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EVO 228: Grea>er than I PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richmond Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tomas Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richmond Finch!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Marley misses the target.
Marley misses with a wild body shot.
Marley moves out of range of the body kick from Finch.
A good leg kick by Marley.
Finch misses with a looping right.
Marley just misses with a punch to the body.
Finch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Finch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marley closes the distance and pushes Finch back into the cage.
Finch has a couple of punches blocked by Marley.
Finch misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finch is working Marley over against the cage.
Marley has Finch pushed against the cage.
Finch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marley stalling in the clinch.
Finch pushes Marley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch breaks the clinch.
Finch throws a low kick, looking for Marley's leg but Marley calmly moves out of range.
Finch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marley.
Richmond Finch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finch slips a straight right by Marley.
Finch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marley defending well as Finch loads up on a big left hand.
Finch misses with a body punch
and Marley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finch scores with a punch to the head.
Finch blocks the body kick.
Marley misses the jab.
Nice body kick from Finch.
Finch connects with a body shot.
Marley takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Finch throws a head kick but Marley moves out of range.
Marley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Finch has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Finch lands a body shot.
Finch darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Finch as he connects with a hook.
Marley blocks a head kick by Finch.
A quick step to the side and Marley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Finch finds it's target.
Marley is rocked!
Finch throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Finch smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Finch tries to keep at a distance but Marley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Finch throws a punch but it's blocked by Marley.
Marley lands with a short shot to the head.
I was talking to Marley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Finch misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Finch.
Marley taking a breather.
Finch cracks Marley with a nice body shot.
Finch prevents a body shot from Marley.
Marley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marley.
Marley working aggressively here.
Marley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Finch.
Finch tries a body shot but Marley blocks it.
Finch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marley crunches a lovely knee into Finch's ribcage.
Finch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finch swings wildly with an uppercut but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finch blocks an uppercut.
Marley misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marley missing with knees to the body.
Marley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Finch is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Marley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marley tries to throw a body punch but Finch avoids it by throwing Marley back against the cage.
Finch manages to break the clinch.
Marley looks for the body kick but Finch saw that one coming.
Marley misses with a left hand
and Finch counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Finch misses.
Finch lunges at Marley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marley's hand.
Finch throws a leg kick which misses Marley's front leg but catches the back leg as Marley tries to avoid it.
Marley lands a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch lands with a shot to the body.
Marley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Finch at a distance.
Finch misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richmond Finch 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.
Finch misses with a head kick.
Marley appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Finch moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marley. Finch does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Marley.
Marley throws a jab but it's blocked by Finch.
Finch scores with a leg kick.
Marley throws an overhand right that lands on Finch's shoulder, as Finch tries to avoid the shot.
Marley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Finch's sensitive parts.
Marley slips under a jab.
Marley looks to throw a body kick
and Finch counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Finch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Marley misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Marley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Finch throws a jab when Marley was well out of range.
Finch connects with a body shot that sends Marley's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley throws an off balance right hand
and Finch counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Richmond Finch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finch checks a low kick from Marley.
Finch takes one to the chin there.
Finch connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marley connects with the punch.
Finch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Marley.
Marley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finch counters with a nice leg kick.
Finch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Marley throws a hook but Finch avoids it easily.
Marley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marley feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Finch moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marley lands a head shot.
Finch swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Marley tried to counter with a leg kick but Finch avoided it.
Finch takes a swing at Marley's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley slips a straight right by Finch.
Finch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Marley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marley swings for the body but Finch moves out of range.
Marley looks to score with a jab to the body but Finch is just out of range.
Finch throws out a loose jab but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marley is looking to counter with head kicks.
Finch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Finch's head backwards.
Marley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Finch counters with a stiff right hand.
Finch scores with the left hand. Marley knows he should have avoided that one.
Finch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Marley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finch misses with a low kick.
Marley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Finch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley swings for the body but Finch moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Marley there.
Finch scores with a jab. Marley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marley slips under a jab.
Finch throws a series of punches but Marley moves out of range.
Marley missing with a left hand there. Finch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marley takes one on the button.
Finch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marley scores with a sloppy right hand. Finch should have avoided that one.
Finch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marley tries to close the distance and clinch but Finch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Finch throws a hook but Marley blocks it.
Marley throws a wild body kick that Finch sees coming a mile off.
Finch thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finch throws a leg kick
and Marley counters with a good, hard body kick but Finch shrugs it off.
Marley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finch.
Marley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finch scores with a hook to the body. Marley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marley misses the shot to the body.
Finch ducks right into an uppercut from Marley.
Finch swings for the body but Marley moves out of range.
Finch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Finch misses with a hook to the body
enabling Marley to counter with a crisp jab.
Finch throws a lazy head kick
and Marley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Finch thinking.
Marley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marley lands with a nice body kick.
Finch throws a right hand that misses
enabling Marley to counter with a crisp jab.
Marley throws a leg kick
and Finch counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marley thinking.
Marley sizes up Finch with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Finch is rocked!
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 Tomas Marley will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Marley lands with a nice body kick.
Marley just misses with a punch to the body.
Finch connects with the punch.
Finch throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slapping leg kick lands for Finch.
Marley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Finch is still on wobbly legs! Can Marley finish him?
Finch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marley's hands.
Finch blocks a jab.
Finch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marley blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marley slips a jab from Finch.
Finch seems to have recovered his senses.
A low kick from Marley misses
and Finch counters with a stiff right hand.
Marley moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Marley. Beautiful body shot.
Finch's corner calls for a 1-2. Finch obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Finch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marley 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.
Marley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finch.
Finch looks to land a left hand but Marley moved out of range nicely.
Marley with a nice cross.
Finch misses with a head kick.
Marley missing with a left hand there. Finch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finch slips under a jab.
Finch throws a head kick that misses.
Finch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marley.
Finch throws a big shot that misses.
Finch throws a body punch but Marley moves out of range.
Finch bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marley stalling.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marley.
Marley looking to slow down the pace here.
Marley blocks a body shot from Finch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Finch.
Marley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marley.
Marley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finch's elbow.
A short right from Marley.
Marley blocks an uppercut.
Finch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Finch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Finch throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Marley on the inside.
Marley stalling against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marley.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Finch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Finch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Finch. Finch obviously looking to wear him down.
Finch scores with a punch to the head.
Marley lands a nice hook to Finch's body. Finch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marley thows a body kick. Finch tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Finch lands a nice hook to Marley's body. Marley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marley lands with a straight right. Finch didn't see that one coming.
Marley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Finch motions for Marley to come forward. Finch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Finch throws a half hearted mid kick.
Finch misses with a hook
and Finch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marley moves out of range of the strikes.
Marley fires out a quick counter leg kick but Finch just manages to avoid it.
That kick from Finch tenderised Marley's leg. Marley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marley misses with an uppercut.
Marley throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Finch swings widly with a right hand
and Marley counters with a straight right hand.
Finch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Finch blocks a low kick nicely.
Finch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marley.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Richmond Finch.
I think Finch 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Richmond Finch!
After the big win, Richmond Finch made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Pearson Specter Litt and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raijin Kage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liquid Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kage's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ride the Lightning. Raijin Kage has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
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158 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Raijin Kage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liquid Gold!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kage digs a good body shot into Gold's ribs.
Gold blocks the body kick.
Kage misses with a hook
and Kage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gold connects with a jab.
Gold misses with a straight left.
Kage throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gold checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gold throws a quick inside leg kick.
Raijin Kage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kage avoids a kick to the body.
We've been informed that Gold 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.
Gold checks a leg kick nicely.
Kage throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.
Gold thumps Kage with a low kick.
Gold jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gold takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kage tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gold defends well and Kage ends up having to push Gold into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kage tries to score with a low kick but Gold moves his leg out of the way.
Kage fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gold.
Kage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gold.
Nice shot lands for Gold.
Kage tries to land a front kick but Gold steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gold throws out the jab.
Gold misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kage misses with a body kick.
Kage misses with a body kick.
Kage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gold.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kage. That's going to slow Gold down.
Gold scores with a jab. Kage acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kage misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Kage.
Kage tries to work over Gold's front leg with a kick but Gold checks it.
Gold throws a low kick but Kage avoids it.
Kage cracks the inside of Gold's front leg.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kage.
Gold keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kage throws a leg kick
and Gold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Raijin Kage has been cut.
Gold sizes up Kage with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gold.
Kage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gold manages to avoid it.
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!
Gold ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Gold checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gold lands a leg kick that knocks Kage off balance momentarily.
Gold is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gold misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Kage tenderised Gold's leg. Gold is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gold throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kage on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gold. Kage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kage connects with a leg kick. Gold looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kage moves out of range as Gold strikes.
Gold takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice uppercut there from Gold.
Kage is rocked!
Gold lands with a big right hook that stumbles Kage - he's out on his feet here! Gold follows up with another monster hook that separates Kage from consciousness! Kage falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Gold stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Liquid Gold!
Liquid Gold decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Raijin Kage was interviewed post fight and said 'The storm only gets stronger...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DJ Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Luger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Luger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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10 - 4 - 0 |
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248 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Maximus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Luger!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maximus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maximus scores with a shot to the body.
Luger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maximus throws a big counter combination but Luger scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Maximus throws a jab when Luger was well out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Luger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Luger cracks Maximus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Maximus scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Shane Luger has been cut.
Maximus lands a head kick. Luger smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maximus lands a big right hook! Luger looks hurt but is still standing! Maximus lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Luger falls down and Maximus dives in with a huge hammer fist! Luger's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Maximus runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). DJ Maximus!
An out of breath DJ Maximus thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Irving Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Dantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Irving Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Dantes!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dantes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dantes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brown has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A short body shot lands from Dantes as the two fighters clinch.
Dantes pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dantes misses with a punch to the body.
Brown working aggressively here.
Dantes breaks the clinch.
Dantes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dantes throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Dantes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brown blocks the body kick.
Dantes lands a nice hook to Brown's body. Brown takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dantes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brown drops his hands momentarily and Dantes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dantes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Brown avoids the body shot from Dantes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to clinch up but Dantes circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dantes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dantes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brown rather than just go for the knockout.
Dantes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dantes thuds his right hand into Brown's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dantes cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dantes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brown takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dantes throws a body shot but no joy.
Marcus Dantes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Dantes.
Dantes looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Dantes looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brown tries to clinch there but Dantes circles away.
Brown misses with a right hand
and Dantes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dantes has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dantes with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dantes throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dantes jabs Brown right on the nose. Brown blinks but takes it well.
Dantes thuds his shin into the meat of Brown's side.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brown.
Dantes lands a nice shot to the body.
Dantes cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dantes lands a nice shot that snaps Brown's head back.
Brown wants to clinch.
Dantes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dantes looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Nice jab there from Dantes.
Dantes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brown had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dantes misses with a wild body shot.
Dantes misses with a head kick.
Dantes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dantes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Dantes replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Brown blocks it well.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dantes throws out the jab.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Dantes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice shot by Dantes.
Dantes scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brown checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dantes scores with a nice body kick.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dantes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Dantes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dantes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brown doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dantes jabs at Brown's body.
A head kick misses from Dantes.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brown there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dantes missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brown wants to clinch but Dantes slips to the side
and Dantes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dantes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Dantes dominated that round.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dantes is looking to slow Brown down with leg kicks.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Dantes. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Brown looks to clinch
and Dantes counters with a head kick.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Dantes.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Dantes manages to avoid it.
Brown gets a clinch.
Dantes manages to break the clinch.
Brown clinches up with Dantes and pushes him back against the cage.
Dantes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dantes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brown is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dantes's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nice uppercut lands for Dantes. That snapped Brown's head back.
Dantes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brown tries to clinch up
and Dantes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dantes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Brown looks to land a right hand but Dantes moved out of range.
Dantes swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dantes.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Dantes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dantes swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dantes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A cross from Dantes lands.
Dantes misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dantes works Brown's body with a nice hook.
Dantes lands with a hook. Brown tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dantes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dantes keeps the fight on the outside.
Dantes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dantes misses with a body shot.
Marcus Dantes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown is looking to clinch but Dantes is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dantes. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dantes misses with a hook to the body
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dantes. Dantes obviously looking to wear him down.
Brown looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dantes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown blocks a head kick by Dantes.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Dantes misses the body punch
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Dantes lands a really nice looking cross but Brown seems unphased.
Dantes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brown checks it well.
Brown is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Dantes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown misses with a right hand
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dantes counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dantes.
Brown is looking to clinch but Dantes is avoiding it.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dantes misses with a looping left.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Dantes connects with a body shot that sends Brown's belly button to the back.
Dantes connects with a solid leg kick.
Dantes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dantes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Dantes ducks down to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dantes throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to clinch up but Dantes circles away and keeps his distance.
Dantes looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Brown 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.
Dantes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dantes takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Dantes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brown's calf.
Dantes stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Dantes scores with a shot to the body.
Dantes swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Dantes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Dantes 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. This is the final round!
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body punch from Dantes.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Dantes circles away.
Dantes misses with a body shot.
Brown tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dantes manages to circle out of the way.
Dantes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dantes.
Dantes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dantes keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown tries to clinch up
letting Dantes counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dantes slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dantes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dantes throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dantes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dantes connects with a right hand. Brown shakes it off.
Dantes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brown doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Dantes misses.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Dantes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Dantes.
An attempted straight right counter from Brown misses the target.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dantes.
Dantes throws a sloppy body shot
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Dantes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brown connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown ducks right into an uppercut from Dantes.
Dantes takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Dantes takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Brown is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A jab from Dantes finds it's way through Brown's defenses.
Dantes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brown wants to clinch
and Dantes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dantes connects with a body shot.
Dantes throws a head kick that misses.
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dantes misses the body punch
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown avoids the body shot from Dantes.
Dantes lands a leg kick that knocks Brown off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to clinch up but Dantes keeps it at a distance.
Dantes was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Brown has Dantes up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown tries a knee to the head but Dantes blocks it.
Dantes manages to break the clinch.
Dantes misses with a wild body shot.
Dantes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dantes lands with an uppercut that bounces Brown off the cage and back into range.
Dantes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Brown's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dantes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brown scrambles back to his feet.
Dantes scores with a body shot.
Dantes tries a head kick but it misses.
Dantes misses with a wild body shot.
Irving Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
and Dantes counters with a right hand to the body.
Dantes throws a front kick that sends Brown stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Dantes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dantes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dantes keeps the fight on the outside.
Dantes misses with a looping right.
Dantes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dantes 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.
Brown takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marcus Dantes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brown tests Dantes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Dantes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dantes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Dantes!
Marcus Dantes thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Bane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giuseppe Maldini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maldini has chosen Just one cornetto as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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29
283 lbs
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33
275 lbs
27 - 17 - 1 |
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Bane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Giuseppe Maldini!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bane misses with an uppercut. Maldini saw that one coming.
Bane scores with the left hand. Maldini knows he should have avoided that one.
Maldini takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bane scores with a jab. Maldini acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bane gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maldini counters with a crisp one two that drops Bane! Maldini thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bane to his feet! Bane is in big trouble!
Bane is rocked!
Maldini scoring well with a low kick there.
Lucas Bane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bane checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Bane on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bane fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maldini swings for the body but Bane moves out of range.
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!
Bane walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Bane limp body while Maldini jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Giuseppe Maldini!
Our winner, Giuseppe Maldini, 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holy Jenova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wei Pei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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266 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Holy Jenova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Wei Pei!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pei moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pei crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jenova - the referee stops the clock and Pei gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jenova. Pei manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jenova takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jenova throws a push kick but Pei slaps the foot to one side.
Pei lands a glancing blow to the side of Jenova's head.
It looks like Holy Jenova has been cut.
Pei scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pei throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jenova misses with a lunging right hand
and Pei counters with a leg kick.
A head kick by Jenova misses
and Pei counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jenova feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Peis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jenova throws a sloppy head kick and Pei moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pei wants to slow Jenova down by chopping away at his legs.
Jenova tries to clinch there but Pei circles away.
Jenova throws an overhand right that lands on Pei's shoulder, as Pei tries to avoid the shot.
Pei throws out a counter right but Jenova avoids it with no problem.
Jenova misses with a hook.
Jenova gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pei counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pei throws a body kick that misses.
Jenova on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jenova manages to avoid it.
Jenova tries to close the distance and clinch but Pei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Pei misses.
Pei lands with a right hand.
Pei takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jenova takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
BOOM! Pei lands a beautiful left hook that drops Jenova. Jenova tries to recover but Pei is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Jenova lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wei Pei!
An intense looking Wei Pei took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Holy shit! Give me Rinky next! '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Natsu Dragneel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnost Paskalev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paskalev comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Natsu Dragneel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arnost Paskalev!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragneel moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Paskalev tries to move into range but Dragneel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dragneel lands the left hand.
Dragneel throws a sloppy body shot
and Paskalev counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Paskalev.
Dragneel keeping full guard, as Paskalev tries to pass.
Paskalev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Paskalev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dragneel is keeping the position for now.
Dragneel pulls Paskalev in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragneel lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Paskalev wants to hit a switch here but Dragneel passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Paskalev there!
Paskalev manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Paskalev looking for a kimura from the bottom but Dragneel passes into side control!
Paskalev tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paskalev is being controlled here.
Paskalev is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Paskalev's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Paskalev looking for a sweep but Dragneel has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Dragneel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Paskalev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paskalev keeps trying to improve his position.
Dragneel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dragneel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Paskalev is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dragneel controlling the position easily from mount.
Dragneel's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Paskalev can't escape the position.
Paskalev manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Paskalev is looking for a sweep. Dragneel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, if Dragneel is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are battling for position here. Paskalev manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dragneel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paskalev is looking for a triangle but Dragneel pushes his legs off easily.
Paskalev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Natsu Dragneel 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.
Paskalev misses with a low kick.
Natsu Dragneel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragneel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Paskalev tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dragneel scores with a sloppy right hand. Paskalev should have avoided that one.
Dragneel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dragneel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paskalev feints the counter takedown.
Dragneel misses with a left hand
and Paskalev counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Paskalev.
Paskalev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Arnost Paskalev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Paskalev chips away with some ground and pound.
Paskalev wants to pass the guard but Dragneel is keeping the position.
Paskalev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Paskalev has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Montalban's Hideout. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Paskalev wants to pass the guard but Dragneel is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragneel wants to stand but Paskalev is controlling the position.
Paskalev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Paskalev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dragneel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Paskalev trying to control but Dragneel is working from the bottom.
Paskalev looking to pass the guard.
Paskalev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dragneel can't keep his opponent in guard - Paskalev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Paskalev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paskalev misses with a head shot. Dragneel uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dragneel wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Paskalev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dragneel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dragneel keeping moving, preventing Paskalev from controlling successfully.
Dragneel throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Dragneel looking for a sweep. Not yet Dragneel, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Paskalev prevents Dragneel from getting back to his feet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Paskalev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Paskalev wants to control from the top but Dragneel keeps moving.
Dragneel is pulling down on Paskalev's head to control his posture.
Paskalev throws an elbow that misses. Dragneel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Paskalev's guard. Nice move by Dragneel!
Dragneel wants to pass the guard but Paskalev is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paskalev working for a triangle but Dragneel defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dragneel has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dragneel stands and steps away. Paskalev gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Natsu Dragneel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Some bone on bone action there as Paskalev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arnost Paskalev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Danga de danga de dang - Dragneel scores with a four punch combination!
Dragneel throws a body kick that misses
and Paskalev counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dragneel won't be happy with that.
Paskalev lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dragneel down.
Dragneel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Paskalev wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dragneel managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Paskalev.
Dragneel regains half guard.
Paskalev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Paskalev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragneel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Paskalev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Paskalev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dragneel is concentrating on defense, preventing Paskalev from advancing position.
Dragneel regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Paskalev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paskalev wants to pass the guard but Dragneel is keeping the position.
Paskalev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Paskalev passes Dragneel's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Paskalev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Paskalev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Paskalev wants to free his trapped foot but Dragneel is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dragneel trying to hold on to Paskalev's head to control him but Paskalev postures up.
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.
Paskalev is just content to waste time from the top position. Dragneel takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Paskalev slips nicely into half guard.
Paskalev is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Paskalev uses his free foot to push down on Dragneel's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dragneel.
Dragneel wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Paskalev.
Paskalev scoring with strikes but Dragneel is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paskalev lands a big shot there that rocks Dragneel but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dragneel tries to hold on but Paskalev pushes him away.
Paskalev unloads with some shots from mount but Dragneel bucks and avoids them well.
Dragneel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Paskalev punching from mount but Dragneel doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dragneel is trying desperately to improve position.
Paskalev goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Dragneel turns into him and now he's in Paskalev's guard.
Dragneel tries to free his leg and advance position but Paskalev is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paskalev has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Dragneel has passed into side control.
Paskalev is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Paskalev manages to get back to half guard.
Dragneel is trying to control the action in half guard but Paskalev is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dragneel controlling the action here.
Further stalling from Dragneel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnost Paskalev really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A low kick from Dragneel misses
and Paskalev counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dragneel!
Dragneel wants to get back to his feet but Paskalev is dominant here and he's now got Dragneel's back!
Paskalev not allowing Dragneel to control his hands.
Dragneel rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Dragneel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Paskalev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paskalev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Paskalev passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dragneel!
Paskalev landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paskalev with a couple of short strikes.
Paskalev with the ground and pound from mount.
Dragneel holds on, trying desperately to control.
Paskalev throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Paskalev scoring with strikes but Dragneel is staying in there.
Paskalev looking to land elbow strikes but Dragneel uses the position to regain half guard.
Paskalev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Paskalev throws a strike but Dragneel avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Paskalev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paskalev slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The strikes coming from Paskalev are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Paskalev throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Dragneel works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Paskalev is pressing down on Dragneel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dragneel is holding on for now.
Dragneel keeping control of the position.
Dragneel trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paskalev is keen to just control but Dragneel is a slippery customer.
Dragneel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Paskalev is looking for a kimura here.
Dragneel is looking for a sweep. Paskalev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dragneel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Paskalev.
Paskalev wants to pass the guard but Dragneel is defending well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Paskalev connects with a nice short shot to Dragneel's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paskalev working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Dragneel's thigh. Dragneel counters though and makes it back to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paskalev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paskalev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dragneel is keeping the position for now.
Paskalev lands a couple of digs.
Paskalev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paskalev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Paskalev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Paskalev looking to pass the guard.
Dragneel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnost Paskalev dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Paskalev ducks under a wild hook from Dragneel.
And Paskalev tries to counter it with a takedown but Dragneel pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dragneel just misses with a punch to the body.
Paskalev with the counter takedown but Dragneel avoids it easily.
Dragneel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dragneel misses with a left hand
so Paskalev counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Paskalev throws an elbow that misses. Dragneel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Paskalev's guard. Nice move by Dragneel!
Dragneel stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragneel throws a leg kick
and Paskalev counters with an inside leg kick.
Dragneel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dragneel throws a sloppy head kick
and Paskalev counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Paskalev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paskalev slips nicely into half guard.
Paskalev trying to mount his opponent but Dragneel defends it.
Paskalev lands with a punch from half guard.
Dragneel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Paskalev.
Dragneel is looking for a sweep. Paskalev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Paskalev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Paskalev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Paskalev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paskalev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Paskalev is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dragneel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Paskalev.
Paskalev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dragneel defending well though.
Paskalev seems to be working for a kimura but Dragneel defends the submission attempt.
Dragneel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Paskalev.
Dragneel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Paskalev.
Paskalev is looking for a kimura but Dragneel is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Paskalev to get the leverage.
Natsu Dragneel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paskalev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Paskalev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Paskalev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Paskalev prevents Dragneel from improving his position.
Dragneel wants to get back to his feet.
Paskalev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Paskalev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Paskalev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paskalev working Dragneel over with strikes.
Paskalev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dragneel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Paskalev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paskalev is pressing down on Dragneel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dragneel is holding on for now.
Paskalev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arnost Paskalev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Paskalev 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnost Paskalev! Arnost Paskalev retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Arnost Paskalev made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apollo Gutz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joe Frazier's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Joe Frazier!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Gutz!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Frazier misses its intended target.
Gutz throws a body shot but no joy.
Frazier lands a glancing blow to the side of Gutz's head.
Frazier jabs Gutz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Frazier looks to score with a jab to the body but Gutz is just out of range.
Gutz throws a body punch but Frazier moves out of range.
Frazier has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Studio in the buildup to the fight.
Both fighters circling a little - Frazier finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gutz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Frazier throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Frazier scores with a shot to the body.
Frazier works Gutz's body with a nice hook.
Frazier really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gutz tries to close the distance and clinch but Frazier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frazier throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gutz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Frazier throws a body punch but Gutz moves out of range.
Frazier misses with a kick to the body.
Gutz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Frazier stalks Gutz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gutz's face. Gutz staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Frazier.
Joe Frazier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frazier scores with a kick to the midsection.
Joe Frazier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gutz looks winded!
Frazier thuds his right hand into Gutz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Frazier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gutz was well out of range. Poor timing from Frazier.
Frazier feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gutz's calf.
Gutz has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gutz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gutz takes one to the chin there.
Frazier looks to land a combination but Gutz avoids it well.
Frazier is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Frazier scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gutz doesn't seem bothered though.
Gutz moves out of range as Frazier throws a body kick.
Frazier scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gutz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frazier.
Gutz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frazier changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gutz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Frazier moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier lands a really nice looking cross but Gutz seems unphased.
Gutz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Frazier throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Frazier fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Frazier lands a slapping body shot.
Frazier with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Frazier scores with a jab to the body.
Frazier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body kick there by Frazier.
Gutz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Frazier feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gutz's calf.
Frazier lands the left hand.
Frazier swings for the body but Gutz moves out of range.
Frazier throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier connects with a crisp jab.
Frazier is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Frazier.
Frazier scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gutz in his tracks.
Gutz is rocked!
Frazier cracks Gutz with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Gutz tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Frazier pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Gutz is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Frazier!
Joe Frazier is the new heavyweight champion!
Joe Frazier decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phol Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rockmeteller Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Todd has chosen Jeeves and Wooster 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rockmeteller Todd!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt closes the distance and pushes Todd back into the cage.
Todd blocking some punches.
Todd blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Todd blocks an uppercut.
Todd misses with a body punch.
Todd is leaning against Hunt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Todd avoids the damage to the body.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Todd.
Todd prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Todd misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Todd controls the action.
Hunt effectively controlling the action here.
Todd breaks from the clinch.
Todd connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt slips a jab from Todd.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Phol Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Todd lands with a straight right. Hunt didn't see that one coming.
Todd lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Todd looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Hunt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Todd scores with a body shot.
Donk. Todd catches Hunt right on the button with a cross.
Hunt lunges at Todd with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Todd's hand.
Todd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hunt's sensitive parts.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Todd sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hunt takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt misses with a shot to the body
and Todd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Todd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hunt.
Todd ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Todd chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Todd.
Hunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Todd looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
A jab from Hunt does it's job there.
Todd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice jab there from Todd.
Todd chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hunt can pounce on him.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Todd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hunt.
Hunt wants to clinch but Todd slips to the side
and Todd counters with a leg kick.
Todd thumps Hunt with a low kick.
Todd thuds a left hand into Hunt's body.
Todd swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hunt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hunt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Todd counters with a straight right hand.
Todd fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
A little jabbing left from Todd on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Todd has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hunt lands a jab to the nose.
Todd connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hunt. Hunt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Todd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Todd.
Hunt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Todd stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunt.
Todd looks to land a body kick but Hunt moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Todd.
Todd takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Todd tries to score with a low kick but Hunt moves his leg out of the way.
Hunt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hunt cracks Todd with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hunt throws a chopping leg kick but Todd manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice side step and Todd releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hunt checks the leg kick.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Todd blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd lands with a right to the head.
Hunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Todd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Todd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Todd lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Todd controls his hands.
Todd is trying to push Hunt away but Hunt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt.
Todd lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Todd blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Todd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Todd avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Todd looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Hunt seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rockmeteller Todd will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Todd throws a leg kick but Hunt moved away.
Rockmeteller Todd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Todd misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick lands from Todd.
Todd keeps Hunt at a distance using the push kick.
Hunt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hunt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Todds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Todd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Todd moves away from the strike by Hunt.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Todd moved out of range.
Todd attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sloppy strikes from Todd. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hunt on the side of the head.
Todd throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Todd does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Todd manages to avoid it.
Todd throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Hunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hunt throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Todd counter with a right hand.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Todd.
Hunt tries to clinch but Todd moves away
enabling Todd to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick.
Hunt swings for the body but Todd moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Todd.
Hunt is looking to chop away at Todd's legs.
Hunt tries to clinch but Todd moves out of range.
It seemed like Todd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab by Hunt.
Hunt throws a leg kick
and Todd counters with a thumping low kick.
Todd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hunt slips under a jab from Todd.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Todd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Todd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Todd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Todd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hunt slips under a jab from Todd.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Todd checks it.
Hunt defending well as Todd loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt throws a quick counter kick to the body but Todd avoids it.
Hunt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hunt wants to clinch.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Todd.
Hunt wants to clinch.
Hunt pushes Todd away with a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Todd.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Todd slips a straight right by Hunt.
Todd ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Todd misses with a low kick.
Hunt takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hunt clobbers Todd with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Todd connects with the punch.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick from Todd.
Hunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hunt throws a low kick but Todd avoids it.
Hunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Todd connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Todd.
Hunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Todd backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Todd.
Todd misses with some punches.
Todd can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Todd breaks the clinch.
Hunt 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.
Hunt scores with a punch to the head.
Hunt slips under a jab from Todd.
Todd scores with a sloppy right hand. Hunt should have avoided that one.
Todd checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Todd. That's going to slow Hunt down.
Hunt walks into a jab.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Hunt throws a jab when Todd was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rockmeteller Todd 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.
Todd sizes up Hunt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Todd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Todd jabs Hunt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Todd.
Todd fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hunt on the side of the head.
Hunt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Todd. Todd circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Todd has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunt.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Todd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Todd connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Todd throws a shot to the body.
Todd misses with a wild combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Todd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd throws a body kick that misses
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Todd misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Todd takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on Todd's shoulder, as Todd tries to avoid the shot.
Todd attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt tries to counter by clinching up but Todd breaks away and moves out of range.
Todd misses the body punch
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hunt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Todd to score with a decent uppercut.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Todd's head but Todd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt lands with a hook. Todd tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hunt tries to clinch
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice shot by Todd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd connects with a looping right hand.
Hunt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Todd's sensitive parts.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Todd. Hunt shrugs it off though.
Todd pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hunt is out of range and Todd settles back down.
Hunt swings widly with a right hand
and Todd makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hunt throws a leg kick
and Todd counters with a good low kick that Hunt was not able to check.
Todd with a hook.
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Todd pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hunt slips under a jab.
Hunt fires out a quick counter leg kick but Todd just manages to avoid it.
Hunt catches Todd with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hunt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Todd throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hunt counters by moving into the clinch.
Hunt taking a breather.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Todd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Todd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Todd.
Todd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Todd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Todd backwards.
Hunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Phol Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Todd misses with a punch to the body.
Todd can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Todd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Hunt scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a nice uppercut.
Todd struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Todd wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hunt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Todd misses with some punches.
Todd throws a head punch that misses.
Todd lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Todd tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Todd breaks the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Todd is just out of range.
Hunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Todd counter with a right hand.
Todd lands a right hook to the body.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Todd throws a leg kick that misses.
Todd needs to keep his hands up - Hunt had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rockmeteller Todd really dominated that round.
That's time! Hunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Todd. That's going to slow Hunt down.
Todd misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Todd misses with a hook.
Todd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Todd clobbers Hunt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Todd throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
Hunt tries to work over Todd's front leg with a kick but Todd checks it.
Todd chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hunt clinches.
Todd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Todd tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Todd back against the cage.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Todd can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Todd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Todd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
I was talking to Hunt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike.
Todd gets through Hunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Todd scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunt avoiding damage.
Todd breaks the clinch.
Todd takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Todd lands a front kick.
Todd is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hunt takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Todd misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt with a nice cross.
Hunt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Todd.
Hunt throws a leg kick
and Todd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Some bone on bone action there as Hunt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Todd takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hunt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hunt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Todd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Todd works Hunt's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hunt misses.
Todd throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt thows a leg kick but Todd checks it
and Todd counters with a stiff right hand.
Todd scores with a spinning back kick!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Todd digs a good body shot into Hunt's ribs.
Todd fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hunt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Todd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hunt.
Todd moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Todd checks a leg kick nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Todd.
Hunt's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
A punch lands to the side of Hunt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Todd ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Todd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Todd pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Todd connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hunt. Hunt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hunt takes one on the button.
Todd throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Hunt checks a leg kick.
Todd scores with a nice body kick.
Crunch! Hunt slams his shin into Todd's torso.
Hunt takes one on the button.
Todd looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
Hunt is looking to counter punch.
Hunt misses the jab.
Hunt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Todd has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Todd scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Todd cracks the inside of Hunt's front leg.
Todd lands a glancing blow to the side of Hunt's head.
Todd tries to land a body kick
and Hunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rockmeteller Todd dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hunt clinches with his opponent.
Todd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt lands an uppercut.
Todd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Todd.
Todd is trying to break the clinch but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Todd lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Hunt.
Todd blocks an uppercut.
Todd stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Hunt scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but Todd blocks with his arms.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Todd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Todd tries to circle away but Hunt has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd breaks from the clinch.
Hunt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hunt throws a body kick that misses
and Todd counters with a leg kick.
Todd tests Hunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Todd lands with a right hand.
Todd misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Hunt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Todd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Todd.
Hunt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Todd counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hunt takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Todd is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big right from Todd misses.
Hunt clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Hunt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Todd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab from Hunt.
Todd looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
Hunt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Todd's calf.
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Todd circles away.
Todd lands a nice hook to Hunt's body. Hunt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick from Hunt misses.
Todd misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd lands a nice hook to Hunt's body. Hunt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Todd throws a wild body kick that Hunt sees coming a mile off.
Todd loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Todd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Todd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Todd misses with a low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Todd there.
Todd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Phol Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Todd takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Todd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt jabs at Todd's body.
A good leg kick by Todd.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hunt.
Todd scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Todd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Todd thumps Hunt with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Todd. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Todd backs away, Hunt returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hunt misses with a body shot
and Todd counters with a nice body kick.
Hunt throws the left hand but Todd avoids the punch easily.
Todd feints a counter leg kick.
Todd scores with a jab to the head.
Todd thuds his shin into the meat of Hunt's side.
Todd lands with a good body shot.
Hunt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A low kick from Hunt is predictable there
enabling Todd to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Todd.
Todd drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hunt.
Todd scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hunt in his tracks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rockmeteller Todd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Todd 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rockmeteller Todd!
Rockmeteller Todd bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Phol Hunt stepped up to the mic, saying 'vittu'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tuomari Hurmio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hurmio kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Black Star. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lemieux's choice of entrance music: Sliwa. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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140 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tuomari Hurmio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ron Lemieux!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurmio misses with a kick to the body
and Lemieux counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lemieux.
Lemieux throwing strikes but missing.
Lemieux controlling from the top position.
Lemieux is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lemieux's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lemieux is fighting to break Hurmio's control of his arms but Hurmio is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemieux is pushing down on Hurmio's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hurmio is fighting to maintain full guard but Lemieux has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux is looking to advance position but Hurmio won't allow it.
Hurmio regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lemieux lands a couple of digs.
Lemieux trying to control but Hurmio is working from the bottom.
Hurmio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hurmio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lemieux throwing strikes but missing.
Lemieux trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hurmio is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lemieux is stalling in the full guard.
Lemieux wants to pass the guard but Hurmio is keeping the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lemieux is still trying to improve position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lemieux working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Hurmio 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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lemieux throws a leg kick
and Hurmio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hurmio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lemieux with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Hurmio misses.
Lemieux slips under a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lemieux darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hurmio has closed the distance and engaged Lemieux in a clinch.
Hurmio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lemieux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Hurmio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hurmio scores with a hook to the body. Lemieux takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hurmio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lemieux pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hurmio is out of range and Lemieux settles back down.
Tuomari Hurmio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hurmio thuds his right hand into Lemieux's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hurmio scores with the left hand. Lemieux knows he should have avoided that one.
Hurmio connects with a crisp jab.
Donk. Hurmio catches Lemieux right on the button with a cross.
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!
Nice body punch from Hurmio.
Hurmio misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Hurmio misses its intended target.
Lemieux changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio tries a low kick but Lemieux avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lemieux.
A big right from Hurmio misses.
Lemieux misses with a looping left.
Hurmio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hurmio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lemieux looking to stall.
Hurmio works on Lemieux's body with a couple of short punches.
Lemieux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hurmio punishes Lemieux's body with a nice straight punch.
Hurmio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hurmio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lemieux.
Lemieux looks to land a body kick but Hurmio moved away.
Hurmio throws a jab when Lemieux was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuomari Hurmio dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hurmio tries a low kick but Lemieux avoids it.
Hurmio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lemieux connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hurmio. Hurmio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hurmio throws a hook to the side of Lemieux's head but Lemieux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lemieux dives in and grabs Hurmio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hurmio pushes down on Lemieux's head and hops out.
Hurmio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hurmio throws out a loose jab but Lemieux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lemieux throws a leg kick
and Hurmio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lemieux misses with a low kick.
Lemieux has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lemieux there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lemieux misses with a lunging right hand
and Lemieux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurmio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lemieux throws a body shot but no joy.
Lemieux lands with a kick to the temple. Hurmio shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lemieux slips under a jab.
Lemieux pushes Hurmio away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux moves out of range of the body kick.
Hurmio avoids the body shot from Lemieux.
Tuomari Hurmio is winning the standup battle so far.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lemieux 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 Hurmio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hurmio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hurmio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lemieux drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hurmio defends it well.
Lemieux showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hurmio.
Lemieux feints the counter takedown.
Hurmio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hurmio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tuomari Hurmio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lemieux just misses with a punch to the body.
As Lemieux tries to get set, Hurmio tries to push him back and clinch up but Lemieux manages to avoid the attempt.
Lemieux takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lemieux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hurmio.
Hurmio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lemieux blocks a leg kick.
Hurmio throws a push kick but Lemieux slaps the foot to one side.
Hurmio throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lemieux throws a big shot that misses.
Hurmio misses with a low kick.
Lemieux changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hurmio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lemieux takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hurmio throws a solid leg kick but Lemieux takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hurmio.
Hurmio looks to throw the jab but Lemieux is out of range.
Lemieux drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hurmio defends it well.
Hurmio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lemieux can do to turn this around?
Lemieux keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lemieux tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lemieux tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hurmio swivels and escapes.
Lemieux has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hurmio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hurmio throws a right and a left that Lemieux avoids nicely.
Hurmio slips under a jab from Lemieux.
Hurmio connects with an inside leg kick.
Lemieux misses with a wild body shot.
Hurmio is looking to chop away at Lemieux's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux looks to score with a jab to the body but Hurmio is just out of range.
Hurmio throws a hook to the side of Lemieux's head but Lemieux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lemieux feints the counter takedown.
A low kick from Lemieux misses
and Hurmio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lemieux.
Hurmio connects with a solid leg kick.
Good shot there by Hurmio.
Lemieux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lemieux misses with a straight left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hurmio.
Hurmio connects with an inside leg kick.
Lemieux decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hurmio is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Heavy Metal, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Lemieux has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lemieux perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hurmio wants to get back to full guard.
Lemieux wants to work for an arm triangle but Hurmio is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hurmio gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lemieux wants to control from the top but Hurmio keeps moving.
Hurmio is trying to control the position but Lemieux postures up.
Lemieux throws a big right hand that misses.
Lemieux keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hurmio's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hurmio looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lemieux sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lemieux wants to control from the top but Hurmio keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuomari Hurmio dominated that second 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.
Lemieux fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A good leg kick by Lemieux.
Hurmio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lemieux.
Lemieux misses with a straight right.
Hurmio walks into a jab.
Lemieux checks a low kick from Hurmio.
Hurmio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lemieux sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lemieux takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lemieux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hurmio moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurmio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hurmio throws a jab when Lemieux was well out of range.
Lemieux dodges the punch combination from Hurmio.
Hurmio checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hurmio looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hurmio.
Hurmio wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lemieux 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.
Lemieux misses with a low kick.
Hurmio staying out of range there.
Hurmio looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Hurmio.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hurmio.
Lemieux takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lemieux slips a straight right by Hurmio.
Hurmio misses with a double jab.
Hurmio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lemieux was well out of range. Poor timing from Hurmio.
Hurmio takes a swing at Lemieux's ribcage but misses.
Hurmio moves into the clinch.
Lemieux lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hurmio manages to break the clinch.
Hurmio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Lemieux misses the target.
Hurmio connects with the punch.
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!
Lemieux looks to throw the jab but Hurmio is out of range.
Hurmio connects with a nice looking jab.
Lemieux scores with a nice head shot.
Lemieux feints and then cracks Hurmio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hurmio down.
Hurmio throws out a powerful jab.
Hurmio takes a swing at Lemieux's ribcage but misses.
Hurmio looks to throw the jab but Lemieux is out of range.
Lemieux changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hurmio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lemieux circles away quickly and effectively.
Lemieux feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hurmio's calf.
A lazy left from Hurmio finds it's target.
Hurmio throws a low kick but Lemieux moves out of range easily.
Lemieux misses with a body shot
and Hurmio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux swings for the body but Hurmio moves out of range.
Hurmio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hurmio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hurmio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lemieux.
Hurmio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hurmio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lemieux moves out of range of the leg kick from Hurmio.
Lemieux with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hurmio misses with an uppercut.
Lemieux drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hurmio defends it well.
Lemieux throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hurmio misses with a straight right.
Hurmio misses with a two punch combination.
Hurmio works Lemieux's body with a nice hook.
Hurmio walks into a stiff left hand from Lemieux.
Hurmio throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux ducks under a wild hook from Hurmio.
Lemieux scores with a shot to the body.
Hurmio lunges at Lemieux with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lemieux's hand.
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!
Lemieux lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hurmio throws a big shot that misses.
Lemieux misses with a right hand
and Hurmio counters with a stiff right hand.
Hurmio scores with a jab to the body.
Hurmio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hurmio lands a lovely overhand right.
Hurmio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hurmio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lemieux throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hurmio's waist but Hurmio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lemieux off to one side.
A quick step to the side and Hurmio tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lemieux swings widly with a right hand
and Hurmio counters with a stiff right hand.
Hurmio lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuomari Hurmio clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lemieux crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hurmio - the referee stops the clock and Lemieux gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hurmio. Lemieux manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lemieux looks to land a right hand but Hurmio moved out of range.
Lemieux blocks the body kick.
Lemieux drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hurmio defends it well.
Hurmio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lemieux misses with a leg kick.
Hurmio throws a leg kick which misses Lemieux's front leg but catches the back leg as Lemieux tries to avoid it.
Lemieux misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hurmio blocks a jab.
Hurmio throws a low kick but Lemieux moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemieux moves out of range as Hurmio strikes.
Hurmio closes the distance and clinches.
Hurmio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lemieux slows down the pace here.
Lemieux looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurmio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lemieux's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Hurmio fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Hurmio.
Lemieux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hurmio.
Lemieux is trying to drag Hurmio to the mat but Hurmio just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tuomari Hurmio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Lemieux.
Lemieux is looking to control Hurmio's arms but Hurmio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lemieux has his back to the cage.
Lemieux's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hurmio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lemieux backwards.
Hurmio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hurmio throws a hook but Lemieux avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lemieux.
Hurmio misses with a straight left.
Hurmio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lemieux drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hurmio defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lemieux. That one must have hurt.
Hurmio throws a leg kick but Lemieux sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lemieux feints the counter takedown.
Hurmio moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hurmio ducks under a wild hook from Lemieux.
Lemieux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hurmio was well out of range. Poor timing from Lemieux.
Hurmio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hurmio fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lemieux on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lemieux pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hurmio is out of range and Lemieux settles back down.
Hurmio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lemieux.
Lemieux has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lemieux on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hurmio pushes Lemieux away with a front kick.
Hurmio throws a series of punches but Lemieux moves out of range.
Lemieux throws a hook to the side of Hurmio's head but Hurmio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lemieux checks a low kick from Hurmio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux checks a leg kick.
Lemieux swings widly with a right hand
and Hurmio counters with a stiff right hand.
Hurmio misses with a low kick.
Hurmio misses with an uppercut. Lemieux saw that one coming.
Hurmio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lemieux scores with a body shot.
Lemieux tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lemieux, right into the meat.
Lemieux loads up on a big right hand but Hurmio slips the punch.
Hurmio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lemieux is looking to land body kicks.
Hurmio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hurmio slips under a jab.
A punch combination from Lemieux misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux moves forwards but Hurmio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hurmio, right into the meat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hurmio 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 Lemieux has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lemieux and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice straight punches there by Hurmio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hurmio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurmio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lemieux.
Hurmio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hurmio misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Hurmio.
Lemieux controlling the action here for a moment.
Hurmio dodges an elbow strike from Lemieux.
Lemieux is trying to stall.
Lemieux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuomari Hurmio had his way with Ron Lemieux in that round.
That's time! Hurmio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hurmio lands with a right hand.
Hurmio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hurmio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lemieux stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hurmio.
Hurmio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lemieux moves away.
Lemieux throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hurmio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hurmio throws a low kick, looking for Lemieux's leg but Lemieux calmly moves out of range.
Hurmio clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Hurmio's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lemieux blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurmio throws a head punch that misses.
Lemieux tries to stall but Hurmio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lemieux wants a takedown but no success here.
Lemieux manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hurmio lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux jumps into guard, dragging Hurmio to the mat.
Hurmio working some strikes from top position.
Lemieux is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hurmio trying to control but Lemieux is working from the bottom.
Lemieux trying to keep a closed guard but Hurmio is proving a slippery customer.
Hurmio throwing strikes from guard but Lemieux blocks nicely.
Hurmio postures up and lands a big shot to Lemieux's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio tries to free his leg and advance position but Lemieux is retaining full guard.
Lemieux is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hurmio got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lemieux has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hurmio has managed to get both his arms back between Lemieux's legs - danger averted.
Lemieux wants to sweep but no luck.
Hurmio works over Lemieux with some ground and pound from guard.
Lemieux working a defensive guard but Hurmio manages to pass into side control anyway.
Lemieux is looking for a sweep.
Lemieux wants to control but Hurmio postures up.
Hurmio trying to control the action but Lemieux is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio working the ground and pound.
Lemieux tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Hurmio presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Hurmio looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ron Lemieux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lemieux is desperately trying to improve his position but Hurmio has a good base and remains in mount.
Lemieux wants to hold on but Hurmio pushes him away.
Hurmio landing shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hurmio cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hurmio postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lemieux looks a forlorn figure.
Hurmio lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lemieux is looking to control Hurmio's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lemieux avoid being mounted?
Hurmio slips a nice elbow through Lemieux's hands, connecting with Lemieux's forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hurmio working Lemieux over with strikes.
Lemieux is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hurmio scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lemieux is rocked!
Lemieux moves into full guard.
Lemieux is still in real trouble! Can Hurmio finish him?
Lemieux looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lemieux seems to have recovered his senses.
Hurmio chips away with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tuomari Hurmio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hurmio has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tuomari Hurmio!
After the fight, Tuomari Hurmio was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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