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WCF WNF 41: Tofail vs Dirk PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Habib Putins (ranked 6645 p4p, 24719 weight class) and Steve Taylor (ranked 679 p4p, 752 weight class). 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Habib Putins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putins shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Taylor napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Taylor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Putins wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Taylor keeps trying to improve his position.
Putins lands a few punches from side control.
Putins content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Putins gets to mount! Taylor was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Putins in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Putins sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is squirming around, avoiding Putins's attempts to control the action.
Taylor working to try and regain half guard.
Taylor regains half guard.
Putins wants to pass the guard but Taylor is defending well.
Putins is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Taylor defends it well.
Taylor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Putins. 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Putins in particular looking to stall.
Taylor trying to hold on to Putins's head to control him but Putins postures up.
Taylor is looking for a sweep. Putins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Putins there.
Taylor is in trouble now - Putins has advanced to mount!
Putins wants to control the pace but Taylor is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putins is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Taylor is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Taylor's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Taylor is trying to escape the mount.
Putins in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Putins lands a heavy elbow.
Putins avoids the attempt from Taylor to control.
Taylor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putins controlling the pace for now.
Putins seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Taylor for as long as he can get away with.
Taylor is looking to get to half guard.
Taylor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor wants to control but Putins is having none of it.
Taylor reaches up to try and control the position but Putins seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Taylor rolls and tries to escape and now Putins has his back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Habib Putins dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Taylor manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Putins on his heels. He'll look to pass Putins's guard now, I'm sure.
Taylor stopping the sweep attempt from Putins.
Taylor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Putins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Putins has Taylor pulled in close to control his posture.
Putins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taylor can do to turn this around?
Taylor wants to control from the top but Putins keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Putins holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor trying to control but Putins is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor looking to sit in guard and control but Putins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Taylor looking for subs off his back but Putins has passed one foot through into half guard.
Putins takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Putins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Taylor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Putins slips a nice elbow through Taylor's hands, connecting with Taylor's forehead.
Putins is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is looking for a sweep. Putins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Taylor misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Taylor is staying active underneath Putins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Putins controlling the action here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putins dives in for a single leg takedown but Taylor sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Taylor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Putins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Putins jumps guard and drags Taylor to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Taylor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Putins is keeping the position for now.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Putins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Putins wants to sweep but no luck.
Taylor drops back, looking for a kneebar! Putins looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Putins looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Putins!
Putins trying to control the action but Taylor is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is looking for a sweep.
Putins wants to control but Taylor is keeping him busy.
Taylor wants to control but Putins postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Putins grinds an elbow into Taylor's temple.
Taylor is not content to let Putins control the position.
Putins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Taylor wants to control but Putins postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Habib Putins dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Putins looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Taylor!
Putins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taylor keeps working.
Taylor looks to move to half guard but instead Putins has passed into mount! Damn!
Putins sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor is looking to improve his position but Putins isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putins moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Taylor has worked his arm free - good work by Taylor!
Putins wants to control but Taylor is keeping him busy.
Taylor is trying to get back to half guard.
Putins trying to control the position but Taylor is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Taylor tries to improve position but can't.
Putins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Taylor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Taylor holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Taylor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Putins wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Habib Putins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Check out the look on Putins's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Putins is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Taylor has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putins lands a decent elbow from side control.
Putins decides to stand back up. Putins steps back and let's Taylor get back to his feet.
Putins avoids a kick to the body.
Putins shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Taylor napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Putins is chipping away with strikes.
Putins is working to tighten his grip on Taylor's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Taylor has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Putins is really squeezing tight and eventually Taylor passes out! Putins breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Habib Putins!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Kenway Jr (ranked 3235 p4p, 21946 weight class) and Pauly Just Training (ranked 145 p4p, 282 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Charles Kenway Jr has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Charles Kenway Jr seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charles Kenway Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pauly Just Training!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Just Training darts in trying to clinch
and Kenway Jr counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Just Training!
Kenway Jr wants to control but Just Training is keeping him busy.
Just Training is trying to control Kenway Jr's posture but Kenway Jr avoids it.
Just Training gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kenway Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Just Training keeps working.
Just Training has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Kenway Jr. Oh but Just Training has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Kenway Jr goes limp - he's gone! Just Training jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Pauly Just Training!
In his post fight interview, Pauly Just Training started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dar Jee (ranked 3734 p4p, 3151 weight class) and Jens Jensen (ranked 170 p4p, 140 weight class). Jee comes to the cage accompanied by Everybody Knows My Name. Jens Jensen 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dar Jee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jens Jensen!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Francis DeMontford and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jensen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jee sprawls well. Jee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jensen gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Jee. No joy for Jensen on that attempt.
Jee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jee wants it to stay on the feet.
It looked like Jee was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dar Jee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jens Jensen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jee slaps away a takedown attempt from Jensen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jee is looking for a counter combo.
Jensen throws a looping overhand right but Jee ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Jee was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen misses with a straight left.
Jee went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jensen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jee as he avoids it easily.
Jee appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've been hearing reports that Jee has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jee stuffs the takedown attempt from Jensen. Jensen gets slowly back to his feet.
It looked like Jee was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jensen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jensen wants to control but Jee is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jee punching from the bottom.
Jee flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jee wants to get back to full guard.
Jensen is trying to control. Jee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jee is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jensen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jee defends it well.
Jensen prevents Jee from improving his position.
Jensen is looking to take a break and control but Jee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jee actively working from the bottom here.
Jee is defending against the submission attempts here by Jensen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jee throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jee works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jensen manages to get himself to full guard.
Jensen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jensen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jee wants to stand but Jensen is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen looking for a sweep. Not yet Jensen, not yet.
Jensen is still trying to improve position.
Jensen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jee wanted to stand there but Jensen had control of the position.
Jee wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Jensen's closed guard. He's half up but Jensen has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Jensen pivots and extends the arm, Jee falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Jensen! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jens Jensen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xi Li (ranked 2065 p4p, 3086 weight class) and Ralph Long (ranked 221 p4p, 310 weight class). Li kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is HYFR by Drake featuring Lil Wayne. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xi Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ralph Long!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Francis DeMontford and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Li looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Li tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Long finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Long throws a nice outside leg kick.
Long throws a low kick but it's checked well by Li.
Long gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Li.
Li misses with the head strike.
Li tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Long lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like Xi Li has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Li.
Long tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Long throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Li blocks it with crossed arms.
Li blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li throws a punch but it's blocked by Long.
Long blocks a body shot from Li.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Long blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Li swings wildly with an uppercut but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
Long breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long swats away the attempt to clinch by Li.
Li is looking to clinch but Long is avoiding it.
Li has taken the fight to the clinch.
Li misses with the head strike.
Long misses with a hook to the ribs.
Li connects with a nasty looking knee right to Long's face.
Long lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Li stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Still in the clinch, Li scores with a nice short uppercut.
Long manages to break the clinch.
Li tries to clinch but Long moves out of range.
Long throws a counter combo.
Li checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Long walks into a stiff left hand from Li.
Long clinches with his opponent.
Long misses with a knee to the head.
Li lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li tries a body shot but Long blocks it.
Long blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Li.
Li can't find room to land a body shot as Long controls the action.
Li swings wildly with an uppercut but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Li creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Long swings wildly with an uppercut but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li throws a head punch that misses.
Li on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Long takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Li looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Li is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Long tries a body shot but Li blocks it.
Li is pushing Long up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Long blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Long is trying to pull guard but Li has him pressed against the cage.
Li goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Long takes a shot to the head.
Long is trying to push Li away but Li has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A hook to the body from Li.
Long escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li drives through and clinches with Long against the cage.
Long prevents a body shot from Li.
Long blocks a body shot from Li.
Long tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Li's elbow.
Long scores with a shoulder strike.
Long breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Xi Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Li gets tackled into the cage by Long. Long maintains the clinch.
Li trying to control the position but instead, Long has worked for underhooks and has pushed Li into the cage.
Long goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Long misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Li misses with a short punch on the inside.
Li digs a right hand into Long's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Long's gas tank.
A short right from Long on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Li.
Li has a couple of punches blocked by Long.
Li has Long pressed against the cage, preventing Long from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice left hand lands by Li.
Long tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Long throws a punch but it's blocked by Li.
Long blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Li tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Long's elbow.
Long blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Li working aggressively here.
Long pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Long wants to get back to his feet but Li passes into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Xi Li will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Xi Li's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Long tries a head kick but it misses.
We've been told by Li's head coaches at Catch Wrestling L.A. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Long misses with the combination.
Long throws a right and a left that both miss.
Li gets a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Long.
Li lands a left hand.
Li misses with a punch to the body.
Li manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Long blocks an uppercut.
Li has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Long is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Li is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Li.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Li lands a nice elbow.
Xi Li has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Li working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Long breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Xi Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Long looks to land a combination but Li avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long circles away from the clinch attempt.
Li moves into range and clinches up with Long.
Long leaning against his opponent.
Li lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Li lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Long's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Li lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Long misses with a knee strike.
Long throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lis head.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Li misses with a punch on the inside.
Li pressing his opponent against the cage.
Li throws a knee to the head but misses.
Long blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Long digs a right hand into Li's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Li's gas tank.
Li lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
Li throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Long on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Li leaning against his opponent.
Long pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Long throws a leg kick but Li checks it.
Li tries to clinch there but Long circles away.
Long misses with a low kick.
Li misses with a wild combination.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch but Long swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Long throws a wild body kick that Li sees coming a mile off.
Xi Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Long throws a big counter head kick but Li avoids it with no problem.
Long takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Long circles away from the clinch attempt.
Long takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Long with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fight stays on the outside here - Li looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Despite the aggression on Long's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li doesn't manage to clinch there - Long circles away.
Long avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Li avoids the head kick by Long.
Li tries to clinch but Long is having none of it.
Long has closed the distance and engaged Li in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Li.
Li lands with a light punch inside.
Li lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Long or not.
Li misses with a short punch on the inside.
Long letting Li take a breather here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Li throws a head punch that misses.
Long letting Li take a breather here.
Long is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Li to keep the fight standing.
Long misses with a hook from the clinch.
Li tries to work over Long's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long blocks an elbow strike.
Li is leaning against Long and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Li is struggling to control the position.
Long pushes Li back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Li.
Long tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Li's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Long lands a right hand.
Long stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Li lands with a light punch inside.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Long avoids it.
Long lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Long.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Long lands a left hand that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Li fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Long has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Xi Li dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Xi Li's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Long tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Long ducks under a wild hook from Li.
Long tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Long lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Li circles away quickly and effectively.
Long moves into range and clinches up with Li.
Long blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Li.
Li lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Long.
Li misses with a short punch on the inside.
Li presses Long against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Li softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Long is trying to pull guard but Li has him pressed against the cage.
Li tries a knee to the head but Long blocks it.
Li lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li throws a punch but it's blocked by Long.
Long blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Li throws a punch but it's blocked by Long.
Long is trying to push Li away but Li has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Li throws an elbow but it misses.
Li struggles to land a body shot inside as Long controls his hands.
Li tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li avoiding damage as Long throws knees to the body.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but Long blocks with his arms.
Long lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Long creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Li.
Li lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Li lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Li.
Li has a couple of punches blocked by Long.
Long tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Li just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li works on Long's body with a couple of short punches.
Li is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Long is keeping busy.
Long tries to pull guard but Li holds him up against the cage and eventually Long drops back down to his feet.
Xi Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Long.
Long working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Long breaks the clinch.
Li gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Li doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Long is struggling to control the position.
Li is trying to stall.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Long blocks an uppercut.
Li lands a hook that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Long blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li lands a knee to the body.
Long takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Long has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Li lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Li.
Long fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Li swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Li.
Li just leaning against Long, taking a breather.
Li taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Long lands a hook to the side of the head.
Long tries to break the clinch but Li is controlling the position.
Long misses with a short punch on the inside.
Long tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Long tries for a takedown. No joy.
Long is trying to stall.
Long takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long can't find room to land a body shot as Li controls the action.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Long has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Li misses with a short punch on the inside.
Long tries a body shot but Li blocks it.
Li tries a knee to the head but Long blocks it.
Li takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Long.
Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Li misses with a few strikes there.
Ralph Long seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
Long misses with a hook. Li ducked under it nicely.
Li appears to be looking for a big counter.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Long fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Li.
Ralph Long has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Li tries to close the distance and clinch but Long swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Long throws a push kick but Li slaps the foot to one side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xi Li showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Li, 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xi Li!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Xi Li waved his t-shirt featuring The Thrift Shop - Cheap Clothes and Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seemah Feet (ranked 2287 p4p, 1473 weight class) and Keith Rodgers (ranked 306 p4p, 210 weight class). Feet's entrance music is Footsteps (Go Higher). A fine choice. Rodgers has chosen Blue Flowers - Doctor Octagon as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seemah Feet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keith Rodgers !
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Darius Henderson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodgers connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodgers . Feet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Feet has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Feet throws an overhand right that lands on Rodgers 's shoulder, as Rodgers tries to avoid the shot.
Rodgers cracks Feet with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rodgers misses with a hook. Feet ducked under it nicely.
Rodgers throws a right hand that misses
and Feet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodgers has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rodgers swinging wildly here.
Rodgers misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Feet counters with a nice leg kick.
Rodgers cracks Feet with an open hand slap.
Rodgers staying out of range there.
A leg kick checked by Feet.
Feet avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Feet throws a sloppy head kick and Rodgers moves out of range easily.
Rodgers throws a leg kick that is checked
and Feet counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feet defending well as Rodgers loads up on a big left hand.
Feet gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rodgers .
Rodgers misses with a hook
and Feet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Feet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodgers connects with a right hand. Feet shakes it off.
Feet misses with a straight left.
Rodgers throws a chopping leg kick but Feet manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Decent striking displayed by Rodgers there.
Rodgers cracks Feet with an open hand slap.
Feet takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Feet throws a poor cross that misses
letting Rodgers counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodgers misses with a left hand
and Feet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodgers .
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rodgers . Feet shrugs it off though.
Rodgers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Feet scoring well with a low kick there.
Rodgers misses with a looping right.
Seemah Feet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodgers throws a lazy uppercut
and Feet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodgers misses with a hook
and Feet makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rodgers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Feet takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Feet lands with a good body shot.
Feet tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Feet takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rodgers misses with a series of wild punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Feet misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers lands an overhand right.
Rodgers misses with a lunging right hand
and Feet counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rodgers 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Feet under the eye.
Feet slips under a jab.
Rodgers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rodgers is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Feet had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Feet misses with a wild body shot.
Rodgers takes a swing at Feet's ribcage but misses.
Feet appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rodgers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
An inside leg kick from Rodgers misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Feet misses the target.
Feet ducks under a wild hook from Rodgers .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers looks to score with a jab to the body but Feet is just out of range.
Feet is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rodgers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Feet.
Keith Rodgers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodgers misses with a wild body shot.
Feet throwing a counter right hand but Rodgers manages to avoid it.
Rodgers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rodgers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rodgers catches Feet with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice leg kick lands there from Rodgers .
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab lands there for Rodgers .
A head kick from Feet lands but Rodgers takes it in his stride.
A lazy left from Rodgers finds it's target.
Rodgers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Feet moves in looking to clinch but Rodgers pushes him off.
Feet walks into a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Rodgers dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Feet steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rodgers . That one must have hurt.
Feet throws a quick inside leg kick.
Feet looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Feet stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rodgers .
Rodgers throws a leg kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Rodgers blocks the low kick.
A good leg kick by Rodgers .
Rodgers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rodgers misses the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Feet misses its target.
Rodgers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers tests Feet's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Feet lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rodgers at a distance.
Rodgers lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feet thuds his right hand into Rodgers 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rodgers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Feet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rodgers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Feet counters with a nice body shot.
Rodgers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Feet might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Rodgers with the inside leg kick.
Rodgers misses with a straight left.
Feet throws the left hand but Rodgers avoids the punch easily.
Feet connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rodgers throws a series of punches but Feet avoids them all with ease.
Feet scores with a decent looking hook.
Rodgers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rodgers tries to work over Feet's front leg with a kick but Feet checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Feet rushes Rodgers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rodgers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Feet misses with the head strike.
Feet works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Feet misses with a body punch.
Rodgers has a couple of punches blocked by Feet.
Rodgers prevents a body shot from Feet.
Feet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Feet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Feet.
Rodgers 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rodgers throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Feet.
Feet lands a hook that snaps the head of Rodgers backwards.
Feet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Rodgers .
Feet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feet lands an uppercut.
Feet misses with a body punch.
Rodgers working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Feet.
Feet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rodgers tries to throw a body punch but Feet avoids it by throwing Rodgers back against the cage.
Feet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Feet has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rodgers .
Rodgers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Feet's sensitive parts.
Feet blocks a jab.
Feet half committed to a counter leg kick.
Feet misses with a straight right.
Feet throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rodgers counters with a leg kick.
Rodgers misses with a kick to the body
and Feet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodgers tried to score with a low kick but Feet checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rodgers .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodgers misses the target.
Feet takes a swing at Rodgers 's ribcage but misses.
Feet tries to bum rush Rodgers with a series of wild strikes but Rodgers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Feet blocks a jab.
Feet lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Keith Rodgers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rodgers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Feet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Rodgers .
Feet is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rodgers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Feet works on Rodgers 's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Rodgers .
Rodgers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Feet working aggressively here.
Rodgers misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Feet creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Feet lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Feet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rodgers 's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Seemah Feet will probably get the nod.
That's time! Feet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Feet takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rodgers throws out a loose jab but Feet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Feet tried to counter with a leg kick but Rodgers avoided it.
Rodgers swings widly with a right hand
and Feet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Feet.
A big left from Rodgers misses.
Rodgers misses with a body kick.
Feet is looking to counter punch.
Rodgers misses with the combination.
Feet appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rodgers throws a sloppy head kick and Feet moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers scores with the left hand. Feet knows he should have avoided that one.
Rodgers throws a right hand that misses
and Feet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rodgers .
Rodgers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Feet.
Rodgers throws a jab but it's blocked by Feet.
Feet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Feet on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Feet throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rodgers throws a leg kick which misses Feet's front leg but catches the back leg as Feet tries to avoid it.
Feet throws a leg kick but Rodgers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Feet scores with a hook.
Rodgers jabs Feet to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rodgers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Feet scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rodgers tries to clinch but Feet moves out of range.
Feet was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers throws a lazy head kick
and Feet finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rodgers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rodgers throws a leg kick
and Feet counters with a straight right hand.
Feet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodgers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodgers looks to throw the jab but Feet is out of range.
Rodgers thumps Feet with a low kick.
Feet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodgers .
Rodgers throws a jab when Feet was well out of range.
Rodgers throws out a loose jab but Feet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodgers throws a lazy body kick
and Feet counters with a straight right hand.
Rodgers connects with a right hand. Feet shakes it off.
A shot to the body from Rodgers misses
and Feet counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rodgers 's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feet drops Rodgers with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Rodgers looks back up at him and smiles so Feet waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Rodgers is rocked!
Feet fakes the body blow, causing Rodgers to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Rodgers goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Seemah Feet!
Seemah Feet thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Lucroy (ranked 3729 p4p, 2283 weight class) and Seamus Ohoulihan (ranked 461 p4p, 287 weight class). Ohoulihan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bill Conti - Going The Distance kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jean Lucroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seamus Ohoulihan!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucroy walks into a jab.
Ohoulihan's coach down at EFC Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ohoulihan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lucroy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ohoulihan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Jean Lucroy has been cut.
Lucroy gets a takedown into half guard.
Ohoulihan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ohoulihan tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ohoulihan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ohoulihan looking for a guillotine here but Lucroy defends easily.
Lucroy connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ohoulihan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ohoulihan throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ohoulihan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lucroy.
Ohoulihan is looking for a triangle but Lucroy pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucroy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lucroy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ohoulihan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lucroy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lucroy scoring with some ground and pound.
Ohoulihan throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ohoulihan lands a decent shot there.
Lucroy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ohoulihan will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Lucroy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ohoulihan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lucroy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ohoulihan trying to control the position.
Ohoulihan looking for a guillotine here but Lucroy defends easily.
Lucroy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohoulihan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lucroy throwing strikes from guard but Ohoulihan blocks nicely.
Lucroy postures up.
Ohoulihan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lucroy's guard.
Ohoulihan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ohoulihan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ohoulihan cracks Lucroy with a solid left hand.
Ohoulihan throwing strikes from guard but Lucroy blocks nicely.
Lucroy is looking to stand up but Ohoulihan isn't so interested in that idea.
Ohoulihan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ohoulihan postures up and lands a big shot to Lucroy's brow.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ohoulihan postures up in Lucroy's guard and throws a big left but Lucroy blocks it.
Ohoulihan is working Lucroy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ohoulihan is pushing down on Lucroy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lucroy is fighting to maintain full guard but Ohoulihan has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucroy pushes Ohoulihan off looking to stand but Ohoulihan dives back in and keeps control.
Ohoulihan working over Lucroy with some ground and pound. Lucroy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ohoulihan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ohoulihan lands a nice short elbow.
 Lucroy is rocked!
Lucroy tries to kick Ohoulihan off but Ohoulihan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ohoulihan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ohoulihan lands with a punch from half guard.
Lucroy wants to get back to his feet.
Lucroy manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ohoulihan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ohoulihan fails to land with a series of punches.
Lucroy shoots in for a takedown but Ohoulihan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lucroy.
Ohoulihan slaps away a takedown attempt from Lucroy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Lucroy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohoulihan connects with the punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ohoulihan instigates a clinch.
Lucroy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ohoulihan is defending well.
Ohoulihan misses with a knee to the head.
Lucroy is looking to take this one to the mat.
A shot in the inside from Ohoulihan.
Lucroy prevents a body shot from Ohoulihan.
Ohoulihan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lucroy avoids a wild elbow strike from Ohoulihan.
Lucroy looking for a takedown.
Ohoulihan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ohoulihan manages to break the clinch.
Ohoulihan closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Ohoulihan.
Ohoulihan gets control of Lucroy's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ohoulihan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lucroy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ohoulihan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus Ohoulihan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean Lucroy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lucroy looks for a takedown but Ohoulihan sprawls well.
Lucroy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jean Lucroy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ohoulihan feints and as Lucroy raises his hands in defense, Ohoulihan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ohoulihan won't allow Lucroy to get back to his feet.
Ohoulihan landing some decent shots from guard.
Oh Lucroy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lucroy has momentary wrist control but Ohoulihan slips an elbow through the middle.
Ohoulihan gets to his feet and stands over Lucroy, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Lucroy felt that one! Ohoulihan unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Lucroy from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seamus Ohoulihan!
Post fight, an emotional Seamus Ohoulihan said 'I want to thank my fans and my sponsors Conquer and Brooklyn Apothecary, much love to you all. Good bye.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Chomsli (ranked 1335 p4p, 1111 weight class) and Matt Cruz (ranked 186 p4p, 155 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chomsli might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tapout. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lukas Chomsli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ben Watson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chomsli shoots and misses
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chomsli digs a good body shot into Cruz's ribs.
Chomsli fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cruz sprawls well initially but Chomsli persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Chomsli is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cruz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chomsli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cruz keeps working.
Chomsli is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cruz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cruz felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Cruz is looking for a sweep. Chomsli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chomsli looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cruz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomsli passes Cruz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Chomsli has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Chomsli is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cruz defends it well.
Cruz is looking to improve his position.
Cruz manages to get to full guard.
Cruz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chomsli chips away with some ground and pound.
Chomsli wants to pass the guard but Cruz is keeping the position.
Cruz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chomsli trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chomsli distracts Cruz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cruz wants to sweep here but Chomsli controlling him for the moment.
Cruz is looking for a triangle but Chomsli pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chomsli is one step ahead there.
Chomsli trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Chomsli passes into half guard.
Cruz is not content to let Chomsli control the position.
Chomsli is looking for a kimura here.
Chomsli wants to control but Cruz is keeping him busy.
Chomsli prevents Cruz from improving his position.
Cruz with the active half guard here but Chomsli passes nicely into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chomsli working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomsli has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Chomsli wants to control the pace but Cruz is squirming around nicely.
Cruz sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Chomsli lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cruz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chomsli is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chomsli wants to control but Cruz is keeping him busy.
Cruz tries to get to full guard but Chomsli has control of the leg.
Cruz keeps trying to improve his position.
Chomsli tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cruz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chomsli lands a nice short elbow.
Cruz is staying active underneath Chomsli, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chomsli seems to be looking for submissions.
Chomsli seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cruz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cruz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chomsli scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chomsli has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Chomsli trying to control but Cruz is having none of it.
Chomsli pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Cruz is squirming around, avoiding Chomsli's attempts to control the action.
Cruz slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Chomsli is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cruz tries to get to full guard but Chomsli has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lukas Chomsli dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cruz cracks a nice hook into Chomsli's ribs.
Chomsli takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lukas Chomsli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chomsli jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Chomsli misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Cruz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chomsli with a body shot.
Chomsli tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cruz swivels and escapes.
Cruz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cruz scores with a decent looking hook.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chomsli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chomsli misses with a takedown attempt
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chomsli swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Chomsli drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Chomsli is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomsli shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lukas Chomsli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chomsli fails with the takedown.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cruz! But no joy.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chomsli tries to clinch up.
Cruz throws a jab when Chomsli was well out of range.
Chomsli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chomsli half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Chomsli is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
A nice side step and Cruz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cruz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chomsli. Chomsli circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chomsli.
Cruz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cruz throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chomsli fails with a takedown attempt.
Chomsli misses with a lunging right hand
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chomsli looks for a takedown but Cruz sprawls well.
Chomsli shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Chomsli misses with a combination
and Cruz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cruz.
Chomsli has Cruz pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Chomsli pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Cruz tumbling to the mat - Chomsli dives into Cruz's guard.
Cruz working for a triangle but Chomsli defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chomsli can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chomsli throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chomsli is one step ahead there.
Chomsli landing some decent shots from guard.
Cruz wants to sweep here but Chomsli controlling him for the moment.
Chomsli landing with the ground and pound.
Chomsli passes Cruz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Chomsli is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to get to full guard but Chomsli has control of the leg.
Cruz is pressing down on Chomsli's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cruz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chomsli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chomsli passes Cruz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Chomsli passes to side control.
Chomsli lands a few punches from side control.
Chomsli is looking to take a break and control but Cruz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cruz regains half guard.
Cruz is staying active underneath Chomsli, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cruz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chomsli scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chomsli lands with a punch from half guard.
Lukas Chomsli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cruz gets full guard.
Chomsli working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cruz 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! This is the final round!
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chomsli was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
Chomsli throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chomsli misses with a combination
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chomsli throws a poor cross that misses
and Cruz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chomsli closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Chomsli is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cruz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cruz is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomsli cracks Cruz with a big elbow.
Chomsli is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cruz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cruz is looking for a sweep.
Cruz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Chomsli is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cruz!
Chomsli trying to control but Cruz is having none of it.
Chomsli landing shots from mount.
Cruz gets back to half guard.
Cruz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Chomsli trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chomsli distracts Cruz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chomsli stands and throws Cruz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
An elbow from Chomsli crashes against the mat.
Cruz tries to improve position but can't.
Cruz is not content to let Chomsli control the position.
Chomsli is trying to get an arm triangle but Cruz is defending well.
Chomsli tries for a kimura but Cruz is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz is looking to regain half guard here but Chomsli keeps moving and retains side control.
Cruz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chomsli looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomsli lands a decent elbow from side control.
Chomsli tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Cruz sneaks back into half guard.
Cruz tries to roll over but Chomsli keeps him under control.
Cruz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chomsli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cruz keeps working.
Chomsli trying to control the pace.
Cruz tries to roll over but Chomsli keeps him under control.
Cruz gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chomsli is one step ahead there.
Cruz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chomsli can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chomsli wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Cruz keeping full guard, as Chomsli tries to pass.
Cruz is looking for a triangle but Chomsli pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Chomsli from controlling successfully.
Chomsli stands and throws Cruz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lukas Chomsli showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chomsli has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukas Chomsli!
After the fight, Lukas Chomsli was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Jones (ranked 3841 p4p, 2874 weight class) and Zeno Bathory (ranked 136 p4p, 103 weight class). Bathory has chosen Metallica: Battery as his entrance music. Zeno Bathory has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zeno Bathory!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bathory throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bathory off to one side.
Jones misses with a straight right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bathory.
Jones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crunch! Bathory slams his shin into Jones's torso.
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
 It looks like Zeno Bathory has been cut.
Bathory closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jones did well to prevent Bathory getting side control.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Bathory throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bathory scores with a couple of nice shots.
It looks like David Jones has been cut.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bathory on the ground.
Bathory is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bathory is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jones is trying to stand.
Bathory throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bathory lands with a punch from half guard.
David Jones's cut is getting worse.
Bathory is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Jones reverses the position - he's now on top in Bathory's guard.
Bathory is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Bathory.
Jeez, David Jones's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at David Jones's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zeno Bathory!
Zeno Bathory opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lars Kraulthammer (ranked 1151 p4p, 2229 weight class) and Magnus Gunnarsson (ranked 155 p4p, 279 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Magnus Gunnarsson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lars Kraulthammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Magnus Gunnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunnarsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kraulthammer on the side of the head.
Kraulthammer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gunnarsson wants to counter with a clinch but Kraulthammer pushes him away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kraulthammer is defended easily by Gunnarsson.
A left lands for Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Kraulthammer's head.
Gunnarsson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kraulthammer tries to clinch but Gunnarsson is having none of it.
Gunnarsson lands a jab.
Gunnarsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kraulthammer misses with a wild body shot.
Gunnarsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kraulthammer or perhaps it was just good defense by Gunnarsson, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Kraulthammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunnarsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kraulthammer shoots in for a double leg but Gunnarsson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson misses with a wild combination.
Gunnarsson connects with the punch.
Gunnarsson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kraulthammer.
Kraulthammer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gunnarsson stuffs the takedown attempt from Kraulthammer. Kraulthammer gets slowly back to his feet.
Gunnarsson cracks Kraulthammer with a good jab.
Gunnarsson misses with a wild body shot.
Kraulthammer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gunnarsson defends well and Kraulthammer ends up having to push Gunnarsson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gunnarsson feints a counter leg kick.
Gunnarsson tries to score a body lock takedown but Kraulthammer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gunnarsson is trying to trip Kraulthammer. He has hold of a leg but Kraulthammer is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gunnarsson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kraulthammer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gunnarsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gunnarsson postures up.
Gunnarsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kraulthammer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kraulthammer is looking for a triangle but Gunnarsson pushes his legs off easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunnarsson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gunnarsson is sitting in close to Kraulthammer's body. Kraulthammer has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Gunnarsson is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Gunnarsson is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Kraulthammer.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lars Kraulthammer!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobig Tofail (ranked 599 p4p, 1429 weight class) and Tom Dirk (ranked 21 p4p, 45 weight class). Tofail comes to the cage accompanied by Too sexy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tobig Tofail!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Dirk!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ron Honeybunn and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tofail ducks under a wild hook from Dirk.
Dirk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tofail takes one on the button.
Some wild striking there from Dirk.
Dirk 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.
Dirk cracks Tofail with an open hand slap.
Dirk scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tofail on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tofail lands with a straight right. Dirk didn't see that one coming.
Dirk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tofail slips under a jab from Dirk.
Tofail has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bear Jew's baseball camp in the buildup to the fight.
Dirk throws a right hand that Tofail ducks under and follows up with a left that Tofail also avoids with ease.
Dirk has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tofail looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice uppercut there from Dirk.
Tofail throws a body punch but Dirk moves out of range.
Dirk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tofail manages to avoid it.
Tofail dodges the punch combination from Dirk.
Tofail swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tofail takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tofail takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tom Dirk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dirk throws a hook but Tofail blocks it.
Tofail looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tobig Tofail is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tofail lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dirk cracks Tofail with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dirk sizes up Tofail with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tofail dodges the punch combination from Dirk.
Tofail throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dirk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tofail. That's going to slow Dirk down.
Dirk checks a leg kick nicely.
Tofail connects with a body shot that sends Dirk's belly button to the back.
Dirk moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dirk might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tofail misses with the combination.
Dirk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tofail throws a leg kick but Dirk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dirk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tofail half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dirk looks to score with a jab to the body but Tofail is just out of range.
As Dirk backs away, Tofail returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tofail counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tofail throws a head kick but Dirk moves out of range.
Dirk throws a counter combo.
Tofail walks into a left hand.
Dirk cracks Tofail with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dirk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dirk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tofail throws out the jab.
Dirk missing with a left hand there. Tofail was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dirk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tofail has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tofail is looking to slow Dirk down with leg kicks.
Dirk misses with a double jab.
Dirk throws a nice looking combination but Tofail bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tofail throws out a leg kick but Dirk moves out of range and Tofail only half commits.
Dirk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dirk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dirk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tofail connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dirk's hands.
Dirk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dirk throws a shot from downtown. Tofail moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirk ducks under a wild hook from Tofail.
Tofail looks to land a left hand but Dirk moved out of range nicely.
Dirk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tofail slips a straight right by Dirk.
Dirk scores with a shot to the body.
Tofail fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dirk manages to avoid it.
Tofail is looking to land body kicks.
Tofail looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tofail throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tofail slips under a jab.
Dirk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tofail.
Dirk lands a jab to the head.
Dirk on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tofail feints and then cracks Dirk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dirk down.
Dirk goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dirk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good standup being displayed there by Dirk as he connects with a hook.
Tofail throws a shot from downtown. Dirk moves away and avoids it.
Dirk throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirk tests Tofail's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dirk blocks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dirk! But no joy.
Dirk misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Tofail wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dirk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tofail scores with a decent looking hook.
Dirk lands a jab.
No joy there for Dirk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dirk checks a leg kick.
Dirk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tofail fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dirk checks it well.
Tofail lands a really nice looking cross but Dirk seems unphased.
Tofail misses with a looping right.
Tofail keeps Dirk at a distance using the push kick.
Tofail throws a jab when Dirk was well out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tofail. That's going to slow Dirk down.
Tofail wants to land a leg kick but Dirk is out of range.
Dirk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dirk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tofail looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tofail tries a head kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Dirk dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dirk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tofail looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Tofail bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dirk's head.
Dirk misses with a double jab.
Dirk misses with a right hand
and Tofail counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tofail blocks a jab.
Dirk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tofail does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tofail scores with the left hand. Dirk knows he should have avoided that one.
Tofail connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Dirk. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Tofail looks for the body kick but Dirk saw that one coming.
Tofail gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dirk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dirk cracks Tofail with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dirk misses with a hook.
Oooh a lovely combination from Dirk sends Tofail down but not out. Dirk dives into side control looking to finish.
Tofail is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dirk is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Oh Tofail is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dirk works to advance to full mount. Tofail defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Dirk looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tofail seems to have got his legs back now.
Tofail is looking to improve his position but Dirk isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dirk takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dirk prevents Tofail from getting the reversal.
Dirk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tofail is looking to escape.
Dirk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dirk controlling the position easily from mount.
Tofail working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tofail wants to control but Dirk is having none of it.
Dirk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tofail is looking to escape.
Tofail gets back to half guard.
Tofail is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dirk's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dirk's back!
Tofail thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Dirk is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Tofail off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Dirk trying to control the hands but Tofail breaks the grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirk tries to escape but Tofail has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Tofail is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Dirk rolls, trying to escape but Tofail keeps control of the position.
Will Tofail go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Tofail keeps control of the position as Dirk tries to break free.
Tofail struggling to keep hold of the position.
Dirk rolls, trying to escape but Tofail keeps control of the position.
Tofail wants to control but Dirk is keeping busy.
Tofail missing with strikes.
Tofail trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirk can't escape the position.
Dirk turns into Tofail and is now in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dirk won't allow Tofail to sweep him here.
Dirk wants to control from the top but Tofail keeps moving.
Tofail tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tofail not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dirk looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tofail pulls Dirk in close to prevent any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Dirk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dirk's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tofail under the eye.
A low kick lands for Tofail.
Dirk slips a straight right by Tofail.
And Dirk tries to counter it with a takedown but Tofail pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tofail tries to work over Dirk's front leg with a kick but Dirk checks it.
A combination from Dirk does no damage.
Tofail has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dirk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dirk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tofail can pounce on him.
Dirk falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tofail counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dirk's knee momentarily.
Tofail moves out of range of the strikes.
Tofail steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dirk.
Some wild striking there from Dirk.
Tofail throws a head kick that misses.
Dirk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tofail throws a leg kick but Dirk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dirk throws out a counter right but Tofail avoids it with no problem.
Tom Dirk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dirk misses with a wild body shot.
Dirk feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tofails jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirk misses with an uppercut.
Tofail throws the left hand but Dirk avoids the punch easily.
Dirk throws a nice looking combination but Tofail bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tofail throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dirk.
Dirk let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dirk, as that shot connected.
Tofail throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dirk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dirk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
You can see that Dirk has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Tofail comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dirk missing with a left hand there. Tofail was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dirk swings widly with a right hand
and Tofail counters with an inside leg kick.
Dirk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tofail rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dirk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tofail lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tofail tries to move into range but Dirk moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Dirk.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tofail misses the jab.
Tofail tries a head kick but it misses.
Tofail misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tofail takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dirk looks to throw the jab but Tofail is out of range.
Tofail is looking to counter with head kicks.
Dirk throws a jab when Tofail was well out of range.
Tofail looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dirk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dirk dips to his left and cracks Tofail with an uppercut!
Dirk lands with an uppercut that bounces Tofail off the cage and back into range.
Dirk misses with an uppercut. Tofail saw that one coming.
Dirk throws a lazy right hand but Tofail sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dirk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dirk misses with a lunging right hand
and Tofail makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jab, jab by Tofail - just one landing.
Dirk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tofail sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tofail half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tofail feints and then cracks Dirk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dirk down.
Tofail fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dirk.
Dirk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tofail fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tofail keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dirk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tofail scores with a nice body kick.
A jab lands there for Tofail.
Dirk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dirk misses with a wild body shot.
Tofail lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dirk misses with a hook. Tofail ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheers as Tofail lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dirk doesn't seem phased though.
Dirk fails to land with a series of punches.
Tofail rushes Dirk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tofail lands with a left to the head.
Tofail breaks the clinch.
Dirk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tofail.
Tofail throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tofail motions for Dirk to come forward. Tofail throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Dirk.
Dirk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tofail.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Dirk misses.
Tofail tries to clinch there but Dirk circles away.
Good leg kick by Tofail.
Good standup being displayed there by Tofail as he connects with a hook.
Tofail connects with an inside leg kick.
Dirk throws a shot from downtown. Tofail moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Dirk finds it's way through Tofail's defenses.
Tofail lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Dirk. That snapped Tofail's head back.
Tofail takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dirk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tofail. Tofail obviously looking to wear him down.
A combination from Dirk does no damage.
Dirk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tofail.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tofail scores with a nice body kick.
Tofail wants to land a leg kick but Dirk is out of range.
The fighters circling - Dirk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch lands to the side of Dirk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Tobig Tofail did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dirk dives in and grabs Tofail's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tofail pushes down on Dirk's head and hops out.
Tofail half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tofail throws a shot from downtown. Dirk moves away and avoids it.
Tofail steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dirk.
Tofail keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dirk catches Tofail with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tofail throws a nice inside leg kick.
No joy there for Tofail, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tofail scores with a push kick.
Dirk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tofail can pounce on him.
Dirk misses with a wild body shot.
Tofail attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tofail lands a nice shot that snaps Dirk's head back.
Dirk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tofail sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tofail has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dirk finds it's way round the side to connect with Tofail's head.
Dirk lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dirk misses with a straight right.
Dirk throws a series of punches but Tofail avoids them all with ease.
Tofail lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirk throws a hook but Tofail avoids it easily.
Dirk misses with an uppercut. Tofail saw that one coming.
Tofail takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dirk. Tofail does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tofail jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Dirk cracks Tofail with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dirk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dirk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Dirk as he connects with a hook.
Dirk throws a sloppy body shot
and Tofail counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dirk is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Tofail tries a low kick but Dirk avoids it.
Dirk throws a one two combo.
A big right from Dirk misses.
Tofail scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tofail lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Tofail.
Dirk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tofail misses with a leg kick.
Tofail throws a low kick but Dirk avoids it.
Dirk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dirk lands a nice shot that snaps Tofail's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirk takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dirk misses with a hook
and Tofail makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tofail moves away from the strike by Dirk.
A slow jab from Dirk misses its intended target.
Dirk has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tofail.
Dirk lands a jab to the nose.
Tofail throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dirk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tofail misses with an uppercut. Dirk saw that one coming.
Dirk paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tofail pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tofail throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dirk.
Dirk misses the jab.
Dirk fails to land the takedown.
Tofail bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tofail tries to clinch up but Dirk circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirk misses with a lunging right hand
and Tofail counters with a straight right hand.
Tofail displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dirk throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dirk. Tofail does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dirk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tofail, as that shot connected.
Tofail lands a jab to the nose.
A nice leg kick from Tofail, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tofail throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dirk lands a head shot.
Tofail pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tofail delivers a nice body kick.
Dirk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tofail throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dirk throws a right hand that Tofail ducks under and follows up with a left that Tofail also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dirk connects with a looping right hand.
A slow jab from Dirk misses its intended target.
Tofail throwing a counter right hand but Dirk manages to avoid it.
Dirk throws a hook but Tofail blocks it.
Tofail appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tofail slips a straight right by Dirk.
Tofail throws a front kick that sends Dirk stumbling back into the cage.
Tofail jabs Dirk right on the nose. Dirk blinks but takes it well.
A head kick misses from Tofail.
Tofail walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dirk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tofail finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tofail tries to score with a low kick but Dirk moves his leg out of the way.
Tofail moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dirk lands a really nice looking cross but Tofail seems unphased.
Dirk misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Tofail misses the target.
Dirk misses with an uppercut.
Tofail takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dirk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tofail turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tofail is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dirk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tofail throws out the jab.
Tofail walks into a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Tobig Tofail will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tofail's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dirk throws a body punch but Tofail moves out of range.
Tofail fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dirk.
Dirk throws a right hand that Tofail ducks under and follows up with a left that Tofail also avoids with ease.
Dirk misses with the combination.
Tofail with a jab.
Tofail slips a straight right by Dirk.
Dirk lands a slapping body shot.
Dirk checks a low kick from Tofail.
Jab by Tofail.
Tofail uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tofail lands a front kick.
Tofail wants to land a leg kick but Dirk is out of range.
Dirk looks to score with a jab to the body but Tofail is just out of range.
Dirk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tofail counters with a straight right hand.
Dirk is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dirk throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tofail counters with a low kick, right behind Dirk 's knee.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tofail!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tofail throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dirk throws the left hand but Tofail avoids the punch easily.
Tofail uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dirk.
Dirk checks a low kick from Tofail.
Tofail lands a jab to the nose.
An inside leg kick from Tofail misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tofail. Dirk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dirk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tofail scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A head kick from Tofail lands but Dirk takes it in his stride.
Dirk is rocked!
Tofail moves out of range of the strikes.
Tofail is looking to counter with a body kick.
Dirk checks a leg kick nicely.
Dirk swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tofail counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dirk is still on wobbly legs! Can Tofail finish him?
Tofail misses with a body kick.
Dirk seems to have recovered his senses.
Tofail throws out a leg kick but Dirk moves out of range and Tofail only half commits.
Dirk throws a lazy right hand but Tofail sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tofail throws a leg kick but Dirk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tofail moves out of range of the strikes.
Dirk misses with a straight right.
Dirk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tofail.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tofail chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tofail dodges the punch combination from Dirk.
Tofail feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dirk jabs at Tofail's body.
Dirk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dirk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tofail. Tofail obviously looking to wear him down.
Tofail tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tofail lands a leg kick that knocks Dirk off balance momentarily.
Tofail swings for the body but Dirk moves out of range.
Dirk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tofail.
Dirk looks to score with a jab to the body but Tofail is just out of range.
Dirk fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirk misses with a hook
and Dirk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tofail throws a hook but Dirk blocks it.
Dirk lands a jab.
Dirk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tofail counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dirk lands a right hook to the body.
Dirk throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Dirk misses.
Dirk throws a series of punches but Tofail avoids them all with ease.
Tofail appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dirk missing with a left hand there. Tofail was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dirk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tofail throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dirk on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tofail is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dirk.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tofail lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dirk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dirk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dirk cracks Tofail with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dirk throws an overhand right that lands on Tofail's shoulder, as Tofail tries to avoid the shot.
Dirk misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirk throws an overhand right that lands on Tofail's shoulder, as Tofail tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dirk scores with a sloppy right hand. Tofail should have avoided that one.
Tofail throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dirk! But no joy.
Tofail moves out of range as Dirk strikes.
Tofail throws a hook but Dirk avoids it easily.
Tofail moves out of range of the strikes.
Dirk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dirk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dirk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dirk misses with a looping left.
Tofail moves out of range of the strikes.
Dirk misses the jab.
Tofail lands a jab to the head.
Tofail throws a leg kick which misses Dirk's front leg but catches the back leg as Dirk tries to avoid it.
Tofail moves into the clinch successfully.
Dirk goes for a takedown attempt but Tofail pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dirk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tobig Tofail showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tofail has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 48:47
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobig Tofail!
Tobig Tofail retains his super heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Tobig Tofail thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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