs it off.
Kurze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jung.
Kurze has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jung.
Jung throws a leg kick which misses Kurze's front leg but catches the back leg as Kurze tries to avoid it.
Jung defending well as Kurze loads up on a big left hand.
Jung throws a body kick that misses.
Kurze has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jung avoids the body shot from Kurze.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurze fails with a takedown attempt.
Kurze uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jung.
Kurze avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kurze fails with the takedown
and Jung counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Chan-Sung Jung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konrad Kurze.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kurze. Jung does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Jung is predictable there
and Kurze decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jung's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jung is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kurze is aware though and is defending well.
Kurze stays in close to Jung's body and controls the position.
Kurze's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Konrad Kurze.
I think Kurze 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konrad Kurze!
Konrad Kurze took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gegard Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nemanja Prijovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mousasi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Faded. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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33
210 lbs
24 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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
31 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gegard Mousasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nemanja Prijovic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prijovic scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Gegard Mousasi has been cut.
Mousasi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Prijovic. Prijovic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Nemanja Prijovic has been cut.
Mousasi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Prijovic quickly recovers to half guard.
Prijovic wants to get back to full guard but Mousasi has mounted him!
Mousasi jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Prijovic is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Prijovic and Mousasi has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Mousasi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mousasi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mousasi tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Mousasi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Prijovic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prijovic tries to buck Mousasi off but Mousasi is having none of it.
Prijovic manages to get back to half guard.
Prijovic wants to improve his position but Mousasi is controlling well.
Mousasi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Prijovic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mousasi is working for a submission of some sort.
Prijovic is not content to let Mousasi control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mousasi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mousasi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Prijovic is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prijovic is defending against the submission attempts here by Mousasi.
Mousasi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mousasi is looking to take a break and control but Prijovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Prijovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mousasi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Prijovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Prijovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mousasi moves away.
Prijovic misses with a head kick.
Prijovic throws a body kick that misses.
Prijovic digs a good hook to Mousasi's body.
Nemanja Prijovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mousasi throws the kick towards the body but Prijovic avoids it.
Mousasi misses with a straight left.
Prijovic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Prijovic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mousasi connects with a looping right hand.
A big right from Mousasi misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gegard Mousasi dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mousasi ducks under a wild hook from Prijovic.
Mousasi avoids the head kick by Prijovic.
Mousasi lands a body shot.
Prijovic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Prijovic throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mousasi counters by moving into the clinch.
Prijovic blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prijovic.
Prijovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mousasi's elbow.
Mousasi slowing the pace effectively.
Mousasi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Prijovic can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mousasi.
Mousasi misses with a body punch.
Prijovic working aggressively here.
Prijovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Mousasi throws a head punch that misses.
Prijovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Mousasi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prijovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Mousasi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mousasi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mousasi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Prijovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mousasi misses with a punch on the inside.
Mousasi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Prijovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Mousasi controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mousasi.
A hook to the body from Prijovic.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prijovic.
Mousasi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mousasi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Prijovic lands an uppercut.
Prijovic blocks an uppercut.
Mousasi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prijovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mousasi blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prijovic lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mousasi is trying to maintain a safe position but Prijovic gets an underhook and turns Mousasi into the cage.
Prijovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Prijovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mousasi backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prijovic.
Mousasi lands a right hand.
Mousasi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prijovic working aggressively here.
Prijovic pushes Mousasi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prijovic.
Prijovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mousasi blocks an uppercut.
Prijovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Prijovic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prijovic.
Mousasi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mousasi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mousasi can't find room to land a body shot as Prijovic controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Mousasi.
Prijovic digs a right hand underneath Mousasi's ribcage. Mousasi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Prijovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Prijovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Mousasi.
Mousasi is looking to control Prijovic's arms but Prijovic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mousasi has his back to the cage.
Prijovic pushes Mousasi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prijovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Prijovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Mousasi.
Prijovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mousasis head.
Mousasi prevents a body shot from Prijovic.
A hook to the body from Prijovic.
Mousasi misses with a punch on the inside.
Prijovic works on Mousasi's body with a couple of short punches.
Mousasi working aggressively here.
Prijovic working aggressively here.
Mousasi trying to stall but Prijovic improves his position.
Mousasi blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prijovic.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mousasi.
Mousasi swings wildly with an uppercut but Prijovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mousasi lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mousasi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Prijovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Mousasi backwards.
Mousasi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prijovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mousasi's elbow.
Mousasi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gegard Mousasi's cut is getting worse.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prijovic.
Prijovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Mousasi controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Mousasi fails to land.
Mousasi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nemanja Prijovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Prijovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Prijovic tries to throw a body punch but Mousasi avoids it by throwing Prijovic back against the cage.
Mousasi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Prijovics head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nemanja Prijovic 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 the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! 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.
Prijovic loads up on a big right hand but Mousasi slips the punch.
Mousasi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mousasi slips under a jab.
Prijovic throws a looping overhand right but Mousasi ducks down to avoid it.
Prijovic dips to his left and cracks Mousasi with an uppercut!
Prijovic blocks a jab.
Prijovic slips a straight right by Mousasi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prijovic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mousasi is able to avoid easily.
Prijovic blocks a jab.
Prijovic scores with a spinning back kick!
Prijovic is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prijovic is looking to clinch.
Mousasi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Prijovic.
Prijovic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Prijovic throws an overhand right that lands on Mousasi's shoulder, as Mousasi tries to avoid the shot.
Prijovic avoids the head kick by Mousasi.
Prijovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Prijovic looks to land a body kick but Mousasi moved away.
Mousasi misses with a hook
and Prijovic counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mousasi takes one on the button.
Mousasi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prijovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prijovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mousasi throws out the jab.
Prijovic slips a straight right by Mousasi.
Prijovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Prijovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nemanja Prijovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Prijovic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mousasis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prijovic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Prijovic is looking to clinch.
Prijovic scores with a push kick.
Prijovic connects with a single shot there.
Prijovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mousasi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prijovic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mousasi 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.
Mousasi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Prijovic moves away from the strike by Mousasi.
Prijovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mousasi at a distance.
Prijovic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Prijovic lands with a cross.
Gegard Mousasi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mousasi swings widly with a right hand
and Prijovic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Crack! A monster head kick from Prijovic and Mousasi falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Prijovic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nemanja Prijovic!
Nemanja Prijovic spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Gegard Mousasi was interviewed post fight and said 'Well played'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Atomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Burrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atomi comes into the arena with Stratovarius - Abyss Of Your Eyes blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Burrell 's choice of entrance music: Can't Touch This. Stanley Burrell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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25 - 9 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tomi Atomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stanley Burrell !
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burrell throws an overhand right that lands on Atomi's shoulder, as Atomi tries to avoid the shot.
Atomi throws a series of punches but Burrell moves out of range.
Atomi throws a jab when Burrell was well out of range.
Burrell moves away from the strike by Atomi.
Burrell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've been hearing reports that Atomi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Burrell throws a low kick, looking for Atomi's leg but Atomi calmly moves out of range.
Burrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atomi.
Burrell walks into a jab.
Atomi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've been informed that Burrell has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Atomi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burrell was well out of range. Poor timing from Atomi.
Atomi misses with a takedown attempt - Burrell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Atomi misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters circling a little - Burrell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Atomi.
Burrell avoids a kick to the body.
Atomi looks for the body kick but Burrell saw that one coming.
Atomi slips a jab from Burrell .
Atomi throws a lazy right hand but Burrell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atomi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burrell checks it well.
Atomi throws a lazy right hand but Burrell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burrell misses with a head kick.
Atomi throws a leg kick but Burrell moved away.
Burrell tries to land a front kick but Atomi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big left from Atomi misses.
Atomi avoids a kick to the body.
Burrell 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.
Burrell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Atomi.
Burrell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Atomi tries a head kick but it misses.
Atomi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burrell .
Burrell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Atomi eats them both and turns towards Burrell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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!
Atomi drives through with a takedown into Burrell 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Atomi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burrell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Burrell holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burrell keeping full guard, as Atomi tries to pass.
Burrell manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Burrell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burrell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Atomi throws a punch but it's blocked by Burrell .
Atomi tries a body shot but Burrell blocks it.
Burrell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Atomi fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burrell .
Burrell pushes Atomi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burrell .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burrell .
Burrell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Atomi blocks an uppercut.
Burrell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Atomi is defending well for now.
Atomi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burrell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Atomi.
Burrell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Burrell fails to land.
Burrell prevents Atomi from breaking the clinch.
Atomi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stanley Burrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burrell throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Atomi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Burrell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Atomi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Atomi prevents Burrell from improving his position.
Atomi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Burrell !
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Atomi looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Atomi throwing strikes but Burrell uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atomi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Atomi trying to mount his opponent but Burrell defends it.
Atomi trying to control the action but Burrell is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tomi Atomi will probably get the nod.
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 low kick from Burrell is predictable there
so Atomi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Atomi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Burrell controls Atomi momentarily but Atomi frees himself.
Atomi trying to control but Burrell is working from the bottom.
Burrell is trying to keep Atomi in close.
Burrell seems keen to control Atomi's posture.
Atomi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burrell can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atomi trying to control the position from guard on top but Burrell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burrell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atomi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Burrell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Burrell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burrell throws a chopping leg kick but Atomi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Atomi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Atomi 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.
Stanley Burrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Atomi moves out of range as Burrell throws a body kick.
Burrell throws a front kick aimed at Atomi's knee but Atomi avoids it well.
Burrell connects with an inside leg kick.
Atomi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Burrell throws a chopping leg kick but Atomi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Burrell staying out of range there.
Atomi blocks the body kick.
Burrell moves out of range of the strikes.
Atomi throws a chopping leg kick but Burrell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrell lands with a shot to the body.
Burrell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Atomi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Burrell . That one must have hurt.
Burrell connects with a leg kick. Atomi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Burrell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burrell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Atomi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burrell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Atomi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Burrell walks into a straight right hand from Atomi.
Atomi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burrell .
Atomi misses with a low kick.
Burrell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Atomi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Atomi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice body punch from Burrell .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Atomi.
Burrell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice sprawl there from Burrell as Atomi shoots in.
Burrell lands with a right hand.
Burrell thuds his shin into the meat of Atomi's side.
Atomi throws a solid leg kick but Burrell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Atomi.
Atomi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Atomi misses with a hook.
Burrell throws an off balance right hand
and Atomi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Atomi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Burrell tries to roll over but Atomi keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atomi slips a nice elbow through Burrell 's hands, connecting with Burrell 's forehead.
Burrell is staying active underneath Atomi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Atomi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atomi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Atomi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Burrell 's head.
Burrell is not content to let Atomi control the position.
Burrell slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Burrell managing to control the position.
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 Tomi Atomi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Burrell throws a leg kick
and Atomi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Atomi.
Atomi wants to pass the guard but Burrell is keeping the position.
Burrell keeping moving, preventing Atomi from controlling successfully.
Burrell working for a triangle but Atomi defends it easily.
Atomi 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.
Atomi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tomi Atomi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atomi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Atomi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Burrell is trying to control the position but Atomi postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atomi with a nice head shot there.
Burrell is trying to control the position but Atomi postures up.
Atomi trying to control but Burrell is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Burrell slips a jab from Atomi.
Burrell misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Burrell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burrell lands with a shot to the body.
Burrell lands a leg kick that knocks Atomi off balance momentarily.
Atomi looks to land a body kick but Burrell moved away.
Burrell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Atomi.
Burrell scores with a nice head shot.
Atomi thuds a left hand into Burrell 's body.
Atomi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burrell .
Atomi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burrell throws a leg kick but Atomi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Atomi misses with a low kick.
Atomi misses with a double jab
and Burrell counters with an outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burrell misses with a kick to the body.
Atomi shoots in looking for a takedown but Burrell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Atomi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Burrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Atomi misses the jab.
Burrell scores with a head kick.
Burrell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burrell lands a leg kick that knocks Atomi off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burrell throws a head kick that half lands.
Burrell tries to sprawl but Atomi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Burrell is not content to let Atomi control the position.
Atomi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Atomi is looking to take a break and control but Burrell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrell is looking to control Atomi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Burrell avoid being mounted?
Atomi is looking to take a break and control but Burrell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Atomi prevents Burrell from improving his position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Atomi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Burrell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Atomi scrambles back to his feet.
Burrell throws a head kick that Atomi semi-blocks.
Burrell gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burrell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Atomi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Burrell manages to break the clinch.
Burrell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Stanley Burrell just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burrell 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 Atomi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Atomi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burrell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Atomi lands the left hand.
Atomi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burrell .
Burrell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Atomi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Burrell .
Atomi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Burrell moves out of range of the strikes.
Atomi blocks the body kick.
Burrell missing with a left hand there. Atomi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burrell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good leg kick by Burrell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Atomi checks a leg kick nicely.
Atomi scores with a body shot.
Atomi avoids the body shot from Burrell .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atomi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Burrell misses with a body shot
and Atomi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Atomi wants to control from the top but Burrell keeps moving.
Atomi stands up over Burrell , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Atomi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Burrell holds on and takes a little breather.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Atomi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Atomi trying to control the position from guard on top but Burrell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burrell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atomi won't allow Burrell to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Burrell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Atomi takes one on the button.
Burrell checks a low kick from Atomi.
Atomi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burrell .
Stanley Burrell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Atomi.
Burrell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Burrell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Atomi.
Atomi misses with a right hand
and Burrell counters with a low kick, right behind Atomi 's knee.
Burrell cracks the inside of Atomi's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atomi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Atomi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Burrell but Burrell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atomi throws a head kick but Burrell moves out of range.
Atomi misses with a kick to the body.
Burrell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Atomi finds it's way round the side to connect with Burrell 's head.
Burrell throws a right hand that misses
and Atomi counters with a shoot takedown. Burrell fights it but they end up in guard.
Atomi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burrell is keeping the position for now.
Burrell is trying to keep Atomi in close.
Atomi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Atomi trying to control the position from guard on top but Burrell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Atomi postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atomi postures up in Burrell 's guard and throws a big left but Burrell blocks it.
Burrell is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Burrell looks to score with a jab to the body but Atomi is just out of range.
Burrell scores with a nice head shot.
Burrell cracks the inside of Atomi's front leg.
Atomi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Burrell 's hands.
Danga de danga de dang - Atomi scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Atomi had his way with Stanley Burrell in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds 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.
Decent striking displayed by Burrell there.
Atomi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Burrell . That one must have hurt.
Atomi throws a body shot but no joy.
Atomi loads up on a big right hand but Burrell slips the punch.
Atomi cracks Burrell with an open hand slap.
That kick from Burrell tenderised Atomi's leg. Atomi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burrell scores with a spinning back kick!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burrell checks a leg kick.
Atomi throws a hook but Burrell avoids it easily.
Burrell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Atomi.
Burrell lands with a hook. Atomi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A lazy left from Burrell finds it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Atomi.
Atomi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Burrell defends it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atomi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burrell .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrell misses with an uppercut. Atomi saw that one coming.
Atomi loads up on a big right hand but Burrell slips the punch.
Atomi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Atomi loads up on a big right hand but Burrell slips the punch.
Burrell cracks Atomi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Atomi slips a jab from Burrell .
Burrell misses with a hook
and Atomi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Atomi looks to land a strike but Burrell avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Atomi trying to control the position from guard on top but Burrell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Atomi throws a big right hand that misses.
Stanley Burrell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrell is controlling Atomi's posture.
Burrell can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Atomi controls the pace.
Burrell has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Atomi blocks a jab.
Burrell looks to land a right hand but Atomi moved out of range.
Atomi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrell tries a low kick but Atomi avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Burrell .
Burrell throws a body punch but Atomi moves out of range.
Burrell scores with a kick to the midsection.
Burrell wants to clinch.
Burrell tries to bum rush Atomi with a series of wild strikes but Atomi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Atomi closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Burrell 's guard.
Atomi wants to control from the top but Burrell keeps moving.
Burrell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Atomi is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atomi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burrell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Atomi trying to control but Burrell is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Atomi passes into half guard.
Burrell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Atomi scores with a couple of nice shots.
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 Tomi Atomi.
I think Atomi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomi Atomi!
Tomi Atomi was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiny McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Declan Sweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sweeney has chosen Four Star Mary - Pain as his entrance music. 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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294 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tiny McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Declan Sweeney!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sweeney misses the shot to the body.
Sweeney throws a leg kick but McGee checks it.
Sweeney misses with a left hand
and McGee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Declan Sweeney has been cut.
McGee looks to score with a jab to the body but Sweeney is just out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sweeney has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good shot there by McGee.
Sweeney dives in and grabs McGee's left leg, looking for a takedown. McGee pushes down on Sweeney's head and hops out.
Sweeney jabs at McGee's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee missing with a left hand there. Sweeney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sweeney manages to avoid it.
Tiny McGee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Sweeney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGee has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MagicalFatFarm in the buildup to the fight.
McGee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeney throws a front kick aimed at McGee's knee but McGee avoids it well.
McGee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sweeney counters with a left to the body.
McGee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sweeney.
McGee thuds a left hand into Sweeney's body.
Sweeney throws the left hand but McGee avoids the punch easily.
McGee throws a nice looking combination but Sweeney bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGee throws a looping overhand right but Sweeney ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Sweeney.
Nice shot lands for Sweeney.
Sweeney throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee slips a jab from Sweeney.
McGee with a hook.
McGee tries to clinch but Sweeney moves out of range.
McGee just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sweeney scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sweeney throws a front kick aimed at McGee's knee but McGee avoids it well.
McGee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sweeney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGee.
Sweeney fails to land the takedown.
McGee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sweeney.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee throws out a loose jab but Sweeney uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGee throws a body punch but Sweeney moves out of range.
Sweeney slips under a jab from McGee.
McGee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sweeney looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McGee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGee swings for the body but Sweeney moves out of range.
Sweeney misses with an uppercut
enabling McGee to counter with a crisp jab.
McGee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sweeney was well out of range. Poor timing from McGee.
Sweeney scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McGee throws a right hand that misses
and Sweeney counters with a shoot takedown. McGee fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney throwing strikes from guard but McGee blocks nicely.
McGee keeping moving, preventing Sweeney from controlling successfully.
Sweeney content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sweeney trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McGee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sweeney manages to get himself to full guard.
McGee gets to his feet - Sweeney follows without any prompting.
McGee misses with a left hand
and Sweeney counters with an inside leg kick.
McGee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sweeney counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sweeney.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Declan Sweeney will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Declan Sweeney's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McGee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sweeney moves away.
Sweeney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGee was well out of range. Poor timing from Sweeney.
Sweeney takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McGee takes a swing at Sweeney's ribcage but misses.
Sweeney throws a jab when McGee was well out of range.
Sweeney misses with a leg kick.
McGee lands with an uppercut that bounces Sweeney off the cage and back into range.
McGee has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweeney is working McGee over against the cage.
Sweeney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sweeney lands an uppercut.
McGee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sweeney lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeney working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGee wants to get back to striking at distance but Sweeney won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from McGee fails to land.
McGee lands with a left to the head.
Sweeney is trying to push McGee away but McGee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sweeney takes a shot to the head.
McGee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sweeney lands a shot to the body.
McGee blocks a body shot from Sweeney.
Sweeney lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sweeney blocks an uppercut.
Sweeney tries to work over McGee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sweeney lands a shoulder strike.
McGee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sweeney scores with a shoulder strike.
Sweeney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sweeney misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGee backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGee.
McGee lands a left hand.
Sweeney throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McGee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McGee tries to throw a body punch but Sweeney avoids it by throwing McGee back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGee.
McGee swings wildly with an uppercut but Sweeney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sweeney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sweeney.
McGee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sweeney.
A telegraphed right hand from Sweeney misses the target.
Sweeney staying out of range there.
McGee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sweeney.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sweeney throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McGee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sweeney connects with a right hand. McGee shakes it off.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McGee scores with a decent looking hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sweeney.
Sweeney is looking to land body kicks.
Sweeney shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice straight punches there by McGee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McGee.
McGee moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee slips under a jab.
McGee misses with a hook
and McGee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sweeney manages to avoid it.
McGee throws a hook but Sweeney avoids it easily.
McGee lands with a nice body punch.
Oooooh!!! McGee has knocked Sweeney down with a huge combo! McGee steps away and waves a wobbly Sweeney back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Sweeney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGee throws out the jab.
McGee misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McGee blocks a jab.
Sweeney's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McGee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sweeney scrambles back to his feet.
That has opened up Declan Sweeney's cut even more.
McGee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sweeney counters with a left to the body.
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 Tiny McGee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Declan Sweeney's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sweeney slips under a jab.
McGee throws a right hand that misses
and Sweeney counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McGee thinking.
McGee throws an overhand right that lands on Sweeney's shoulder, as Sweeney tries to avoid the shot.
Sweeney lands a head shot.
McGee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch but Sweeney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGee throws a lazy uppercut
and Sweeney counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Some wild striking there from McGee.
McGee moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sweeney.
Tiny McGee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sweeney takes one to the side of the head.
Sweeney cracks McGee with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sweeney has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning McGee to stand back up!
It looks like Tiny McGee has been cut.
A jab from Sweeney misses.
Sweeney misses with a low kick as McGee jumps back.
Sweeney slips under a jab from McGee.
Sweeney throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sweeney throws a chopping leg kick but McGee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McGee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sweeney was well out of range. Poor timing from McGee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sweeney dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGee. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sweeney.
A big left from McGee misses.
Sweeney darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sweeney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGee.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sweeney.
McGee just misses with a punch to the body.
Sweeney slips under a jab.
Sweeney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGee throws out the jab.
McGee misses with a left hand
and Sweeney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee scores with a punch to the head.
Sweeney misses with an attempted mid kick.
McGee blocks the body kick.
McGee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGee cracks Sweeney with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Declan Sweeney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sweeney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sweeney misses with a takedown attempt - McGee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sweeney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGee leaves Sweeney with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney throws a hook but McGee blocks it.
McGee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sweeney circles away quickly and effectively.
Sweeney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGee throws out the jab.
McGee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McGee misses with a looping right.
McGee misses with a body shot.
Sweeney fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McGee checks it well.
Sweeney closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sweeney moves away from the strike by McGee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Declan Sweeney really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sweeney darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McGee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sweeney looks to land a combination. McGee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McGee tries to clinch up but Sweeney circles away and keeps his distance.
McGee rushes Sweeney and presses him up against the cage.
Sweeney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGee throws a shot from downtown. Sweeney moves away and avoids it.
McGee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sweeney moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweeney slips under a jab.
McGee lands with a hook. Sweeney tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sweeney feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McGee's calf.
The fighters circling - McGee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for McGee.
McGee takes a swing at Sweeney's ribcage but misses.
Sweeney throws a front kick aimed at McGee's knee but McGee avoids it well.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sweeney.
McGee throws a body shot but no joy.
McGee scores with a jab to the head.
Sweeney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGee manages to avoid it.
McGee checks a low kick from Sweeney.
McGee throws a good cross that connects.
McGee cracks Sweeney with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGee.
Sweeney gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sweeney throwing shots but McGee is blocking nicely.
McGee gets full guard.
McGee has control of Sweeney's left arm, preventing Sweeney from doing any damage.
Sweeney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed McGee's guard.
McGee's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Sweeney trying to pass the guard but McGee defending well.
Sweeney prevents McGee from standing back up.
Sweeney is trying to control the action in half guard but McGee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McGee moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sweeney lands a couple of elbows.
Sweeney is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sweeney stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
McGee tries to clinch but Sweeney is having none of it.
McGee tries to clinch up.
Sweeney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGee moves away.
McGee scores with a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sweeney is looking to chop away at McGee's legs.
McGee misses with a hook
and Sweeney counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Declan Sweeney will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Sweeney turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sweeney connects with a leg kick. McGee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sweeney's jab looks to have found its range, popping McGee under the eye.
Sweeney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sweeney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sweeney cracks McGee with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweeney circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sweeney scores with a jab.
McGee looks to throw the jab but Sweeney is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sweeney. McGee does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGee misses with an uppercut. Sweeney saw that one coming.
Sweeney fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McGee is out of range.
Sweeney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sweeney moves away.
Sweeney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGee.
McGee lands with a nice body punch.
A big right from McGee misses.
McGee misses with a two punch combination.
McGee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sweeney manages to avoid it.
Tiny McGee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sweeney shoots in looking for a takedown but McGee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sweeney's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sweeney connects with a high kick.
McGee gets a clinch.
McGee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sweeney prevents a body shot from McGee.
Sweeney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McGee lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Sweeney lands a nice shot to the body.
Sweeney tries a body shot but McGee blocks it.
McGee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sweeney's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sweeney takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGee swings for the body but Sweeney moves out of range.
McGee throws a body punch but Sweeney moves out of range.
McGee throws a hook but Sweeney avoids it easily.
McGee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sweeney manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGee. Sweeney does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGee tries to clinch up.
Sweeney circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sweeney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McGee is able to avoid easily.
Sweeney circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McGee avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGee misses with a lunging right hand
and Sweeney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGee throws a hook but Sweeney blocks it.
Sweeney scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McGee misses with an uppercut
and Sweeney counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the body from McGee misses
and Sweeney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Declan Sweeney is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sweeney. McGee does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Declan Sweeney.
I think Sweeney 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 46:49
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:47
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Declan Sweeney!
During a confident post fight interview, Declan Sweeney thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Constantine Titanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Titanus comes to the cage accompanied by To Glory. Ferreira is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Prodigy - Voodoo People (Pendulum Remix). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Constantine Titanus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira avoids a kick to the body.
Titanus tries to land a front kick but Ferreira steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ferreira chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Titanus can pounce on him.
Titanus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ferreira tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ferreira avoids the body shot from Titanus.
Nice straight punches there by Ferreira. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ferreira.
It looks like Constantine Titanus has been cut.
Ferreira throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ferreira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Titanus doesn't seem bothered though.
Titanus is breathing heavily.
Titanus scores with a spinning back kick!
Titanus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ferreira just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferreira throws a body punch but Titanus moves out of range.
Ferreira connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Titanus's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ferreira is looking to chop away at Titanus's legs.
Ferreira 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.
Titanus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titanus moves in looking to clinch but Ferreira pushes him off.
Ferreira bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Titanus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ferreira wants to slow Titanus down by chopping away at his legs.
Ferreira lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Titanus misses with a head kick.
Ferreira attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ferreira lands with a shot to the body.
Ferreira misses with a body kick.
Ferreira misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ferreira 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.
Ferreira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Titanus was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferreira.
Ferreira is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Titanus rather than just go for the knockout.
Titanus moves out of range as Ferreira throws a body kick.
Titanus just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferreira tries to land a leg kick but Titanus saw it coming and moves away.
Titanus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Titanus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Ferreira blocks the leg kick.
Titanus checks a leg kick.
Titanus has closed the distance and engaged Ferreira in a clinch.
Titanus tries to throw a body punch but Ferreira avoids it by throwing Titanus back against the cage.
Ferreira tries a body shot but Titanus blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ferreira.
Constantine Titanus's cut is getting worse.
Ferreira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Titanus backwards.
Ferreira throws a punch but it's blocked by Titanus.
Titanus blocks a body shot from Ferreira.
Ferreira lands a nice uppercut.
Ferreira pushes Titanus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Titanus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ferreira blocks it with crossed arms.
Titanus is stalling here.
Titanus tries to throw a body punch but Ferreira avoids it by throwing Titanus back against the cage.
Titanus trying to control the position but instead, Ferreira has worked for underhooks and has pushed Titanus into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titanus with a knee to the head.
Ferreira blocks an elbow strike.
Ferreira lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Titanus.
Titanus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Titanus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ferreiras head.
Ferreira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Titanus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Titanus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ferreira avoids a kick to the body.
Ferreira blocks the body kick.
Ferreira throws a shot to the body.
Ferreira works Titanus's body with a nice hook.
Ferreira scores with a leg kick.
Ferreira moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferreira cracks a nice hook into Titanus's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferreira misses with a body kick.
Oooooh!!! Ferreira has knocked Titanus down with a huge combo! Ferreira steps away and waves a wobbly Titanus back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Titanus is rocked!
Titanus switches off momentarily and Ferreira cracks him with a monster right hand! Titanus topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Ferreira dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Ferreira!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leonardo Ferreira!
Leonardo Ferreira thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bowser Stormcrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pluto Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Palhares's choice of entrance music: TOQUINHO. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bowser Stormcrow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pluto Palhares!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Stormcrow to counter with a crisp jab.
Stormcrow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stormcrow punishes Palhares's body with a nice straight punch.
Palhares delivers a nice body kick.
Stormcrow blocks a leg kick.
Stormcrow throws a front kick aimed at Palhares's knee but Palhares avoids it well.
Palhares checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stormcrow takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Stormcrow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Palhares doesn't seem phased though.
Stormcrow connects with a solid leg kick.
Palhares with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Palhares misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares slips a straight right by Stormcrow.
Stormcrow throws a hook but Palhares blocks it.
Stormcrow misses with a wild body shot.
Palhares pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bowser Stormcrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palhares 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.
Palhares takes a swing at Stormcrow's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Stormcrow misses.
Palhares feints and then cracks Stormcrow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stormcrow down.
Stormcrow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Palhares fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stormcrow has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stormcrow lands a slapping body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Palhares has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Stormcrow throws a sloppy body shot
and Palhares counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Palhares trying to control the position from guard on top but Stormcrow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palhares pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stormcrow is keeping the position for now.
Stormcrow is adopting a defensive guard.
Palhares stopping the sweep attempt from Stormcrow.
Stormcrow keeping moving, preventing Palhares from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormcrow controlling the position.
Palhares preventing the sweep.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stormcrow, right into the meat.
Stormcrow slaps away a takedown attempt from Palhares, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Palhares throws a leg kick but Stormcrow moved away.
Palhares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stormcrow.
Palhares digs a good body shot into Stormcrow's ribs.
Stormcrow misses with a low kick.
Bowser Stormcrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palhares tests Stormcrow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stormcrow is looking to score with low kicks.
Stormcrow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Palhares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stormcrow.
Stormcrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stormcrow blocks a low kick nicely.
Palhares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stormcrow's corner calls for a 1-2. Stormcrow obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Palhares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stormcrow.
Palhares takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stormcrow loads up on a big right hand but Palhares slips the punch.
Stormcrow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bowser Stormcrow dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stormcrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Palhares is just out of range.
Stormcrow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Palhares lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Palhares.
Stormcrow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Palhares.
Stormcrow lands with a nice body punch.
Palhares fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stormcrow is out of range.
Palhares lands a nice looking body shot.
Stormcrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palhares missing with a left hand there. Stormcrow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Danga de danga de dang - Palhares scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters circling a little - Stormcrow finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Stormcrow misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormcrow connects with a looping right hand.
Stormcrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Palhares is just out of range.
Palhares throws a nice looking combination but Stormcrow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Palhares.
A clash of legs there as Stormcrow blocks the low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Palhares. That snapped Stormcrow's head back.
Stormcrow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stormcrow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Palhares counters with a nice leg kick.
Palhares chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stormcrow can pounce on him.
Bowser Stormcrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Stormcrow clobbers Palhares with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Palhares throws out a leg kick but Stormcrow moves out of range and Palhares only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Palhares misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stormcrow. Palhares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palhares throws a solid leg kick but Stormcrow takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Palhares.
Stormcrow takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
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!
Stormcrow throws a leg kick
and Palhares counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Palhares trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Palhares trying to move into half guard but instead Stormcrow has managed to sweep!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stormcrow is aware though and is defending well.
Stormcrow slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stormcrow wants to stand but Palhares has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Palhares working for a triangle but Stormcrow defends it easily.
Palhares looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stormcrow is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Palhares is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palhares working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stormcrow doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stormcrow manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stormcrow trying to control but Palhares is working from the bottom.
Palhares keeping full guard, as Stormcrow tries to pass.
Palhares wants to sweep but no luck.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Palhares is looking for a triangle but Stormcrow pushes his legs off easily.
Stormcrow seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pluto Palhares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stormcrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Palhares.
Stormcrow doesn't manage to clinch there - Palhares circles away.
Palhares circles away from the clinch attempt.
Palhares just misses with a punch to the body.
Stormcrow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Palhares can pounce on him.
Stormcrow thuds a left hand into Palhares's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stormcrow. Palhares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stormcrow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Palhares takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big left from Stormcrow misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares throws a hook but Stormcrow blocks it.
Stormcrow throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from Stormcrow is predictable there
and Palhares counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stormcrow throws a body kick that misses.
A slow jab from Palhares misses its intended target.
Palhares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stormcrow.
Palhares throws the kick towards the body but Stormcrow avoids it.
Stormcrow misses with a hook
and Palhares counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stormcrow misses with a hook
so Palhares counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Stormcrow keeping full guard, as Palhares tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stormcrow seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Stormcrow keeping moving, preventing Palhares from controlling successfully.
Palhares pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stormcrow is keeping the position for now.
Stormcrow working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Palhares.
Palhares stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stormcrow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Palhares lands an overhand right.
Stormcrow tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Palhares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stormcrow was well out of range. Poor timing from Palhares.
Palhares thows a left - swing and a miss!
Palhares throws a push kick but Stormcrow slaps the foot to one side.
Palhares lands a high kick!
Palhares misses with a body shot.
Stormcrow checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stormcrow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stormcrow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Palhares takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Palhares has Stormcrow pressed against the cage, preventing Stormcrow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stormcrow tries to work over Palhares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Stormcrow.
I was talking to Stormcrow's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A shot in the inside from Stormcrow.
Stormcrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Palhares lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stormcrow backwards.
A short uppercut from Palhares.
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 crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palhares.
Stormcrow has a couple of punches blocked by Palhares.
Stormcrow tries to work over Palhares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pluto Palhares really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stormcrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palhares.
Stormcrow takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Palhares slips under a jab.
A clash of legs there as Palhares blocks the low kick.
Palhares looks to score with a jab to the body but Stormcrow is just out of range.
Palhares throws a shot from downtown. Stormcrow moves away and avoids it.
Palhares on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stormcrow misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stormcrow. Palhares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stormcrow defending well as Palhares loads up on a big left hand.
Stormcrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palhares manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares throws a leg kick that misses.
Stormcrow feints and then cracks Palhares's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Palhares down.
Palhares keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stormcrow swings for the body but Palhares moves out of range.
Stormcrow tries to close the distance and clinch but Palhares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Palhares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stormcrow manages to avoid it.
Palhares misses with a body shot
enabling Stormcrow to counter with a crisp jab.
Stormcrow walks into a stiff left hand from Palhares.
Palhares looks to score with a jab to the body but Stormcrow is just out of range.
Stormcrow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palhares.
Stormcrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stormcrow looks to land a left hand but Palhares moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stormcrow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stormcrow jabs at Palhares's body.
Stormcrow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Palhares. Palhares obviously looking to wear him down.
Palhares's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Palhares misses with a head kick.
Stormcrow looks to throw the jab but Palhares is out of range.
Stormcrow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palhares scoring well with a low kick there.
Palhares gets tackled into the cage by Stormcrow. Stormcrow maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormcrow tries to throw a body punch but Palhares avoids it by throwing Stormcrow back against the cage.
Palhares drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stormcrow gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Palhares manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Stormcrow sitting in guard here, content to control.
Stormcrow stands and throws Palhares's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stormcrow wants to stand but Palhares has his arm trapped.
Stormcrow advances to full mount.
Palhares tries to reverse the position but Stormcrow maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stormcrow tries to control but Palhares wriggling away.
Palhares tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stormcrow controlling from mount.
Stormcrow takes Palhares's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Palhares is in trouble.
Stormcrow biding his time, controlling Palhares.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bowser Stormcrow had his way with Pluto Palhares in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Palhares missing with a left hand there. Stormcrow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stormcrow tries to clinch but Palhares is having none of it.
Nice body punch from Palhares.
Stormcrow walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stormcrow throws a hook to the side of Palhares's head but Palhares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stormcrow is looking to wear down Palhares with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stormcrow throws the left hand but Palhares avoids the punch easily.
Palhares tries to land a front kick but Stormcrow steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Palhares.
Palhares dips to his left and cracks Stormcrow with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stormcrow. That's going to slow Palhares down.
Stormcrow connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stormcrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palhares was well out of range. Poor timing from Stormcrow.
Palhares tries for a takedown but Stormcrow sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stormcrow fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Palhares is out of range.
Palhares walks into a jab.
Palhares ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stormcrow throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Palhares throws a push kick but Stormcrow slaps the foot to one side.
Stormcrow throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stormcrow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stormcrow closes the distance and clinches.
Stormcrow blocking some punches.
Stormcrow stalling in the clinch.
Stormcrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Palhares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palhares tries to break the clinch but Stormcrow is controlling the position.
Stormcrow pushes Palhares back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stormcrow gets through Palhares's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Stormcrow - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stormcrow tries to work over Palhares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormcrow can't find room to land a body shot as Palhares controls the action.
Stormcrow lands a nice uppercut.
Palhares misses with a punch on the inside.
Stormcrow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Palhares blocking some punches.
Stormcrow can't find room to land a body shot as Palhares controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stormcrow.
Stormcrow pushes Palhares back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stormcrow tries to throw a body punch but Palhares avoids it by throwing Stormcrow back against the cage.
Bowser Stormcrow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stormcrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palhares misses with a punch on the inside.
Stormcrow tries to work over Palhares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares is looking to take this one to the mat.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palhares.
Stormcrow tries a body shot but Palhares blocks it.
Stormcrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palhares misses with a punch on the inside.
Stormcrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Palhares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stormcrow working aggressively here.
Stormcrow effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stormcrow tries to throw a body punch but Palhares avoids it by throwing Stormcrow back against the cage.
Stormcrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bowser Stormcrow showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stormcrow 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:47
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bowser Stormcrow!
Bowser Stormcrow retains his welterweight title!
Bowser Stormcrow tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kauko Partio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Partio's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Partio walks out, the little fucker looks at the cage with fury!. Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by UFC Theme Song. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rafa Silva was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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142 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
43 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kauko Partio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Partio gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Partio's elbow.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Partio.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Partio breaks the clinch.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Partio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Partio misses with a low kick.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Partio moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Partio looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Partio off balance momentarily.
Partio throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Partio's front leg but catches the back leg as Partio tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Partio moves out of range as Silva strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio misses with a low kick.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Partio.
A swing and a miss from Partio.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Partio counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Partio.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Partio throws a big right hand that misses.
Partio is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Partio 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.
Partio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Partio works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Partio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Partio is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva is concentrating on defense, preventing Partio from advancing position.
Partio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Partio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Silva wants to control but Partio is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Partio is out of range.
Partio throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Partio misses the jab.
Partio pushes Silva away with a front kick.
Partio missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Partio misses with a looping left.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Partio.
Partio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva rushes Partio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Partio takes an elbow to the forehead.
Partio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a hook but Partio avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big right from Silva misses.
Partio is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Silva's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A low kick from Partio misses
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva digs a right hand into Partio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Partio's gas tank.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Partio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Partio avoids the damage to the body.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Partio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Partio blocks a body shot from Silva.
Partio is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Partio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Partio.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Partio.
Partio jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.
Silva controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rafa Silva will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Partio throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Partio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Partio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Partio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Partio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Partio throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Partio misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good shot there by Partio.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Partio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Partio loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Partio misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Partio misses with a low kick.
Silva slips under a jab from Partio.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Partio.
Silva moves out of range as Partio strikes.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rafa Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Partio's head backwards.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Partio.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Partio is out of range.
Partio ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Silva looks for the body kick but Partio saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio misses with a looping left.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Partio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Partio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Partio takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Partio throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Partio throws a leg kick
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Partio misses with some punches.
Partio can't break the clinch.
Partio throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Partio takes a shot to the head.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Partio.
Partio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Silva.
Partio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rafa Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Partio is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Partio can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Partio misses with a body punch.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Partio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Partio looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kauko Partio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Partio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Partio tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Partio has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva gets through Partio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Partio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Partio.
Silva working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Partio's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Partio seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Silva can turn it around.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Partio can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Partio throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Partio decides to pull guard.
Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Silva wants to control from the top but Partio keeps moving.
Partio is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Partio keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafa Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Partio thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Partio's knee momentarily.
Partio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva cracks Partio with an open hand slap.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva lands a head kick!
Silva looks for the body kick but Partio saw that one coming.
Partio moves away from the strike by Silva.
Partio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Partio throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Partio scores with a shot to the body.
Partio throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Partio slips the punch.
Partio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva motions for Partio to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva wants to slow Partio down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Partio sees coming a mile off.
Partio misses with a low kick.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Partio throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva moves away from the strike by Partio.
Rafa Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Partio blocks a leg kick.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Partio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Partio should have avoided that one.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Partio lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Partio.
Silva prevents a body shot from Partio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Partio misses with some punches.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Partio tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Partio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Partio lands with a light punch inside.
Partio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Silva misses
and Partio counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silva is looking to control Partio's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Silva gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Partio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Partio throwing strikes but missing.
Kauko Partio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Partio is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Partio from controlling successfully.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Partio manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio throws his legs up looking for a submission but Silva uses it to pass to side control.
Partio is looking for a sweep.
Partio tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Silva easily slips into full mount!
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Partio wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafa Silva really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Partio takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silva is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Partio counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Silva is trying to control Partio's posture but Partio avoids it.
Silva is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Partio off and has taken his back!
Partio is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Silva.
Partio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Partio covering up well under a series of strikes from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is riding his opponent, not letting Partio buck him off.
Partio wants to control his opponent's hands but Silva gets his hands free.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Partio rolls, trying to escape but Silva keeps control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Partio.
Partio tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Partio gets back to half guard.
Silva is thwarting Partio's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Partio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Partio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva controlling the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Partio off balance momentarily.
Partio scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Partio is able to avoid easily.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Partio thumps Silva with a low kick.
Silva throws a low kick but Partio avoids it.
Partio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Partio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Partio darts in looking for a takedown but Silva gets double underhooks and turns Partio into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Partio.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Partio blocks a body shot from Silva.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva tries to work over Partio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva tries to work over Partio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Partio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafa Silva dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva cracks Partio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Partio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Partio takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Partio defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva lands a high kick!
Partio misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Partio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Partio throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Partio's calf.
Partio dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Partio's head and hops out.
A telegraphed right hand from Partio misses the target.
Partio misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva lands a head shot.
Silva tries to clinch but Partio moves out of range.
Silva clobbers Partio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva - that will leave a mark!
Partio throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Partio scores with a leg kick.
Partio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Partio walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves out of range as Partio strikes.
Partio is looking to score with low kicks.
Partio connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws a body kick that misses
and Partio counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Silva managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Partio.
Partio throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Partio creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Silva sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Partio throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Silva works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Silva is holding on to half guard well.
Kauko Partio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Partio takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Partio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Partio is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Partio sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva kicks Partio off and gets back to his feet.
Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Partio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rafa Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Partio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Partio throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Partio misses the target.
Partio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Partio misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rafa Silva.
I've got Silva 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 47:48
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafa Silva!
Rafa Silva is the new bantamweight champion!
Rafa Silva thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Kauko Partio stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well, nobody wins all the time. But it was a good run.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between A J Hearts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Renato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renato has chosen I Want My Tears Back as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, A J Hearts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiago Renato!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearts has managed to clinch.
Renato pressing his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Renato.
Renato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hearts lands a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Hearts's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Renato tries to break free but Hearts pushes him back against the cage.
Renato wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hearts wants to take the fight to the mat but Renato manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hearts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Renato trying to control the position but instead, Hearts has worked for underhooks and has pushed Renato into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Hearts.
We've been hearing reports that Hearts has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hearts stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hearts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hearts takes a shot to the head.
Hearts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Renato.
Renato lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Renato fails to land.
Renato lands a shoulder strike.
Hearts's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Renato is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Renato blocks an uppercut.
Renato gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hearts.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Renato.
Hearts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hearts misses with the head strike.
Renato lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hearts backwards.
Hearts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Renato's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato avoiding damage.
Hearts tries to throw a body punch but Renato avoids it by throwing Hearts back against the cage.
Renato throws a punch but it's blocked by Hearts.
Renato lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hearts backwards.
Hearts lands a shot to the body.
Hearts is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hearts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Renato lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hearts.
Hearts scores with a hook to the body.
Renato looks winded!
Hearts lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hearts lands a right hand that snaps the head of Renato backwards.
A short uppercut from Hearts.
Hearts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hearts looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for A J Hearts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Renato checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts throws a body punch but Renato moves out of range.
Hearts misses with a wild body shot.
Hearts digs a good hook to Renato's body.
Hearts feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Renato's calf.
Hearts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Renato was well out of range. Poor timing from Hearts.
Hearts fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Renato is out of range.
Renato takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Renato throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick from Renato lands but Hearts takes it in his stride.
Tiago Renato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Renato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hearts.
Good leg kick by Renato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice defenses there by Hearts.
Renato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Renato throws the kick towards the body but Hearts avoids it.
Renato gets caught napping as Hearts dives in and scores a takedown. Renato manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hearts wants to control from the top but Renato keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hearts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hearts trying to control the position from guard on top but Renato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hearts throws an elbow that misses. Renato uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hearts's guard. Nice move by Renato!
Hearts tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that A J Hearts will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hearts's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice shot by Hearts.
Hearts throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Renato on the side of the head.
Renato looks to throw the jab but Hearts is out of range.
Hearts tries to land a front kick but Renato steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hearts is looking to wear down Renato with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hearts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Renato.
Hearts scores with a shot to the body.
A big left from Hearts misses.
Hearts connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hearts scores with a takedown into Renato's guard.
Renato utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hearts trying to control but Renato is working from the bottom.
Hearts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hearts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Renato can do to turn this around?
Hearts tries to free his leg and advance position but Renato is retaining full guard.
Hearts trying to control but Renato is working from the bottom.
Renato utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Renato lands a jab to Hearts's midsection.
Hearts throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice shot lands for Renato.
Hearts tries to bum rush Renato with a series of wild strikes but Renato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Hearts finds it's way through Renato's defenses.
Renato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hearts throws out the jab.
Hearts feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Renato's calf.
Renato throws a body kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Hearts.
Renato misses with a hook. Hearts ducked under it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Renato as Hearts shoots in.
Hearts avoids the body shot from Renato.
Renato avoids the body shot from Hearts.
Hearts scores with a jab. Renato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Renato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hearts.
Hearts works Renato's body with a nice hook.
Renato scoring well with a low kick there.
Renato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Renato cracks Hearts with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Renato connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hearts scrambles back to his feet.
Renato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hearts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Renato.
Renato throws a hook but Hearts avoids it easily.
Renato will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hearts on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice body kick from Renato.
A J Hearts is winning the standup battle so far.
Hearts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Renato.
Hearts with a hook.
Hearts throws a wild body kick that Renato sees coming a mile off.
A leg kick checked by Renato.
Renato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Renato attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Renato throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A shot to the liver by Hearts. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Renato scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hearts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Renato tries to move into range but Hearts moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hearts.
Renato is not content to let Hearts control the position.
Hearts throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hearts scoring with punches and elbows.
Hearts works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A J Hearts dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hearts shoots in but Renato avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Renato tries a head kick but it misses.
Renato takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hearts throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Renato on the side of the head.
Hearts connects with a leg kick. Renato looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Renato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Renato walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hearts connects with a body shot that sends Renato's belly button to the back.
Hearts misses with a looping left.
Hearts digs a good body shot into Renato's ribs.
Hearts connects with a right hand. Renato shakes it off.
Renato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Hearts. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Renato takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hearts ducks right into an uppercut from Renato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hearts avoids the head kick by Renato.
Renato throws a leg kick but Hearts checks it.
Renato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Renato throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hearts.
A jab from Hearts finds it's way through Renato's defenses.
Renato misses the shot to the body.
Renato throws a nice outside leg kick.
Renato looks to score with a jab to the body but Hearts is just out of range.
Hearts tries to land a body kick
and Renato counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hearts misses with an uppercut. Renato saw that one coming.
Hearts throws a hook but Renato blocks it.
Hearts scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Renato has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hearts tries for a takedown but Renato circles away easily
and Renato counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts misses with a takedown attempt - Renato sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for A J Hearts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Renato lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Renato throws a leg kick but Hearts sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Renato scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hearts tries to bum rush Renato with a series of wild strikes but Renato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Renato.
Hearts takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Renato looks to throw the jab but Hearts is out of range.
A jab from Hearts misses.
Crunch! Renato slams his shin into Hearts's torso.
Renato lands a head kick. Hearts smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Renato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Renato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hearts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts checks a low kick from Renato.
Renato throws a body punch but Hearts moves out of range.
Renato missing with a left hand there. Hearts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Renato takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Both fighters circling a little - Renato finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hearts takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hearts takes a swing at Renato's ribcage but misses.
Hearts misses with a looping left.
Renato lands a glancing blow to the side of Hearts's head.
Hearts scores with a punch to the head.
Renato lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Renato misses with an uppercut. Hearts saw that one coming.
Hearts avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice combination there by Hearts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hearts ducks under a wild hook from Renato.
Renato lands with a nice body kick.
Hearts stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hearts lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Renato misses with a shot to the body
and Hearts counters with a takedown into side control.
Hearts trying to control the position but Renato is working away.
Hearts fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A J Hearts clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Renato throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hearts misses with a wild body shot.
Hearts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hearts will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Renato - that will leave a mark!
Renato throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Renato throws a body shot but no joy.
Renato misses with a straight right.
Hearts looks to throw the jab but Renato is out of range.
Renato comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hearts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Renato was well out of range. Poor timing from Hearts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearts lands a right hook to the body.
Hearts fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Renato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big right from Renato misses.
Renato throws out a loose jab but Hearts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hearts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Renato slams his shin into Hearts's torso.
Renato connects with a crisp jab.
Hearts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hearts tries to clinch up but Renato circles away and keeps his distance.
Hearts takes a swing at Renato's ribcage but misses.
Renato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Renato moves out of range as Hearts throws a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Renato there.
Renato blocks a jab.
Renato throws a jab but it's blocked by Hearts.
Renato throws an off balance right hand
and Hearts counters with a shoot takedown. Renato fights it but they end up in guard.
Hearts postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hearts is working Renato over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato wants to sweep but no luck.
Hearts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hearts throws a strike but Renato rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Renato trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hearts 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.
Renato sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Renato passes Hearts's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renato landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Renato is looking to take a break and control but Hearts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hearts tries to roll over but Renato keeps him under control.
Hearts works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hearts is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
A J Hearts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hearts trying to control from half guard but Renato is working away.
Hearts prevents Renato from improving his position.
Hearts throwing shots but Renato is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Renato wants to improve his position but Hearts is controlling well.
Hearts throwing shots but Renato is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Tiago Renato will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Renato throws a body shot but no joy.
Renato throws a jab but it's blocked by Hearts.
Renato lands with a cross.
Hearts misses the shot to the body.
Hearts throws a wild body kick that Renato sees coming a mile off.
Hearts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body punch from Hearts.
A good leg kick by Hearts.
Hearts is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hearts looks to score with a jab to the body but Renato is just out of range.
Hearts swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Renato counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Renato sizes up Hearts with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Renato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hearts throws a body shot but no joy.
Hearts just misses with a punch to the body.
Renato connects with a leg kick. Hearts looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Renato is out of range.
Renato scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hearts in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hearts. Renato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Renato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Renato takes a swing at Hearts's ribcage but misses.
Hearts gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Renato wants to slow Hearts down by chopping away at his legs.
Renato blocks the body kick.
Renato tries a head kick but it misses.
Hearts wants to clinch.
Renato misses with a wild body shot.
Tiago Renato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A J Hearts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Renato throws a leg kick
and Hearts counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hearts is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hearts wants to control from the top but Renato keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renato is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hearts's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Renato keeping full guard, as Hearts tries to pass.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Renato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hearts stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hearts checks a leg kick nicely.
Hearts stuns Renato with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Renato.
Hearts has a takedown stuffed.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Renato feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hearts sprawling to the canvas! Hearts rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Renato finish him?!
Hearts is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hearts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oh Hearts is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Renato misses with a wild body shot.
Hearts digs a good hook to Renato's body.
Hearts swinging wildly here.
Hearts seems to have got his legs back now.
Hearts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Renato.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hearts or perhaps it was just good defense by Renato, which made it look bad.
Hearts thuds a left hand into Renato's body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hearts or perhaps it was just good defense by Renato, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for A J Hearts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Renato fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hearts has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiago Renato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hearts 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 48:47
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 48:47
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... A J Hearts!
A J Hearts decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rinky Spider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen UFC: Closer to the Edge (Jared Leto) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
27 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rinky Spider!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Williams!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spider just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good leg kick by Williams there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Spider scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Spider.
Spider misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spider punishes Williams's body with a nice straight punch.
Williams throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Spider's head.
Spider throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Simon Williams has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Williams.
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!
Spider misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Spider misses.
Spider has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Humboldt Park Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Williams checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spider looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spider ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Spider throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spider tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spider throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Williams swings for the body but Spider moves out of range.
Spider lands a nice looking body shot.
Spider throws a leg kick that misses.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Spider lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Spider scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spider.
Spider lands a shot to the body.
Williams looks winded!
Spider lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
A hook to the body from Spider.
Spider is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spider makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spider.
Spider lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spider presses Williams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Spider working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Spider.
Spider swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spider lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spider lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spider misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spider's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Spider is out of range.
Spider avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spider jabs Williams right on the nose. Williams blinks but takes it well.
Williams thows a leg kick but Spider checks it
and Spider counters with a leg kick.
Spider throws an overhand right that drops Williams like a sack of potatoes! Spider dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rinky Spider!
Rinky Spider is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Rinky Spider, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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