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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Emeritus Forge (ranked 23593 p4p, 4299 weight class) and Qfc Tournament (ranked 272 p4p, 205 weight class). Forge kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cirice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Emeritus Forge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Qfc Tournament!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tournament clinches up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tournament just misses with a elbow thrown towards Forge's brow.
Tournament looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tournament misses with an elbow strike.
Tournament lands an elbow inside.
Tournament lands an elbow just above Forge 's eye.
Tournament comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Forge avoids a wild elbow strike from Tournament.
Tournament misses with an elbow over the top.
Tournament lands an elbow inside that Forge shrugs off.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tournament just misses with a elbow thrown towards Forge's brow.
Forge blocks the elbow strike.
Forge goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tournament prevents it.
Nice elbow from Tournament.
Forge is trying to pull guard but Tournament has him pressed against the cage.
Forge avoids a wild elbow strike from Tournament.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Forge is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emeritus Forge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tournament lands an elbow just above Forge 's eye.
Tournament is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tournament looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tournament creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tournament throws an elbow that misses.
Forge goes for a takedown attempt but Tournament pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Forge fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tournament defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Forge.
Tournament fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Forge, pushing him back against the cage.
Forge drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tournament lands a damaging elbow.
Tournament throws an elbow that misses.
Tournament lands an elbow that stopped Forge in his tracks for a moment.
Forge avoids a wild elbow strike from Tournament.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tournament gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tournament misses with an elbow over the top.
Tournament creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tournament lands an elbow that stopped Forge in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tournament looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Forge takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tournament throws an elbow but misses.
Tournament stops a takedown attempt from Forge.
Forge blocks an elbow strike.
Tournament creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Forge's defenses.
Tournament is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tournament throws an elbow but misses.
Tournament lands a damaging elbow.
 Forge is rocked!
 It looks like Emeritus Forge has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tournament throws an elbow but misses.
Oh Forge is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tournament looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tournament lands an elbow inside.
Forge blocks an elbow strike from Tournament.
Tournament lands an elbow that stopped Forge in his tracks for a moment.
Tournament pushes off an throws an elbow but Forge leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tournament throws an elbow that misses.
Tournament misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tournament throws an elbow but it misses.
Tournament misses with an elbow over the top.
Forge avoids a wild elbow strike from Tournament.
Tournament throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tournament is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tournament misses with an elbow strike.
Tournament looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tournament pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tournament looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tournament looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Forge seems to have got his legs back now.
Tournament creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Forge's defenses.
Forge blocks the elbow strike.
Tournament lands an elbow that stopped Forge in his tracks for a moment.
Forge tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tournament smiles and moves away.
Forge fails to land the takedown.
Tournament tries to clinch up but Forge circles away and keeps his distance.
Forge swings for the body but Tournament moves out of range.
Tournament tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Forge manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Forge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tournament tries to clinch but Forge moves out of range.
Forge tries to counter with a takedown but Tournament is quick to defend against it.
Tournament doesn't manage to clinch there - Forge circles away.
Tournament tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forge gets tackled into the cage by Tournament. Tournament maintains the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tournament throws an elbow but misses.
Tournament lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tournament comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Forge blocks the elbow strike.
Forge tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tournament prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tournament lands an elbow inside that Forge shrugs off.
Tournament throws an elbow but it misses.
Tournament creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Forge's defenses.
Tournament lands a nice elbow.
Tournament comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Forge is looking for a takedown.
Tournament lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tournament lands an elbow inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Qfc Tournament dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emeritus Forge's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tournament moves into the clinch.
Tournament throws an elbow but it misses.
Tournament creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Forge blocks the elbow strike.
Tournament has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tournament lands a nice elbow.
Forge blocks an elbow strike from Tournament.
Nice elbow from Tournament.
Forge wants to take the fight to the mat but Tournament manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tournament pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Forge! Tournament unloads with more strikes and Forge sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Qfc Tournament!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mac Moore (ranked 3987 p4p, 6620 weight class) and Toktogulovich Bakiyev (ranked 423 p4p, 572 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 51 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakiyev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moore was well out of range. Poor timing from Bakiyev.
Bakiyev swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Bakiyev misses with a left hand
and Moore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bakiyev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moore.
and Moore counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Bakiyev! He's just covering up as Moore starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mac Moore!
Mac Moore really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Pit Bull Development logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Dock (ranked 5309 p4p, 6739 weight class) and Ronald Dela Rosa (ranked 559 p4p, 645 weight class). Dock comes to the cage accompanied by The Hangover Soundtrack- Iko Iko. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 23 - 44 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Dock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronald Dela Rosa!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dela Rosa blocks a head kick by Dock.
Dock throws a head kick that half lands.
 It looks like Ronald Dela Rosa has been cut.
Dela Rosa tries to clinch but Dock moves out of range.
Dela Rosa moves out of range of the body kick from Dock.
Dock really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dock looks for the body kick but Dela Rosa saw that one coming.
Dock sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Dela Rosa to the ground! Dock dives into full mount looking to finish!
 Dela Rosa is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dela Rosa is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Dock locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Dela Rosa is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bob Dock!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Sainty (ranked 1674 p4p, 3792 weight class) and Long Schlong (ranked 188 p4p, 330 weight class). Daniel Sainty 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Sainty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Long Schlong!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schlong tries to clinch up.
Sainty tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sainty fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Schlong checks it well.
Schlong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sainty, pushing him back against the cage.
Schlong has hold of one of Sainty's legs. Sainty is fighting the takedown attempt but Schlong gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Schlong trying to control the position from guard on top but Sainty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sainty looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Schlong forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schlong is looking for a kimura here.
Schlong is trying to work for a kimura but Sainty is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schlong is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sainty sees it coming and defends easily.
Sainty looking for subs from the bottom but Schlong mounts him!
Schlong looking for a guillotine from mount but Sainty is having none of it.
Sainty working to try and regain half guard.
Schlong is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sainty to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sainty shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schlong is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sainty can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Schlong wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Schlong has hold of Sainty's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sainty manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Sainty is looking to improve his position but Schlong isn't that keen on the idea.
Sainty is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schlong wants to control the pace but Sainty is squirming around nicely.
Schlong mounts Sainty! Really nice guard pass there!
Sainty is trying to escape the mount.
Schlong wants to take Sainty's back here but Sainty is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Sainty is squirming around, avoiding Schlong's attempts to control the action.
Schlong moves to take his opponent's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schlong working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Sainty defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Schlong controlling well, preventing Sainty from escaping the position.
Sainty really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Schlong working for a choke but Sainty is defending well.
Sainty trying to control the action but Schlong just sinks the hooks in.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schlong trying to control momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Long Schlong dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Schlong closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sainty quickly recovers to half guard.
Schlong has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Schlong jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sainty manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Sainty tries to buck Schlong off but Schlong is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schlong is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sainty has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schlong wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sainty, who protects the arm well.
Schlong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Schlong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Schlong is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sainty is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Schlong is looking to take a break and control but Sainty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Schlong tries for a kimura but Sainty is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Schlong trying to control the action but Sainty is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Sainty's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sainty sneaks back into half guard.
Sainty wants to get back to full guard.
Schlong tries to pass to full mount but Sainty defends it.
Schlong trying to control the action but Sainty is working from the bottom.
Schlong is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sainty is just riding it out for now. Schlong eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schlong is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sainty is just riding it out for now. Schlong eventually gives up the hold.
Schlong is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sainty is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sainty actively working from the bottom here.
Schlong is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Sainty to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Schlong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sainty is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Schlong trying to control the position from guard on top but Sainty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schlong stays in close to Sainty's body and controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Long Schlong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Schlong decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Schlong is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Schlong trying to control but Sainty is having none of it.
Schlong is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sainty is looking to get to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sainty bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schlong is looking for a triangle but Sainty pushes his legs off easily.
Sainty will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Schlong working for a triangle but Sainty defends it easily.
Sainty wants to pass the guard but Schlong is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schlong can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sainty controls the pace.
Sainty pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schlong is keeping the position for now.
Our spies down at at Team Grunt inform us that Schlong has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Long Schlong has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Schlong trying to keep a closed guard but Sainty is proving a slippery customer.
Sainty preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schlong controls Sainty momentarily but Sainty frees himself.
Schlong looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sainty thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Schlong controlling Sainty's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sainty trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schlong throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sainty uses it to pass to side control.
Schlong tries to buck Sainty off but Sainty is having none of it.
Schlong struggling a bit here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Schlong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sainty remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sainty is looking to clinch.
Schlong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schlong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sainty looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Schlong!
Schlong is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Daniel Sainty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sainty is putting a hurting on Schlong here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Sainty showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Schlong has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Long Schlong!
Long Schlong decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Murley (ranked 2294 p4p, 2424 weight class) and Kasey McRobbie (ranked 289 p4p, 309 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Murley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Kasey McRobbie!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murley throws a body shot but no joy.
Murley digs a good hook to McRobbie's body.
Murley tests McRobbie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murley throws a body punch but McRobbie moves out of range.
McRobbie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murley throws a big shot that misses.
McRobbie feints the counter takedown.
McRobbie walks into a jab.
A slow jab from Murley misses its intended target.
McRobbie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
McRobbie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRobbie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murley.
Murley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McRobbie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McRobbie manages to avoid it.
Murley connects with a looping right hand.
Murley throws a left and a right that both miss
and McRobbie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Murley holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Murley trying to control here.
McRobbie is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRobbie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
McRobbie prevents Murley from improving his position.
McRobbie is trying to control the action in half guard but Murley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Murley blocking the ground and pound attempt from McRobbie.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Murley makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Murley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McRobbie is working Murley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Murley managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRobbie preventing the sweep.
Murley managing to control the position.
Murley has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Murley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McRobbie trying to hold on to Murley's head to control him but Murley postures up.
Murley controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRobbie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Murley takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
McRobbie misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Murley prevents McRobbie from improving his position.
McRobbie won't allow Murley to pass to mount.
We've been hearing good reports from Murley's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McRobbie is looking to control Murley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McRobbie avoid being mounted?
McRobbie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Murley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Murley connects with a nice looking jab.
Murley lands a right hook to the body.
McRobbie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McRobbie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Murley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murley. McRobbie does a little dance to reset his feet.
McRobbie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Murley.
McRobbie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murley wants to land a leg kick but McRobbie is out of range.
McRobbie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Murley defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murley connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice jab there from Murley.
Murley looks to land a right hand but McRobbie moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murley. McRobbie does a little dance to reset his feet.
McRobbie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A jab lands there for Murley.
Scott Murley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Murley.
Murley looks to land a left hand but McRobbie moved out of range nicely.
Murley looks to land a left hand but McRobbie moved out of range nicely.
McRobbie with the counter takedown but Murley avoids it easily.
Murley thuds his right hand into McRobbie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Murley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRobbie blocks a jab.
McRobbie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
McRobbie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murley tests McRobbie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McRobbie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murley.
Murley works McRobbie's body with a nice hook.
Murley throws a hook to the side of McRobbie's head but McRobbie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murley looks to land a left hand but McRobbie moved out of range nicely.
Murley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McRobbie can do to turn this around?
Murley missing with a left hand there. McRobbie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murley clobbers McRobbie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRobbie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Murley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McRobbie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And McRobbie tries to counter it with a takedown but Murley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
McRobbie ducks under a wild hook from Murley.
Murley throws an overhand right that lands on McRobbie's shoulder, as McRobbie tries to avoid the shot.
McRobbie lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McRobbie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Murley tests McRobbie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murley connects with the punch.
Murley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Murley does it's job there.
McRobbie takes a jab right on the kisser.
McRobbie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McRobbie there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McRobbie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McRobbies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Murley's jab looks to have found its range, popping McRobbie under the eye.
Murley with a jab.
Murley misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Murley dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Murley misses the shot to the body.
Murley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McRobbie slips under a jab from Murley.
McRobbie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McRobbie staying out of range there.
McRobbie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
McRobbie moves out of range as Murley strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murley scores with a jab to the body.
Scott Murley is winning the standup battle so far.
Murley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McRobbie.
McRobbie feints the counter takedown.
McRobbie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murley.
McRobbie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murley looks to throw the jab but McRobbie is out of range.
Murley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murley swings for the body but McRobbie moves out of range.
Murley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murley swings widly with a right hand
and McRobbie counters with a takedown into side control.
McRobbie landing a few strikes.
Murley struggling a bit here.
McRobbie working the ground and pound but Murley is defending the strikes.
Kasey McRobbie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRobbie goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Murley rolls with the submission and now he's on top in McRobbie's guard! Nice work there by Murley!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McRobbie throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
McRobbie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Murley is aware though and is defending well.
McRobbie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Murley controls the pace.
McRobbie throws his legs up looking for a submission but Murley uses it to pass to side control.
McRobbie is being controlled here.
McRobbie regains half guard.
Murley perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott Murley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murley is thwarting McRobbie's attempts to control the position.
Kasey McRobbie has got the better of the ground game 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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Murley in particular looking to stall.
McRobbie actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McRobbie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murley connects with a nice looking jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Murley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Murley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Didi Hamman (ranked 1664 p4p, 1494 weight class) and Ivan Andrianov (ranked 237 p4p, 207 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Didi Hamman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Andrianov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrianov misses with a wild body shot.
Andrianov throws a big shot that misses.
Andrianov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hamman jabs at Andrianov's body.
Hamman clinches.
Hamman with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ivan Andrianov has been cut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Andrianov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hamman connects with a knee to the head.
Andrianov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andrianov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Andrianov clinches with his opponent.
Hamman throws a knee to the head but misses.
I was talking to Hamman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Andrianov avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamman trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andrianov.
Andrianov is trying to break the clinch but Hamman has him pressed against the cage.
Andrianov has a couple of punches blocked by Hamman.
Hamman lands a knee to the body.
Hamman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hamman has Andrianov up against the cage in a clinch.
Andrianov managing to block the knees to the body from Hamman.
Hamman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andrianov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Andrianov.
Hamman looking to throw knees to the head but Andrianov is blocking nicely.
Hamman scores a nice knee to the body.
Hamman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hamman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hamman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Andrianov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Andrianov manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamman clinches with his opponent.
Hamman tries to throw a body punch but Andrianov avoids it by throwing Hamman back against the cage.
Hamman looking for a takedown.
Hamman missing with knees to the body.
Andrianov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the head but Andrianov blocks with his arms.
Andrianov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Hamman.
Andrianov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hamman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Andrianov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andrianov misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Andrianov - that landed with a thud.
Andrianov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hamman tries a body shot but Andrianov blocks it.
A knee to the head by Hamman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov has a couple of punches blocked by Hamman.
Hamman prevents a body shot from Andrianov.
Andrianov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andrianov avoiding damage as Hamman throws knees to the body.
Andrianov can't break the clinch.
Andrianov misses with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hamman.
Andrianov is trying to break the clinch but Hamman is controlling him.
Andrianov is trying to force a seperation but Hamman has the dominant position.
A right hook to the body lands for Andrianov.
Hamman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hamman swings wildly with an uppercut but Andrianov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrianov stalling the fight.
Hamman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Andrianov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hamman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hamman prevents a body shot from Andrianov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov struggles to land a body shot inside as Hamman controls his hands.
Hamman tries to break the clinch but Andrianov is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Andrianov fails to land.
Andrianov is pushing Hamman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Andrianov throws a punch but it's blocked by Hamman.
Hamman tries to land knees in the clinch but Andrianov avoids the damage to the body.
Hamman blocking some punches.
Andrianov stalling in the clinch but Hamman improves position.
Andrianov misses with a punch to the body.
Hamman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hamman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andrianov.
Andrianov misses with a shot to the body
and Hamman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Andrianov scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andrianov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Didi Hamman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Andrianov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Hamman misses the shot to the body.
Hamman works over Andrianov's head and body with a nice combination.
Andrianov lands with a straight right. Hamman didn't see that one coming.
Andrianov scores with a body shot.
Andrianov misses with a combination
and Hamman counters with a nice body shot.
Hamman slips a straight right by Andrianov.
Hamman swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hamman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Andrianov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hamman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrianov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hamman was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrianov.
Andrianov throws a nice looking combination but Hamman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Andrianov scores with a jab to the head.
Ivan Andrianov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrianov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andrianov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrianov checks a leg kick.
Hamman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Andrianov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hamman takes a swing at Andrianov's ribcage but misses.
Andrianov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Andrianov slips under a jab.
Hamman is looking to wear down Andrianov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hamman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andrianov throws out the jab.
Andrianov misses with an uppercut
and Hamman counters with a right hand to the body.
Andrianov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hamman drives through and clinches with Andrianov against the cage.
Andrianov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andrianov lands a nice uppercut.
Andrianov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Andrianov misses with some punches.
Andrianov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hamman throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov managing to block the knees to the body from Hamman.
Andrianov is trying to push Hamman away but Hamman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Andrianov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrianov has a couple of punches blocked by Hamman.
Hamman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Andrianov blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Andrianov.
Hamman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andrianov.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Andrianov.
Andrianov blocks an elbow strike from Hamman.
A left hand lands to the body for Andrianov.
Hamman misses with a knee strike.
Andrianov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andrianov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Didi Hamman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hamman prevents a body shot from Andrianov.
Hamman lands with a left to the head.
Andrianov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hamman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hamman works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamman stops Andrianov from standing up.
Andrianov keeping moving, preventing Hamman from controlling successfully.
Hamman is standing up over Andrianov. Andrianov looks to escape but Hamman dives into side control.
Andrianov wants to get back to his feet.
Hamman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Andrianov keeps working.
Andrianov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hamman's best efforts.
Andrianov is looking to control Hamman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Andrianov avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamman wants to take a breather but Andrianov is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hamman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Andrianov is looking to escape.
Andrianov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Andrianov.
Andrianov wants to get back to his feet but Hamman passes into half guard.
Andrianov is looking to escape.
Hamman wants to control but Andrianov is keeping him busy.
Andrianov is trying to stand.
Andrianov is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ivan Andrianov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ivan Andrianov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hamman lands with a good body shot.
Hamman has closed the distance and engaged Andrianov in a clinch.
Hamman lands with a right to the head.
Hamman misses with a knee to the head.
Hamman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Andrianov manages to break the clinch.
Hamman tries to clinch up but Andrianov circles away and keeps his distance.
Hamman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hamman takes a swing at Andrianov's ribcage but misses.
Andrianov throws an overhand right that lands on Hamman's shoulder, as Hamman tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamman misses with a low kick as Andrianov jumps back.
Andrianov cracks Hamman with an open hand slap.
The fighters circling - Andrianov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Andrianov misses its intended target.
A jab from Andrianov finds it's way through Hamman's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrianov misses with a hook to the body
and Hamman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Andrianov misses with a lunging right hand
and Hamman counters with a left to the body.
Ivan Andrianov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrianov lunges at Hamman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hamman's hand.
Hamman misses with a double jab
and Andrianov counters by moving into the clinch.
Andrianov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hamman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Andrianov can turn it around.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Andrianov avoids it.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the head but Andrianov blocks with his arms.
Andrianov swings wildly with an uppercut but Hamman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hamman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hamman misses with a knee strike.
Andrianov lands with a short shot to the head.
Andrianov struggles to land a body shot inside as Hamman controls his hands.
Hamman blocking some punches.
Andrianov struggles to land a body shot inside as Hamman controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamman struggles to land a body shot inside as Andrianov controls his hands.
Hamman missing with knees to the body.
Andrianov pushes Hamman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hamman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrianov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Andrianov throws a head punch that misses.
Andrianov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andrianov misses the body punch
and Hamman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andrianov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Andrianov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hamman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andrianov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circle momentarily. Andrianov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hamman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andrianov.
Hamman slips a straight right by Andrianov.
Andrianov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov misses with a straight right.
Hamman gets a clinch.
Andrianov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andrianov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andrianov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Andrianov avoids the body shot from Hamman.
Andrianov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A jab from Andrianov misses.
Hamman digs a good body shot into Andrianov's ribs.
Andrianov looks to land a left hand but Hamman moved out of range nicely.
Andrianov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andrianov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hamman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Andrianov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamman tries to clinch but Andrianov moves out of range.
Andrianov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Andrianov swings widly with a right hand
and Hamman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andrianov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Andrianov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andrianov was well out of range. Poor timing from Hamman.
Hamman misses with a shot to the body
and Andrianov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hamman is rocked!
Andrianov fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Hamman to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Hamman looks to clinch but Andrianov throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Hamman taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ivan Andrianov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikel Arteta (ranked 2087 p4p, 1678 weight class) and Seiryu Machida (ranked 272 p4p, 219 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Arteta might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Stranglehold/ Ted Nugent. Mikel Arteta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikel Arteta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seiryu Machida!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arteta blocks a jab.
Arteta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Machida tries a quick counter leg kick but Arteta is wise to it.
Machida looks to land a right hand but Arteta moved out of range.
Machida throws a front kick that sends Arteta stumbling back into the cage.
Machida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arteta.
Nice shot by Arteta.
Mikel Arteta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arteta misses with a straight right.
Arteta throws a body shot but no joy.
Machida throws a leg kick
so Arteta counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Machida has his feet on Arteta's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
We've been hearing reports that Arteta has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machida throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Arteta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Machida lands a lovely overhand right.
Arteta checks a low kick from Machida.
Arteta blocks a low kick nicely.
Arteta lands the left hand.
Machida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Arteta.
Arteta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Machida.
Machida throws a head kick that misses.
Machida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Machida thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arteta throws a shot from downtown. Machida moves away and avoids it.
Machida slaps away a takedown attempt from Arteta, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Arteta misses with a looping right.
Machida throws a big counter head kick but Arteta avoids it with no problem.
Arteta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machida.
Machida bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Machida throws a leg kick but Arteta sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Machida takes a swing at Arteta's ribcage but misses.
Machida scores with a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Arteta.
Arteta staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida thuds his shin into the meat of Arteta's side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machida takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Arteta throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Machida counters with a big head kick but Arteta shrugs it off.
Machida throws a leg kick that is checked
and Arteta counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Arteta is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Arteta wants to take a breather but Machida is having none of it.
Machida gets back to full guard.
Arteta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Machida is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arteta advances position into side control!
Arteta thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Machida tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Arteta tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Machida avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Arteta.
Machida tries to control but Arteta manages to take his back.
Arteta is hanging on to Machida's back as he tries to escape.
Arteta missing with punches from the back.
Arteta not allowing Machida to control his hands.
Machida preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Arteta.
You can see the frustration on Machida's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Arteta working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Arteta working for the choke.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Seiryu Machida will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Arteta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Machida looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Arteta sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Machida fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Arteta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Machida's jab looks to have found its range, popping Arteta under the eye.
Machida scores with a nice right hand.
Machida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arteta throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Machida tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Arteta is in Machida's guard.
Arteta looking to pass the guard.
Machida controls Arteta momentarily but Arteta frees himself.
Arteta postures up and lands a big shot to Machida's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arteta advances to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arteta is stalling here. Machida is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Arteta seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Machida has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arteta tries to bench press Machida off him but Machida keeps the position.
Arteta manages to work his way to half guard, despite Machida's best efforts.
Arteta wants to control but Machida is keeping busy.
Arteta is pressing down on Machida's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Machida passes Arteta's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Arteta works his way to full guard. Good work.
Arteta is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Machida looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arteta trying to keep a closed guard but Machida is proving a slippery customer.
Machida must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Arteta is looking to sweep but instead, Machida has passed into half guard.
Machida tries to stand and escape but Arteta is controlling the position.
Arteta is looking for a sweep. Machida is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Machida frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Arteta bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Arteta trying to control but Machida is working from the bottom.
Machida is trying to hold Arteta in close to prevent damage but Arteta has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arteta is looking for a kimura here.
Arteta is looking for a kimura here.
Arteta is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Machida is just riding it out for now. Arteta eventually gives up the hold.
Machida is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Machida wants to get back to his feet.
Arteta is trying to control the action in half guard but Machida is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Arteta tries to pass to full mount but Machida defends it.
Machida is trying to get back to full guard.
Arteta wants to take a breather but Machida is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arteta is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Machida controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Seiryu Machida will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Machida walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arteta checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Machida throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Arteta counters with a single leg into guard. Machida didn't expect that.
Arteta trying to control but Machida is working from the bottom.
Arteta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Machida swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arteta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Machida works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Arteta pushing down on Machida's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Machida is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Arteta pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arteta working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Machida's thigh. Machida counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Mikel Arteta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Arteta trying to control but Machida is working from the bottom.
Arteta drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Arteta jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Machida pulls Arteta in close to prevent any damage.
Arteta wants to control from the top but Machida keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Arteta drops back looking for a leg! Machida is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Machida manages to kick Arteta off! Arteta jumps back into Machida's guard.
Arteta wants to control from the top but Machida keeps moving.
Arteta pushes down on Machida's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Arteta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Machida keeps working.
Arteta wants to pass the guard but Machida is defending well.
Machida gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arteta tries to free his leg and advance position but Machida is retaining full guard.
Arteta controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Machida keeping full guard, as Arteta tries to pass.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Arteta misses with a looping right.
Machida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arteta.
Seiryu Machida is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Arteta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Machida.
Arteta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Machida.
Machida throws a sloppy head kick and Arteta moves out of range easily.
That kick from Machida tenderised Arteta's leg. Arteta is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arteta shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Arteta misses with a leg kick
and Machida moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Arteta fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arteta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Machida has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Machida as Arteta tries to tie him up.
Machida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arteta wants the takedown. Machida is fighting it off but Arteta persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Machida's guard against the cage.
Machida pushes Arteta off and gets back to his feet.
Mikel Arteta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arteta fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Machida is out of range.
Arteta swings for the body but Machida moves out of range.
Machida was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Machida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arteta's sensitive parts.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Machida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Arteta has a takedown stuffed.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Seiryu Machida.
I've got Machida winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seiryu Machida!
Seiryu Machida decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Lee (ranked 1977 p4p, 1177 weight class) and Manalili Meesang (ranked 225 p4p, 144 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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156
10 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Lethal high kicks
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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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Manalili Meesang!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Lee shoots in and drives through. Meesang sprawls well.
Lee staying out of range there.
Meesang connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Meesang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Meesang takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Meesang misses with a looping left.
Lee lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meesang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee swings for the body but Meesang moves out of range.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Meesang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lee lands a nice hook to Meesang's body. Meesang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lee drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries for a kimura but Meesang is defending well.
Lee wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Meesang, who protects the arm well.
Meesang is trying to get back to half guard.
Meesang defending against the ground and pound.
Lee working away.
Lee landing a few strikes.
Lee working the ground and pound from side control.
Meesang tries to bench press Lee off him but Lee keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meesang is not content to let Lee control the position.
Lee advances to mount.
Meesang is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meesang controls the position.
Meesang has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee cracks Meesang with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Meesang tries to hold on but Lee pushes him away.
Lee working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lee with good strikes from the mount here!
Meesang is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Lee has taken his back.
Lee doesn't have the hooks in and Meesang manages to turn into his guard.
Lee 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meesang looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Meesang is continuing to stall.
Meesang tries to stand but Lee is controlling from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Lee dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lee lands with a good body shot.
Meesang throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meesang moves away.
Lee backing away here, and Meesang unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Meesang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Meesang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Meesang misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meesang throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Meesang.
Meesang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kevin Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Kevin Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Manalili Meesang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meesang takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meesang was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Meesang avoids the body shot from Lee.
Meesang feints a counter leg kick.
Meesang throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Lee.
A slapping leg kick lands for Meesang.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Meesang with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to move into range but Meesang moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meesang lands with a nice body kick.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Meesang to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lee is rocked!
Meesang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee lands a jab.
Meesang lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Meesang doesn't seem phased though.
Lee shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lee showed some decent athleticism there.
Meesang pushes Lee off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Meesang misses its intended target.
Lee throws a big counter combination but Meesang scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Crunch! Meesang slams his shin into Lee's torso.
Meesang just misses with a punch to the body.
Meesang misses with a body kick.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Meesang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Meesang tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt - Meesang sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Meesang doesn't seem bothered though.
Meesang misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Meesang only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Meesang misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meesang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Meesang wants to land a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meesang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee misses with a takedown
and Meesang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lee is looking to wear down Meesang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Meesang ducks down to avoid it.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Meesang avoids the body shot from Lee.
Meesang is trying to counter with his kicks.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Meesang moved out of range.
Lee lands with an uppercut that bounces Meesang off the cage and back into range.
Meesang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manalili Meesang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Meesang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meesang connects with a crisp jab.
Lee tries to bum rush Meesang with a series of wild strikes but Meesang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Meesang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Meesang misses the shot to the body.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Meesang lands a right hook to the body.
Lee dives in and grabs Meesang's left leg, looking for a takedown. Meesang pushes down on Lee's head and hops out.
Lee has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meesang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Meesang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lee somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee scores with a nice head shot.
Meesang scores with a kick to the body.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Meesang's head but Meesang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meesang connects with a body shot.
Meesang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lee closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Meesang did well to prevent Lee getting side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee wants to free his trapped foot but Meesang is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meesang wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Meesang does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lee prevents Meesang from improving his position.
Lee with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Meesang keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meesang taking some punishment here, with Lee in his half guard.
Meesang really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meesang keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Lee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Meesang does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lee is working for a submission of some sort.
Lee is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Meesang defends it well.
Meesang wants to control but Lee is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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.
Meesang tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg.
Meesang keeping hold of Lee's head, controlling as best he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lee is defended easily by Meesang.
Lee throws the left hand but Meesang avoids the punch easily.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Meesang throws a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lee.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Manalili Meesang.
I think Meesang has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manalili Meesang!
A victorious Manalili Meesang thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Muir (ranked 738 p4p, 814 weight class) and Nikolay Panayotov (ranked 105 p4p, 114 weight class). Panayotov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mad World - Gary Jules / Tears For Fears (Cover by Jasmine Thompson). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Muir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikolay Panayotov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Muir.
Muir just misses with a punch to the body.
Panayotov lands a nice hook to Muir's body. Muir takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Muir just misses with a punch to the body.
Muir looks to land a body kick but Panayotov moved away.
Muir takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Panayotov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Muir with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Panayotov misses with an uppercut. Muir saw that one coming.
Panayotov tries to clinch up but Muir circles away and keeps his distance.
Panayotov avoids the body shot from Muir.
Muir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Panayotov manages to avoid it.
A big right from Muir misses.
Muir swings for the body but Panayotov moves out of range.
It seemed like Panayotov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Muir.
A little jabbing left from Panayotov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Muir throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Muir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Panayotov misses with an uppercut.
A counter left hand to the body from Muir misses its target.
Muir throws a left and a right that both miss
and Panayotov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Muir's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Muir is adopting a defensive guard.
Muir can't keep his opponent in guard - Panayotov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Muir wants to control but Panayotov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muir wants to improve his position but Panayotov is controlling well.
Panayotov tries to stand but can't do so whilst Muir controls his leg.
Panayotov is taking a breather. Muir 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.
Muir is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Panayotov pulls his head out easily.
Muir is trying to maintain the position but Panayotov is very close to passing his half guard.
Panayotov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Panayotov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Muir is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov is controlling the pace.
Panayotov decides to return to a standing position.
Muir shoots and misses
and Panayotov counters with a straight right hand.
Muir misses with a shot to the body
and Panayotov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Muir connects with a leg kick.
Muir manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Panayotov on his heels. He'll look to pass Panayotov's guard now, I'm sure.
Panayotov is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Panayotov lands an uppercut.
Panayotov dodges an elbow strike from Muir.
Panayotov misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Panayotov.
Muir misses with a short punch on the inside.
Panayotov misses with a knee strike.
Panayotov tries to work over Muir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Panayotov stalling.
Muir tries a body shot but Panayotov blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muir.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Panayotov.
Panayotov is trying to maintain a safe position but Muir gets an underhook and turns Panayotov into the cage.
Panayotov prevents a body shot from Muir.
Muir dodges an elbow strike from Panayotov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Panayotov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Muir connects with the punch.
Muir throws an off balance right hand
and Panayotov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
John Muir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muir misses with a double jab
and Panayotov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Panayotov misses with a hook. Muir ducked under it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Muir tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Panayotov digs a good body shot into Muir's ribs.
A low kick lands for Panayotov.
Panayotov misses with a looping right.
Muir is looking to wear down Panayotov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Panayotov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Muir.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muir throws a body punch but Panayotov moves out of range.
Muir connects with a good right hand that stumbles Panayotov. Panayotov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Muir tries a low kick but Panayotov avoids it.
Panayotov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big left from Panayotov misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muir tries to close the distance and clinch but Panayotov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muir takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Muir swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Panayotov to counter with a crisp jab.
Muir looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Muir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Panayotov.
Panayotov throws a sloppy head kick
and Panayotov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Panayotov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Panayotov looks to land a left hand but Muir moved out of range nicely.
Panayotov stuns Muir with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Muir dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Panayotov. That did some damage!
Muir misses with a hook to the body
and Panayotov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Muir pushes Panayotov away with a front kick.
Muir throws a sloppy body shot
and Panayotov counters with a body kick.
Nikolay Panayotov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Muir misses with an uppercut
and Panayotov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muir misses with a body shot.
A jab from Muir misses.
Muir misses with an uppercut. Panayotov saw that one coming.
Panayotov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Muir goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Muir dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Muir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick lands for Muir.
Muir gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Decent striking displayed by Panayotov there.
Panayotov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muir manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muir misses the jab.
Panayotov throws a big counter head kick but Muir avoids it with no problem.
Muir throws a head kick but Panayotov moves out of range.
Muir misses with a jab to the body
and Panayotov moves into the clinch.
Panayotov landing knees to the head.
Muir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Panayotov blocking some punches.
Muir tries a body shot but Panayotov blocks it.
Muir cracks Panayotov with a nice body shot.
Muir softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Muir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Panayotov fails to land.
Panayotov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muir jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Panayotov walks away with a smile on his face. Muir gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Muir looks to score with a jab to the body but Panayotov is just out of range.
Muir misses with a leg kick
and Panayotov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov tries to clinch there but Muir circles away.
Muir ducks under a wild hook from Panayotov.
Muir tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Muir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Muir on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muir tries to land a leg kick but Panayotov saw it coming and moves away.
Muir jabs Panayotov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Panayotov.
Panayotov is looking to take a break and control but Muir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Muir tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Panayotov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Muir scores with a nice right hand.
Muir comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Panayotov throws a head kick but Muir moves out of range.
Panayotov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muir throws out the jab.
Panayotov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Muir swings widly with a right hand
and Panayotov counters with a stiff right hand.
Muir looks to land a right hand but Panayotov moved out of range.
Panayotov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Muir misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muir fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Muir misses with a hook to the body
and Panayotov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Muir misses with an uppercut.
Panayotov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panayotov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Panayotov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Panayotov punishes Muir's body with a nice straight punch.
Muir throws a hook but Panayotov blocks it.
Muir misses with a shot to the body
letting Panayotov counter with a right hand.
Muir shoots and misses
and Panayotov counters with a stiff right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Muir as he connects with a hook.
Panayotov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big right from Panayotov misses.
Muir falls off balance throwing a combination
and Panayotov counters with a left to the body.
Muir waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Panayotov.
Panayotov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Muir blocks a head kick by Panayotov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Muir catches Panayotov right on the button with a cross.
Panayotov loads up on a big right hand but Muir slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Panayotov has managed to clinch.
Panayotov lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Muir.
Muir lands with a left to the head.
Panayotov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muir lands with a right to the head.
Muir pushes off an throws an elbow but Panayotov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Panayotov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muir tries a body shot but Panayotov blocks it.
Panayotov trying to control the position but instead, Muir has worked for underhooks and has pushed Panayotov into the cage.
Panayotov is looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muir can't find room to land a body shot as Panayotov controls the action.
Muir misses with a body punch.
Muir tries to throw a body punch but Panayotov avoids it by throwing Muir back against the cage.
Panayotov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Panayotov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Panayotov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice right hand lands inside from Panayotov.
Nikolay Panayotov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Panayotov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Muir backwards.
Muir is pressed up against the cage. Panayotov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Muir down to the mat. Muir avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Panayotov wants to clinch up but Muir keeps it at a distance.
Panayotov clinches up with Muir and pushes him back against the cage.
Panayotov avoiding damage.
Panayotov prevents a body shot from Muir.
Panayotov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Panayotov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Muir backwards.
Panayotov blocks a body shot from Muir.
Panayotov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Muir pulls his leg out and moves away.
John Muir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolay Panayotov.
Muir has his takedown stuffed
and Panayotov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Panayotov moves out of range as Muir throws a body kick.
Panayotov digs a good hook to Muir's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muir throws a leg kick but Panayotov checks it.
Muir throws a right hand that misses
and Muir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Muir feints and then cracks Panayotov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Panayotov down.
Muir doesn't manage to clinch there - Panayotov circles away.
Muir throws out a leg kick but Panayotov moves out of range and Muir only half commits.
A little jabbing left from Panayotov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Panayotov really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Muir throws a body shot but no joy.
Muir rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Panayotov counters with a body kick.
Muir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Panayotov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muir.
Panayotov scores with a jab to the body.
Panayotov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Muir looks to score with a jab to the body but Panayotov is just out of range.
Panayotov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Muir throws a lazy uppercut
and Panayotov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muir misses with a double jab
and Panayotov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Panayotov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Panayotov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muir moves away.
Muir looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Panayotov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Muir.
Muir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Panayotov.
Muir throws out a leg kick but Panayotov moves out of range and Muir only half commits.
Muir misses the shot to the body.
As Muir backs off Panayotov throws a huge counter combo but Muir manages to avoid it all.
Muir misses with a leg kick
and Panayotov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Panayotov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Muir throws a body punch but Panayotov moves out of range.
Panayotov misses the shot to the body.
Muir throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Panayotov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Muir with the inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muir just misses with a punch to the body.
Muir misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Muir.
Muir tries to score with a low kick but Panayotov moves his leg out of the way.
Muir ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Panayotov thuds a left hand into Muir's body.
Panayotov lands a lovely overhand right.
Panayotov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Panayotov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Panayotov.
Muir throws an off balance right hand
and Panayotov counters with a right hand to the body.
Muir attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Panayotov throws out a counter right but Muir avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muir rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Panayotov to counter with a crisp jab.
Panayotov lands with an overhand left.
Panayotov throws a head kick that misses.
Muir moves away from the strike by Panayotov.
Muir is looking to counter punch.
Muir throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Panayotov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Muir scores with a jab. Panayotov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Muir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Panayotov was well out of range. Poor timing from Muir.
Muir misses with a body punch
letting Panayotov counter with a right hand.
Muir swings away with a body shot that misses
and Panayotov moves into the clinch.
Panayotov lands an uppercut.
Panayotov blocks the elbow strike.
Muir misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov works on Muir's body with a couple of short punches.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A right hook to the body lands for Panayotov.
Panayotov lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panayotov pulls Muir into guard.
Muir throws a big right hand that misses.
Panayotov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Panayotov wants to get back to his feet but Muir passes into half guard.
Panayotov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Muir thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Panayotov's head.
Muir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Panayotov keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Panayotov dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Muir throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Panayotov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Muir misses with a wild combination.
Muir lands with a cross.
Muir swats away the attempt to clinch by Panayotov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muir misses with a right hand
and Panayotov counters with a stiff right hand.
Panayotov throws a body shot but no joy.
Muir moves out of range as Panayotov strikes.
Muir appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panayotov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Muir walks into a straight right hand from Panayotov.
Muir lands a nice leg kick that just misses Panayotov's sensitive parts.
Panayotov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Muir's hands.
Muir lands a jab to the nose.
Muir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Panayotov manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Panayotov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Panayotov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Muir misses with a combination
and Panayotov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Muir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Panayotov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Panayotov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Muir's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Muir's head backwards.
Nice jab there from Muir.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Panayotov cracks Muir with an open hand slap.
Panayotov throws a hook but Muir blocks it.
Muir misses with a lunging right hand
letting Panayotov counter with a right hand.
Muir lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Muir drives through with a takedown into Panayotov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Muir with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Muir throws a strike but Panayotov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Muir working for a triangle but Panayotov defends it easily.
Muir has an active guard here but Panayotov has managed to pass into half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Panayotov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Muir is looking for a sweep. Panayotov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Muir is working hard here to advance position.
Muir is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Panayotov pulls his head out easily.
Muir might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Panayotov stalling.
Muir has his hands clasped together around Panayotov's back. He's all about the action.
Muir is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Panayotov pulls his head out easily.
Nikolay Panayotov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Muir is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolay Panayotov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Panayotov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 45:50
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolay Panayotov!
Nikolay Panayotov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rect Umm (ranked 179 p4p, 520 weight class) and Kermit Archer (ranked 33 p4p, 77 weight class). Rect Umm has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Rect Umm!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kermit Archer!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer lands with a cross.
Archer drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Umm's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Archer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Umm knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Archer on the ground.
Archer won't allow Umm to sweep him here.
Archer stops Umm from standing up.
Archer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Umm working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Archer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Umm works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Archer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Archer is looking to work some ground and pound but Umm has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer throws a big right hand that misses.
Archer postures up in Umm's guard and throws a big left but Umm blocks it.
Archer passes Umm's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Archer is nestled in close to Umm, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Archer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Umm knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Umm pushes Archer off looking to stand but Archer dives back in and keeps control.
Archer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Archer slips a nice elbow through Umm's hands, connecting with Umm's forehead.
Umm avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Archer.
Archer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer working Umm over with strikes.
Archer controlling the pace.
Archer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Umm's head.
Umm wants to control but Archer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Archer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Archer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Umm taking some punishment here, with Archer in his half guard.
It looks like Rect Umm has been cut.
Archer drops an elbow to the side of Umm's head.
Umm is trying to maintain the position but Archer is very close to passing his half guard.
Archer trying to control from half guard but Umm is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Archer.
Archer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Archer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Umm's head.
Archer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Umm blocking the ground and pound attempt from Archer.
Archer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Umm knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Archer is nestled in close to Umm, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Archer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Umm on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Umm tries to get out of the position.
Archer throwing shots but Umm is blocking nicely.
Archer passes into side control, despite Umm's attempt to control the position.
Archer working the ground and pound from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Archer misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Archer working the head and body with strikes.
Archer in side control, throwing shots but Umm defends.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kermit Archer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rect Umm's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Umm defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Archer.
Umm throws a shot from downtown. Archer moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Archer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Archer misses with an uppercut
and Umm makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Umm slips a straight right by Archer.
Nice straight punches there by Archer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Archer.
Archer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Umm swings wildly with an uppercut but Archer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Archer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Umm prevents it.
Rect Umm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kermit Archer.
Umm lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Archer backwards.
Umm can't find room to land a body shot as Archer controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer is trying to drag Umm to the mat but Umm just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Umm working aggressively here.
Umm lands a body shot.
Archer lands a left hand.
Umm tries a body shot but Archer blocks it.
Archer wants a takedown.
Archer is working for takedown but Umm is calmly controlling the position for now.
Archer working aggressively here.
Archer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Umm lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Archer backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Umm misses with a body punch.
Archer blocks a body shot from Umm.
Umm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Archer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Umm is looking to control Archer's arms but Archer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Umm has his back to the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Umm.
Archer has Umm pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Umm manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Umm prevents the takedown attempt.
Umm manages to break the clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Umm enables Archer to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Umm manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Archer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umm utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Archer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kermit Archer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Archer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Archer is stalling in the full guard.
Umm keeping moving, preventing Archer from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Umm wants to clinch but Archer slips to the side
and Archer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Archer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Archer is looking to clinch but Umm is avoiding it.
A lazy left from Archer finds it's target.
Umm fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Archer.
Umm takes a jab right on the kisser.
Umm tries to keep at a distance but Archer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Archer jumps guard.
Archer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Umm is one step ahead there.
Archer wants to improve his position but instead Umm has moved into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kermit Archer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rect Umm's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Archer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Archer with a nice calf kick.
Umm scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Archer doesn't seem bothered though.
Umm swings for the body but Archer moves out of range.
Umm connects with a body shot that sends Archer's belly button to the back.
Archer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Archer throws out a counter right but Umm avoids it with no problem.
Archer lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer swats away the attempt to clinch by Umm.
Umm clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Archer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Archer is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Umm won't allow Archer to sweep him here.
Umm trying to control the position from guard on top but Archer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Archer is looking to sweep but instead, Umm has passed into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer is pressing down on Umm's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Archer looking for a sweep. Not yet Archer, not yet.
Umm trying to control the position from guard on top but Archer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Archer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Archer is looking to sweep but instead, Umm has passed into half guard.
Archer is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Archer is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Umm's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Umm's back!
A lull in the action here.
Archer lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Archer controlling the position well here. Umm rolled but Archer kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Umm just looking to survive in the bad position.
Well, with Archer on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Umm is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer is punishing Umm with strikes - can he finish him?!
Archer has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Umm.
Archer throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Archer lands with a hammerfist to the side of Umm's head.
Umm is rocked!
Rect Umm's cut is getting worse.
Archer controls the position.
Oh Umm is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Archer is landing with strikes from the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kermit Archer really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rect Umm's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Archer fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Umm out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Kermit Archer!
Kermit Archer is the new light heavyweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Kermit Archer said 'I just hopped all up in that ass.'.
Rect Umm was interviewed post fight and said 'heavy handed, '.
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