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Ascension 0315 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riza Rakija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rakija has chosen Rakija as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Riza Rakija!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rakija chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rakija stuffs the takedown.
Rakija throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gold on the side of the head.
Gold lands a really nice looking cross but Rakija seems unphased.
Gold shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rakija sprawls well. Rakija wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gold gets slowly back to his feet.
Rakija slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rakija slips under a jab from Gold.
Gold takes a swing at Rakija's ribcage but misses.
Rakija dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gold. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Rakija.
Gold is looking to counter punch.
Rakija throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gold looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rakija loads up on a big right hand but Gold slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakija throws a head kick that Gold semi-blocks.
Gold is rocked!
It looks like Jack Gold has been cut.
Rakija finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rakija slips under a jab from Gold.
Rakija scores with a sloppy right hand. Gold should have avoided that one.
Gold chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rakija can pounce on him.
Rakija misses with a double jab
and Gold counters with a nice uppercut.
Gold takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Oh Gold is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rakija with a hook.
Gold scores with a hook to the body. Rakija takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rakija avoids the head kick by Gold.
We've been informed that Rakija has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rakija.
Gold seems to have got his legs back now.
Rakija misses with a left hand
and Gold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rakija throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Gold on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gold lands a nice hook to Rakija's body. Rakija takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jack Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold connects with the punch.
A head kick misses from Gold.
Rakija only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gold scores with a sloppy right hand. Rakija should have avoided that one.
Gold just misses with a punch to the body.
Rakija lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gold takes a swing at Rakija's ribcage but misses.
Rakija throws a head kick that misses.
Rakija slips under a jab.
Gold lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gold misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Gold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rakija keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rakija let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gold misses with a straight left.
Rakija steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold catches Rakija with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rakija fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gold manages to avoid it.
Gold looks to land a combination but Rakija avoids it well.
Gold works the jab nicely.
Rakija fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gold manages to avoid it.
Gold moves into the clinch successfully.
Gold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rakija jumps guard but Gold turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rakija gets control of Gold's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rakija will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rakija controls Gold momentarily but Gold frees himself.
Rakija keeping moving, preventing Gold from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakija controls Gold momentarily but Gold frees himself.
Rakija seems keen to control Gold's posture.
Rakija is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gold defends well.
Rakija seems keen to control Gold's posture.
Rakija utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rakija is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rakija not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Riza Rakija will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Gold's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gold swinging wildly here.
Gold scores with a hook to the body. Rakija takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gold throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rakija counters with a stiff right hand.
Gold swinging wildly here.
Rakija throws the left hand but Gold avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Rakija misses.
Gold looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gold lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rakija throws a big shot that misses.
Rakija shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gold throws an off balance right hand
and Rakija counters with a low kick, right behind Gold 's knee.
Rakija misses with a two punch combination.
A quick step to the side and Gold tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gold tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gold swings for the body but Rakija moves out of range.
Gold misses with a hook. Rakija ducked under it nicely.
Gold fails to land the takedown.
Rakija misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Gold on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rakija.
Gold tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rakija swivels and escapes.
Gold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rakija.
Nice shot by Rakija.
Gold throws a body punch but Rakija moves out of range.
Rakija jabs Gold right on the nose. Gold blinks but takes it well.
Rakija throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gold on the side of the head.
Gold throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakija takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rakija closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rakija tries to work over Gold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Rakija on the inside.
Rakija effectively controlling the action here.
Rakija fails to pull guard.
Rakija looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Gold.
Rakija stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rakija stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rakija.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakija takes a shot to the head.
Gold prevents a body shot from Rakija.
Rakija lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rakija blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rakija looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.
Rakija lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice elbow from Rakija.
Rakija lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
Gold misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rakija swings wildly with an uppercut but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rakija pulls Gold into guard.
Gold trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakija is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rakija looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gold slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gold is fighting to break Rakija's control of his arms but Rakija is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rakija wants to sweep here but Gold controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riza Rakija showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Gold's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gold misses with a wild body shot.
Rakija misses with a straight left.
Gold swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rakija scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rakija throws out a powerful jab.
Rakija jabs Gold right on the nose. Gold blinks but takes it well.
Rakija checks the leg kick.
Rakija moves away from the strike by Gold.
Gold throws a shot from downtown. Rakija moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Rakija misses.
Rakija has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rakija lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Rakija - just one landing.
Rakija throws a looping overhand right but Gold ducks down to avoid it.
Rakija swinging wildly here.
Gold just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold tries to close the distance and clinch but Rakija swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rakija.
A combination from Gold does no damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rakija! But no joy.
Rakija cracks Gold with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rakija tries to work over Gold's front leg with a kick but Gold checks it.
Rakija lands with a nice body punch.
Gold throws out a powerful jab.
Gold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rakija.
Nice uppercut lands for Rakija. That snapped Gold's head back.
Gold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rakija.
Gold waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rakija.
Gold misses the shot to the body.
Gold moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jack Gold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakija fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rakija counters with a nice uppercut.
Rakija throws a hook but Gold blocks it.
Gold slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gold ducks under a wild hook from Rakija.
Gold throws a body shot but no joy.
Rakija gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gold stopping the sweep attempt from Rakija.
Gold landing with the ground and pound.
Gold is in close to Rakija's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gold works over Rakija with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakija pulls Gold in close to prevent any damage.
Gold trying to control but Rakija is working from the bottom.
Rakija utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gold trying to control but Rakija is working from the bottom.
Riza Rakija is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gold trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rakija is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rakija avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rakija has control of Gold's left arm, preventing Gold from doing any damage.
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.
Gold trying to control the position from guard on top but Rakija is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rakija. Gold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rakija throws a looping overhand right but Gold ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Gold on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice sprawl there from Rakija as Gold shoots in.
Gold thuds a left hand into Rakija's body.
A shot to the body from Gold misses
and Rakija counters with a nice leg kick.
Gold throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Rakija counter with a right hand.
Rakija scores with a jab to the body.
Riza Rakija is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gold with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rakija to score with a decent uppercut.
Gold is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rakija.
Rakija throws a fast counter high kick but Gold manages to duck under it in time.
Rakija lands a nice hook to Gold's body. Gold takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gold looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rakija moves out of range as Gold throws a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Riza Rakija comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rakija winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riza Rakija!
Riza Rakija thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marco Ajax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jo Ballinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ajax's entrance music is For Heavy Metal we will die!. A fine choice. Ballinger has chosen Cheese Scones as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
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World class boxer
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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 - 12 - 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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jo Ballinger!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ajax cracks a nice hook into Ballinger's ribs.
Ballinger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ballinger throws a shot from downtown. Ajax moves away and avoids it.
Ajax is looking to counter the offense by Ballinger and move into the clinch.
Ballinger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ajax.
Ajax fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ballinger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big right from Ballinger misses.
Ajax scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ajax throws a nice inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ballinger.
Jo Ballinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ajax.
Ballinger throws a lazy uppercut
and Ballinger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab, jab by Ballinger - just one landing.
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!
Ajax smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Ballinger does it's job there.
Ballinger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ajax can pounce on him.
Ajax lunges at Ballinger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ballinger's hand.
Ballinger throws a sloppy head kick and Ajax moves out of range easily.
Ajax lands a nice hook to Ballinger's body. Ballinger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ajax feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ballinger's calf.
Nice body kick there by Ajax.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballinger takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ajax fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ballinger manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Ballinger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ballinger swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ajax counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ajax lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ballinger crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ajax - the referee stops the clock and Ballinger gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ajax. Ballinger manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ajax lands with a shot to the body.
Ajax connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ballinger momentarily.
Ajax moves into range and clinches up with Ballinger.
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!
Ballinger is trying to maintain a safe position but Ajax gets an underhook and turns Ballinger into the cage.
Ballinger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ajax being controlled against the cage.
Ballinger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ballinger throws a punch but it's blocked by Ajax.
A head punch on the inside from Ballinger fails to land.
Ajax lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ajax.
Ajax pushes Ballinger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Ajax.
Ballinger can't find room to land a body shot as Ajax controls the action.
Ballinger can't break the clinch.
Ballinger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ajax.
Still in the clinch, Ajax scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ballinger working hard to break the clinch.
Ballinger digs a right hand underneath Ajax's ribcage. Ajax let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ajax lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ajax.
Ajax scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ajax lands a right hand.
Ajax digs a right hand into Ballinger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ballinger's gas tank.
Ajax working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ajax scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ajax lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Ajax - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right from Ajax on the inside.
A hook to the body from Ajax.
Ajax works on Ballinger's body with a couple of short punches.
Ajax digs a right hand into Ballinger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ballinger's gas tank.
Ajax working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ajax lands a right hand.
Ajax blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ajax lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Ajax.
Ajax lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ballinger or not.
Ballinger looks winded!
Ajax lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ballinger backwards.
Ajax lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ajax.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ajax lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Ajax.
A short uppercut from Ajax.
Ballinger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ajax lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ajax throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ballingers head.
Ballinger tries to stall but Ajax uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ballinger tries to circle away but Ajax has him pinned against the cage.
Ajax presses Ballinger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ajax lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ajax is working Ballinger over against the cage.
Ajax lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ballinger backwards.
Ballinger stalling in the clinch.
Ajax lands a left hand.
Ajax is working Ballinger over against the cage.
Ajax lands with a right to the head.
Ballinger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ajax lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ballinger is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ajax lands with a left to the head.
Ballinger is still on wobbly legs! Can Ajax finish him?
Ballinger throws a punch but it's blocked by Ajax.
Ballinger seems to have recovered his senses.
Ballinger takes a shot to the head.
Ballinger lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Ajax dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ajax connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ballinger. Ballinger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ajax wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ballinger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ajax fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ballinger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ajax throws a leg kick which misses Ballinger's front leg but catches the back leg as Ballinger tries to avoid it.
Ajax drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ajax is looking to slow Ballinger down with leg kicks.
Ajax has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ballinger finds it's way round the side to connect with Ajax's head.
Ballinger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ajax comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Ballinger stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Ajax is on him like rabid pit bull! Ballinger slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marco Ajax!
Marco Ajax was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Jo Ballinger had this to say: 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sewy Cide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin McLauhglin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sewy Cide!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Colin McLauhglin!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLauhglin throws a series of punches but Cide moves out of range.
Cide's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McLauhglin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cide scrambles back to his feet.
Cide goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McLauhglin! But no joy.
McLauhglin throws an overhand right that lands on Cide's shoulder, as Cide tries to avoid the shot.
McLauhglin swats away the attempt to clinch by Cide.
McLauhglin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cide ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cide misses with a double jab
and McLauhglin counters with a nice uppercut.
We've been informed that McLauhglin 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.
McLauhglin dodges the punch combination from Cide.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cide jabs McLauhglin right on the nose. McLauhglin blinks but takes it well.
Cide tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McLauhglin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from McLauhglin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cide throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cide throws a leg kick
and McLauhglin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cide swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cide looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cide displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McLauhglin throws out the jab.
McLauhglin connects with a jab.
McLauhglin lands with a hook. Cide tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cide tries to clinch there but McLauhglin circles away.
Sewy Cide is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McLauhglin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cide.
Cide slips under a jab from McLauhglin.
Cide is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A jab from McLauhglin does it's job there.
It looks like Sewy Cide has been cut.
Cide uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McLauhglin.
Cide seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
McLauhglin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
BOOM! McLauhglin lands a beautiful left hook that drops Cide. Cide tries to recover but McLauhglin is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Cide lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colin McLauhglin!
Colin McLauhglin decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clarence McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and En Sabah Nur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clarence McGee is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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170 lbs
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162 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clarence McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, En Sabah Nur!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from McGee misses.
McGee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sabah Nur lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McGee throws an off balance right hand
and Sabah Nur counters with a nice uppercut.
McGee avoids the body shot from Sabah Nur.
The fighters circling - Sabah Nur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by McGee.
Sabah Nur moves into the clinch.
Sabah Nur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabah Nur throws an overhand right that lands on McGee's shoulder, as McGee tries to avoid the shot.
Sabah Nur lands with a shot to the body.
Sabah Nur throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sabah Nur swings for the body but McGee moves out of range.
McGee jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A countering left hand to the body from Sabah Nur misses.
We've been told by McGee's head coaches at *Shrug* that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sabah Nur throws a lazy right hand but McGee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGee throws a sloppy head kick and Sabah Nur moves out of range easily.
McGee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sabah Nur.
Sabah Nur misses with a right hand
and McGee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
McGee prevents a body shot from Sabah Nur.
Sabah Nur dodges an elbow strike from McGee.
McGee misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Sabah Nur's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McGee letting Sabah Nur take a breather here.
Sabah Nur managing to block the knees to the body from McGee.
McGee missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee misses with a knee to the head.
Sabah Nur is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sabah Nur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sabah Nur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGee was well out of range. Poor timing from Sabah Nur.
A low kick from McGee is predictable there
and Sabah Nur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sabah Nur fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McGee on the side of the head.
McGee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sabah Nur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by McGee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sabah Nur looks to land a left hand but McGee moved out of range nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - McGee finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sabah Nur paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sabah Nur lands with a straight right. McGee didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Sabah Nur.
Sabah Nur throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McGee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sabah Nur manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sabah Nur is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sabah Nur looks to land a body kick but McGee moved away.
McGee feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Sabah Nur.
Sabah Nur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sabah Nur lands a two punch combo.
McGee looks for the body kick but Sabah Nur saw that one coming.
Sabah Nur misses with an uppercut.
McGee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sabah Nur slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sabah Nur swats away the attempt to clinch by McGee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabah Nur looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McGee lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice uppercut there from McGee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McGee doesn't manage to clinch there - Sabah Nur circles away.
McGee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch but Sabah Nur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGee connects with a nice looking jab.
Sabah Nur cracks McGee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sabah Nur takes a swing at McGee's ribcage but misses.
Sabah Nur takes a swing at McGee's ribcage but misses.
McGee looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
En Sabah Nur dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sabah Nur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGee is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sabah Nur.
En Sabah Nur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sabah Nur.
McGee pushes Sabah Nur up against the cage in a clinch.
Sabah Nur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGee slips a straight right by Sabah Nur.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch but Sabah Nur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sabah Nur.
McGee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sabah Nur.
Good leg kick by Sabah Nur there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabah Nur thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGee is looking to counter with head kicks.
McGee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sabah Nur takes one to the side of the head.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sabah Nur.
McGee tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sabah Nur manages to circle out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabah Nur throws a right and a left that both miss.
McGee throws a jab but it's blocked by Sabah Nur.
Sabah Nur tries to counter with a clinch but McGee shakes him off and moves away.
Sabah Nur misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from McGee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McGee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sabah Nur checks it well.
Sabah Nur checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A head kick misses from Sabah Nur.
Sabah Nur throws a leg kick but McGee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
En Sabah Nur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sabah Nur is out of range.
McGee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sabah Nur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sabah Nur connects with a body shot that sends McGee's belly button to the back.
McGee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good leg kick by McGee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Sabah Nur blocks the low kick.
McGee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McGee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sabah Nur throws a body punch but McGee moves out of range.
Sabah Nur stuns McGee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sabah Nur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGee moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabah Nur lands an overhand right.
Nice jab there from Sabah Nur.
Sabah Nur throws a body punch but McGee moves out of range.
McGee is looking to counter the offense by Sabah Nur and move into the clinch.
McGee scores with a kick to the body.
Sabah Nur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee wants to clinch.
McGee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sabah Nur.
Sabah Nur lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheers as Sabah Nur lands an impressive looking overhand right. McGee doesn't seem phased though.
McGee tests Sabah Nur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McGee lands a leg kick that knocks Sabah Nur off balance momentarily.
McGee gets tackled into the cage by Sabah Nur. Sabah Nur maintains the clinch.
Sabah Nur misses with a punch to the body.
Sabah Nur wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabah Nur manages to break the clinch.
Sabah Nur blocks the body kick.
Sabah Nur throws a body punch but McGee moves out of range.
McGee throws a sloppy head kick and Sabah Nur moves out of range easily.
Sabah Nur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGee.
Sabah Nur bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McGee slips a jab and a cross from Sabah Nur.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sabah Nur thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McGee there as he acknowledges the shot.
McGee lands a leg kick that knocks Sabah Nur off balance momentarily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
En Sabah Nur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sabah Nur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from McGee misses the target.
Jab by Sabah Nur.
Sabah Nur throws out a loose jab but McGee uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Sabah Nur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sabah Nur takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McGee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sabah Nur doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McGee throws out a leg kick but Sabah Nur moves out of range and McGee only half commits.
McGee throws a front kick that sends Sabah Nur stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Sabah Nur.
McGee moves out of range of the strikes.
Sabah Nur swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sabah Nur's knee momentarily.
Nice defenses there by McGee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabah Nur swings for the body but McGee moves out of range.
Sabah Nur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McGee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A shot to the liver by Sabah Nur. Beautiful body shot.
McGee throws a head kick that misses.
McGee thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGee misses with a low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Sabah Nur misses.
McGee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sabah Nur, pushing him back against the cage.
Sabah Nur managing to block the knees to the body from McGee.
McGee throws an elbow that misses.
Sabah Nur looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sabah Nur breaks from the clinch.
Clarence McGee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabah Nur misses with a jab to the body
and McGee counters with a straight right hand.
Sabah Nur throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and McGee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sabah Nur's knee momentarily.
Sabah Nur looks to land a combination. McGee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sabah Nur gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sabah Nur avoids the elbow strike from McGee, against the cage.
McGee lands an elbow inside.
McGee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sabah Nur blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sabah Nur managing to block the knees to the body from McGee.
Sabah Nur avoids a wild elbow strike from McGee.
Sabah Nur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee crunches a lovely knee into Sabah Nur's ribcage.
Sabah Nur takes a knee right on the jaw!
McGee landing knees to the body.
Sabah Nur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sabah Nur has had enough of the clinch but McGee keeps him there for the moment.
Sabah Nur tries to break the clinch but McGee is controlling the position.
Sabah Nur on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGee tries to land knees in the clinch but Sabah Nur avoids the damage to the body.
Sabah Nur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sabah Nur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sabah Nur throws a low kick but it's checked well by McGee.
McGee moves away from the strike by Sabah Nur.
A little feinted left hand from McGee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sabah Nur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGee moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee pushes Sabah Nur away with a front kick.
Sabah Nur's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McGee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sabah Nur is able to avoid easily.
Sabah Nur misses with a right hand
and McGee counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McGee blocks a jab.
Sabah Nur loads up on a big right hand but McGee slips the punch.
McGee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sabah Nur lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sabah Nur lands with a cross.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McGee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McGee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sabah Nur is out of range and McGee settles back down.
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 Clarence McGee.
I think Sabah Nur 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... En Sabah Nur!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Kuchar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mystery Perfect (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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169 lbs
12 - 6 - 1 |
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Kuchar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Mystery Perfect!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perfect misses with an uppercut.
Perfect displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuchar throws out the jab.
Perfect uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuchar.
Perfect throws a counter combo.
Kuchar looks to throw the jab but Perfect is out of range.
Kuchar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kuchar looks to throw the jab but Perfect is out of range.
Perfect appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Perfect ducks under a wild hook from Kuchar.
Kuchar throws the left hand but Perfect avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Perfect misses the target.
Kuchar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perfect sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuchar misses with a left hand
and Perfect counters with a good low kick that Kuchar was not able to check.
Kuchar tries to land a leg kick but Perfect saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuchar misses with a shot to the body
and Perfect counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuchar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kuchar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Perfect.
Kuchar lands a lovely overhand right.
Kuchar misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuchar misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuchar misses the target.
Kuchar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perfect.
Perfect ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Perfect.
Perfect moves away from the strike by Kuchar.
Perfect lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kuchar's sensitive parts.
Kuchar misses with a left hand
and Perfect counters with a nice leg kick.
Kuchar tries a head kick but it misses.
Perfect throws a leg kick but Kuchar moved away.
Perfect takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Perfect throws a leg kick which misses Kuchar's front leg but catches the back leg as Kuchar tries to avoid it.
Kuchar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Perfect scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuchar tries to close the distance and clinch but Perfect swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Perfect throws a low kick but Kuchar avoids it.
Kuchar misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perfect takes the fight into the clinch.
Kuchar blocking some punches.
Perfect working hard to break the clinch.
Perfect scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kuchar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kuchar tries to land knees in the clinch but Perfect avoids the damage to the body.
Perfect breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Perfect.
Perfect bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perfect on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Perfect throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perfect throws a wild body kick that Kuchar sees coming a mile off.
Perfect moves out of range as Kuchar throws a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kuchar.
Perfect uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuchar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perfect stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kuchar.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kuchar, right into the meat.
A big left from Perfect misses.
Kuchar loads up on a big right hand but Perfect slips the punch.
Kuchar misses with a low kick.
Kuchar blocks a low kick nicely.
Kuchar instigates a clinch.
Perfect is trying to break free.
Perfect changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kuchar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A big right from Kuchar misses.
Perfect tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Perfect blocks a head kick by Kuchar.
Perfect pushes Kuchar up against the cage in a clinch.
Perfect blocks an elbow strike.
Kuchar tries to work over Perfect's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuchar can't find room to land a body shot as Perfect controls the action.
Perfect working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar blocks a body shot from Perfect.
Kuchar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perfect blocks an elbow strike from Kuchar.
Perfect lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perfect is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kuchar is defending well.
Kuchar working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Kuchar - that landed with a thud.
Kuchar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuchar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Perfect is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kuchar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Matt Kuchar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mystery Perfect.
Kuchar lands a nice elbow.
Kuchar misses with an elbow over the top.
Kuchar tries a body shot but Perfect blocks it.
Kuchar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Perfect is trying to force a seperation but Kuchar has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Kuchar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kuchar misses with a looping right.
Perfect feints a counter leg kick.
Kuchar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Perfect is able to avoid easily.
Kuchar throws a leg kick but Perfect moved away.
Perfect takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Matt Kuchar is winning the standup battle so far.
Perfect has managed to clinch.
Perfect tries for a takedown. No joy.
Perfect misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perfect is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kuchar lands with a light punch inside.
Perfect turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Kuchar can't do much from the bottom here.
The ground and pound from Perfect seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Perfect has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kuchar is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Perfect's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kuchar is looking to control Perfect's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kuchar avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Perfect lands with a punch from half guard.
Kuchar wants to improve his position but Perfect is controlling well.
Kuchar wants to control but Perfect is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kuchar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Perfect is keen to just control but Kuchar is a slippery customer.
Kuchar trying to hold on to Perfect's head to control him but Perfect postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perfect is looking to advance position but Kuchar won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kuchar taking some punishment here, with Perfect in his half guard.
Kuchar trying to control here.
Kuchar wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Perfect is looking to take a break and control but Kuchar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kuchar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perfect slips a jab and a cross from Kuchar.
Perfect rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Kuchar counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar's corner calls for a 1-2. Kuchar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Kuchar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kuchar looks to land a right hand but Perfect moved out of range.
A jab from Kuchar misses.
Perfect uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuchar.
Perfect connects with a solid leg kick.
Kuchar connects with a leg kick. Perfect looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Perfect throws the kick towards the body but Kuchar avoids it.
Kuchar fires out a quick counter leg kick but Perfect just manages to avoid it.
Perfect moves out of range of the body kick from Kuchar.
Kuchar misses with an uppercut.
Perfect turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perfect throws a front kick aimed at Kuchar's knee but Kuchar avoids it well.
Perfect chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kuchar can pounce on him.
Perfect ducks under a wild hook from Kuchar.
Kuchar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kuchar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kuchar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perfect can do to turn this around?
Perfect tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kuchar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar doesn't manage to clinch there - Perfect circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perfect tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuchar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good work by Perfect as he checks the leg kick.
Perfect connects with a solid leg kick.
Kuchar punishes Perfect's body with a nice straight punch.
Kuchar throws a sloppy head kick and Perfect moves out of range easily.
Kuchar looks to land a combination but Perfect avoids it well.
Kuchar misses with a hook. Perfect ducked under it nicely.
Perfect scores with a jab to the head.
A head kick misses from Kuchar.
Perfect bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuchar scores with a hook to the body. Perfect takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kuchar throws a sloppy head kick and Perfect moves out of range easily.
Perfect is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kuchar cracks Perfect with an open hand slap.
Kuchar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Perfect is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Kuchar dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kuchar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kuchar throws a sloppy head kick and Perfect moves out of range easily.
Perfect keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuchar.
Perfect misses with a body shot.
Perfect throws a low kick, looking for Kuchar's leg but Kuchar calmly moves out of range.
Perfect bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Perfect misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Perfect.
Kuchar throws a quick counter kick to the body but Perfect avoids it.
A big left from Kuchar misses.
Kuchar tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perfect looks to land a right hand but Kuchar moved out of range.
Kuchar thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kuchar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A cross from Kuchar lands.
Kuchar throws a front kick aimed at Perfect's knee but Perfect avoids it well.
Kuchar misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuchar misses with a kick to the body.
Perfect flicks out a counter leg kick but Kuchar steps away.
Perfect with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perfect connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Perfect lunges at Kuchar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kuchar's hand.
Kuchar connects with a single shot there.
Kuchar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Matt Kuchar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuchar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kuchar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perfect connects with a solid leg kick.
Kuchar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Perfect connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That kick from Perfect tenderised Kuchar's leg. Kuchar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perfect lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuchar moves into the clinch.
Perfect blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perfect blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar scores with a shoulder strike.
Kuchar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kuchar letting Perfect take a breather here.
Perfect looking for a takedown.
Perfect avoids a wild elbow strike from Kuchar.
Kuchar prevents a takedown attempt there.
Perfect throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Perfect softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuchar tries a body shot but Perfect blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perfect.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuchar.
Perfect swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuchar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuchar swings wildly with an uppercut but Perfect uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Matt Kuchar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mystery Perfect.
Perfect blocks an uppercut.
Perfect blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perfect works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Perfect with a flurry of punches that miss.
Perfect wants to control from the top but Kuchar keeps moving.
Perfect stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuchar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Perfect stopping the sweep attempt from Kuchar.
Mystery Perfect has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar is trying to keep Perfect in close.
Perfect throwing strikes but missing.
Perfect loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kuchar is on top in guard.
Kuchar trying to control the position from guard on top but Perfect is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mystery Perfect has got the better of the ground game so far.
Perfect is trying to keep Kuchar in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mystery Perfect.
I think Kuchar 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Kuchar!
A very excited looking Matt Kuchar 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.
The defeated Mystery Perfect had this to say: 'The fight was too easy and boring, and since my opponent looked like he really wanted the W, I thought I'd put on a show and give him the W.The line's getting longer. Better get back to pleasing them single and taken ladies before they go crazy'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Kroblur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Lockyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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30
196 lbs
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198 lbs
41 - 20 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Kroblur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darren Lockyer!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lockyer throws a front kick that sends Kroblur stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Lockyer misses the target.
Lockyer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kroblur.
It looked like Kroblur was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lockyer.
Kroblur 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.
Kroblur takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice shot by Kroblur.
Kroblur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lockyer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kroblur has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lockyer takes one to the chin there.
Good leg kick by Lockyer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kroblur blocks a head kick by Lockyer.
Lockyer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kroblur clobbers Lockyer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kroblur jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A slow jab from Kroblur misses its intended target.
Kroblur throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kroblur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lockyer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A cross from Kroblur lands.
Kroblur jabs Lockyer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Kroblur.
Lockyer 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.
Kroblur shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lockyer pinned against the cage. Lockyer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kroblur.
Kroblur swings for the body but Lockyer moves out of range.
Lockyer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kroblurs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lockyer misses with a body kick.
Kroblur feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lockyers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kroblur misses with a hook
and Lockyer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lockyer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lockyer walks into a jab.
Kroblur blocks a jab.
Matt Kroblur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Kroblur.
Lockyer moves out of range of the strikes.
Kroblur scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lockyer throws a jab but it's blocked by Kroblur.
Lockyer is looking to score with low kicks.
Kroblur's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lockyer under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lockyer takes a swing at Kroblur's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Kroblur is just out of range.
Kroblur throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Lockyer.
A jab from Lockyer misses.
Kroblur takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kroblur is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lockyer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big left from Lockyer misses.
A right-left combo lands from Kroblur.
Lockyer tries to work over Kroblur's front leg with a kick but Kroblur checks it.
Lockyer slips a jab from Kroblur.
Kroblur digs a good body shot into Lockyer's ribs.
Kroblur scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lockyer doesn't seem bothered though.
Lockyer swings for the body but Kroblur moves out of range.
Kroblur scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A bone on bone clash there as Kroblur blocks the leg kick.
Lockyer scores with a hook.
Lockyer misses with a hook. Kroblur ducked under it nicely.
A lazy left from Kroblur finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lockyer throws an overhand right that lands on Kroblur's shoulder, as Kroblur tries to avoid the shot.
Kroblur scores with a nice head shot.
Kroblur misses with an uppercut.
Kroblur bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lockyer's head backwards.
Lockyer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lockyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kroblur.
Kroblur lands a slapping body shot.
Kroblur throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lockyer was covering up waiting for the punch and Kroblur finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kroblur throws a big right hand that misses.
Kroblur throws an elbow that misses. Lockyer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kroblur's guard. Nice move by Lockyer!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lockyer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lockyer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kroblur looking for a sweep. Not yet Kroblur, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lockyer throws a big elbow that misses.
Kroblur had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lockyer defends it easily.
Lockyer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kroblur wants to sweep here but Lockyer controlling him for the moment.
Lockyer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kroblur is trying to keep Lockyer in close.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lockyer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kroblur avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kroblur is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Matt Kroblur 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.
Lockyer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kroblur. That did some damage!
Kroblur misses with a shot to the body
and Lockyer counters with a straight right hand.
Lockyer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lockyer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lockyer swinging wildly here.
Kroblur shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lockyer but Lockyer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lockyer lands a body shot.
Kroblur lands with a hook. Lockyer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kroblur tries to clinch but Lockyer is having none of it.
Lockyer takes a swing at Kroblur's ribcage but misses.
Lockyer lands a slapping body shot.
Kroblur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lockyer.
Matt Kroblur is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lockyer throws a body punch but Kroblur moves out of range.
Kroblur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockyer swings for the body but Kroblur moves out of range.
Lockyer throws a lazy right hand but Kroblur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kroblur half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lockyer throws a looping overhand right but Kroblur ducks down to avoid it.
Kroblur has his takedown stuffed
and Lockyer counters with a straight right hand.
Lockyer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kroblur.
Kroblur looks to throw the jab but Lockyer is out of range.
Lockyer looks to land a combination but Kroblur avoids it well.
Lockyer misses with an uppercut.
Lockyer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kroblur doesn't seem bothered though.
Lockyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kroblur.
Lockyer loads up on a big right hand but Kroblur slips the punch.
Lockyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kroblur.
Kroblur misses with a leg kick.
Lockyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kroblur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lockyer.
Kroblur scoring well with a low kick there.
Kroblur cracks Lockyer with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kroblur misses with a looping left.
Kroblur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lockyer throws out the jab.
Darren Lockyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lockyer.
Lockyer takes one to the chin there.
Kroblur throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lockyer was covering up waiting for the punch and Kroblur finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lockyer kicks Kroblur off and gets to his feet.
Kroblur throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lockyer.
Kroblur throws the left hand but Lockyer avoids the punch easily.
Lockyer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lockyer lands a jab.
Lockyer looks to land a body kick but Kroblur moved away.
Lockyer blocks a low kick nicely.
Kroblur misses with a right hand
and Lockyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kroblur goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kroblur.
Lockyer throws an overhand right that lands on Kroblur's shoulder, as Kroblur tries to avoid the shot.
Kroblur closes the distance and clinches up with Lockyer, looking for a takedown. Kroblur pushes Lockyer against the cage but Lockyer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Kroblur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lockyer looks to land a right hand but Kroblur moved out of range.
Kroblur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lockyer misses with a hook.
Kroblur shoots in but Lockyer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kroblur checks a leg kick.
Lockyer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kroblur.
A right-left combo lands from Lockyer.
Lockyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kroblur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kroblur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lockyer checks a leg kick.
Kroblur scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lockyer manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kroblur's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kroblur thows a huge punch but Lockyer dodges it nicely.
Kroblur throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur throwing shots but Lockyer is blocking nicely.
Lockyer is trying to stand.
Kroblur thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lockyer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lockyer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kroblur.
Lockyer wants to get back to his feet.
Lockyer is looking for a sweep. Kroblur is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kroblur throwing shots but Lockyer is blocking nicely.
Kroblur missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kroblur trying to advance position but Lockyer counters by regaining guard.
Lockyer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Lockyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kroblur scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lockyer throws a hook but Kroblur avoids it easily.
Kroblur staying out of range there.
Kroblur throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lockyer misses with a leg kick.
Lockyer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lockyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lockyer throws a body punch but Kroblur moves out of range.
Lockyer misses with a right hand
letting Kroblur counter with a right hand.
Lockyer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kroblur misses with a body kick.
A big left from Lockyer misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kroblur misses with a right hand
and Lockyer counters with a nice uppercut.
Kroblur connects with a body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kroblur.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lockyer regains half guard, as Kroblur was trying to land strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockyer pushes Kroblur off looking to stand but Kroblur dives back in and keeps control.
Kroblur is trying to control. Lockyer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kroblur thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Darren Lockyer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kroblur working Lockyer over with strikes.
Lockyer is looking for a sweep. Kroblur is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kroblur looks to land a strike but Lockyer avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kroblur working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lockyer looking to control.
Kroblur throws an elbow that misses. Lockyer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kroblur's guard. Nice move by Lockyer!
Kroblur is trying to control the position but Lockyer postures up.
Kroblur working for a triangle but Lockyer defends it easily.
Kroblur is looking for a triangle but Lockyer pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kroblur looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lockyer passes into half guard.
Lockyer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lockyer is trying to control. Kroblur wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kroblur looking for submissions off his back.
Lockyer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer wants to stand up but Kroblur is controlling the position.
Lockyer working over Kroblur with some ground and pound. Kroblur looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kroblur is refusing to be controlled, as Lockyer sits in half guard.
Lockyer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kroblur tries to get to full guard but Lockyer has control of the leg.
Kroblur is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lockyer pulls his head out easily.
Lockyer looks to land a strike but Kroblur avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kroblur has momentary wrist control but Lockyer slips an elbow through the middle.
Lockyer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kroblur is proving hard to escape from.
Kroblur looking for a sweep. Not yet Kroblur, not yet.
Kroblur had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lockyer defends it easily.
Lockyer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kroblur is keeping the position for now.
Lockyer stands up and waves to Kroblur to follow him.
Lockyer takes a swing at Kroblur's ribcage but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kroblur has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lockyer finds it's way round the side to connect with Kroblur's head.
Lockyer's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lockyer duly obliges.
A slow jab from Kroblur misses its intended target.
Lockyer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kroblur.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Darren Lockyer.
Well Lockyer 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darren Lockyer!
A victorious Darren Lockyer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward McLauglin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLauglin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: You Belong To The City. 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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219 lbs
28 - 19 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edward McLauglin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLauglin throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
McLauglin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
McLauglin doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
McLauglin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice side step and McLauglin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice body punch from McLauglin.
McLauglin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
McLauglin moves into the clinch.
Garcia blocking some punches.
McLauglin pushes Garcia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McLauglin blocking some punches.
McLauglin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
Garcia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as McLauglin controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Garcia scores with a nice short uppercut.
McLauglin working Garcia over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a punch on the inside.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
McLauglin throws an elbow but it misses.
McLauglin landing knees to the head.
Garcia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia lands with a light punch inside.
Garcia 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.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but McLauglin avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Garcia.
McLauglin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McLauglin missing with knees to the body.
Garcia tries a body shot but McLauglin blocks it.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
McLauglin blocks an uppercut.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garcia has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics McLauglin uses from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McLauglin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin wants to stand but Garcia is controlling his posture from full guard.
McLauglin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McLauglin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Garcia is avoiding damage well.
McLauglin working the head and body with strikes.
McLauglin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Garcia is working to avoid the ground and pound but McLauglin connects with a decent elbow.
McLauglin stands up and beckons Garcia to his feet.
Edward McLauglin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Garcia slips a jab from McLauglin.
McLauglin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garcia scores with a hook to the body. McLauglin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McLauglin slips under a jab from Garcia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Nice jab there from McLauglin.
McLauglin throws the kick towards the body but Garcia avoids it.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
McLauglin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McLauglin throws out a counter right but Garcia avoids it with no problem.
McLauglin avoids the head kick by Garcia.
McLauglin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
McLauglin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McLauglin throws a push kick but Garcia slaps the foot to one side.
Garcia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Garcia throws the left hand but McLauglin avoids the punch easily.
McLauglin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
McLauglin connects with a right hand. Garcia shakes it off.
McLauglin misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Garcia misses the target.
McLauglin throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McLauglin wants to clinch.
McLauglin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garcia's calf.
A telegraphed right hand from McLauglin misses the target.
Garcia lands an overhand right.
Garcia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Garcia throws a right and a left that McLauglin avoids nicely.
Garcia is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Good exchange - McLauglin coming out on top.
McLauglin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McLauglin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McLauglin lands a jab to the head.
McLauglin just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edward McLauglin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McLauglin misses with a head kick.
Garcia scores with a spinning back kick!
Garcia cracks McLauglin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Edward McLauglin has been cut.
Garcia moves away from the strike by McLauglin.
McLauglin with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from McLauglin misses the target.
McLauglin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garcia counters with a nice low kick that buckles McLauglin's knee momentarily.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McLauglin.
McLauglin staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McLauglin! But no joy.
McLauglin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garcia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Edward McLauglin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McLauglin wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Garcia misses the target.
Garcia blocks a leg kick.
McLauglin throws a big shot that misses.
McLauglin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McLauglin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLauglin throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Garcia throws a head kick that half lands.
McLauglin throws a big shot that misses.
McLauglin throws a leg kick
and Garcia counters with a nice low kick that buckles McLauglin's knee momentarily.
McLauglin scores with a leg kick.
Garcia throws a big overhand right that connects, sending McLauglin tumbling to the canvas!
McLauglin is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia passes McLauglin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
McLauglin is still in real trouble! Can Garcia finish him?
Garcia is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, McLauglin is hurt! He's hurt bad - Garcia fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save McLauglin from any more punishment! Congratulations to Garcia! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodney Garcia!
Rodney Garcia 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 Ossilus Chiarmanda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Cotchin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiarmanda's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Long live my homeland, my free Tajikistan!. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ossilus Chiarmanda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trent Cotchin!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotchin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cotchin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chiarmanda is looking to counter punch.
Chiarmanda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cotchin tries a quick counter leg kick but Chiarmanda is wise to it.
Chiarmanda fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chiarmanda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chiarmanda on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cotchin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cotchin swings widly with a right hand
and Chiarmanda counters with a straight right hand.
Chiarmanda takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chiarmanda blocks a leg kick.
Chiarmanda swings for the body but Cotchin moves out of range.
Cotchin throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chiarmanda blocks a jab.
Cotchin looks to land a combination but Chiarmanda avoids it well.
Chiarmanda lands with a good body shot.
Chiarmanda slips a straight right by Cotchin.
Chiarmanda is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cotchin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiarmanda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cotchin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cotchin misses with the head strike.
Cotchin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cotchin misses with a punch to the body.
Cotchin misses with a body punch.
A short right from Chiarmanda on the inside.
Cotchin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cotchin lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Chiarmanda as the two fighters clinch.
Chiarmanda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cotchin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chiarmanda tries a body shot but Cotchin blocks it.
Chiarmanda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chiarmanda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chiarmanda lands a shoulder strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cotchin throws a head punch that misses.
Cotchin tries to work over Chiarmanda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cotchin prevents a body shot from Chiarmanda.
Cotchin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cotchin prevents a body shot from Chiarmanda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice left hand lands by Chiarmanda.
Cotchin lands a body punch.
Chiarmanda misses with the head strike.
Chiarmanda lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cotchin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chiarmanda has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chiarmanda there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chiarmanda avoids the body shot from Cotchin.
Chiarmanda was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cotchin throws a leg kick which misses Chiarmanda's front leg but catches the back leg as Chiarmanda tries to avoid it.
Cotchin thows a leg kick but Chiarmanda checks it
and Chiarmanda counters with a thumping low kick.
Chiarmanda takes one to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Cotchin misses.
Chiarmanda looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cotchin steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Cotchin tries to work over Chiarmanda's front leg with a kick but Chiarmanda checks it.
Chiarmanda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cotchin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin swings widly with a right hand
and Chiarmanda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chiarmanda misses with a hook. Cotchin ducked under it nicely.
Good leg kick by Cotchin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cotchin tries to score with a low kick but Chiarmanda moves his leg out of the way.
Cotchin misses with a right hand
and Chiarmanda counters with a nice leg kick.
Cotchin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Chiarmanda checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cotchin swings widly with a right hand
and Chiarmanda counters with a stiff right hand.
Cotchin throws a shot from downtown. Chiarmanda moves away and avoids it.
Cotchin misses with a looping left.
Chiarmanda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cotchin.
Cotchin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chiarmanda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cotchin throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chiarmanda counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cotchin just misses with a punch to the body.
Cotchin scores with a hook.
Cotchin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chiarmanda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cotchin.
Chiarmanda getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cotchin checks a leg kick.
Cotchin blocks a jab.
A jab from Chiarmanda misses.
Cotchin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chiarmanda checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Chiarmanda on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cotchin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cotchin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chiarmanda takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Trent Cotchin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cotchin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chiarmanda was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cotchin tests Chiarmanda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cotchin throws a lazy head kick
and Chiarmanda finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cotchin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chiarmanda digs a good body shot into Cotchin's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chiarmanda. Cotchin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cotchin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Chiarmanda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cotchin misses with a looping left.
Chiarmanda cracks Cotchin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cotchin throws an off balance right hand
and Chiarmanda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trent Cotchin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cotchin misses with a head kick.
Chiarmanda throws the left hand but Cotchin avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Cotchin as he connects with a hook.
Cotchin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cotchin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cotchin throws a head kick but Chiarmanda moves out of range.
Cotchin slips under a jab from Chiarmanda.
An inside leg kick lands from Cotchin.
Chiarmanda swings for the body but Cotchin moves out of range.
A jab from Chiarmanda misses.
Chiarmanda throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cotchin on the side of the head.
Chiarmanda checks a low kick from Cotchin.
Chiarmanda avoids the head kick by Cotchin.
Chiarmanda scores with a leg kick.
Cotchin throws a hook but Chiarmanda avoids it easily.
Cotchin checks a leg kick nicely.
Trent Cotchin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chiarmanda wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda with a nice cross.
Chiarmanda has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cotchin finds it's way round the side to connect with Chiarmanda's head.
Cotchin throws a body punch but Chiarmanda moves out of range.
Chiarmanda ducks under a wild hook from Cotchin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cotchin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cotchin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chiarmanda's head.
Chiarmanda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cotchin.
Cotchin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An inside leg kick lands from Chiarmanda.
Cotchin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chiarmanda appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cotchin.
Chiarmanda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chiarmanda attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chiarmanda swings for the body but Cotchin moves out of range.
Chiarmanda closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chiarmanda has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cotchin scores with a punch to the head.
Cotchin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cotchin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chiarmanda.
Cotchin is looking to slow Chiarmanda down with leg kicks.
Cotchin avoids the body shot from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda keeps Cotchin at a distance using the push kick.
Cotchin throws an overhand right that lands on Chiarmanda's shoulder, as Chiarmanda tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cotchin's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Cotchin catches Chiarmanda right on the button with a cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chiarmanda.
Cotchin throws a series of punches but Chiarmanda moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Chiarmanda misses the target.
Chiarmanda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chiarmanda blocks a jab.
Chiarmanda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotchin moves away.
Cotchin throws a looping overhand right but Chiarmanda ducks down to avoid it.
Chiarmanda blocks a jab.
Cotchin thows a leg kick but Chiarmanda checks it
and Chiarmanda counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chiarmanda swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cotchin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chiarmanda moves away from the strike by Cotchin.
Chiarmanda throwing a counter right hand but Cotchin manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Trent Cotchin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jab from Cotchin.
Cotchin scores with a head kick.
Cotchin throws a leg kick
and Chiarmanda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chiarmanda fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cotchin on the side of the head.
It looks like Trent Cotchin has been cut.
Chiarmanda will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cotchin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cotchin lands a really nice looking cross but Chiarmanda seems unphased.
Chiarmanda pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cotchin is out of range and Chiarmanda settles back down.
Chiarmanda needs to keep his hands up - Cotchin had a free shot at his head there.
Cotchin misses with a low kick.
Chiarmanda takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chiarmanda walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chiarmanda throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big right from Cotchin misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Chiarmanda checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotchin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cotchin throws a hook but Chiarmanda avoids it easily.
Chiarmanda checks a low kick from Cotchin.
Chiarmanda gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cotchin misses with a low kick as Chiarmanda jumps back.
Cotchin looks to land a left hand but Chiarmanda moved out of range nicely.
Cotchin with a hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chiarmanda - that will leave a mark!
Cotchin misses with a hook.
Cotchin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chiarmanda has time to react.
Chiarmanda looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cotchin clobbers Chiarmanda with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chiarmanda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Cotchin misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chiarmanda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cotchin's efforts to push away.
Chiarmanda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chiarmanda can't find room to land a body shot as Cotchin controls the action.
Cotchin misses with a punch on the inside.
Cotchin swings wildly with an uppercut but Chiarmanda uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chiarmanda.
Cotchin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chiarmanda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cotchin backwards.
Cotchin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chiarmanda seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cotchin can turn it around.
Cotchin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chiarmanda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chiarmanda blocks a body shot from Cotchin.
Chiarmanda blocks a body shot from Cotchin.
Chiarmanda tries to work over Cotchin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chiarmanda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Cotchin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chiarmanda's elbow.
Chiarmanda prevents a body shot from Cotchin.
Chiarmanda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chiarmanda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cotchin has had enough of the clinch but Chiarmanda keeps him there for the moment.
Chiarmanda prevents a body shot from Cotchin.
Ossilus Chiarmanda has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cotchin misses with a body punch.
Chiarmanda lands with a light punch inside.
Cotchin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cotchin struggles to land a body shot inside as Chiarmanda controls his hands.
Chiarmanda tries to throw a body punch but Cotchin avoids it by throwing Chiarmanda back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda misses with a body punch.
Chiarmanda tries to work over Cotchin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chiarmanda blocks a body shot from Cotchin.
Cotchin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cotchin gets through Chiarmanda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chiarmanda trying to control the position but instead, Cotchin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chiarmanda into the cage.
Chiarmanda scores with a shot to the side of Cotchin's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda lands a left hand.
Chiarmanda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cotchin misses with a punch to the body.
Cotchin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chiarmanda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chiarmanda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chiarmanda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cotchin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cotchin working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chiarmanda looking to slow down the pace here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cotchin struggles to land a body shot inside as Chiarmanda controls his hands.
Cotchin prevents a body shot from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda misses with the head strike.
Chiarmanda tries to work over Cotchin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chiarmanda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Cotchin fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Trent Cotchin just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Trent Cotchin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Chiarmanda lands with a straight right. Cotchin didn't see that one coming.
Chiarmanda will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cotchin! But no joy.
Cotchin misses with an uppercut
and Chiarmanda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chiarmanda scores with a spinning back kick!
Chiarmanda stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cotchin throws a jab when Chiarmanda was well out of range.
Cotchin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chiarmanda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chiarmanda tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cotchin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chiarmanda fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cotchin.
Cotchin lands a really nice looking cross but Chiarmanda seems unphased.
Chiarmanda takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotchin swinging wildly here.
Chiarmanda misses with a series of wild punches.
Cotchin misses with an uppercut. Chiarmanda saw that one coming.
Cotchin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chiarmanda. That did some damage!
Chiarmanda walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cotchin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cotchin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cotchin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice defenses there by Cotchin.
Cotchin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chiarmanda momentarily.
Cotchin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chiarmanda was well out of range. Poor timing from Cotchin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cotchin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chiarmanda tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cotchin is able to avoid easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cotchin throws the left hand but Chiarmanda avoids the punch easily.
Chiarmanda throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Chiarmanda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cotchin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circling - Cotchin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chiarmanda throws a body shot but no joy.
Chiarmanda tests Cotchin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cotchin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chiarmanda checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chiarmanda throws a leg kick but Cotchin moved away.
Cotchin scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda connects with a crisp jab.
Chiarmanda throws a series of punches but Cotchin avoids them all with ease.
Chiarmanda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cotchin moves out of range of the body kick from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda misses with a hook
and Cotchin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cotchin scores with a kick to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cotchin throws a right hand that misses
and Chiarmanda counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cotchin's knee momentarily.
Cotchin throws a low kick, looking for Chiarmanda's leg but Chiarmanda calmly moves out of range.
A low kick from Cotchin is predictable there
and Chiarmanda counters with a thumping low kick.
Chiarmanda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crunch! Chiarmanda slams his shin into Cotchin's torso.
Chiarmanda blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda is looking to land body kicks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cotchin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cotchin, right into the meat.
Chiarmanda throws a jab when Cotchin was well out of range.
Cotchin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chiarmanda is out of range.
It appears Chiarmanda was looking to counter with a kick there.
Nice shot lands for Cotchin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cotchin.
Cotchin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chiarmanda tries to work over Cotchin's front leg with a kick but Cotchin checks it.
Cotchin blocks a jab.
Cotchin slips a straight right by Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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 Ossilus Chiarmanda will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Trent Cotchin'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 head kick from Cotchin lands but Chiarmanda takes it in his stride.
Cotchin looks to score with a jab to the body but Chiarmanda is just out of range.
Cotchin with a nice cross.
Chiarmanda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cotchin.
Chiarmanda slips a jab from Cotchin.
A telegraphed right hand from Cotchin misses the target.
Cotchin misses with a low kick.
Cotchin staying out of range there.
Chiarmanda scores with a sloppy right hand. Cotchin should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Cotchin misses the target.
Chiarmanda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cotchin.
Chiarmanda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cotchin connects with a leg kick. Chiarmanda looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotchin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chiarmanda on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cotchin connects with a body shot.
Cotchin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chiarmanda.
Cotchin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cotchin throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chiarmanda.
Cotchin with a jab.
Cotchin motions for Chiarmanda to come forward. Cotchin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cotchin lands a head shot.
Chiarmanda is looking to land body kicks.
Chiarmanda is looking to clinch but Cotchin is avoiding it.
Ossilus Chiarmanda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin blocks a low kick nicely.
Cotchin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chiarmanda.
Cotchin cracks Chiarmanda with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chiarmanda tries to score with a low kick but Cotchin moves his leg out of the way.
Chiarmanda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cotchin can pounce on him.
Cotchin lands a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chiarmanda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cotchin.
Chiarmanda misses the jab.
Chiarmanda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotchin moves away.
Cotchin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cotchin misses with a body punch
and Chiarmanda counters with a straight right hand.
Cotchin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chiarmanda's head.
Cotchin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chiarmanda was well out of range. Poor timing from Cotchin.
It looked like Chiarmanda wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Cotchin keeps Chiarmanda at a distance using the push kick.
Chiarmanda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cotchin.
Chiarmanda feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cotchin's calf.
Cotchin connects with a right hand. Chiarmanda shakes it off.
Cotchin scores with a nice strike.
Cotchin misses with a body punch
letting Chiarmanda counter with a right hand.
Cotchin throws a right hand that Chiarmanda ducks under and follows up with a left that Chiarmanda also avoids with ease.
Cotchin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cotchin swings for the body but Chiarmanda moves out of range.
It looked like Chiarmanda was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cotchin.
Chiarmanda takes a swing at Cotchin's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from Cotchin misses
and Chiarmanda makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Chiarmanda 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cotchin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chiarmandas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cotchin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chiarmanda chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chiarmanda throws a chopping leg kick but Cotchin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cotchin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Trent Cotchin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chiarmanda throws out a loose jab but Cotchin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cotchin punishes Chiarmanda's body with a nice straight punch.
Cotchin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chiarmanda takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cotchin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chiarmanda moves out of range as Cotchin strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Cotchin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cotchin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 47:48
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 46:49
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Cotchin!
Trent Cotchin is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Trent Cotchin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Sturd Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sturd Jr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Waka Flocka Flame - 50K (Neon Dreams Remix). McGuire has chosen Black Stone Cherry - White Trash Millionaire as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
20 - 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
13 - 6 - 5, fighting out of New York, Charles McGuire!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturd Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
McGuire takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sturd Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGuire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McGuire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sturd Jr manages to avoid it.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick but McGuire checks it.
Sturd Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sturd Jr throws a looping overhand right but McGuire ducks down to avoid it.
Sturd Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Sturd Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McGuire's calf.
Sturd Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Sturd Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sturd Jr walks into a left hand.
Sturd Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McGuire misses with a takedown attempt - Sturd Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sturd Jr misses with a looping right.
Sturd Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuire.
Sturd Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sturd Jr's head.
A swing and a miss from Sturd Jr.
Jason Sturd Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sturd Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McGuire crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sturd Jr - the referee stops the clock and McGuire gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sturd Jr. McGuire manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sturd Jr throws a low kick but McGuire moves out of range easily.
McGuire avoids a kick to the body.
Sturd Jr goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McGuire takes a swing at Sturd Jr's ribcage but misses.
Sturd Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sturd Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McGuire tries to clinch but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
McGuire scores with a jab. Sturd Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
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!
Sturd Jr misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sturd Jr. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sturd Jr moves forwards but McGuire connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sturd Jr has time to react.
Sturd Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGuire fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGuire lands with a hook. Sturd Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sturd Jr clobbers McGuire with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sturd Jr avoids a kick to the body.
McGuire moves out of range of the strikes.
McGuire lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sturd Jr takes a step back to recover.
Sturd Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sturd Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and McGuire counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sturd Jr's knee momentarily.
Sturd Jr misses with a lunging right hand
letting McGuire counter with a right hand.
Sturd Jr throws a hook to the side of McGuire's head but McGuire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sturd Jr lands an overhand right.
McGuire loads up on a big right hand but Sturd Jr slips the punch.
Sturd Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Sturd Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr sets himself, and McGuire steps forward looking for the clinch! Sturd Jr avoids it this time.
McGuire lands a body shot.
Sturd Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGuire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sturd Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGuire.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
Sturd Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McGuire.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Sturd Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sturd Jr is looking to counter punch.
Sturd Jr lands with a nice combination. McGuire backs away looking to recover.
Sturd Jr pushes McGuire away with a front kick.
Sturd Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sturd Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McGuire tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr lands a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturd Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGuire.
McGuire has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sturd Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McGuire tries to move into range but Sturd Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sturd Jr avoids the body shot from McGuire.
McGuire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sturd Jr misses with a low kick.
Sturd Jr looks to land a right hand but McGuire moved out of range.
Sturd Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sturd Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sturd Jr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jason Sturd Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles McGuire.
Sturd Jr swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sturd Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McGuire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sturd Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sturd Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick but McGuire checks it.
Sturd Jr checks a low kick from McGuire.
McGuire swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGuire misses with a leg kick.
Sturd Jr throws a big counter combination but McGuire scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Sturd Jr.
McGuire swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McGuire throws a hook to the side of Sturd Jr's head but Sturd Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGuire throws a right hand that Sturd Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Sturd Jr also avoids with ease.
McGuire throws a sloppy head kick and Sturd Jr moves out of range easily.
A jab from Sturd Jr misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire slips a jab from Sturd Jr.
McGuire 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.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but McGuire might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sturd Jr has got the better of the exchanges.
McGuire tries to clinch but Sturd Jr moves away
and Sturd Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sturd Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sturd Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd Jr misses the shot to the body.
Sturd Jr slips a jab from McGuire.
Sturd Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sturd Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McGuire is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
McGuire misses with a few strikes there.
Sturd Jr sizes up McGuire with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McGuire shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sturd Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jason Sturd Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McGuire throws a looping overhand right but Sturd Jr ducks down to avoid it.
McGuire swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sturd Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sturd Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGuire can do to turn this around?
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sturd Jr, right into the meat.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - McGuire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGuire checks a low kick from Sturd Jr.
McGuire has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sturd Jr.
McGuire chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sturd Jr can pounce on him.
Sturd Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws a chopping leg kick but Sturd Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sturd Jr is looking for a counter combo.
Sturd Jr looks for the body kick but McGuire saw that one coming.
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!
McGuire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sturd Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGuire throws a looping overhand right but Sturd Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as McGuire checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McGuire wants to counter the offense by Sturd Jr and move into the clinch position.
McGuire shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McGuire lands a nice short elbow.
McGuire has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sturd Jr regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sturd Jr trying to control the position.
McGuire stops Sturd Jr from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr pulls McGuire in close to prevent any damage.
McGuire working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
My spies in River's Edge Gym inform me that McGuire has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
McGuire throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGuire is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
McGuire trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McGuire slips nicely into half guard.
Sturd Jr desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McGuire throws a strike but Sturd Jr avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
McGuire 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.
McGuire is fighting to break Sturd Jr's control of his arms but Sturd Jr is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A jab from Sturd Jr does it's job there.
McGuire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sturd Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sturd Jr dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McGuire fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGuire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sturd Jr connects with a crisp jab.
Sturd Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McGuire cracks Sturd Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McGuire scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sturd Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
McGuire throws a head kick but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
McGuire looks to throw the jab but Sturd Jr is out of range.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sturd Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sturd Jr moves away.
It looked like Sturd Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturd Jr thumps McGuire with a low kick.
McGuire blocks the body kick.
McGuire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sturd Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGuire.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd Jr misses with a hook. McGuire ducked under it nicely.
McGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuire wants to counter with a clinch but Sturd Jr pushes him away.
McGuire throws the kick towards the body but Sturd Jr avoids it.
McGuire tries for a takedown but Sturd Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sturd Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping McGuire under the eye.
McGuire moves forwards but Sturd Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sturd Jr with a nice cross.
McGuire gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McGuire tries a head kick but it misses.
Sturd Jr misses with a straight right.
McGuire throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Sturd Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
McGuire walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Sturd Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Sturd Jr misses.
Jason Sturd Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McGuire tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sturd Jr is able to avoid easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sturd Jr!
McGuire will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sturd Jr misses with a hook.
McGuire scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McGuire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sturd Jr throws out the jab.
Sturd Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McGuire on the side of the head.
McGuire with a jab.
McGuire shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than McGuire was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You can see the frustration on Sturd Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sturd Jr is trying to work for a sweep but McGuire has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McGuire trying to control but Sturd Jr is having none of it.
McGuire scoring with strikes but Sturd Jr is staying in there.
It looks like Jason Sturd Jr has been cut.
McGuire throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sturd Jr gets back to half guard.
McGuire trying to control the pace.
McGuire slips a nice elbow through Sturd Jr's hands, connecting with Sturd Jr's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Charles McGuire has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sturd Jr keeping moving, preventing McGuire from controlling successfully.
McGuire looking to pass the guard.
McGuire stopping the sweep attempt from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr is working hard here to advance position.
McGuire trying to control the position from guard on top but Sturd Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sturd Jr clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sturd Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. McGuire should have avoided that one.
McGuire throws a head kick but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Sturd Jr pushes McGuire away with a front kick.
McGuire moves out of range of the body kick.
McGuire defending well as Sturd Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Sturd Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sturd Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sturd Jr throws a chopping leg kick but McGuire manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McGuire sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Sturd Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr throws a hook but McGuire avoids it easily.
McGuire tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Donk. Sturd Jr catches McGuire right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire swings for the body but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Sturd Jr lands the left hand.
Sturd Jr looks to throw the jab but McGuire is out of range.
Sturd Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by McGuire.
Sturd Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sturd Jr lands with a good body shot.
Sturd Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
Sturd Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sturd Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
McGuire attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab lands there for McGuire.
McGuire throws a body punch but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Sturd Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sturd Jr misses with a looping left.
McGuire changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
McGuire has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sturd Jr throws a head kick but McGuire moves out of range.
Sturd Jr looks to land a body kick but McGuire moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Sturd Jr misses the target.
Sturd Jr stalks McGuire and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McGuire's face. McGuire staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sturd Jr throws a head kick that misses.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sturd Jr moves away.
Sturd Jr ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
McGuire throws a body punch but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
McGuire lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McGuire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sturd Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sturd Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McGuire fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sturd Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by McGuire.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
McGuire scores with a nice head shot.
McGuire with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sturd Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Sturd Jr takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sturd Jr throws an off balance right hand
and McGuire counters with a leg kick.
Sturd Jr cracks McGuire with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sturd Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McGuire has time to react.
McGuire has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McGuire there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sturd Jr misses with an uppercut. McGuire saw that one coming.
McGuire looks for the body kick but Sturd Jr saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sturd Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sturd Jr misses the shot to the body.
Sturd Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Sturd Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGuire.
Nice body punch from McGuire.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McGuire has Sturd Jr pressed against the cage.
McGuire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGuire misses with a body punch.
McGuire swings wildly with an uppercut but Sturd Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sturd Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sturd Jr had his way with Charles McGuire in that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sturd Jr looks to land a left hand but McGuire moved out of range nicely.
McGuire changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sturd Jr throws the left hand but McGuire avoids the punch easily.
Sturd Jr loads up on a big right hand but McGuire slips the punch.
Donk. McGuire catches Sturd Jr right on the button with a cross.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sturd Jr manages to avoid it.
Sturd Jr throws a poor cross that misses
letting McGuire counter with a right hand.
Sturd Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sturd Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice body kick there by Sturd Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
Sturd Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGuire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGuire changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McGuire throws a looping overhand right but Sturd Jr ducks down to avoid it.
It appears Sturd Jr was looking to counter with a kick there.
McGuire moves out of range of the leg kick from Sturd Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Sturd Jr tenderised McGuire's leg. McGuire is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sturd Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sturd Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sturd Jr missing with a left hand there. McGuire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sturd Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sturd Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by McGuire. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McGuire.
Sturd Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuire was well out of range. Poor timing from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sturd Jr throws a push kick but McGuire slaps the foot to one side.
McGuire checks the leg kick.
McGuire throws a front kick that sends Sturd Jr stumbling back into the cage.
Sturd Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sturd Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGuire.
Sturd Jr misses with a body kick.
McGuire misses with a body kick.
McGuire scores with a nice right hand.
McGuire lands a jab to Sturd Jr's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sturd Jr catches McGuire with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McGuire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from McGuire. McGuire gets slowly back to his feet.
McGuire avoids the head kick by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr clobbers McGuire with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McGuire throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sturd Jr counters with a nice double leg into guard.
McGuire keeping moving, preventing Sturd Jr from controlling successfully.
Charles McGuire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr sitting in guard here, content to control.
McGuire throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Sturd Jr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
McGuire escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sturd Jr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sturd Jr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sturd Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
Sturd Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sturd Jr.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Sturd Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
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 George Francis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Sturd Jr!
Jason Sturd Jr retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Jason Sturd Jr 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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