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T157 Newton vs Kaunismieli PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machine Gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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220 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Ragnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Machine Gun!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gun moves out of range of the body kick from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson looks to land a body kick but Gun moved away.
Ragnarsson throws out a loose jab but Gun uses good head movement to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson pushes Gun up against the cage in a clinch.
Ragnarsson blocking some punches.
Gun gets through Ragnarsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Gun controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Gun fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Gun fails to land.
Gun throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarsson.
Gun breaks from the clinch.
Ragnarsson clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson has Gun pressed against the cage.
Ragnarsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gun.
Ragnarsson stalling the fight.
Gun takes a shot to the head.
Gun breaks from the clinch.
Gun 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.
Ragnarsson scores with a kick to the body.
Ragnarsson moves into the clinch.
Gun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gun lands a shoulder strike.
Ragnarsson tries a body shot but Gun blocks it.
Gun misses with some punches.
Ragnarsson tries to work over Gun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ragnarsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson looking to throw knees to the head but Gun is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson working aggressively here.
Ragnarsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gun is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnarsson.
Gun misses with the head strike.
Gun struggles to land a body shot inside as Ragnarsson controls his hands.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarsson lands a knee to the head.
Gun lands with a right to the head.
Gun's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Gun.
Gun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gun creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ragnarsson.
Gun is leaning against Ragnarsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gun misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gun up against the cage.
Gun lands with a right to the head.
Gun throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gun avoids it.
Ragnarsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gun misses with a punch on the inside.
Gun makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gun throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ragnarsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Gun avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Ragnarsson - that landed with a thud.
Ragnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ragnarsson tries a body shot but Gun blocks it.
Gun misses with some punches.
Ragnarsson leaning against his opponent.
A short right from Gun.
Ragnarsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gun lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gun gets through Ragnarsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ragnarsson misses with a body punch.
Ragnarsson takes a shot to the head.
Gun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ragnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gun's elbow.
Ragnarsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gun blocks the body kick.
Ragnarsson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gun is out of range and Ragnarsson settles back down.
Ragnarsson connects with a jab.
Ragnarsson gets tackled into the cage by Gun. Gun maintains the clinch.
The referee calls for Ragnarsson to work.
Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bjorn Ragnarsson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ragnarsson clinches with his opponent.
Ragnarsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Gun gets an underhook and turns Ragnarsson into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gun.
Ragnarsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ragnarsson lands with a light punch inside.
Gun tries a body shot but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Ragnarsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gun backwards.
Ragnarsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ragnarsson stalling in the clinch but Gun improves position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gun.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnarsson fails to land.
Ragnarsson is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gun lands a left hand.
Gun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ragnarsson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gun scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnarsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson trying to stall but Gun improves his position.
Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Ragnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gun's elbow.
Gun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson misses with a knee strike.
Gun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That kick from Ragnarsson tenderised Gun's leg. Gun is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ragnarsson tries to score with a low kick but Gun moves his leg out of the way.
Ragnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Gun is just out of range.
A nice side step and Gun releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook. Gun ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Gun on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ragnarsson instigates a clinch.
Gun misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gun swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Ragnarsson.
A hook to the body from Ragnarsson.
Gun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnarsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Gun.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ragnarsson obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Gun.
A head punch on the inside from Gun fails to land.
Ragnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gun up against the cage.
Ragnarsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gun lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gun misses with some punches.
Gun lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson is trying to stall.
Gun takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnarsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ragnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gun manages to break the clinch.
Ragnarsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ragnarsson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ragnarsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bjorn Ragnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnarsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gun checks it well.
Gun chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ragnarsson can pounce on him.
Ragnarsson missing with a left hand there. Gun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson throws a wild body kick that Gun sees coming a mile off.
Ragnarsson tries to land a front kick but Gun steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ragnarsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ragnarsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Gun swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ragnarsson misses with a body shot
and Gun counters with a stiff right hand.
Bjorn Ragnarsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Ragnarsson misses with a kick to the body.
Gun swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gun throws a looping overhand right but Ragnarsson ducks down to avoid it.
Ragnarsson tries to counter by clinching up but Gun breaks away and moves out of range.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook
and Gun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gun connects with a looping right hand.
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 Bjorn Ragnarsson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson cracks the inside of Gun's front leg.
Ragnarsson throws an off balance right hand
and Gun counters with a right hand to the body.
Gun moves out of range of the body kick from Ragnarsson.
Gun swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ragnarsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gun to score with a decent uppercut.
Ragnarsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnarsson.
Gun lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bjorn Ragnarsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gun working aggressively here.
Ragnarsson takes a shot to the head.
Gun tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Gun throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarsson.
Gun managing to block the knees to the body from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ragnarsson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnarsson.
Gun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gun working aggressively here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ragnarsson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gun takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gun.
Gun misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gun has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnarsson.
A nice left hand lands by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson slows down the pace here.
Gun prevents a body shot from Ragnarsson.
Machine Gun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson landing knees to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gun has had enough of the clinch but Ragnarsson keeps him there for the moment.
Gun lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
Ragnarsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gun or not.
Ragnarsson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ragnarsson misses with a knee strike.
Gun blocking some punches.
Ragnarsson is trying to stall.
Still in the clinch, Gun scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ragnarsson.
Gun has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands a left hand.
Gun has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gun misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson blocking some punches.
Gun misses with the head strike.
Ragnarsson crunches a lovely knee into Gun's ribcage.
Gun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ragnarsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ragnarsson stalls.
Ragnarsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ragnarsson crunches a lovely knee into Gun's ribcage.
Ragnarsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ragnarsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gun misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson looking to stall.
Ragnarsson stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ragnarsson blocking some punches.
Ragnarsson misses with a body punch.
Gun scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnarsson controlling the action here for a moment.
Gun lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gun letting Ragnarsson take a breather here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gun.
Gun lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gun lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bjorn Ragnarsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bjorn Ragnarsson.
Well Ragnarsson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjorn Ragnarsson!
Bjorn Ragnarsson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell comes to the cage accompanied by Joe Jackson- I'm the Man. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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182 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malcolm Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell throws a combination that misses
and Shamrock counters with a body kick that stops Mitchell in his tracks momentarily.
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shamrock manages to avoid it.
Shamrock replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Mitchell blocks it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamrock has managed to clinch.
I was talking to Mitchell's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mitchell has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Shamrock after a bit of a struggle.
Mitchell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mitchell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shamrock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shamrock blocks a body shot from Mitchell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mitchell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shamrock's brow.
Shamrock managing to block the knees to the body from Mitchell.
Mitchell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.
Mitchell cracks Shamrock with a nice body shot.
Shamrock prevents a body shot from Mitchell.
Mitchell struggles to land a body shot inside as Shamrock controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell has a couple of punches blocked by Shamrock.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Shamrock told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Shamrock is leaning against Mitchell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Mitchell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.
Mitchell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mitchell can't find room to land a body shot as Shamrock controls the action.
Mitchell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mitchell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mitchell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mitchell.
Mitchell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mitchell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shamrock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Mitchell looking to throw knees to the head but Shamrock is blocking nicely.
Mitchell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shamrock.
Mitchell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shamrock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands with a left to the head.
Mitchell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mitchell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mitchell lands a good knee to the midsection. Shamrock won't want to take too many of those.
Shamrock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Mitchell controls his hands.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mitchell trying to land knees to the body.
Mitchell lands a shoulder strike.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Mitchell struggles to land a body shot inside as Shamrock controls his hands.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Shamrock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shamrock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A frustrated look appears on Mitchell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mitchell'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.
Mitchell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Shamrock misses the target.
Shamrock fakes the leg kick and cracks Mitchell in the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.
Mitchell lands with a good body shot.
Mitchell swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shamrock tried to score with a low kick but Mitchell checks it.
A shot to the liver by Mitchell. Beautiful body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mitchell.
Shamrock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shamrock 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.
Mitchell feinted with a counter takedown.
Mitchell is looking to wear down Shamrock with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mitchell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shamrock avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Mitchell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
Mitchell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shamrock can do to turn this around?
Shamrock throws a low kick but Mitchell moves out of range easily.
Mitchell was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Shamrock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shamrock misses with a straight right.
Mitchell scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mitchell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a push kick but Mitchell slaps the foot to one side.
Mitchell is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell looks to throw the jab but Shamrock is out of range.
A head kick misses from Shamrock.
It looked like Mitchell was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a leg kick
and Mitchell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock is staying active underneath Mitchell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Shamrock is trying to stand.
Mitchell lands strikes from half guard.
Mitchell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shamrock defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shamrock blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mitchell.
Shamrock is not content to let Mitchell control the position.
Shamrock pushes Mitchell off looking to stand but Mitchell dives back in and keeps control.
Mitchell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Shamrock wants to get back to his feet.
Mitchell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mitchell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mitchell lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mitchell throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Shamrock really wants to buck Mitchell off and get back to his feet.
Shamrock is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Mitchell is landing with some decent strikes but Shamrock is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Shamrock is squirming around, avoiding Mitchell's attempts to control the action.
Shamrock is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Mitchell scoring with strikes but Shamrock is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mitchell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Shamrock is rocked!
Mitchell postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Shamrock badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Mitchell around the waist but Mitchell pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Mitchell is the winner by TKO! Mitchell jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malcolm Mitchell!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Malcolm Mitchell waved his t-shirt featuring Sully's Bar & Grill's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luke Rockstar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raoul De Muerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Muerta has chosen The Crystal Method as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Rockstar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raoul De Muerta!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Muerta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rockstar throws the kick towards the body but De Muerta avoids it.
Rockstar misses with a right hand
and De Muerta counters with a left and a right that stings Rockstar.
Rockstar shoots in for a takedown but De Muerta shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It seemed like De Muerta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Muerta stuffs the takedown attempt from Rockstar. Rockstar gets slowly back to his feet.
Rockstar connects with an inside leg kick.
Rockstar looks to land a right hand but De Muerta moved out of range.
Luke Rockstar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Muerta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Muerta lands a jab to the nose.
Rockstar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Muerta! But no joy.
Rockstar misses with a kick to the body
and De Muerta counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Luke Rockstar has been cut.
De Muerta's coach down at The Fallen Warriors Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on De Muerta's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A low kick from Rockstar is predictable there
enabling De Muerta to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from De Muerta misses the target.
Rockstar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Muerta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Muerta let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
De Muerta tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockstar is looking to land body kicks.
We've been hearing reports that Rockstar has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rockstar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rockstar misses with a low kick.
De Muerta throws a shot to the body.
Rockstar tries to land a front kick but De Muerta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rockstar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and De Muerta counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Rockstar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Muerta misses with an uppercut.
De Muerta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A low kick from Rockstar misses
letting De Muerta counter with a right hand.
Rockstar moves out of range as De Muerta throws a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rockstar.
Raoul De Muerta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Muerta throws a sloppy head kick and Rockstar moves out of range easily.
Rockstar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rockstar throws a leg kick but De Muerta sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rockstar looks to throw a body kick
and De Muerta decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rockstar's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Muerta trying to control the position from guard on top but Rockstar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Muerta wants to pass the guard but Rockstar is keeping the position.
De Muerta is still trying to improve position.
De Muerta throws a big elbow that misses.
De Muerta lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rockstar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rockstar keeping moving, preventing De Muerta from controlling successfully.
De Muerta is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockstar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rockstar looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Muerta is one step ahead there.
De Muerta not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rockstar throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Muerta.
De Muerta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rockstar moves away.
De Muerta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rockstar throws a body punch but De Muerta moves out of range.
Rockstar thuds a left hand into De Muerta's body.
Rockstar throws a body punch but De Muerta moves out of range.
De Muerta tries to counter with a clinch but Rockstar shakes him off and moves away.
De Muerta looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Donk. Rockstar catches De Muerta right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Muerta connects with a high kick.
De Muerta tests Rockstar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rockstar lands a slapping body shot.
De Muerta misses with a low kick.
De Muerta loads up on a big right hand but Rockstar slips the punch.
Rockstar throws a big counter combination but De Muerta scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decent striking displayed by De Muerta there.
Rockstar misses with a wild body shot.
Rockstar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rockstar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Muerta's head backwards.
Rockstar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Muerta.
De Muerta swings for the body but Rockstar moves out of range.
Rockstar connects with the punch.
De Muerta throws a low kick but Rockstar avoids it.
Rockstar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raoul De Muerta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Rockstar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
An inside leg kick from Rockstar misses.
De Muerta scores with the left hand. Rockstar knows he should have avoided that one.
De Muerta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rockstar was well out of range. Poor timing from De Muerta.
Raoul De Muerta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Muerta misses with a hook
enabling Rockstar to counter with a crisp jab.
Rockstar throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rockstar lands a nice shot to the body.
Rockstar 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.
De Muerta swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rockstar looks for the body kick but De Muerta saw that one coming.
Rockstar stuns De Muerta with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Muerta throws a hook but Rockstar avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Muerta cracks Rockstar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Good work by De Muerta as he checks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from De Muerta.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rockstar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rockstar throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockstar swings widly with a right hand
and De Muerta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rockstar misses with an uppercut
and De Muerta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rockstar misses with a body kick.
Rockstar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rockstar moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rockstar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Muerta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rockstar shoots in for a takedown but De Muerta shows good takedown defense.
Rockstar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rockstar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rockstar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Muerta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rockstar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Muerta misses with a lunging right hand
and Rockstar counters with a stiff right hand.
Rockstar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rockstar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Muerta moves away.
Rockstar looks to land a left hand but De Muerta moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockstar throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Muerta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - De Muerta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rockstar lands with a cross.
De Muerta scores with a decent looking hook.
Rockstar throws a leg kick that misses.
Rockstar tries a head kick but it misses.
De Muerta bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rockstar's head.
Rockstar slips a jab and a cross from De Muerta.
De Muerta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rockstar.
Rockstar misses with a hook. De Muerta ducked under it nicely.
De Muerta throws a lazy uppercut
and Rockstar counters with a leg kick.
Rockstar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
De Muerta clobbers Rockstar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De Muerta scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Muerta smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De Muerta throws a jab when Rockstar was well out of range.
Rockstar clobbers De Muerta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De Muerta throws a hook to the side of Rockstar's head but Rockstar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Muerta throws a shot from downtown. Rockstar moves away and avoids it.
Rockstar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Muerta.
Rockstar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Muerta to score with a decent uppercut.
Rockstar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
De Muerta is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rockstar moves out of range of the strikes.
De Muerta throws a lazy right hand but Rockstar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rockstar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Muerta looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rockstar connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Rockstar misses.
Rockstar moves away from the strike by De Muerta.
De Muerta throws a jab but it's blocked by Rockstar.
Rockstar connects with a solid leg kick.
De Muerta connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De Muerta misses with a straight left.
Rockstar moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice body kick there by Rockstar.
Rockstar throws a head kick but De Muerta moves out of range.
De Muerta throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Muerta loads up on a big right hand but Rockstar slips the punch.
Rockstar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Muerta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rockstar is looking to counter punch.
De Muerta looks to land a right hand but Rockstar moved out of range.
Rockstar moves out of range as De Muerta throws a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Rockstar misses the target.
Rockstar lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Raoul De Muerta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Luke Rockstar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
De Muerta 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.
De Muerta misses with a body punch
and Rockstar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Muerta scores with a decent looking hook.
De Muerta 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.
Rockstar tries to land a leg kick but De Muerta saw it coming and moves away.
Rockstar fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheers as De Muerta lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rockstar doesn't seem phased though.
Rockstar scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockstar connects with a solid leg kick.
De Muerta throws a front kick that sends Rockstar stumbling back into the cage.
Rockstar is looking to chop away at De Muerta's legs.
De Muerta ducks under a wild hook from Rockstar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot lands for De Muerta.
Luke Rockstar's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Muerta moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Rockstar lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Muerta doesn't seem phased though.
Rockstar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Muerta misses with a two punch combination.
Rockstar scores with a leg kick.
Rockstar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Muerta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rockstar.
Rockstar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Muerta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Muerta.
De Muerta tests Rockstar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rockstar is rocked!
De Muerta throws a body punch but Rockstar moves out of range.
De Muerta throws an overhand right that lands on Rockstar's shoulder, as Rockstar tries to avoid the shot.
De Muerta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rockstar.
Rockstar shoots in and bounces De Muerta off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Muerta keeping moving, preventing Rockstar from controlling successfully.
Luke Rockstar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockstar being controlled here momentarily.
Rockstar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Muerta works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rockstar landing with the ground and pound.
De Muerta has control of Rockstar's left arm, preventing Rockstar from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockstar passes De Muerta's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rockstar is thwarting De Muerta's attempts to control the position.
Rockstar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and De Muerta defends it well.
Raoul De Muerta is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rockstar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rockstar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Muerta defending well though.
Rockstar thows a huge punch but De Muerta dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
De Muerta tries to roll over but Rockstar keeps him under control.
De Muerta is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rockstar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Muerta looks to score with a jab to the body but Rockstar is just out of range.
Rockstar throws a body punch but De Muerta moves out of range.
De Muerta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Muerta darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
De Muerta lands a jab to the head.
Rockstar throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
De Muerta stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Raoul De Muerta.
Well De Muerta has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raoul De Muerta!
A victorious Raoul De Muerta thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Turd Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Temel Dilli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Turd Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Temel Dilli!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dilli connects with an inside leg kick.
Ferguson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ferguson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ferguson throws a sloppy head kick and Dilli moves out of range easily.
Dilli lands a nice shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Dilli.
Dilli lunges at Ferguson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ferguson's hand.
Dilli connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ferguson. Ferguson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ferguson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dilli.
Ferguson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dilli.
Ferguson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dilli manages to avoid it.
Dilli shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ferguson but Ferguson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A little feinted left hand from Ferguson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dilli connects with a nice looking jab.
Dilli 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.
Dilli looks to throw the jab but Ferguson is out of range.
Dilli connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ferguson momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilli defending well as Ferguson loads up on a big left hand.
Dilli misses with a right hand
letting Ferguson counter with a right hand.
It looks like Temel Dilli has been cut.
Dilli connects with a nice looking jab.
Dilli just misses with a punch to the body.
Dilli throws a jab when Ferguson was well out of range.
Ferguson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dilli.
Dilli throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferguson.
A swing and a miss from Ferguson.
Turd Ferguson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Ferguson.
Ferguson misses the shot to the body.
Dilli takes a swing at Ferguson's ribcage but misses.
Ferguson tries to bum rush Dilli with a series of wild strikes but Dilli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Dilli finds it's way through Ferguson's defenses.
Nice defenses there by Ferguson.
Dilli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dilli. That's going to slow Ferguson down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dilli moves away.
A nice combination there by Ferguson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice takedown defense from Ferguson. No joy for Dilli on that attempt.
Dilli uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Temel Dilli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ferguson 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 Dilli has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dilli and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dilli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ferguson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ferguson swings for the body but Dilli moves out of range.
Dilli thuds his shin into the meat of Ferguson's side.
Ferguson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dilli if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice shot by Dilli.
Ferguson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dilli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ferguson.
Dilli throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Ferguson counter with a right hand.
Dilli takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilli throws a shot from downtown. Ferguson moves away and avoids it.
Ferguson throws a wild body kick that Dilli sees coming a mile off.
Ferguson throws an overhand right that lands on Dilli's shoulder, as Dilli tries to avoid the shot.
Dilli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ferguson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ferguson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dilli. Dilli obviously looking to wear him down.
Ferguson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dilli throws a lazy uppercut
and Ferguson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ferguson misses with a hook. Dilli ducked under it nicely.
Dilli moves out of range of the body kick from Ferguson.
Ferguson lands a right hook to the body.
Dilli looking to score a takedown here. Ferguson is defending well but Dilli drives through and ends up in Ferguson's guard.
Dilli with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dilli seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ferguson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Dilli looking to pass the guard.
Dilli is fighting to break Ferguson's control of his arms but Ferguson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dilli not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dilli sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ferguson's guard.
Dilli has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferguson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dilli tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Temel Dilli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Temel Dilli's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Dilli.
Ferguson misses with the combination.
Dilli throws a body punch but Ferguson moves out of range.
Dilli lands a jab to Ferguson's midsection.
Dilli throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dilli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dilli moves out of range of the body kick.
Ferguson misses with a right hand
enabling Dilli to counter with a crisp jab.
Ferguson misses the body punch
and Dilli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson moves out of range as Dilli strikes.
Dilli on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dilli lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferguson is looking to land body kicks.
Dilli pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ferguson back to the cage. Dilli follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dilli moves away.
Dilli closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ferguson to the mat! Ferguson manages to get full guard.
Ferguson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Dilli is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
I was talking to Ferguson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ferguson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dilli is leaning against Ferguson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ferguson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ferguson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dilli can pounce on him.
Dilli uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ferguson misses with a wild body shot.
Ferguson throws a lazy body kick
and Dilli counters with a straight right 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!
Dilli scores with a push kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dilli.
Ferguson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dilli manages to avoid it.
Dilli throws out a counter right but Ferguson avoids it with no problem.
Ferguson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ferguson blocks a low kick nicely.
Dilli fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ferguson is out of range.
Dilli throws a body punch but Ferguson moves out of range.
Dilli looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferguson is just out of range.
Dilli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferguson. Dilli does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Dilli releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dilli misses with a leg kick.
Ferguson throws a head kick that Dilli semi-blocks.
A cross from Dilli lands.
Dilli has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ferguson swings for the body but Dilli moves out of range.
Dilli lands with a good body shot.
Dilli looks to throw the jab but Ferguson is out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ferguson enables Dilli to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ferguson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ferguson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilli misses with some punches.
Dilli misses with a punch on the inside.
Dilli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dilli misses with a punch to the body.
Dilli misses with the head strike.
Dilli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ferguson is looking to break free of the clinch but Dilli has double underhooks.
Dilli has a couple of punches blocked by Ferguson.
Dilli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dilli'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.
Dilli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilli fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ferguson avoids it really well and circles away.
Ferguson throws a sloppy head kick and Dilli moves out of range easily.
A jab from Dilli does it's job there.
Ferguson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ferguson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dilli drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dilli shoots in and bounces Ferguson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dilli trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferguson keeping moving, preventing Dilli from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Temel Dilli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Temel Dilli's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dilli misses with a body shot.
Temel Dilli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Dilli.
Dilli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dilli throws a big shot that misses.
Ferguson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ferguson ducks right into an uppercut from Dilli.
Ferguson defending well as Dilli loads up on a big left hand.
Ferguson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dilli checks a leg kick.
Ferguson misses the shot to the body.
Ferguson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dilli.
Ferguson lands with a straight right. Dilli didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson tries a head kick but it misses.
Dilli cracks Ferguson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dilli misses with a looping right.
Ferguson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferguson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dilli looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilli cracks Ferguson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dilli throws a lazy head kick
and Ferguson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ferguson just misses with a punch to the body.
Dilli thinks about the counter body kick.
Ferguson walks into a jab.
Ferguson slips under a jab from Dilli.
Dilli lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ferguson backs up against the cage.
Dilli throws an overhand right that lands on Ferguson's shoulder, as Ferguson tries to avoid the shot.
Ferguson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dilli avoids it.
Dilli misses with a wild body shot.
Ferguson is looking to wear down Dilli with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ferguson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dilli.
Ferguson scores with a nice right hand.
Ferguson just misses with a punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dilli.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferguson lands a head shot.
Turd Ferguson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Temel Dilli is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dilli is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dilli is still on wobbly legs! Can Ferguson finish him?
Ferguson lands a jab to Dilli's midsection.
Ferguson connects with a body shot that sends Dilli's belly button to the back.
Dilli with a nice cross.
Ferguson keeps Dilli at a distance using the push kick.
Ferguson throws a body punch but Dilli moves out of range.
Ferguson tries a low kick but Dilli avoids it.
Dilli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ferguson cracks Dilli with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dilli thumps Ferguson with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferguson. Dilli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferguson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ferguson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dilli fails to land with a series of punches.
Ferguson is looking to counter punch.
Dilli scores with a leg kick.
Ferguson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dilli avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson lands with an uppercut that bounces Dilli off the cage and back into range.
Ferguson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dilli.
Ferguson takes one to the chin there.
Dilli is looking to slow Ferguson down with leg kicks.
Dilli looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferguson is just out of range.
Ferguson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dilli.
Ferguson walks into a left hand.
Dilli lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ferguson's sensitive parts.
Ferguson misses with a wild body shot.
Dilli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferguson.
Ferguson jabs Dilli to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dilli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferguson moves away.
Ferguson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ferguson ducks under a wild hook from Dilli.
Ferguson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Dilli slips a straight right by Ferguson.
Dilli dives in and grabs Ferguson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ferguson pushes down on Dilli's head and hops out.
Dilli seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dilli throws out a powerful jab.
Ferguson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dilli manages to avoid it.
Dilli let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ferguson misses with a few strikes there.
Dilli throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ferguson on the side of the head.
Nice shot by Dilli.
Ferguson 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.
Dilli throws a big shot that misses.
Ferguson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dilli.
A nice side step and Dilli releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ferguson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ferguson drops his hands momentarily and Dilli takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferguson throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Ferguson misses.
Ferguson misses with an uppercut
and Dilli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Temel Dilli.
Well Dilli has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Temel Dilli!
Temel Dilli decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Sarpong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chryst Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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187 lbs
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195 lbs
18 - 6 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeffrey Sarpong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chryst Halo!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sarpong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halo drops Sarpong with a beautiful combination! Sarpong stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Halo is looking for the KO!
Sarpong is rocked!
It looks like Jeffrey Sarpong has been cut.
Sarpong bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Halo comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Sarpong falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Sarpong was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chryst Halo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Corozzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter Martin told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Salvatore Corozzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carter Martin!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin avoids a kick to the body.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Corozzo misses
letting Martin counter with a right hand.
Corozzo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Salvatore Corozzo has been cut.
A jab from Corozzo finds it's way through Martin's defenses.
That kick from Corozzo tenderised Martin's leg. Martin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Martin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Corozzo is able to avoid easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Corozzo.
Martin 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.
Corozzo keeps Martin at a distance using the push kick.
Martin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Corozzo.
Martin throws an off balance right hand
and Corozzo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Corozzo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Martin in his tracks.
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!
Corozzo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Martin if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Corozzo coming out on top.
Corozzo connects with the punch.
Martin is rocked!
Corozzo thows a body kick. Martin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Martin is still on wobbly legs! Can Corozzo finish him?
Martin looks winded!
Corozzo thuds a left hand into Martin's body.
Corozzo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Martin seems to have recovered his senses.
Martin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Martin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Corozzo.
Martin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Corozzo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Martin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Corozzo misses.
Corozzo connects with a body shot.
Corozzo feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Martin collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Salvatore Corozzo!
A victorious Salvatore Corozzo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between MC Wisk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Newmark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Newmark's choice of entrance music: On the run. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, MC Wisk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Newmark!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wisk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wisk 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.
Newmark with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wisk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wisk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newmark.
Donk. Wisk catches Newmark right on the button with a cross.
Newmark takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wisk motions for Newmark to come forward. Wisk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
MC Wisk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newmark misses with a hook. Wisk ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Wisk.
Wisk throws a hook to the side of Newmark's head but Newmark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newmark misses with a hook.
Newmark has closed the distance and engaged Wisk in a clinch.
Newmark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Newmark lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wisk.
Wisk misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Newmark - that landed with a thud.
Newmark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wisk blocks it with crossed arms.
Wisk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wisk tries to work over Newmark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wisk lands a right hand.
Newmark misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Newmark fails to land.
Wisk misses with some punches.
Wisk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Wisk scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Wisk.
Wisk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wisk throws a head punch that misses.
Newmark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Newmark wants to stall.
Wisk misses with a punch to the body.
Wisk blocking some punches.
Wisk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wisk lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wisk digs a right hand underneath Newmark's ribcage. Newmark let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wisk scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Wisk.
Wisk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Newmarks head.
Wisk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Newmark fails to land.
Wisk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Newmark blocks a body shot from Wisk.
Newmark misses with some punches.
Wisk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wisk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Newmark.
Newmark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wisk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wisk can't find room to land a body shot as Newmark controls the action.
Wisk misses with a punch on the inside.
Wisk lands a hook that snaps the head of Newmark backwards.
Wisk misses with a body punch.
Newmark has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wisk seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Newmark can turn it around.
Wisk lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wisk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wisk.
Wisk pushes Newmark back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newmark.
Wisk lands with a left to the head.
Wisk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Newmark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Newmark tries a body shot but Wisk blocks it.
Wisk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Newmark backwards.
Wisk swings wildly with an uppercut but Newmark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wisk gets through Newmark's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Newmark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Newmark on the inside.
Wisk misses with a punch to the body.
Wisk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wisk tries to work over Newmark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wisk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Newmark backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newmark tries to land a knee to the head but Wisk blocks with his arms.
Newmark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newmark trying to stall but Wisk improves his position.
Wisk lands a nice uppercut.
Wisk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Newmark is rocked!
Wisk lands with a right to the head.
Newmark is still on wobbly legs! Can Wisk finish him?
Wisk dips a shoulder and cracks Newmark with a mighty uppercut! Newmark falls back against the cage and Wisk unloads with a barrage of strikes! Newmark is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Wisk screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). MC Wisk!
MC Wisk spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Coath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimroy Hoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coath comes into the arena with For Heavy Metal we will die! blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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29
193 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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190 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Coath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kimroy Hoo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coath misses with a hook to the body
and Hoo counters with a left to the body.
Hoo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coath.
Coath connects with a looping right hand.
Hoo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Coath misses with a left hand
and Hoo counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoo misses with an uppercut.
Hoo lands with a right hand.
Hoo throws a sloppy head kick and Coath moves out of range easily.
Coath looks to land a left hand but Hoo moved out of range nicely.
Coath fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hoo on the side of the head.
It looks like Kimroy Hoo has been cut.
Coath seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hoo ducks under a wild hook from Coath.
A little jabbing left from Hoo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hoo misses with a straight left.
Hoo 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coath fails in his attempt to clinch.
Coath throws a leg kick that misses.
Hoo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chris Coath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coath thuds his right hand into Hoo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Coath 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 Hoo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hoo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coath slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hoo's coach down at THC playhouse was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hoo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Coath throws a hook but Hoo blocks it.
A left lands for Hoo.
A punch lands to the side of Coath 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Coath tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hoo lands with a good body shot.
Hoo throws a head kick but Coath moves out of range.
Hoo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coath looks to throw the jab but Hoo is out of range.
Good leg kick by Hoo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hoo.
Hoo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Coath is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoo.
Coath throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Coath throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coath lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Coath lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coath moves away.
Hoo misses with a kick to the body.
Coath uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoo.
Coath moves into the clinch successfully.
Coath misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoo breaks the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hoo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Coath works Hoo's body with a nice hook.
Hoo swings for the body but Coath moves out of range.
Hoo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Coath connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Coath misses with a straight right.
A combination from Coath does no damage.
Coath pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A cross from Coath lands.
Coath tries to land a front kick but Hoo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Coath throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo scores with a jab to the body.
Hoo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Coath throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hoo.
A thudding body kick lands there by Coath!
Hoo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Coath seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hoo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Coath misses with a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Coath.
Coath throws a combination. Hoo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Coath lands a nice shot to the body.
Hoo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Coath misses with a leg kick.
Hoo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Coath misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hoo.
Coath looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hoo thuds his shin into the meat of Coath's side.
Coath is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hoo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Coath throws a sloppy head kick and Hoo moves out of range easily.
Coath misses the jab.
Coath scores with a three punch combo!
Hoo throws a leg kick but Coath sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Coath wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Coath lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoo tries a head kick but it misses.
Coath rushes Hoo and presses him up against the cage.
Coath misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoo lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Coath fails to land.
Coath tries a body shot but Hoo blocks it.
Coath throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Coath dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kimroy Hoo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A jab lands there for Coath.
Coath avoids the body shot from Hoo.
Hoo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Coath.
Coath gets a clinch.
Coath throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Coath.
Coath fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hoo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coath.
A little jabbing left from Hoo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Coath fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoo manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coath scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Coath on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hoo thows a body kick. Coath tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hoo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Coath has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hoo takes one to the chin there.
Hoo connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coath thows a body kick. Hoo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Coath wants to land a leg kick but Hoo is out of range.
Coath backing away here, and Hoo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hoo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Coath's hands.
Coath throws a low kick but Hoo moves out of range easily.
A left lands for Hoo.
Coath looks to land a right hand but Hoo moved out of range.
Coath throws out a leg kick but Hoo moves out of range and Coath only half commits.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Coath checks a leg kick.
Hoo connects with a body shot.
A big right from Coath misses.
Hoo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hoo scores with a sloppy right hand. Coath should have avoided that one.
Hoo misses with a kick to the body.
Hoo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Coath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coath takes a swing at Hoo's ribcage but misses.
Coath walks into a straight right hand from Hoo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Hoo.
Nice shot by Hoo.
Hoo throws a leg kick but Coath moved away.
Coath misses with a low kick as Hoo jumps back.
Hoo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hoo checks a leg kick.
Hoo throws a hook to the side of Coath's head but Coath sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coath lands with a good body shot.
Coath tries to clinch there but Hoo circles away.
Coath rushes Hoo and presses him up against the cage.
Hoo tries to pull guard but Coath forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Coath swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Coath.
Coath avoiding damage as Hoo throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coath scores with a hook to the body.
Coath misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coath blocking some punches.
Coath prevents Hoo from breaking the clinch.
Coath doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hoo tries to break the clinch but Coath is controlling the position.
Hoo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hoo can't find room to land a body shot as Coath controls the action.
Coath blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Coath has a couple of punches blocked by Hoo.
Coath lands with a right to the head.
Coath tries a body shot but Hoo blocks it.
Coath throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoos head.
Hoo missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoo digs a right hand underneath Coath's ribcage. Coath let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hoo lands a good knee to the midsection. Coath won't want to take too many of those.
Coath misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coath is defending well for now.
Coath breaks from the clinch.
Coath lands with a straight right. Hoo didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoo. Coath does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coath rushes Hoo and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coath has a couple of punches blocked by Hoo.
Hoo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Coath crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hoo - the referee stops the clock and Coath gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hoo. Coath manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Coath misses with a low kick.
Coath scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice straight punches there by Hoo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hoo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kimroy Hoo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kimroy Hoo's cut.
That's time! Coath's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Coath looks to land a body kick but Hoo moved away.
Coath on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hoo. Hoo obviously looking to wear him down.
Hoo throws a big shot that misses.
Hoo misses with a body shot
and Coath counters with a left and a right that stings Hoo.
Coath tries to move into range but Hoo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kimroy Hoo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Coath throws a wild body kick that Hoo sees coming a mile off.
Some bone on bone action there as Hoo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hoo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Coath tries to clinch there but Hoo circles away.
Hoo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coath checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coath tries a body shot but Hoo blocks it.
Coath avoiding damage as Hoo throws knees to the body.
Hoo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hoo connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoo throws the kick towards the body but Coath avoids it.
Hoo throws a leg kick but Coath checks it.
Hoo checks a low kick from Coath.
Coath scores with a three punch combo!
Coath scores with the left hand. Hoo knows he should have avoided that one.
Coath throws a body kick that misses.
Hoo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Coaths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A telegraphed right hand from Coath misses the target.
Coath waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoo.
Coath throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hoo! But no joy.
Hoo lands with a slapping head kick.
Hoo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hoo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Coath has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coath moves away.
Hoo misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoo misses with a low kick.
Coath lands a jab to the nose.
Coath ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Coath tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coath tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoo scores with a kick to the body.
Hoo misses with a looping right.
Coath wants to clinch.
Hoo slips under a jab.
Hoo connects with a looping right hand.
Hoo thuds a left hand into Coath's body.
Coath has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hoo.
Coath takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coath wants to clinch up but Hoo keeps it at a distance.
Hoo throws out a counter right but Coath avoids it with no problem.
Coath throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hoo.
Coath steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hoo. That one must have hurt.
Coath forces Hoo back against the cage and clinches.
Coath goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Coath.
Coath tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coath swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coath will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Coath misses with some punches.
Coath misses with a body punch.
Coath fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoo is trying to break free.
Coath goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coath lands with a short shot to the head.
Hoo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coath on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Coath.
Coath tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coath lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoo blocks an uppercut.
Hoo lands with a light punch inside.
Hoo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Coath smiles and moves away.
Hoo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coath quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Coath ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoo throws a low kick but Coath moves out of range easily.
Hoo ducks under a wild hook from Coath.
Hoo scores with the left hand. Coath knows he should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kimroy Hoo.
I think Hoo 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Chris Coath!
Chris Coath was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Belliveau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Manison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belliveau's entrance music is We will rock you. A fine choice. Manison has chosen Wherever I May Roam as his entrance music. Steve Belliveau is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Belliveau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Manison!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manison finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Manison swats away the attempt to clinch by Belliveau.
Manison blocks a jab.
Manison tests Belliveau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Belliveau doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Manison misses the jab.
Manison lands a lovely overhand right.
Belliveau scores with a jab. Manison acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Konstantin Manison has been cut.
Belliveau cracks a nice hook into Manison's ribs.
Manison avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As Belliveau backs off Manison throws a huge counter combo but Belliveau manages to avoid it all.
Manison 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.
Manison tries to bum rush Belliveau with a series of wild strikes but Belliveau uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manison.
Belliveau jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Manison keeps the fight on the outside.
Belliveau wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belliveau looks to score with a jab to the body but Manison is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Belliveau.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manison scores with the left hand. Belliveau knows he should have avoided that one.
Belliveau wants to clinch.
Manison moves out of range as Belliveau throws a body kick.
Belliveau goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Manison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belliveau swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Manison throws a looping overhand right but Belliveau ducks down to avoid it.
Belliveau misses with a body shot.
Manison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belliveau chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Belliveau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manison moves away.
Belliveau lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Belliveau lands with an uppercut that bounces Manison off the cage and back into range.
Manison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manison throws out a loose jab but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belliveau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manison.
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!
Belliveau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manison throws out the jab.
Manison misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Belliveau.
Belliveau throws a low kick, looking for Manison's leg but Manison calmly moves out of range.
Belliveau takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Belliveau connects with a body shot that sends Manison's belly button to the back.
Belliveau moves in looking to clinch but Manison pushes him off.
It seemed like Manison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Belliveau ducks under a wild hook from Manison.
Belliveau cracks a nice hook into Manison's ribs.
Manison throws a shot from downtown. Belliveau moves away and avoids it.
Belliveau seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Manison misses with a wild combination.
Belliveau drives through and clinches with Manison against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belliveau throws a head punch that misses.
Belliveau pushes Manison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belliveau lands a shot to the body.
Belliveau has a couple of punches blocked by Manison.
Manison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Belliveau tries to work over Manison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manison takes a shot to the head.
Belliveau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manison wants to break free but Belliveau has control.
Manison tries to break free but Belliveau pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Belliveau.
Manison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manison breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau is looking to slow Manison down with leg kicks.
Manison swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Belliveau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manison moves away.
Belliveau thuds his right hand into Manison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
No joy there for Manison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Belliveau is looking to wear down Manison with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Belliveau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manison throws out the jab.
Belliveau connects with a body shot that sends Manison's belly button to the back.
Belliveau misses with an uppercut.
Belliveau misses with a looping right.
Manison throws out a loose jab but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Manison misses its intended target.
Manison moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Belliveau has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Manison finds it's way round the side to connect with Belliveau's head.
Belliveau is looking to slow Manison down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Steve Belliveau will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
That's time! Belliveau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Manison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Manison misses with a leg kick
and Belliveau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Belliveau is looking to land body kicks.
Belliveau just misses with a punch to the body.
Manison blocks a head kick by Belliveau.
Manison lands a nice shot to the body.
Manison looks to throw the jab but Belliveau is out of range.
Belliveau looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Manison now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A swing and a miss from Belliveau.
It seemed like Manison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice straight punches there by Belliveau. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Belliveau.
Belliveau throws a head kick that Manison semi-blocks.
Belliveau throws a lazy right hand but Manison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Belliveau is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manison can do to turn this around?
Manison looks to score with a jab to the body but Belliveau is just out of range.
Belliveau scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And Belliveau counters with a quick kick to the body but Manison blocks it.
Belliveau scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manison loads up on a big right hand but Belliveau slips the punch.
Belliveau fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good shot there by Belliveau.
A slapping body kick lands there for Belliveau.
Manison will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Belliveau thinks about countering with a body kick.
Belliveau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belliveau tries to clinch up.
Belliveau tries to clinch but Manison moves out of range.
Belliveau moves out of range as Manison strikes.
Steve Belliveau is winning the standup battle so far.
Manison throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Belliveau.
A jab from Belliveau misses.
Nice defenses there by Belliveau.
Belliveau is looking to counter the offense by Manison and move into the clinch.
Manison scores with a decent looking hook.
Manison misses with a hook.
Belliveau lands a head shot.
Manison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belliveau.
Belliveau thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belliveau takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Belliveau tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Manison throws out a counter right but Belliveau avoids it with no problem.
Belliveau explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Manison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manison throws a shot from downtown. Belliveau moves away and avoids it.
Belliveau wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Belliveau throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Manison takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Belliveau.
Belliveau looks to score with a jab to the body but Manison is just out of range.
Belliveau takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Belliveau has taken the fight to the clinch.
Belliveau misses with the head strike.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manison's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Belliveau fails to land.
Manison can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manison tries to work over Belliveau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manison taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Belliveau working aggressively here.
Manison blocks a body shot from Belliveau.
Manison is trying to break the clinch but Belliveau is controlling him.
Manison blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Belliveau.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Manison controls the action.
Belliveau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Manison backwards.
Belliveau swings wildly with an uppercut but Manison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manison is trying to push Belliveau away but Belliveau has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Belliveau working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau lands a shot to the body.
Belliveau lands a nice shot to the body.
Manison is breathing heavily.
Belliveau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Belliveau keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Manison's efforts to push away.
Belliveau prevents Manison from breaking the clinch.
Belliveau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manisons head.
Belliveau works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Belliveau misses with a punch to the body.
Belliveau working aggressively here.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Manison avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Manison tries a body shot but Belliveau blocks it.
A short right from Belliveau.
That has opened up Konstantin Manison's cut even more.
Manison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body kick from Belliveau.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Belliveau dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Belliveau drives through and clinches with Manison against the cage.
Manison blocking some punches.
Belliveau pushes Manison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belliveau.
Belliveau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manison misses with a combination
and Belliveau counters by clinching up.
Belliveau misses with a punch on the inside.
Belliveau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belliveau tries a body shot but Manison blocks it.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manison's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Belliveau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belliveau working aggressively here.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belliveau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Manison working hard to break the clinch.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Manison avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Belliveau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manison blocks an uppercut.
Belliveau throws a head punch that misses.
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Manison controls his hands.
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Manison controls his hands.
Manison is trying to break the clinch but Belliveau is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belliveau.
Manison can't break the clinch.
Manison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Belliveau has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau digs a right hand underneath Manison's ribcage. Manison let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Steve Belliveau is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Belliveau breaks from the clinch.
Belliveau drives through and clinches with Manison against the cage.
Belliveau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Manison avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Belliveau lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Manison or not.
Manison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Manison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Belliveau scores with a shoulder strike.
Belliveau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Belliveau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belliveau.
Belliveau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manison jabs Belliveau to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Belliveau throws a wild body kick that Manison sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Manison misses with a wild combination.
Manison walks into a stiff left hand from Belliveau.
Konstantin Manison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manison swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Belliveau to counter with a crisp jab.
Belliveau fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Manison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Konstantin Manison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belliveau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manison.
Belliveau closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Manison blocking some punches.
Manison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Belliveau digs a right hand into Manison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manison's gas tank.
Belliveau tries to work over Manison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belliveau swings wildly with an uppercut but Manison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau gets through Manison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Manison breaks from the clinch.
Belliveau scores with a nice body kick.
Manison has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Belliveau.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belliveau just misses with a punch to the body.
Manison throws a shot from downtown. Belliveau moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manison. Belliveau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belliveau avoids the body shot from Manison.
Manison swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Belliveau keeps Manison at a distance using the push kick.
Belliveau lets loose with a powerful body kick. Manison will feel that in the morning.
Belliveau lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Belliveau moves out of range as Manison strikes.
Belliveau turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Belliveau scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Belliveau showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Belliveau has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Belliveau!
Steve Belliveau decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalervo Kaunismieli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Newton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kalervo Kaunismieli!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Newton misses.
Kaunismieli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kaunismieli checks a leg kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kaunismieli! But no joy.
Kaunismieli loads up on a big right hand but Newton slips the punch.
Newton cracks Kaunismieli with a good jab.
A clash of legs there as Newton blocks the low kick.
Good work by Newton as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Newton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaunismieli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Newton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kaunismieli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Newton can pounce on him.
Newton cracks the inside of Kaunismieli's front leg.
Kaunismieli lands a really nice looking cross but Newton seems unphased.
Newton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newton scores with a shot to the body.
Kaunismieli lands a jab to Newton's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaunismieli looks to land a right hand but Newton moved out of range.
Newton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton throws a front kick that sends Kaunismieli stumbling back into the cage.
Aaron Newton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newton throws a leg kick but Kaunismieli sees it coming and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaunismieli. Newton does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Newton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A swing and a miss from Kaunismieli.
Newton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaunismieli was well out of range. Poor timing from Newton.
Kaunismieli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Newton.
A big right from Newton misses.
Newton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaunismieli moves away.
Newton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Newton is looking to land body kicks.
Newton throws out a powerful jab.
Newton is looking to wear down Kaunismieli with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Newton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Newton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kaunismieli! But no joy.
Newton throws the left hand but Kaunismieli avoids the punch easily.
Kaunismieli follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kaunismieli lands with a hook. Newton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A good leg kick by Newton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newton throws a hook to the side of Kaunismieli's head but Kaunismieli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Newton cracks Kaunismieli with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kaunismieli thumps Newton with a low kick.
Newton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Newton.
Kaunismieli ducks under a wild hook from Newton.
Kaunismieli ducks under a wild hook from Newton.
Kaunismieli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Newton fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kaunismieli checks it well.
Newton tests Kaunismieli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Newton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kaunismieli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newton was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Newton.
Newton throws a sloppy body shot
and Kaunismieli makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Newton slips under a jab from Kaunismieli.
Good shot there by Kaunismieli.
Newton looks to land a body kick but Kaunismieli moved away.
Kaunismieli slips a jab from Newton.
The fighters circling - Newton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaunismieli was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kaunismieli looks to score with a jab to the body but Newton is just out of range.
Newton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Newton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Newton plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Newton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaunismieli.
Newton wants to land a leg kick but Kaunismieli is out of range.
Kaunismieli throws a combination that misses
and Newton makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kaunismieli really felt that one!
Kaunismieli moves in looking to clinch but Newton pushes him off.
Good standup being displayed there by Kaunismieli as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newton loads up on a big right hand but Kaunismieli slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kaunismieli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Newton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kaunismieli swings for the body but Newton moves out of range.
Kaunismieli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Newton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kaunismieli misses the shot to the body.
Kaunismieli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaunismieli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newton.
Newton throws a leg kick
and Kaunismieli counters with a nice body shot.
Newton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kaunismieli scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kaunismieli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newton.
Newton tried to score with a low kick but Kaunismieli checks it.
Kaunismieli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Newton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaunismieli moves into the clinch.
Kaunismieli misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Newton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A bone on bone clash there as Newton blocks the leg kick.
Kaunismieli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Newton lunges at Kaunismieli with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kaunismieli's hand.
Kaunismieli walks into a stiff left hand from Newton.
The crowd cheers as Newton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kaunismieli doesn't seem phased though.
Newton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kaunismieli can do to turn this around?
Kaunismieli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Newton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Newton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kaunismieli. That did some damage!
Newton scores with the left hand. Kaunismieli knows he should have avoided that one.
Kaunismieli jabs Newton right on the nose. Newton blinks but takes it well.
Newton throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Kaunismieli counter with a right hand.
Kaunismieli ducks under a wild hook from Newton.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newton lands a right hook to the body.
Kaunismieli tries to clinch
and Newton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kaunismieli lands with a right hand.
Kaunismieli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Newton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kaunismieli defending well as Newton loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Kaunismieli misses.
Kaunismieli misses with a body kick.
Newton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kaunismieli throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like Newton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A decent looking cross lands there for Newton.
Newton ducks under a wild hook from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli scores with a leg kick.
Newton connects with a leg kick. Kaunismieli looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kaunismieli tries to clinch but Newton moves out of range.
Newton misses with an uppercut
and Kaunismieli counters with a low kick, right behind Newton 's knee.
A shot to the body from Newton misses
and Kaunismieli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Newton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kaunismieli.
Newton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli swings for the body but Newton moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Newton. That snapped Kaunismieli's head back.
Kaunismieli is looking to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newton throws a looping overhand right but Kaunismieli ducks down to avoid it.
Newton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaunismieli manages to avoid it.
Kaunismieli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kaunismieli misses with an uppercut. Newton saw that one coming.
Kaunismieli lands a jab to the nose.
Newton scores with a body shot.
Kaunismieli blocks a head kick by Newton.
An inside leg kick lands from Kaunismieli.
Newton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kaunismieli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Newton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Newton lands a jab to the head.
Newton scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Newton finds it's way through Kaunismieli's defenses.
Newton throws a poor cross that misses
and Kaunismieli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton scoring well with a low kick there.
Newton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Newton throws a hook but Kaunismieli avoids it easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Newton.
Newton throws a body shot but no joy.
Newton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Newton misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Newton.
Kaunismieli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Newton just misses with a punch to the body.
Newton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kaunismieli is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Newton digs a good body shot into Kaunismieli's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newton. Kaunismieli does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli misses with a straight left.
Kaunismieli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newton moves away.
Newton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
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!
Newton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kaunismieli's calf.
Kaunismieli walks forward, straight into a front kick from Newton.
Kaunismieli gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Newton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kaunismieli blocks an uppercut.
Kaunismieli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kaunismieli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Newton scores with a shoulder strike.
Newton misses with some punches.
Newton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaunismieli lands with a short shot to the head.
Kaunismieli blocking some punches.
Kaunismieli tries to throw a body punch but Newton avoids it by throwing Kaunismieli back against the cage.
Kaunismieli lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Newton dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Newton keeps the fight on the outside.
Kaunismieli connects with a body shot that sends Newton's belly button to the back.
Aaron Newton is winning the standup battle so far.
Newton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kaunismieli connects with a solid leg kick.
Newton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Newton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kaunismieli throws a nice looking combination but Newton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Newton misses with a wild body shot.
Newton takes a swing at Kaunismieli's ribcage but misses.
Kaunismieli lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaunismieli tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Newton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kaunismieli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Newton slips a straight right by Kaunismieli.
Newton lands with a nice body kick.
Kaunismieli takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton loads up on a big right hand but Kaunismieli slips the punch.
Kaunismieli takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kaunismieli loads up on a big right hand but Newton slips the punch.
Newton throwing a counter right hand but Kaunismieli manages to avoid it.
Newton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Newton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaunismieli was well out of range. Poor timing from Newton.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kaunismieli! But no joy.
Kaunismieli throws an off balance right hand
and Newton counters with a good low kick that Kaunismieli was not able to check.
Newton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kaunismieli throws a wild body kick that Newton sees coming a mile off.
Newton moves out of range as Kaunismieli strikes.
Newton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Newton misses with a lunging right hand
and Kaunismieli counters with a straight right hand.
Kaunismieli takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Newton throws a solid leg kick but Kaunismieli takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Newton.
Kaunismieli throws out a counter right but Newton avoids it with no problem.
Newton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kaunismieli on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton misses the body punch
and Kaunismieli counters with a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kaunismieli doesn't seem bothered though.
Newton connects with a solid leg kick.
Newton tries to move into range but Kaunismieli moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A good leg kick by Newton.
Kaunismieli misses the jab.
Newton tried to counter with a leg kick but Kaunismieli avoided it.
Newton throws a hook but Kaunismieli avoids it easily.
Kaunismieli throws a push kick but Newton slaps the foot to one side.
Kaunismieli misses with a straight left.
Newton feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Newton looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaunismieli is just out of range.
Kaunismieli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Newton looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaunismieli is just out of range.
Kaunismieli misses the shot to the body.
Newton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli tries to land a front kick but Newton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Newton cracks the inside of Kaunismieli's front leg.
Newton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Kaunismieli was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kaunismieli tries to close the distance and clinch but Newton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Newton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Newton 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 Kaunismieli has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kaunismieli and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kaunismieli misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kaunismieli lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Newton at a distance.
Newton misses the shot to the body.
Kaunismieli has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Newton.
Newton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kaunismieli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Newton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kaunismieli throws out a powerful jab.
Newton is looking to slow Kaunismieli down with leg kicks.
Kaunismieli checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good exchange - Kaunismieli coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli blocks the body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newton bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Newton lands a leg kick that knocks Kaunismieli off balance momentarily.
Newton throws out a loose jab but Kaunismieli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaunismieli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newton swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Newton throws a sloppy body shot
and Kaunismieli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Newton staying out of range there.
Kaunismieli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Newton.
A jab from Kaunismieli does it's job there.
Kaunismieli misses with a wild body shot.
Kaunismieli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Newton half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kaunismieli misses with a straight right.
Newton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kaunismieli throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Aaron Newton did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kaunismieli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaunismieli keeps Newton at a distance using the push kick.
Newton tries to land a leg kick but Kaunismieli saw it coming and moves away.
Kaunismieli lands with a hook. Newton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Newton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Newton throws a head kick that misses.
Newton throws a good cross that connects.
Newton drops his hands momentarily and Kaunismieli takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kaunismieli keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Newton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton moves out of range as Kaunismieli strikes.
Kaunismieli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kaunismieli lands a slapping body shot.
Kaunismieli lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kaunismieli, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaunismieli throws an overhand right that lands on Newton's shoulder, as Newton tries to avoid the shot.
Newton misses with a low kick.
Newton swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Kaunismieli to counter with a crisp jab.
Newton lands with a nice body punch.
Kaunismieli staying out of range there.
Newton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Newton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Newton.
The fighters circling - Newton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaunismieli lands with a shot to the body.
Kaunismieli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newton was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaunismieli.
A jab from Newton misses.
Kaunismieli staying out of range there.
Newton throws a hook but Kaunismieli avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli lands with a nice combination. Newton backs away looking to recover.
Kaunismieli misses with a low kick.
Newton moves out of range as Kaunismieli strikes.
A big left from Newton misses.
Kaunismieli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Newton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kaunismieli throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kaunismieli throws a big shot that misses.
Kaunismieli takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Kaunismieli. Beautiful body shot.
Kaunismieli slips a jab from Newton.
Kaunismieli misses with a jab to the body
and Newton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kaunismieli misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli slips a jab from Newton.
Newton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kaunismieli has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kaunismieli instigates a clinch.
Kaunismieli misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Newton.
Newton works on Kaunismieli's body with a couple of short punches.
Kaunismieli is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Newton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaunismieli backwards.
Kaunismieli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Newton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Newton.
Newton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kaunismieli's elbow.
Newton lands a body punch.
Newton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Newton cracks Kaunismieli with a nice body shot.
Newton lands a hook that snaps the head of Kaunismieli backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newton lands a hook that snaps the head of Kaunismieli backwards.
Newton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaunismieli backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaunismieli.
Newton throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli swings wildly with an uppercut but Newton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Newton.
Newton gets through Kaunismieli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli can't find room to land a body shot as Newton controls the action.
Newton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaunismieli blocks an uppercut.
Newton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Kaunismieli fails to land.
Newton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Newton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaunismieli lands a left hand.
Newton misses with the head strike.
Kaunismieli blocks an uppercut.
Newton working aggressively here.
Newton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Aaron Newton will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Newton throws a good cross that connects.
Newton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaunismieli.
Newton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Newton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kaunismieli lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Newton lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kaunismieli will feel that in the morning.
Newton misses with a jab to the body
and Kaunismieli counters with a nice uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Kaunismieli.
Newton ducks under a wild hook from Kaunismieli.
A left lands for Newton.
Kaunismieli throws a looping overhand right but Newton ducks down to avoid it.
Newton tried to counter with a leg kick but Kaunismieli avoided it.
Newton lands a lovely overhand right.
Newton misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaunismieli lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kaunismieli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton misses with a head kick.
Kaunismieli misses the jab.
Newton throws a looping overhand right but Kaunismieli ducks down to avoid it.
Kaunismieli throws out a counter right but Newton avoids it with no problem.
Newton misses with a kick to the body
and Newton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kaunismieli takes a jab right on the kisser.
Newton looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaunismieli is just out of range.
Kaunismieli connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kaunismieli tries to clinch up.
Newton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newton. Kaunismieli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Newton lands with a good body shot.
Newton takes a swing at Kaunismieli's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Kaunismieli was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kaunismieli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kaunismieli closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Newton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Newton.
Kaunismieli throws a head punch that misses.
Kaunismieli misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaunismieli blocks a body shot from Newton.
Kaunismieli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Newton backwards.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Newton misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Newton.
Kaunismieli is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kaunismieli can't find room to land a body shot as Newton controls the action.
Kaunismieli blocks an uppercut.
Kaunismieli blocks a body shot from Newton.
Kaunismieli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Newtons head.
Newton misses with the head strike.
Aaron Newton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaunismieli.
Newton misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kaunismieli fails to land.
Newton lands a right hand.
Newton swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaunismieli uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kaunismieli fails to land.
Kaunismieli swings wildly with an uppercut but Newton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaunismieli throws a head punch that misses.
Kaunismieli misses with a body punch.
Newton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaunismieli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Newton backwards.
Kalervo Kaunismieli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aaron Newton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kaunismieli throws a head punch that misses.
Kaunismieli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaunismieli misses with some punches.
Newton prevents a body shot from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Newton backwards.
A short right from Kaunismieli on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Newton.
Newton throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Newton.
Newton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kaunismieli misses with some punches.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaunismieli swings wildly with an uppercut but Newton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaunismieli has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Newton seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kaunismieli can turn it around.
Kaunismieli misses with some punches.
Newton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli misses with some punches.
Kaunismieli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Newton's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Kaunismieli fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kalervo Kaunismieli.
Well Newton 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 James Atkins scores the fight 48:47
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Newton!
Aaron Newton retains his middleweight title!
Aaron Newton decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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