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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chester Drawers (ranked 1949 p4p, 102 weight class) and Boris Orlov (ranked 1904 p4p, 101 weight class). Orlov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: K.A.B.O.S.H. - God Of War. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Boris Orlov enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chester Drawers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boris Orlov!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orlov misses with a hook.
Drawers feints and then cracks Orlov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Orlov down.
Orlov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Drawers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Drawers misses with a combination
and Orlov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Drawers moves out of range of the strikes.
Drawers motions for Orlov to come forward. Drawers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Orlov throws a jab when Drawers was well out of range.
Drawers moves away from the strike by Orlov.
Drawers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drawers bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Orlov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drawers ducks under a wild hook from Orlov.
Drawers misses with a body shot.
Orlov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drawers shoots in looking for a takedown. Orlov tries to sprawl out of it but Drawers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Orlov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov misses with a straight left.
Drawers misses with a few strikes there.
Drawers takes one to the side of the head.
Orlov throws a right and a left that Drawers avoids nicely.
Orlov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drawers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Drawers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Drawers slowing the pace effectively.
Orlov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orlov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drawers.
Orlov works Drawers's body with a nice hook.
Drawers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Orlov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drawers.
Orlov checks a low kick from Drawers.
Orlov ducks under a wild hook from Drawers.
Drawers slips a straight right by Orlov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Orlov catches Drawers right on the button with a cross.
Drawers lands an overhand right.
Orlov missing with a left hand there. Drawers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orlov loads up on a big right hand but Drawers slips the punch.
Drawers drops down looking for a counter takedown but Orlov sprawls and moves away.
Drawers misses with an uppercut.
Orlov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Drawers throws an overhand right that lands on Orlov's shoulder, as Orlov tries to avoid the shot.
Orlov misses with a wild body shot.
Drawers lunges at Orlov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Orlov's hand.
Drawers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orlov manages to avoid it.
Drawers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Orlov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Orlov misses with an uppercut. Drawers saw that one coming.
Orlov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drawers drops down looking for a counter takedown but Orlov sprawls and moves away.
Orlov slips a jab and a cross from Drawers.
Boris Orlov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orlov throws a good cross that connects.
Orlov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Drawers. Drawers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Orlov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drawers pushes Orlov up against the cage in a clinch.
Orlov manages to break the clinch.
Drawers looks to land a left hand but Orlov moved out of range nicely.
Drawers scores with a body shot.
Drawers closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Drawers is looking to take a break and control but Orlov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drawers trying to control the pace.
Drawers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Orlov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Drawers scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drawers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Drawers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Orlov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Drawers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Orlov keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orlov is defending against the submission attempts here by Drawers.
Nice strikes from Drawers there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Boris Orlov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Drawers misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Orlov.
Drawers takes a swing at Orlov's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Orlov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice cross by Orlov.
Drawers cracks Orlov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Orlov misses with a combination
and Drawers counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Orlov!
Drawers lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Orlov down.
Drawers controls the position from side control.
The ground and pound from Drawers seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drawers looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Orlov is avoiding damage well.
Drawers misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drawers trying to control the position but Orlov is working away.
Orlov wants to get back to his feet but Drawers drags him back down.
Orlov parries the strikes from Drawers easily there. Drawers is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Orlov to escape.
Drawers misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Drawers wants to control but Orlov is keeping him busy.
Orlov is pushing Drawers's head away, looking to escape. Drawers manages to hold on to the position though.
Chester Drawers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Orlov taking a bit of punishment here - Drawers scoring with strikes.
Orlov parries the strikes from Drawers easily there. Drawers is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Orlov to escape.
Drawers lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drawers trying to control the position but Orlov is working away.
An elbow from Drawers crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drawers cracks Orlov with a big elbow.
Orlov defending against the ground and pound.
Drawers working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Drawers throws a strike aimed at the side of Orlov's head but Orlov avoids it well.
Drawers throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Drawers wants to control but Orlov is keeping him busy.
Drawers tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drawers grinds an elbow into Orlov's temple.
Drawers looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Orlov is avoiding damage well.
Drawers fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Drawers swings around for an armbar but Orlov sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Drawers's guard.
Drawers looking for subs off his back but Orlov has passed one foot through into half guard.
Drawers wants to sweep but Orlov has passed to side control!
Drawers sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drawers trying to control but Orlov postures up.
Drawers tries to get to full guard but Orlov has control of the leg.
Drawers with the active half guard here but Orlov passes nicely into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drawers can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chester Drawers dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Drawers throws a jab but it's blocked by Orlov.
Drawers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Orlov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drawers.
Drawers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Orlov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Drawers missing with a left hand there. Orlov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orlov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Orlov stuffs the takedown.
Boris Orlov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orlov misses with a hook. Drawers ducked under it nicely.
Orlov throws a series of punches but Drawers moves out of range.
Drawers lands a nice shot that snaps Orlov's head back.
Drawers paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Drawers takes a swing at Orlov's ribcage but misses.
Orlov checks a low kick from Drawers.
Jab from Orlov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orlov sizes up Drawers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Orlov misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drawers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orlov.
Drawers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Drawers leaning his opponent against the cage.
Drawers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Drawers taking a breather.
Orlov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drawers walks into a stiff left hand from Orlov.
Drawers misses with a looping left.
Drawers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Drawers decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Orlov has one foot on Drawers's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
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!
Drawers misses with a looping right.
Drawers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Orlov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Orlov motions for Drawers to come forward. Orlov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drawers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orlov manages to avoid it.
Drawers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Orlov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drawers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Orlov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Donk. Drawers catches Orlov right on the button with a cross.
Orlov throws a low kick but Drawers moves out of range easily.
Drawers attempts a counter takedown but Orlov avoids it well and moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Orlov.
Nice cross by Orlov.
Drawers is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Orlov. Those never looked like landing.
Oh Drawers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drawers takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Drawers slips a jab and a cross from Orlov.
Orlov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drawers shoots in looking for a takedown. Orlov tries to sprawl out of it but Drawers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Orlov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A low kick from Drawers misses
letting Orlov counter with a right hand.
Good shot there by Orlov.
Orlov looks to land a right hand but Drawers moved out of range.
Drawers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drawers attempts a counter takedown but Orlov avoids it well and moves away.
Orlov takes a swing at Drawers's ribcage but misses.
and Orlov counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Drawers! He's just covering up as Orlov starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Orlov!
After the fight, Boris Orlov was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seiryu Machida (ranked 1495 p4p, 194 weight class) and Baby Boy Harris (ranked 3614 p4p, 354 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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197 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seiryu Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 29 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baby Boy Harris!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harris doesn't seem bothered though.
Harris scores with a leg kick.
Machida blocks a head kick by Harris.
Both fighters circling a little - Machida finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Harris drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harris throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice body kick there by Machida.
Machida lands with a nice body kick.
Harris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Machida avoids the head kick by Harris.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Machida.
Machida digs a good hook to Harris's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machida scores with a punch to the head.
Harris misses with a hook. Machida ducked under it nicely.
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machida.
Machida connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Machida fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harris on the side of the head.
Harris staying out of range there.
Machida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machida looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machida thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Harris if he has to take too many more of those.
Harris will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Harris moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Harris throws a push kick but Machida slaps the foot to one side.
Machida throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Machida throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
Machida throws a quick inside leg kick.
Machida throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Machida throws a leg kick but Harris checks it.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Machida looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Machida pushes Harris away with a front kick.
A jab from Harris misses.
Machida throws a quick counter kick to the body but Harris avoids it.
Harris looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harris 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 Machida has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Machida and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a nice hook to Machida's body. Machida takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Harris misses.
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Machida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harris sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Harris avoids a kick to the body.
Harris thuds his right hand into Machida's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harris scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Danga de danga de dang - Harris scores with a four punch combination!
Baby Boy Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A low kick from Harris misses
and Machida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris throws a right hand that Machida ducks under and follows up with a left that Machida also avoids with ease.
A solid leg kick lands there for Machida.
Harris motions for Machida to come forward. Harris throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a hook. Machida ducked under it nicely.
Machida misses with a looping right.
Machida throws a monster overhand right that drops Harris! Machida follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seiryu Machida!
A victorious Seiryu Machida thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akbar Shah (ranked 20312 p4p, 516 weight class) and Murilo Mauricio Ninja DeSilva (ranked 2132 p4p, 248 weight class). Akbar Shah has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akbar Shah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Murilo Mauricio Ninja DeSilva!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeSilva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shah moves in looking to clinch but DeSilva pushes him off.
DeSilva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Akbar Shah has been cut.
Shah looks to land a combination but DeSilva avoids it well.
DeSilva throws out a counter right but Shah avoids it with no problem.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that DeSilva has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - DeSilva scores with a four punch combination!
Shah is rocked!
Shah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shah scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Shah moves out of range as DeSilva strikes.
DeSilva misses with a body shot.
Shah connects with the punch.
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!
Shah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DeSilva manages to avoid it.
Oh, that's a big right hand from DeSilva and Shah goes tumbling to the canvas! DeSilva follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Oh Shah is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shah on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shah tries to get out of the position.
DeSilva lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Shah! More strikes land and this one is all over! DeSilva jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murilo Mauricio Ninja DeSilva!
After winning the bout, Murilo Mauricio Ninja DeSilva 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 Antonio Padilla (ranked 1665 p4p, 197 weight class) and Dante Esposito (ranked 1674 p4p, 198 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Padilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dante Esposito !
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Padilla takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Padilla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Esposito .
Padilla half committed to a counter leg kick.
Esposito throws out a loose jab but Padilla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esposito lands a jab to the nose.
Esposito misses with a hook
and Padilla counters with a body kick that stops Esposito in his tracks momentarily.
Padilla misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab lands there for Esposito .
Esposito fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dante Esposito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Padilla throws a hook but Esposito avoids it easily.
Esposito scores with a jab. Padilla acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Esposito misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esposito throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Padilla.
Esposito 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Padilla under the eye.
Padilla lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Esposito goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Padilla is looking to land body kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Padilla bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Esposito checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Padilla misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esposito . Padilla does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla connects with a leg kick. Esposito looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Padilla throws a body shot but no joy.
Padilla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Padilla swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Esposito throws out a loose jab but Padilla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esposito throws a right hand that Padilla ducks under and follows up with a left that Padilla also avoids with ease.
Esposito bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Padilla steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Esposito .
Some wild striking there from Padilla.
No joy there for Esposito , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Esposito thuds a left hand into Padilla's body.
Padilla throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Padilla throws a sloppy head kick and Esposito moves out of range easily.
Padilla takes one to the chin there.
Padilla thumps Esposito with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Padilla manages to avoid it.
Padilla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Padilla looks to score with a jab to the body but Esposito is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Padilla.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito avoids the body shot from Padilla.
Esposito lands with a straight right. Padilla didn't see that one coming.
Padilla's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Esposito connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Padilla scrambles back to his feet.
Padilla ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Padilla misses.
Padilla throws a low kick but Esposito avoids it.
A jab from Esposito misses.
Padilla scores with a spinning back kick!
Esposito throws a push kick but Padilla slaps the foot to one side.
Good work by Esposito as he checks the leg kick.
Padilla throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Esposito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito throws a sloppy head kick and Padilla moves out of range easily.
Padilla lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Esposito tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Esposito throws a leg kick which misses Padilla's front leg but catches the back leg as Padilla tries to avoid it.
Esposito blocks a head kick by Padilla.
Padilla swings for the body but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito throws a big counter head kick but Padilla avoids it with no problem.
Nice cross by Esposito .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with the combination.
A big left from Esposito misses.
Esposito throws an overhand right that lands on Padilla's shoulder, as Padilla tries to avoid the shot.
Padilla looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Padilla keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Padilla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Esposito .
Padilla wants to slow Esposito down by chopping away at his legs.
Esposito tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Padilla is able to avoid easily.
Esposito lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Esposito on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Padilla avoids the head kick by Esposito .
Nice defenses there by Esposito .
Padilla is looking to wear down Esposito with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Esposito slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Padilla moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Esposito feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Padillas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Esposito is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Padilla had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito throws a series of punches but Padilla moves out of range.
Padilla lands a nice looking kick to the body. Esposito takes a step back to recover.
Padilla throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito tries to bum rush Padilla with a series of wild strikes but Padilla uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Esposito misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Padilla throws the kick towards the body but Esposito avoids it.
Esposito lands with a kick to the temple. Padilla shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Esposito checks the leg kick nicely there.
Esposito throws a shot from downtown. Padilla moves away and avoids it.
Esposito moves out of range of the body kick.
Esposito tries to land a leg kick but Padilla saw it coming and moves away.
Padilla takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Padilla throws a wild body kick that Esposito sees coming a mile off.
Esposito throws a jab but it's blocked by Padilla.
Padilla defending well as Esposito loads up on a big left hand.
Padilla lands a nice shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good shot there by Padilla.
Padilla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Padilla cracks Esposito with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Esposito throws a left and a right that both miss
and Padilla counters with a head kick. That will keep Esposito thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Padilla is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Padilla takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Esposito dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Esposito blocks the body kick.
Padilla slips a jab and a cross from Esposito .
Padilla is looking to counter with head kicks.
Esposito looks to throw the jab but Padilla is out of range.
Esposito darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Esposito feints and then cracks Padilla's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Padilla down.
Esposito has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Padilla misses with a wild body shot.
Good work by Padilla as he checks the leg kick.
Esposito misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Padilla is looking to counter with a body kick.
Esposito takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Esposito moves into range and connects with a jab.
Esposito throws a lazy right hand but Padilla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Padilla ducks right into an uppercut from Esposito .
Padilla walks into a straight right hand from Esposito .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esposito lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Padilla backs up against the cage.
Padilla misses with a body kick.
Padilla throws a body punch but Esposito moves out of range.
Padilla defending well as Esposito loads up on a big left hand.
Esposito looks to throw the jab but Padilla is out of range.
Esposito throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla misses the jab.
Esposito misses with a jab, cross combination.
Padilla delivers a nice body kick.
Padilla shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Padilla looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Padilla goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Esposito will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Esposito keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Padilla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Padilla tried to counter with a leg kick but Esposito avoided it.
Esposito waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Padilla.
Padilla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Esposito .
Padilla slips under a jab.
Padilla has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Esposito finds it's way round the side to connect with Padilla's head.
Esposito looks to score with a jab to the body but Padilla is just out of range.
Padilla scores with a body shot.
Padilla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Padilla misses with a low kick as Esposito jumps back.
Padilla takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice jab there from Esposito .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esposito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Esposito slips a straight right by Padilla.
Nice shot by Padilla.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Padilla might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Padilla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Esposito scores with a punch to the head.
Padilla takes a swing at Esposito 's ribcage but misses.
Padilla closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Padilla lands with an uppercut that bounces Esposito off the cage and back into range.
Esposito scoring well with a low kick there.
Padilla with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Esposito to score with a decent uppercut.
Esposito misses the jab.
Dante Esposito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Padilla lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Esposito clobbers Padilla with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Padilla goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good work by Esposito as he checks the leg kick.
Esposito throws a leg kick but Padilla sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Esposito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Padilla manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla blocks a leg kick.
Padilla goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Dante Esposito has been cut.
A head kick misses from Padilla.
Padilla throws a head kick that Esposito semi-blocks.
Padilla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Esposito .
Esposito throws a low kick but Padilla moves out of range easily.
Esposito avoids the head kick by Padilla.
Padilla tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Padilla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Padilla stuns Esposito with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Esposito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Padilla moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Padilla throws a head kick that misses.
Esposito connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Esposito jabs at Padilla's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Padilla swinging wildly here.
Esposito throws out a counter right but Padilla avoids it with no problem.
Esposito scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla looks to land a body kick but Esposito moved away.
Esposito unleashes a big counter combination but Padilla bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Padilla throws a leg kick but Esposito checks it.
Esposito takes a kick to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Esposito .
Padilla tried to counter with a leg kick but Esposito avoided it.
Padilla keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Esposito .
It looks like Padilla has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Padilla throws a sloppy head kick and Esposito moves out of range easily.
A head kick from Padilla lands but Esposito takes it in his stride.
Padilla misses with a straight right.
Esposito takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Esposito .
A head kick misses from Esposito .
Padilla throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Padilla scores with a kick to the midsection.
Esposito works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Padilla scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Esposito looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dante Esposito will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dante Esposito 's cut.
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!
Padilla throws a leg kick but Esposito sees it coming and moves out of range.
Padilla fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Esposito throws a body punch but Padilla moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Esposito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Padilla chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Esposito can pounce on him.
Esposito swings widly with a right hand
and Padilla counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Esposito moves out of range of the body kick from Padilla.
Padilla thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Esposito if he has to take too many more of those.
Padilla takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crunch! Padilla slams his shin into Esposito 's torso.
Nice body kick there by Padilla.
Padilla throws a head kick that misses.
Padilla throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Esposito ! But no joy.
A good leg kick by Esposito .
Padilla ducks under a wild hook from Esposito .
Esposito tries to bum rush Padilla with a series of wild strikes but Padilla uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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!
Esposito scores with a nice strike.
Esposito throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Esposito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Padilla - that will leave a mark!
Esposito pivots, looking for a leg kick but Padilla is out of range and Esposito settles back down.
Esposito throws a body shot but no joy.
A left lands for Esposito .
Esposito has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Padilla.
Padilla misses with a kick to the body.
Padilla looks for the body kick but Esposito saw that one coming.
Padilla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Padilla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Esposito .
Esposito throws out a counter right but Padilla avoids it with no problem.
Esposito connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Padilla thuds a left hand into Esposito 's body.
Padilla throws a front kick that sends Esposito stumbling back into the cage.
Esposito pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Padilla back to the cage. Esposito follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Padilla scores with a leg kick.
Esposito scores with a crisp jab that stopped Padilla in his tracks.
Esposito moves out of range as Padilla throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with an uppercut. Padilla saw that one coming.
Esposito takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Padilla scores with a hook.
Esposito lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Padilla circles away quickly and effectively.
Esposito cracks Padilla with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Esposito scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Padilla throws a sloppy head kick and Esposito moves out of range easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Esposito !
Esposito takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Esposito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Padilla.
Esposito throws a hook but Padilla blocks it.
Padilla swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Donk. Padilla catches Esposito right on the button with a cross.
Esposito lunges at Padilla with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Padilla's hand.
Esposito lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Esposito .
Padilla lands with a slapping head kick.
Esposito avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla lands a nice looking body kick.
Padilla lands a leg kick that knocks Esposito off balance momentarily.
Padilla lands a jab to the nose.
Esposito 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Padilla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Esposito is looking to chop away at Padilla's legs.
Padilla quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Padilla cracks the inside of Esposito 's front leg.
Esposito misses with a hook. Padilla ducked under it nicely.
Padilla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esposito was well out of range. Poor timing from Padilla.
Esposito misses with a series of wild punches.
Esposito connects with a right hand. Padilla shakes it off.
Esposito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Padilla.
A nice leg kick lands there from Padilla.
Esposito stuns Padilla with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Esposito blocks the body kick.
Padilla gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Esposito .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Esposito lands a jab to Padilla's midsection.
Esposito blocks the body kick.
Antonio Padilla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Padilla on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Esposito lands with a right hand.
Padilla fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Padilla looks for the body kick but Esposito saw that one coming.
Esposito throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Padilla thinks about countering with a body kick.
Esposito thuds a left hand into Padilla's body.
Padilla dodges the punch combination from Esposito .
Padilla takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Esposito fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Esposito blocks the body kick.
A jab lands there for Esposito .
Esposito throws a sloppy head kick and Padilla moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Esposito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Esposito 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 Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Esposito !
A relieved looking Dante Esposito 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lugh Blackburn (ranked 1915 p4p, 228 weight class) and Nick Tessier (ranked 2280 p4p, 266 weight class). Blackburn comes to the cage accompanied by When the Man Comes Down. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
36 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lugh Blackburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Tessier!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Tessier. That's going to slow Blackburn down.
Tessier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blackburn moves away.
Tessier defending well as Blackburn loads up on a big left hand.
Blackburn walks into a stiff left hand from Tessier.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackburn. Tessier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tessier throws a wild body kick that Blackburn sees coming a mile off.
A big right from Tessier misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Blackburn blocks the body kick.
Tessier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blackburn.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tessier.
Tessier walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tessier fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Tessier.
Blackburn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Blackburn moves out of range as Tessier throws a body kick.
Tessier needs to keep his hands up - Blackburn had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blackburn tries to clinch but Tessier moves out of range.
Tessier misses with a low kick.
Tessier throws out a loose jab but Blackburn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blackburn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tessier throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Blackburn misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessier scores with a hook to the body. Blackburn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tessier throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tessier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tessier gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Blackburn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blackburn slips a jab from Tessier.
Tessier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blackburn.
Tessier attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blackburn lands a lovely overhand right.
Tessier gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Blackburn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blackburn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tessier tries a head kick but it misses.
Tessier misses with a kick to the body.
Tessier throws a sloppy head kick
and Blackburn counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for Blackburn.
Blackburn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Blackburn moves into the clinch successfully.
Tessier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blackburn misses with a punch on the inside.
Blackburn tries to land knees in the clinch but Tessier avoids the damage to the body.
Blackburn tries to throw a body punch but Tessier avoids it by throwing Blackburn back against the cage.
Tessier trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tessier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tessier scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blackburn jumps guard but Tessier stands there with Blackburn around his waist. Blackburn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tessier lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tessier missing with knees to the body.
Blackburn throws a punch but it's blocked by Tessier.
Blackburn misses with a punch on the inside.
Tessier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tessier can't find room to land a body shot as Blackburn controls the action.
Blackburn lands with a light punch inside.
Tessier taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Blackburn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tessier just stands there and leans against the cage.
Blackburn decides to pull guard.
Tessier passes into half guard.
Blackburn trying to hold on to Tessier's head to control him but Tessier postures up.
Blackburn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tessier throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tessier is looking to work some ground and pound but Blackburn has wrist control.
Tessier in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tessier is looking to work some ground and pound but Blackburn has wrist control.
Tessier landing with the ground and pound.
Blackburn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tessier scoring with punches to the head and body.
Blackburn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tessier defends well.
Tessier wants to control from the top but Blackburn keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tessier landing some decent shots from guard.
Blackburn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tessier is aware though and is defending well.
Tessier postures up.
Tessier is looking to work some ground and pound but Blackburn has wrist control.
Tessier stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blackburn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tessier throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blackburn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tessier working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackburn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tessier pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blackburn is keeping the position for now.
Tessier drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tessier jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tessier advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Tessier dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tessier moves away from the strike by Blackburn.
Blackburn misses with a looping right.
Tessier throws a head kick but Blackburn moves out of range.
Blackburn missing with a left hand there. Tessier was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blackburn ducks under a wild hook from Tessier.
Blackburn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blackburn backing away here, and Tessier unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tessier throws a leg kick
and Blackburn counters with a stiff right hand.
Tessier misses with a wild body shot.
Blackburn wants to clinch up but Tessier keeps it at a distance.
Tessier turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tessier pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tessier takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tessier gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Blackburn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tessier misses with a leg kick.
Nick Tessier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tessier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blackburn.
Tessier tries to land a front kick but Blackburn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tessier looks to throw the jab but Blackburn is out of range.
Blackburn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tessier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tessier looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Blackburn misses its intended target.
Tessier thumps Blackburn with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tessier was well out of range. Poor timing from Blackburn.
Tessier throws a head kick that half lands.
Blackburn lands a nice hook to Tessier's body. Tessier takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tessier tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tessier takes a swing at Blackburn's ribcage but misses.
Blackburn is looking to counter punch.
Blackburn just misses with a punch to the body.
Blackburn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackburn blocks a low kick nicely.
Tessier misses with a low kick.
Blackburn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tessier throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blackburn is looking to counter punch.
Tessier scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tessier plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Blackburn defending well as Tessier loads up on a big left hand.
Blackburn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tessier. Tessier obviously looking to wear him down.
A big right from Blackburn misses.
Nice defenses there by Blackburn.
Blackburn checks a leg kick.
Tessier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Blackburn misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tessier tries to land a front kick but Blackburn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn lands a right hook to the body.
Tessier lands a jab.
Tessier tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Blackburn defends well and Tessier ends up having to push Blackburn into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tessier is breathing heavily.
Blackburn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tessier throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tessier misses with a head kick.
Tessier tries to land a front kick but Blackburn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blackburn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blackburn lands a nice shot that snaps Tessier's head back.
Tessier throws a low kick, looking for Blackburn's leg but Blackburn calmly moves out of range.
Blackburn misses with a straight left.
Blackburn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tessier needs to keep his hands up - Blackburn had a free shot at his head there.
Blackburn looks to score with a jab to the body but Tessier is just out of range.
Blackburn stuns Tessier with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Blackburn finds it's way through Tessier's defenses.
Blackburn lands a slapping body shot.
Blackburn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blackburn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tessier throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blackburn swings for the body but Tessier moves out of range.
Tessier looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tessier fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tessier walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blackburn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blackburn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tessier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blackburn.
Tessier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blackburn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tessier.
A short right from Tessier on the inside.
Blackburn lands a right hand.
Tessier drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Blackburn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tessier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tessier looking to slow down the pace here.
Tessier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tessier misses with some punches.
Tessier throws a head punch that misses.
Blackburn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blackburn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blackburn is trying to pull guard but Tessier turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tessier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blackburn pulls guard effortlessly.
Tessier stands and throws Blackburn's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tessier is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Blackburn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Blackburn struggling a bit here.
Blackburn regains half guard.
Tessier is working for a kimura but Blackburn is defending it quite comfortably.
Blackburn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lugh Blackburn will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Blackburn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tessier doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab lands there for Tessier.
Blackburn closes the distance and clinches.
Blackburn tries a knee to the head but Tessier blocks it.
Tessier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tessier throws an elbow that misses.
Blackburn is pressed up against the cage. Tessier has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blackburn down to the mat. Blackburn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tessier throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Blackburn tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tessier is in Blackburn's guard.
Blackburn can't keep his opponent in guard - Tessier advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tessier is trying to control the action in half guard but Blackburn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tessier is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Blackburn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tessier wants to pass the guard but Blackburn is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tessier trying to control but Blackburn is working from the bottom.
Tessier postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Blackburn is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tessier, into his guard.
Tessier is looking for a triangle but Blackburn pushes his legs off easily.
Tessier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tessier is looking for a triangle but Blackburn pushes his legs off easily.
Blackburn slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tessier is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn working the ground and pound but Tessier is defending the strikes.
Tessier tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blackburn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tessier, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Tessier's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tessier manages to work his way to half guard, despite Blackburn's best efforts.
Tessier looking for submissions off his back.
Nick Tessier has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blackburn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn throwing shots but Tessier is blocking nicely.
Blackburn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Blackburn looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Blackburn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Blackburn is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tessier wants to get back to full guard.
Tessier avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blackburn.
Blackburn prevents Tessier from improving his position.
Blackburn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blackburn prevents Tessier from standing back up.
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 Lugh Blackburn.
I think Blackburn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lugh Blackburn!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rian MacFarlane (ranked 1946 p4p, 210 weight class) and Marcellus Clay (ranked 2455 p4p, 236 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think MacFarlane might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Foggy Dew. Marcellus Clay has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rian MacFarlane's chin.
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39
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 28 - 0, fighting out of London, Rian MacFarlane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcellus Clay!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacFarlane was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rian MacFarlane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacFarlane lands with a thumping leg kick.
Clay doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
MacFarlane moves away from the strike by Clay.
MacFarlane scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Marcellus Clay has been cut.
No joy there for MacFarlane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
MacFarlane misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacFarlane sizes up Clay with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
MacFarlane throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big left from MacFarlane misses.
MacFarlane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay misses with a wild body shot.
MacFarlane throws a lazy head kick
and Clay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
MacFarlane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clay was well out of range. Poor timing from MacFarlane.
Despite the aggression on Clay's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
MacFarlane 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.
Clay misses the shot to the body.
MacFarlane slips a straight right by Clay.
MacFarlane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clay keeps the fight on the outside.
MacFarlane lands with a straight right. Clay didn't see that one coming.
MacFarlane blocks the body kick.
MacFarlane thows a leg kick but Clay checks it
and Clay counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps MacFarlane thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacFarlane uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Clay has time to react.
Clay connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
MacFarlane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clay tried to score with a low kick but MacFarlane checks it.
Clay throws a hook to the side of MacFarlane's head but MacFarlane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clay takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacFarlane lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Clay.
MacFarlane misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - MacFarlane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clay sends MacFarlane crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Clay is motioning to the referee to let MacFarlane up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
MacFarlane is rocked!
It looks like Rian MacFarlane has been cut.
Clay fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked MacFarlane out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Marcellus Clay!
Marcellus Clay thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Rian MacFarlane stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry guys everything is still fuzzy... but I think he tapped out... so it is what it is... who am I again?'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Song Turillo (ranked 816 p4p, 111 weight class) and DeMar DeRozan (ranked 2599 p4p, 312 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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218 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Song Turillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, DeMar DeRozan!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turillo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as DeRozan throws out the jab.
DeRozan looks to score with a jab to the body but Turillo is just out of range.
DeRozan 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.
DeRozan looks to land a left hand but Turillo moved out of range nicely.
DeRozan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turillo.
Turillo slips a straight right by DeRozan.
Turillo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
DeRozan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
DeRozan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Turillo with a jab.
DeRozan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turillo manages to avoid it.
Turillo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. DeRozan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turillo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Turillo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
DeRozan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Turillo on the side of the head.
DeMar DeRozan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for DeRozan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeRozan connects with a solid leg kick.
Turillo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck DeRozan on the side of the head.
DeRozan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Turillo staying out of range there.
It appears Turillo was looking to counter with a kick there.
Turillo avoids the body shot from DeRozan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeRozan misses with a looping right.
DeRozan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
DeRozan blocks the body kick.
DeRozan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DeRozan looks to score with a jab to the body but Turillo is just out of range.
DeRozan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turillo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
DeRozan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
DeRozan misses with an uppercut.
Turillo throws a body shot but no joy.
DeRozan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
DeRozan misses with a lunging right hand
letting Turillo counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from DeRozan. Turillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turillo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
DeRozan misses with an uppercut.
DeRozan lands a leg kick that knocks Turillo off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeRozan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Turillo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've been told by Turillo's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Turillo digs a good body shot into DeRozan's ribs.
DeRozan moves out of range as Turillo throws a body kick.
DeRozan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeRozan tries to score with a low kick but Turillo moves his leg out of the way.
Turillo throwing a counter right hand but DeRozan manages to avoid it.
Turillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
DeRozan throws a body punch but Turillo moves out of range.
Turillo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Turillo misses the jab.
DeRozan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
DeRozan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turillo manages to avoid it.
DeRozan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
DeRozan digs a good body shot into Turillo's ribs.
Turillo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Turillo walks forward and throws a big overhand right! DeRozan drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Turillo swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from DeRozan's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Song Turillo!
DeMar DeRozan was interviewed post fight and said 'auto flights to Sydney - give me rematch'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louie DeBrusk (ranked 779 p4p, 107 weight class) and Melek Taus (ranked 2068 p4p, 261 weight class). Taus comes into a darkened arena with his song building. A Cry For Vengeance kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Melek Taus is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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225 lbs
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Louie DeBrusk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Melek Taus!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeBrusk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Taus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
DeBrusk thumps Taus with a low kick.
DeBrusk tries to land a front kick but Taus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Taus needs to keep his hands up - DeBrusk had a free shot at his head there.
We've been informed that Taus 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.
DeBrusk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Taus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
DeBrusk seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Taus 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.
Taus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DeBrusk misses the body punch
and Taus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Melek Taus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taus, right into the meat.
DeBrusk darts in and clinches Taus up against the cage.
Taus prevents a body shot from DeBrusk.
DeBrusk misses with some punches.
Taus lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Taus.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Taus.
DeBrusk pushes Taus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
DeBrusk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taus blocks a body shot from DeBrusk.
DeBrusk prevents a body shot from Taus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeBrusk lands an uppercut.
Taus blocks an uppercut.
Taus blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Taus.
DeBrusk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taus's elbow.
DeBrusk digs a right hand underneath Taus's ribcage. Taus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Taus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DeBrusk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taus avoiding damage.
DeBrusk has a couple of punches blocked by Taus.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taus.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeBrusk.
DeBrusk misses with the head strike.
DeBrusk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taus breaks the clinch.
Taus looks to land a left hand but DeBrusk moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Taus.
Taus throws a good cross that connects.
Taus lands a really nice looking cross but DeBrusk seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeBrusk missing with a left hand there. Taus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
DeBrusk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Taus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
DeBrusk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Taus is out of range and DeBrusk settles back down.
Taus throws a body punch but DeBrusk moves out of range.
Taus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
DeBrusk takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
DeBrusk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Taus misses with a low kick.
DeBrusk misses with a straight right.
Taus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
DeBrusk tries to close the distance and clinch but Taus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
DeBrusk catches Taus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeBrusk paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
DeBrusk is looking to clinch but Taus is avoiding it.
Taus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Taus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
DeBrusk misses with a looping right.
DeBrusk throws a lazy right hand but Taus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
DeBrusk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Taus finds it's way round the side to connect with DeBrusk's head.
Taus cracks the inside of DeBrusk's front leg.
Taus misses the jab.
DeBrusk thuds his shin into the meat of Taus's side.
A telegraphed right hand from DeBrusk misses the target.
DeBrusk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DeBrusk tried to score with a low kick but Taus checks it.
DeBrusk tries to work over Taus's front leg with a kick but Taus checks it.
A low kick from DeBrusk is predictable there
and Taus counters with a nice body kick.
Taus fakes the leg kick and cracks DeBrusk in the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DeBrusk.
DeBrusk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
DeBrusk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
DeBrusk lands a head shot.
Taus throws a wild body kick that DeBrusk sees coming a mile off.
DeBrusk misses with a combination
and DeBrusk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Taus avoids the head kick by DeBrusk.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Taus! But no joy.
Taus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Taus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from DeBrusk.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from DeBrusk misses the target.
Nice shot by Taus.
Taus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melek Taus dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
DeBrusk just misses with a punch to the body.
Taus throws a hook but DeBrusk avoids it easily.
Taus misses with a hook.
DeBrusk is looking to counter punch.
DeBrusk blocks a low kick nicely.
DeBrusk was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
DeBrusk with a hook.
Taus misses with a body kick.
DeBrusk throws a solid leg kick but Taus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at DeBrusk.
DeBrusk misses with a straight left.
Taus throws out a counter right but DeBrusk avoids it with no problem.
Taus throws a leg kick which misses DeBrusk's front leg but catches the back leg as DeBrusk tries to avoid it.
DeBrusk ducks under a wild hook from Taus.
DeBrusk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeBrusk throws a leg kick but Taus moved away.
Taus on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Taus cracks DeBrusk with a right hand to the side of the head.
Taus throws a big shot that misses.
Taus just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeBrusk instigates a clinch.
Taus struggles to land a body shot inside as DeBrusk controls his hands.
DeBrusk can't find room to land a body shot as Taus controls the action.
DeBrusk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taus misses with some punches.
DeBrusk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
DeBrusk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
DeBrusk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taus is working DeBrusk over against the cage.
DeBrusk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Taus on the inside.
DeBrusk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
DeBrusk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taus misses with a hook from the clinch.
DeBrusk misses with a body punch.
DeBrusk pushes Taus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
DeBrusk blocks an uppercut.
DeBrusk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taus digs a right hand underneath DeBrusk's ribcage. DeBrusk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
DeBrusk prevents a body shot from Taus.
DeBrusk throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, DeBrusk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Taus scores with a nice short uppercut.
DeBrusk blocking some punches.
Taus prevents a body shot from DeBrusk.
Taus misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from DeBrusk.
DeBrusk struggles to land a body shot inside as Taus controls his hands.
DeBrusk tries a body shot but Taus blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from DeBrusk.
Taus digs a right hand into DeBrusk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on DeBrusk's gas tank.
Taus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Taus.
Taus blocks an uppercut.
Taus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taus scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeBrusk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Taus can pounce on him.
Taus scores with a decent looking hook.
Taus misses with an uppercut. DeBrusk saw that one coming.
It appears DeBrusk was looking to counter with a kick there.
Taus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taus tries a head kick but it misses.
Taus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck DeBrusk on the side of the head.
Taus staying out of range there.
DeBrusk scores with a leg kick.
DeBrusk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taus.
Melek Taus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A lazy left from Taus finds it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from DeBrusk.
Taus is looking to score with low kicks.
Taus misses with a low kick.
DeBrusk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
DeBrusk throws an overhand right that lands on Taus's shoulder, as Taus tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taus misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Taus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
DeBrusk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeBrusk needs to keep his hands up - Taus had a free shot at his head there.
DeBrusk instigates a clinch.
DeBrusk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taus's elbow.
Taus misses with a punch to the body.
Taus slows down the pace here.
DeBrusk struggles to land a body shot inside as Taus controls his hands.
Taus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
DeBrusk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taus digs a right hand underneath DeBrusk's ribcage. DeBrusk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Taus throws a head punch that misses.
Taus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DeBrusk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Melek Taus 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!
Taus lands with a nice body punch.
Taus avoids the body shot from DeBrusk.
DeBrusk staying out of range there.
Taus slips a jab and a cross from DeBrusk.
DeBrusk misses with a leg kick
and Taus counters with a good low kick that DeBrusk was not able to check.
DeBrusk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Taus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Taus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between DeBrusk's hands.
DeBrusk throws a lazy right hand but Taus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
DeBrusk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
DeBrusk has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Taus.
DeBrusk tries to score with a low kick but Taus moves his leg out of the way.
Taus misses the shot to the body.
DeBrusk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Taus, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Taus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeBrusk struggles to land a body shot inside as Taus controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from DeBrusk fails to land.
DeBrusk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
DeBrusk lands a body punch.
Taus lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taus.
Taus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taus.
Taus tries to throw a body punch but DeBrusk avoids it by throwing Taus back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Taus.
Taus swings wildly with an uppercut but DeBrusk uses good head movement to avoid it.
DeBrusk takes a shot to the head.
Taus misses with a short punch on the inside.
DeBrusk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taus's elbow.
Louie DeBrusk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taus tries a body shot but DeBrusk blocks it.
DeBrusk throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taus.
Taus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DeBrusk's elbow.
DeBrusk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DeBrusk's elbow.
DeBrusk has a couple of punches blocked by Taus.
DeBrusk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeBrusk pushes Taus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
DeBrusk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Melek Taus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Taus misses with a hook from the clinch.
DeBrusk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
DeBrusk misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by DeBrusk.
DeBrusk tries to throw a body punch but Taus avoids it by throwing DeBrusk back against the cage.
DeBrusk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taus trying to control the position but instead, DeBrusk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Taus into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeBrusk misses with the head strike.
Taus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DeBrusk's elbow.
DeBrusk swings wildly with an uppercut but Taus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taus blocks an uppercut.
Taus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taus prevents a body shot from DeBrusk.
DeBrusk scores with a shoulder strike.
DeBrusk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taus lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taus can't find room to land a body shot as DeBrusk controls the action.
Taus working aggressively here.
DeBrusk prevents a body shot from Taus.
Taus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
DeBrusk tries to work over Taus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taus tries a body shot but DeBrusk blocks it.
Taus prevents a body shot from DeBrusk.
DeBrusk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
DeBrusk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taus has a couple of punches blocked by DeBrusk.
DeBrusk lands a body shot.
DeBrusk misses with the head strike.
DeBrusk misses with a punch on the inside.
Taus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Taus.
Taus throws a punch but it's blocked by DeBrusk.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from DeBrusk fails to land.
DeBrusk misses with a body punch.
A short left from DeBrusk.
A right hand to the body from Taus.
Nice body punch from Taus.
Melek Taus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Taus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melek Taus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taus 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melek Taus!
A less than humble Melek Taus misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DeShawn Johnson (ranked 879 p4p, 113 weight class) and Dean Corll (ranked 1006 p4p, 133 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Eazy e- real mother fuckin gs. Corll has chosen Candyman as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, DeShawn Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Corll!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corll lands with a good body shot.
Corll rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Corll tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson 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.
Corll jabs at Johnson's body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Corll.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Corll has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Corll lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Corll throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like DeShawn Johnson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson catches Corll with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Corll tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
Johnson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Corll moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corll scores with a nice body kick.
Corll fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dean Corll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Corll saw that one coming.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corll lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Corll cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson slips a jab from Corll.
Corll blocks a jab.
Johnson throws a jab when Corll was well out of range.
Corll blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Corll scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Corll pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Johnson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Corll.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corll moves away from the strike by Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson slips a straight right by Corll.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson slips a straight right by Corll.
Jab by Corll.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson wants to stay close but Corll steps back to make room for something. Johnson seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Corll and Johnson drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dean Corll!
Dean Corll is the new welterweight champion!
Dean Corll decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elmore James (ranked 751 p4p, 92 weight class) and Finn The Human (ranked 773 p4p, 98 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aMfD2O9Gds. The Human has chosen Adventure Time as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elmore James!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Finn The Human!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James thuds a left hand into The Human's body.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
We've been hearing reports that James has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
James tries to clinch but The Human is having none of it.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by The Human.
James walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. The Human checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
James lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The Human throws a lazy uppercut
and James counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Human tries to close the distance and clinch but James swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Human closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The Human throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
The Human looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
The Human tries to score with a low kick but James moves his leg out of the way.
That kick from James tenderised The Human's leg. The Human is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice shot by James.
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Human.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James misses with a hook. The Human ducked under it nicely.
The Human misses with a wild body shot.
The Human clinches up against the cage.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but The Human uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Human throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Human misses with some punches.
The Human presses James against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
James throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Humans head.
The Human lands a left hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
The Human misses with a punch to the body.
The Human working aggressively here.
The Human struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
James misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Human.
A short body shot lands from The Human as the two fighters clinch.
The Human lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.
The Human misses with a punch to the body.
James lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Human backwards.
The Human throws a head punch that misses.
The Human tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Human swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Human swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Human goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Human has a couple of punches blocked by James.
James misses with some punches.
The Human blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from The Human on the inside.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Human has a couple of punches blocked by James.
The Human lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Human throws a head punch that misses.
James throws a head punch that misses.
James misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Human misses with some punches.
The Human throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
James working aggressively here.
The Human misses with a short punch on the inside.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by The Human.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Human swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Human working aggressively here.
The Human tried to land a shot to the body but connects with James's elbow.
James misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Human lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt James or not.
The Human tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing The Human back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from The Human fails to land.
The Human lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
James scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Human misses with a short punch on the inside.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
James lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The Human tried to land a shot to the body but connects with James's elbow.
James misses with some punches.
A short right from The Human on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from The Human fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from The Human fails to land.
The Human fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Human lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of James backwards.
The Human tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
James lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The Human lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James working aggressively here.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Human.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
The Human takes a shot to the head.
The Human doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Human misses with a short punch on the inside.
James can't find room to land a body shot as The Human controls the action.
James scores with a shot to the side of The Human's head.
James lands a takedown into guard.
The Human uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The Human throws a looping overhand right but James ducks down to avoid it.
The Human swings for the body but James moves out of range.
Finn The Human seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Human. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Human misses with a body shot.
The Human throws a hook but James blocks it.
James lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James throws a push kick but The Human slaps the foot to one side.
It seemed like The Human was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The Human takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The Human fails in his attempt to clinch.
A quick step to the side and James tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
James scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Human in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Finn The Human will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
James tries to score a power double leg takedown but The Human sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten James somewhat.
The Human misses with a straight left.
James lands a jab to the head.
James fails with a takedown attempt.
The Human takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
James bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
James gets a double leg takedown into The Human's guard.
The Human wants to stand up but James is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but The Human is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as The Human holds on and takes a little breather.
James controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Human pushes James off and gets back to his feet.
The Human throws a jab when James was well out of range.
James swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Human. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Human throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Human takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Human swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Human throws a leg kick but James checks it.
James swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
James lands a jab to The Human's midsection.
The Human throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
James tries for a takedown but The Human sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elmore James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
James looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The Human has one foot on James's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Human tries a low kick but James avoids it.
The Human walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from The Human enables James to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. The Human manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
James won't allow The Human to get back to his feet.
James stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Human swivels though and keeps the full guard.
James prevents The Human from getting back to his feet.
James is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Finn The Human has got the better of the ground game so far.
James tries to free his leg and advance position but The Human is retaining full guard.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but The Human is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James stops The Human from standing up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now The Human is on top in guard.
The Human trying to stand up but can't free himself from James's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Human decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on James, up you get!
Elmore James is winning the standup battle so far.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
The Human takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
James with a jab.
The Human throws a big shot that misses.
James seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The Human misses with a wild body shot.
The Human throws a big shot that misses.
The Human misses with a hook.
The Human lands a nice shot to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for James.
The Human misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Human. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from James.
The Human misses with a hook. James ducked under it nicely.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Human.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Human throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Human.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Human tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Human swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Human fails with an attempt to clinch.
James moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Human misses with an uppercut.
The Human swings for the body but James moves out of range.
A left lands for James.
James stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The Human throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
James moves out of range of the leg kick from The Human.
A swing and a miss from The Human.
James takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
James feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits The Humans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The Human tries to work over James's front leg with a kick but James checks it.
James looks for a takedown but The Human sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Finn The Human will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Human ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
James fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by James!
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Human misses with a body shot.
As The Human backs away, James returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The Human fails in his attempt to clinch.
James bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Human circles away quickly and effectively.
A shot to the body from The Human misses
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good shot there by James.
The Human looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
James went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The Human misses with a looping right.
The Human missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for James.
The Human throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Human walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The Human looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
The Human gets tackled into the cage by James. James maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Human blocking some punches.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James has a couple of punches blocked by The Human.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but The Human uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Human throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Human creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by The Human.
Finn The Human seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Human tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
The Human working aggressively here.
James scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from The Human fails to land.
A shot in the inside from James.
A right handed body shot lands from James.
James scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but The Human uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Human.
The Human lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
James prevents a body shot from The Human.
The Human lands a body punch in the clinch.
James throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
James successfully pulls guard.
The Human got a little sloppy there for a moment and James has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, The Human has managed to get both his arms back between James's legs - danger averted.
James is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Human stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A big left from The Human misses.
James chopping away at his opponent's legs.
James pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces The Human back to the cage. James follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The Human misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James tried to score with a low kick but The Human checks it.
The Human fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
James moves away from the strike by The Human.
The Human gets a clinch.
James looking for a takedown.
The Human cracks James with a nice body shot.
The Human lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Human.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Human.
The Human lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Human doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Human lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
James gets control of The Human's arms and successfully pulls guard. James will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The Human wants to stand but James has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The Human stands up and waves to James to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Human wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The Human ducks under a wild hook from James.
The Human misses with a straight right.
James pushes The Human up against the cage in a clinch.
James tries to pull guard but The Human holds him up against the cage and eventually James drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elmore James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Human misses with a punch to the body.
The Human scores with a shot to the side of James's head.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, James creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Human blocking some punches.
James misses with some punches.
James misses with some punches.
The Human goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Human lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of James backwards.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Elmore James did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The Human is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Elmore James has been cut.
The Human rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Human tries to clinch but James is having none of it.
The Human throws a right hand that misses
and James counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
James scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
James fakes a jab and throws a low kick but The Human checks it well.
The Human's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
James takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The Human takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The Human throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Human swings away with a body shot that misses
and James counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
James cracks The Human with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The Human swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James moves away from the strike by The Human.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Human throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Human moves into range and clinches up with James.
James fails to pull the fight into his guard.
James is trying to pull guard but The Human has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for The Human.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The Human tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
James working aggressively here.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Human stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
James misses with some punches.
The Human lands with a right to the head.
A short right from The Human.
The Human lands with a right to the head.
The Human's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Human fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James struggles to land a body shot inside as The Human controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Human swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Human lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Human throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamess head.
The Human tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Human doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Human fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James misses with a punch to the body.
James misses with some punches.
The Human working aggressively here.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
James manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The Human wants to get up but he can't break James's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
James had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Human defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James has a closed guard, preventing The Human from standing up.
James had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Human defends it easily.
The Human wants to stand and escape but instead James has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
James passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The Human is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, James asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The Human tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Human is squirming around, avoiding James's attempts to control the action.
The Human 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.
The Human is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The Human defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from James.
The Human tries to buck James off but he can't manage it.
The Human is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
James has control of The Human's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and The Human regains control of the situation pretty easily.
James can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Human is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You get the feeling that The Human really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elmore James had his way with Finn The Human in that round.
The cut man is working on Elmore James's cut.
That's time! James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
James drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The Human throws a body shot but no joy.
The Human has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The Human thuds his right hand into James's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The Human cracks James with a good jab.
The Human throws a big shot that misses.
James slips a straight right by The Human.
The Human tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.
James gets a takedown into half guard.
The Human is defending against the submission attempts here by James.
James is looking for a kimura but The Human is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for James to get the leverage.
The Human is looking for a sweep. James is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
James is trying to work for a kimura but The Human is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James prevents The Human from standing back up.
The Human is refusing to be controlled, as James sits in half guard.
The Human works his way to full guard. Good work.
The Human wants to stand but James is controlling the position.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but The Human is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James stops The Human from standing up.
James trying to control but The Human is working from the bottom.
The Human wants to stand up but James is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
James closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The Human sneaks out the side door and pushes James away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Good standup being displayed there by The Human as he connects with a hook.
James shoots in for a takedown but The Human shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The Human 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.
The Human throws a nice inside leg kick.
The Human tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from The Human.
A little feinted left hand from James on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
James scores with a kick to the body.
The Human looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
The Human lands a straight punch to the body, keeping James at a distance.
James moves out of range of the leg kick from The Human.
James lands with a straight right. The Human didn't see that one coming.
Nice jab there from The Human.
James scores with a jab to the jaw.
The Human is looking to slow James down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Human misses with a looping right.
And James counters with a quick kick to the body but The Human blocks it.
The Human connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
James takes one on the button.
James shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. The Human is trying to defend but James finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
James is trying to control the action in half guard but The Human is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
James is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so The Human is just riding it out for now. James eventually gives up the hold.
The Human trying to hold on to James's head to control him but James postures up.
The Human is trying to stand up here but James is controlling him well.
James is working for a kimura but The Human is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James is looking for a kimura here.
The Human pushes James off looking to stand but James dives back in and keeps control.
The Human wants to stand back up but James manages to pass into side control.
The Human is trying to buck James off.
James thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finn The Human comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Human has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 47:48
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 48:48
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 49:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Oh dear, what a disastrous situation! The belt remains unclaimed and both fighters go home unhappy!
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