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Syn 567 - Ecstasy of Gold PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phol Murhaa (ranked 268 p4p, 37 weight class) and Kaino Heikkinen (ranked 557 p4p, 74 weight class). Heikkinen has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29 - 11 - 3 |
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190 cm
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193 lbs
21 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phol Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaino Heikkinen!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa misses with a body kick.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot.
Heikkinen throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Heikkinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murhaa's head.
Murhaa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Murhaa lands a glancing blow to the side of Heikkinen's head.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Murhaa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Heikkinen's calf.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heikkinen tries to move into range but Murhaa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Heikkinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Heikkinen takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
Heikkinen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Heikkinen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid body kick from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murhaa is looking to counter punch.
Murhaa lands with a hook. Heikkinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Heikkinen ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
Heikkinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murhaas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Heikkinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murhaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heikkinen.
Murhaa moves forwards but Heikkinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heikkinen scores with a nice head shot.
Donk. Heikkinen catches Murhaa right on the button with a cross.
Murhaa throws a body shot but no joy.
Heikkinen loads up on a big right hand but Murhaa slips the punch.
Murhaa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Murhaa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at AK Beasties in the buildup to the fight.
Murhaa moves out of range as Heikkinen strikes.
Nice defenses there by Heikkinen.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut. Heikkinen saw that one coming.
Heikkinen throws a looping overhand right but Murhaa ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Murhaa. Beautiful body shot.
Murhaa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Heikkinen.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Heikkinen checks it.
Murhaa connects with the punch.
Murhaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murhaa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Heikkinen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heikkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.
Heikkinen moves into the clinch.
Heikkinen scores with a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Heikkinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murhaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Heikkinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Murhaa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murhaa takes a shot to the head.
Heikkinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heikkinen.
Murhaa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Heikkinen blocking some punches.
Heikkinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heikkinen lands a left hand.
Heikkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murhaa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heikkinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heikkinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Heikkinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murhaa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heikkinen misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Heikkinen on the inside.
Murhaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heikkinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Murhaa's face.
Heikkinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heikkinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa tries to work over Heikkinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murhaa tries to throw a body punch but Heikkinen avoids it by throwing Murhaa back against the cage.
Heikkinen misses with some punches.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
Heikkinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
Heikkinen lands a nice uppercut.
Heikkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Heikkinen fails to land.
Heikkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Heikkinen.
Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen blocking some punches.
Heikkinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heikkinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murhaa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heikkinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heikkinen blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Heikkinen.
Murhaa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murhaa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Murhaa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heikkinen gets through Murhaa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
Heikkinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Murhaa's face.
Murhaa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
Heikkinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Murhaa won't want to take too many of those.
Murhaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
Murhaa lands a right hand.
Murhaa takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heikkinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Murhaa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Heikkinen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Heikkinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heikkinen working Murhaa over with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heikkinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kaino Heikkinen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Heikkinen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Heikkinen pushes Murhaa away with a front kick.
The fighters circling - Murhaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heikkinen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murhaa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Heikkinen misses the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Heikkinen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Heikkinen throws a lazy right hand but Murhaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heikkinen throws an off balance right hand
and Murhaa counters with a left and a right that stings Heikkinen.
Heikkinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Heikkinen throws a jab when Murhaa was well out of range.
Heikkinen takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murhaa.
Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
Murhaa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Murhaa throws a front kick aimed at Heikkinen's knee but Heikkinen avoids it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A leg kick checked by Heikkinen.
Murhaa misses with a leg kick.
Murhaa throws a hook to the side of Heikkinen's head but Heikkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heikkinen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Heikkinen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Murhaa - the referee stops the clock and Heikkinen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Murhaa. Heikkinen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut.
Heikkinen misses the jab.
Heikkinen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murhaa misses with a straight left.
Heikkinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Heikkinen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A good leg kick by Murhaa.
Murhaa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murhaa moves out of range as Heikkinen strikes.
Murhaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murhaa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Heikkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heikkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Heikkinen misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heikkinen tries to move into range but Murhaa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice shot lands for Murhaa.
Heikkinen wants to clinch up but Murhaa keeps it at a distance.
Heikkinen tries to land a leg kick but Murhaa saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick that misses.
Heikkinen throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
Heikkinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Heikkinen scores with a jab. Murhaa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Heikkinen lands with a hook. Murhaa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Heikkinen checks a leg kick nicely.
Heikkinen wants to counter with a clinch but Murhaa pushes him away.
Murhaa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Heikkinen looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.
Murhaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murhaa sizes up Heikkinen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Heikkinen misses with a hook.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick which misses Murhaa's front leg but catches the back leg as Murhaa tries to avoid it.
Murhaa checks the leg kick.
Murhaa scores with a hook.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Murhaa counters with a low kick, right behind Heikkinen 's knee.
Heikkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heikkinen throws the left hand but Murhaa avoids the punch easily.
Murhaa motions for Heikkinen to come forward. Murhaa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murhaa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murhaa scores with the left hand. Heikkinen knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen connects with a nice looking jab.
Murhaa checks a low kick from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Heikkinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Heikkinen lunges at Murhaa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murhaa's hand.
Heikkinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murhaa counters with a straight right hand.
Murhaa misses with a body shot.
Heikkinen misses the shot to the body.
Heikkinen walks into a straight right hand from Murhaa.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murhaa.
Heikkinen tries to clinch up.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Murhaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sloppy strikes from Heikkinen. Those never looked like landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murhaa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heikkinen swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murhaa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Heikkinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murhaa half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a low kick, looking for Heikkinen's leg but Heikkinen calmly moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Murhaa.
Heikkinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Heikkinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murhaa can pounce on him.
Heikkinen lands with a nice combination. Murhaa backs away looking to recover.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but Murhaa is having none of it.
Murhaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heikkinen. That did some damage!
Heikkinen throws the left hand but Murhaa avoids the punch easily.
Heikkinen throws a head kick that misses.
Murhaa scores with a jab. Heikkinen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot.
A jab from Heikkinen misses.
Murhaa loads up on a big right hand but Heikkinen slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa scores with a nice strike.
A head kick misses from Murhaa.
Murhaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Murhaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Murhaa dominated that second round.
That's time! Murhaa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Heikkinen looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.
Heikkinen with a nice cross.
A shot to the liver by Heikkinen. Beautiful body shot.
Murhaa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Heikkinen's calf.
Murhaa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An attempted straight right counter from Murhaa misses the target.
Murhaa lands a really nice looking cross but Heikkinen seems unphased.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the side of Murhaa's head but Murhaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Murhaa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Heikkinen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Murhaa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Murhaa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fighters circle momentarily. Heikkinen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murhaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heikkinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murhaa slips a straight right by Heikkinen.
Murhaa throws a front kick that sends Heikkinen stumbling back into the cage.
Murhaa staying out of range there.
Murhaa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Phol Murhaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Murhaa moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heikkinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murhaa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murhaa.
Heikkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen trying to land knees to the body.
Heikkinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Murhaa.
Nice body punch from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a left hand.
Heikkinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Murhaa's face.
Heikkinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heikkinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heikkinen looking to throw knees to the head but Murhaa is blocking nicely.
Murhaa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Murhaa blocking some punches.
Murhaa lands with a light punch inside.
Murhaa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heikkinen.
Murhaa presses Heikkinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Heikkinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Murhaa avoids the damage to the body.
Heikkinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Murhaa.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
Heikkinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heikkinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murhaa.
Heikkinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murhaa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Murhaa.
Heikkinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Heikkinen.
Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Heikkinen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murhaa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.
Heikkinen misses with some punches.
Murhaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heikkinens head.
Murhaa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen blocking some punches.
Heikkinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
Heikkinen misses with a knee strike.
Heikkinen looking to throw knees to the head but Murhaa is blocking nicely.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murhaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murhaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the head but Murhaa blocks with his arms.
Murhaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heikkinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murhaa blocks an uppercut.
Heikkinen takes a shot to the head.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heikkinen.
Murhaa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murhaa scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
Murhaa avoiding damage as Heikkinen throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heikkinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhaa lands with a left to the head.
Heikkinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murhaa.
A nice left hand lands by Murhaa.
Murhaa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murhaa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Heikkinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heikkinen takes a shot to the head.
Heikkinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murhaa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Heikkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Murhaa controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Heikkinen fails to land.
Heikkinen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Heikkinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa lands with a light punch inside.
Murhaa lands with a short shot to the head.
Heikkinen misses with a knee to the head.
Murhaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phol Murhaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murhaa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phol Murhaa!
A relieved looking Phol Murhaa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Deez Nutzzzz (ranked 615 p4p, 87 weight class) and Casper Timmermans (ranked 580 p4p, 79 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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18 - 11 - 0 |
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187 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deez Nutzzzz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Casper Timmermans!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nutzzzz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Timmermans.
Timmermans connects with an inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Nutzzzz - just one landing.
Nutzzzz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nutzzzz takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Deez Nutzzzz has been cut.
Timmermans scores with a spinning back kick!
Nutzzzz lands a slapping body shot.
Timmermans has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nutzzzz scores with a nice right hand.
Timmermans takes one to the side of the head.
Timmermans is rocked!
Timmermans slips a straight right by Nutzzzz.
Timmermans avoids the body shot from Nutzzzz.
Timmermans feints the counter takedown.
Timmermans throws a jab when Nutzzzz was well out of range.
Nutzzzz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nutzzzz's corner calls for a 1-2. Nutzzzz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Timmermans looks for a takedown but Nutzzzz sprawls well.
It looked like Nutzzzz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutzzzz throws a big shot that misses.
Nutzzzz throws a body shot but no joy.
A cross from Nutzzzz lands.
Nutzzzz looks to throw the jab but Timmermans is out of range.
Nutzzzz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Timmermans. That did some damage!
Timmermans lands a big head kick that sends Nutzzzz tumbling to the mat! Timmermans takes a step backwards and waves Nutzzzz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Timmermans throws a leg kick but Nutzzzz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nutzzzz throws a shot from downtown. Timmermans moves away and avoids it.
Timmermans changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nutzzzz.
Timmermans misses with a body shot.
Nutzzzz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nutzzzz cracks Timmermans with a right hand to the side of the head.
That kick from Nutzzzz tenderised Timmermans's leg. Timmermans is trying to keep his angry face on.
Deez Nutzzzz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nutzzzz wants to slow Timmermans down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutzzzz misses with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Nutzzzz misses its intended target.
Nutzzzz cracks Timmermans with an open hand slap.
Nutzzzz throws a leg kick but Timmermans sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nutzzzz misses with a lunging right hand
and Timmermans counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nutzzzz manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Nutzzzz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Timmermans sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Timmermans takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Timmermans feints and then cracks Nutzzzz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nutzzzz down.
Deez Nutzzzz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nutzzzz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Timmermans counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Timmermans keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nutzzzz.
Nutzzzz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Timmermans.
A jab from Nutzzzz misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nutzzzz misses with an uppercut.
Nutzzzz lands with a nice body punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Nutzzzz. That snapped Timmermans's head back.
Timmermans avoids the body shot from Nutzzzz.
Nutzzzz throws a hook to the side of Timmermans's head but Timmermans sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab from Timmermans.
Timmermans slips under a jab.
Nutzzzz throws a head kick that misses
and Timmermans counters with a left and a right that stings Nutzzzz.
Nutzzzz is rocked!
Timmermans throws a pinpoint strike between Nutzzzz's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Nutzzzz crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Timmermans scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Casper Timmermans!
Our winner, Casper Timmermans, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Savkov (ranked 310 p4p, 46 weight class) and Paul Warror (ranked 464 p4p, 70 weight class). Paul Warror has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pavel Savkov's chin.
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180 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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Savkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Warror!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savkov looks to land a combination but Warror avoids it well.
Savkov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Warror keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savkov checks the leg kick.
Warror tries to work over Savkov's front leg with a kick but Savkov checks it.
Savkov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Warror counters with an outside leg kick.
Savkov misses the jab.
Warror is looking to land body kicks.
Savkov swings widly with a right hand
and Warror makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Savkov moves out of range of the body kick.
Warror fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Savkov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savkov dives in and grabs Warror's left leg, looking for a takedown. Warror pushes down on Savkov's head and hops out.
Savkov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've been hearing reports that Savkov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Warror cracks Savkov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Savkov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Warror in his tracks.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Warror slips under a jab from Savkov.
Warror was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A nice inside leg kick there by Warror. That's going to slow Savkov down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savkov misses with a right hand
and Warror counters with a nice body shot.
Warror dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Warror throws a jab when Savkov was well out of range.
Savkov goes for a double leg but Warror avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Warror continues to drive forward.
Savkov throws a big shot that misses.
Warror connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Savkov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Savkov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Warror counters with a straight right hand.
Savkov throws a lazy right hand but Warror sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Warror feints a counter leg kick.
Warror connects with an inside leg kick.
Warror connects with a body shot.
Savkov blocks a head kick by Warror.
Warror lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warror throws a front kick that sends Savkov stumbling back into the cage.
Warror gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savkov. Warror does a little dance to reset his feet.
Warror lands with an uppercut that bounces Savkov off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savkov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Warror can pounce on him.
Warror fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Warror thumps Savkov with a low kick.
Savkov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Savkov throws a hook but Warror avoids it easily.
No luck for Savkov with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavel Savkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savkov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Warror as he avoids it easily.
Warror clobbers Savkov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Warror uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Savkov.
Warror looks to score with a jab to the body but Savkov is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Savkov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Savkov misses with an uppercut
and Warror counters with a one-two to the body.
Savkov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Warror is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warror regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Savkov.
Warror avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Savkov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Savkov throwing strikes but missing.
Savkov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Savkov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Savkov postures up in Warror's guard and throws a big left but Warror blocks it.
Warror preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Savkov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Savkov pushes down on Warror's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savkov throwing shots but Warror is blocking nicely.
Savkov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Warror knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Savkov controlling the pace.
Warror 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.
Savkov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Warror makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Warror.
Warror trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Warror dominated that round.
That's time! Savkov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Warror defending well as Savkov loads up on a big left hand.
Warror connects with a body shot that sends Savkov's belly button to the back.
Warror jabs at Savkov's body.
Savkov is looking to clinch.
Warror fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savkov manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savkov. Warror does a little dance to reset his feet.
Warror takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Warror throws a lazy right hand but Savkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Savkov blocks a jab.
Warror throws the kick towards the body but Savkov avoids it.
Savkov is looking to clinch but Warror is avoiding it.
Warror throws a low kick but Savkov avoids it.
Savkov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Warror has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savkov throws a shot from downtown. Warror moves away and avoids it.
Warror looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Savkov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Warror counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Warror connects with an inside leg kick.
Savkov misses with a hook
and Warror counters with a nice leg kick.
Warror misses with a looping right.
Savkov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Warror misses with a body shot.
Paul Warror seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savkov blocks a jab.
Savkov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Savkov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Savkov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Warror throws a half hearted mid kick.
A cross from Warror lands.
Warror dodges the punch combination from Savkov.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Savkov.
Warror avoids the body shot from Savkov.
Warror lands with a nice body punch.
Paul Warror is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Savkov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavel Savkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Warror keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Savkov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savkov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Warror has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Warror throws a body shot but no joy.
Savkov throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savkov throws an off balance right hand
enabling Warror to counter with a crisp jab.
Warror buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Savkov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Warror to the ground. Savkov is now in Warror's guard.
Warror preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Savkov postures up in Warror's guard and throws a big left but Warror blocks it.
Savkov is looking to work some ground and pound but Warror has wrist control.
Warror is trying to control the position but Savkov postures up.
Warror preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Savkov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Savkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Warror is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Savkov closes the distance and clinches.
Savkov tries for a takedown but Warror manages to get underhooks.
Warror lands an uppercut.
Savkov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Savkov has Warror pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Warror manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Savkov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Warror is defending well.
Savkov tightens his grip and picks Warror up, before dumping him to the ground. Warror manages to land in guard.
Warror scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Savkov misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savkov misses with an uppercut
and Savkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Savkov throws an overhand right that lands on Warror's shoulder, as Warror tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warror dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Savkov. That did some damage!
Warror looks to land a combination but Savkov avoids it well.
Warror looks to land a body kick but Savkov moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from Warror.
Savkov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Warror swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warror. Savkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Warror misses.
Savkov throws a hook but Warror blocks it.
Savkov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Some wild striking there from Savkov.
Warror dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Warror bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Savkov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Savkov scoring with punches from side control.
Warror tries to bench press Savkov off him but Savkov keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Warror showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Warror swings for the body but Savkov moves out of range.
Savkov staying out of range there.
Savkov looks to throw the jab but Warror is out of range.
Warror on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Warror on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Warror.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Savkov.
Savkov misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Warror was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Warror throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Savkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Warror.
Warror circles away from the clinch attempt.
Savkov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Warror but Warror pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warror throws a chopping leg kick but Savkov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Warror throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savkov.
Savkov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Warror pushes Savkov off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Warror swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Savkov looks to land a right hand but Warror moved out of range.
Savkov scores with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Warror.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Savkov.
Warror blocks a jab.
Warror doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Warror throws a nice inside leg kick.
Warror walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Warror moves away from the strike by Savkov.
Warror connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Savkov momentarily.
Warror throws a jab but it's blocked by Savkov.
It looked like Savkov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warror lands a leg kick that knocks Savkov off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savkov misses with a left hand
and Warror counters with a slapping leg kick.
Savkov throws a series of punches but Warror avoids them all with ease.
A thudding body kick lands there by Warror!
Warror lands a nice leg kick that just misses Savkov's sensitive parts.
Warror throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Savkov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Warror misses with a kick to the body.
Warror is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Warror slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Warror lands a glancing blow to the side of Savkov's head.
Warror throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Warror does it's job there.
Savkov misses the jab.
Warror fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savkov manages to avoid it.
Savkov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Warror counters with a nice low kick that buckles Savkov's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavel Savkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Savkov misses.
Warror swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pavel Savkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No luck for Savkov with that takedown attempt.
A lazy left from Warror finds it's target.
Warror throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Warror scores with a leg kick.
Warror throws a body kick that misses.
Warror just misses with a punch to the body.
Savkov misses with a shot to the body
letting Warror counter with a right hand.
Warror attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Savkov misses with a straight left.
Savkov shoots in for a double leg but Warror sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Warror connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fight stays on the outside here - Savkov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paul Warror is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Warror.
Nice defenses there by Warror.
Warror looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Warror takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Warror bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
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 head kick misses from Warror.
Warror uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Savkov.
Savkov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Warror circles away.
Warror follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Warror bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Warror connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A telegraphed right hand from Savkov misses the target.
Savkov misses with a combination
and Warror counters with an outside leg kick.
Warror chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Warror comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Warror 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Warror!
After winning the bout, Paul Warror thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gauthier St. Georges (ranked 246 p4p, 36 weight class) and Rosinante Costacurta (ranked 460 p4p, 59 weight class). St. Georges comes to the cage accompanied by Jiu Jitsu. Rosinante Costacurta has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gauthier St. Georges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rosinante Costacurta!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costacurta moves out of range of the strikes.
Costacurta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St. Georges throws a looping overhand right but Costacurta ducks down to avoid it.
St. Georges on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gauthier St. Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St. Georges looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
St. Georges works the jab nicely.
St. Georges throws a leg kick but Costacurta checks it.
Costacurta replies with a solid counter kick to the body but St. Georges blocks it well.
Costacurta walks into a stiff left hand from St. Georges.
St. Georges scores with a nice body kick.
St. Georges 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.
St. Georges lands a nice shot that snaps Costacurta's head back.
Costacurta gets tackled into the cage by St. Georges. St. Georges maintains the clinch.
Costacurta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, St. Georges scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Georges tries to throw a body punch but Costacurta avoids it by throwing St. Georges back against the cage.
St. Georges tries a body shot but Costacurta blocks it.
St. Georges lands a nice elbow.
St. Georges misses with a punch on the inside.
Costacurta has a couple of punches blocked by St. Georges.
A nice left hand lands by Costacurta.
St. Georges lands a hook that snaps the head of Costacurta backwards.
Costacurta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from St. Georges.
St. Georges lands a leg kick that knocks Costacurta off balance momentarily.
Costacurta on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
St. Georges takes a swing at Costacurta's ribcage but misses.
St. Georges connects with a crisp jab.
Costacurta tries to land a leg kick but St. Georges saw it coming and moves away.
Costacurta throws a leg kick but St. Georges moved away.
St. Georges has taken the fight to the clinch.
St. Georges softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Costacurta pushes St. Georges back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
St. Georges throws an elbow but it's blocked.
St. Georges throws a punch but it's blocked by Costacurta.
Costacurta blocks an uppercut.
St. Georges scores with a shot to the side of Costacurta's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costacurta wants to get back to striking at distance but St. Georges won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by St. Georges.
Costacurta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St. Georges lands a hook that snaps the head of Costacurta backwards.
Costacurta swings wildly with an uppercut but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
Costacurta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, St. Georges just misses with a elbow thrown towards Costacurta's brow.
St. Georges lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
St. Georges blocks an uppercut.
Costacurta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St. Georges throws a looping overhand right but Costacurta ducks down to avoid it.
That kick from St. Georges tenderised Costacurta's leg. Costacurta is trying to keep his angry face on.
St. Georges lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Costacurta is just out of range.
Costacurta throws a hook but St. Georges avoids it easily.
St. Georges moves out of range as Costacurta strikes.
St. Georges throws a hook but Costacurta blocks it.
Costacurta was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Costacurta lands with a thumping leg kick.
St. Georges dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St. Georges throws a low kick but it's checked well by Costacurta.
Costacurta on the wrong end of a nice jab.
St. Georges looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Costacurta gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Costacurta misses with a right hand
and St. Georges counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Costacurta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St. Georges.
Costacurta checks the leg kick.
St. Georges wants to land a leg kick but Costacurta is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
St. Georges stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Costacurta.
St. Georges tries to land a leg kick but Costacurta saw it coming and moves away.
A low kick from St. Georges misses
and Costacurta counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
St. Georges tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
St. Georges stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
St. Georges jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Costacurta stuns St. Georges with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
St. Georges lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
St. Georges scores with a jab to the body.
St. Georges checks a low kick from Costacurta.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from St. Georges - that will leave a mark!
St. Georges fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Costacurta is out of range.
St. Georges's jab looks to have found its range, popping Costacurta under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Georges moves out of range as Costacurta strikes.
Costacurta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
St. Georges checks a low kick from Costacurta.
St. Georges throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Costacurta responds with a good body kick, but St. Georges manages to step out the way in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costacurta throws a leg kick but St. Georges sees it coming and moves out of range.
Costacurta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Costacurta checks the leg kick nicely there.
Costacurta scores with a nice right hand.
Costacurta avoids the body shot from St. Georges.
Costacurta wants to land a leg kick but St. Georges is out of range.
St. Georges doesn't manage to clinch there - Costacurta circles away.
St. Georges wants to land a leg kick but Costacurta is out of range.
St. Georges connects with a body shot.
Costacurta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Costacurta was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
St. Georges tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
St. Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Costacurta.
St. Georges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St. Georges fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from St. Georges does it's job there.
St. Georges thuds his right hand into Costacurta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
St. Georges scores with a body shot.
St. Georges lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gauthier St. Georges dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Costacurta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Costacurta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to St. Georges's calf.
St. Georges walks into a stiff left hand from Costacurta.
St. Georges digs a good body shot into Costacurta's ribs.
Costacurta throws a quick inside leg kick.
St. Georges doesn't manage to clinch there - Costacurta circles away.
St. Georges explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
St. Georges is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Costacurta can do to turn this around?
St. Georges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costacurta.
St. Georges throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Costacurta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St. Georges tries to score with a low kick but Costacurta moves his leg out of the way.
Costacurta appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Costacurta lands with a good body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from St. Georges.
St. Georges displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Costacurta throws out the jab.
St. Georges thows a left - swing and a miss!
St. Georges throws a leg kick which misses Costacurta's front leg but catches the back leg as Costacurta tries to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St. Georges is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St. Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Costacurta.
St. Georges takes a swing at Costacurta's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a body kick.
Costacurta counters with a body kick.
Costacurta throws a hook to the side of St. Georges's head but St. Georges sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St. Georges throws a low kick but Costacurta avoids it.
Costacurta needs to keep his hands up - St. Georges had a free shot at his head there.
St. Georges misses with an attempted mid kick.
Costacurta feints a counter leg kick.
Costacurta scores with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Costacurta.
Costacurta tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and St. Georges is able to avoid easily.
Costacurta misses the jab.
St. Georges misses with a leg kick
and Costacurta counters with a body kick.
Gauthier St. Georges is winning the standup battle so far.
A leg kick checked by Costacurta.
Costacurta lands a jab.
Costacurta has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Costacurta there as he acknowledges the shot.
St. Georges scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Georges lands a jab to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for St. Georges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges throws a low kick, looking for Costacurta's leg but Costacurta calmly moves out of range.
St. Georges dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Costacurta throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
St. Georges gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
St. Georges lands an elbow inside that Costacurta shrugs off.
Costacurta stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gauthier St. Georges has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Costacurta.
Costacurta stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
St. Georges wants to stall.
Costacurta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
St. Georges lands a left hand that snaps the head of Costacurta backwards.
St. Georges comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Costacurta misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Costacurta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Costacurta blocks an uppercut.
Costacurta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Costacurta wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
St. Georges lands a hook that snaps the head of Costacurta backwards.
St. Georges tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St. Georges pushes Costacurta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costacurta is trying to push St. Georges away but St. Georges has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
St. Georges lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Costacurta breaks from the clinch.
St. Georges lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
St. Georges throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A slow jab from St. Georges misses its intended target.
Costacurta slips a jab from St. Georges.
Costacurta has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Costacurta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St. Georges takes a swing at Costacurta's ribcage but misses.
St. Georges throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St. Georges throws a chopping leg kick but Costacurta manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
St. Georges throws a leg kick which misses Costacurta's front leg but catches the back leg as Costacurta tries to avoid it.
St. Georges tries to work over Costacurta's front leg with a kick but Costacurta checks it.
St. Georges misses with a wild body shot.
St. Georges avoids a kick to the body.
Costacurta throws a shot from downtown. St. Georges moves away and avoids it.
St. Georges looking to land some kicks to the body here.
St. Georges is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Costacurta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges throws a push kick but Costacurta slaps the foot to one side.
St. Georges bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costacurta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Costacurta throws a hook to the side of St. Georges's head but St. Georges sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Costacurta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St. Georges sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St. Georges takes a shot to the body in his stride.
St. Georges takes a swing at Costacurta's ribcage but misses.
Costacurta flicks out a counter leg kick but St. Georges steps away.
Costacurta 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.
Costacurta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St. Georges moves out of range of the leg kick from Costacurta.
St. Georges swings for the body but Costacurta moves out of range.
St. Georges slips a straight right by Costacurta.
St. Georges is looking to counter the offense by Costacurta and move into the clinch.
Costacurta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
As Costacurta tries to get set, St. Georges tries to push him back and clinch up but Costacurta manages to avoid the attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by St. Georges.
St. Georges tries to clinch there but Costacurta circles away.
St. Georges fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
St. Georges is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Costacurta.
A chopping leg kick lands by St. Georges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gauthier St. Georges dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
St. Georges uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Costacurta.
Costacurta misses with a low kick.
Costacurta throws a shot from downtown. St. Georges moves away and avoids it.
St. Georges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Costacurta.
St. Georges fires out a quick counter leg kick but Costacurta just manages to avoid it.
Costacurta tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
St. Georges throws a body kick that misses.
Costacurta misses with a hook. St. Georges ducked under it nicely.
St. Georges clobbers Costacurta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
St. Georges fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Costacurta, pushing him back against the cage.
Costacurta lands a body shot.
Costacurta lands an uppercut.
Costacurta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Costacurta lands a shoulder strike.
St. Georges throws an elbow but it misses.
St. Georges blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Costacurta tries to work over St. Georges's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Costacurta lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Costacurta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Costacurta.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from St. Georges lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Costacurta has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Costacurta and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
St. Georges throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Costacurta.
Costacurta lands with a thumping leg kick.
Costacurta feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits St. Georgess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Costacurta misses with an uppercut.
St. Georges has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Costacurta.
St. Georges throws a jab when Costacurta was well out of range.
St. Georges fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Costacurta manages to avoid it.
Costacurta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St. Georges lands with an uppercut that bounces Costacurta off the cage and back into range.
Costacurta throws a looping overhand right but St. Georges ducks down to avoid it.
St. Georges looks to land a right hand but Costacurta moved out of range.
Costacurta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Costacurta tries a low kick but St. Georges avoids it.
Costacurta with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shot there by Costacurta.
St. Georges scores with a nice body kick.
St. Georges fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Costacurta, pushing him back against the cage.
Rosinante Costacurta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gauthier St. Georges is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges misses with the head strike.
St. Georges creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Costacurta's defenses.
Costacurta misses with a punch on the inside.
Costacurta working hard to break the clinch.
St. Georges can't find room to land a body shot as Costacurta controls the action.
Costacurta manages to break the clinch.
Costacurta swings for the body but St. Georges moves out of range.
St. Georges darts in and clinches Costacurta up against the cage.
Costacurta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St. Georges misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Costacurta.
Costacurta working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Costacurta fails to land.
Costacurta takes an elbow to the forehead.
St. Georges has a couple of punches blocked by Costacurta.
St. Georges swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St. Georges tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St. Georges pushes Costacurta back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Costacurta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Costacurta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by St. Georges.
Costacurta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Costacurta is just out of range.
Costacurta ducks under a wild hook from St. Georges.
Costacurta appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
St. Georges fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Costacurta has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A swing and a miss from Costacurta.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Costacurta moves away.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Costacurta.
St. Georges is looking to counter punch.
St. Georges takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Gauthier St. Georges has been cut.
Costacurta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from St. Georges. Costacurta does a little dance to reset his feet.
St. Georges defending well as Costacurta loads up on a big left hand.
Costacurta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St. Georges.
St. Georges scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St. Georges, right into the meat.
Costacurta looks to land a left hand but St. Georges moved out of range nicely.
Costacurta walks into a stiff left hand from St. Georges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costacurta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to St. Georges's calf.
St. Georges lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Costacurta at a distance.
St. Georges scores with a nice strike.
St. Georges tries to clinch but Costacurta moves out of range.
St. Georges thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Costacurta if he has to take too many more of those.
St. Georges throws a body punch but Costacurta moves out of range.
Costacurta throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St. Georges lands with a nice body punch.
St. Georges throws a leg kick that misses.
Costacurta throws a lazy right hand but St. Georges sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St. Georges moves out of range of the body kick from Costacurta.
St. Georges defending well as Costacurta loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decent striking displayed by Costacurta there.
St. Georges connects with a leg kick. Costacurta looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Costacurta throws a nice inside leg kick.
St. Georges walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Costacurta checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
St. Georges throws a body shot but no joy.
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 Gauthier St. Georges.
Well St. Georges has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gauthier St. Georges!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Brophy (ranked 408 p4p, 17 weight class) and Ken Tanaka (ranked 400 p4p, 19 weight class). Brophy comes into the arena with The Grumpy Song blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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289 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy misses the jab.
A low kick from Brophy misses
and Tanaka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brophy moves into range and clinches up with Tanaka.
Tanaka throws a punch but it's blocked by Brophy.
Brophy blocks an uppercut.
Tanaka has Brophy pressed against the cage.
Brophy swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Tanaka.
Brophy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brophy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brophy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tanaka counters with a nice uppercut.
Tanaka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brophy's hands.
Tanaka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tanaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brophy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brophy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tanaka looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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!
Brophy throws a push kick but Tanaka slaps the foot to one side.
Tanaka misses with a wild body shot.
Brophy throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka tries to clinch but Brophy is having none of it.
Tanaka throws a hook to the side of Brophy's head but Brophy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brophy throws a front kick aimed at Tanaka's knee but Tanaka avoids it well.
Jab by Brophy.
Brophy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brophy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brophy throws a head kick that misses
and Tanaka counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tanaka is working Brophy over against the cage.
Tanaka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tanaka blocks an uppercut.
Tanaka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tanaka working aggressively here.
Tanaka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brophy is breathing heavily.
Tanaka tries a body shot but Brophy blocks it.
Tanaka stalls.
Tanaka digs a right hand underneath Brophy's ribcage. Brophy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tanaka misses with a punch to the body.
Tanaka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanaka lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy prevents a body shot from Tanaka.
Tanaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tanaka lands a right hand.
Tanaka'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.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Tanaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tanaka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brophy blocks a body shot from Tanaka.
A short right from Tanaka.
Brophy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tanaka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Tanaka on the inside.
Tanaka lands with a right to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Tanaka.
Tanaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Brophy controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Tanaka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tanaka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tanaka is working Brophy over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Tanaka.
Tanaka can't find room to land a body shot as Brophy controls the action.
Brophy misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy letting Tanaka take a breather here.
Tanaka leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tanaka misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy lands a hook that snaps the head of Tanaka backwards.
Tanaka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tanaka.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brophy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brophy blocks a body shot from Tanaka.
Tanaka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brophy takes a shot to the head.
Tanaka tries to throw a body punch but Brophy avoids it by throwing Tanaka back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tanaka.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Tanaka - that landed with a thud.
Tanaka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tanaka stalling the fight.
Tanaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Brophy controls his hands.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Tanaka.
A right hand to the body from Tanaka.
A short right from Tanaka on the inside.
Brophy misses with a body punch.
Tanaka misses with a body punch.
Tanaka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Brophy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tanaka lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tanaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tanaka prevents a body shot from Brophy.
Brophy blocks a body shot from Tanaka.
Tanaka digs a right hand underneath Brophy's ribcage. Brophy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tanaka lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Tanaka dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tanaka lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Brophy falls backwards - clearly groggy! Tanaka dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ken Tanaka!
A very excited looking Ken Tanaka made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Marley (ranked 66 p4p, 2 weight class) and Daniel Larusso (ranked 86 p4p, 5 weight class). Larusso comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Glory of love kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tomas Marley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Larusso!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley misses with a right hand
and Larusso counters with a stiff right hand.
Marley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Larusso stuffs the takedown attempt from Marley. Marley gets slowly back to his feet.
Larusso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marley misses the shot to the body.
Tomas Marley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marley takes one to the side of the head.
Marley throws out a loose jab but Larusso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larusso fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Marley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Larusso is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Marley with a body shot.
Marley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Larusso misses with a hook. Marley ducked under it nicely.
Marley throwing a counter right hand but Larusso manages to avoid it.
Larusso lands with an uppercut that bounces Marley off the cage and back into range.
Larusso stuffs the takedown attempt from Marley. Marley gets slowly back to his feet.
Larusso is looking to slow Marley down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marley misses with a body shot.
Marley takes a swing at Larusso's ribcage but misses.
Larusso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marley.
Good work by Larusso as he checks the leg kick.
Larusso looks to land a body kick but Marley moved away.
Larusso has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Marley is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Larusso's sensitive parts.
Larusso chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marley misses with an uppercut
and Larusso counters with a left to the body.
Larusso lands a slapping body shot.
Larusso lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Larusso throws a push kick but Marley slaps the foot to one side.
A good leg kick by Larusso.
Marley loads up on a big right hand but Larusso slips the punch.
A solid body kick from Larusso.
Marley misses with a low kick.
Larusso throws a hook but Marley blocks it.
Marley shoots in for a takedown but Larusso shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomas Marley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marley throws the left hand but Larusso avoids the punch easily.
Marley drives through with a takedown into Larusso's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marley sitting in guard here, content to control.
Larusso keeping moving, preventing Marley from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larusso bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marley's guard.
Larusso is looking to stand up but Marley won't let him.
Marley wants to sweep but no luck.
Marley controls Larusso momentarily but Larusso frees himself.
Larusso wanted to stand there but Marley had control of the position.
Larusso trying to control but Marley is working from the bottom.
Marley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Larusso sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley controls Larusso momentarily but Larusso frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Larusso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larusso scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Larusso lands a really nice looking cross but Marley seems unphased.
Marley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Larusso dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Larusso fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Larusso lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marley throws a hook to the side of Larusso's head but Larusso sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Larusso.
Marley shoots and misses
and Larusso counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Larusso pushes Marley up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Marley fails to land.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Larusso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Larusso is able to avoid easily.
Larusso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marley.
Marley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larusso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larusso jabs Marley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Larusso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marley.
Larusso gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Marley to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Marley wants to control from the top but Larusso keeps moving.
Marley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Larusso swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Larusso wants to sweep here but Marley controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Larusso dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marley connects with a solid leg kick.
Larusso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marley.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Larusso, right into the meat.
Larusso scores with a hook to the body. Marley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Larusso throws a body shot but no joy.
Larusso comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Larusso sizes up Marley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Larusso is fending him off so far but Marley persists. Nope, Larusso circles away and we're back to standing.
A jab from Larusso finds it's way through Marley's defenses.
Larusso staying out of range there.
Larusso moves away from the strike by Marley.
Marley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Larusso scoring well with a low kick there.
Marley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larusso stuffs the takedown attempt from Marley. Marley gets slowly back to his feet.
Larusso scores with a shot to the body.
Marley misses with a left hand
letting Larusso counter with a right hand.
Marley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Larusso dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marley. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Marley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marley.
Marley misses with a left hand
and Larusso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marley throws a lazy right hand but Larusso sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Larusso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marley throws out the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Marley misses with a hook.
Larusso attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Larusso on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marley clobbers Larusso with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Larusso lands a lovely overhand right.
Marley cracks the inside of Larusso's front leg.
Larusso avoids the body shot from Marley.
Marley thuds a left hand into Larusso's body.
Marley moves out of range of the body kick from Larusso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marley throws a poor cross that misses
and Larusso counters with a nice uppercut.
Larusso has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Larusso is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Marley with a body shot.
Marley dives in for a single leg takedown but Larusso sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomas Marley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Larusso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marley.
A little jabbing left from Larusso on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marley lands a nice looking body shot.
Larusso scores with a hook to the body. Marley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Larusso pinned against the cage. Larusso gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Daniel Larusso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larusso stuffs the takedown.
Marley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Larusso tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Larusso pulls Marley in to control the position.
Larusso keeping moving, preventing Marley from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marley being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Larusso is on top in guard.
Larusso wants to stand but Marley is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Larusso trying to control the position from guard on top but Marley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Marley throws an off balance right hand
and Larusso makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Marley really felt that one!
Marley tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Larusso defends well and Marley ends up having to push Larusso into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Marley shoots in and drives through. Larusso sprawls well.
Larusso swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marley misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marley. Larusso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larusso scores with a kick to the midsection.
Larusso lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marley feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Larusso is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Marley presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Larusso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marley throws a shot from downtown. Larusso moves away and avoids it.
Larusso lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marley's sensitive parts.
Marley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Larusso.
Daniel Larusso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Larusso 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!
Marley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Larusso 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.
Marley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marley gets the takedown into side control.
Marley is looking to take a break and control but Larusso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Larusso is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Marley off and has taken his back!
Larusso biding his time, controlling Marley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley is really stuck here.
Daniel Larusso has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marley is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Larusso.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marley turns into Larusso and is now in his guard.
Marley trying to control but Larusso is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larusso has control of Marley's left arm, preventing Marley from doing any damage.
Let's hope that Larusso has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Larusso is trying to control the position but Marley postures up.
Marley is looking to advance position but Larusso has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Larusso get's back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley throws a jab but it's blocked by Larusso.
Nice sprawl there from Larusso as Marley shoots in.
Marley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Larusso blocks a leg kick.
Marley has his takedown stuffed
letting Larusso counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomas Marley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Larusso dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marley. That did some damage!
Marley fails with a takedown attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Larusso.
Larusso jabs at Marley's body.
Larusso uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marley.
Larusso scores with a kick to the midsection.
Larusso throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Larusso defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larusso ducks down and throws a 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!
Larusso throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice shot by Larusso.
Marley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Larusso slips under a jab.
Larusso misses with a body shot.
Larusso throws a nice outside leg kick.
Larusso throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Larusso throws a quick inside leg kick.
Larusso scores with a kick to the midsection.
Larusso dips to his left and cracks Marley with an uppercut!
Marley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Larusso scores with a decent looking hook.
Larusso throws a push kick but Marley slaps the foot to one side.
Marley connects with a looping right hand.
Marley avoids the head kick by Larusso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Larusso really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Larusso dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marley. That did some damage!
Marley throws a front kick aimed at Larusso's knee but Larusso avoids it well.
Marley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Larusso slips under a jab from Marley.
Larusso lands a nice shot to the body.
Marley lands a lovely overhand right.
Marley cracks Larusso with a good jab.
Larusso feints and then cracks Marley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marley down.
Marley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Larusso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marley.
Marley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Larusso tries to avoid it but Marley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Larusso to the ground. Larusso escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marley tries for a takedown but Larusso sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Larusso follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Larusso moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larusso takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Larusso looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Larusso slips a straight right by Marley.
Larusso uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marley.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Larusso pushes Marley away with a front kick.
Larusso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larusso connects with a right hand. Marley shakes it off.
Marley tests Larusso's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Larusso gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good standup being displayed there by Larusso as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Larusso misses.
Marley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomas Marley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marley scores with a nice head shot.
Marley misses with a takedown attempt
and Larusso counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Larusso works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Marley tries for a takedown but Larusso circles away easily
and Larusso counters with a straight right hand.
Larusso scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larusso throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Marley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Larusso scores with a nice body kick.
Larusso lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larusso scores with a nice right hand.
Larusso moves into range and clinches up with Marley.
Marley working aggressively here.
Marley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Marley swings wildly with an uppercut but Larusso uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marley.
Larusso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Larusso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larusso doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Larusso scores with a shot to the body.
Larusso gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Larusso lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marley takes a shot to the head.
Larusso is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marley is defending well for now.
Larusso wants to stall.
Marley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley lands a nice knee to the body.
Larusso avoiding damage as Marley throws knees to the body.
Larusso effectively controlling the action here.
Larusso taking a breather.
Marley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Larusso's elbow.
Larusso manages to break the clinch.
Larusso pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Marley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larusso.
Marley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Larusso counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Marley throws a right hand that misses
and Larusso counters with a nice low kick that buckles Marley's knee momentarily.
Jab by Larusso.
Larusso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larusso throws out the jab.
It looked like Marley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Larusso.
Larusso fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marley.
Larusso throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larusso feints and then cracks Marley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marley down.
Marley looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Larusso!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larusso tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Larusso manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Larusso is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Larusso dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Larusso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marley throws a hook but Larusso blocks it.
Marley misses with a takedown
and Larusso makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jab from Larusso.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marley.
Marley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Marley finds it's way through Larusso's defenses.
Larusso throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marley.
Marley misses with a shot to the body
and Larusso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Larusso looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marley cracks the inside of Larusso's front leg.
A head kick misses from Larusso.
Larusso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marley throws out the jab.
Larusso clobbers Marley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larusso is looking to clinch.
Larusso explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Larusso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marley moves away.
A jab from Marley does it's job there.
Marley shoots in looking for a takedown but Larusso manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomas Marley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Marley misses with a takedown attempt - Larusso sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Larusso tries to clinch up but Marley circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Larusso. That snapped Marley's head back.
Larusso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Larusso scores with a hook to the body. Marley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab by Larusso.
Marley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marley swings widly with a right hand
enabling Larusso to counter with a crisp jab.
Larusso doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Marley misses.
Tomas Marley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marley throws a leg kick that misses.
Marley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marley lands with a hook. Larusso tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marley darts in looking for a takedown but Larusso gets double underhooks and turns Marley into the cage.
Larusso connects with a solid leg kick.
Marley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Larusso's waist but Larusso gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marley off to one side.
Larusso moves into range and connects with a jab.
Marley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
It seemed like Larusso was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A right-left combo lands from Larusso.
Larusso scores with a jab. Marley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheers as Larusso lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marley doesn't seem phased though.
Marley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Larusso but Larusso pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Larusso throws a leg kick which misses Marley's front leg but catches the back leg as Marley tries to avoid it.
Marley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Larusso punishes Marley's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larusso throws a nice outside leg kick.
Larusso moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marley lands with a kick to the ribs.
Larusso lands with a cross.
Marley blocks a low kick nicely.
Marley looks for the body kick but Larusso saw that one coming.
Marley throws an off balance right hand
and Larusso counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Marley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larusso sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marley scores with a jab to the body.
Marley lunges at Larusso with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Larusso's hand.
Larusso cracks a nice hook into Marley's ribs.
Marley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marley misses with a right hand
and Larusso counters with an outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Larusso.
Marley lands a right hook to the body.
Larusso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marley.
Marley misses with a hook.
Larusso throws the kick towards the body but Marley avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larusso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marley dives in and grabs Larusso's left leg, looking for a takedown. Larusso pushes down on Marley's head and hops out.
Marley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Larusso thumps Marley with a low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marley.
Larusso throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Larusso uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marley has time to react.
A jab from Larusso does it's job there.
Marley scores with a decent looking hook.
Daniel Larusso is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Larusso defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marley.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larusso lunges at Marley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marley's hand.
Larusso uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Larusso connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Larusso delivers a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Larusso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Larusso has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 45:50
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Larusso!
Daniel Larusso is the new bantamweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Daniel Larusso made sure he mentioned Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between De Bruyne (ranked 37 p4p, 5 weight class) and Blake Green (ranked 32 p4p, 2 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bruyne might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Busta Rhymes - Other Side Of The Road . Green is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sugar Rush. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 10 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, De Bruyne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Green!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green misses with a hook. Bruyne ducked under it nicely.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Bruyne feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bruyne misses the shot to the body.
A left lands for Green.
Green pushes Bruyne away with a front kick.
Green 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.
Green digs a good body shot into Bruyne's ribs.
Green motions for Bruyne to come forward. Green throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bruyne.
Green moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bruyne misses with a wild body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Green - that will leave a mark!
Bruyne connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruyne throws a leg kick but Green moved away.
Green uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bruyne.
A slow jab from Bruyne misses its intended target.
Jab by Bruyne.
Bruyne slips under a jab.
Green fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bruyne checks it well.
Bruyne definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Green throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bruyne works the jab nicely.
Green lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruyne walks into a jab.
Bruyne looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
Green misses the shot to the body.
Bruyne throwing a counter right hand but Green manages to avoid it.
Green lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bruyne looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
Bruyne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bruyne is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bruyne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Green is out of range and Bruyne settles back down.
Bruyne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bruyne gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Green thumps Bruyne with a low kick.
Green waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bruyne.
Bruyne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Green tries to clinch up.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Bruyne.
Bruyne misses with an uppercut. Green saw that one coming.
Green moves away from the strike by Bruyne.
A combination from Bruyne does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green lunges at Bruyne with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bruyne's hand.
Bruyne throws the left hand but Green avoids the punch easily.
Bruyne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Green circles away quickly and effectively.
Bruyne loads up on a big right hand but Green slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Green checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Green throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bruyne moves out of range of the body kick from Green.
Bruyne misses with a low kick.
Green misses with a hook. Bruyne ducked under it nicely.
Jab from Green.
The fighters circling - Green throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Green has closed the distance and engaged Bruyne in a clinch.
Green throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Green.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as Bruyne controls his hands.
Green tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bruyne's elbow.
Green lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bruyne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bruyne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bruyne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bruyne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Green tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Bruyne controls the action.
Bruyne lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bruyne's elbow.
Bruyne prevents a body shot from Green.
Bruyne tries a body shot but Green blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bruyne.
Bruyne blocks an uppercut.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Bruyne avoids it by throwing Green back against the cage.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as Bruyne controls his hands.
Bruyne misses with a punch on the inside.
Bruyne stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bruyne lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Green.
Bruyne prevents a body shot from Green.
A head punch on the inside from Bruyne fails to land.
Nice body punch from Green.
Green has a couple of punches blocked by Bruyne.
Nice body punch from Green.
Green working aggressively here.
Green lands a shot to the body.
Green lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bruyne backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Green fails to land.
Green misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bruyne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Green.
Bruyne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bruyne scores with a shot to the side of Green's head.
Bruyne lands a nice uppercut.
Bruyne lands a body punch in the clinch.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Bruyne controls the action.
Green lands a nice uppercut.
Green tries to work over Bruyne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Green manages to break the clinch.
Green swings for the body but Bruyne moves out of range.
Bruyne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Bruyne misses the target.
Green throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bruyne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Green clinches up with Bruyne and pushes him back against the cage.
Green misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruyne stalling against the cage.
Bruyne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bruyne misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bruyne fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Green dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bruyne moves away from the strike by Green.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruyne manages to avoid it.
Bruyne slips a straight right by Green.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bruyne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bruyne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruyne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Green.
Bruyne blocks a leg kick.
Green blocks a jab.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
Bruyne looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
Green now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bruyne takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Bruyne blocks a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Green 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Green misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bruyne, right into the meat.
Green tries to clinch up.
Bruyne appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bruyne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Green looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blake Green seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bruyne moves out of range as Green throws a body kick.
Bruyne is looking to land body kicks.
Bruyne misses with an uppercut.
Green looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Green tests Bruyne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruyne jabs Green to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Green keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bruyne.
Bruyne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Green takes a swing at Bruyne's ribcage but misses.
Green scores with a shot to the body.
Bruyne on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bruyne throws a body punch but Green moves out of range.
Green lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bruyne takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Green lands with a kick to the temple. Bruyne shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bruyne's jab looks to have found its range, popping Green under the eye.
Green throws a hook but Bruyne blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Bruyne misses the target.
Green throws the left hand but Bruyne avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruyne is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bruyne misses with a straight left.
Bruyne throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Green looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Green throws a hook to the side of Bruyne's head but Bruyne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body punch from Bruyne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bruyne swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bruyne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Green fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bruyne.
Bruyne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Green's hands.
Bruyne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Bruyne finds it's way through Green's defenses.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruyne manages to avoid it.
Green throws a push kick but Bruyne slaps the foot to one side.
Bruyne tries to keep at a distance but Green has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bruyne misses with some punches.
Green has a couple of punches blocked by Bruyne.
Green misses with a body punch.
Bruyne misses with a body punch.
Bruyne tries a body shot but Green blocks it.
Green lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bruyne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Green tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bruyne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Green lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bruyne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Green misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bruyne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Green scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Green stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Green blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bruyne misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bruyne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Green lands with a left to the head.
Bruyne misses with the head strike.
Bruyne swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruyne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Green.
Bruyne has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
Bruyne swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruyne misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Green.
Green lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Green prevents a body shot from Bruyne.
Bruyne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bruyne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Green tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Green lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Green blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake Green seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bruyne.
Green swings wildly with an uppercut but Bruyne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruyne misses with a body punch.
Green tries to work over Bruyne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Green misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Bruyne fails to land.
Bruyne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Green has a couple of punches blocked by Bruyne.
Green scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Blake Green will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Green throws a head kick but Bruyne moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Bruyne on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Bruyne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Green throws a hook to the side of Bruyne's head but Bruyne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Green looks to land a body kick but Bruyne moved away.
Green feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bruyne's calf.
The fight stays on the outside here - Green looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by Green.
Bruyne throws a front kick aimed at Green's knee but Green avoids it well.
Bruyne's jab looks to have found its range, popping Green under the eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Green misses the target.
Bruyne throws a shot from downtown. Green moves away and avoids it.
Bruyne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Green lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bruyne will feel that in the morning.
Bruyne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green avoids the body shot from Bruyne.
Green looks to land a body kick but Bruyne moved away.
Bruyne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Green stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A swing and a miss from Green.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruyne manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green gets a clinch.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Bruyne controls the action.
Bruyne pushes Green back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Green breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Green wants to clinch.
Green punishes Bruyne's body with a nice straight punch.
Bruyne throws a big shot that misses.
Bruyne throws a jab but it's blocked by Green.
Bruyne misses the body punch
and Bruyne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bruyne throws a big shot that misses.
Bruyne misses with a body shot.
Green is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bruyne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bruyne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bruyne misses with an uppercut
and Green counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Green checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice uppercut lands for Green. That snapped Bruyne's head back.
Green dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bruyne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Green throws out a counter right but Bruyne avoids it with no problem.
Green connects with an inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Green, right into the meat.
Green has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bruyne fails to land.
Bruyne working aggressively here.
Bruyne scores with a shoulder strike.
Bruyne prevents a body shot from Green.
Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bruyne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bruyne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bruyne is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Green as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bruyne.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Green misses with a body punch.
Green tries a body shot but Bruyne blocks it.
Bruyne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Green tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bruyne's elbow.
Green throws a punch but it's blocked by Bruyne.
Green lands with a light punch inside.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bruyne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Green lands a nice uppercut.
Bruyne lands an uppercut.
Green softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bruyne tries to throw a body punch but Green avoids it by throwing Bruyne back against the cage.
Green has a couple of punches blocked by Bruyne.
Bruyne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Green lands a body shot.
Bruyne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Bruyne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Green backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruyne misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bruyne.
Bruyne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bruyne working aggressively here.
Green tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Bruyne avoids it by throwing Green back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bruyne.
Bruyne has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
A short right from Bruyne on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Green fails to land.
Bruyne trying to control the position but instead, Green has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bruyne into the cage.
Green throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bruynes head.
A head punch on the inside from Bruyne fails to land.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bruyne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Green tries a body shot but Bruyne blocks it.
Bruyne misses with the head strike.
Bruyne lands a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Blake Green.
Well Green has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Green!
Blake Green gave a mention to Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Archie Moore (ranked 61 p4p, 11 weight class) and Sotiris Kakoullis (ranked 90 p4p, 12 weight class). Sotiris Kakoullis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Archie Moore's chin.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archie Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
49 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sotiris Kakoullis!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakoullis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moore's head backwards.
Moore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Moore lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kakoullis moves away from the strike by Moore.
Moore moves out of range of the leg kick from Kakoullis.
Moore stuns Kakoullis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moore slips under a jab.
We've been informed that Kakoullis has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Moore connects with an inside leg kick.
Moore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moore goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Moore misses with a wild body shot.
Kakoullis throws a wild body kick that Moore sees coming a mile off.
Moore lands a body shot.
Moore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moore bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore misses with a body kick.
Moore is looking to slow Kakoullis down with leg kicks.
Kakoullis moves out of range of the body kick from Moore.
Moore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kakoullis 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kakoullis was well out of range. Poor timing from Moore.
Kakoullis flicks out a counter leg kick but Moore steps away.
Moore looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Moore lands a jab to the nose.
A low kick from Moore misses
and Kakoullis counters with a straight right hand.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kakoullis moves away.
Kakoullis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kakoullis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moore.
Kakoullis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moore stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Moore misses with a looping right.
Moore throws the kick towards the body but Kakoullis avoids it.
Moore throws a body shot but no joy.
Moore throws a low kick but Kakoullis moves out of range easily.
Moore looks to score with a jab to the body but Kakoullis is just out of range.
A low kick from Moore misses
letting Kakoullis counter with a right hand.
Moore slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore tries to land a body kick
and Kakoullis counters with a body kick that stops Moore in his tracks momentarily.
Moore is looking to chop away at Kakoullis's legs.
Kakoullis jabs Moore right on the nose. Moore blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Moore 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.
Kakoullis lands a jab.
A shot to the liver by Moore. Beautiful body shot.
Kakoullis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kakoullis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Moore takes a swing at Kakoullis's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Moore misses its intended target.
Moore tries to clinch up but Kakoullis circles away and keeps his distance.
Kakoullis lands a jab.
Moore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kakoullis manages to avoid it.
Kakoullis throws out a counter right but Moore avoids it with no problem.
Moore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kakoullis was well out of range. Poor timing from Moore.
Kakoullis thinks about the counter body kick.
Moore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moore is looking to wear down Kakoullis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Good work by Kakoullis as he checks the leg kick.
Moore looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Moore comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jab, jab by Moore - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis lands a lovely overhand right.
Moore connects with a solid leg kick.
Kakoullis keeps the fight on the outside.
Kakoullis flicks out a counter leg kick but Moore steps away.
Kakoullis cracks Moore with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Moore finds it's way through Kakoullis's defenses.
It looks like Sotiris Kakoullis has been cut.
Moore slips a jab from Kakoullis.
Moore wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kakoullis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kakoullis looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
Kakoullis stuns Moore with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kakoullis misses with a hook.
Kakoullis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Moore throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kakoullis jabs at Moore's body.
Kakoullis avoids the body shot from Moore.
Kakoullis throws a sloppy head kick
and Moore counters with a left to the body.
Moore will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis scores with a hook to the body. Moore takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore misses with a low kick as Kakoullis jumps back.
Kakoullis moves out of range as Moore strikes.
Kakoullis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Moore had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Moore takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Moore misses with a hook.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis lands a high kick!
Moore's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kakoullis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Moore scrambles back to his feet.
Archie Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore throws an off balance right hand
and Kakoullis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Moore.
Moore scores with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kakoullis. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moore moves out of range of the leg kick from Kakoullis.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moore lands with a kick to the ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Moore misses the target.
Kakoullis flicks out a counter leg kick but Moore steps away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Archie Moore will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sotiris Kakoullis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Moore bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kakoullis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Moore swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Moore misses with a wild body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Moore crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kakoullis - the referee stops the clock and Moore gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kakoullis. Moore manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kakoullis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Moore lands a glancing blow to the side of Kakoullis's head.
Moore ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kakoullis throws a combination that misses
and Moore counters with an inside leg kick.
Moore is looking to clinch but Kakoullis is avoiding it.
Kakoullis scores with the left hand. Moore knows he should have avoided that one.
Kakoullis moves out of range of the body kick.
Kakoullis moves away from the strike by Moore.
Kakoullis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kakoullis takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
A lazy body kick from Moore
and Kakoullis counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Moore.
Kakoullis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakoullis throws a leg kick but Moore sees it coming and moves out of range.
Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moore throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kakoullis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kakoullis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Moore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kakoullis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kakoullis lands a really nice looking cross but Moore seems unphased.
Moore walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kakoullis.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kakoullis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kakoullis scores with a nice body kick.
Moore checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Moore is looking to counter punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kakoullis missing with a left hand there. Moore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moore throws a hook but Kakoullis blocks it.
Moore throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Moore crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kakoullis - the referee stops the clock and Moore gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kakoullis. Moore manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kakoullis tries to land a front kick but Moore steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Moore was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kakoullis.
Kakoullis scores with a nice right hand.
Kakoullis with a hook.
Moore will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kakoullis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kakoullis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kakoullis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Moore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kakoullis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kakoullis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Moore's hands.
Moore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kakoullis was well out of range. Poor timing from Moore.
Kakoullis scores with a hook to the body. Moore takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kakoullis misses with a leg kick.
Kakoullis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Moore misses the target.
Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kakoullis moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Moore cracks a nice hook into Kakoullis's ribs.
Jab from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis misses with a kick to the body.
Kakoullis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Moore on the side of the head.
Kakoullis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kakoullis.
Moore blocks the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Moore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kakoullis misses with a looping right.
Moore misses with a wild body shot.
Kakoullis loads up on a big right hand but Moore slips the punch.
Moore scores with a nice body kick.
Moore connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Moore lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Moore blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis scores with a kick to the body.
Kakoullis throws a low kick but Moore avoids it.
Moore throws the kick towards the body but Kakoullis avoids it.
Kakoullis lands a body shot.
Moore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moore tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Moore slips a straight right by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis moves out of range as Moore throws a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kakoullis.
Kakoullis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moore's sensitive parts.
Moore looks to land a body kick but Kakoullis moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kakoullis. That's going to slow Moore down.
Moore bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kakoullis's head backwards.
Moore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moore thuds a left hand into Kakoullis's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sotiris Kakoullis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sotiris Kakoullis's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kakoullis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
Kakoullis throws a body kick that misses
and Moore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moore throws a lazy body kick
enabling Kakoullis to counter with a crisp jab.
Kakoullis throws a lazy right hand but Moore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moore throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kakoullis counters with a one-two to the body.
Kakoullis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kakoullis counters with a body kick.
Kakoullis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moore on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kakoullis. Kakoullis obviously looking to wear him down.
Moore moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kakoullis checks a leg kick.
Moore wants to clinch.
Moore is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore avoids the head kick by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis looks to land a left hand but Moore moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kakoullis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kakoullis.
A bone on bone clash there as Kakoullis blocks the leg kick.
Moore connects with a single shot there.
Kakoullis wants to land a leg kick but Moore is out of range.
Moore tries to clinch up.
Kakoullis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Moore might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Moore works the jab nicely.
Moore moves out of range of the body kick from Kakoullis.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kakoullis.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kakoullis.
Moore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kakoullis was well out of range. Poor timing from Moore.
A good leg kick by Kakoullis.
Moore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kakoullis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis thumps Moore with a low kick.
Kakoullis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore throws a hook but Kakoullis blocks it.
Moore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kakoullis.
Moore gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Kakoullis as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kakoullis.
Nice body punch from Kakoullis.
Moore moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Moore looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kakoullis cracks Moore with an open hand slap.
Moore checks a low kick from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis scoring well with a low kick there.
Kakoullis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moore avoids the body shot from Kakoullis.
A quick step to the side and Moore tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Kakoullis finds it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Moore, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kakoullis!
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kakoullis moves away.
Kakoullis looks for the body kick but Moore saw that one coming.
Kakoullis misses with a double jab.
Moore appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Moore keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kakoullis scores with a jab.
Moore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kakoullis was well out of range. Poor timing from Moore.
Moore shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Moore throws a push kick but Kakoullis slaps the foot to one side.
Moore wants to clinch.
Kakoullis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Moore misses with a looping left.
Moore misses with a body kick.
Kakoullis throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis moves out of range as Moore throws a body kick.
Good exchange - Kakoullis coming out on top.
A swing and a miss from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis scores with a jab.
Sotiris Kakoullis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moore takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kakoullis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Kakoullis there.
Moore feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kakoullis's calf.
Moore fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kakoullis looks to throw the jab but Moore is out of range.
Kakoullis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moore was well out of range. Poor timing from Kakoullis.
Moore throws a lazy uppercut
and Kakoullis counters with a left to the body.
Moore misses with a body shot.
A jab from Kakoullis misses.
Moore looks to score with a jab to the body but Kakoullis is just out of range.
Moore lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sotiris Kakoullis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kakoullis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sotiris Kakoullis!
During a confident post fight interview, Sotiris Kakoullis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Archie Moore spoke after the fight, saying 'Ugh'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Gracie (ranked 24 p4p, 3 weight class) and Orlando Diggs (ranked 33 p4p, 5 weight class). Gracie comes into the arena with Jiu Jitsu: Vai Finaliza! blaring out of the sound system. Diggs has chosen KING of the FALL as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Excellent boxer
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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
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramon Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Diggs!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie gets a clinch.
Diggs cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
Diggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diggs digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diggs scores with a decent looking hook.
Diggs lands with a right hand.
Diggs throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Diggs keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Diggs is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gracie is fighting to break Diggs's control of his arms but Diggs is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs working a defensive guard here.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diggs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diggs wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diggs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Diggs misses with an uppercut.
Gracie defending well as Diggs loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Diggs lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diggs can pounce on him.
Orlando Diggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diggs misses the jab.
Gracie checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gracie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Diggs misses with the combination.
Diggs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diggs connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diggs throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Diggs there.
Gracie slips a jab from Diggs.
Gracie catches Diggs with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Jab, jab by Gracie - just one landing.
Nice shot lands for Diggs.
Diggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Diggs manages to circle out of the way.
Diggs throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gracie thumps Diggs with a low kick.
Diggs ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gracie throws a hook but Diggs avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diggs but Diggs pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Diggs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Diggs misses.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Diggs avoids it well and moves away.
Diggs loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Gracie moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Gracie pulls Diggs into guard.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Diggs stands up and waves to Gracie to follow him.
Diggs connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Diggs dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gracie.
Diggs throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gracie throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Diggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.
Gracie tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diggs scores with a shot to the body.
Diggs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diggs misses the shot to the body.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Orlando Diggs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diggs 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.
Diggs fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diggs with a jab.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Diggs saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Diggs circles away.
A big right from Diggs misses.
Diggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diggs.
Diggs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Diggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie cracks Diggs with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Diggs.
Diggs throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diggs.
A jab from Diggs misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Diggs throws a big shot that misses.
Diggs looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Diggs throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Diggs throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Diggs connects with a right hand. Gracie shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diggs listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Diggs moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs wants to slow Gracie down by chopping away at his legs.
Diggs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Diggs circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diggs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Diggs misses the jab.
Gracie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Orlando Diggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Gracie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Diggs is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gracie with a body shot.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diggs to score with a decent uppercut.
Diggs looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Diggs.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Diggs lands with a hook. Gracie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diggs lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Diggs is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Diggs circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Diggs pushes him off.
Diggs lands with an overhand left.
Diggs misses the shot to the body.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Diggs tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Diggs.
Diggs fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Diggs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diggs on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Diggs.
Diggs misses with a body shot.
Diggs pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diggs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.
Diggs misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diggs misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Diggs as he connects with a hook.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Diggs is avoiding it.
Diggs misses the shot to the body.
Diggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lands a jab to Diggs's midsection.
Gracie feints and then cracks Diggs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diggs down.
Gracie darts in looking for a takedown but Diggs gets double underhooks and turns Gracie into the cage.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Diggs fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diggs throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie is looking to counter the offense by Diggs and move into the clinch.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diggs to score with a decent uppercut.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diggs looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie jumps into guard, dragging Diggs to the mat.
Diggs must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Diggs stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing Diggs from standing up.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diggs is one step ahead there.
Diggs stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Diggs throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gracie thows a leg kick but Diggs checks it
and Diggs counters with an inside leg kick.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gracie throws a low kick, looking for Diggs's leg but Diggs calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Diggs is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie is nestled in close to Diggs, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gracie wants to control but Diggs is keeping him busy.
Gracie lands with a punch from half guard.
Gracie is thwarting Diggs's attempts to control the position.
Gracie perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Diggs is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Diggs won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
Diggs gets back to full guard.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Diggs is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Will Diggs go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Diggs really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diggs misses with a leg kick.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diggs.
Diggs wants to slow Gracie down by chopping away at his legs.
Diggs avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Diggs throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Diggs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Diggs gets tackled into the cage by Gracie. Gracie maintains the clinch.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Diggs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diggs lands a nice shot to the body.
Diggs throws a head punch that misses.
Diggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diggs pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diggs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Diggs up against the cage.
Diggs manages to break the clinch.
Diggs tries to move into range but Gracie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Diggs misses its intended target.
Diggs misses with a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Diggs is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Stalling in the clinch from Gracie.
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!
Gracie tries to pull guard but Diggs won't allow it.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs misses with a wild body shot.
Diggs scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diggs misses with a low kick.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Diggs circles away.
Diggs only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Diggs connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
Diggs takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diggs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gracie moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Gracie.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diggs's elbow.
Diggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gracie.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Diggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Diggs forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Diggs.
Diggs lands with a left to the head.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Diggs.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diggs lands with a right hand.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Diggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diggs blocks the body kick.
Diggs just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Gracie catches Diggs right on the button with a cross.
Gracie cracks the inside of Diggs's front leg.
Diggs takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Diggs throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie throws a leg kick which misses Diggs's front leg but catches the back leg as Diggs tries to avoid it.
Diggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diggs scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diggs throws a sloppy body shot
and Gracie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gracie avoiding damage.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramon Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diggs.
Diggs lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Orlando Diggs will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Diggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
Diggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie digs a good body shot into Diggs's ribs.
Diggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Diggs.
Gracie tries to counter with a takedown but Diggs is quick to defend against it.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Diggs.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diggs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie throws the kick towards the body but Diggs avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diggs loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Diggs misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a hook but Diggs avoids it easily.
Diggs misses with a low kick.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Diggs throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diggs clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diggs finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Diggs is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Diggs circles away and we're back to standing.
Diggs looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Diggs misses with a hook
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Diggs is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie passes the guard and advances to mount!
Diggs working to try and regain half guard.
Gracie dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Diggs is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diggs tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Diggs is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Diggs is having none of it.
Gracie wants to control but instead Diggs manages to regain half guard.
Diggs is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Diggs tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Diggs has managed to free his arm - good work.
Diggs moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Diggs has Gracie pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramon Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Diggs is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Orlando Diggs.
I've got Diggs 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orlando Diggs!
Orlando Diggs is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Orlando Diggs 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evil Nixon (ranked 7 p4p, 2 weight class) and Tsoko Chikatchawan (ranked 8 p4p, 3 weight class). Chikatchawan has chosen Animal as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Evil Nixon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tsoko Chikatchawan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chikatchawan scores with the left hand. Nixon knows he should have avoided that one.
Chikatchawan looks to score with a jab to the body but Nixon is just out of range.
Chikatchawan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nixon.
Chikatchawan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A good leg kick by Chikatchawan.
Nixon slips a straight right by Chikatchawan.
Nixon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nixon.
Nixon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nixon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Nixon.
Nixon misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Nixon.
Chikatchawan misses with the head strike.
A short right from Nixon on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nixon blocks a body shot from Chikatchawan.
Nixon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chikatchawan blocks a body shot from Nixon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chikatchawan tries to throw a body punch but Nixon avoids it by throwing Chikatchawan back against the cage.
Nixon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Nixon.
A short left from Nixon.
Nice body punch from Nixon.
Chikatchawan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nixon's elbow.
Nixon tries a body shot but Chikatchawan blocks it.
Nixon lands a hook that snaps the head of Chikatchawan backwards.
Nixon working aggressively here.
Nixon misses with a body punch.
Nixon prevents a body shot from Chikatchawan.
A short uppercut from Nixon.
Chikatchawan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chikatchawan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nixon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nixon tries to throw a body punch but Chikatchawan avoids it by throwing Nixon back against the cage.
Chikatchawan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nixon lands a shot to the body.
Chikatchawan looks winded!
Nixon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nixon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nixon lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon can't find room to land a body shot as Chikatchawan controls the action.
Chikatchawan blocks a body shot from Nixon.
Nixon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chikatchawan is keeping busy.
Nixon working aggressively here.
Nixon throws a head punch that misses.
Chikatchawan takes a shot to the head.
Nixon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nixon throws a punch but it's blocked by Chikatchawan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nixon.
Chikatchawan swings wildly with an uppercut but Nixon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nixon stalling against the cage.
Chikatchawan tries to throw a body punch but Nixon avoids it by throwing Chikatchawan back against the cage.
Chikatchawan tries a body shot but Nixon blocks it.
Nixon pushes Chikatchawan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chikatchawan gets through Nixon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nixon digs a right hand underneath Chikatchawan's ribcage. Chikatchawan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nixon stalling the fight.
Nixon tries a body shot but Chikatchawan blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chikatchawan is looking to control Nixon's arms but Nixon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chikatchawan has his back to the cage.
Chikatchawan wants to break free but Nixon has control.
A right hook to the body lands for Nixon.
Chikatchawan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nixon pushes Chikatchawan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Nixon - that landed with a thud.
Chikatchawan tries to work over Nixon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chikatchawan tries to throw a body punch but Nixon avoids it by throwing Chikatchawan back against the cage.
Chikatchawan tries a body shot but Nixon blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chikatchawan.
Nixon scores with a shoulder strike.
Nixon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chikatchawan backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chikatchawan.
Nixon leaning against his opponent.
Nixon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nixon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nixon is trying to maintain a safe position but Chikatchawan gets an underhook and turns Nixon into the cage.
Chikatchawan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chikatchawan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chikatchawan throws a head punch that misses.
Nixon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon blocks an uppercut.
Chikatchawan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nixon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nixon pushes Chikatchawan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nixon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chikatchawan's elbow.
Chikatchawan working aggressively here.
Nixon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chikatchawan misses with a body punch.
Nixon lands an uppercut.
Nixon blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nixon.
Chikatchawan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nixon lands a left hand.
Chikatchawan is rocked!
Nixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chikatchawan is still on wobbly legs! Can Nixon finish him?
Chikatchawan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nixon has a couple of punches blocked by Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan seems to have recovered his senses.
Nixon lands a body shot.
Chikatchawan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Nixon as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Nixon.
Nixon dips a shoulder and cracks Chikatchawan with a mighty uppercut! Chikatchawan falls back against the cage and Nixon unloads with a barrage of strikes! Chikatchawan is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Nixon screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evil Nixon!
Evil Nixon retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Evil Nixon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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