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Ascenssion 0222 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Milat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ivan Milat has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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148 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
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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
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Milat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Smith!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Milat tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Smith manages to circle out of the way.
Milat connects with a crisp jab.
Good shot there by Smith.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith moves out of range as Milat throws a body kick.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Milat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith controlling from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat is looking to reverse the position.
Milat is trying to get back to his feet.
Smith controlling the position from side mount.
Milat is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Smith has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Check out the look on Smith's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Milat tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Milat is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Smith's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Milat is positioning himself well to prevent Smith advancing to mount.
Smith is looking for a kimura but Milat is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Smith to get the leverage.
Milat is looking to improve his position.
Smith sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura but Milat is defending well.
Milat is looking to control Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Milat avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Milat wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith tries to pass the half guard into mount. Milat knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Milat has his hands clasped together around Smith's back. He's all about the action.
Smith is thwarting Milat's attempts to control the position.
Milat is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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.
Smith lands with a punch from half guard.
Smith is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Milat wants to get back to his feet.
Milat holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Milat blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Milat trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Smith fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Milat to the ground. Smith is now in Milat's guard.
Milat working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Milat tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Milat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Smith dominated that round.
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.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Milat scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smith closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Milat throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Milat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith moves out of range as Milat strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Milat forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
Milat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smith gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Milat moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Milat is trying to keep Smith in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Milat.
Smith is stalling in the full guard.
Smith thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Milat controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
Milat keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Peter Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Milat wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Milat lands a head kick. Smith smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A left and a right from Smith both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Ivan Milat has been cut.
Milat changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ivan Milat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Milat on the side of the head.
Milat scores with a jab to the head.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Milat forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
Milat throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Milat trying to land knees to the body.
Milat missing with knees to the body.
Smith is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Milat to keep the fight standing.
Smith is working for takedown but Milat is calmly controlling the position for now.
Milat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith tries to pull guard but Milat holds him up against the cage and eventually Smith drops back down to his feet.
Ivan Milat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Smith.
Milat throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milat lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Milat taking a breather.
Milat misses with the head strike.
Milat gets underhooks to prevent Smith's takedown attempt.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Milat tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Smith tries to score a body lock takedown but Milat shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Smith is trying to pull guard but Milat has him pressed against the cage.
Smith has Milat pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Smith pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Milat tumbling to the mat - Smith dives into Milat's guard.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Milat is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him.
Milat is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control from the top but Milat keeps moving.
Milat trying to control the position.
Milat wants to get back to his feet but Smith is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Smith won't allow Milat to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Milat gets caught flat footed, as Smith shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Milat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Milat dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Milat's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Milat enables Smith to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Milat manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Milat wants to get back to his feet but Smith is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Smith looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Milat controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
Smith engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith postures up and lands a big shot to Milat's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith stands up over Milat, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Smith cracks Milat with a solid left hand.
Smith wants to control from the top but Milat keeps moving.
Smith slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Milat pushes Smith off and scrambles back to his feet.
Milat moves into the clinch.
Smith blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Milat just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smith's brow.
A nice left hand lands by Milat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milat content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Milat has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith is trying to stall.
Milat gets underhooks to prevent Smith's takedown attempt.
Milat lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Smith looking to slow down the pace here.
Smith is trying to drag Milat to the mat but Milat just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Smith pulls guard effortlessly.
Smith can't keep his opponent in guard - Milat advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
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!
Smith is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Milat's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Milat's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Milat wants to escape the position.
Smith has managed to slip his arm under Milat's chin. This could be all over... yep, Milat is tapping out! Submission win for Smith.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Peter Smith!
During a confident post fight interview, Peter Smith thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson's entrance music is Beast Mode. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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12 - 9 - 0 |
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173 lbs
23 - 24 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ric Flores!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Flores swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Flores pushes him off.
Flores looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anderson.
Flores fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Flores has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Flores dives in for a single leg takedown but Anderson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nice combo by Anderson! Oh, that's hurt him - Flores falls to the canvas and Anderson follows him into side control.
Flores is rocked!
It looks like Ric Flores has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Flores is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Anderson can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Anderson!
During a confident post fight interview, Kevin Anderson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk St Lazarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Lazarus has chosen No Worries as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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160 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
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167 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 26 - 2, fighting out of London, Kirk St Lazarus!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by St Lazarus. That's going to slow Murray down.
St Lazarus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
St Lazarus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Lazarus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murray uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before St Lazarus has time to react.
Murray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Lazarus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Murray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Murray does no damage.
Murray lands a jab to St Lazarus's midsection.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Murray thows a left - swing and a miss!
St Lazarus takes a jab right on the kisser.
St Lazarus misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murray checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murray cracks St Lazarus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
St Lazarus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murray to score with a decent uppercut.
St Lazarus cracks Murray with a good jab.
Murray connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus tried to score with a low kick but Murray checks it.
Murray tries a head kick but it misses.
Murray backing away here, and St Lazarus unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
St Lazarus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murray manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Murray misses with a body shot.
St Lazarus now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
John Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Murray.
Murray scores with a three punch combo!
Murray is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Murray scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murray blocks a jab.
Murray went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Murray takes a swing at St Lazarus's ribcage but misses.
Murray checks the leg kick nicely there.
Murray checks the leg kick nicely there.
Murray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Lazarus.
Murray takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murray scores with a jab to the body.
Murray throws out a powerful jab.
Murray is looking to wear down St Lazarus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
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!
Murray tries to bum rush St Lazarus with a series of wild strikes but St Lazarus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St Lazarus just misses with a punch to the body.
St Lazarus looks to score with a jab to the body but Murray is just out of range.
A head kick misses from St Lazarus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray scores with a nice strike.
St Lazarus throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Murray to counter with a crisp jab.
Murray takes one on the chin but seems OK.
St Lazarus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murray was well out of range. Poor timing from St Lazarus.
Murray takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by St Lazarus.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Lazarus moves away.
Murray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St Lazarus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
John Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
St Lazarus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Murray lunges at St Lazarus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by St Lazarus's hand.
St Lazarus cracks Murray with an open hand slap.
St Lazarus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
St Lazarus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Murray moves out of range of the leg kick from St Lazarus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Murray.
Murray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murray closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Lazarus manages to avoid it.
St Lazarus tries to land a front kick but Murray steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murray swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murray checks a low kick from St Lazarus.
Murray connects with a nice looking jab.
Murray is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
St Lazarus misses with a looping left.
Murray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murray looks to score with a jab to the body but St Lazarus is just out of range.
St Lazarus throws out a counter right but Murray avoids it with no problem.
Murray is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from St Lazarus.
Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Lazarus manages to avoid it.
Murray slips a jab from St Lazarus.
Good leg kick by St Lazarus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murray throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Lazarus throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Murray was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from St Lazarus.
Murray throws the left hand but St Lazarus avoids the punch easily.
St Lazarus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murray at a distance.
St Lazarus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murray tries a head kick but it misses.
Murray scores with a jab to the body.
St Lazarus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murray.
St Lazarus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murray scores with a one two! St Lazarus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Murray throws a jab but it's blocked by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus flicks out a counter leg kick but Murray steps away.
St Lazarus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Lazarus takes a jab right on the kisser.
St Lazarus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Lazarus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Murray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Lazarus was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray.
And St Lazarus tries to counter it with a takedown but Murray pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Lazarus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A shot to the liver by St Lazarus. Beautiful body shot.
A head kick misses from Murray.
Good standup being displayed there by Murray as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Murray dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murray takes a swing at St Lazarus's ribcage but misses.
And St Lazarus tries to counter it with a takedown but Murray pushes his down on his head and steps out.
St Lazarus avoids the body shot from Murray.
St Lazarus misses the shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but St Lazarus might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Murray has got the better of the exchanges.
St Lazarus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murray.
Murray ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murray lands a jab.
Murray scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
St Lazarus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Murray 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.
St Lazarus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murray scores with a decent looking hook.
Murray lands a nice hook to St Lazarus's body. St Lazarus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
John Murray is winning the standup battle so far.
St Lazarus throws a leg kick but Murray sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A solid body kick from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus scores with a jab.
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!
Murray throws an overhand right that lands on St Lazarus's shoulder, as St Lazarus tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick by Murray misses
and St Lazarus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Murray checks a low kick from St Lazarus.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
St Lazarus drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Murray defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus dodges the punch combination from Murray.
St Lazarus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murray throws a good cross that connects.
St Lazarus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Lazarus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murray.
Murray misses the shot to the body.
St Lazarus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murray darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
St Lazarus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A leg kick checked by Murray.
St Lazarus lands with a shot to the body.
St Lazarus misses with a low kick as Murray jumps back.
Murray connects with a good right hand that stumbles St Lazarus. St Lazarus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray throws a right hand that misses
and St Lazarus counters with a low kick, right behind Murray 's knee.
Murray scores with a punch to the head.
St Lazarus throws a leg kick
and Murray counters with a nice uppercut.
St Lazarus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus misses with a wild body shot.
St Lazarus digs a good hook to Murray's body.
Murray throws a series of punches but St Lazarus moves out of range.
St Lazarus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
St Lazarus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
St Lazarus misses with a body shot.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Lazarus was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray.
St Lazarus avoids the body shot from Murray.
Murray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murray lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Murray moves forwards but St Lazarus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
St Lazarus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
St Lazarus fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Murray sprawls well initially but St Lazarus persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Murray slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Murray has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. St Lazarus has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Murray is trying to force a seperation but St Lazarus has the dominant position.
St Lazarus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Lazarus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murray.
Murray lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murray lands a really nice looking cross but St Lazarus seems unphased.
Murray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Lazarus takes a swing at Murray's ribcage but misses.
St Lazarus misses with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Murray.
Murray scores with a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murray, as that shot connected.
Murray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murray appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Murray uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murray throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. St Lazarus doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Lazarus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Lazarus with the counter takedown but Murray avoids it easily.
Murray swings for the body but St Lazarus moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murray darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murray throws a good cross that connects.
Murray checks a low kick from St Lazarus.
Murray with a hook.
Murray misses with a head kick.
St Lazarus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
St Lazarus swings for the body but Murray moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Murray checks a leg kick.
St Lazarus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murray.
St Lazarus cracks Murray with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Lazarus scores with a jab.
Murray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Murray lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murray misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Murray dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Murray throws a series of punches but St Lazarus moves out of range.
Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Lazarus manages to avoid it.
Murray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St Lazarus.
Murray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Lazarus.
Murray takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
St Lazarus scores with a hook to the body. Murray takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
St Lazarus misses with a low kick.
St Lazarus throws a hook but Murray blocks it.
St Lazarus tries a head kick but it misses.
St Lazarus throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Murray counters with a straight right hand.
Murray scores with a jab. St Lazarus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Murray lands with a shot to the body.
Murray scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Murray lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Murray throws a one two combo.
Murray with a jab.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Lazarus moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch lands to the side of St Lazarus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
St Lazarus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murray.
St Lazarus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murray.
Murray blocks a jab.
Murray goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Murray lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
St Lazarus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murray at a distance.
Murray throws a shot to the body.
Murray misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from St Lazarus misses
and Murray counters with a series of strikes. St Lazarus will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray lands with a right hand.
Murray throws a body shot but no joy.
A combination from St Lazarus does no damage.
Murray throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus just misses with a punch to the body.
St Lazarus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St Lazarus loads up on a big right hand but Murray slips the punch.
Kirk St Lazarus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Lazarus walks into a jab.
Murray blocks a leg kick.
St Lazarus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murray takes a swing at St Lazarus's ribcage but misses.
St Lazarus throws the left hand but Murray avoids the punch easily.
Murray lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murray's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Murray duly obliges.
Murray lands with a right hand.
St Lazarus looks to score with a jab to the body but Murray is just out of range.
Murray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St Lazarus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murray lands a jab to the nose.
Murray missing with a left hand there. St Lazarus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St Lazarus avoids the head kick by Murray.
St Lazarus misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray digs a good hook to St Lazarus's body.
Murray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
St Lazarus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murray checks a low kick from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murray doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
St Lazarus takes a swing at Murray's ribcage but misses.
John Murray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murray throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
Murray misses with a lunging right hand
and St Lazarus counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Murray!
Murray tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Lazarus keeps control of the position as Murray tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus is trying to stick to Murray's back but Murray is turning into St Lazarus. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in St Lazarus's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Murray.
St Lazarus throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Murray content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
St Lazarus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Murray is aware though and is defending well.
St Lazarus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Murray's guard.
Murray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St Lazarus can do to turn this around?
St Lazarus looking to sit in guard and control but Murray gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murray controlling from the top position.
St Lazarus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Murray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murray 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Murray!
After the big win, John Murray made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hellbent and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zander Harland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olympia Unchained (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harland's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, We Don't Know. Unchained is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Murphy Lee (feat. King Jacob & Prentiss Church) - Stomp (Explicit). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zander Harland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Olympia Unchained!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unchained misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Unchained scores with a one two! Harland had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Harland throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Unchained tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Harland is in Unchained's guard.
Harland throwing strikes but missing.
Unchained will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Unchained told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Harland postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Harland is working Unchained over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harland works over Unchained with some ground and pound from guard.
Unchained looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harland is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harland prevents Unchained from getting back to his feet.
Harland looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've been hearing good reports from Harland's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Unchained keeping moving, preventing Harland from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unchained looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harland accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harland stops Unchained from standing up.
Unchained managing to control the position.
Harland working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Unchained's head.
Unchained seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Harland trying to control but Unchained is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Unchained is adopting a defensive guard.
Harland controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Unchained thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Harland if he has to take too many more of those.
Harland misses with a takedown
and Unchained connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harland takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Zander Harland has been cut.
Unchained lands a big head kick that sends Harland tumbling to the mat! Unchained takes a step backwards and waves Harland back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Harland is rocked!
Harland closes this distance looking for a takedown but Unchained circles away.
Oh Harland is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Olympia Unchained is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harland fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unchained is looking to slow Harland down with leg kicks.
Unchained lands a big right hook! Harland looks hurt but is still standing! Unchained lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Harland falls down and Unchained dives in with a huge hammer fist! Harland's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Unchained runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Olympia Unchained!
A relieved looking Olympia Unchained thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Zander Harland was interviewed post fight and said 'Just don't know what happened. I had it. It was mine for the taking.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devil Anse Hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samart Payakaroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payakaroon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: My Balls and My Word - Geto Boys. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devil Anse Hatfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samart Payakaroon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatfield tries to score a power double leg takedown but Payakaroon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hatfield somewhat.
Hatfield doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hatfield misses with a right hand
and Payakaroon counters with a nice uppercut.
Hatfield throws a looping overhand right but Payakaroon ducks down to avoid it.
Hatfield lands a jab.
Hatfield avoids the body shot from Payakaroon.
Hatfield shoots in looking for a takedown but Payakaroon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hatfield's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Devil Anse Hatfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Payakaroon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatfield shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Payakaroon defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devil Anse Hatfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Payakaroon. That's going to slow Hatfield down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield lands with a good body shot.
Payakaroon moves away from the strike by Hatfield.
Hatfield lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hatfield swings widly with a right hand
and Hatfield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hatfield fails to land with a series of punches.
Hatfield connects with a body shot that sends Payakaroon's belly button to the back.
Payakaroon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hatfield.
Hatfield throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hatfield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Payakaroon slips a jab from Hatfield.
Payakaroon tests Hatfield's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Payakaroon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hatfield scores with a hook to the body. Payakaroon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hatfield gets a takedown into half guard.
Payakaroon tries to roll over but Hatfield keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon trying to control from the bottom.
Hatfield looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Payakaroon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Payakaroon keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hatfield wants to free his trapped foot but Payakaroon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hatfield missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Hatfield there.
Hatfield is stalling here. Payakaroon is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hatfield seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Payakaroon has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Hatfield tries to buck Payakaroon off but Payakaroon is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon wants to control but Hatfield is keeping him busy.
Hatfield is looking for a sweep.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Payakaroon working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Payakaroon working the head with strikes.
Hatfield is not content to let Payakaroon control the position.
Payakaroon controls the position.
Hatfield regains half guard.
Hatfield is positioning himself well to prevent Payakaroon advancing to mount.
Hatfield tries to get to full guard but Payakaroon has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield is not content to let Payakaroon control the position.
Hatfield keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Payakaroon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Payakaroon trying to control from Hatfield's half guard. Hatfield has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Payakaroon trying to control the position from guard on top but Hatfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Payakaroon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hatfield swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Devil Anse Hatfield will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hatfield shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Payakaroon as he avoids it easily.
Hatfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Payakaroon.
A shot to the liver by Payakaroon. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Hatfield misses.
Payakaroon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hatfield's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hatfield duly obliges.
Devil Anse Hatfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Hatfield does no damage.
Payakaroon scores with a one two! Hatfield had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Hatfield. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payakaroon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hatfield with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Payakaroon to score with a decent uppercut.
Payakaroon digs a good hook to Hatfield's body.
Hatfield swings for the body but Payakaroon moves out of range.
Hatfield throws a lazy uppercut
letting Payakaroon counter with a right hand.
Hatfield throws an overhand right that lands on Payakaroon's shoulder, as Payakaroon tries to avoid the shot.
Hatfield throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Payakaroon was covering up waiting for the punch and Hatfield finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakaroon managing to control the position.
Payakaroon looking to control.
Payakaroon wants to sweep but no luck.
Payakaroon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Payakaroon working a defensive guard here.
Hatfield content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hatfield preventing the sweep.
Hatfield postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hatfield postures up in Payakaroon's guard and throws a big left but Payakaroon blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hatfield landing with the ground and pound.
Payakaroon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hatfield is one step ahead there.
Hatfield stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Payakaroon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Payakaroon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hatfield's guard.
Hatfield trying to keep a closed guard but Payakaroon is proving a slippery customer.
Payakaroon landing some decent shots from guard.
Payakaroon wants to control from the top but Hatfield keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon distracts Hatfield with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Payakaroon passes into half guard.
Payakaroon prevents Hatfield from improving his position.
Payakaroon keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hatfield gets back to full guard.
Hatfield looking for a sweep. Not yet Hatfield, not yet.
Hatfield throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hatfield wants to hit a switch here but Payakaroon passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hatfield there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield can't escape the position.
Payakaroon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Payakaroon controlling the pace for now.
Hatfield 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.
Payakaroon avoids the attempt from Hatfield to control.
Hatfield is looking to improve his position but Payakaroon isn't that keen on the idea.
Payakaroon has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hatfield's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samart Payakaroon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hatfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Payakaroon.
Payakaroon throws out a counter right but Hatfield avoids it with no problem.
Nice shot lands for Payakaroon.
Payakaroon throws a good cross that connects.
Hatfield lands a nice shot to the body.
Payakaroon throws a head kick but Hatfield moves out of range.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut
and Payakaroon counters with a straight right hand.
Hatfield misses with a few strikes there.
Hatfield lands with a right hand.
Hatfield digs a good hook to Payakaroon's body.
Payakaroon misses with a body shot.
Hatfield gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Payakaroon counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payakaroon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Samart Payakaroon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hatfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Payakaroon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Payakaroon is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield misses with a looping left.
Hatfield stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Payakaroon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hatfield.
Hatfield looks to land a right hand but Payakaroon moved out of range.
Payakaroon digs a good body shot into Hatfield's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Payakaroon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hatfield circles away quickly and effectively.
Payakaroon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hatfield throws a series of punches but Payakaroon avoids them all with ease.
Payakaroon lands with a hook. Hatfield tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hatfield with a lazy takedown attempt
and Payakaroon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devil Anse Hatfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hatfield takes one to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Payakaroon.
Hatfield swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Payakaroon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Payakaroon misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payakaroon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hatfield.
Payakaroon shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield misses with a looping right.
Payakaroon steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hatfield.
Hatfield with a poor takedown
and Payakaroon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Payakaroon tries to clinch but Hatfield is having none of it.
Hatfield misses with a hook.
Payakaroon is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hatfield's half guard.
Payakaroon controlling the pace.
Payakaroon wants to control but Hatfield is keeping him busy.
Payakaroon stalling.
Payakaroon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield looking for submissions off his back.
Hatfield is doing well to control the position and prevent Payakaroon from advancing to side control.
Payakaroon trying to mount his opponent but Hatfield defends it.
Payakaroon controlling the action here.
Payakaroon trying to control from half guard but Hatfield is working away.
Payakaroon passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hatfield!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Payakaroon tries to control but Hatfield wriggling away.
Hatfield keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hatfield is squirming around, avoiding Payakaroon's attempts to control the action.
Payakaroon content just to control the position here.
Payakaroon lands a big shot there that rocks Hatfield but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samart Payakaroon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Payakaroon 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samart Payakaroon!
Samart Payakaroon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marco Ajax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mystery Perfect (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ajax kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is For Heavy Metal we will die!. 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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158 lbs
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175 cm
26
169 lbs
11 - 6 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Ajax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Mystery Perfect!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ajax jabs Perfect right on the nose. Perfect blinks but takes it well.
Perfect feints and then cracks Ajax's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ajax down.
Perfect lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A clash of legs there as Perfect blocks the low kick.
Perfect fakes the leg kick and cracks Ajax in the body.
Ajax throws a jab but it's blocked by Perfect.
A little jabbing left from Perfect on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ajax is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perfect.
Ajax feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Perfects jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Perfect shoots in but no luck this time.
Perfect closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ajax throws a body shot but no joy.
Perfect was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Perfect looks to land a right hand but Ajax moved out of range.
It looked like Ajax wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marco Ajax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ajax throws an overhand right that lands on Perfect's shoulder, as Perfect tries to avoid the shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Ajax checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perfect.
We've been hearing reports that Ajax has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Perfect fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ajax.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perfect throws a low kick, looking for Ajax's leg but Ajax calmly moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Ajax.
Perfect throws a hook to the side of Ajax's head but Ajax sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perfect pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Perfect looks to move away, Ajax throws a big counter combo but Perfect just gets out of the way.
Perfect blocks a jab.
Ajax takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Perfect ducks under a wild hook from Ajax.
Perfect lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ajax's sensitive parts.
Perfect closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ajax tightens his grip and picks Perfect up, before dumping him to the ground. Perfect manages to land in guard.
Ajax throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Perfect works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Perfect preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Perfect bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ajax's guard.
Ajax is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Perfect lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perfect's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ajax has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Perfect can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ajax looking to hit a scissor sweep but Perfect is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perfect stays in close to Ajax's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ajax has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Perfect can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Perfect landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perfect trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ajax is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ajax is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ajax has momentary wrist control but Perfect slips an elbow through the middle.
Ajax wants to sweep here but Perfect controlling him for the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ajax holds on and takes a little breather.
Ajax has his foot on Perfect's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Perfect works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perfect trying to control but Ajax is working from the bottom.
Ajax pulls Perfect in to control the position.
Perfect with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ajax is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Perfect throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ajax is trying to keep Perfect in close.
Perfect lands a couple of elbows.
Ajax can't keep his opponent in guard - Perfect advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mystery Perfect will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ajax shoots in for a takedown but Perfect shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ajax feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ajax tries to free his leg and advance position but Perfect is retaining full guard.
Ajax trying to control the position from guard on top but Perfect is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perfect is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ajax pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Perfect is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ajax is in close to Perfect's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ajax wants to control from the top but Perfect keeps moving.
Perfect tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Perfect trying to control the position.
Ajax trying to control but Perfect is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ajax 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.
Perfect slips a jab from Ajax.
Ajax backing away here, and Perfect unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Perfect throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ajax connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perfect's hands.
Perfect throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perfect connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ajax catches Perfect with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Perfect comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ajax moves out of range of the body kick from Perfect.
Ajax shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Perfect sprawls well. Perfect wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ajax gets slowly back to his feet.
An inside leg kick from Perfect misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perfect looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ajax has managed to clinch.
Perfect drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Perfect lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Ajax.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perfect has picked Ajax up - he's going for a ride! Perfect dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ajax looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ajax makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ajax.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Perfect working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Mystery Perfect has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ajax throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Perfect escapes and throws Ajax's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Perfect working the head and body with strikes.
Ajax manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Perfect is trying to control the action in half guard but Ajax is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Perfect winds up and cracks Ajax with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ajax might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perfect trying to control from half guard but Ajax is working away.
Ajax tries to get to full guard but Perfect has control of the leg.
Perfect trying to control the action but Ajax is working from the bottom.
Ajax slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ajax looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ajax had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Perfect defends it easily.
Perfect trying to control the position from guard on top but Ajax is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mystery Perfect will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Perfect. Ajax shrugs it off though.
Mystery Perfect seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perfect slips a straight right by Ajax.
Perfect misses with a head kick.
Ajax lands a lovely overhand right.
Perfect cracks the inside of Ajax's front leg.
Ajax fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Perfect! But no joy.
Perfect tries to land a leg kick but Ajax saw it coming and moves away.
Perfect dodges the punch combination from Ajax.
Some wild striking there from Ajax.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perfect scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ajax in his tracks.
Ajax misses with a low kick.
Ajax misses with an uppercut. Perfect saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perfect misses with an uppercut. Ajax saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Perfect.
Perfect slips a straight right by Ajax.
Ajax tries to clinch but Perfect is having none of it.
Ajax moves out of range of the leg kick from Perfect.
Perfect attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ajax fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Perfect connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ajax. Ajax circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Perfect turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ajax ducks under a wild hook from Perfect.
Perfect misses with a head kick.
Perfect tries to work over Ajax's front leg with a kick but Ajax checks it.
Ajax fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ajax lands a really nice looking cross but Perfect seems unphased.
Perfect throws a leg kick but Ajax sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Marco Ajax has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ajax waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perfect.
Ajax takes a swing at Perfect's ribcage but misses.
Ajax closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ajax connects with a nice short shot to Perfect's temple.
Ajax seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Perfect does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Perfect avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ajax.
Perfect keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ajax throwing shots but Perfect is blocking nicely.
Perfect trying to hold on to Ajax's head to control him but Ajax postures up.
Ajax not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perfect manages to get to full guard.
Perfect avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Perfect keeping moving, preventing Ajax from controlling successfully.
Perfect controlling Ajax's posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ajax delivers a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Perfect throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ajax's head.
Ajax takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mystery Perfect is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ajax scores with a sloppy right hand. Perfect should have avoided that one.
Perfect moves out of range of the leg kick from Ajax.
Perfect avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perfect uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ajax has time to react.
Ajax closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Perfect to the mat! Perfect manages to get full guard.
Ajax throws a strike but Perfect rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Perfect got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ajax has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Perfect has managed to get both his arms back between Ajax's legs - danger averted.
Ajax is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Perfect defends well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ajax working for submissions but it's allowed Perfect to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marco Ajax.
I think Perfect has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mystery Perfect!
An out of breath Mystery Perfect 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akamai Hoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Lodano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Blood Red Sky. Lucas Lodano has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Akamai Hoi's chin.
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249 lbs
21 - 12 - 1 |
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272 lbs
32 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Akamai Hoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Lodano!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lodano misses with a wild body shot.
Lodano cracks a nice hook into Hoi's ribs.
Hoi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hoi avoids the body shot from Lodano.
Hoi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lodano misses with a body shot
and Hoi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lodano misses with a straight left.
Hoi scores with a leg kick.
Hoi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lodano is able to avoid easily.
Lodano doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hoi just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoi thumps Lodano with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lodano scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Akamai Hoi has been cut.
Hoi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lodano.
Hoi staying out of range there.
Hoi connects with an inside leg kick.
Lodano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoi was well out of range. Poor timing from Lodano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi misses the shot to the body.
Lodano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hoi counters with an outside leg kick.
Lodano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lodano lands a right hand.
Lodano blocks an uppercut.
Lodano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hoi backwards.
Lodano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lodano lands a nice shot to the body.
Hoi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lodano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lodano can't find room to land a body shot as Hoi controls the action.
Hoi lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Lodano scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hoi lands a hook that snaps the head of Lodano backwards.
Lodano lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoi is leaning against Lodano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoi throws a punch but it's blocked by Lodano.
Hoi misses with a punch to the body.
Hoi struggles to land a body shot inside as Lodano controls his hands.
Lodano blocks an uppercut.
Hoi working aggressively here.
Lodano lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lodano.
Lodano misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Hoi fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Lodano.
A short right from Lodano.
Lodano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lodano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hoi throws a body kick that misses.
Lodano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hoi slips a straight right by Lodano.
Lodano throws the left hand but Hoi avoids the punch easily.
Hoi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoi.
Hoi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lodano throws out the jab.
Lodano is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lodano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lodano. Hoi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lodano scores with the left hand. Hoi knows he should have avoided that one.
Lodano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hoi pushes Lodano up against the cage in a clinch.
Hoi takes a shot to the head.
Hoi pushes Lodano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lodano.
Hoi misses with some punches.
Lodano misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Hoi.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lodano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lodano cracks Hoi with a nice body shot.
Hoi misses with some punches.
Lodano blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lodano tries to pull guard but Hoi holds him up against the cage and eventually Lodano drops back down to his feet.
Lodano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hoi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lodano blocks an uppercut.
Hoi misses with some punches.
Hoi lands a right hand.
Hoi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lodano's elbow.
Hoi can't find room to land a body shot as Lodano controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lodano.
Lodano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hoi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Lodano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akamai Hoi's cut.
That's time! Hoi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hoi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoi tries to land a front kick but Lodano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lodano tries a low kick but Hoi avoids it.
Hoi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hoi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lodano throws a leg kick but Hoi moved away.
Hoi lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Hoi.
Hoi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lodano was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoi.
Lodano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hoi looks to land a body kick but Lodano moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lodano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hoi moves into the clinch.
Hoi struggles to land a body shot inside as Lodano controls his hands.
Hoi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoi can't find room to land a body shot as Lodano controls the action.
Lodano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lodano.
Hoi tries a body shot but Lodano blocks it.
Lodano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lodano lands with a left to the head.
Lodano blocks an uppercut.
Hoi can't find room to land a body shot as Lodano controls the action.
Hoi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hoi lands a body shot.
Hoi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lodano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hoi lands a right hand.
Hoi struggles to land a body shot inside as Lodano controls his hands.
Hoi presses Lodano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lodano is breathing heavily.
Hoi tries to throw a body punch but Lodano avoids it by throwing Hoi back against the cage.
Hoi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Akamai Hoi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lodano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoi blocks an uppercut.
Lodano misses with a body punch.
Lodano lands a nice uppercut.
Hoi tries to throw a body punch but Lodano avoids it by throwing Hoi back against the cage.
Hoi blocks a body shot from Lodano.
Hoi can't find room to land a body shot as Lodano controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Hoi.
Hoi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoi struggles to land a body shot inside as Lodano controls his hands.
Lodano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lodano tries to throw a body punch but Hoi avoids it by throwing Lodano back against the cage.
Hoi misses with a body punch.
Hoi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lodano backwards.
Hoi presses Lodano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hoi blocks an uppercut.
Lodano blocks an uppercut.
Lodano throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hoi fails to land.
Hoi misses with some punches.
Hoi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lodano's elbow.
Hoi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lodano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hoi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hoi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lodano.
Hoi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lodano backwards.
Hoi misses with a punch to the body.
Lodano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hoi blocking some punches.
Lodano misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Lodano.
Lodano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Hoi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hoi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hoi here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
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!
Hoi misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Hoi.
Hoi misses with a punch on the inside.
Lodano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoi lands a nice uppercut.
Hoi lands with a light punch inside.
Lodano lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hoi has one foot on Lodano's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Lucas Lodano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lodano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoi was well out of range. Poor timing from Lodano.
Lodano doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Hoi to counter with a crisp jab.
Lodano takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akamai Hoi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Akamai Hoi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lodano throws a series of punches but Hoi avoids them all with ease.
Lodano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoi closes the distance and clinches.
Hoi can't find room to land a body shot as Lodano controls the action.
Hoi working aggressively here.
Hoi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lodano misses with a punch to the body.
Hoi lands a right hand.
Lodano misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Lodano.
Hoi misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoi lands an uppercut.
Hoi lands a nice uppercut.
Lodano is trying to break free.
Hoi struggles to land a body shot inside as Lodano controls his hands.
Hoi lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hoi has a couple of punches blocked by Lodano.
Lodano lands with a right to the head.
Hoi blocks an uppercut.
Hoi has a couple of punches blocked by Lodano.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoi.
Hoi lands a body punch.
Lodano prevents a body shot from Hoi.
Hoi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lodano throws a head punch that misses.
Lodano blocking some punches.
Lodano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hoi misses with a punch to the body.
Lodano misses with the head strike.
Hoi lands a shot to the body.
Lodano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hoi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lodano backwards.
Hoi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lodano can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoi lands a shoulder strike.
Hoi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hoi throws a punch but it's blocked by Lodano.
Hoi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lodano scores with a hook to the body.
Hoi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hoi struggles to land a body shot inside as Lodano controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Hoi.
Lodano has a couple of punches blocked by Hoi.
Hoi throws a punch but it's blocked by Lodano.
Lodano can't break the clinch.
Lodano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hoi with a nice cross.
Hoi gets a clinch.
Hoi throws a punch but it's blocked by Lodano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hoi can't find room to land a body shot as Lodano controls the action.
Hoi struggles to land a body shot inside as Lodano controls his hands.
Lodano scores with a shoulder strike.
Lodano breaks from the clinch.
Hoi slips under a jab.
Hoi is looking to wear down Lodano with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hoi moves into range and clinches up with Lodano.
Hoi tries to throw a body punch but Lodano avoids it by throwing Hoi back against the cage.
Lodano misses with a body punch.
Lodano trying to control the position but instead, Hoi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lodano into the cage.
Lodano lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Hoi.
Hoi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hoi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lodano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lodano jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hoi walks away with a smile on his face. Lodano gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hoi connects with a single shot there.
Hoi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lodano walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lodano moves out of range of the body kick.
Lodano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hoi is looking to slow Lodano down with leg kicks.
Hoi lands a leg kick that knocks Lodano off balance momentarily.
Danga de danga de dang - Lodano scores with a four punch combination!
Lodano looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoi is just out of range.
Hoi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hoi avoids the body shot from Lodano.
Hoi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lodano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hoi finds it's way round the side to connect with Lodano's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akamai Hoi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hoi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akamai Hoi!
Akamai Hoi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Aires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnito Mustacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
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208 lbs
26 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bruno Aires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donnito Mustacho!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Aires misses the target.
And Mustacho responds with a good body kick, but Aires manages to step out the way in time.
Aires throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mustacho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been hearing reports that Aires has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mustacho scores with a leg kick.
Mustacho looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Aires wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aires throws a low kick, looking for Mustacho's leg but Mustacho calmly moves out of range.
Mustacho slips under a jab from Aires.
A little jabbing left from Mustacho on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Aires throws a leg kick
and Mustacho counters by moving into the clinch.
Mustacho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mustacho has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bruno Aires seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aires uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Aires closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Aires lands in his opponent's guard.
Mustacho is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aires throwing strikes but missing.
Mustacho looking for a sweep. Not yet Mustacho, not yet.
Aires is working Mustacho over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Aires forces his way into half guard.
Aires lands strikes from half guard.
Mustacho slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Aires throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aires with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aires in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aires with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mustacho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aires scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Aires lands a couple of digs.
Aires wants to control from the top but Mustacho keeps moving.
Mustacho wants to sweep but no luck.
Aires throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho keeping moving, preventing Aires from controlling successfully.
Mustacho has momentary wrist control but Aires slips an elbow through the middle.
Aires postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aires trying to control but Mustacho is working from the bottom.
Aires lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Aires with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aires in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Aires keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mustacho's head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mustacho is on top in guard.
Aires wants to sweep but no luck.
Aires is trying to control the position but Mustacho postures up.
Aires wants to sweep here but Mustacho controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mustacho trying to control but Aires is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Aires dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mustacho takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aires shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Aires throws a poor cross that misses
and Mustacho counters with a left and a right that stings Aires.
Aires throws a hook but Mustacho blocks it.
Mustacho slips under a jab from Aires.
Aires misses with a kick to the body
and Mustacho counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mustacho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Mustacho finds it's way through Aires's defenses.
Mustacho needs to keep his hands up - Aires had a free shot at his head there.
Mustacho stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mustacho wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustacho takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aires throws a leg kick but Mustacho sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aires misses the jab.
Aires scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Donnito Mustacho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aires swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aires misses with a body kick.
Aires throws a shot from downtown. Mustacho moves away and avoids it.
Aires misses with a jab to the body
and Mustacho counters with a slapping leg kick.
Aires swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Aires or perhaps it was just good defense by Mustacho, which made it look bad.
Mustacho tries to counter with a clinch but Aires shakes him off and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Aires. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aires throws a lazy uppercut
and Mustacho counters with a body kick that stops Aires in his tracks momentarily.
Mustacho slips under a jab.
Mustacho steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Mustacho scores with a kick to the midsection.
Aires darts in looking for a takedown but Mustacho gets double underhooks and turns Aires into the cage.
Aires takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mustacho throws the kick towards the body but Aires avoids it.
Aires ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mustacho moves away.
Aires misses with a hook
and Mustacho makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires misses with a right hand
and Mustacho moves into the clinch.
Mustacho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Mustacho as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mustacho manages to break the clinch.
Donnito Mustacho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aires throws a leg kick but Mustacho moved away.
A jab from Aires misses.
Aires misses with an uppercut
and Mustacho counters with a stiff right hand.
Aires jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mustacho follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Aires misses with a looping left.
Mustacho was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice uppercut there from Mustacho.
Mustacho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aires.
Aires jabs Mustacho to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Aires throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice body kick there by Mustacho.
Mustacho slips a straight right by Aires.
Mustacho throws out a counter right but Aires avoids it with no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aires fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mustacho throws a big counter head kick but Aires avoids it with no problem.
Mustacho tries to land a leg kick but Aires saw it coming and moves away.
Aires misses with a two punch combination.
Mustacho is trying to counter with his kicks.
Aires misses with a hook
and Mustacho 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.
Donnito Mustacho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mustacho tries to land a body kick
and Aires counters with a low kick, right behind Mustacho 's knee.
A shot to the liver by Aires. Beautiful body shot.
Aires scores with the left hand. Mustacho knows he should have avoided that one.
Aires shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mustacho counters with a nice body kick.
Aires misses with a left hand
and Mustacho counters with a nice leg kick.
Aires gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mustacho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aires shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mustacho sprawls well. Mustacho wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Aires gets slowly back to his feet.
Mustacho looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires walks into a left hand.
Aires buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aires takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Aires scores with a one two! Mustacho had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Aires has a takedown stuffed.
Mustacho is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Aires. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aires tries to land a front kick but Mustacho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mustacho gets caught flat footed, as Aires shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aires stopping the sweep attempt from Mustacho.
Aires lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Aires looking to sit in guard and control but Mustacho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aires has his foot on Mustacho's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mustacho works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aires wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aires throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mustacho uses it to pass to side control.
Mustacho advances to mount.
Mustacho content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Aires is trying to get back to full guard.
Mustacho seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Aires does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Aires is pressing down on Mustacho's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Aires looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mustacho is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Aires is looking for a triangle but Mustacho pushes his legs off easily.
Mustacho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aires keeping full guard, as Mustacho tries to pass.
Mustacho sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aires working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bruno Aires.
I think Aires has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Aires!
Bruno Aires decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Sturd Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arman Shaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sturd Jr's entrance music is Waka Flocka Flame - 50K (Neon Dreams Remix). A fine choice. Jason Sturd Jr had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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30
191 lbs
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195 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Sturd Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arman Shaker!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturd Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Shaker missing with a left hand there. Sturd Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sturd Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sturd Jr wants to slow Shaker down by chopping away at his legs.
Sturd Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Shaker lands a body shot.
Sturd Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Shaker.
Jason Sturd Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sturd Jr throws a solid leg kick but Shaker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Shaker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shaker missing with a left hand there. Sturd Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sturd Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sturd Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shaker is out of range and Sturd Jr settles back down.
Sturd Jr punishes Shaker's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Shaker there.
Shaker decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sturd Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Sturd Jr manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaker preventing the sweep.
Sturd Jr can't keep his opponent in guard - Shaker advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shaker seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Shaker prevents Sturd Jr from improving his position.
Sturd Jr is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sturd Jr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sturd Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Shaker is proving a slippery customer.
Shaker stopping the sweep attempt from Sturd Jr.
Shaker seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr motions for Shaker to come forward. Sturd Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sturd Jr throws a hook but Shaker blocks it.
Shaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sturd Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Shaker.
And Sturd Jr counters with a quick kick to the body but Shaker blocks it.
Sturd Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Shaker.
Shaker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sturd Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shaker moves out of range as Sturd Jr strikes.
Sturd Jr throws a hook but Shaker avoids it easily.
Sturd Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shaker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sturd Jr's calf.
Shaker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sturd Jr scores with a nice strike.
Shaker throws a body punch but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Shaker throws a body shot but no joy.
Shaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Sturd Jr is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaker scores with a jab to the body.
Sturd Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shaker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sturd Jr misses with a low kick.
Sturd Jr is looking to chop away at Shaker's legs.
Shaker goes for a double leg but Sturd Jr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sturd Jr continues to drive forward.
Sturd Jr moves out of range as Shaker throws a body kick.
Sturd Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shaker to score with a decent uppercut.
Sturd Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Sturd Jr scores with a nice strike.
Sturd Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sturd Jr throws a lazy right hand but Shaker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shaker throws out a counter right but Sturd Jr avoids it with no problem.
Sturd Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shaker scores with a body shot.
Sturd Jr staying out of range there.
Shaker tries to land a front kick but Sturd Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jason Sturd Jr will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shaker blocks a leg kick.
Sturd Jr sizes up Shaker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sturd Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Shaker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shaker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sturd Jr is out of range and Shaker settles back down.
Sturd Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shaker stuns Sturd Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sturd Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shaker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shaker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shaker misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaker avoids the head kick by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr misses with a left hand
and Shaker counters with a thumping low kick.
Sturd Jr lands a body shot.
Shaker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaker tries to work over Sturd Jr's front leg with a kick but Sturd Jr checks it.
Sturd Jr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Sturd Jr misses.
Shaker flicks out a counter leg kick but Sturd Jr steps away.
Sturd Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sturd Jr misses with a body kick.
Jason Sturd Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sturd Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Sturd Jr ducks under a wild hook from Shaker.
Sturd Jr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shaker just manages to avoid it.
Sturd Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shaker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shaker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shaker misses with the combination.
Sturd Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sturd Jr looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sturd Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shaker moves out of range of the strikes.
Shaker is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sturd Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sturd Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shaker.
Shaker throws a right and a left that Sturd Jr avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shaker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sturd Jr momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sturd Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shaker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sturd Jr.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sturd Jr.
Jason Sturd Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Sturd Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sturd Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shaker just misses with a punch to the body.
Sturd Jr staying out of range there.
Sturd Jr scores with a head kick.
Shaker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Some bone on bone action there as Sturd Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shaker throws a leg kick but Sturd Jr checks it.
Both fighters circling a little - Sturd Jr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shaker throws a lazy body kick
and Sturd Jr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr wants to control from the top but Shaker keeps moving.
Sturd Jr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Shaker keeping moving, preventing Sturd Jr from controlling successfully.
Shaker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sturd Jr 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.
Shaker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sturd Jr's guard.
Shaker working some strikes from top position.
Shaker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sturd Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr keeping moving, preventing Shaker from controlling successfully.
Sturd Jr controls Shaker momentarily but Shaker frees himself.
Shaker trying to control the position from guard on top but Sturd Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sturd Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sturd Jr dominated that second round.
That's time! Sturd Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sturd Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shaker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sturd Jr tries to score with a low kick but Shaker moves his leg out of the way.
Sturd Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shaker misses with a body kick.
Shaker blocks a low kick nicely.
Shaker throws a hook but Sturd Jr blocks it.
Shaker wants to land a leg kick but Sturd Jr is out of range.
Shaker slips under a jab.
Sturd Jr backing away here, and Shaker unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sturd Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Sturd Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sturd Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shakers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shaker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturd Jr lands with a straight right. Shaker didn't see that one coming.
Shaker cracks the inside of Sturd Jr's front leg.
Sturd Jr dodges the punch combination from Shaker.
Shaker checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sturd Jr checks the leg kick.
Shaker cracks Sturd Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shaker missing with a left hand there. Sturd Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sturd Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shaker.
Sturd Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Shaker counters with a one-two to the body.
Sturd Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sturd Jr misses with a head kick.
Shaker checks a low kick from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shaker.
Sturd Jr feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Shaker slips under a jab.
Sturd Jr lands with a cross.
Shaker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sturd Jr at a distance.
Sturd Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Shaker.
Shaker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sturd Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sturd Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Shaker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sturd Jr.
Shaker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Sturd Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shaker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr misses with a looping left.
Sturd Jr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sturd Jr throws a body punch but Shaker moves out of range.
Sturd Jr misses with an uppercut. Shaker saw that one coming.
Shaker shoots in for a double leg but Sturd Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sturd Jr moves away.
Sturd Jr misses with the combination.
Shaker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sturd Jr!
Sturd Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaker connects with an inside leg kick.
Sturd Jr tests Shaker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick which misses Shaker's front leg but catches the back leg as Shaker tries to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Sturd Jr. No joy for Shaker on that attempt.
Jason Sturd Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arman Shaker.
Shaker throws a jab but it's blocked by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr throwing a counter right hand but Shaker manages to avoid it.
Shaker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sturd Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Shaker moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shaker.
Shaker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sturd Jr. Sturd Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Shaker lands with an uppercut that bounces Sturd Jr off the cage and back into range.
Sturd Jr looks to land a combination but Shaker avoids it well.
Shaker feints a counter leg kick.
Shaker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaker tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sturd Jr defends well and Shaker ends up having to push Sturd Jr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A jab from Sturd Jr finds it's way through Shaker's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturd Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shaker digs a good body shot into Sturd Jr's ribs.
Sturd Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shaker checks a low kick from Sturd Jr.
Shaker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shaker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sturd Jr.
Shaker blocks the body kick.
Shaker misses with a hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shaker crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sturd Jr - the referee stops the clock and Shaker gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sturd Jr. Shaker manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sturd Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaker.
Sturd Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sturd Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sturd Jr clearly takes 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.
Sturd Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shaker takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sturd Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sturd Jr misses with a hook. Shaker ducked under it nicely.
Sturd Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shaker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shaker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shaker looks to land a body kick but Sturd Jr moved away.
Shaker connects with a looping right hand.
Shaker misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr thows a leg kick but Shaker checks it
and Shaker counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturd Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shaker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sturd Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Sturd Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sturd Jr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturd Jr throws a push kick but Shaker slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaker swings for the body but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Sturd Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shaker is out of range and Sturd Jr settles back down.
Sturd Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shaker misses with the combination.
Shaker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sturd Jr throws out a loose jab but Shaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shaker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shaker lands a leg kick that knocks Sturd Jr off balance momentarily.
Sturd Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sturd Jr misses with a head kick.
Shaker moves away from the strike by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr moves away from the strike by Shaker.
Shaker misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Shaker.
Shaker digs a good hook to Sturd Jr's body.
A jab from Sturd Jr misses.
Shaker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sturd Jr is out of range.
Shaker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sturd Jr is able to avoid easily.
Shaker takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sturd Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shaker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shaker tries a head kick but it misses.
Sturd Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Sturd Jr is looking to slow Shaker down with leg kicks.
Sturd Jr gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shaker stopping the sweep attempt from Sturd Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sturd Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sturd Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Sturd Jr, not yet.
Shaker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shaker trying to control the position from guard on top but Sturd Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sturd Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Shaker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
An inside leg kick from Shaker misses.
Sturd Jr lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Shaker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice defenses there by Shaker.
Shaker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shaker cracks Sturd Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice body kick there by Sturd Jr.
Shaker throws the left hand but Sturd Jr avoids the punch easily.
Sturd Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shaker throws out the jab.
Sturd Jr throws out a loose jab but Shaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sturd Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shaker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sturd Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaker. Sturd Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jason Sturd Jr will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Shaker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shaker misses with a body shot.
Shaker takes a swing at Sturd Jr's ribcage but misses.
Sturd Jr misses with a low kick.
Shaker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shaker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shaker lands a glancing blow to the side of Sturd Jr's head.
Shaker just misses with a punch to the body.
Sturd Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sturd Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shaker.
Sturd Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Shaker's shoulder, as Shaker tries to avoid the shot.
Shaker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaker throws a low kick but Sturd Jr avoids it.
Sturd Jr is looking to slow Shaker down with leg kicks.
Sturd Jr missing with a left hand there. Shaker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shaker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shaker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaker swings for the body but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Sturd Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sloppy strikes from Shaker. Those never looked like landing.
Shaker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sturd Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shaker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sturd Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Shaker misses the target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shaker.
Sturd Jr tries to land a leg kick but Shaker saw it coming and moves away.
Shaker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sturd Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Shaker connects with a body shot that sends Sturd Jr's belly button to the back.
Sturd Jr throws a solid leg kick but Shaker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sturd Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaker throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy body kick from Shaker
and Sturd Jr counters with a good, hard body kick but Shaker shrugs it off.
Shaker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sturd Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shaker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sturd Jr.
Shaker has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sturd Jr.
A slow jab from Sturd Jr misses its intended target.
Shaker tries a quick counter leg kick but Sturd Jr is wise to it.
Sturd Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shaker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sturd Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shaker was well out of range. Poor timing from Sturd Jr.
Shaker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sturd Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Shaker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Sturd Jr misses the target.
Arman Shaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shaker moves out of range of the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shaker! But no joy.
Shaker lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr cracks Shaker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sturd Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Sturd Jr misses.
An inside leg kick from Shaker misses.
Shaker fails to land the takedown.
Shaker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shaker checks a leg kick.
Sturd Jr tries to bum rush Shaker with a series of wild strikes but Shaker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice side step and Shaker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sturd Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Sturd Jr loads up on a big right hand but Shaker slips the punch.
Shaker feints a counter leg kick.
Sturd Jr misses with a body kick.
Shaker works over Sturd Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Jason Sturd Jr has been cut.
That kick from Sturd Jr tenderised Shaker's leg. Shaker is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sturd Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Sturd Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shaker. Shaker obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Shaker as he connects with a hook.
Shaker swings for the body but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Sturd Jr lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shaker takes a step back to recover.
Sturd Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Shaker.
Shaker throws a looping overhand right but Sturd Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Sturd Jr looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Shaker tries to move into range but Sturd Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Shaker tries to counter it with a takedown but Sturd Jr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nice jab there from Sturd Jr.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jason Sturd Jr.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sturd Jr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:45
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Sturd Jr!
Jason Sturd Jr retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Jason Sturd Jr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ossilus Chiarmanda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiarmanda's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Long live my homeland, my free Tajikistan!. Duggan has chosen The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger as his entrance music. Dean Duggan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ossilus Chiarmanda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Duggan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duggan throws a body kick that misses.
Duggan moves in looking to clinch but Chiarmanda pushes him off.
Duggan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Chiarmanda.
Duggan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chiarmanda throws a big shot that misses.
Duggan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chiarmanda throws a low kick, looking for Duggan's leg but Duggan calmly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chiarmanda. Duggan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duggan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chiarmanda has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chiarmanda has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Chiarmanda throws a lazy right hand but Duggan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duggan throws a fast counter high kick but Chiarmanda manages to duck under it in time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda throws out a leg kick but Duggan moves out of range and Chiarmanda only half commits.
Duggan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've been informed that Duggan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ossilus Chiarmanda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duggan connects with a leg kick. Chiarmanda looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chiarmanda, right into the meat.
A low kick from Chiarmanda is predictable there
and Duggan counters with an outside leg kick.
Chiarmanda's jab looks to have found its range, popping Duggan under the eye.
Duggan cracks the inside of Chiarmanda's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan feints a jab promting Chiarmanda to slip. Duggan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Chiarmanda slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Chiarmanda fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Duggan.
Duggan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Duggan scoring well with a low kick there.
Duggan catches Chiarmanda with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Duggan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chiarmanda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duggan was well out of range. Poor timing from Chiarmanda.
Duggan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chiarmanda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duggan.
Chiarmanda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chiarmanda pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Duggan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Duggan misses with a lunging right hand
and Chiarmanda makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Duggan really felt that one!
Nice cross by Chiarmanda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Chiarmanda catches Duggan right on the button with a cross.
Duggan throws a lazy right hand but Chiarmanda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chiarmanda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duggan.
Duggan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chiarmanda throws a front kick aimed at Duggan's knee but Duggan avoids it well.
Duggan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda lands a right hook to the body.
Duggan throws a head kick but Chiarmanda moves out of range.
Duggan staying out of range there.
Chiarmanda has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chiarmanda there as he acknowledges the shot.
Duggan throws a big shot that misses.
Duggan misses the shot to the body.
Chiarmanda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duggan looks to land a body kick but Chiarmanda moved away.
Chiarmanda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duggan.
Duggan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan misses with a straight left.
Duggan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chiarmanda's calf.
Nice straight punches there by Duggan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Duggan.
Chiarmanda scores with a hook to the body. Duggan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Duggan tries to land a leg kick but Chiarmanda saw it coming and moves away.
Chiarmanda tried to counter with a leg kick but Duggan avoided it.
Chiarmanda throws a solid leg kick but Duggan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chiarmanda.
Duggan checks a low kick from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda looks to land a left hand but Duggan moved out of range nicely.
Duggan takes a swing at Chiarmanda's ribcage but misses.
Duggan darts in and clinches Chiarmanda up against the cage.
Duggan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chiarmanda swings wildly with an uppercut but Duggan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chiarmanda will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Duggan up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duggan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chiarmanda misses with a punch to the body.
Duggan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Chiarmanda working aggressively here.
Duggan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chiarmanda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chiarmanda walks into a jab.
Duggan misses with a few strikes there.
Chiarmanda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chiarmanda misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Chiarmanda is predictable there
and Duggan counters with a straight right hand.
Chiarmanda connects with a single shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duggan digs a good body shot into Chiarmanda's ribs.
Duggan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duggan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Duggan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Duggan lands the left hand.
Duggan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chiarmanda explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Chiarmanda 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.
Chiarmanda is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Duggan connects with a body shot.
Duggan moves away from the strike by Chiarmanda.
Duggan misses with a hook
and Chiarmanda counters with a low kick, right behind Duggan 's knee.
Duggan throws a big shot that misses.
Chiarmanda connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Duggan momentarily.
Chiarmanda connects with a body shot that sends Duggan's belly button to the back.
Duggan lands with a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chiarmanda throws a right hand that misses
and Duggan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Duggan scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiarmanda moves out of range of the body kick from Duggan.
Chiarmanda slips under a jab from Duggan.
Chiarmanda throws the left hand but Duggan avoids the punch easily.
Duggan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Duggan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dean Duggan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duggan punishes Chiarmanda's body with a nice straight punch.
Chiarmanda misses with a looping left.
Chiarmanda scores with a shot to the body.
Chiarmanda throws a leg kick but Duggan checks it.
Duggan misses with a wild body shot.
Duggan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chiarmanda misses with a low kick as Duggan jumps back.
Good exchange - Chiarmanda coming out on top.
Chiarmanda moves out of range of the body kick from Duggan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Duggan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chiarmanda scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chiarmanda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duggan blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Duggan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A quick step to the side and Chiarmanda tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chiarmanda misses with a looping right.
Chiarmanda throws a jab when Duggan was well out of range.
Duggan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chiarmanda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Duggan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Duggan tries a quick counter leg kick but Chiarmanda is wise to it.
Chiarmanda will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Duggan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Duggan misses with an uppercut.
A counter left hand to the body from Chiarmanda misses its target.
Chiarmanda is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chiarmanda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duggan moves away.
Duggan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chiarmanda.
Duggan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Duggan tries to score with a low kick but Chiarmanda moves his leg out of the way.
Duggan 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.
Duggan moves out of range of the strikes.
Chiarmanda misses with a body kick.
Nice shot lands for Duggan.
A good leg kick by Chiarmanda.
Duggan scores with a hook to the body. Chiarmanda takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chiarmanda swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Duggan counters with an inside leg kick.
Duggan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chiarmanda.
A punch lands to the side of Duggan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Duggan misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Chiarmanda misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan swings for the body but Chiarmanda moves out of range.
Chiarmanda looks to land a right hand but Duggan moved out of range.
Duggan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Duggan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chiarmanda, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chiarmanda keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Duggan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab lands there for Chiarmanda.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Duggan scores with a hook to the body. Chiarmanda takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Duggan misses with a leg kick.
Duggan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chiarmanda doesn't seem bothered though.
Chiarmanda misses with a wild body shot.
Duggan throws out a counter right but Chiarmanda avoids it with no problem.
Chiarmanda fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Duggan checks it well.
A jab from Chiarmanda misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ossilus Chiarmanda will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Duggan misses with a body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Chiarmanda!
Duggan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chiarmanda has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chiarmanda throws a leg kick but Duggan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chiarmanda scoring well with a low kick there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Duggan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chiarmanda has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chiarmanda and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chiarmanda 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.
Duggan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duggan avoids the body shot from Chiarmanda.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Duggan checks a leg kick.
Duggan throws out a counter right but Chiarmanda avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duggan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chiarmanda connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Duggan scrambles back to his feet.
Chiarmanda misses with a right hand
and Duggan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chiarmanda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Duggan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chiarmanda throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Duggan is predictable there
enabling Chiarmanda to counter with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Duggan.
Chiarmanda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duggan throws out the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Duggan.
Decent striking displayed by Chiarmanda there.
Good shot there by Duggan.
Duggan keeps Chiarmanda at a distance using the push kick.
Chiarmanda lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chiarmanda lands a front kick.
Duggan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chiarmanda.
Duggan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chiarmanda jabs Duggan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Duggan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chiarmanda looks to score with a jab to the body but Duggan is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duggan misses with a low kick.
Chiarmanda's jab looks to have found its range, popping Duggan under the eye.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chiarmanda crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Duggan - the referee stops the clock and Chiarmanda gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Duggan. Chiarmanda manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
An inside leg kick from Chiarmanda misses.
Chiarmanda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duggan.
Duggan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duggan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chiarmanda. Chiarmanda obviously looking to wear him down.
Chiarmanda moves out of range of the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Chiarmanda misses the target.
Chiarmanda throws a hook but Duggan blocks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Duggan.
Duggan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chiarmanda circles away quickly and effectively.
Duggan blocks a jab.
Duggan lands with a shot to the body.
Chiarmanda just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda tries to land a leg kick but Duggan saw it coming and moves away.
Duggan moves away from the strike by Chiarmanda.
Duggan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Duggan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chiarmanda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Chiarmanda misses.
Chiarmanda swings for the body but Duggan moves out of range.
Chiarmanda missing with a left hand there. Duggan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chiarmanda with a hook.
Chiarmanda cracks Duggan with a good jab.
Chiarmanda misses with a leg kick.
Duggan throws a counter combo.
Chiarmanda fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duggan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Duggan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chiarmanda swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chiarmanda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duggan moves away.
Duggan throws a leg kick but Chiarmanda sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Duggan throws a leg kick but Chiarmanda sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chiarmanda with a nice cross.
Chiarmanda throws a jab when Duggan was well out of range.
Duggan catches Chiarmanda with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chiarmanda uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Duggan avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chiarmanda. That's going to slow Duggan down.
Chiarmanda walks forward, straight into a front kick from Duggan.
Chiarmanda throws a shot from downtown. Duggan moves away and avoids it.
Duggan lands a glancing blow to the side of Chiarmanda's head.
Chiarmanda tries a low kick but Duggan avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ossilus Chiarmanda clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chiarmanda misses with a body kick.
Duggan steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Duggan misses with a looping right.
Chiarmanda just misses with a punch to the body.
Chiarmanda gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Duggan.
Chiarmanda looks for the body kick but Duggan saw that one coming.
Chiarmanda is looking to chop away at Duggan's legs.
Duggan moves out of range of the body kick.
Chiarmanda checks a leg kick.
Duggan moves forwards but Chiarmanda connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chiarmanda walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Duggan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Duggan throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chiarmanda misses with a wild body shot.
Duggan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chiarmanda throws a low kick but Duggan avoids it.
Duggan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiarmanda drops his hands momentarily and Duggan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chiarmanda takes a swing at Duggan's ribcage but misses.
Chiarmanda throws a low kick but it's checked well by Duggan.
Chiarmanda looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chiarmanda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Duggan staying out of range there.
Chiarmanda thumps Duggan with a low kick.
Chiarmanda fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Duggan.
Chiarmanda blocks a jab.
Duggan slips a straight right by Chiarmanda.
Duggan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chiarmanda connects with a nice looking jab.
Duggan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Duggan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chiarmanda moves away.
A big left from Duggan misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan cracks Chiarmanda with a good jab.
Duggan tries to score with a low kick but Chiarmanda moves his leg out of the way.
Chiarmanda cracks Duggan with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chiarmanda thuds his right hand into Duggan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chiarmanda throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chiarmanda throws a big shot that misses.
Chiarmanda scores with a jab to the jaw.
Duggan throws a hook but Chiarmanda blocks it.
Duggan defending well as Chiarmanda loads up on a big left hand.
Duggan scores with the left hand. Chiarmanda knows he should have avoided that one.
Duggan throws a shot from downtown. Chiarmanda moves away and avoids it.
Duggan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Duggan.
Duggan misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan misses with a leg kick
and Chiarmanda counters with a straight right hand.
Duggan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duggan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chiarmanda darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Duggan throws a hook but Chiarmanda blocks it.
It looked like Chiarmanda wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chiarmanda swings away with a body shot that misses
and Duggan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chiarmanda lands a head shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Duggan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Duggan 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.
Chiarmanda cracks a nice hook into Duggan's ribs.
Chiarmanda misses with a shot to the body
and Duggan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Duggan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duggan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chiarmanda at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chiarmanda throws a big shot that misses.
Duggan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda throws the kick towards the body but Duggan avoids it.
Duggan connects with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Chiarmanda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chiarmanda staying out of range there.
Chiarmanda throws a lazy right hand but Duggan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chiarmanda checks the leg kick.
Chiarmanda tries to land a front kick but Duggan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chiarmanda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duggan moves away.
Duggan slips under a jab from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda motions for Duggan to come forward. Chiarmanda throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ossilus Chiarmanda had his way with Dean Duggan in 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Chiarmanda.
Duggan checks a leg kick.
Chiarmanda ducks under a wild hook from Duggan.
Chiarmanda ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chiarmanda throws a jab when Duggan was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duggan. Chiarmanda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chiarmanda moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chiarmanda takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chiarmanda.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chiarmanda throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Duggan counter with a right hand.
Duggan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chiarmanda connects with a good right hand that stumbles Duggan. Duggan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chiarmanda lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chiarmanda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duggan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan connects with a solid leg kick.
Chiarmanda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duggan.
Chiarmanda throws a lazy right hand but Duggan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chiarmanda misses with a low kick.
Duggan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chiarmanda throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chiarmanda moves out of range of the strikes.
Duggan cracks the inside of Chiarmanda's front leg.
Chiarmanda throws a leg kick that misses.
Chiarmanda slips under a jab from Duggan.
Duggan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chiarmanda on the side of the head.
Chiarmanda throws a hook to the side of Duggan's head but Duggan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chiarmanda looks to throw the jab but Duggan is out of range.
Chiarmanda throws a shot from downtown. Duggan moves away and avoids it.
Dean Duggan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda throws a solid leg kick but Duggan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chiarmanda.
Duggan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chiarmanda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duggan.
A little feinted left hand from Chiarmanda on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Duggan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Duggan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chiarmanda takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for Chiarmanda.
Duggan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chiarmanda.
Duggan moves out of range as Chiarmanda throws a body kick.
Duggan looks to land a right hand but Chiarmanda moved out of range.
Duggan just misses with a punch to the body.
Chiarmanda shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chiarmanda keeps Duggan at a distance using the push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan misses with a leg kick
and Duggan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duggan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chiarmanda moves away.
Duggan misses with a low kick.
Duggan tries to work over Chiarmanda's front leg with a kick but Chiarmanda checks it.
Chiarmanda misses with a low kick.
Chiarmanda punishes Duggan's body with a nice straight punch.
Chiarmanda misses with a hook.
Chiarmanda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duggan manages to avoid it.
Duggan misses with a low kick.
Duggan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duggan throws a combination. Chiarmanda tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chiarmanda throws a lazy body kick
enabling Duggan to counter with a crisp jab.
Chiarmanda bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Duggan's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duggan throws a shot to the body.
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!
Chiarmanda scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Duggan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Duggan takes the fight into the clinch.
Duggan scores with a shot to the side of Chiarmanda's head.
Chiarmanda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chiarmanda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chiarmanda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Duggan backwards.
Duggan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Duggan breaks the clinch.
Duggan slips a straight right by Chiarmanda.
Ossilus Chiarmanda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chiarmanda moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ossilus Chiarmanda showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chiarmanda 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:46
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ossilus Chiarmanda!
Our winner, Ossilus Chiarmanda, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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