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WPFC 40 - Holiday Hurt PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chase Fuchs (ranked 2757 p4p, 296 weight class) and Grigoriy Petrov (ranked 2393 p4p, 261 weight class). Chase Fuchs has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chase Fuchs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grigoriy Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Petrov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fuchs closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Petrov's guard.
Petrov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Petrov holds on and takes a little breather.
Fuchs working some strikes from top position.
Fuchs has gone for a leg lock! Petrov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fuchs's guard.
Fuchs wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fuchs trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuchs is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fuchs is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fuchs is controlling Petrov's posture.
Petrov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Petrov won't allow Fuchs to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fuchs controls Petrov momentarily but Petrov frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fuchs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Petrov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Fuchs is just out of range.
Jab, jab by Petrov - just one landing.
Fuchs misses with a left hand
and Petrov counters with a nice body shot.
Fuchs scores with a three punch combo!
Fuchs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fuchs smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fuchs manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Petrov on his heels. He'll look to pass Petrov's guard now, I'm sure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuchs throws a big elbow that misses.
Petrov keeping moving, preventing Fuchs from controlling successfully.
Petrov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Petrov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fuchs's guard.
Fuchs had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Petrov defends it easily.
Fuchs is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fuchs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fuchs looking for a guillotine here but Petrov defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuchs is trying to keep Petrov in close.
Fuchs wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Fuchs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fuchs is working hard here to advance position.
Petrov postures up.
Fuchs wants to sweep here but Petrov controlling him for the moment.
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 Chase Fuchs will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fuchs dives in for a single leg takedown but Petrov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fuchs throws a series of punches but Petrov avoids them all with ease.
Fuchs walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fuchs throws a series of punches but Petrov avoids them all with ease.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov wants to counter the offense by Fuchs and move into the clinch position.
Petrov swings for the body but Fuchs moves out of range.
Fuchs takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fuchs tries to clinch but Petrov is having none of it.
Fuchs tries to clinch there but Petrov circles away.
Petrov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fuchs rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fuchs.
Fuchs looks to throw the jab but Petrov is out of range.
Fuchs takes one on the button.
A combination from Fuchs does no damage.
Fuchs gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Petrov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chase Fuchs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fuchs tries to close the distance and clinch but Petrov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petrov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fuchs is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Petrov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Petrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petrov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fuchs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grigoriy Petrov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Petrov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Petrov lands with a shot to the body.
Petrov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fuchs. Fuchs circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Petrov circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Fuchs to the canvas! Fuchs doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Petrov keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grigoriy Petrov!
Our winner, Grigoriy Petrov, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Russia (ranked 3455 p4p, 312 weight class) and Barael Barbarian (ranked 2859 p4p, 271 weight class). Barael Barbarian has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Russia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Barael Barbarian!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barbarian loads up on a big right hand but Russia slips the punch.
Barbarian feints a jab promting Russia to slip. Barbarian then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Russia slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Russia tries to clinch there but Barbarian circles away.
Barbarian throws a big shot that misses.
Barbarian misses with an uppercut. Russia saw that one coming.
Russia slips under a jab.
Russia tries to counter with a takedown but Barbarian is quick to defend against it.
Russia definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Russia lands the left hand.
Russia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbarian.
Russia takes one to the side of the head.
Russia looks to land a right hand but Barbarian moved out of range.
It seemed like Barbarian was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barbarian misses with a looping right.
Russia wants to clinch up but Barbarian keeps it at a distance.
Russia throws a hook to the side of Barbarian's head but Barbarian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbarian fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Russia on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Barbarian finds it's way through Russia's defenses.
Barbarian has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Barbarian misses with a hook.
Barbarian might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A slow jab from Barbarian misses its intended target.
Russia is looking to clinch.
Russia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barbarian counters with a straight right hand.
Barbarian closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Russia! Barbarian dives in looking to finish! Russia is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barael Barbarian!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Newgate (ranked 2884 p4p, 276 weight class) and Wulfgar Beornegar (ranked 3575 p4p, 318 weight class). 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edward Newgate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wulfgar Beornegar!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newgate misses with a wild body shot.
Beornegar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Newgate to the mat! Newgate manages to get full guard.
Beornegar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Newgate's guard.
Newgate is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at MMA Dojo (Top Gym in Tokyo*) , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Newgate gets full guard.
Beornegar trying to control but Newgate is working from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Beornegar working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Newgate looking for a sweep. Not yet Newgate, not yet.
Beornegar pushes down on Newgate's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Newgate is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Beornegar pulls his head out easily.
Newgate trying to control but Beornegar postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beornegar trying to control the action but Newgate is working from the bottom.
Beornegar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Beornegar is looking for a kimura but Newgate is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Beornegar to get the leverage.
Beornegar wants to pass to mount but Newgate is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newgate wants to get back to full guard.
Beornegar works his way into side control.
Newgate is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beornegar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Newgate tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Newgate is not content to let Beornegar control the position.
Newgate is trying to control Beornegar's posture but Beornegar avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newgate is trying to get back to half guard.
Newgate is working hard here to advance position.
Beornegar tries for a kimura but Newgate is defending well.
Beornegar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Newgate, who protects the arm well.
Beornegar cracks Newgate with a big elbow.
Newgate struggling a bit here.
Newgate is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Beornegar off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beornegar rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Newgate looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Beornegar tries to roll over but Newgate keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Newgate looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Beornegar tries to get to full guard but Newgate has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Beornegar landing strikes from the bottom.
Beornegar is looking to improve his position.
Beornegar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Beornegar wants to improve his position but Newgate is controlling well.
Newgate blocks the strikes from Beornegar.
Newgate uses his free foot to push down on Beornegar's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Beornegar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Newgate working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Beornegar turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Newgate off and cradles Beornegar's limp body as Newgate celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Edward Newgate!
Edward Newgate seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Dairy (ranked 1950 p4p, 244 weight class) and David McDonald (ranked 3955 p4p, 406 weight class). David McDonald told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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179 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Dairy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, David McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dairy clobbers McDonald with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dairy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonald manages to avoid it.
McDonald moves in looking to clinch but Dairy pushes him off.
Dairy tests McDonald's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McDonald buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McDonald misses with a hook to the body
and Dairy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McDonald dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dairy. That did some damage!
Good shot there by Dairy.
Dairy swats away the attempt to clinch by McDonald.
McDonald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dairy scores with a hook.
McDonald tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonald buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dairy 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.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
Dairy misses with a hook. McDonald ducked under it nicely.
Dairy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonald manages to avoid it.
Donk. Dairy catches McDonald right on the button with a cross.
It looks like David McDonald has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dairy thuds his right hand into McDonald's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McDonald is rocked!
McDonald doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McDonald is still on wobbly legs! Can Dairy finish him?
Dairy jabs at McDonald's body.
Dairy checks the leg kick nicely there.
McDonald seems to have recovered his senses.
McDonald moves away from the strike by Dairy.
Dairy misses with a looping left.
Dairy misses with a combination
and McDonald counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McDonald avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice body punch from Dairy.
McDonald looks to land a left hand but Dairy moved out of range nicely.
McDonald takes a swing at Dairy's ribcage but misses.
A nice combination there by McDonald.
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!
McDonald scores with a spinning back kick!
Mike Dairy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dairy connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald tries to clinch but Dairy moves out of range.
McDonald avoids the body shot from Dairy.
McDonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dairy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dairy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sloppy strikes from Dairy. Those never looked like landing.
Dairy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonald manages to avoid it.
Dairy misses with a straight left.
It seemed like McDonald was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McDonald throws a sloppy head kick and Dairy moves out of range easily.
Dairy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dairy misses with a jab to the body
and McDonald counters with a leg kick.
Dairy just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald wants to clinch up but Dairy keeps it at a distance.
McDonald tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dairy swivels and escapes.
McDonald scores with a head kick.
McDonald throws a series of punches but Dairy avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald connects with a high kick.
Nice defenses there by McDonald.
McDonald throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dairy's head.
Dairy swings for the body but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dairy throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonald throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dairy circles away from the clinch attempt.
McDonald has managed to clinch.
McDonald prevents a body shot from Dairy.
McDonald misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald lands with a right to the head.
Dairy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McDonald tries to land knees in the clinch but Dairy avoids the damage to the body.
McDonald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dairy prevents a body shot from McDonald.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dairy lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dairy.
Dairy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McDonalds head.
Dairy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dairy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dairy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McDonald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDonald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dairy blocks a body shot from McDonald.
Dairy can't find room to land a body shot as McDonald controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dairy.
Dairy scores with a shot to the side of McDonald's head.
A shot in the inside from Dairy.
Dairy struggles to land a body shot inside as McDonald controls his hands.
Dairy lands a shot to the body.
McDonald looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dairy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Dairy.
A short body shot lands from Dairy as the two fighters clinch.
Dairy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Dairy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Dairy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David McDonald's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dairy closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops McDonald! Dairy dives in looking to finish! McDonald is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Dairy!
As Mike Dairy got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I'm reaching a whole new level that I never thought possible. I'm ready for any and everyone, even eyeing you lazy middleweights.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lynton Miller (ranked 1013 p4p, 131 weight class) and Jermaine Camacho (ranked 3961 p4p, 408 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lynton Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jermaine Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho misses the shot to the body.
Camacho lands a glancing blow to the side of Miller's head.
It looks like Lynton Miller has been cut.
Camacho connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Miller momentarily.
Camacho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Camacho tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Camacho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Camacho.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Camacho.
Camacho's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Camacho duly obliges.
Miller misses the jab.
Camacho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Camacho tries to clinch there but Miller circles away.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Camacho ducks down to avoid it.
Miller moves in looking to clinch but Camacho pushes him off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camacho lands with a nice body punch.
Camacho loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Camacho manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Miller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Camacho. Those never looked like landing.
Miller jabs Camacho to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Camacho.
Despite the aggression on Camacho's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Camacho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Camacho jabs Miller right on the nose. Miller blinks but takes it well.
Camacho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As Camacho tries to get set, Miller tries to push him back and clinch up but Camacho manages to avoid the attempt.
Miller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Camacho swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Miller misses with a two punch combination.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
Miller gets a clinch.
Miller lands with a left to the head.
Miller stalling the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller lands with a left to the head.
Camacho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Miller drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Camacho gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Camacho stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Miller.
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Miller as Camacho tries to tie him up.
Miller changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Camacho fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Miller drives through with a takedown into guard.
Our spies down at at The Forge inform us that Camacho has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Miller stopping the sweep attempt from Camacho.
Miller postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Camacho is looking to sweep but instead, Miller has passed into half guard.
Camacho taking some punishment here, with Miller in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Miller.
Miller drops an elbow to the side of Camacho's head.
Miller working Camacho over with strikes.
Miller drops an elbow to the side of Camacho's head.
Miller is looking to take a break and control but Camacho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Camacho taking some punishment here, with Miller in his half guard.
Camacho on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Camacho is looking for a sweep. Miller is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Camacho actively working from the bottom here.
Camacho is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Miller's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Miller's back!
Miller is in bad spot here.
Miller tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Miller tries to hold on but Camacho postures up.
Miller tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho looking to control but Miller is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Miller can't escape the position.
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!
Camacho trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Miller keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Miller 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.
Miller sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Camacho prevents Miller from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lynton Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lynton Miller's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Miller moves out of range as Camacho strikes.
Camacho lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Camacho fails to land with a series of punches.
Miller feinted with a counter takedown.
Miller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Camacho taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Camacho tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Camacho is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Miller displaying some good clinch control by pressing Camacho up against the cage.
Miller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller lands an uppercut.
Miller lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Camacho working for a triangle but Miller defends it easily.
Miller lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Miller defends well.
Camacho throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Miller lands a couple of digs.
Miller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Miller slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Camacho throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Miller working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Camacho's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Miller is controlling him.
Miller with a nice head shot there.
Camacho is rocked!
Miller works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Camacho is still in real trouble! Can Miller finish him?
Camacho is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Miller jumps into side control!
Miller lands a strong strike to the head of Camacho. That's dazed him! Miller looking to finish here. Camacho is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Miller lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lynton Miller!
A very excited looking Lynton Miller made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vasiliy Kulik (ranked 2206 p4p, 264 weight class) and Aaron Lund (ranked 1486 p4p, 195 weight class). Vasiliy Kulik has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vasiliy Kulik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Lund!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulik takes a jab right on the kisser.
Aaron Lund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lund gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kulik digs a right hand underneath Lund's ribcage. Lund let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lund takes a shot to the head.
Lund lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kulik is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lund throws a punch but it's blocked by Kulik.
Kulik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lund told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kulik leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kulik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lund - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kulik avoids the elbow strike from Lund, against the cage.
Lund looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lund misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulik is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lund is keeping busy.
Lund pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lund throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kulik.
Kulik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kulik lands with a short shot to the head.
Kulik struggles to land a body shot inside as Lund controls his hands.
Lund leaning against his opponent.
Kulik works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lund is pushing Kulik up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lund throws an elbow that misses.
Come on Kulik - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kulik scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulik misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulik.
Kulik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kulik struggles to land a body shot inside as Lund controls his hands.
Kulik really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kulik blocks the elbow strike.
Kulik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lund lands a damaging elbow.
Lund doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lund works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lund just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kulik's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kulik pushes Lund back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lund takes a shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Kulik.
Lund pushes off an throws an elbow but Kulik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kulik dodges an elbow strike from Lund.
Kulik tries to stall but Lund uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kulik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Lund.
The referee calls for Kulik to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lund blocks a body shot from Kulik.
Lund throws an elbow that misses.
Lund struggles to land a body shot inside as Kulik controls his hands.
Kulik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lund backwards.
Kulik pushes Lund back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lund pushes off an throws an elbow but Kulik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kulik stalling in the clinch.
Kulik blocks an elbow strike.
Lund misses with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lund - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lund misses with a punch to the body.
Lund tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lund scores with a shot to the side of Kulik's head.
Kulik is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kulik lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulik works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lund lands a shoulder strike.
Kulik tries a body shot but Lund blocks it.
Lund is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kulik.
Lund blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lund throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kulik trying to control the position but instead, Lund has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kulik into the cage.
Lund misses with a body punch.
Kulik struggles to land a body shot inside as Lund controls his hands.
Lund tries to work over Kulik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kulik takes a shot to the head.
Lund's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
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 Vasiliy Kulik will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kulik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lund moves away.
Kulik connects with a high kick.
Lund connects with a body shot that sends Kulik's belly button to the back.
Nice shot by Lund.
Kulik lands a head shot.
Lund takes the fight into the clinch.
Lund lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kulik is working Lund over against the cage.
Kulik blocks a body shot from Lund.
Good body shot from Lund.
Kulik throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Kulik.
Kulik is trying to maintain a safe position but Lund gets an underhook and turns Kulik into the cage.
Kulik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kulik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kulik blocking some punches.
Lund throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulik avoids the elbow strike from Lund, against the cage.
Lund pushes off an throws an elbow but Kulik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kulik misses with some punches.
Kulik stalling the fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lund just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kulik's brow.
Kulik slows down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Lund fails to land.
Kulik lands a right hand.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right hook to the body lands for Lund.
Nice elbow from Lund.
Kulik stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kulik takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Lund.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulik avoiding damage.
Kulik dodges an elbow strike from Lund.
Lund throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kulik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kulik taking a breather.
Kulik slowing the pace effectively.
A shot in the inside from Kulik.
Kulik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kulik throws a punch but it's blocked by Lund.
Kulik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kulik is stalling here.
Kulik avoids the elbow strike from Lund, against the cage.
Kulik scores with a shot to the side of Lund's head.
Kulik misses with the head strike.
Lund lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulik stalling against the cage.
Kulik takes an elbow to the temple.
Kulik is stalling here.
Kulik throws a punch but it's blocked by Lund.
Lund looking to stall.
Kulik pushes Lund back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kulik misses with the head strike.
Lund blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kulik misses with a body punch.
Lund creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kulik's defenses.
Lund misses with a body punch.
Kulik takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kulik dodges an elbow strike from Lund.
Kulik struggles to land a body shot inside as Lund controls his hands.
Lund creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kulik's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lund pushes off an throws an elbow but Kulik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kulik is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lund is keeping busy.
Kulik's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lund is working Kulik over against the cage.
Kulik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lund lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kulik taking a breather.
Kulik looking to stall.
A short body shot lands from Kulik as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kulik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kulik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kulik is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lund stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aaron Lund will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Kulik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lund throws a body shot but no joy.
Lund misses with an uppercut.
Kulik went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kulik throws a body shot but no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lund 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 Kulik has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kulik and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kulik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lund punishes Kulik's body with a nice straight punch.
Kulik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lund misses with a series of wild punches.
Kulik slips a jab from Lund.
Lund connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lund digs a good hook to Kulik's body.
Kulik connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lund. Lund circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lund throws the kick towards the body but Kulik avoids it.
Kulik fails to land with a series of punches.
Lund doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lund has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lund misses with an elbow strike.
Kulik lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Kulik on the inside.
Lund lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kulik can't find room to land a body shot as Lund controls the action.
Lund blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lund blocks an uppercut.
Lund scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kulik looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulik.
Kulik blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Lund.
Kulik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kulik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kulik misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulik pressing his opponent against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Lund on the inside.
Lund's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kulik taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kulik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lund's elbow.
Kulik blocks an elbow strike from Lund.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lund takes a shot to the head.
Kulik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lund's elbow.
Lund misses with a punch on the inside.
Kulik misses with a punch on the inside.
Lund lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lund creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kulik's defenses.
Kulik taking a breather.
Aaron Lund seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulik blocks an elbow strike from Lund.
Lund will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kulik up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Lund.
Lund blocks an uppercut.
Lund throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuliks head.
Lund scores with a shoulder strike.
Lund has a couple of punches blocked by Kulik.
Lund misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kulik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lund misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kulik is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lund is keeping busy.
Lund prevents a body shot from Kulik.
Lund throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lund looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulik stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lund misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kulik lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lund lands an elbow inside that Kulik shrugs off.
Lund blocking some punches.
Kulik is trying to maintain a safe position but Lund gets an underhook and turns Kulik into the cage.
Kulik looking to stall.
Kulik takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kulik lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kulik blocks a body shot from Lund.
Kulik avoiding damage.
Lund misses with an elbow strike.
Lund tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kulik's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lund can't find room to land a body shot as Kulik controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Lund comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lund 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Lund!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kaiji Inoue (ranked 1433 p4p, 176 weight class) and Lusmu Kutvonen (ranked 1290 p4p, 155 weight class). Inoue comes to the cage accompanied by Ladies and Gentlemen (Saliva). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kaiji Inoue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lusmu Kutvonen!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kutvonen misses with a hook.
Kutvonen throws the left hand but Inoue avoids the punch easily.
Inoue wants to clinch.
Inoue lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kutvonen at a distance.
Inoue tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kutvonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kutvonen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kutvonen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Inoue's head.
Inoue forces Kutvonen back against the cage and clinches.
Inoue lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kutvonen tries to throw a body punch but Inoue avoids it by throwing Kutvonen back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Inoue has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Inoue tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kutvonen's elbow.
Kutvonen blocks an uppercut.
Inoue lands a hook that snaps the head of Kutvonen backwards.
Inoue connects with a knee to the head.
Inoue swings wildly with an uppercut but Kutvonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kutvonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kutvonen has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kutvonen working aggressively here.
Kutvonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kutvonen is stalling here.
Kutvonen is looking to break free of the clinch but Inoue has double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Inoue swings wildly with an uppercut but Kutvonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kutvonen pushes Inoue back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Inoue swings wildly with an uppercut but Kutvonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Inoue lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Inoue goes for a takedown attempt but Kutvonen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Inoue throws a body shot but no joy.
Inoue fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Inoue, as that shot connected.
Inoue is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inoue scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kutvonen.
Kutvonen throws a leg kick
letting Inoue counter with a right hand.
Kutvonen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Inoue tries to clinch up but Kutvonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Kutvonen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kutvonen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Inoue pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Inoue checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Inoue connects with a nice looking jab.
Inoue lands a nice hook to Kutvonen's body. Kutvonen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Inoue throws a jab when Kutvonen was well out of range.
Kutvonen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen throws a leg kick but Inoue checks it.
Inoue throws out a powerful jab.
Inoue throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kutvonen connects with an inside leg kick.
Inoue throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kutvonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Inoue checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kaiji Inoue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inoue throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kutvonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Inoue swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kutvonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Inoue clinches up against the cage.
Inoue gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kutvonen.
Inoue lands a hook that snaps the head of Kutvonen backwards.
Kutvonen gets through Inoue's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Inoue.
Kutvonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kutvonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Inoue makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Inoue is struggling to control the position.
Inoue softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Inoue stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Inoue misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kutvonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Inoue lands a shoulder strike.
Kutvonen stalling in the clinch but Inoue improves position.
Kutvonen stalling the fight.
Kutvonen tries for a takedown but Inoue manages to get underhooks.
Inoue lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kutvonen.
Kutvonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Inoue tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Inoue doesn't manage to clinch there - Kutvonen circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaiji Inoue 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Inoue.
Kutvonen tries a low kick but Inoue avoids it.
Inoue wants to clinch up but Kutvonen keeps it at a distance.
Kutvonen with the counter takedown but Inoue avoids it easily.
Inoue avoids the head kick by Kutvonen.
Inoue fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Inoue is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kutvonen can do to turn this around?
Inoue looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kutvonen is fending him off so far but Inoue persists. Nope, Kutvonen circles away and we're back to standing.
Kutvonen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nice body punch from Inoue.
Inoue stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kutvonen.
Donk. Inoue catches Kutvonen right on the button with a cross.
Kutvonen gets tackled into the cage by Inoue. Inoue maintains the clinch.
Kutvonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Inoue backwards.
Inoue tries a knee to the head but Kutvonen blocks it.
Inoue lands with a light punch inside.
Inoue wants to take the fight to the mat but Kutvonen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Inoue just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kutvonen's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kutvonen is looking to control Inoue's arms but Inoue gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kutvonen has his back to the cage.
Kutvonen lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kutvonen.
Inoue wants to take the fight to the mat but Kutvonen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaiji Inoue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inoue scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Inoue prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kutvonen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Inoue has him pressed against the cage.
Inoue misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kutvonen.
Kutvonen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Inoue landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Inoue.
Inoue misses with a punch on the inside.
Kutvonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kutvonen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Inoue misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen tries to stall but Inoue uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Inoue lands a hook that snaps the head of Kutvonen backwards.
Inoue trying to land knees to the body.
Kutvonen misses with a punch to the body.
Inoue comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Inoue lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kutvonen backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kutvonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Inoue doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Inoue.
Kaiji Inoue has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Inoue lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kutvonen has a couple of punches blocked by Inoue.
Inoue has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kutvonen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Inoue tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Inoue lands an elbow inside that Kutvonen shrugs off.
Kutvonen stalling the fight.
Kutvonen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kutvonen misses with the head strike.
Inoue tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Inoue keeps control of Kutvonen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen tries to stall but Inoue uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice left hand lands by Inoue.
Kutvonen lands a shoulder strike.
Inoue lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kutvonen backwards.
Inoue misses with a hook from the clinch.
Inoue being controlled against the cage.
A short uppercut from Inoue.
Kutvonen looking to stall.
Kutvonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Inoue is looking to clinch but Kutvonen is avoiding it.
Kutvonen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Inoue defends it well.
Inoue throws a looping overhand right but Kutvonen ducks down to avoid it.
Inoue fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kutvonen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Inoue moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kutvonen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Inoue to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoue thuds his right hand into Kutvonen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inoue tests Kutvonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kutvonen connects with a solid leg kick.
Inoue tries to clinch but Kutvonen moves out of range.
Inoue tries to close the distance and clinch but Kutvonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Inoue turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kutvonen.
Inoue buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Inoue closes the distance and clinches.
Inoue creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kutvonen manages to break the clinch.
Kaiji Inoue is winning the standup battle so far.
Inoue dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kutvonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Inoue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaiji Inoue dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Some bone on bone action there as Inoue checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Inoue checks a leg kick.
Inoue looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Inoue gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Inoue working aggressively here.
Kutvonen lands a hook that snaps the head of Inoue backwards.
Inoue lands an elbow inside.
Inoue misses with a hook from the clinch.
Inoue fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kutvonen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kutvonen wants to break free but Inoue has control.
Inoue misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inoue lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kutvonen backwards.
Inoue misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Inoue.
A body shot lands from Inoue.
Kutvonen misses with a body punch.
Inoue scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue tries to work over Kutvonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Inoue lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kutvonen backwards.
Inoue is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Inoue has Kutvonen pressed against the cage, preventing Kutvonen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Inoue lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kutvonen takes an elbow to the temple.
Kutvonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Inoue.
Inoue tries to throw a body punch but Kutvonen avoids it by throwing Inoue back against the cage.
Inoue gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kutvonen blocks an elbow strike from Inoue.
Inoue working aggressively here.
Kutvonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kutvonen trying to stall but Inoue improves his position.
Inoue can't find room to land a body shot as Kutvonen controls the action.
Kutvonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Inoue controls his hands.
Kutvonen is trying to force a seperation but Inoue has the dominant position.
Inoue misses with the head strike.
Kutvonen is trying to maintain a safe position but Inoue gets an underhook and turns Kutvonen into the cage.
Inoue throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Inoue's elbow.
Kutvonen digs a right hand into Inoue's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Inoue's gas tank.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Inoue as Kutvonen tries to tie him up.
Kutvonen has had enough of the clinch but Inoue keeps him there for the moment.
Inoue lands a nice uppercut.
Inoue lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kutvonen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A hook to the body from Inoue.
Kutvonen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Inoue lands with a left to the head.
Inoue throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Inoue.
Inoue lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Inoue lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Inoue has a couple of punches blocked by Kutvonen.
Inoue lands an elbow that stopped Kutvonen in his tracks for a moment.
Inoue lands a body shot in the clinch.
Inoue working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Inoue lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoue comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kutvonen is looking to control Inoue's arms but Inoue gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kutvonen has his back to the cage.
A body shot lands from Inoue.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Inoue.
Kutvonen is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Inoue as the two fighters clinch.
Kutvonen is still on wobbly legs! Can Inoue finish him?
Inoue softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Inoue.
Inoue throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kutvonens head.
Inoue has Kutvonen pressed against the cage. He pushes Kutvonen back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Inoue throws a beautiful elbow that sends Kutvonen crashing to the floor! Inoue piles on the pressure with more strikes! Kutvonen is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaiji Inoue!
A relieved looking Kaiji Inoue 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 Porthos Knox (ranked 790 p4p, 103 weight class) and Eli McDonell (ranked 2617 p4p, 298 weight class). Knox kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is One Step Closer | Linkin Park. McDonell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mike Oldfield - Nuclear. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Porthos Knox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Eli McDonell!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox moves into range and connects with a jab.
McDonell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Relentless Gym in the buildup to the fight.
McDonell throws a front kick aimed at Knox's knee but Knox avoids it well.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox moves out of range of the body kick.
Knox lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Knox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDonell.
Knox misses the jab.
Eli McDonell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox lands with a nice body punch.
McDonell moves out of range of the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by McDonell there.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McDonell throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
McDonell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McDonell lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox wants to clinch up but McDonell keeps it at a distance.
Knox moves out of range as McDonell strikes.
McDonell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Knox takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McDonell throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox is looking to counter the offense by McDonell and move into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonell missing with a left hand there. Knox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDonell scores with a jab to the head.
McDonell cracks Knox with an open hand slap.
McDonell throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox slips a jab from McDonell.
Knox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McDonell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McDonell doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Knox takes one on the button.
McDonell looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
McDonell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from McDonell misses.
Knox takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knox rushes McDonell and presses him up against the cage.
McDonell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDonell digs a right hand into Knox's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Knox's gas tank.
A short right from McDonell.
Knox tries to land knees in the clinch but McDonell avoids the damage to the body.
McDonell is trying to break the clinch but Knox has him pressed against the cage.
Knox scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonell slowing the pace effectively.
McDonell is trying to push Knox away but Knox has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from McDonell fails to land.
McDonell wants to get back to striking at distance but Knox won't allow it.
McDonell breaks the clinch.
McDonell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Knox closes the distance and clinches.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but McDonell avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from McDonell.
McDonell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonell.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McDonell lands a shoulder strike.
McDonell tries to circle away but Knox has him pinned against the cage.
McDonell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox prevents a body shot from McDonell.
McDonell working aggressively here.
McDonell scores with a shot to the side of Knox's head.
A nice left hand lands by Knox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as McDonell controls his hands.
Knox lands a body shot in the clinch.
McDonell swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox scores with a hook to the body.
McDonell avoiding damage as Knox throws knees to the body.
McDonell misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDonell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDonell misses with a punch to the body.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox prevents a body shot from McDonell.
McDonell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDonell tries to break the clinch but Knox is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
A shot in the inside from Knox.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from McDonell.
McDonell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knox misses with some punches.
McDonell throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
McDonell tries to break the clinch but Knox is controlling the position.
A shot in the inside from Knox.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDonell misses with the head strike.
McDonell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McDonell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knox closes the distance and clinches.
Knox prevents McDonell from breaking the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonell uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDonell.
Knox avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eli McDonell 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.
Knox misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McDonell throws a leg kick which misses Knox's front leg but catches the back leg as Knox tries to avoid it.
Knox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McDonell doesn't seem bothered though.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDonell.
McDonell connects with a nice looking jab.
McDonell throws a body shot but no joy.
As McDonell tries to get set, Knox tries to push him back and clinch up but McDonell manages to avoid the attempt.
McDonell throws a leg kick
and Knox holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
McDonell working hard to break the clinch.
Knox pushes McDonell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knox lands a left hand that snaps the head of McDonell backwards.
Knox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McDonell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDonell is looking to break free of the clinch but Knox has double underhooks.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDonell can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Porthos Knox has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knox taking a breather.
McDonell throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonell blocks a body shot from Knox.
McDonell scores with a nice hook to the head.
McDonell tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDonell wants to break free but Knox has control.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as McDonell controls the action.
McDonell tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing McDonell back against the cage.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDonell lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
McDonell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McDonell has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDonell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knox tries to clinch but McDonell is having none of it.
The fighters circling - McDonell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDonell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox tries to counter by clinching up but McDonell breaks away and moves out of range.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonell is just out of range.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch but McDonell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knox misses with an uppercut. McDonell saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonell throws a push kick but Knox slaps the foot to one side.
McDonell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
McDonell throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McDonell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McDonell misses with a straight left.
McDonell scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Knox throws a jab when McDonell was well out of range.
McDonell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McDonell misses with a low kick as Knox jumps back.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
McDonell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McDonell has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab lands there for Knox.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on McDonell's shoulder, as McDonell tries to avoid the shot.
Knox lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonell misses with a looping right.
McDonell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McDonell throws a leg kick but Knox sees it coming and moves out of range.
McDonell misses with a wild body shot.
As McDonell tries to get set, Knox tries to push him back and clinch up but McDonell manages to avoid the attempt.
McDonell looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot by Knox.
McDonell throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
Knox tries to counter by clinching up but McDonell breaks away and moves out of range.
Knox scores with the left hand. McDonell knows he should have avoided that one.
McDonell throws a chopping leg kick but Knox manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McDonell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonell.
McDonell connects with a body shot that sends Knox's belly button to the back.
McDonell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knox throws a hook but McDonell blocks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Knox. That snapped McDonell's head back.
McDonell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Knox is out of range and McDonell settles back down.
Knox checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonell misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox takes a swing at McDonell's ribcage but misses.
Eli McDonell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McDonell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McDonell takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDonell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Knox is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McDonell.
McDonell stuffs the takedown attempt from Knox. Knox gets slowly back to his feet.
McDonell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDonell lands a body shot.
Knox slips under a jab.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonell shapes to counter with a head kick.
Knox jabs at McDonell's body.
McDonell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
McDonell scores with a decent looking hook.
Knox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McDonell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
McDonell throws out a counter right but Knox avoids it with no problem.
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 Porthos Knox will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
McDonell moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Knox needs to keep his hands up - McDonell had a free shot at his head there.
McDonell is looking to chop away at Knox's legs.
McDonell swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters by clinching up.
Knox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McDonell throws a head punch that misses.
Knox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McDonell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDonell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knox misses with a body punch.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDonell blocks an uppercut.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Knox presses McDonell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knox lands a right hand.
McDonell lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonell has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
McDonell wants to break the clinch but can't.
McDonell cracks Knox with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McDonell throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDonell misses with some punches.
McDonell working aggressively here.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
McDonell misses with the head strike.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McDonell throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Knox.
Knox keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McDonell's efforts to push away.
McDonell blocks a body shot from Knox.
McDonell manages to break the clinch.
McDonell throws a nice inside leg kick.
McDonell misses with a low kick.
Knox moves away from the strike by McDonell.
Knox is looking to counter the offense by McDonell and move into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonell throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Good leg kick by McDonell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Knox moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonell misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
McDonell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knox fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McDonell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knox moves out of range of the leg kick from McDonell.
Knox swings for the body but McDonell moves out of range.
Knox fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonell is just out of range.
Knox slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McDonell throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
Knox seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
McDonell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Knox on the side of the head.
McDonell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
McDonell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
McDonell throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Knox takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonell moves into range and connects with a jab.
McDonell slips under a jab.
Knox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox lands a right hook to the body.
McDonell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A cross from Knox lands.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Knox lands an impressive looking overhand right. McDonell doesn't seem phased though.
Knox misses with a hook. McDonell ducked under it nicely.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McDonell! But no joy.
Knox moves out of range as McDonell strikes.
Knox drives through and clinches with McDonell against the cage.
McDonell tries to circle away but Knox has him pinned against the cage.
McDonell wants to get back to striking at distance but Knox won't allow it.
McDonell lands a hook that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Knox is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
McDonell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knoxs head.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDonell lands a nice uppercut.
Knox is trying to maintain a safe position but McDonell gets an underhook and turns Knox into the cage.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDonell working hard to break the clinch.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDonell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
McDonell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McDonell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDonell misses with a body punch.
Knox works on McDonell's body with a couple of short punches.
McDonell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by McDonell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Porthos Knox did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDonell.
Knox digs a good hook to McDonell's body.
McDonell throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Knox is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McDonell.
McDonell misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
A jab from McDonell misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonell. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Knox takes a swing at McDonell's ribcage but misses.
McDonell misses with a kick to the body.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDonell.
A countering left hand to the body from McDonell misses.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McDonell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Knox is able to avoid easily.
McDonell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McDonell misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Knox slips under a jab.
McDonell slips a straight right by Knox.
Knox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from McDonell misses.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonell was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
McDonell throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
Knox staying out of range there.
Knox misses with a body shot.
McDonell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knox bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McDonell's head backwards.
McDonell cracks Knox with a good jab.
Knox slips a jab from McDonell.
Knox throws a right hand that McDonell ducks under and follows up with a left that McDonell also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. McDonell does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McDonell with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McDonell, right into the meat.
McDonell throws a leg kick
and Knox moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Knox has McDonell pressed against the cage, preventing McDonell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McDonell misses with the head strike.
Knox digs a right hand into McDonell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McDonell's gas tank.
McDonell is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by McDonell.
McDonell misses with the head strike.
McDonell tries to break free but Knox pushes him back against the cage.
Knox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McDonell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McDonell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Knox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knox misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McDonell.
McDonell wants to get back to striking at distance but Knox won't allow it.
Knox lands with a left to the head.
Knox scores with a shot to the side of McDonell's head.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDonell's elbow.
Knox is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Still in the clinch, McDonell scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of McDonell backwards.
McDonell scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
McDonell throws a head punch that misses.
McDonell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McDonell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
McDonell cracks Knox with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDonell.
A big right from Knox misses.
A cross from McDonell lands.
Knox takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox throws a looping overhand right but McDonell ducks down to avoid it.
McDonell throws out a counter right but Knox avoids it with no problem.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonell is just out of range.
Knox connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McDonell's hands.
Knox clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonell uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonell swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDonell breaks from the clinch.
McDonell jabs Knox right on the nose. Knox blinks but takes it well.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McDonell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonell moves away.
Nice jab there from McDonell.
Knox takes a swing at McDonell's ribcage but misses.
McDonell throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonell takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Knox looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A big right from Knox misses.
McDonell scores with a nice right hand.
Knox gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Porthos Knox will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Knox blocks the body kick.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonell was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
McDonell lands an overhand right.
McDonell throws a solid leg kick but Knox takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McDonell.
A big right from Knox misses.
McDonell slips under a jab.
McDonell thumps Knox with a low kick.
McDonell misses with a low kick.
McDonell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McDonell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonell.
McDonell misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonell tries to work over Knox's front leg with a kick but Knox checks it.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McDonell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Knox missing with a left hand there. McDonell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox lands with an overhand left.
McDonell slips a straight right by Knox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox checks the leg kick nicely there.
Knox blocks a jab.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but McDonell ducks down to avoid it.
Knox cracks McDonell with a good jab.
Knox rushes McDonell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McDonell misses with a punch to the body.
Knox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McDonell or not.
McDonell working hard to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Knox.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDonell blocking some punches.
Knox lands with a light punch inside.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
Knox is trying to maintain a safe position but McDonell gets an underhook and turns Knox into the cage.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as McDonell controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Knox.
McDonell is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
McDonell throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonell is trying to break the clinch but Knox has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from McDonell.
Knox lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Knox.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox avoiding damage.
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!
Knox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDonell manages to break the clinch.
McDonell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Knox tries to counter by clinching up but McDonell breaks away and moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from McDonell misses the target.
Knox smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McDonell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knox. That did some damage!
Knox avoids the body shot from McDonell.
Eli McDonell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knox connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McDonell's hands.
McDonell staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox moves into the clinch successfully.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as McDonell controls his hands.
Knox misses with some punches.
Knox lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McDonell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDonell misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDonell working aggressively here.
Knox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Knox is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as McDonell controls his hands.
Knox cracks McDonell with a nice body shot.
McDonell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McDonell backwards.
Porthos Knox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McDonell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McDonell misses the shot to the body.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
Knox lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox thuds his right hand into McDonell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Knox has taken the fight to the clinch.
McDonell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McDonell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McDonell misses with some punches.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDonell wants to get back to striking at distance but Knox won't allow it.
A short right from Knox.
McDonell blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Knox as the two fighters clinch.
McDonell misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDonell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McDonells head.
McDonell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knox.
Knox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McDonell or not.
And that's the end of the fight!
Porthos Knox showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Knox has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 49:47
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 48:48
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Porthos Knox retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Babinski (ranked 1258 p4p, 148 weight class) and Konstantin Stepanov (ranked 1619 p4p, 179 weight class). The key to victory for Alexei Babinski has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Babinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Stepanov!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babinski connects with a body shot.
Babinski slips under a jab.
Babinski appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stepanov lands with a shot to the body.
Stepanov misses with a series of wild punches.
Babinski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stepanov cracks a nice hook into Babinski's ribs.
Babinski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stepanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Babinski moves away.
A quick step to the side and Babinski tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stepanov moves out of range as Babinski strikes.
Babinski cracks Stepanov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Babinski has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Stepanov to stand back up!
Stepanov is rocked!
It looks like Konstantin Stepanov has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babinski ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Stepanov out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexei Babinski!
After the fight, Alexei Babinski was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amanda Nunes (ranked 147 p4p, 18 weight class) and Bruno Neves (ranked 708 p4p, 94 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Neves's choice of entrance music: Sabotage - Rap É Compromisso. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bruno Neves was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Amanda Nunes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruno Neves!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes throws a series of punches but Neves avoids them all with ease.
Neves has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Nunes is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Neves ducks under a wild hook from Nunes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Neves! But no joy.
Nunes throws a shot from downtown. Neves moves away and avoids it.
Neves shoots in for a takedown but Nunes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nunes slips a jab from Neves.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Neves.
Neves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Nunes misses.
Neves lands a nice hook to Nunes's body. Nunes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Neves manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nunes on his heels. He'll look to pass Nunes's guard now, I'm sure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neves passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Neves tries to move into full mount but can't pass Nunes's legs.
Neves is still trying to improve position.
Neves keeps trying to improve his position.
A control attempt from Nunes but he's now mounted!
Nunes wants to control but Neves is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neves is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Nunes has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Nunes!
Neves wants to sweep here but Nunes controlling him for the moment.
Neves looking for subs off his back but Nunes has passed one foot through into half guard.
Neves won't allow Nunes to pass to mount.
Neves wants to improve his position but Nunes is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neves manages to get to full guard.
Neves tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neves is looking to sweep but instead, Nunes has passed into half guard.
Neves is trying to get back to full guard.
Neves tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Nunes has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Nunes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Neves tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nunes controlling the position easily from mount.
Nunes throws some wild stikes that Neves manages to avoid easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neves is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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 Amanda Nunes 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.
Nunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neves closes the distance but Nunes moves to the side
and Neves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Bruno Neves has been cut.
Nunes misses with a straight left.
Nunes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neves can do to turn this around?
Neves has a takedown stuffed.
A big left from Nunes misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nunes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Amanda Nunes has been cut.
Nunes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Neves counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neves tries for a kimura but Nunes is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neves is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nunes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Neves thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Neves goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Nunes rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Neves's guard! Nice work there by Nunes!
Neves wants to hit a switch here but Nunes passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Neves there!
Nunes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neves tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Neves slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Neves gets full guard.
Nunes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Neves swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nunes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Neves had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nunes defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes won't allow Neves to sweep him here.
Neves looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nunes passes into side control.
Neves manages to get back to half guard.
Neves tries to roll over but Nunes keeps him under control.
Nunes is keen to just control but Neves is a slippery customer.
Nunes stalling.
Neves tries to roll over but Nunes keeps him under control.
Amanda Nunes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four 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.
Nunes keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nunes wants to take a breather but Neves is having none of it.
Neves wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nunes is taking a breather. Neves says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Neves actively working from the bottom here.
Neves tries to get to full guard but Nunes has control of the leg.
Neves actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nunes seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amanda Nunes dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nunes punishes Neves's body with a nice straight punch.
Neves tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nunes defends well and Neves ends up having to push Nunes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Neves shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Nunes to counter with a crisp jab.
Nunes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nunes, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nunes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Neves as the two fighters clinch.
Neves decides to pull guard.
Nunes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Neves swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neves has an active guard here but Nunes has managed to pass into half guard.
Still in half guard, Nunes seems content to control.
Neves is in trouble now - Nunes has advanced to mount!
Neves really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nunes controlling his opponent.
Neves is desperately trying to improve his position but Nunes has a good base and remains in mount.
Nunes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes looking to control but Neves is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Neves really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nunes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nunes tries to control but Neves wriggling away.
Nunes controlling the position easily from mount.
Neves is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neves sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Neves is trying to get back to full guard.
Nunes is controlling the pace.
Neves is looking for a sweep. Nunes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neves actively working from the bottom here.
Nunes is looking to advance position but Neves won't allow it.
Neves is trying to get back to full guard.
Neves actively working from the bottom here.
Neves is looking for a sweep. Nunes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nunes works his way into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nunes tries to move into full mount but can't pass Neves's legs.
Neves is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amanda Nunes clearly takes that round.
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.
Neves takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neves.
Neves tries to pull guard but Nunes won't allow it.
Neves tries to work over Nunes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nunes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Neves tries to throw a body punch but Nunes avoids it by throwing Neves back against the cage.
Neves jumps into guard, dragging Nunes to the mat.
Neves working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nunes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nunes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Neves throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neves throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Nunes escapes and throws Neves's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Nunes takes a little break here. Neves wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes continues to stall.
Neves is looking to regain half guard here but Nunes keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Neves's face as Nunes controls the position.
Neves is trying to work for a sweep but Nunes has mounted him!
Neves really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nunes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Neves is desperately trying to improve his position but Nunes has a good base and remains in mount.
Neves manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nunes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nunes's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Neves tries to get to full guard but Nunes has control of the leg.
Neves manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neves looking for a guillotine here but Nunes defends easily.
Neves looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Nunes has picked Neves up and slammed him! Neves can't keep hold of the triangle and Nunes manages to pass to side control!
Nunes tries to advance to mount but can't.
Nunes controls the position from side control.
Neves is looking to regain half guard here but Nunes keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four 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.
Neves manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nunes's best efforts.
Nunes content to control rather than advance.
Neves looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neves has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Nunes escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Nunes!
Neves trying to remain calm as Nunes controls from the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neves is looking to regain half guard here but Nunes keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amanda Nunes had his way with Bruno Neves in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Neves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Amanda Nunes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Neves.
Neves thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Neves advances to full mount.
Nunes is wriggling around trying to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neves goes for an armbar but Nunes turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Nunes.
Neves looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nunes advances to half guard.
Neves is looking for a sweep. Nunes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nunes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Neves with the active half guard here but Nunes passes nicely into side control.
Nunes is staying tight to Neves's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bruno Neves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neves looks to move to half guard but instead Nunes has passed into mount! Damn!
Nunes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Neves is desperately trying to improve his position but Nunes has a good base and remains in mount.
Neves sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Neves is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neves looking for submissions off his back.
Neves regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nunes passes Neves's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Neves is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nunes pulls his head out easily.
Well, if Nunes is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Neves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four 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.
Nunes not doing much here.
Neves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nunes is controlling the pace.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amanda Nunes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nunes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 50:45
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amanda Nunes!
Amanda Nunes retains his heavyweight title!
Amanda Nunes tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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