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POWERS 61 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ground Guru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Din Yaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Solid boxing
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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
11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ground Guru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Din Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj looks to land a right hand but Guru moved out of range.
Guru seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Guru is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yaj sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yaj throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guru changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Guru avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guru tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It seemed like Yaj was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sloppy strikes from Guru. Those never looked like landing.
Yaj throws a hook but Guru blocks it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Guru or perhaps it was just good defense by Yaj, which made it look bad.
Guru throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yaj counters with a two punch combo.
Guru shoots in and gets a takedown into Yaj's guard.
Guru throws a big elbow that misses.
Guru throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yaj works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Guru trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guru trying to control the position from guard on top but Yaj is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guru throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj working a defensive guard here.
Guru might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Guru tries to free his leg and advance position but Yaj is retaining full guard.
Guru won't allow Yaj to sweep him here.
Yaj preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yaj tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Guru with a flurry of punches that miss.
Guru throws a big elbow that misses.
Yaj is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yaj utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yaj is trying to control the position but Guru postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Guru missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yaj is trying to control the position but Guru postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Guru misses with a takedown attempt - Yaj sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ground Guru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guru fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yaj! But no joy.
Guru moves away from the strike by Yaj.
Guru slips a jab from Yaj.
Yaj scores with a nice head shot.
Yaj misses with a double jab.
Guru fails to land the takedown.
Yaj connects with a body shot that sends Guru's belly button to the back.
Din Yaj is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yaj throws a body punch but Guru moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guru blocks a jab.
Guru misses with a double jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Yaj misses the target.
Guru misses with a takedown attempt - Yaj sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yaj misses with the combination.
Yaj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guru.
Guru attempts a counter takedown but Yaj avoids it well and moves away.
Guru shoots for a double leg takedown but Yaj sprawls well. He's pushed Guru's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Guru uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yaj.
Yaj is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guru.
Guru tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yaj sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Guru somewhat.
Yaj stuffs the takedown attempt from Guru. Guru gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yaj lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yaj throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guru appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yaj scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Guru avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yaj lands a nice looking body shot.
Yaj bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Guru's head backwards.
Yaj throws a series of punches but Guru avoids them all with ease.
Nice straight punches there by Yaj. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yaj.
Yaj connects with a body shot that sends Guru's belly button to the back.
Yaj scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Guru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yaj connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Din Yaj dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yaj throws a right hand that Guru ducks under and follows up with a left that Guru also avoids with ease.
Guru half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Guru steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yaj.
Yaj gets caught napping as Guru dives in and scores a takedown. Yaj manages to retain guard.
Yaj is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yaj lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Guru tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yaj postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guru trying to keep a closed guard but Yaj is proving a slippery customer.
Yaj is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Guru not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Guru pulls Yaj in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guru trying to keep a closed guard but Yaj is proving a slippery customer.
Yaj keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Guru's head.
Yaj passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Guru tries to improve position but can't.
Yaj lands a nice forearm strike.
Yaj has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Guru tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yaj wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ground Guru overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yaj slows the pace down.
Yaj working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guru is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Yaj off and has taken his back!
Yaj wants to escape the position.
Guru has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Yaj has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Yaj manages to reverse the position and now he's in Guru's guard. Nice work there by Yaj.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yaj pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guru is keeping the position for now.
Yaj 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.
Yaj wants to control from the top but Guru keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guru looking to control.
Guru looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Guru trying to keep a closed guard but Yaj is proving a slippery customer.
Guru looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yaj lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yaj got a little sloppy there for a moment and Guru has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yaj has managed to get both his arms back between Guru's legs - danger averted.
Yaj wants to control from the top but Guru keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yaj throws a big right hand that misses.
Yaj got a little sloppy there for a moment and Guru has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yaj has managed to get both his arms back between Guru's legs - danger averted.
Yaj trying to control the position from guard on top but Guru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guru keeping full guard, as Yaj tries to pass.
Yaj landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yaj postures up in Guru's guard and throws a big left but Guru blocks it.
Guru not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Din Yaj showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Yaj lands with a right hand.
Yaj misses with a right hand
and Guru counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Guru in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yaj controls Guru momentarily but Guru frees himself.
Guru landing with the ground and pound.
Guru postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Guru is fighting to break Yaj's control of his arms but Yaj is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yaj looking for a guillotine here but Guru defends easily.
Yaj not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guru trying to control the position from guard on top but Yaj is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guru preventing the sweep.
Guru wants to control from the top but Yaj keeps moving.
Yaj is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yaj is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Guru doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yaj.
Yaj throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guru is looking to improve his position.
Guru moves into full guard.
Guru has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yaj lands a couple of digs.
Guru wants to sweep here but Yaj controlling him for the moment.
Guru is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yaj is aware though and is defending well.
Yaj sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yaj not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Guru had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yaj defends it easily.
Guru keeping moving, preventing Yaj from controlling successfully.
Ground Guru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yaj postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Guru wants to control but Yaj passes easily into half guard.
Yaj looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Guru with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj lands with a punch from half guard.
Yaj is trying to control the action in half guard but Guru is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Guru looking for submissions off his back.
Yaj prevents Guru from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yaj controlling the pace.
Yaj trying to control the action but Guru is working from the bottom.
Yaj blocks the strikes from Guru.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Din Yaj.
I've got Yaj winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Din Yaj!
After winning the bout, Din Yaj thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Ground Guru spoke after the fight, saying 'thanks for coming out!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Collier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rama Arjuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arjuna has chosen Om as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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192 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Collier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rama Arjuna!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arjuna tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Collier manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arjuna moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Don Collier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Collier throws out a leg kick but Arjuna moves out of range and Collier only half commits.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Arjuna! But no joy.
Collier lands a glancing blow to the side of Arjuna's head.
Collier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arjuna.
A slow jab from Collier misses its intended target.
Collier throws a nice looking combination but Arjuna bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arjuna was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Arjuna ducks under a wild hook from Collier.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arjuna throws a hook but Collier avoids it easily.
Collier clinches up against the cage.
Collier tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Arjuna content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Arjuna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collier scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Arjuna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arjuna showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Collier.
Arjuna scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sloppy strikes from Collier. Those never looked like landing.
Arjuna looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rama Arjuna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Collier slips a jab and a cross from Arjuna.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Collier.
Jab, jab by Collier - just one landing.
Arjuna slips a straight right by Collier.
Arjuna was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Arjuna moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Arjuna does no damage.
Arjuna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Collier.
Collier scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Collier throws a shot from downtown. Arjuna moves away and avoids it.
Arjuna tried to score with a low kick but Collier checks it.
Collier is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Collier swings widly with a right hand
and Arjuna counters with a straight right hand.
Arjuna connects with a crisp jab.
Collier swings away with a body shot that misses
and Arjuna counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Collier! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Arjuna!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rama Arjuna!
A victorious Rama Arjuna thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Underwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King has chosen ROAR by Katy Perry as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Calvin King enters the cage!
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Underwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin King!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Underwood has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from King finds it's way round the side to connect with Underwood's head.
Frank Underwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King swings for the body but Underwood moves out of range.
Underwood misses with a low kick.
King turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Underwood scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Calvin King has been cut.
King scores with a nice body kick.
King moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
King bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Underwood's head.
A head kick misses from King.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from King.
Underwood lands a leg kick that knocks King off balance momentarily.
Underwood throws a leg kick but King sees it coming and moves out of range.
King lands a jab to Underwood's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Underwood scores with a jab to the body.
Underwood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Underwood swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from King misses.
King missing with a left hand there. Underwood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
King scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
King throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Underwood throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
Underwood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
King scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Underwood misses with a hook.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Underwood tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and King is able to avoid easily.
Underwood definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
King takes one to the chin there.
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!
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
King takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Underwood walks into a stiff left hand from King.
Underwood pushes King away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Underwood scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Underwood on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
King fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
King 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.
Underwood misses with a body shot.
Underwood blocks the body kick.
King misses with a straight right.
Underwood lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Underwood.
Nice defenses there by King.
Underwood lands a nice hook to King's body. King takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice shot by King.
King thuds a left hand into Underwood's body.
Underwood tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
King throws a hook but Underwood avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Underwood digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from King.
King chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Underwood can pounce on him.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Underwood manages to avoid it.
Underwood appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
King's jab looks to have found its range, popping Underwood under the eye.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
King fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Underwood has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
King lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Underwood.
Underwood slips under a jab from King.
Underwood takes a kick to the side of the head.
King lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot lands for Underwood.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Underwood steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from King. That one must have hurt.
King looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Underwood throws a body kick that misses.
Underwood sets himself, and King steps forward looking for the clinch! Underwood avoids it this time.
King throws a lazy right hand but Underwood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King scores with the left hand. Underwood knows he should have avoided that one.
Underwood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from King finds it's way through Underwood's defenses.
King moves out of range as Underwood strikes.
Underwood misses with an uppercut.
Underwood checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Underwood misses the target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Underwood. That's going to slow King down.
Underwood walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Underwood moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
King misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Underwood.
It seemed like King was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Underwood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King ducks right into an uppercut from Underwood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Calvin King's cut.
That's time! Underwood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Underwood moves out of range as King throws a body kick.
Underwood lands a leg kick that knocks King off balance momentarily.
Underwood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on King. That did some damage!
King moves out of range of the strikes.
King throws a shot from downtown. Underwood moves away and avoids it.
Underwood throwing a counter right hand but King manages to avoid it.
King throws a jab when Underwood was well out of range.
King scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A bone on bone clash there as King blocks the leg kick.
Underwood lands a leg kick that knocks King off balance momentarily.
King fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Underwood, pushing him back against the cage.
King lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Underwood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Underwood misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from King.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Underwood tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Underwood back against the cage.
King lands with a light punch inside.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King scores with an uppercut up the middle.
King misses with some punches.
Underwood misses with the head strike.
King tries to work over Underwood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Underwood.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from King as the two fighters clinch.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Underwood misses with a punch on the inside.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Underwood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King moves out of range as Underwood throws a body kick.
King is trying to counter with his kicks.
King tries a low kick but Underwood avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Underwood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Underwood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Underwood.
Underwood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before King can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Underwood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
Underwood tries to land a front kick but King steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
King takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Underwood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Underwood.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Underwood moves away.
Underwood wants to land a leg kick but King is out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A left hand lands to the body for Underwood.
A short right from King.
Underwood misses with a body punch.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Underwood.
Calvin King seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Underwood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Underwood has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Underwood blocking some punches.
Underwood working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Underwood tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Underwood back against the cage.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Underwood can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
King throws a head punch that misses.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Underwood.
Underwood lands a right hand.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
Underwood blocking some punches.
Underwood tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Underwood.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King prevents Underwood from breaking the clinch.
King is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Underwood.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throws a head punch that misses.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Underwood's efforts to push away.
Underwood has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short left from King.
King presses Underwood against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
Underwood tries to stall but King uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
King throws a head punch that misses.
King tries a body shot but Underwood blocks it.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King tries to throw a body punch but Underwood avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from King.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Underwood tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Underwood back against the cage.
Underwood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Calvin King's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
King wants to clinch up but Underwood keeps it at a distance.
Underwood ducks under a wild hook from King.
King catches Underwood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Underwood tries to score with a low kick but King moves his leg out of the way.
Underwood misses with a looping left.
Underwood throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
Underwood throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
Underwood throws a front kick aimed at King's knee but King avoids it well.
King tries to counter with a clinch but Underwood shakes him off and moves away.
Underwood misses with an uppercut.
Underwood checks a leg kick.
Calvin King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Underwood.
King misses with an uppercut.
King jabs Underwood right on the nose. Underwood blinks but takes it well.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Underwood.
King misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Underwood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King throws an overhand right that lands on Underwood's shoulder, as Underwood tries to avoid the shot.
Underwood 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.
Underwood throws a leg kick but King sees it coming and checks it nicely.
King takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Underwood scores with a sloppy right hand. King should have avoided that one.
King 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.
A solid body kick from King.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Underwood takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Underwood blocks the leg kick.
Underwood misses with an attempted mid kick.
King misses with a straight right.
King comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Frank Underwood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Underwood.
Underwood throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Underwood throws a jab when King was well out of range.
Underwood has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Underwood there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Underwood misses with a low kick.
King wants to counter with a clinch but Underwood pushes him away.
King lands a glancing blow to the side of Underwood's head.
A head kick misses from King.
Underwood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
Underwood tried to score with a low kick but King checks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as King checks a leg kick.
It seemed like King was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
King connects with a jab.
Underwood misses with a low kick as King jumps back.
Underwood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Underwood throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King scores with a nice strike.
Underwood tried to score with a low kick but King checks it.
Underwood is looking to score with low kicks.
King connects with a high kick.
Underwood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
King lands with a good body shot.
Underwood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Underwood takes a body punch but keeps moving.
King avoids the body shot from Underwood.
King closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Good body shot from King.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Underwood.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Underwood.
King tries to throw a body punch but Underwood avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Underwood backwards.
King prevents a body shot from Underwood.
A hook to the body from King.
King digs a right hand underneath Underwood's ribcage. Underwood let out a lung full of air as it connected.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Underwood lands with a light punch inside.
Underwood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Underwood lands a nice shot to the body.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Underwood misses with a body punch.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Underwood breaks from the clinch.
King throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Underwood scores with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calvin King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well King 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calvin King!
After the fight, Calvin King was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rian MacFarlane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacFarlane comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Foggy Dew kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Rian MacFarlane!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacFarlane avoids the body shot from Gray.
Gray throws a looping overhand right but MacFarlane ducks down to avoid it.
MacFarlane throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
MacFarlane wants to clinch up but Gray keeps it at a distance.
MacFarlane instigates a clinch.
Gray lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt MacFarlane or not.
Gray is trying to push MacFarlane away but MacFarlane has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
MacFarlane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gray's elbow.
Gray manages to break the clinch.
Gray missing with a left hand there. MacFarlane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
MacFarlane wants to counter with a clinch but Gray pushes him away.
MacFarlane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray misses with a telegraphed body shot
and MacFarlane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Gray.
MacFarlane works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
MacFarlane loads up on a big right hand but Gray slips the punch.
Gray looks to score with a jab to the body but MacFarlane is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacFarlane looks to land a body kick but Gray moved away.
As MacFarlane backs away, Gray returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gray misses with a low kick.
A jab lands there for MacFarlane.
MacFarlane throws a head kick but Gray moves out of range.
MacFarlane lands a lovely overhand right.
MacFarlane moves to clinch but Gray breaks away
letting Gray counter with a right hand.
Gray tests MacFarlane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gray cracks MacFarlane with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Gray has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning MacFarlane to stand back up!
MacFarlane is rocked!
It looks like Rian MacFarlane has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray connects with a leg kick. MacFarlane looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
MacFarlane is still on wobbly legs! Can Gray finish him?
Gray darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! MacFarlane's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Gray before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gabriel Gray!
Gabriel Gray 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fujiwara Tsuyoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mana Festation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsuyoshi comes to the cage accompanied by WHISPERED - HOLD THE SWORD. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fujiwara Tsuyoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mana Festation!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsuyoshi tries to score with a low kick but Festation moves his leg out of the way.
Festation follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Festation fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tsuyoshi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tsuyoshi misses with a low kick.
Tsuyoshi clinches.
Tsuyoshi with a knee to the head.
Tsuyoshi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tsuyoshi pushes off an throws an elbow but Festation leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Festation misses with the head strike.
Tsuyoshi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Festation doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Festation content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tsuyoshi misses with an elbow strike.
Festation blocks an elbow strike from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi connects with a knee to the head.
Tsuyoshi lands a good knee to the midsection. Festation won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Festation wants to get back to striking at distance but Tsuyoshi won't allow it.
Tsuyoshi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Festation takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tsuyoshi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tsuyoshi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Festation.
Tsuyoshi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Festation up against the cage.
Festation breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tsuyoshi connects with a crisp jab.
Festation takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tsuyoshi loads up on a big right hand but Festation slips the punch.
Festation throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Festation avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tsuyoshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Festation manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi moves out of range of the body kick.
Festation fakes the leg kick and cracks Tsuyoshi in the body.
Fujiwara Tsuyoshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsuyoshi punishes Festation's body with a nice straight punch.
Tsuyoshi scores with a body shot.
Tsuyoshi throws a poor cross that misses
and Festation counters with an inside leg kick.
Tsuyoshi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tsuyoshi checks a leg kick.
Tsuyoshi throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Festation counter with a right hand.
Tsuyoshi misses with a right hand
and Festation makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tsuyoshi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tsuyoshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tsuyoshi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Festation.
Tsuyoshi misses with a left hand
and Festation counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Festation tries a quick counter leg kick but Tsuyoshi is wise to it.
A head kick misses from Festation.
Tsuyoshi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tsuyoshi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tsuyoshi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tsuyoshi scores with a hook.
Festation misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tsuyoshi.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Festation.
Tsuyoshi swings widly with a right hand
and Festation counters with an outside leg kick.
Tsuyoshi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tsuyoshi misses with a hook to the body
and Festation counters with a nice body kick.
Tsuyoshi throws an off balance right hand
and Festation counters with a leg kick.
Tsuyoshi lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsuyoshi looks to score with a jab to the body but Festation is just out of range.
Festation appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Festation.
Festation misses with a low kick.
Festation circles away from the clinch attempt.
Festation wants to slow Tsuyoshi down by chopping away at his legs.
Tsuyoshi is looking to counter punch.
Tsuyoshi staying out of range there.
Tsuyoshi connects with a solid leg kick.
Festation lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tsuyoshi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tsuyoshi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tsuyoshi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Festation throws a push kick but Tsuyoshi slaps the foot to one side.
Festation checks the leg kick.
Tsuyoshi connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fujiwara Tsuyoshi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tsuyoshi throws a looping overhand right but Festation ducks down to avoid it.
Festation only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Festation is looking to chop away at Tsuyoshi's legs.
Tsuyoshi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tsuyoshi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Festation flicks out a counter leg kick but Tsuyoshi steps away.
Tsuyoshi misses with a hook
and Festation counters with a nice leg kick.
Tsuyoshi has closed the distance and engaged Festation in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tsuyoshi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tsuyoshi throws an elbow but it misses.
Festation breaks from the clinch.
Festation blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuyoshi misses the shot to the body.
Festation throws a sloppy head kick and Tsuyoshi moves out of range easily.
Tsuyoshi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Festation can do to turn this around?
Festation moves out of range as Tsuyoshi strikes.
Tsuyoshi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Festation on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tsuyoshi. Tsuyoshi obviously looking to wear him down.
Festation moves out of range of the leg kick from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi misses with a kick to the body
and Festation counters with a good low kick that Tsuyoshi was not able to check.
Tsuyoshi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Festation has time to react.
Festation takes a kick to the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tsuyoshi.
Festation scoring well with a low kick there.
Tsuyoshi misses with a hook
and Festation counters with a solid body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tsuyoshi misses with a looping right.
Festation needs to keep his hands up - Tsuyoshi had a free shot at his head there.
Tsuyoshi tries to clinch up but Festation circles away and keeps his distance.
Festation flicks out a counter leg kick but Tsuyoshi steps away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Festation. That's going to slow Tsuyoshi down.
Festation chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tsuyoshi. That's going to slow Festation down.
Tsuyoshi throws a head kick but Festation moves out of range.
Festation shapes to counter with a head kick.
Festation fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tsuyoshi manages to avoid it.
Tsuyoshi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tsuyoshi clinches with his opponent.
Festation managing to block the knees to the body from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Festation is defending well for now.
Tsuyoshi misses with an elbow strike.
Tsuyoshi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Festation tries to throw a body punch but Tsuyoshi avoids it by throwing Festation back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tsuyoshi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Festation's brow.
Tsuyoshi lands an elbow that stopped Festation in his tracks for a moment.
Festation avoids a wild elbow strike from Tsuyoshi.
Festation blocks an elbow strike from Tsuyoshi.
Festation breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Festation takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tsuyoshi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Festation if he has to take too many more of those.
Fujiwara Tsuyoshi is winning the standup battle so far.
Festation is looking to land body kicks.
Festation tries to move into range but Tsuyoshi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tsuyoshi misses with a right hand
and Festation counters with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Tsuyoshi misses.
Tsuyoshi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Festation circles away quickly and effectively.
Festation's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tsuyoshi misses with a right hand
and Festation counters with a leg kick.
Tsuyoshi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Festation.
Tsuyoshi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Festation's head backwards.
Festation moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Tsuyoshi misses the target.
Tsuyoshi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsuyoshi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tsuyoshi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Festation connects with a body shot.
Festation takes a jab right on the kisser.
Festation tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Festation's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tsuyoshi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Festation scrambles back to his feet.
Festation takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tsuyoshi tries to clinch but Festation moves out of range.
Tsuyoshi misses with a combination
and Festation counters with a thumping low kick.
Tsuyoshi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Festation sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Festation.
Festation tests Tsuyoshi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fujiwara Tsuyoshi dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tsuyoshi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tsuyoshi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Festation circles away quickly and effectively.
Tsuyoshi tries a low kick but Festation avoids it.
Festation has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Festation throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tsuyoshi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Festation bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Festation tries a low kick but Tsuyoshi avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Festation misses with a low kick.
Tsuyoshi thuds his right hand into Festation's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tsuyoshi looks to score with a jab to the body but Festation is just out of range.
A lazy body kick from Tsuyoshi
and Festation finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsuyoshi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Festation slips a straight right by Tsuyoshi.
Festation staying out of range there.
Tsuyoshi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tsuyoshi throws the left hand but Festation avoids the punch easily.
Festation throws a front kick aimed at Tsuyoshi's knee but Tsuyoshi avoids it well.
Tsuyoshi throws a leg kick but Festation moved away.
Tsuyoshi misses with the combination.
Tsuyoshi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Festation staying out of range there.
Festation follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Tsuyoshi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Festation paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tsuyoshi walks into a left hand.
Festation looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi misses with a right hand
and Festation counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Festation throws a body kick that misses.
Crunch! Tsuyoshi slams his shin into Festation's torso.
Festation keeps the fight on the outside.
Festation throws a body kick that misses.
Tsuyoshi throws a quick counter kick to the body but Festation avoids it.
Mana Festation has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some wild striking there from Tsuyoshi.
Festation ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tsuyoshi moves away.
Tsuyoshi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Tsuyoshi.
Festation doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Festation lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Festation scores with a leg kick.
Festation moves away from the strike by Tsuyoshi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi feints a jab promting Festation to slip. Tsuyoshi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Festation slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi throws out a loose jab but Festation uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsuyoshi misses with a right hand
and Festation counters with a good low kick that Tsuyoshi was not able to check.
Tsuyoshi tries to clinch there but Festation circles away.
Festation replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tsuyoshi blocks it well.
Tsuyoshi lands with an overhand left.
Tsuyoshi looks to throw the jab but Festation is out of range.
Tsuyoshi throws a leg kick
and Festation counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tsuyoshi's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Festation throws a body kick that misses.
Tsuyoshi moves into the clinch successfully.
Festation lands an uppercut.
Festation is trying to break the clinch but Tsuyoshi is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Tsuyoshi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Festation wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Festation working hard to break the clinch.
Tsuyoshi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tsuyoshi throws an elbow but misses.
Tsuyoshi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tsuyoshi tries to throw a body punch but Festation avoids it by throwing Tsuyoshi back against the cage.
Festation misses with a hook to the ribs.
Festation lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tsuyoshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Festation avoids it.
Tsuyoshi lands an elbow just above Festation 's eye.
Tsuyoshi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Festation is defending well for now.
Tsuyoshi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Festation in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Festation lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Festation tries to work over Tsuyoshi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fujiwara Tsuyoshi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tsuyoshi 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fujiwara Tsuyoshi!
Fujiwara Tsuyoshi decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Scarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Morello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morello has chosen Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Scarn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timmy Morello!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scarn misses with a straight right.
Scarn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've been hearing reports that Scarn has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Scarn misses with a hook. Morello ducked under it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morello.
Scarn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Scarn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Scarn throws a shot to the body.
Scarn with a jab.
Morello jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Timmy Morello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morello ducks under a wild hook from Scarn.
Scarn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Scarn - just one landing.
Morello cracks Scarn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scarn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morello.
Morello misses with some punches.
Morello manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Morello misses the target.
Scarn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scarn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morello.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarn throws a series of punches but Morello avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Scarn.
Scarn looks to score with a jab to the body but Morello is just out of range.
Morello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scarn.
Morello on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Morello cracks the inside of Scarn's front leg.
Morello throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morello misses with a hook.
A big left from Scarn misses.
Morello thows a left - swing and a miss!
Scarn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Scarn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morello scores with a hook.
Morello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scarn.
Scarn tries to close the distance and clinch but Morello swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morello pushes Scarn away with a front kick.
Morello goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Michael Scarn has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morello delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morello throws a series of punches but Scarn avoids them all with ease.
Morello lands a front kick.
Scarn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morello scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Scarn looks to land a combination but Morello avoids it well.
Jab, jab by Scarn - just one landing.
Morello throws a series of strikes that have Scarn backpedaling.
Morello lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Donk. Scarn catches Morello right on the button with a cross.
Scarn missing with a left hand there. Morello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morello pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morello jabs at Scarn's body.
Morello just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Morello. Beautiful body shot.
Scarn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Morellos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Scarn misses with an uppercut. Morello saw that one coming.
Scarn scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Morello.
Morello connects with a right hand. Scarn shakes it off.
Scarn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morello counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scarn misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Morello.
Morello tries to score with a low kick but Scarn moves his leg out of the way.
Morello throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scarn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scarn misses with a looping right.
Morello lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Scarn at a distance.
Morello moves away from the strike by Scarn.
Scarn misses with the combination.
Morello misses with a straight left.
Scarn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Scarn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Scarn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morello.
Morello staying out of range there.
Morello on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scarn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morello appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Scarn's corner calls for a 1-2. Scarn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Scarn throws a series of punches but Morello avoids them all with ease.
Morello dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Scarn. That did some damage!
Scarn throws a hook to the side of Morello's head but Morello sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scarn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morello lands a head shot.
Scarn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Scarn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morello.
Nice jab there from Morello.
Morello slips under a jab.
Scarn takes one to the chin there.
Scarn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Scarn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morello.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scarn ducks right into an uppercut from Morello.
Morello slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Morello waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scarn.
Scarn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morello slips a jab from Scarn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timmy Morello dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Scarn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Scarn connects with a right hand. Morello shakes it off.
Morello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Timmy Morello seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scarn misses with a straight left.
Scarn takes the fight into the clinch.
Scarn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morello throws a head kick that misses.
Morello just misses with a punch to the body.
Scarn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morello.
Scarn takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Scarn loads up on a big right hand but Morello slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Morello.
A combination from Scarn does no damage.
Morello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scarn.
Scarn throws a jab when Morello was well out of range.
Scarn loads up on a big right hand but Morello slips the punch.
Morello looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice uppercut there from Morello.
Scarn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Morello cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morello misses the shot to the body.
Morello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scarn manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morello. Scarn does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Scarn misses the target.
Scarn ducks under a wild hook from Morello.
Scarn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morello moves away.
Morello circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Scarn backs off Morello throws a huge counter combo but Scarn manages to avoid it all.
Morello has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big left from Scarn misses.
Morello throws a nice inside leg kick.
Scarn moves out of range as Morello throws a body kick.
It looked like Scarn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Morello.
Morello throws a looping overhand right but Scarn ducks down to avoid it.
Scarn misses the shot to the body.
Morello lands with a straight right. Scarn didn't see that one coming.
Scarn moves away from the strike by Morello.
Scarn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Morello feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Scarn's calf.
Scarn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morello.
Scarn blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Scarn checks a leg kick.
Morello lands a glancing blow to the side of Scarn's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morello misses the body punch
and Scarn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morello missing with a left hand there. Scarn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morello lands with a nice body punch.
Morello misses with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morello. Scarn does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Morello looks to move away, Scarn throws a big counter combo but Morello just gets out of the way.
Morello misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Scarn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morello walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Morello throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morello ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morello on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Scarn takes a swing at Morello's ribcage but misses.
Morello connects with the punch.
Morello connects with a crisp jab.
Morello gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Scarn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarn lands an elbow inside.
Scarn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Scarn misses its intended target.
Morello takes one to the side of the head.
Morello throws a body punch but Scarn moves out of range.
Morello goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Scarn wants to clinch.
Morello misses with a straight right.
Scarn appears to be looking for a big counter.
Morello walks into a left hand.
Scarn throws a body shot but no joy.
Morello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scarn staying out of range there.
Morello throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scarn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scarn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Morello throws a lazy uppercut
and Scarn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morello swings for the body but Scarn moves out of range.
Morello misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Scarn misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morello rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Scarn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morello pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scarn cracks Morello with an open hand slap.
Scarn ducks under a wild hook from Morello.
Morello misses with a body shot.
Morello throws a shot to the body.
Scarn cracks Morello with an open hand slap.
Scarn throws a body shot but no joy.
Morello misses with a body shot.
Morello misses the shot to the body.
Scarn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scarn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morello misses with a straight left.
Scarn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morello cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timmy Morello showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Scarn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morello moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morello.
Morello throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scarns head.
Morello struggles to land a body shot inside as Scarn controls his hands.
Morello breaks the clinch.
Morello takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A leg kick checked by Scarn.
Scarn clinches.
Scarn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morello backwards.
Morello tries to throw a body punch but Scarn avoids it by throwing Morello back against the cage.
Scarn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morello misses with a two punch combination.
Scarn throws an off balance right hand
and Morello counters with a left to the body.
Morello closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scarn throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice left hand lands by Morello.
Morello throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Morello breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morello lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Scarn misses.
Scarn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Good exchange - Scarn coming out on top.
Good leg kick by Morello there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Morello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scarn.
Jab, jab by Scarn - just one landing.
Morello connects with a body shot.
Scarn lands a head kick. Morello smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Scarn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Morello misses with an attempted mid kick.
Scarn throwing a counter right hand but Morello manages to avoid it.
Morello waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scarn.
Morello pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scarn moves out of range as Morello throws a body kick.
Scarn throws a looping overhand right but Morello ducks down to avoid it.
Morello misses with a lunging right hand
and Scarn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morello throws the left hand but Scarn avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Morello misses.
Morello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarn moves out of range as Morello strikes.
Scarn connects with a body shot that sends Morello's belly button to the back.
Morello slips under a jab from Scarn.
Scarn throws an overhand right that lands on Morello's shoulder, as Morello tries to avoid the shot.
Scarn blocks a head kick by Morello.
Morello misses the body punch
and Morello takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morello slips under a jab from Scarn.
Morello throws an off balance right hand
and Scarn counters with a straight right hand.
Scarn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Morello throws a head kick but Scarn moves out of range.
Morello defending well as Scarn loads up on a big left hand.
Scarn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Scarn misses with a jab to the body
and Morello cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morello misses with a body shot.
Morello staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morello throws a body shot but no joy.
Morello fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice shot lands for Morello.
Scarn throws out a loose jab but Morello uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Scarn misses.
Morello scores with a head kick. Scarn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Morello lands a slapping body shot.
Morello throws a leg kick which misses Scarn's front leg but catches the back leg as Scarn tries to avoid it.
Morello bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Scarn misses with a left hand
and Morello connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Scarn checks a low kick from Morello.
A quick step to the side and Scarn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scarn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morello misses with a looping left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scarn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Morello throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Morello uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scarn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarn lands a jab to the head.
Morello looks to score with a jab to the body but Scarn is just out of range.
Morello on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Morello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morello misses the shot to the body.
Morello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scarn manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Scarn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Morello lands a lovely overhand right.
Morello is looking to land body kicks.
Scarn misses with a looping left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morello.
Nice uppercut there from Scarn.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scarn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Morello throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scarn is looking to clinch.
Scarn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Scarn there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timmy Morello really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Scarn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morello throws a body punch but Scarn moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Scarn misses the target.
Scarn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Morello ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Scarn throws a hook but Morello blocks it.
Scarn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Scarn misses with a straight right.
Scarn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morello connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Scarn scrambles back to his feet.
Scarn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morello counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scarn misses the jab.
Morello thinks about the counter body kick.
Scarn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morello.
Scarn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morello moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morello lands with an uppercut that bounces Scarn off the cage and back into range.
Morello lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Morello throws out a loose jab but Scarn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scarn is looking for a counter combo.
Scarn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morello sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morello avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morello slips a straight right by Scarn.
Scarn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice cross by Morello.
Morello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scarn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morello listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Morello connects with a solid leg kick.
Morello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scarn.
Despite the aggression on Morello's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Morello throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Scarn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Scarn tries to bum rush Morello with a series of wild strikes but Morello uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scarn tries to close the distance and clinch but Morello swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morello fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Scarn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Scarn misses with a straight left.
Morello slips a straight right by Scarn.
Morello lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Morello. Scarn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morello slips a straight right by Scarn.
Scarn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morello.
Morello throws a jab when Scarn was well out of range.
Morello connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Scarn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morello.
Morello stuns Scarn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Scarn will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Morello throws a body punch but Scarn moves out of range.
Scarn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Scarn doesn't manage to clinch there - Morello circles away.
Scarn swats away the attempt to clinch by Morello.
A shot to the body from Scarn misses
and Morello counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Scarn misses with a straight left.
Morello slips under a jab.
A big right from Morello misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarn throws a right hand that Morello ducks under and follows up with a left that Morello also avoids with ease.
Morello steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Scarn tries to clinch but Morello is having none of it.
Morello throws out a counter right but Scarn avoids it with no problem.
Scarn swings widly with a right hand
and Morello makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Scarn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scarn was well out of range. Poor timing from Morello.
Morello misses with a body shot.
Morello misses the shot to the body.
Scarn tries to bum rush Morello with a series of wild strikes but Morello uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morello misses with a head kick.
Morello turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Morello walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Scarn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Scarn slips under a jab from Morello.
Scarn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Scarn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Morello moves away from the strike by Scarn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morello moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Morello digs a good body shot into Scarn's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morello connects with a right hand. Scarn shakes it off.
Morello thows a body kick. Scarn tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Morello just misses with a punch to the body.
Morello works over Scarn's head and body with a nice combination.
Morello pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Scarn back to the cage. Morello follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Morello throws a sloppy body shot
and Scarn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Morello there.
Morello defending well as Scarn loads up on a big left hand.
Scarn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scarn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morello lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Scarn or not.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Scarn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morello struggles to land a body shot inside as Scarn controls his hands.
Scarn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timmy Morello dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Michael Scarn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Morello misses with a body shot.
Scarn moves out of range as Morello strikes.
Scarn misses with a looping right.
Scarn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morello momentarily.
Scarn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Morello connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Scarn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A cross from Scarn lands.
Morello pivots, looking for a leg kick but Scarn is out of range and Morello settles back down.
Morello moves out of range as Scarn strikes.
Scarn misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scarn moves out of range as Morello strikes.
Morello connects with a crisp jab.
Morello lands with a good body shot.
Morello fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Scarn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Scarn ducks under a wild hook from Morello.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morello lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Scarn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morello.
Scarn seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Morello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scarn was well out of range. Poor timing from Morello.
A little feinted left hand from Scarn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Scarn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the liver by Morello. Beautiful body shot.
Some wild striking there from Scarn.
Morello swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Scarn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morello throws a body shot but no joy.
Morello throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morello throws a body shot but no joy.
Morello tries to land a front kick but Scarn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good shot there by Scarn.
Scarn takes a swing at Morello's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot lands for Morello.
Morello moves out of range as Scarn strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morello throws a body kick that misses
and Scarn counters with a stiff 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!
Morello moves in looking to clinch but Scarn pushes him off.
Morello is looking to slow Scarn down with leg kicks.
Scarn throws a hook to the side of Morello's head but Morello sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scarn walks into a jab.
Morello throws a jab but it's blocked by Scarn.
Scarn slips under a jab.
Scarn misses the jab.
A low kick from Morello misses
and Scarn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Morello throws a shot to the body.
Scarn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morello ducks under a wild hook from Scarn.
A combination from Scarn does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morello. Scarn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morello lands with a straight right. Scarn didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morello looks to score with a jab to the body but Scarn is just out of range.
Scarn misses the jab.
Scarn fails to land with a series of punches.
Morello throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Morello throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Scarn misses with a hook. Morello ducked under it nicely.
Morello thuds a left hand into Scarn's body.
Scarn misses with a straight left.
Michael Scarn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morello lands a jab.
Morello scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Morello defending well as Scarn loads up on a big left hand.
Morello lands a jab to the head.
Scarn throws a lazy uppercut
and Morello connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morello dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Morello.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morello lands a lovely overhand right.
Morello lands with a straight right. Scarn didn't see that one coming.
Scarn misses with a looping right.
Morello lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A good leg kick by Morello.
Scarn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morello counters with a one-two to the body.
Scarn is rocked!
A shot to the body from Morello misses
and Scarn counters with a nice body shot.
Oh Scarn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Scarn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morello sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scarn seems to have got his legs back now.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morello.
Morello throws a jab when Scarn was well out of range.
Scarn is looking to counter punch.
Morello has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morello connects with a right hand. Scarn shakes it off.
Morello uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scarn.
Morello now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Scarn scores with the left hand. Morello knows he should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timmy Morello comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morello 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timmy Morello! Timmy Morello retains his middleweight title!
Timmy Morello 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between The RocknRolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petro Poroshenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). RocknRolla comes into the arena with Colonna Sonora blaring out of the sound system. 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 heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The RocknRolla!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petro Poroshenko!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poroshenko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
RocknRolla misses with a body shot.
RocknRolla darts in and clinches Poroshenko up against the cage.
RocknRolla softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
RocknRolla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
RocknRolla throws out a powerful jab.
Poroshenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by RocknRolla. RocknRolla obviously looking to wear him down.
RocknRolla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
RocknRolla looks to land a left hand but Poroshenko moved out of range nicely.
Poroshenko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
RocknRolla lands with a right hand.
RocknRolla is looking to clinch but Poroshenko is avoiding it.
And Poroshenko tries to counter it with a takedown but RocknRolla pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Poroshenko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as RocknRolla sprawls well. RocknRolla wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Poroshenko gets slowly back to his feet.
A little feinted left hand from RocknRolla on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The RocknRolla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
RocknRolla throws a chopping leg kick but Poroshenko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Poroshenko changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
RocknRolla wants to clinch but Poroshenko slips to the side
and Poroshenko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Poroshenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
RocknRolla will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Poroshenko not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Poroshenko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Poroshenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Poroshenko with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poroshenko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
RocknRolla looking to control.
Poroshenko wants to control from the top but RocknRolla keeps moving.
Poroshenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as RocknRolla works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poroshenko cracks RocknRolla with a solid left hand.
RocknRolla is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
RocknRolla looking for a sweep. Not yet RocknRolla, not yet.
RocknRolla utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
RocknRolla bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Poroshenko's guard.
RocknRolla won't allow Poroshenko to sweep him here.
Poroshenko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
RocknRolla controlling from the top position.
Poroshenko looking for a sweep. Not yet Poroshenko, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
RocknRolla passes into half guard.
It looks like RocknRolla is going to stand back up.
RocknRolla trying to control the pace.
RocknRolla prevents Poroshenko from improving his position.
Poroshenko is trying to stand back up but RocknRolla is controlling him
RocknRolla is trying to control the action in half guard but Poroshenko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Poroshenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from RocknRolla.
Poroshenko throws a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nice uppercut there from RocknRolla.
Poroshenko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Poroshenko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
RocknRolla wants to clinch.
RocknRolla throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Poroshenko.
It looks like Petro Poroshenko has been cut.
RocknRolla fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A swing and a miss from RocknRolla.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The RocknRolla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Petro Poroshenko's cut.
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.
Poroshenko tries to keep at a distance but RocknRolla has taken the fight into the clinch.
Poroshenko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
RocknRolla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
RocknRolla throws a body shot but no joy.
Poroshenko is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The RocknRolla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poroshenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from RocknRolla.
RocknRolla tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Poroshenko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poroshenko won't allow RocknRolla to get back to his feet.
Poroshenko with a nice head shot there.
Poroshenko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poroshenko throws a strike but RocknRolla rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Poroshenko is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Poroshenko manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Our sources have told us that RocknRolla has been working on his elbows in the gym.
RocknRolla misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poroshenko wants to take the fight to the mat but RocknRolla manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
RocknRolla creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Poroshenko has clasped his hands together around RocknRolla's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Poroshenko scoring with punches from side control.
The strikes coming from Poroshenko are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
You can see the frustration on RocknRolla's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
RocknRolla is trying to escape the position but Poroshenko is controlling the position.
Petro Poroshenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poroshenko tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
RocknRolla on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Poroshenko working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on RocknRolla's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Poroshenko throws a strike aimed at the side of RocknRolla's head but RocknRolla avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Poroshenko.
Poroshenko lands a nice forearm strike.
Poroshenko trying to control the action but RocknRolla is working from the bottom.
Poroshenko working the head with strikes.
Poroshenko working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
RocknRolla parries the strikes from Poroshenko easily there. Poroshenko is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable RocknRolla to escape.
An elbow from Poroshenko crashes against the mat.
Poroshenko tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Poroshenko working the strikes but RocknRolla uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Poroshenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed RocknRolla's head.
RocknRolla makes his way to full guard. A much better position for RocknRolla.
Poroshenko throws an elbow that misses. RocknRolla uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Poroshenko's guard. Nice move by RocknRolla!
RocknRolla wanted to stand there but Poroshenko had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
RocknRolla wants to control from the top but Poroshenko keeps moving.
Poroshenko wants to stand up but RocknRolla is controlling him.
Poroshenko has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. RocknRolla is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Poroshenko is trying to push RocknRolla away but RocknRolla has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Poroshenko has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. RocknRolla is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The RocknRolla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petro Poroshenko.
Poroshenko lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Poroshenko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
RocknRolla keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Poroshenko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petro Poroshenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Petro Poroshenko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A low kick from RocknRolla misses
and Poroshenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poroshenko ducks under a wild hook from RocknRolla.
Poroshenko with the counter takedown but RocknRolla avoids it easily.
Poroshenko takes a kick to the side of the head.
RocknRolla is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Poroshenko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
RocknRolla misses with an uppercut.
Poroshenko drops down looking to force a counter takedown but RocknRolla defends it well.
RocknRolla throws the left hand but Poroshenko avoids the punch easily.
Poroshenko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
RocknRolla fails with an attempt to clinch.
Poroshenko changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
RocknRolla misses with an uppercut.
Poroshenko tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
RocknRolla lands with a kick to the temple. Poroshenko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Poroshenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
RocknRolla tries to clinch there but Poroshenko circles away.
Poroshenko drops down looking to force a counter takedown but RocknRolla defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
RocknRolla lands with an overhand left.
Poroshenko blocks a leg kick.
Poroshenko throws out a counter right but RocknRolla avoids it with no problem.
RocknRolla wants to land a leg kick but Poroshenko is out of range.
Poroshenko is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
RocknRolla misses with an uppercut. Poroshenko saw that one coming.
Poroshenko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts RocknRolla as he jumps to the side.
RocknRolla throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Poroshenko counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Poroshenko trying to control the action but RocknRolla is working from the bottom.
RocknRolla trying to hold on to Poroshenko's head to control him but Poroshenko postures up.
Poroshenko is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
RocknRolla keeping full guard, as Poroshenko tries to pass.
RocknRolla bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Poroshenko's guard.
Poroshenko wants to stand and escape but RocknRolla is having none of it.
RocknRolla trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
RocknRolla's corner is telling him to maintain position.
RocknRolla won't allow Poroshenko to sweep him here.
Poroshenko wants to stand up but RocknRolla is controlling him.
RocknRolla slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Poroshenko is on top in guard.
Poroshenko won't allow RocknRolla to sweep him here.
Poroshenko postures up in RocknRolla's guard and throws a big left but RocknRolla blocks it.
Poroshenko trying to control but RocknRolla is working from the bottom.
RocknRolla has momentary wrist control but Poroshenko slips an elbow through the middle.
RocknRolla not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Poroshenko throws a strike but RocknRolla rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
RocknRolla stopping the sweep attempt from Poroshenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
RocknRolla won't allow Poroshenko to get back to his feet.
Poroshenko looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but RocknRolla puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Poroshenko pushes RocknRolla off but RocknRolla dives into side control.
RocknRolla is looking to take a break and control but Poroshenko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Poroshenko tries to escape but RocknRolla is in control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
RocknRolla wants to control but Poroshenko is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The RocknRolla clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Petro Poroshenko's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
RocknRolla keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Petro Poroshenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
RocknRolla takes a swing at Poroshenko's ribcage but misses.
Poroshenko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Poroshenko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
RocknRolla moves into the clinch successfully.
Poroshenko blocks a body shot from RocknRolla.
Poroshenko drops down looking for an ankle pick but RocknRolla pulls his leg out and moves away.
Poroshenko tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but RocknRolla defends well and Poroshenko ends up having to push RocknRolla into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
RocknRolla throwing a counter right hand but Poroshenko manages to avoid it.
The RocknRolla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petro Poroshenko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
RocknRolla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poroshenko wants to counter the offense by RocknRolla and move into the clinch position.
RocknRolla throws a combination that misses
and Poroshenko decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in RocknRolla's guard.
RocknRolla lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poroshenko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
RocknRolla would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Poroshenko wants to stand and escape but RocknRolla is having none of it.
Poroshenko being controlled here, momentarily.
Poroshenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two 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.
Poroshenko working a defensive guard here.
RocknRolla trying to control but Poroshenko is working from the bottom.
RocknRolla won't allow Poroshenko to sweep him here.
RocknRolla would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Poroshenko swats away the attempt to clinch by RocknRolla.
RocknRolla connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
RocknRolla throws an overhand right that lands on Poroshenko's shoulder, as Poroshenko tries to avoid the shot.
Poroshenko drops down looking to force a counter takedown but RocknRolla defends it well.
RocknRolla throws a nice head kick!
RocknRolla tries to land a leg kick but Poroshenko saw it coming and moves away.
Poroshenko changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
RocknRolla tries to land a leg kick but Poroshenko saw it coming and moves away.
RocknRolla misses with a series of wild punches.
RocknRolla scores with a head kick.
A low kick from RocknRolla is predictable there
and Poroshenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
RocknRolla throws a leg kick
and Poroshenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
RocknRolla misses with a wild body shot.
RocknRolla is looking to clinch.
RocknRolla cracks Poroshenko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The RocknRolla is winning the standup battle so far.
Poroshenko fails with a takedown attempt.
RocknRolla connects with a leg kick. Poroshenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poroshenko blocks a jab.
Poroshenko with the counter takedown but RocknRolla avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The RocknRolla had his way with Petro Poroshenko in that round.
The cut man is working on Petro Poroshenko's cut.
That's time! RocknRolla's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
RocknRolla looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
RocknRolla slaps away a takedown attempt from Poroshenko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
RocknRolla lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Poroshenko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Poroshenko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by RocknRolla.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
RocknRolla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
RocknRolla scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
RocknRolla throws out a leg kick but Poroshenko moves out of range and RocknRolla only half commits.
As RocknRolla backs off Poroshenko throws a huge counter combo but RocknRolla manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
RocknRolla misses with a body shot.
RocknRolla closes the distance and pushes Poroshenko back into the cage.
RocknRolla struggles to land a body shot inside as Poroshenko controls his hands.
RocknRolla gets through Poroshenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Poroshenko has RocknRolla pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Poroshenko pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending RocknRolla tumbling to the mat - Poroshenko dives into RocknRolla's guard.
Poroshenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Poroshenko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Poroshenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Poroshenko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Poroshenko cracks RocknRolla with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poroshenko is looking to work some ground and pound but RocknRolla has wrist control.
RocknRolla keeping moving, preventing Poroshenko from controlling successfully.
RocknRolla is trying to keep Poroshenko in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
RocknRolla tries to clinch but Poroshenko is having none of it.
Poroshenko feints the counter takedown.
RocknRolla moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
RocknRolla 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.
Poroshenko tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
RocknRolla throws a hook but Poroshenko blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Poroshenko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
RocknRolla instigates a clinch.
Poroshenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poroshenko blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poroshenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from RocknRolla.
And Poroshenko tries to counter it with a takedown but RocknRolla pushes his down on his head and steps out.
RocknRolla throws a shot from downtown. Poroshenko moves away and avoids it.
Poroshenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Poroshenko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Poroshenko slips under a jab.
Poroshenko is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The RocknRolla is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
RocknRolla fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
RocknRolla misses with a hook
and Poroshenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
RocknRolla throws a leg kick
and Poroshenko counters with a nice double leg into guard.
RocknRolla is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Poroshenko dives into side control.
RocknRolla struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poroshenko landing a few strikes.
Poroshenko grinds an elbow into RocknRolla's temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poroshenko throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Poroshenko trying to control the action but RocknRolla is working from the bottom.
Poroshenko misses with the ground and pound.
Petro Poroshenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poroshenko grinds an elbow into RocknRolla's temple.
RocknRolla is looking to reverse the position.
RocknRolla can't do much from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
The RocknRolla showed his dominance in that final round.
I think RocknRolla has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The RocknRolla!
The RocknRolla is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath The RocknRolla thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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