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DFC 55: McDonnell Vs Phol PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thor Youngblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thor Youngblood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyler Cage!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Darius Henderson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cage pushes Youngblood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Youngblood stalling against the cage.
Cage lands a nice uppercut.
Cage lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cage tries to work over Youngblood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cage avoiding damage as Youngblood throws knees to the body.
Cage stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Still in the clinch, Cage scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cage.
Cage makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cage misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cage makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cage pushes Youngblood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage lands with a short shot to the head.
Youngblood lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Cage.
Cage cracks Youngblood with a nice body shot.
Cage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Youngblood trying to land knees to the body.
Youngblood is trying to stall.
Cage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cage's coach down at mickeyharts the greatest was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cage's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Cage on the inside.
Cage displaying some good clinch control by pressing Youngblood up against the cage.
Cage slows down the pace here.
Cage slows down the pace here.
Cage receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Cage.
Cage taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tyler Cage.
Cage gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cage digs a right hand into Youngblood's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Youngblood's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Cage.
Cage lands a shot to the body.
Youngblood is breathing heavily.
Cage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cage digs a right hand into Youngblood's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Youngblood's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Cage.
Cage is struggling to control the position.
Cage digs a right hand into Youngblood's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Youngblood's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cage lands a shot to the body.
Cage scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cage makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Cage.
A short right from Cage.
Cage lands a left hand that snaps the head of Youngblood backwards.
Youngblood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cage lands a hook that snaps the head of Youngblood backwards.
A short right from Cage on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cage lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cage is leaning against Youngblood and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Cage.
Youngblood is rocked!
Cage lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Youngblood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cage scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Youngblood seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cage manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cage drops Youngblood onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Youngblood is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
It looks like Thor Youngblood has been cut.
Cage lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Cage on the inside.
Youngblood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cage.
Cage lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cage has Youngblood pushed against the cage.
Youngblood stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Cage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thor Youngblood's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Youngblood tries to clinch up
and Cage counters with a crisp right hand that drops Youngblood! Cage lets Youngblood back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Youngblood misses the body punch
and Cage counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Youngblood out cold! What a finish! Cage is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyler Cage!
During a confident post fight interview, Tyler Cage thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stratovarius Smiff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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177 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stratovarius Smiff!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson punishes Smiff's body with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Johnson. Smiff shrugs it off though.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Smiff takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Stratovarius Smiff has been cut.
Smiff gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smiff leaning his opponent against the cage.
Smiff leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting on Smiff's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Smiff's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smiff's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Smiff's ribcage. Smiff let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Johnson lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson cracks Smiff with a nice body shot.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Smiff's ribcage. Smiff let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smiff backwards.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smiff.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smiff is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Smiff is rocked!
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Smiff is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Smiff looks winded!
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!
Johnson lands a right hand.
Johnson lands a big right hand that drops Smiff! The killer instinct kicks in and Johnson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Johnson!
John Johnson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Stratovarius Smiff stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks for coming out party's on me '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hideaki Inoue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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136 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hideaki Inoue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Shepherd!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepherd misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Inoue counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Inoue lands a jab to the nose.
Shepherd tries a head kick but it misses.
Inoue throwing a counter right hand but Shepherd manages to avoid it.
Shepherd clinches with his opponent.
Shepherd trying to stall but Inoue improves his position.
Inoue displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shepherd up against the cage.
Inoue pulls guard successfully.
Shepherd wants to control from the top but Inoue keeps moving.
Shepherd postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inoue working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shepherd doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shepherd manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shepherd really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Inoue. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Inoue has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shepherd can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepherd wants to stand and escape but instead Inoue has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Shepherd throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Inoue stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shepherd swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shepherd not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Inoue trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shepherd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shepherd trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Inoue trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Inoue stands and throws Shepherd's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Inoue tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Shepherd reaches up around Inoue's neck trying to control. But Inoue takes advantage instantly and he's locked on an arm triangle! Big trouble for Shepherd! Oh that looks nasty! A human being's head is not meant to turn that color! Shepherd is out! He's gone limp! The ref steps in to break the fighters up and Inoue celebrates the victory with the fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hideaki Inoue!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick Tamlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes into the arena with Guillotine blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Eric Anderson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brick Tamlan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Winston Howard and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson jabs at Tamlan's body.
Anderson tries to land a body kick
and Tamlan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tamlan.
Anderson pushes Tamlan off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Anderson swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Tamlan counter with a right hand.
Anderson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tamlan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Anderson's guard.
Anderson pushes Tamlan off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anderson tries to clinch but Tamlan moves away
and Tamlan counters with a single leg into guard. Anderson didn't expect that.
Anderson is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Kangaroo's MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Anderson has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Tamlan has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Tamlan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tamlan looking for a takedown.
Tamlan can't get the takedown.
Tamlan jumps guard but Anderson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Eric Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brick Tamlan.
Anderson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tamlan.
Tamlan can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamlan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Anderson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tamlan tries to pull guard but Anderson won't allow it.
Tamlan turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Tamlan manages to end up in side control.
Anderson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Eric Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tamlan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderson scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Anderson moves into range and clinches up with Tamlan.
Tamlan tries to pull guard but Anderson won't allow it.
Tamlan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Anderson is defending well.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson is looking to wear down Tamlan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tamlan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Tamlan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Anderson.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson misses with the body kick
and Tamlan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Anderson won't be happy with that.
Tamlan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tamlan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Anderson wants to get back to his feet but Tamlan drags him back down.
Tamlan creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Anderson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Anderson sneaks out the side door and pushes Tamlan away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Anderson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tamlan throws a counter combo.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tamlan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tamlan.
Anderson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Tamlan is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamlan stops a takedown attempt from Anderson.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Tamlan has Anderson pressed against the cage, preventing Anderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anderson is pressed up against the cage. Tamlan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Anderson down to the mat. Anderson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tamlan is just out of range.
Tamlan with the counter takedown but Anderson avoids it easily.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Tamlan counters by clinching up.
Tamlan pulls guard successfully.
Tamlan has his foot on Anderson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anderson works his way back into a safe position though.
Tamlan is working an open guard so Anderson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Tamlan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A head kick by Anderson misses
and Tamlan counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Anderson!
Tamlan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Anderson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Tamlan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Anderson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Tamlan landing a few strikes.
Anderson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tamlan asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tamlan in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Anderson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Tamlan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Tamlan counters with a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Anderson. Beautiful body shot.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tamlan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tamlan moves out of range of the body kick.
Anderson lands a jab-cross combination.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tamlan can do to turn this around?
Tamlan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Tamlan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Tamlan keeps it at a distance.
Anderson tries to land a body kick
so Tamlan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Anderson manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tamlan wants to take the fight to the mat but Anderson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tamlan prevents Anderson from breaking the clinch.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Tamlan keeps him there for the moment.
Tamlan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Anderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Eric Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tamlan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Anderson defends it well.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tamlan manages to avoid it.
Tamlan feints the counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Tamlan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tamlan is just out of range.
Tamlan tries to counter with a clinch but Anderson shakes him off and moves away.
Anderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamlan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tamlan moves away.
Tamlan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Anderson lands a nice looking body shot.
Anderson takes a swing at Tamlan's ribcage but misses.
Anderson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tamlan.
Anderson is looking to land body kicks.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tamlan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Tamlan circles away and keeps his distance.
Tamlan throws a counter combo.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tamlan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tamlan manages to avoid it.
Tamlan is looking for the big counter here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to clinch but Tamlan moves away
and Tamlan counters with a takedown into side control.
Tamlan throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Anderson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Anderson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tamlan.
Tamlan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tamlan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Anderson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Tamlan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Anderson tries to escape but Tamlan is in control.
Tamlan stands up.
Tamlan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tamlan counters by moving into the clinch.
Anderson stops a takedown attempt from Tamlan.
Eric Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brick Tamlan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tamlan is looking for a takedown.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tamlan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson sets himself, and Tamlan steps forward looking for the clinch! Anderson avoids it this time.
Tamlan avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Tamlan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Anderson throws a head kick but Tamlan moves out of range.
Tamlan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Anderson defends it well.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tamlan counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Anderson!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Anderson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tamlan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tamlan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Anderson defends it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Tamlan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tamlan with the counter takedown but Anderson avoids it easily.
Tamlan avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Tamlan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Anderson throws a body punch but Tamlan moves out of range.
Tamlan needs to keep his hands up - Anderson had a free shot at his head there.
Tamlan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Anderson takes a swing at Tamlan's ribcage but misses.
Tamlan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Anderson defends it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Tamlan moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Tamlan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Tamlan shapes to counter with a head kick.
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Tamlan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tamlan is working for a kimura but Anderson is defending it quite comfortably.
Anderson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Anderson is defending against the submission attempts here by Tamlan.
Anderson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamlan is looking for a kimura here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tamlan lands a nice short elbow.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.
Anderson is defending against the submission attempts here by Tamlan.
Anderson tries to kick Tamlan off but Tamlan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tamlan lands with a punch from half guard.
Anderson has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Tamlan is on him like a limpet, forcing Anderson back against the cage.
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!
Anderson tries to break free but Tamlan pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamlan pulls Anderson into guard.
Tamlan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Anderson stands and steps away. Tamlan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Tamlan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
Tamlan defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Tamlan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Anderson looks to clinch
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Tamlan is avoiding it.
And Tamlan tries to counter it with a takedown but Anderson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Anderson swings for the body but Tamlan moves out of range.
A cross from Anderson lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick by Anderson misses
and Tamlan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Tamlan avoids them all with ease.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Tamlan circles away and keeps his distance.
Tamlan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Anderson defends it well.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eric Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tamlan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Tamlan avoids them all with ease.
Anderson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tamlan counters with a single leg into guard. Anderson didn't expect that.
Brick Tamlan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tamlan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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 Eric Anderson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anderson, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Anderson!
Eric Anderson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessandro Rizzuto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson's entrance music is The Boys Are Back by Dropkick Murphys. A fine choice. On his way into the cage it seems that Chris Thompson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Chris Thompson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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181 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alessandro Rizzuto!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Rizzuto misses.
Thompson throwing a counter right hand but Rizzuto manages to avoid it.
Rizzuto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thompson scores with a jab to the head.
Thompson lands a slapping body shot.
Rizzuto sizes up Thompson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rizzuto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Rizzuto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rizzuto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rizzuto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rizzuto ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
Rizzuto misses with a body shot.
Rizzuto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice defenses there by Rizzuto.
Thompson tests Rizzuto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Rizzuto.
A telegraphed right hand from Thompson misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson looks to land a combination but Rizzuto avoids it well.
Jab by Rizzuto.
Rizzuto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thompson.
Thompson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thompson throws a hook but Rizzuto blocks it.
Thompson throws a shot from downtown. Rizzuto moves away and avoids it.
Rizzuto moves away from the strike by Thompson.
Thompson looks to land a left hand but Rizzuto moved out of range nicely.
Rizzuto now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rizzuto moves out of range as Thompson strikes.
Rizzuto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thompson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rizzuto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rizzuto thuds his right hand into Thompson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rizzuto is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big right from Thompson misses.
Rizzuto changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Thompson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rizzuto.
Thompson throws a right hand that misses
and Rizzuto counters with a nice uppercut.
Thompson is rocked!
Rizzuto clinches up with Thompson and pushes him back against the cage.
Oh Thompson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzuto pushes Thompson against the cage. Rizzuto is working some dirty boxing. Rizzuto pushes off with a quick right hook! Thompson goes down! Thompson tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Rizzuto moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alessandro Rizzuto!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shannon Larratt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiny Trump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larratt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cannibal Corpse - Stripped, Raped and Strangled. Shannon Larratt had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 147.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shannon Larratt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tiny Trump!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larratt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Larratt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Trump's guard.
Trump utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Larratt throwing strikes but missing.
Trump is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Larratt is controlling him.
Larratt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Larratt works over Trump with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larratt won't allow Trump to get back to his feet.
Larratt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larratt distracts Trump with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Larratt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Larratt won't allow Trump to get back to his feet.
Larratt landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larratt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Trump's head.
Larratt works over Trump with some ground and pound from guard.
Trump is rocked!
Larratt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Trump's head.
Trump is still in real trouble! Can Larratt finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Larratt stands and throws Trump's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Trump is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Larratt scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Trump is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Larratt can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shannon Larratt!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ruiz Edinhio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Darren Burns was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ruiz Edinhio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darren Burns!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns misses with a few strikes there.
Burns stuffs the takedown attempt from Edinhio. Edinhio gets slowly back to his feet.
Burns looks to land a right hand but Edinhio moved out of range.
Darren Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns throws out a loose jab but Edinhio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edinhio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burns wants to clinch up but Edinhio keeps it at a distance.
Burns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Edinhio moves out of range of the body kick from Burns.
Edinhio tries to counter with a takedown but Burns is quick to defend against it.
Edinhio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burns.
Edinhio tries to counter with a takedown but Burns is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns throws a body kick that misses
and Edinhio counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Edinhio is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burns keeping moving, preventing Edinhio from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edinhio stops Burns from standing up.
Edinhio is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Edinhio looking to pass the guard.
Burns wants to get back to his feet but Edinhio is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Edinhio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Edinhio fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruiz Edinhio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two 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.
Burns tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Edinhio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Edinhio dives in and grabs Burns's left leg, looking for a takedown. Burns pushes down on Edinhio's head and hops out.
Burns feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Edinhios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Edinhio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burns.
Edinhio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Edinhio ducks right into an uppercut from Burns.
Edinhio feints and as Burns raises his hands in defense, Edinhio changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Burns is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Burns can't keep his opponent in guard - Edinhio advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Edinhio wants to control but Burns is keeping him busy.
Edinhio is looking to stall here but Burns recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Edinhio is controlling him.
Burns keeping full guard, as Edinhio tries to pass.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Burns manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Burns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Edinhio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burns moves into the clinch.
Edinhio jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Burns walks away with a smile on his face. Edinhio gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Burns darts in and clinches Edinhio up against the cage.
Burns breaks from the clinch.
Edinhio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edinhio feints and as Burns raises his hands in defense, Edinhio changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Burns is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Edinhio is controlling him.
Edinhio trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edinhio looking to pass the guard.
Burns keeping moving, preventing Edinhio from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edinhio controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Burns dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Edinhio.
Burns throws out a counter right but Edinhio avoids it with no problem.
Edinhio closes the distance and clinches up with Burns, looking for a takedown. Edinhio pushes Burns against the cage but Burns circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Burns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns wants to clinch up but Edinhio keeps it at a distance.
Burns throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Edinhio.
Burns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Edinhio dives in for a single leg takedown but Burns sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burns! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruiz Edinhio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edinhio walks into a straight right hand from Burns.
Burns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edinhio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Edinhio half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Edinhio takes one to the side of the head.
Edinhio is trying hard to land a takedown here. Burns sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Burns stuffs the takedown attempt from Edinhio. Edinhio gets slowly back to his feet.
Burns appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Burns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edinhio moves out of range as Burns throws a body kick.
Burns lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Burns throws a series of punches but Edinhio avoids them all with ease.
Edinhio feinted with a counter takedown.
Burns moves into the clinch.
Edinhio fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Burns lands with a left to the head.
Edinhio tries to pull guard but Burns holds him up against the cage and eventually Edinhio drops back down to his feet.
Burns breaks from the clinch.
Burns throws a hook but Edinhio blocks it.
Burns is looking to clinch.
Edinhio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Burns tries to avoid it but Edinhio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Burns to the ground. Burns escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Edinhio fails with a takedown attempt.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch but Edinhio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burns throws a right hand that Edinhio ducks under and follows up with a left that Edinhio also avoids with ease.
Edinhio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Burns misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Edinhio tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Burns just stands there and leans against the cage.
Burns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Edinhio checks a leg kick.
Edinhio shoots in for a takedown but Burns shows good takedown defense.
Burns is looking to clinch.
Edinhio looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burns! But no joy.
Burns closes the distance and clinches.
Burns lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Burns lands a left hand.
Burns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burns misses with a double jab.
Edinhio shoots in looking for a takedown. Burns tries to sprawl out of it but Edinhio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Burns manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Burns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Edinhio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Burns's waist but Burns gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Edinhio off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edinhio closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Burns quickly recovers to half guard.
Edinhio wants to work for an arm triangle but Burns is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Burns looks like he's trying to stand up.
Burns manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Edinhio keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Edinhio wants to take the fight to the mat but Burns manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Burns lands with a light punch inside.
Burns misses with a body punch.
Burns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Edinhio is trying to pull guard but Burns turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Edinhio jumps into guard, dragging Burns to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edinhio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns wants to stand but Edinhio is controlling his posture from full guard.
Burns decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Burns misses with a straight left.
Edinhio slips a straight right by Burns.
Burns tries to bum rush Edinhio with a series of wild strikes but Edinhio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edinhio appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Darren Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns misses with a body kick.
Edinhio fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Burns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Burns closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Edinhio wants to take the fight to the mat but Burns manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Burns.
Burns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Edinhio backwards.
Edinhio is trying to drag Burns to the mat but Burns just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burns works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Burns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot by Burns.
Edinhio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns misses with an uppercut.
Burns misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Edinhio looks for a takedown but Burns sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruiz Edinhio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns throws a lazy right hand but Edinhio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edinhio staying out of range there.
Edinhio tries to counter with a takedown but Burns is quick to defend against it.
Edinhio misses with a body punch
and Burns counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edinhio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Edinhio walks into a stiff left hand from Burns.
Burns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edinhio feinted with a counter takedown.
Edinhio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Burns lands a big head kick that sends Edinhio tumbling to the mat! Burns takes a step backwards and waves Edinhio back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Edinhio is rocked!
It looks like Ruiz Edinhio has been cut.
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!
Edinhio drives through with a takedown into Burns's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Oh Edinhio is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Edinhio wants to pass the guard but Burns is keeping the position.
Edinhio is working hard here to advance position.
Edinhio trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burns wants to stand but Edinhio is controlling the position.
Edinhio seems to have got his legs back now.
Burns keeping moving, preventing Edinhio from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edinhio drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Edinhio jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Edinhio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burns is keeping the position for now.
Edinhio is pushing down on Burns's leg trying to pass to half guard. Burns is fighting to maintain full guard but Edinhio has managed to sneak the leg through.
Edinhio looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Edinhio stops Burns from getting back to his feet.
Edinhio stalling away here and it's allowed Burns to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edinhio trying to control but Burns is working from the bottom.
Edinhio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burns swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Edinhio misses with a straight right.
Burns closes the distance and clinches.
Burns breaks the clinch.
Burns moves into the clinch.
Edinhio tries for a takedown but Burns manages to get underhooks.
Burns manages to break the clinch.
Edinhio shoots for a takedown but Burns saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Edinhio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Edinhio throws a hook to the side of Burns's head but Burns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Edinhio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burns.
Burns misses with an uppercut.
Ruiz Edinhio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burns lands a glancing blow to the side of Edinhio's head.
Burns is looking to clinch.
Burns lands a really nice looking cross but Edinhio seems unphased.
Burns cracks Edinhio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Edinhio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Edinhio fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Burns avoids it really well and circles away.
Edinhio fails with the takedown.
Darren Burns is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burns scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darren Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Burns 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darren Burns!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leonidas Sparta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akio Mori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Akio Mori was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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174 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonidas Sparta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akio Mori!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Mori misses the target.
Mori avoids the body shot from Sparta.
Sparta misses with a looping left.
Mori throws a looping overhand right but Sparta ducks down to avoid it.
Sparta takes one to the chin there.
Mori throws a body punch but Sparta moves out of range.
Sparta throws a hook to the side of Mori's head but Mori sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mori throws a shot from downtown. Sparta moves away and avoids it.
Sparta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mori was well out of range. Poor timing from Sparta.
A nice side step and Mori releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mori connects with a body shot that sends Sparta's belly button to the back.
Sparta looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mori throws a jab but it's blocked by Sparta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Mori.
Sparta throws a shot to the body.
Sparta takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mori. Sparta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sparta lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mori misses with a straight left.
Sparta was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mori swings for the body but Sparta moves out of range.
Mori misses with a straight left.
Sparta half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sparta.
Sparta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparta with a jab.
Mori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Akio Mori is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mori throws a combination. Sparta tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sparta is looking to wear down Mori with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jab by Mori.
Mori misses with a straight left.
Mori connects with a right hand. Sparta shakes it off.
Good standup being displayed there by Mori as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mori throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Sparta counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparta misses with a hook to the body
letting Mori counter with a right hand.
Mori moves into the clinch successfully.
Mori has Sparta pressed against the cage, preventing Sparta from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mori stops a takedown attempt from Sparta.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mori - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sparta has had enough of the clinch but Mori keeps him there for the moment.
Sparta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sparta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mori's elbow.
Mori tries to work over Sparta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sparta tries to break the clinch but Mori is controlling the position.
Mori taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mori - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sparta digs a right hand into Mori's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mori's gas tank.
Sparta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mori taking a breather.
Mori lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparta wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sparta struggles to land a body shot inside as Mori controls his hands.
Mori unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sparta is breathing heavily.
Mori landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mori avoiding damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Mori.
Mori lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mori is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mori works on Sparta's body with a couple of short punches.
Mori with a knee to the head.
Mori scores with a shoulder strike.
Mori unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mori lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mori stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mori lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Mori.
Mori landing knees to the body.
Mori cracks Sparta with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mori obliges.
A body shot lands from Mori.
Sparta being controlled against the cage.
Mori pushes Sparta back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mori lands a body shot.
Sparta letting Mori take a breather here.
Mori lands a knee to the body.
Mori lands a nice shot to the body.
Mori unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mori lands with a left to the head.
Mori working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mori's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mori scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akio Mori dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mori lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Akio Mori seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mori avoids the body shot from Sparta.
Sparta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sparta looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sparta is rocked!
Mori has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mori lands with a shot to the body.
Oh Sparta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mori throws a monster overhand right that drops Sparta! Mori follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akio Mori!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aaron McGinnis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomas Lindberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGinnis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Star.One - Original Badman Feat. Takura & Assassin. Lindberg has chosen At The Gates - The Book of Sand as his entrance music. Tomas Lindberg has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aaron McGinnis's chin.
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148 lbs
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150 lbs
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron McGinnis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomas Lindberg!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Hemmingworth and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGinnis loads up on a big right hand but Lindberg slips the punch.
Lindberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGinnis manages to avoid it.
Lindberg lands a body shot.
McGinnis swings widly with a right hand
and Lindberg counters with a stiff right hand.
McGinnis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGinnis lands the left hand.
Lindberg takes a swing at McGinnis's ribcage but misses.
Lindberg throws a right hand that McGinnis ducks under and follows up with a left that McGinnis also avoids with ease.
A solid leg kick lands there for McGinnis.
Lindberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGinnis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGinnis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lindberg throws the left hand but McGinnis avoids the punch easily.
Lindberg just misses with a punch to the body.
As Lindberg backs away, McGinnis returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
McGinnis 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.
McGinnis thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGinnis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice uppercut lands for McGinnis. That snapped Lindberg's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from McGinnis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindberg throws a sloppy body shot
and McGinnis counters with a stiff right hand.
McGinnis throws a hook to the side of Lindberg's head but Lindberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lindberg throws a series of punches but McGinnis moves out of range.
Lindberg misses with a wild combination.
Lindberg connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lindberg misses with the combination.
Lindberg moves away from the strike by McGinnis.
Lindberg throws out a counter right but McGinnis avoids it with no problem.
Lindberg's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lindberg duly obliges.
McGinnis scores with a hook to the body. Lindberg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aaron McGinnis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lindberg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McGinnis doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGinnis lands a leg kick that knocks Lindberg off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg moves away from the strike by McGinnis.
A big right from McGinnis misses.
Lindberg lands a jab.
Lindberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGinnis.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McGinnis.
Lindberg throws a lazy right hand but McGinnis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lindberg misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from McGinnis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Decent striking displayed by Lindberg there.
A slapping leg kick lands for McGinnis.
A head kick misses from McGinnis.
McGinnis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McGinnis looks to score with a jab to the body but Lindberg is just out of range.
Lindberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGinnis misses with a straight left.
McGinnis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lindberg throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGinnis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McGinnis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McGinnis throws a leg kick which misses Lindberg's front leg but catches the back leg as Lindberg tries to avoid it.
McGinnis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lindberg digs a good body shot into McGinnis's ribs.
McGinnis misses with a low kick.
Lindberg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lindberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGinnis.
McGinnis fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lindberg just manages to avoid it.
Lindberg takes a swing at McGinnis's ribcage but misses.
McGinnis misses with a low kick.
McGinnis lands with a nice body kick.
Lindberg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McGinnis throws a head kick that Lindberg semi-blocks.
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!
McGinnis throws a leg kick that is checked
and McGinnis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lindberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from McGinnis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg throws out a powerful jab.
McGinnis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lindberg throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McGinnis on the side of the head.
A jab from Lindberg misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from McGinnis.
McGinnis scores with a head kick.
McGinnis tries a head kick but it misses.
Lindberg connects with a looping right hand.
McGinnis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lindberg manages to avoid it.
McGinnis connects with the punch.
McGinnis lands with a straight right. Lindberg didn't see that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Lindberg.
McGinnis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lindberg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lindberg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McGinnis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McGinnis staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tomas Lindberg will probably get the nod.
That's time! McGinnis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McGinnis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Lindberg blocks the leg kick.
Lindberg scores with a jab. McGinnis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lindberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lindberg connects with a body shot that sends McGinnis's belly button to the back.
McGinnis misses with a leg kick.
Lindberg blocks a jab.
McGinnis lands with a thumping leg kick.
McGinnis loads up on a big right hand but Lindberg slips the punch.
McGinnis thuds a left hand into Lindberg's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGinnis ducks under a wild hook from Lindberg.
McGinnis appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lindberg moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Lindberg misses.
Lindberg throws a jab when McGinnis was well out of range.
McGinnis fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lindberg just manages to avoid it.
Lindberg throws out a loose jab but McGinnis uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGinnis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McGinnis just misses with a punch to the body.
McGinnis throws a good cross that connects.
McGinnis digs a good body shot into Lindberg's ribs.
A big left from McGinnis misses.
McGinnis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McGinnis misses with a body kick.
Lindberg misses with a right hand
and McGinnis counters with a nice leg kick.
McGinnis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lindberg.
Lindberg throws a right hand that misses
and McGinnis counters with a nice uppercut.
McGinnis lands with a nice body punch.
McGinnis just misses with a punch to the body.
Lindberg throws a shot from downtown. McGinnis moves away and avoids it.
Aaron McGinnis is winning the standup battle so far.
Lindberg lands a right hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lindberg misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg misses with a body shot.
McGinnis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
McGinnis with a hook.
Lindberg misses with a hook
and McGinnis counters with a right hand to the body.
Lindberg closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lindberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGinnis moves away.
McGinnis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lindberg throws a hook but McGinnis blocks it.
McGinnis connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from McGinnis.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGinnis. That's going to slow Lindberg down.
A swing and a miss from Lindberg.
McGinnis throwing a counter right hand but Lindberg manages to avoid it.
Lindberg misses the body punch
and McGinnis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGinnis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lindberg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGinnis with a hook.
Lindberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGinnis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lindberg is out of range and McGinnis settles back down.
Lindberg throws a body shot but no joy.
McGinnis lands a jab to the nose.
McGinnis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lindberg checks a leg kick nicely.
McGinnis connects with a looping right hand.
McGinnis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McGinnis lands a nice looking body shot.
McGinnis thuds a left hand into Lindberg's body.
Lindberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A good leg kick by McGinnis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindberg misses with an uppercut.
McGinnis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGinnis looks to score with a jab to the body but Lindberg is just out of range.
Lindberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lindberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGinnis manages to avoid it.
Lindberg takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McGinnis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McGinnis throws a push kick but Lindberg slaps the foot to one side.
McGinnis throws a sloppy head kick and Lindberg moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Lindberg on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McGinnis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lindberg can do to turn this around?
Lindberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lindberg digs a good body shot into McGinnis's ribs.
McGinnis jabs Lindberg right on the nose. Lindberg blinks but takes it well.
Lindberg connects with a right hand. McGinnis shakes it off.
McGinnis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McGinnis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lindberg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGinnis tries to score with a low kick but Lindberg moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron McGinnis dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McGinnis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lindberg lands with a hook. McGinnis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McGinnis connects with a right hand. Lindberg shakes it off.
McGinnis looks to score with a jab to the body but Lindberg is just out of range.
Lindberg takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
No joy there for Lindberg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lindberg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McGinnis throws a nice outside leg kick.
McGinnis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lindberg misses with a left hand
and McGinnis counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lindberg. McGinnis does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGinnis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lindberg misses with a wild combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGinnis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGinnis throws a body punch but Lindberg moves out of range.
McGinnis with a jab.
Lindberg swings widly with a right hand
and McGinnis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for McGinnis.
Lindberg takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McGinnis missing with a left hand there. Lindberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lindberg scores with a nice strike.
Lindberg has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGinnis.
McGinnis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lindberg stuns McGinnis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lindberg moves away from the strike by McGinnis.
Lindberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lindberg throws a jab when McGinnis was well out of range.
McGinnis thuds his right hand into Lindberg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindberg scores with a jab to the body.
Lindberg's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lindberg moves out of range as McGinnis strikes.
McGinnis is looking to score with low kicks.
Lindberg lands a jab to McGinnis's midsection.
Lindberg connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McGinnis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lindberg.
McGinnis looks to land a left hand but Lindberg moved out of range nicely.
McGinnis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lindberg.
Lindberg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McGinnis to score with a decent uppercut.
McGinnis throws a jab when Lindberg was well out of range.
A big right from McGinnis misses.
Lindberg throws an off balance right hand
and McGinnis counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Lindberg.
Lindberg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGinnis lands with a shot to the body.
Lindberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lindberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGinnis moves away.
Lindberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGinnis moves away.
McGinnis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lindberg was well out of range. Poor timing from McGinnis.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McGinnis.
McGinnis 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.
Lindberg misses with a wild combination.
McGinnis moves into range and connects with a jab.
McGinnis misses with a low kick.
Lindberg has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McGinnis slips a jab from Lindberg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Lindberg misses.
Lindberg takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lindberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGinnis throws a leg kick
and Lindberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lindberg moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindberg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGinnis counters with a left to the body.
McGinnis cracks Lindberg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McGinnis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGinnis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McGinnis slips under a jab from Lindberg.
McGinnis misses with a wild body shot.
Lindberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGinnis.
Lindberg misses with a hook. McGinnis ducked under it nicely.
Lindberg takes a swing at McGinnis's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron McGinnis clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McGinnis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lindberg.
Lindberg cracks McGinnis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lindberg misses with a hook
and McGinnis counters with a nice uppercut.
Lindberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lindberg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGinnis circles away quickly and effectively.
Lindberg takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McGinnis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGinnis cracks Lindberg with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lindberg takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McGinnis misses with a straight left.
McGinnis misses with a looping left.
McGinnis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindberg takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McGinnis scores with a punch to the head.
Lindberg throws a right hand that McGinnis ducks under and follows up with a left that McGinnis also avoids with ease.
McGinnis half committed to a counter leg kick.
McGinnis fails to land with a series of punches.
Lindberg throws a hook but McGinnis avoids it easily.
McGinnis throws a lazy head kick
and Lindberg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McGinnis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for McGinnis.
McGinnis throws a leg kick but Lindberg sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lindberg misses with a straight left.
Lindberg checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lindberg ducks under a wild hook from McGinnis.
McGinnis throws a jab when Lindberg was well out of range.
Lindberg misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGinnis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lindberg.
McGinnis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lindberg misses with a body shot.
Lindberg scores with a decent looking hook.
Lindberg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Donk. Lindberg catches McGinnis right on the button with a cross.
McGinnis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lindberg.
Lindberg doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McGinnis avoids the body shot from Lindberg.
McGinnis thumps Lindberg with a low kick.
McGinnis throws a hook to the side of Lindberg's head but Lindberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGinnis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McGinnis misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGinnis throws a head kick that misses
and Lindberg counters with a nice uppercut.
Lindberg blocks a jab.
Lindberg appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McGinnis lands with an uppercut that bounces Lindberg off the cage and back into range.
McGinnis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lindberg misses with the combination.
Lindberg takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lindberg doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lindberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGinnis.
McGinnis connects with a jab.
McGinnis throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGinnis loads up on a big right hand but Lindberg slips the punch.
Lindberg checks a leg kick nicely.
McGinnis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McGinnis missing with a left hand there. Lindberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lindberg slips under a jab.
Lindberg throws a jab when McGinnis was well out of range.
Lindberg misses with a straight left.
McGinnis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lindberg was well out of range. Poor timing from McGinnis.
Lindberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGinnis.
Lindberg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A left lands for Lindberg.
Lindberg misses with a looping left.
McGinnis throws a leg kick that misses.
Lindberg closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron McGinnis had his way with Tomas Lindberg in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
McGinnis moves out of range as Lindberg strikes.
McGinnis catches Lindberg with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lindberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGinnis looks to land a right hand but Lindberg moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Lindberg.
McGinnis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lindberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGinnis moves away.
It looked like McGinnis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lindberg.
McGinnis lands a head kick!
McGinnis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGinnis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lindberg.
Lindberg looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McGinnis ducks under a wild hook from Lindberg.
Lindberg scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lindberg dodges the punch combination from McGinnis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindberg misses with an uppercut. McGinnis saw that one coming.
Lindberg dips to his left and cracks McGinnis with an uppercut!
McGinnis connects with a leg kick. Lindberg looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McGinnis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lindberg.
McGinnis throws a quick inside leg kick.
McGinnis throws a sloppy head kick and Lindberg moves out of range easily.
Lindberg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGinnis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lindberg lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A head kick misses from McGinnis.
McGinnis connects with a right hand. Lindberg shakes it off.
Lindberg has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lindberg there as he acknowledges the shot.
McGinnis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lindberg takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lindberg tries to move into range but McGinnis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lindberg lands a nice hook to McGinnis's body. McGinnis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
No joy there for Lindberg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donk. McGinnis catches Lindberg right on the button with a cross.
Tomas Lindberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lindberg misses with a right hand
and McGinnis counters with a nice uppercut.
McGinnis throws a solid leg kick but Lindberg takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McGinnis.
Lindberg throws a body shot but no joy.
Lindberg defending well as McGinnis loads up on a big left hand.
McGinnis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McGinnis throws a looping overhand right but Lindberg ducks down to avoid it.
Lindberg misses the shot to the body.
Lindberg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McGinnis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGinnis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lindberg blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Lindberg.
McGinnis lands a nice shot to the body.
Lindberg throws a looping overhand right but McGinnis ducks down to avoid it.
That kick from McGinnis tenderised Lindberg's leg. Lindberg is trying to keep his angry face on.
McGinnis avoids the body shot from Lindberg.
McGinnis throws a body punch but Lindberg moves out of range.
McGinnis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lindbergs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lindberg throws a hook but McGinnis avoids it easily.
McGinnis scores with a kick to the body.
Lindberg misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGinnis throws a leg kick which misses Lindberg's front leg but catches the back leg as Lindberg tries to avoid it.
McGinnis avoids the body shot from Lindberg.
McGinnis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lindberg's sensitive parts.
Nice shot lands for McGinnis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGinnis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lindberg was well out of range. Poor timing from McGinnis.
Lindberg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McGinnis.
Lindberg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McGinnis finds it's way round the side to connect with Lindberg's head.
McGinnis lands a body shot.
Lindberg missing with a left hand there. McGinnis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lindberg. McGinnis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lindberg misses the shot to the body.
McGinnis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McGinnis lands a leg kick that knocks Lindberg off balance momentarily.
McGinnis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lindberg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron McGinnis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McGinnis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron McGinnis!
Aaron McGinnis retains his featherweight title!
A victorious Aaron McGinnis 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Rory McDonnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Phol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonnell comes to the cage accompanied by Bloc Party - Ares (Remix). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rory McDonnell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Phol!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phol misses the jab.
Phol throws out a loose jab but McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonnell.
Phol tries to work over McDonnell's front leg with a kick but McDonnell checks it.
McDonnell is looking to counter the offense by Phol and move into the clinch.
McDonnell throws a hook to the side of Phol's head but Phol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phol blocks a low kick nicely.
McDonnell pushes Phol up against the cage in a clinch.
McDonnell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McDonnell has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Phol after a bit of a struggle.
Phol blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phol breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phol throws a quick inside leg kick.
Phol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonnell.
McDonnell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Phol has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McDonnell scores with the left hand. Phol knows he should have avoided that one.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Phol - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phol misses with a leg kick.
Phol throws a nice outside leg kick.
McDonnell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Phol dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Phol scores with a jab to the jaw.
McDonnell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body kick from McDonnell.
Phol throws a leg kick
and McDonnell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
McDonnell looking to pass the guard.
Phol is looking to stand up but McDonnell isn't so interested in that idea.
Phol pulls McDonnell in close to prevent any damage.
McDonnell postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell advances position into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Who's going to make the next move?
Phol struggling a bit here.
Phol tries to improve position but can't.
McDonnell throws a strike aimed at the side of Phol's head but Phol avoids it well.
Phol felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
McDonnell happy to just control the position for now.
McDonnell fails to land a wild elbow strike.
McDonnell has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Phol!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Phol is looking to escape.
McDonnell with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Phol is desperately trying to improve his position but McDonnell has a good base and remains in mount.
Phol wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by McDonnell.
Phol sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
McDonnell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Phol defends it well.
Phol makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Phol.
McDonnell throwing strikes from guard but Phol blocks nicely.
McDonnell wants to control from the top but Phol keeps moving.
Phol keeping full guard, as McDonnell tries to pass.
McDonnell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Phol wants to sweep here but McDonnell controlling him for the moment.
Phol keeping moving, preventing McDonnell from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory McDonnell dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McDonnell moves out of range as Phol strikes.
McDonnell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phol moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Phol tries a low kick but McDonnell avoids it.
Phol buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Phol loads up on a big right hand but McDonnell slips the punch.
Phol fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McDonnell checks it well.
As Phol backs away, McDonnell returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
King Phol seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phol swings for the body but McDonnell moves out of range.
McDonnell looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Phol moves out of range of the body kick from McDonnell.
McDonnell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Phol connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phol misses with a low kick as McDonnell jumps back.
Phol lands with a nice body punch.
Phol throws a low kick but McDonnell avoids it.
Phol bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McDonnell's head.
Phol lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Phol takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McDonnell throws a shot to the body.
King Phol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phol takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McDonnell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McDonnell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Phol looks to throw the jab but McDonnell is out of range.
King Phol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonnell.
McDonnell ducks under a wild hook from Phol.
McDonnell dips to his left and cracks Phol with an uppercut!
Nice uppercut lands for Phol. That snapped McDonnell's head back.
McDonnell shoots and misses
and Phol counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonnell ducks under a wild hook from Phol.
A big left from Phol misses.
Phol is looking to chop away at McDonnell's legs.
McDonnell throws a good cross that connects.
Phol misses with a body shot
and McDonnell counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick misses from McDonnell.
Phol fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Phol cracks the inside of McDonnell's front leg.
McDonnell looks to score with a jab to the body but Phol is just out of range.
Phol misses with a hook.
And McDonnell counters with a quick kick to the body but Phol blocks it.
McDonnell throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Phol on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McDonnell connects with a solid leg kick.
Phol dips to his left and cracks McDonnell with an uppercut!
It looks like Rory McDonnell has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from McDonnell misses its intended target.
McDonnell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Phol connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McDonnell is rocked!
Phol throws a shot to the body.
Phol lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oh McDonnell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Phol keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDonnell ducks under a wild hook from Phol.
McDonnell seems to have got his legs back now.
Phol scores with a push kick.
Phol moves out of range as McDonnell throws a body kick.
Phol scores with a jab to the jaw.
Phol scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McDonnell throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Phol counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). King Phol!
King Phol is the new welterweight champion!
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