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Syn 654 Warror vs Diggs IV PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kwame Adesiyan (ranked 7079 p4p, 531 weight class) and Phil Kessel (ranked 4952 p4p, 446 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kwame Adesiyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phil Kessel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kessel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Adesiyan tries to counter with a takedown but Kessel is quick to defend against it.
Kessel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Adesiyan.
It looks like Kwame Adesiyan has been cut.
Oooooh!!! Kessel has knocked Adesiyan down with a huge combo! Kessel steps away and waves a wobbly Adesiyan back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Adesiyan is rocked!
Kessel connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Adesiyan out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phil Kessel!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Akihiro Gomi (ranked 704 p4p, 89 weight class) and Walter White (ranked 261 p4p, 32 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akihiro Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walter White!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws a low kick but Gomi avoids it.
White fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gomi.
The fighters circle momentarily. White darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gomi walks into a left hand.
White dips to his left and cracks Gomi with an uppercut!
Gomi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gomi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
White throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
White is looking to chop away at Gomi's legs.
Gomi throws out a powerful jab.
Gomi tries to land a front kick but White steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gomi.
White sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Akihiro Gomi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A lazy left from Gomi finds it's target.
White lands with a shot to the body.
Gomi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
White misses with a leg kick.
Gomi throws a leg kick but White sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gomi thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White throws out a loose jab but Gomi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomi throws a jab when White was well out of range.
Gomi throws a body shot but no joy.
White now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gomi lands a slapping body shot.
White lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gomi's sensitive parts.
Gomi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
White is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gomi avoids the body shot from White.
White scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
White misses with a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Gomi misses the target.
Gomi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gomi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but White is out of range.
Gomi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from White finds it's way round the side to connect with Gomi's head.
White buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
White throws a wild body kick that Gomi sees coming a mile off.
Gomi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gomi at a distance.
Gomi checks a leg kick.
Gomi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
White scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
White finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throws a low kick but it's checked well by White.
White connects with a leg kick. Gomi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
White dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gomi. That did some damage!
Gomi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomi throws a leg kick
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White blocks a low kick nicely.
Gomi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from White.
Gomi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from White.
Gomi looks to land a body kick but White moved away.
Gomi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gomi tries to land a front kick but White steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gomi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from White misses.
White attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It looked like Gomi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
White tries to land a leg kick but Gomi saw it coming and moves away.
Gomi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gomi throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
Gomi scores with a jab to the jaw.
White feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gomi's calf.
Gomi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
White bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gomi's head.
White scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A jab from White misses.
White is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gomi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gomi throws a front kick aimed at White's knee but White avoids it well.
Gomi throws a sloppy body shot
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Gomi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gomi misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
White missing with a left hand there. Gomi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gomi throws out a leg kick but White moves out of range and Gomi only half commits.
An inside leg kick from White misses.
Nice shot by Gomi.
White lunges at Gomi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gomi's hand.
Gomi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
White takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
White takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomi throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Gomi's shoulder, as Gomi tries to avoid the shot.
White has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gomi.
Gomi throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gomi!
Gomi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before White has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Gomi's shoulder, as Gomi tries to avoid the shot.
Gomi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gomi misses with a low kick.
White is looking to chop away at Gomi's legs.
White staying out of range there.
White looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gomi misses the body punch
and White counters with a good low kick that Gomi was not able to check.
Gomi stuns White with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
White cracks Gomi with a good jab.
Gomi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White avoids a kick to the body.
White lands with a nice body punch.
Gomi takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
Gomi scoring well with a low kick there.
White tries to work over Gomi's front leg with a kick but Gomi checks it.
White misses with an uppercut. Gomi saw that one coming.
White is looking to chop away at Gomi's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomi misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by White there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gomi.
White moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter White dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gomi moves out of range as White strikes.
White throws a solid leg kick but Gomi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at White.
Gomi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gomi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gomi lands with a hook. White tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
White looks to throw the jab but Gomi is out of range.
Gomi lands with a cross.
A left lands for White.
Gomi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice cross by Gomi.
A leg kick checked by White.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White misses with a hook. Gomi ducked under it nicely.
Gomi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice cross by White.
Gomi misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
Walter White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gomi throws a leg kick that is checked
and White counters with a nice leg kick.
Gomi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
White checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gomi tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomi throws out the jab.
White throws out a counter right but Gomi avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi misses with a straight left.
Jab, jab by White - just one landing.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gomi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gomi fails with an attempt to clinch.
White feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gomi's calf.
Gomi lands a jab to the head.
Gomi throws a leg kick that misses.
Gomi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gomi is out of range and White settles back down.
Gomi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gomi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gomi throws a half hearted mid kick.
White avoids a kick to the body.
White appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
White moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
White has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from White there as he acknowledges the shot.
White lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gomi's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from White.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gomi throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomi. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
Gomi ducks under a wild hook from White.
Gomi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gomi checks the leg kick.
Gomi throws a nice head kick!
Gomi misses with a low kick.
Gomi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gomi misses with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Gomi.
White scores with a jab to the head.
Gomi scores with a nice strike.
Gomi throws a head kick that White semi-blocks.
Gomi blocks the body kick.
Gomi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from White.
Gomi lands a jab to the head.
White takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
White feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gomi's calf.
Gomi swings widly with a right hand
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Gomi. That snapped White's head back.
Gomi looks to land a body kick but White moved away.
White lands a lovely overhand right.
Gomi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
Gomi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gomi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before White can pounce on him.
White throws a front kick that sends Gomi stumbling back into the cage.
Gomi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches White on the side of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for White.
White misses with a hook. Gomi ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Gomi misses.
Gomi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gomi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as White checks a leg kick.
White throws a low kick but Gomi avoids it.
Gomi throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
White walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gomi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
White throws a looping overhand right but Gomi ducks down to avoid it.
White blocks a leg kick.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gomi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from White. Gomi shrugs it off though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomi ducks right into an uppercut from White.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White thumps Gomi with a low kick.
Gomi moves into range and clinches up with White.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomi.
Gomi misses with a hook from the clinch.
White lands a body shot.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomi.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gomi throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Gomi gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gomi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gomi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gomi lands with a left to the head.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomi.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gomi blocks a body shot from White.
A right handed body shot lands from White.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Walter White will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gomi lands a nice looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomi. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
White throws the kick towards the body but Gomi avoids it.
White throws a wild body kick that Gomi sees coming a mile off.
Gomi misses the jab.
White bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
White misses with a low kick.
White chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab, jab by White - just one landing.
Gomi is looking to score with low kicks.
White scores with a jab to the head.
Gomi misses with a straight left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gomi.
A good leg kick by White.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gomi 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 White has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from White and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
White thumps Gomi with a low kick.
White slips a straight right by Gomi.
White connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by White there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
White 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.
Gomi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gomi throws a body shot but no joy.
Gomi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but White is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gomi.
Gomi tries to land a body kick
letting White counter with a right hand.
Gomi tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
White throws a jab when Gomi was well out of range.
White fakes the leg kick and cracks Gomi in the body.
Gomi throws a jab when White was well out of range.
Gomi throws a leg kick
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gomi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gomi throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
White appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gomi throws a body shot but no joy.
Gomi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gomi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from White.
Gomi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gomi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gomi checks a leg kick.
Gomi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Akihiro Gomi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gomi clinches up with White and pushes him back against the cage.
Gomi has a couple of punches blocked by White.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
White tries to work over Gomi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gomi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White lands with a right to the head.
White presses Gomi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
White tries to work over Gomi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomi.
Gomi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
White misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Gomi.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gomi prevents a body shot from White.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
Gomi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A punch combination from White misses.
Gomi doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
White scores with a decent looking hook.
Gomi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gomi lands with a good body shot.
Gomi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big right from Gomi misses.
White with a hook.
That kick from White tenderised Gomi's leg. Gomi is trying to keep his angry face on.
White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gomi misses with a wild body shot.
White dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gomi. That did some damage!
Gomi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but White is out of range.
A little jabbing left from White on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
White checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from White.
Gomi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
White throws a hook but Gomi blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! White crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gomi - the referee stops the clock and White gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gomi. White manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A slapping leg kick lands for White.
Gomi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomi.
Gomi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walter White is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
White takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good work by Gomi as he checks the leg kick.
As White tries to get set, Gomi tries to push him back and clinch up but White manages to avoid the attempt.
A swing and a miss from Gomi.
White turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by White.
White checks a low kick from Gomi.
Gomi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gomi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gomi.
Gomi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from White.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. White checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
White checks a low kick from Gomi.
Gomi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gomi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck White on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well White 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter White!
Our winner, Walter White, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshi Ekaku (ranked 1008 p4p, 115 weight class) and Vang Poulsen (ranked 1109 p4p, 126 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroshi Ekaku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Vang Poulsen!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekaku throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Poulsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ekaku drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Poulsen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ekaku looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ekaku tries to get to full guard but Poulsen has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulsen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ekaku wants to control but Poulsen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku wants to improve his position but Poulsen is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Let's hope that Poulsen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Poulsen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ekaku wants to improve his position but Poulsen is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ekaku trying to control here.
Poulsen is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poulsen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Poulsen prevents Ekaku from improving his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen walks into a left hand.
Hiroshi Ekaku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ekaku takes one to the side of the head.
Ekaku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poulsen throws a lazy right hand but Ekaku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ekaku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poulsen.
Poulsen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ekaku's sensitive parts.
Poulsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Poulsen throws out a loose jab but Ekaku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekaku stalks Poulsen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Poulsen's face. Poulsen staggers backwards, shaken.
Poulsen lands a jab to the head.
Ekaku looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ekaku ducks under a wild hook from Poulsen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ekaku misses with a low kick.
Poulsen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ekaku goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ekaku lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen throws a solid leg kick but Ekaku takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Poulsen.
An inside leg kick from Poulsen misses.
Poulsen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Ekaku throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Poulsen on the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ekaku.
Poulsen rushes Ekaku and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Poulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ekaku's elbow.
Poulsen lands with a left to the head.
Poulsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poulsen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ekaku stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ekaku tries a body shot but Poulsen blocks it.
Poulsen misses with a body punch.
Poulsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Ekaku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poulsen throws a head punch that misses.
Ekaku lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hiroshi Ekaku will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Poulsen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hiroshi Ekaku is winning the standup battle so far.
Poulsen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ekaku finds it's way round the side to connect with Poulsen's head.
Ekaku is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Poulsen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ekaku.
Poulsen blocks a leg kick.
Ekaku tries to land a front kick but Poulsen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ekaku backing away here, and Poulsen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ekaku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poulsen moves away.
Ekaku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poulsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ekaku scores with a punch to the head.
Poulsen throws a hook but Ekaku avoids it easily.
Poulsen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ekaku moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Poulsen stuns Ekaku with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ekaku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poulsen.
Ekaku is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Poulsen swings for the body but Ekaku moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Ekaku on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A clash of legs there as Poulsen blocks the low kick.
Poulsen throws an off balance right hand
and Ekaku counters with a straight right hand.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku throws a leg kick but Poulsen checks it.
Poulsen scores with a hook to the body. Ekaku takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Poulsen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ekaku.
Ekaku lands a leg kick that knocks Poulsen off balance momentarily.
Poulsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ekaku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Poulsen looks to land a right hand but Ekaku moved out of range.
Ekaku throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ekaku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poulsen throws a lazy right hand but Ekaku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ekaku fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ekaku lands with a cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ekaku. That's going to slow Poulsen down.
Ekaku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ekaku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Poulsen thuds his right hand into Ekaku's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ekaku connects with the punch.
Poulsen looks to throw the jab but Ekaku is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Poulsen.
Poulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Ekaku is just out of range.
Ekaku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poulsen.
Poulsen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ekaku doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ekaku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poulsen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ekaku takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ekaku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poulsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Ekaku.
Poulsen lands a slapping body shot.
Poulsen ducks right into an uppercut from Ekaku.
Poulsen takes a swing at Ekaku's ribcage but misses.
Ekaku misses with a body kick.
Poulsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ekaku attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Poulsen finds it's way through Ekaku's defenses.
Poulsen looks to land a right hand but Ekaku moved out of range.
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A good leg kick by Poulsen.
Ekaku throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ekaku takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Poulsen scores with a jab. Ekaku acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Poulsen takes one to the chin there.
Ekaku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poulsen misses with a straight left.
Poulsen avoids the head kick by Ekaku.
Poulsen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Ekaku on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ekaku.
Poulsen throws a head kick but Ekaku moves out of range.
Ekaku scores with a hook to the body. Poulsen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Poulsen jabs at Ekaku's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Ekaku.
Poulsen tests Ekaku's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ekaku is looking to slow Poulsen down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku misses with a low kick.
Poulsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ekaku.
Ekaku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poulsen.
Ekaku shoots in but no luck this time.
Poulsen blocks a head kick by Ekaku.
Ekaku throws a sloppy head kick and Poulsen moves out of range easily.
Poulsen is looking to slow Ekaku down with leg kicks.
Ekaku lands a jab.
Poulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ekaku manages to avoid it.
Poulsen lunges at Ekaku with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ekaku's hand.
Ekaku throws a hook but Poulsen avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ekaku takes a swing at Poulsen's ribcage but misses.
Ekaku misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Poulsen misses.
Poulsen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Poulsen slips a jab from Ekaku.
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 Hiroshi Ekaku will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ekaku showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a lazy right hand but Ekaku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ekaku connects with a leg kick. Poulsen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice jab there from Ekaku.
Ekaku avoids the body shot from Poulsen.
Ekaku shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Poulsen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Poulsen bucks up and tries to throw Ekaku off but instead Ekaku has got his back!
Poulsen rolls, trying to escape but Ekaku keeps control of the position.
Ekaku has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ekaku is not going to allow Poulsen to sit and survive in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku is hanging on to Poulsen's back as he tries to escape.
Poulsen wants to control his opponent's hands but Ekaku gets his hands free.
Ekaku is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Poulsen knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Poulsen for a finish.
Ekaku gets his hands free as Poulsen looks to control.
Ekaku looking for the RNC.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Poulsen doesn't escape.
Poulsen breaks Ekaku's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Poulsen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Poulsen trying to control but Ekaku is working from the bottom.
Ekaku is looking for a triangle but Poulsen pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku trying to control the position.
Poulsen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ekaku is keeping the position for now.
Poulsen controlling from the top position.
Ekaku looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ekaku keeping moving, preventing Poulsen from controlling successfully.
Poulsen controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Poulsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ekaku moves out of range as Poulsen strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ekaku lands a nice leg kick that just misses Poulsen's sensitive parts.
Poulsen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ekaku thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poulsen moves away from the strike by Ekaku.
Vang Poulsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poulsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Ekaku.
Ekaku moves out of range as Poulsen strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroshi Ekaku showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ekaku, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hiroshi Ekaku!
Our winner, Hiroshi Ekaku, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Fujiwara (ranked 473 p4p, 72 weight class) and Arjen Lucassen (ranked 461 p4p, 68 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoshi Fujiwara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arjen Lucassen!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujiwara ducks under a wild hook from Lucassen.
Arjen Lucassen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lucassen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fujiwara avoids the head kick by Lucassen.
Lucassen scores with a nice strike.
Lucassen throws a head kick that half lands.
Lucassen moves out of range of the strikes.
Lucassen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Fujiwara is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lucassen misses with a combination
and Fujiwara counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fujiwara.
Fujiwara working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fujiwara throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fujiwara trying to control the position from guard on top but Lucassen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fujiwara throwing strikes from guard but Lucassen blocks nicely.
Lucassen has momentary wrist control but Fujiwara slips an elbow through the middle.
Lucassen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fujiwara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujiwara throws an elbow that misses. Lucassen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fujiwara's guard. Nice move by Lucassen!
Lucassen won't allow Fujiwara to sweep him here.
Lucassen is looking to stand up but Fujiwara won't let him.
Lucassen stopping the sweep attempt from Fujiwara.
Lucassen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fujiwara is working an open guard so Lucassen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lucassen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lucassen lands with a left to the head.
Lucassen cracks Fujiwara with a nice body shot.
Fujiwara gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Fujiwara loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucassen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fujiwara is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fujiwara accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lucassen is looking to stand up but Fujiwara isn't so interested in that idea.
Fujiwara lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fujiwara with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fujiwara is looking to advance position but Lucassen has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Fujiwara is looking to get to half guard.
Fujiwara bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucassen is looking to stand up but Fujiwara isn't so interested in that idea.
Fujiwara chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fujiwara throwing strikes from guard but Lucassen blocks nicely.
Fujiwara wants to control from the top but Lucassen keeps moving.
Fujiwara throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lucassen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fujiwara throws a big right hand that misses.
Fujiwara throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fujiwara prevents Lucassen from getting back to his feet.
Fujiwara lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara throwing strikes from guard but Lucassen blocks nicely.
Fujiwara throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fujiwara is looking to work some ground and pound but Lucassen has wrist control.
Fujiwara trying to control but Lucassen is working from the bottom.
Fujiwara lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fujiwara postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lucassen is looking to stand up but Fujiwara isn't so interested in that idea.
Fujiwara trying to control the position from guard on top but Lucassen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fujiwara throws a big elbow that misses.
Fujiwara postures up in Lucassen's guard and throws a big left but Lucassen blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yoshi Fujiwara will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sloppy strikes from Lucassen. Those never looked like landing.
Fujiwara lands a glancing blow to the side of Lucassen's head.
Fujiwara misses with a body shot.
Lucassen defending well as Fujiwara loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Lucassen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lucassen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good exchange - Lucassen coming out on top.
Lucassen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fujiwara will feel that in the morning.
Fujiwara slips a jab from Lucassen.
Fujiwara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujiwara scores with a body shot.
Fujiwara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lucassen throws out the jab.
Fujiwara ducks under a wild hook from Lucassen.
Fujiwara misses with a straight right.
Lucassen misses with a looping left.
Arjen Lucassen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucassen connects with the punch.
Lucassen throws a sloppy head kick
and Fujiwara counters with a takedown into side control.
Fujiwara with the ground and pound but Lucassen regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Fujiwara not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fujiwara not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fujiwara takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lucassen is looking to escape.
Lucassen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fujiwara.
Fujiwara thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fujiwara prevents Lucassen from standing back up.
Ground and pound from Fujiwara.
Fujiwara working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fujiwara thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara working Lucassen over with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fujiwara lands with a punch from half guard.
Fujiwara throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fujiwara looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lucassen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yoshi Fujiwara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fujiwara seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fujiwara landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lucassen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fujiwara.
Fujiwara has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fujiwara wants to control but Lucassen is keeping him busy.
Lucassen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Fujiwara.
Lucassen wants to stand up but Fujiwara is controlling him.
Fujiwara is looking to work some ground and pound but Lucassen has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fujiwara prevents Lucassen from getting back to his feet.
Fujiwara wants to pass the guard but Lucassen is keeping the position.
Fujiwara's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lucassen uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Lucassen.
Fujiwara connects with a body shot.
Lucassen lands with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Lucassen. Beautiful body shot.
Lucassen throws a poor cross that misses
and Fujiwara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fujiwara shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lucassen as he avoids it easily.
Arjen Lucassen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fujiwara staying out of range there.
Fujiwara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fujiwara ducks under a wild hook from Lucassen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucassen connects with a body shot that sends Fujiwara's belly button to the back.
Lucassen dips to his left and cracks Fujiwara with an uppercut!
Lucassen misses with a wild body shot.
Fujiwara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lucassen.
Fujiwara changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lucassen moves into range and clinches up with Fujiwara.
Lucassen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fujiwara drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lucassen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fujiwara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lucassen misses with a double jab
and Fujiwara counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fujiwara throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fujiwara wants to pass the guard but Lucassen is keeping the position.
Fujiwara missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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 Yoshi Fujiwara will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fujiwara connects with a jab.
Lucassen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lucassen throws a leg kick but Fujiwara sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lucassen jabs Fujiwara right on the nose. Fujiwara blinks but takes it well.
Fujiwara blocks a jab.
Lucassen clinches with his opponent.
Fujiwara lands a shoulder strike.
Lucassen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fujiwara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lucassen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fujiwara counters with a single leg into guard. Lucassen didn't expect that.
Lucassen is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Fujiwara dives into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fujiwara sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lucassen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fujiwara misses with the ground and pound.
Fujiwara cracks Lucassen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Fujiwara wants to control but Lucassen is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujiwara throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Fujiwara works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Fujiwara working the head and body with strikes.
The ground and pound from Fujiwara seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Check out the look on Fujiwara's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lucassen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fujiwara asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Fujiwara throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Lucassen works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Fujiwara not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fujiwara not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lucassen wants to get back to his feet.
Lucassen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fujiwara wants to control but Lucassen is keeping him busy.
Lucassen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fujiwara throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara prevents Lucassen from standing back up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lucassen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fujiwara landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lucassen is looking to escape.
Fujiwara missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fujiwara looks to land a strike but Lucassen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Fujiwara lands a couple of digs.
Fujiwara stands up over Lucassen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fujiwara trying to control but Lucassen is working from the bottom.
Fujiwara working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Arjen Lucassen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fujiwara trying to control the position from guard on top but Lucassen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fujiwara throwing strikes from guard but Lucassen blocks nicely.
Yoshi Fujiwara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fujiwara seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lucassen for as long as he can get away with.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A telegraphed right hand from Lucassen misses the target.
Lucassen scores with a decent looking hook.
The fighters circling - Lucassen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fujiwara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lucassen.
Fujiwara throws a series of punches but Lucassen moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fujiwara. Lucassen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Lucassen as Fujiwara shoots in.
Lucassen misses with a looping left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshi Fujiwara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fujiwara, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshi Fujiwara!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mush Mouth (ranked 609 p4p, 84 weight class) and Remy Valentine (ranked 841 p4p, 113 weight class). Valentine has chosen Man with the Harmonica by Ennio Morricone as his entrance music. Mush Mouth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
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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
25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Mush Mouth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Remy Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouth swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Valentine counters with a nice right hand that sends Mouth toppling to the canvas! Mouth scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Valentine finish him?!
It looks like Mush Mouth has been cut.
We've been informed that Valentine 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.
A shot to the body from Mouth misses
and Valentine counters with a nice right hand that sends Mouth toppling to the canvas! Mouth scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Valentine finish him?!
Mouth is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentine looks to land a left hand but Mouth moved out of range nicely.
Mouth throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mouth works over Valentine's head and body with a nice combination.
Mouth misses with a double jab
and Valentine counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mouth! Valentine lets Mouth back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Mouth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mouth throws an off balance right hand
and Valentine counters with a left to the body.
Mouth seems to have got his legs back now.
Mouth misses with a body shot
and Valentine counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mouth! Valentine lets Mouth back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Mouth swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Valentine counters with a huge right that knocks Mouth out cold! Valentine is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Remy Valentine!
A relieved looking Remy Valentine 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Sameh Mahmoud (ranked 407 p4p, 66 weight class) and Elgin Turner (ranked 367 p4p, 53 weight class). Turner has chosen Wu-Tang Clan - Da Mystery Of Chessboxin' as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sameh Mahmoud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Elgin Turner!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab from Turner finds it's way through Mahmoud's defenses.
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Mahmoud slips the punch.
Turner swings for the body but Mahmoud moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Turner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mahmoud doesn't seem phased though.
Mahmoud tries to close the distance and clinch but Turner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turner tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A telegraphed right hand from Turner misses the target.
Turner connects with a body shot that sends Mahmoud's belly button to the back.
Elgin Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner misses with a lunging right hand
and Mahmoud counters with a leg kick.
Mahmoud digs a good body shot into Turner's ribs.
Mahmoud lands a head kick!
A decent looking cross lands there for Turner.
Mahmoud closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner breaks the clinch.
Mahmoud misses with a body shot.
Mahmoud gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mahmoud swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Turner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mahmoud stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Turner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahmoud moves out of range of the strikes.
Mahmoud misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahmoud. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mahmoud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mahmoud moves into the clinch.
Mahmoud misses with the head strike.
Mahmoud throws a punch but it's blocked by Turner.
Turner goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mahmoud prevents it.
Mahmoud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turner can't find room to land a body shot as Mahmoud controls the action.
A short uppercut from Mahmoud.
A right handed body shot lands from Turner.
Mahmoud prevents a body shot from Turner.
Turner tries a body shot but Mahmoud blocks it.
Mahmoud blocks an uppercut.
Mahmoud blocks a body shot from Turner.
Turner lands with a right to the head.
Turner misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Turner fails to land.
Turner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sameh Mahmoud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mahmoud displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turner throws out the jab.
Mahmoud is looking to wear down Turner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud avoids the body shot from Turner.
Turner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahmoud staying out of range there.
Turner fails to land with a series of punches.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahmoud is just out of range.
A big left from Mahmoud misses.
Mahmoud throws a hook but Turner avoids it easily.
Turner is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mahmoud has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Essence of Epicity in the buildup to the fight.
Turner's corner calls for a 1-2. Turner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mahmoud throws out a leg kick but Turner moves out of range and Mahmoud only half commits.
Mahmoud throws a wild body kick that Turner sees coming a mile off.
Mahmoud finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mahmoud gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circling - Mahmoud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mahmoud throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahmoud cracks Turner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Turner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Turner with the counter takedown but Mahmoud avoids it easily.
Mahmoud defending well as Turner loads up on a big left hand.
Turner moves into the clinch.
Turner struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahmoud controls his hands.
Mahmoud's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud lands with a hook. Turner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mahmoud drives through and clinches with Turner against the cage.
Mahmoud lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turner.
Turner tries to break free but Mahmoud pushes him back against the cage.
Mahmoud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turner misses with some punches.
Turner lands a shot to the body.
Turner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mahmoud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Mahmoud throws a jab when Turner was well out of range.
Mahmoud on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mahmoud uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turner.
Mahmoud takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mahmoud walks into a straight right hand from Turner.
Turner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mahmoud lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mahmoud moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mahmoud needs to keep his hands up - Turner had a free shot at his head there.
Turner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mahmoud pinned against the cage. Mahmoud gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner misses with a hook
and Mahmoud counters with a good low kick that Turner was not able to check.
Turner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mahmoud is looking to counter punch.
A good leg kick by Mahmoud.
Turner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Turner swinging wildly here.
Turner misses with a jab to the body
and Mahmoud counters with a straight right hand.
Mahmoud misses with a low kick.
Mahmoud throws a low kick, looking for Turner's leg but Turner calmly moves out of range.
Mahmoud connects with a body shot that sends Turner's belly button to the back.
Mahmoud throws a leg kick but Turner sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good leg kick by Mahmoud there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner blocks a jab.
Mahmoud lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mahmoud misses with a straight right.
Turner walks into a jab.
Turner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mahmoud throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sameh Mahmoud will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Turner slips a straight right by Mahmoud.
Turner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mahmoud.
Turner is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mahmoud clobbers Turner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Turner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Turner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mahmoud changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mahmoud blocks a jab.
Sameh Mahmoud is winning the standup battle so far.
Mahmoud takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good standup being displayed there by Turner as he connects with a hook.
Turner thuds a left hand into Mahmoud's body.
Mahmoud tries to clinch there but Turner circles away.
Turner lands the left hand.
Mahmoud throws a chopping leg kick but Turner manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahmoud moves away from the strike by Turner.
Mahmoud throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Turner is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mahmoud thuds a left hand into Turner's body.
Mahmoud takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mahmoud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmoud swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice straight punches there by Turner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Turner.
Mahmoud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Mahmoud misses with a kick to the body.
Mahmoud uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
Mahmoud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mahmoud misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Turner.
Turner scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mahmoud bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turner lands a really nice looking cross but Mahmoud seems unphased.
Mahmoud connects with a leg kick. Turner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Mahmoud slips the punch.
Turner throws an overhand right that lands on Mahmoud's shoulder, as Mahmoud tries to avoid the shot.
Turner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mahmoud moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahmoud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Mahmoud slips under a jab.
Mahmoud catches Turner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahmoud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner slips under a jab from Mahmoud.
Turner lands a nice shot that snaps Mahmoud's head back.
Turner misses with a straight left.
Turner throws a hook to the side of Mahmoud's head but Mahmoud sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turner sizes up Mahmoud with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Turner throws an off balance right hand
and Mahmoud counters with a low kick, right behind Turner 's knee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahmoud. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahmoud moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Mahmoud on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mahmoud throws a sloppy head kick and Turner moves out of range easily.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahmoud was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Mahmoud tried to counter with a leg kick but Turner avoided it.
Turner throws out a loose jab but Mahmoud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahmoud takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Turner scores with a shot to the body.
Mahmoud has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mahmoud there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mahmoud looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
No joy there for Turner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, jab by Turner - just one landing.
Turner catches Mahmoud 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.
Turner looks to land a combination. Mahmoud sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Turner misses with a straight left.
Turner tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mahmoud buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Turner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mahmoud misses with a looping left.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud looks to land a right hand but Turner moved out of range.
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Mahmoud slips the punch.
Mahmoud lands a leg kick that knocks Turner off balance momentarily.
Turner looks to land a combination but Mahmoud avoids it well.
Turner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Turner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Turner wants to land a leg kick but Mahmoud is out of range.
Turner misses with a hook to the body
and Mahmoud counters with an outside leg kick.
Mahmoud looks to land a left hand but Turner moved out of range nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mahmoud tries to clinch there but Turner circles away.
Turner walks into a straight right hand from Mahmoud.
Turner connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud connects with a nice looking jab.
Turner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mahmoud throws a big counter combination but Turner scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mahmoud throws a hook to the side of Turner's head but Turner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mahmoud lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mahmoud on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mahmoud throws a series of punches but Turner avoids them all with ease.
Mahmoud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud connects with an inside leg kick.
Mahmoud lands a jab to the nose.
Mahmoud looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
Mahmoud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner feints the counter takedown.
A big left from Mahmoud misses.
Turner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Turner misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mahmoud swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahmoud.
Turner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mahmoud bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turner throws a shot from downtown. Mahmoud moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elgin Turner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice cross by Turner.
Mahmoud throws a hook but Turner blocks it.
Mahmoud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Mahmoud takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mahmoud fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Turner checks it well.
Mahmoud with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turner to score with a decent uppercut.
Mahmoud lands with a right hand.
Turner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turner walks into a stiff left hand from Mahmoud.
Turner misses with a hook. Mahmoud ducked under it nicely.
Mahmoud scores with a jab to the head.
Turner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mahmoud manages to avoid it.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mahmoud throwing a counter right hand but Turner manages to avoid it.
Turner connects with a right hand. Mahmoud shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahmoud works the jab nicely.
Mahmoud staying out of range there.
Mahmoud moves away from the strike by Turner.
Mahmoud throws a leg kick but Turner moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner looks to land a left hand but Mahmoud moved out of range nicely.
A lazy left from Mahmoud finds it's target.
Turner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice defenses there by Turner.
Turner throws a lazy uppercut
and Mahmoud counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mahmoud looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mahmoud misses with a wild body shot.
Mahmoud is looking to land body kicks.
Nice body punch from Turner.
Mahmoud looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
Turner checks a leg kick nicely.
And Turner tries to counter it with a takedown but Mahmoud pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mahmoud drops his hands momentarily and Turner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mahmoud buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mahmoud throws a hook to the side of Turner's head but Turner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mahmoud connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud throws a hook but Turner avoids it easily.
Mahmoud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Jab by Turner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner thuds his right hand into Mahmoud's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Turner misses with an uppercut.
Turner throws a big shot that misses.
Mahmoud misses with a looping left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mahmoud.
Turner scores with a jab to the body.
Turner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mahmoud is looking to slow Turner down with leg kicks.
Turner misses with a hook.
Mahmoud takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Turner misses with a body shot.
Mahmoud throws a body shot but no joy.
Turner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mahmouds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mahmoud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Turner throws a body punch but Mahmoud moves out of range.
Turner just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMahmoud.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mahmoud just misses with a punch to the body.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mahmoud swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a looping overhand right but Mahmoud ducks down to avoid it.
Mahmoud throws an overhand right that lands on Turner's shoulder, as Turner tries to avoid the shot.
Mahmoud throws the left hand but Turner avoids the punch easily.
Turner with the counter takedown but Mahmoud avoids it easily.
Turner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mahmoud swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mahmoud uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
Turner slips a straight right by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mahmoud 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.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahmoud moves away.
Turner throws a poor cross that misses
and Mahmoud makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mahmoud slips a jab from Turner.
Turner throws a looping overhand right but Mahmoud ducks down to avoid it.
Mahmoud lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A swing and a miss from Turner.
Mahmoud swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Mahmoud jabs at Turner's body.
Donk. Turner catches Mahmoud right on the button with a cross.
Mahmoud throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mahmoud.
Turner looks to throw the jab but Mahmoud is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner moves in looking to clinch but Mahmoud pushes him off.
Turner misses with a hook. Mahmoud ducked under it nicely.
Turner looks to land a right hand but Mahmoud moved out of range.
Mahmoud throws a right and a left that Turner avoids nicely.
Mahmoud throws a wild body kick that Turner sees coming a mile off.
Turner swings for the body but Mahmoud moves out of range.
Turner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mahmoud scores with a kick to the midsection.
Turner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mahmoud avoids the body shot from Turner.
Turner throws a body punch but Mahmoud moves out of range.
A jab from Turner finds it's way through Mahmoud's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahmoud.
Turner stuns Mahmoud with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turner moves forwards but Mahmoud connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mahmoud lands a nice looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Elgin Turner.
Well Turner 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elgin Turner!
Elgin Turner 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Gallagher (ranked 540 p4p, 74 weight class) and Dmitri Zaitsev (ranked 508 p4p, 72 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liam Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dmitri Zaitsev!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher throws a low kick but Zaitsev moves out of range easily.
Gallagher takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gallagher 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.
Gallagher avoids the body shot from Zaitsev.
Zaitsev misses with a straight left.
Zaitsev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Liam Gallagher has been cut.
Gallagher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zaitsev.
Zaitsev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gallagher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gallagher throws a head kick but Zaitsev moves out of range.
Zaitsev looks for a takedown but Gallagher sprawls well.
Zaitsev lands with a right hand.
Zaitsev digs a good hook to Gallagher's body.
Gallagher tries to move into range but Zaitsev moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gallagher tries a head kick but it misses.
Zaitsev shoots in and drives through. Gallagher sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher ducks under a wild hook from Zaitsev.
Gallagher throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Zaitsev does it's job there.
A shot to the body from Zaitsev misses
and Gallagher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zaitsev thows a body kick. Gallagher tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Zaitsev tries to land a front kick but Gallagher steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zaitsev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zaitsev works the jab nicely.
Gallagher lands with a straight right. Zaitsev didn't see that one coming.
Zaitsev looks to score with a jab to the body but Gallagher is just out of range.
Gallagher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gallagher rushes Zaitsev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gallagher throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaitsev prevents Gallagher from breaking the clinch.
Gallagher blocks a body shot from Zaitsev.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaitsev.
Zaitsev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gallagher.
Zaitsev lands an uppercut.
Zaitsev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gallagher blocks a body shot from Zaitsev.
Zaitsev gets through Gallagher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gallagher.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gallagher just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zaitsev's brow.
Gallagher lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zaitsev slows down the pace here.
Zaitsev tries to work over Gallagher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gallagher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gallagher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zaitsev's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaitsev blocks the elbow strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Zaitsev is looking to control Gallagher's arms but Gallagher gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zaitsev has his back to the cage.
Gallagher lands an elbow inside that Zaitsev shrugs off.
Gallagher is looking to control Zaitsev's arms but Zaitsev gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gallagher has his back to the cage.
Zaitsev tries a body shot but Gallagher blocks it.
Zaitsev lands a right hand.
Nice elbow from Gallagher.
Gallagher looking to throw knees to the head but Zaitsev is blocking nicely.
Zaitsev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Zaitsev.
Gallagher prevents a body shot from Zaitsev.
Zaitsev is pushing Gallagher up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gallagher misses with an elbow strike.
Zaitsev tries a body shot but Gallagher blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Gallagher fails to land.
A bit of stalling here from Zaitsev.
Gallagher connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Dmitri Zaitsev has been cut.
Gallagher tries to work over Zaitsev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gallagher misses with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaitsev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zaitsev misses with a body punch.
Gallagher lands with a short shot to the head.
Gallagher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zaitsev swings for the body but Gallagher moves out of range.
Gallagher throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zaitsev on the side of the head.
A big right from Zaitsev misses.
Gallagher tries to score with a low kick but Zaitsev moves his leg out of the way.
Jab from Gallagher.
Gallagher lands a nice looking body kick.
Liam Gallagher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zaitsev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zaitsev misses with a right hand
and Gallagher counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dmitri Zaitsev will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zaitsev slips a jab from Gallagher.
Gallagher misses with a wild body shot.
Gallagher throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zaitsev misses with a right hand
enabling Gallagher to counter with a crisp jab.
Gallagher buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zaitsev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gallagher's calf.
Zaitsev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gallagher is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gallagher avoids the body shot from Zaitsev.
Zaitsev blocks a head kick by Gallagher.
Zaitsev tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gallagher 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.
Gallagher misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Zaitsev misses its intended target.
Gallagher connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zaitsev momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zaitsev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gallagher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gallagher. Zaitsev shrugs it off though.
Gallagher throws a head kick that half lands.
Gallagher jabs Zaitsev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gallagher walks into a stiff left hand from Zaitsev.
Gallagher attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zaitsev catches Gallagher with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zaitsev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gallagher.
Gallagher wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gallagher throws a solid leg kick but Zaitsev takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gallagher.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gallagher scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gallagher is looking to score with low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaitsev connects with a body shot.
Zaitsev lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gallagher avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zaitsev throws out the jab.
Zaitsev is looking to slow Gallagher down with leg kicks.
Zaitsev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gallagher was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zaitsev tries to clinch but Gallagher moves out of range.
Gallagher delivers a nice body kick.
Zaitsev shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gallagher as he avoids it easily.
Gallagher scores with a spinning back kick!
A big right from Zaitsev misses.
Gallagher connects with a nice looking jab.
Zaitsev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gallagher throws a good cross that connects.
Zaitsev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Liam Gallagher is winning the standup battle so far.
Zaitsev takes one to the chin there.
Zaitsev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gallagher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher cracks Zaitsev with a good jab.
Zaitsev stuns Gallagher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gallagher is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zaitsev lands with a nice body kick.
Zaitsev pushes Gallagher up against the cage in a clinch.
Zaitsev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Zaitsev to work.
Gallagher landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zaitsev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gallagher looking to throw knees to the head but Zaitsev is blocking nicely.
Zaitsev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gallagher prevents a body shot from Zaitsev.
Gallagher scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Liam Gallagher has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zaitsev dodges an elbow strike from Gallagher.
Zaitsev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zaitsev swings wildly with an uppercut but Gallagher uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaitsev wants to stall.
Gallagher looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallagher lands with a left to the head.
Zaitsev tries to throw a body punch but Gallagher avoids it by throwing Zaitsev back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gallagher.
Zaitsev is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zaitsev misses with a punch on the inside.
Zaitsev tries to stall but Gallagher uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gallagher missing with knees to the body.
Zaitsev throws a head punch that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Zaitsev.
Gallagher connects with a knee to the head.
Zaitsev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zaitsev swings wildly with an uppercut but Gallagher uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Gallagher dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Zaitsev throws a wild body kick that Gallagher sees coming a mile off.
Gallagher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zaitsev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zaitsev is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zaitsev throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Gallagher counter with a right hand.
Gallagher throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zaitsev looks for the body kick but Gallagher saw that one coming.
Gallagher fires out a quick counter leg kick but Zaitsev just manages to avoid it.
Gallagher lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zaitsev at a distance.
Zaitsev tries a low kick but Gallagher avoids it.
Zaitsev works Gallagher's body with a nice hook.
Dmitri Zaitsev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Gallagher.
Gallagher just misses with a punch to the body.
Gallagher scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaitsev wants to clinch up but Gallagher keeps it at a distance.
Gallagher misses with a jab to the body
letting Zaitsev counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaitsev misses with a jab to the body
enabling Gallagher to counter with a crisp jab.
Gallagher tries a low kick but Zaitsev avoids it.
A combination from Zaitsev does no damage.
Gallagher tries to land a front kick but Zaitsev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zaitsev swings for the body but Gallagher moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Gallagher misses.
Gallagher backing away here, and Zaitsev unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gallagher misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaitsev. Gallagher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gallagher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaitsev moves away.
Zaitsev fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gallagher sprawls well initially but Zaitsev persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Zaitsev moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Gallagher.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gallagher struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher tries to escape but Zaitsev is in control.
Zaitsev lands a nice forearm strike.
Gallagher managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Zaitsev.
Zaitsev connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gallagher some visible discomfort.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaitsev grinds an elbow into Gallagher's temple.
Zaitsev is working Gallagher over with some ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Gallagher's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zaitsev lands a few punches from side control.
Gallagher is looking to regain half guard here but Zaitsev keeps moving and retains side control.
Zaitsev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gallagher keeps working.
Zaitsev working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaitsev working away.
Zaitsev cracks Gallagher with a big right hand but Gallagher just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Zaitsev working the body and head with strikes.
Gallagher is rocked!
Zaitsev working the ground and pound from side control.
Oh Gallagher is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd goes nuts as Zaitsev knocks Gallagher out cold with a massive hammerfist! Zaitsev Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dmitri Zaitsev!
Dmitri Zaitsev thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kerr (ranked 119 p4p, 14 weight class) and Rocket Bob Frankels (ranked 193 p4p, 28 weight class). Frankels has chosen Dawn....Summer Solstice... as his entrance music. Rocket Bob Frankels will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Kerr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocket Bob Frankels!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frankels swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Frankels moves into the clinch successfully.
Frankels working aggressively here.
Frankels working aggressively here.
Frankels lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Frankels.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frankels.
Kerr prevents a body shot from Frankels.
A short body shot lands from Kerr as the two fighters clinch.
Frankels works on Kerr's body with a couple of short punches.
I was talking to Kerr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Frankels tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frankels has a couple of punches blocked by Kerr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerr tries to throw a body punch but Frankels avoids it by throwing Kerr back against the cage.
Frankels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kerr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kerr fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Frankels.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Frankels.
Frankels lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Frankels - that landed with a thud.
Kerr is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankels is working Kerr over against the cage.
Frankels tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kerr working aggressively here.
Frankels lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Frankels scores with a shoulder strike.
Frankels misses with a punch to the body.
Frankels blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Frankels.
Frankels prevents a body shot from Kerr.
Frankels goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kerr swings wildly with an uppercut but Frankels uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Frankels.
Kerr swings wildly with an uppercut but Frankels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frankels tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kerr's elbow.
Frankels scores with a shot to the side of Kerr's head.
Frankels blocks an uppercut.
Kerr blocking some punches.
Kerr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Kerr fails to land.
Kerr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr scores with a hook to the body.
Kerr misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frankels can't find room to land a body shot as Kerr controls the action.
Kerr misses with a punch on the inside.
Frankels lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kerr backwards.
Kerr blocks a body shot from Frankels.
Frankels misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Frankels.
Frankels misses with some punches.
Frankels working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Frankels lands a body shot.
Frankels throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kerrs head.
Kerr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frankels tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frankels lands with a short shot to the head.
Frankels lands an uppercut.
Frankels lands with a left to the head.
Kerr blocks an uppercut.
Frankels lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frankels.
Frankels digs a right hand underneath Kerr's ribcage. Kerr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kerr prevents a body shot from Frankels.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankels lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Frankels lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Frankels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frankels softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Frankels lands with a right to the head.
Frankels lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Frankels scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Frankels digs a right hand underneath Kerr's ribcage. Kerr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kerr blocks a body shot from Frankels.
Frankels goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frankels lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kerr blocks an uppercut.
Frankels lands with a light punch inside.
Frankels softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kerr blocks a body shot from Frankels.
Kerr tries to throw a body punch but Frankels avoids it by throwing Kerr back against the cage.
Frankels lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kerr backwards.
Kerr tries to throw a body punch but Frankels avoids it by throwing Kerr back against the cage.
Frankels lands a hook that snaps the head of Kerr backwards.
Frankels is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr blocks a body shot from Frankels.
Frankels lands a body punch in the clinch.
Frankels lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Frankels.
Frankels tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Frankels.
Frankels scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Frankels scores with a shoulder strike.
Come on Frankels - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Frankels is working Kerr over against the cage.
Frankels lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Frankels.
Frankels lands with a light punch inside.
Frankels scores with a shot to the side of Kerr's head.
Frankels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frankels throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Frankels softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Frankels lands a body punch in the clinch.
Frankels softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Frankels.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocket Bob Frankels dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kerr leaves his chin hanging out and Frankels seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Kerr crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocket Bob Frankels!
A less than humble Rocket Bob Frankels 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orpheus Boagrius (ranked 35 p4p, 1 weight class) and Dominic Gotti (ranked 163 p4p, 9 weight class). Boagrius comes to the cage accompanied by Akkadian Empire . Gotti has chosen King Of Kings as his entrance music. Dominic Gotti is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
43 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Orpheus Boagrius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dominic Gotti !
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gotti tries a low kick but Boagrius avoids it.
Boagrius is looking to counter punch.
Gotti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gotti throws a body kick that misses
and Boagrius counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Dominic Gotti has been cut.
Gotti moves to clinch but Boagrius breaks away
and Boagrius counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gotti 's knee momentarily.
Gotti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boagrius checks it well.
Gotti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gotti throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Boagrius misses the target.
Gotti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gotti misses with a hook
and Gotti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gotti throws a right hand that misses
and Boagrius counters with a nice right hand that sends Gotti toppling to the canvas! Gotti scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Boagrius finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gotti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gotti misses with a kick to the body
and Boagrius scores with a counter punch that sends Gotti to the canvas! Boagrius smells blood - he's punishing Gotti with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Gotti has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Orpheus Boagrius!
Orpheus Boagrius retains his super heavyweight title!
Our winner, Orpheus Boagrius, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Warror (ranked 10 p4p, 2 weight class) and Orlando Diggs (ranked 39 p4p, 6 weight class). Diggs has chosen HARDAWAY as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
31 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Warror!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Diggs!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Warror tenderised Diggs's leg. Diggs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Warror scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diggs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diggs has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nice defenses there by Warror.
Warror scores with a push kick.
Warror scores with a hook to the body. Diggs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Warror swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Warror looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Warror buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diggs throws a push kick but Warror slaps the foot to one side.
Warror wants to land a leg kick but Diggs is out of range.
It seemed like Diggs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Orlando Diggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warror scores with a nice right hand.
Diggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Warror.
Diggs misses with a hook to the body
and Warror counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diggs thinking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diggs lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warror on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Diggs ducks right into an uppercut from Warror.
Warror throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diggs feints a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Warror misses its intended target.
And Diggs responds with a good body kick, but Warror manages to step out the way in time.
Diggs throws a jab but it's blocked by Warror.
It looked like Warror was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Diggs.
Diggs wants to slow Warror down by chopping away at his legs.
Diggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Warror manages to avoid it.
Warror swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs throws a shot from downtown. Warror moves away and avoids it.
Diggs throws the left hand but Warror avoids the punch easily.
Warror uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diggs.
Diggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warror was well out of range. Poor timing from Diggs.
Diggs lands a jab to the nose.
The fighters circling - Diggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Warror misses with a low kick as Diggs jumps back.
Diggs is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Warror with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Diggs there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diggs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Warror.
Diggs throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Warror stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Warror misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Warror misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diggs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diggs walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Warror checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diggs looks for the body kick but Warror saw that one coming.
Diggs's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Warror connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Diggs scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Warror doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Diggs thuds his right hand into Warror's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slapping body kick lands there for Diggs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs throws a body shot but no joy.
Diggs tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Warror is able to avoid easily.
Diggs wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Warror lets loose with a powerful body kick. Diggs will feel that in the morning.
Diggs takes a swing at Warror's ribcage but misses.
Warror thuds his right hand into Diggs's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Diggs throws a body punch but Warror moves out of range.
Diggs lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Diggs is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Warror rather than just go for the knockout.
Warror throws a leg kick but Diggs moved away.
Diggs defending well as Warror loads up on a big left hand.
Diggs is trying to counter with his kicks.
Warror throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A big left from Diggs misses.
Warror swings for the body but Diggs moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diggs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Warror.
Diggs throws a body punch but Warror moves out of range.
Diggs is looking to slow Warror down with leg kicks.
Diggs lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Diggs bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs with a nice cross.
Diggs throws a body shot but no joy.
Warror moves out of range as Diggs strikes.
Warror is looking to counter punch.
Warror doesn't manage to clinch there - Diggs circles away.
Warror checks the leg kick nicely there.
Diggs throws a leg kick that misses.
Diggs throws a leg kick but Warror sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Warror.
Diggs gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Diggs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Warror.
Diggs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big right from Warror misses.
Warror scores with a jab. Diggs acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Warror looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Warror has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diggs.
Warror slips a straight right by Diggs.
Diggs throws a right hand that misses
and Warror counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warror moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diggs misses with a wild body shot.
Warror moves out of range as Diggs strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warror with a nice cross.
Diggs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Warror fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Diggs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Warror moves out of range as Diggs strikes.
Diggs lands a nice shot to the body.
Diggs throws a jab when Warror was well out of range.
Warror misses with a wild body shot.
Diggs paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Warror takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diggs cracks Warror with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Warror scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diggs in his tracks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Warror, right into the meat.
Warror avoids a kick to the body.
Warror 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Diggs misses the target.
Warror blocks a head kick by Diggs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diggs, right into the meat.
Warror uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diggs has time to react.
Warror ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggs moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Orlando Diggs will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Warror with a hook.
Diggs lands a jab.
Diggs throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Warror scores with a shot to the body.
Diggs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Warror throws a nice looking combination but Diggs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Warror fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diggs throws a body punch but Warror moves out of range.
Orlando Diggs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diggs throws out a leg kick but Warror moves out of range and Diggs only half commits.
Diggs throws a front kick aimed at Warror's knee but Warror avoids it well.
Warror blocks the body kick.
Warror scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warror moves away.
Diggs gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Warror!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Diggs. Warror shrugs it off though.
Diggs is looking to clinch.
Warror throwing a counter right hand but Diggs manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Warror there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Warror loads up on a big right hand but Diggs slips the punch.
Diggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warror was well out of range. Poor timing from Diggs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror checks the leg kick nicely there.
Diggs misses with a hook.
Warror misses with a jab, cross combination.
Warror scores with a push kick.
Diggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warror.
Diggs defending well as Warror loads up on a big left hand.
Warror connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diggs misses with an uppercut. Warror saw that one coming.
A jab from Warror misses.
Diggs misses with an uppercut.
Diggs throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Warror throws a counter high kick but Diggs was just alert enough to avoid it.
Warror's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Warror duly obliges.
Diggs throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diggs misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Warror checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Warror lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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!
Diggs scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Diggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warror connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Warror scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diggs doesn't seem bothered though.
Warror takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warror was well out of range. Poor timing from Diggs.
It looked like Warror was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Diggs.
Diggs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Warror checks a low kick from Diggs.
Warror defending well as Diggs loads up on a big left hand.
Diggs misses with a body kick.
Warror takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Diggs tries to clinch but Warror is having none of it.
Diggs connects with a solid leg kick.
Diggs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Warror thinks about countering with a body kick.
Diggs tries to land a front kick but Warror steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diggs misses with a head kick.
Warror throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Warror tests Diggs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diggs misses with a straight left.
Warror lands a nice hook to Diggs's body. Diggs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Warror lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warror scores with a head kick. Diggs tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diggs.
Diggs looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diggs on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Warror jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Diggs there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warror was well out of range. Poor timing from Diggs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Warror!
Diggs darts in and clinches Warror up against the cage.
Warror lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Warror misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warror scores with a shot to the side of Diggs's head.
Diggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Warror uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Warror.
Warror blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diggs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Warror avoids it.
Diggs has a couple of punches blocked by Warror.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs blocking some punches.
Diggs lands a shoulder strike.
Warror blocking some punches.
Diggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Warror controls his hands.
Diggs misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Diggs fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diggs.
Warror on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Warror swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diggs misses with some punches.
Warror lands with a short shot to the head.
Warror lands a hook that snaps the head of Diggs backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warror.
Warror pushes Diggs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diggs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diggs blocks an uppercut.
Warror blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Warror.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Warror dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Diggs gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Warror lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Warror misses the target.
Diggs throws a body shot but no joy.
Warror shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diggs connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Warror ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Warror ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Warror lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diggs's sensitive parts.
Diggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diggs misses with an uppercut. Warror saw that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Warror.
Diggs pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Warror works Diggs's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Diggs does it's job there.
Warror lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diggs at a distance.
Diggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Warror throws a low kick but Diggs avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror misses with a jab, cross combination.
Warror ducks under a wild hook from Diggs.
A little feinted left hand from Warror on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diggs walks into a straight right hand from Warror.
Warror gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Warror throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warror bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diggs throws a head kick but Warror moves out of range.
Diggs on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Warror uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diggs.
Warror connects with a right hand. Diggs shakes it off.
Diggs throws a low kick but it's checked well by Warror.
Diggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warror sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Warror keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diggs.
Warror lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diggs explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diggs shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Warror stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Warror throws a hook to the side of Diggs's head but Diggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Warror lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Diggs backs up against the cage.
Diggs misses with a hook to the body
and Warror counters with a slapping leg kick.
Diggs throws a leg kick but Warror moved away.
Warror scores with a hook.
Warror blocks a jab.
Warror checks the leg kick nicely there.
Warror swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diggs.
Warror blocks a jab.
Warror fails with an attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Diggs misses.
A low kick from Diggs is predictable there
and Warror finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Warror turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diggs throws a shot from downtown. Warror moves away and avoids it.
Warror appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Diggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Warror lands with an uppercut that bounces Diggs off the cage and back into range.
Diggs looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diggs has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diggs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warror lands a leg kick that knocks Diggs off balance momentarily.
A jab from Diggs misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Warror.
Warror ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggs moves away.
Warror misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Diggs.
Warror ducks under a wild hook from Diggs.
Warror looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Warror slips a jab from Diggs.
Diggs is looking to score with low kicks.
Warror thuds his right hand into Diggs's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Warror defending well as Diggs loads up on a big left hand.
Warror was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Diggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Warror.
Diggs takes one on the button.
Warror throws a leg kick but Diggs sees it coming and moves out of range.
Warror moves out of range of the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Warror misses its target.
Diggs throws a lazy uppercut
and Warror counters with an outside leg kick.
Diggs goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Warror moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs throws a low kick, looking for Warror's leg but Warror calmly moves out of range.
Diggs misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Warror lands a jab.
Warror walks into a stiff left hand from Diggs.
Warror moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Warror scores with a leg kick.
Warror ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diggs throws a leg kick
letting Warror counter with a right hand.
Diggs misses with an uppercut.
Warror slips under a jab.
Diggs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Warror.
Diggs lands with a straight right. Warror didn't see that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warror bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Diggs takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Warror dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diggs. That did some damage!
Warror slips a jab from Diggs.
Warror lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diggs's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Warror clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Diggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Warror is just out of range.
Warror was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Warror lands with a nice body kick.
Warror misses with an uppercut.
Warror throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diggs on the side of the head.
Warror throws a half hearted mid kick.
Warror cracks a nice hook into Diggs's ribs.
Warror throws a leg kick but Diggs checks it.
Diggs closes the distance and clinches.
Diggs throws a head punch that misses.
Warror is working Diggs over against the cage.
Diggs working aggressively here.
Warror misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Diggs fails to land.
Warror lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diggs or not.
Warror tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diggs's elbow.
Warror lands a body shot in the clinch.
Warror lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diggs backwards.
Warror tries to work over Diggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Diggs.
Diggs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Warror.
Diggs is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Warror misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Warror lands a body shot.
Diggs misses with the head strike.
Warror is leaning against Diggs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diggs.
Diggs has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Warror.
Warror lands a body shot in the clinch.
Warror blocks an uppercut.
Diggs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Warror lands a nice shot to the body.
Warror working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Warror scores with a nice short uppercut.
Warror lands a body punch in the clinch.
Warror lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diggs or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diggs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warror misses with the head strike.
Warror goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Warror uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warror digs a right hand into Diggs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diggs's gas tank.
Diggs blocks an uppercut.
Diggs misses with a body punch.
Warror lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Warror throws a head punch that misses.
Diggs working aggressively here.
Warror misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diggs misses with the head strike.
Warror swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Warror struggles to land a body shot inside as Diggs controls his hands.
Diggs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warror.
Warror tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Warror blocks a body shot from Diggs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warror misses with a hook to the ribs.
Warror tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diggs's elbow.
Diggs throws a punch but it's blocked by Warror.
Diggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Warror lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Warror working aggressively here.
Warror misses with some punches.
Warror has a couple of punches blocked by Diggs.
Warror blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Warror misses with the head strike.
Diggs presses Warror against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Warror swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warror.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diggs.
Warror blocking some punches.
Diggs lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warror lands with a light punch inside.
Diggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diggs misses with a punch to the body.
Warror goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diggs misses with an elbow strike.
Diggs scores with a shot to the side of Warror's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diggs lands a shoulder strike.
Warror misses with a body punch.
Diggs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Warror backwards.
Warror pushes Diggs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diggs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warror.
Paul Warror has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Warror gets through Diggs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Warror blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Warror.
Diggs has a couple of punches blocked by Warror.
Diggs tries to throw a body punch but Warror avoids it by throwing Diggs back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Warror had his way with Orlando Diggs in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Warror swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diggs.
A bone on bone clash there as Diggs blocks the leg kick.
Diggs throws the kick towards the body but Warror avoids it.
Diggs throws a hook but Warror blocks it.
Diggs drives through and clinches with Warror against the cage.
Warror swings wildly with an uppercut but Diggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warror misses with the head strike.
Warror misses with the head strike.
Warror lands a body punch in the clinch.
Warror makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Diggs - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warror swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diggs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Warror lands an uppercut.
It looks like Orlando Diggs has been cut.
Warror lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Warror.
A shot in the inside from Diggs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror working aggressively here.
Diggs misses with the head strike.
Warror prevents a body shot from Diggs.
Diggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Diggs fails to land.
Warror blocks an uppercut.
Diggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Warror misses with a body punch.
Diggs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diggs lands a shot to the body.
Diggs tries to work over Warror's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diggs lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Warror.
Warror has a couple of punches blocked by Diggs.
Diggs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diggs blocks an uppercut.
Warror lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diggs backwards.
Orlando Diggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warror lands an uppercut.
Warror misses with a hook from the clinch.
Warror lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Diggs.
Warror misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diggs lands a right hand.
Warror tries a body shot but Diggs blocks it.
Diggs throws a punch but it's blocked by Warror.
Diggs blocks an uppercut.
Diggs tries to throw a body punch but Warror avoids it by throwing Diggs back against the cage.
Diggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Warror blocks an elbow strike.
Diggs tries to throw a body punch but Warror avoids it by throwing Diggs back against the cage.
Warror misses with some punches.
Diggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Warror blocks the elbow strike.
Diggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Warror.
Warror misses with a punch to the body.
Warror works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Warror softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diggs.
Diggs blocks a body shot from Warror.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Warror creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Warror misses with some punches.
Warror working aggressively here.
Diggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diggs lands a hook that snaps the head of Warror backwards.
Diggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Warror controls his hands.
Diggs misses with a body punch.
Diggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Warror lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diggs or not.
Paul Warror is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Warror.
Warror misses with a punch on the inside.
Diggs blocks a body shot from Warror.
Diggs misses with a punch to the body.
Warror misses with a punch on the inside.
Diggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Warror swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diggs misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warror pushes Diggs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diggs can't find room to land a body shot as Warror controls the action.
Diggs working aggressively here.
Warror blocks an uppercut.
Diggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Warror uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Paul Warror.
Well Warror has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Warror!
Paul Warror retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Paul Warror thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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