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GAMMA#936 Spratt v Legba PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike McGuire (ranked 2009 p4p, 1039 weight class) and Dai Zexi (ranked 273 p4p, 146 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Jekyll And Hyde. Zexi has chosen BRADIO-Flyers as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mike McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dai Zexi!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire missing with a left hand there. Zexi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGuire lands a jab to the head.
McGuire misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut lands for McGuire. That snapped Zexi's head back.
McGuire scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McGuire throws a hook to the side of Zexi's head but Zexi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zexi was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
Zexi throws out a counter right but McGuire avoids it with no problem.
McGuire instigates a clinch.
McGuire digs a right hand into Zexi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zexi's gas tank.
Zexi works on McGuire's body with a couple of short punches.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Zexi controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zexi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGuire. That's going to slow Zexi down.
McGuire's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McGuire duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire misses with a body shot.
Zexi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mike McGuire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zexi gets a double leg takedown into McGuire's guard.
McGuire is looking to stand up but Zexi isn't so interested in that idea.
Zexi tries to free his leg and advance position but McGuire is retaining full guard.
McGuire keeping moving, preventing Zexi from controlling successfully.
Zexi won't allow McGuire to get back to his feet.
Zexi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGuire swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zexi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
McGuire will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zexi won't allow McGuire to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McGuire walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
 It looks like Mike McGuire has been cut.
Mike McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick lands for McGuire.
McGuire lands a nice hook to Zexi's body. Zexi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McGuire lands a leg kick that knocks Zexi off balance momentarily.
Zexi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zexi checks the leg kick.
Zexi shoots in but no luck this time.
McGuire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zexi. That did some damage!
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zexi was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
McGuire lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McGuire misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Zexi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McGuire lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A low kick lands for McGuire.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zexi moves away.
Zexi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McGuire ducks straight into an uppercut from Zexi and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - McGuire manages to regain guard straight away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zexi looking to sit in guard and control but McGuire gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire preventing the sweep.
Zexi trying to keep a closed guard but McGuire is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zexi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike McGuire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike McGuire's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McGuire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zexi throws a low kick, looking for McGuire's leg but McGuire calmly moves out of range.
McGuire tries to bum rush Zexi with a series of wild strikes but Zexi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McGuire backing away here, and Zexi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
McGuire has taken the fight to the clinch.
McGuire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGuire is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire tries to work over Zexi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zexi.
McGuire lands with a short shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McGuire lands an elbow inside that Zexi shrugs off.
 It looks like Dai Zexi has been cut.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zexi works on McGuire's body with a couple of short punches.
Zexi trying to control the position but instead, McGuire has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zexi into the cage.
McGuire takes a shot to the head.
A short left from McGuire.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zexi takes an elbow to the temple.
Zexi blocks a body shot from McGuire.
Zexi lands a body shot.
McGuire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zexi lands a right hand.
Zexi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zexi misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zexi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McGuire being controlled against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Zexi.
Zexi lands with a left to the head.
McGuire tries a body shot but Zexi blocks it.
McGuire works on Zexi's body with a couple of short punches.
Zexi scores with a shoulder strike.
Zexi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGuire with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zexi blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zexi throws the left hand but McGuire avoids the punch easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Zexi.
McGuire scores with a push kick.
McGuire throws a body shot but no joy.
Zexi fails with the takedown.
McGuire throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zexi on the side of the head.
McGuire changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zexi throws a lazy right hand but McGuire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGuire lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zexi misses the shot to the body.
McGuire is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
McGuire scores with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by McGuire.
Zexi walks into a stiff left hand from McGuire.
McGuire cracks Zexi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mike McGuire is winning the standup battle so far.
McGuire bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zexi's head.
Zexi throws a hook but McGuire avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by McGuire.
McGuire jabs at Zexi's body.
McGuire scores with a sloppy right hand. Zexi should have avoided that one.
McGuire uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zexi ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zexi moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zexi lands a jab to the head.
Mike McGuire's cut is getting worse.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zexi. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire jabs Zexi right on the nose. Zexi blinks but takes it well.
A shot to the liver by McGuire. Beautiful body shot.
Zexi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zexi misses the shot to the body.
McGuire turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McGuire misses with a low kick.
Zexi loads up on a big right hand but McGuire slips the punch.
Zexi takes one on the button.
Zexi misses with a hook. McGuire ducked under it nicely.
Zexi looks to land a left hand but McGuire moved out of range nicely.
It looked like McGuire was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zexi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike McGuire dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Zexi tries to bum rush McGuire with a series of wild strikes but McGuire uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McGuire lands with a cross.
McGuire swings for the body but Zexi moves out of range.
McGuire feints and then cracks Zexi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zexi down.
Nice straight punches there by McGuire. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McGuire.
McGuire fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGuire sizes up Zexi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McGuire moves out of range as Zexi strikes.
McGuire thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zexi if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid body kick from McGuire.
Nice sprawl there from McGuire as Zexi shoots in.
Zexi throws a series of punches but McGuire moves out of range.
Zexi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zexi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McGuire lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McGuire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zexi can do to turn this around?
Zexi throws a looping overhand right but McGuire ducks down to avoid it.
McGuire scores with a decent looking hook.
McGuire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zexi manages to avoid it.
McGuire lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for McGuire.
Good exchange - McGuire coming out on top.
McGuire drives through and clinches with Zexi against the cage.
Zexi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuire stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McGuire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick lands from McGuire.
McGuire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zexi. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
McGuire lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McGuire moves in looking to clinch but Zexi pushes him off.
Zexi avoids the body shot from McGuire.
Zexi throws out a counter right but McGuire avoids it with no problem.
Zexi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zexi takes one on the button.
Jab from McGuire.
McGuire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zexi! But no joy.
McGuire works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zexi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zexi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGuire throws a poor cross that misses
and Zexi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dai Zexi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zexi loads up on a big right hand but McGuire slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McGuire.
Zexi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McGuire thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zexi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McGuire lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zexi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zexi tries a quick counter leg kick but McGuire is wise to it.
McGuire tries to clinch but Zexi is having none of it.
McGuire throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Zexi.
Zexi misses with a body punch
and McGuire counters with a nice body kick.
Zexi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling McGuire to counter with a crisp jab.
McGuire pushes Zexi up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zexi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McGuire is keeping busy.
McGuire lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zexi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McGuire lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McGuire lands a body punch.
Zexi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGuire swings for the body but Zexi moves out of range.
McGuire has closed the distance and engaged Zexi in a clinch.
McGuire scores with a shoulder strike.
Zexi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good body shot from McGuire.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Zexi controls his hands.
McGuire manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zexi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike McGuire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McGuire, 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike McGuire!
Mike McGuire decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Astro Traveller (ranked 1224 p4p, 1766 weight class) and Vertti Ekstrovertti (ranked 192 p4p, 265 weight class). Traveller's entrance music is For Heavy Metal we will die!. A fine choice. Vertti Ekstrovertti will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Astro Traveller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Vertti Ekstrovertti!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Traveller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Traveller missing with a left hand there. Ekstrovertti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ekstrovertti feints the counter takedown.
Traveller misses with a low kick.
Traveller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice jab there from Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti gets tackled into the cage by Traveller. Traveller maintains the clinch.
Ekstrovertti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Traveller is keeping busy.
Ekstrovertti stalling against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Ekstrovertti.
Traveller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ekstrovertti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Traveller.
Ekstrovertti tries to bum rush Traveller with a series of wild strikes but Traveller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little feinted left hand from Traveller on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Traveller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Traveller digs a good hook to Ekstrovertti's body.
Ekstrovertti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A counter left hand to the body from Traveller misses its target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Traveller throws a series of punches but Ekstrovertti avoids them all with ease.
Ekstrovertti drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Traveller defends it well.
Traveller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ekstrovertti misses the shot to the body.
Traveller looks to land a combination but Ekstrovertti avoids it well.
Astro Traveller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Traveller misses.
Ekstrovertti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ekstrovertti misses with a looping right.
Ekstrovertti misses with a body shot.
Ekstrovertti scores with a body shot.
Traveller is looking to clinch.
Traveller lands with a kick to the temple. Ekstrovertti shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Traveller throws a poor cross that misses
and Ekstrovertti counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ekstrovertti wants to control but Traveller is keeping him busy.
Traveller keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Traveller might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ekstrovertti is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Traveller is just riding it out for now. Ekstrovertti eventually gives up the hold.
Ekstrovertti wants to control but Traveller is keeping him busy.
Traveller manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Astro Traveller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Traveller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Traveller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti connects with a crisp jab.
Ekstrovertti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ekstrovertti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Ekstrovertti does it's job there.
Traveller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Traveller checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've been informed that Ekstrovertti has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ekstrovertti avoids the head kick by Traveller.
And Ekstrovertti tries to counter it with a takedown but Traveller pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ekstrovertti thumps Traveller with a low kick.
Ekstrovertti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Traveller.
Traveller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Ekstrovertti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Traveller is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ekstrovertti's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Traveller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti throws an overhand right that lands on Traveller's shoulder, as Traveller tries to avoid the shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Traveller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ekstrovertti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ekstrovertti takes one to the chin there.
A low kick lands for Ekstrovertti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Traveller misses.
Ekstrovertti thuds his right hand into Traveller's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ekstrovertti throws a hook to the side of Traveller's head but Traveller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Traveller tries to clinch up but Ekstrovertti circles away and keeps his distance.
Traveller tries to clinch but Ekstrovertti moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ekstrovertti! But no joy.
Traveller tries to clinch up.
Ekstrovertti throws a chopping leg kick but Traveller manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Traveller looks to land a combination but Ekstrovertti avoids it well.
Traveller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ekstrovertti throws a leg kick that is checked
and Traveller finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Traveller closes the distance and clinches.
Traveller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ekstrovertti goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ekstrovertti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A clash of legs there as Traveller blocks the low kick.
Ekstrovertti looks to land a left hand but Traveller moved out of range nicely.
Traveller throwing a counter right hand but Ekstrovertti manages to avoid it.
Traveller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Traveller on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traveller looks to score with a jab to the body but Ekstrovertti is just out of range.
Traveller lands a jab to Ekstrovertti's midsection.
Ekstrovertti swats away the attempt to clinch by Traveller.
Ekstrovertti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Traveller's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ekstrovertti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Traveller scrambles back to his feet.
Ekstrovertti is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Traveller lands a leg kick that knocks Ekstrovertti off balance momentarily.
Traveller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ekstrovertti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Traveller.
Traveller lands a jab to the head.
Ekstrovertti moves away from the strike by Traveller.
Traveller throws a body punch but Ekstrovertti moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Traveller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ekstrovertti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ekstrovertti blocks a low kick nicely.
Traveller misses with a wild combination.
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 Astro Traveller will probably get the nod.
That's time! Traveller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Traveller lands a leg kick that knocks Ekstrovertti off balance momentarily.
Ekstrovertti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Travellers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Traveller plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ekstrovertti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Traveller counters with a thumping low kick.
Traveller misses with a looping left.
Nice body punch from Ekstrovertti.
Nice shot by Traveller.
Traveller throws a push kick but Ekstrovertti slaps the foot to one side.
Traveller ducks under a wild hook from Ekstrovertti.
Traveller lands a lovely overhand right.
Astro Traveller is winning the standup battle so far.
Traveller lands a left and a right that send Ekstrovertti crashing to the mat, dazed. Traveller thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Ekstrovertti is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Traveller misses with an uppercut.
Ekstrovertti changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Traveller misses with a right hand
and Ekstrovertti decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Traveller's guard.
Traveller is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Ekstrovertti dives into side control.
Traveller is trying to buck Ekstrovertti off.
Traveller is not content to let Ekstrovertti control the position.
Traveller is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Heavy Metal, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traveller is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ekstrovertti is looking to take a break and control but Traveller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Traveller is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ekstrovertti is trying to get an arm triangle but Traveller is defending well.
Traveller wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ekstrovertti throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Traveller is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ekstrovertti is controlling him well.
Ekstrovertti is staying tight to Traveller's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Traveller is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ekstrovertti has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Traveller taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ekstrovertti tries for a kimura but Traveller is defending well.
Vertti Ekstrovertti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Traveller wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ekstrovertti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Traveller keeps working.
Traveller wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti trying to control the position but Traveller is working away.
Traveller is pushing Ekstrovertti's head away, looking to escape. Ekstrovertti manages to hold on to the position though.
Ekstrovertti cracks Traveller with a big elbow.
Traveller is pushing Ekstrovertti's head away, looking to escape. Ekstrovertti manages to hold on to the position though.
Ekstrovertti working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Traveller is not content to let Ekstrovertti control the position.
Traveller explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti misses with a two punch combination.
Ekstrovertti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Traveller motions for Ekstrovertti to come forward. Traveller throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Traveller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ekstrovertti throws a low kick but it's checked well by Traveller.
Traveller misses with a straight right.
Traveller instigates a clinch.
Traveller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ekstrovertti backwards.
Traveller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Traveller working aggressively here.
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!
Traveller tries to throw a body punch but Ekstrovertti avoids it by throwing Traveller back against the cage.
Traveller swings wildly with an uppercut but Ekstrovertti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Ekstrovertti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ekstrovertti is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Traveller misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Astro Traveller dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Traveller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ekstrovertti.
Traveller stuffs the takedown attempt from Ekstrovertti. Ekstrovertti gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ekstrovertti. Traveller does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ekstrovertti. Traveller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Traveller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ekstrovertti.
Traveller throws a leg kick but Ekstrovertti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A leg kick checked by Ekstrovertti.
Traveller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ekstrovertti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Traveller looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ekstrovertti misses with a body shot
and Traveller counters with a two punch combo.
Traveller misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Traveller misses with a body kick.
Traveller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Traveller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slow jab from Ekstrovertti misses its intended target.
Traveller misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti throws a shot from downtown. Traveller moves away and avoids it.
Nice body punch from Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti blocks a jab.
Traveller throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ekstrovertti.
Traveller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ekstrovertti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Traveller closes the distance and clinches.
Traveller tries a body shot but Ekstrovertti blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ekstrovertti.
Traveller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Traveller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ekstrovertti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Traveller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Traveller.
Traveller throws an overhand right that lands on Ekstrovertti's shoulder, as Ekstrovertti tries to avoid the shot.
Traveller misses with a hook. Ekstrovertti ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti takes one to the side of the head.
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!
Ekstrovertti takes a swing at Traveller's ribcage but misses.
Traveller misses with a low kick.
Ekstrovertti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Traveller moves away.
Ekstrovertti takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheers as Ekstrovertti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Traveller doesn't seem phased though.
Traveller misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Ekstrovertti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ekstrovertti throws a head kick but Traveller moves out of range.
Vertti Ekstrovertti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Traveller with a hook.
Ekstrovertti moves out of range of the strikes.
Ekstrovertti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ekstrovertti looks to score with a jab to the body but Traveller is just out of range.
Traveller tries to land a front kick but Ekstrovertti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ekstrovertti swings for the body but Traveller moves out of range.
Traveller checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ekstrovertti throws a jab but it's blocked by Traveller.
Ekstrovertti works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traveller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Traveller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ekstrovertti slips a straight right by Traveller.
Ekstrovertti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ekstrovertti misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Traveller.
Traveller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ekstroverttis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ekstrovertti throws a body kick that misses.
Ekstrovertti lands a jab to Traveller's midsection.
Ekstrovertti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Traveller.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Traveller, as that shot connected.
Traveller fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ekstrovertti on the side of the head.
Ekstrovertti lands a leg kick that knocks Traveller off balance momentarily.
Traveller tries to score with a low kick but Ekstrovertti moves his leg out of the way.
Ekstrovertti is looking to chop away at Traveller's legs.
Traveller lands with an uppercut that bounces Ekstrovertti off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ekstrovertti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ekstrovertti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Traveller throws a wild body kick that Ekstrovertti sees coming a mile off.
Traveller has Ekstrovertti up against the cage in a clinch.
Ekstrovertti tries to throw a body punch but Traveller avoids it by throwing Ekstrovertti back against the cage.
Ekstrovertti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Traveller tries to work over Ekstrovertti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ekstrovertti is trying to break free.
Traveller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Traveller struggles to land a body shot inside as Ekstrovertti controls his hands.
Ekstrovertti looking to stall.
Ekstrovertti lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ekstrovertti fails to land.
Traveller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ekstrovertti backwards.
Ekstrovertti looking to stall.
Traveller misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Astro Traveller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Traveller, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Astro Traveller!
Astro Traveller thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dragomir Savic (ranked 933 p4p, 984 weight class) and Ruslan Danilov (ranked 121 p4p, 126 weight class). Savic comes to the cage accompanied by Good Day. 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 21 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Dragomir Savic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruslan Danilov!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danilov throws a head kick but Savic moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Savic.
Savic blocks a head kick by Danilov.
Savic throws a leg kick but Danilov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Danilov misses with a straight right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Savic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Savic keeps Danilov at a distance using the push kick.
Danilov misses with a straight left.
Danilov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Danilov throws the left hand but Savic avoids the punch easily.
Danilov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Danilov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Savic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Savic cracks Danilov with a nice body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Savic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Savic as Danilov tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Danilov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danilov.
Savic misses with a punch on the inside.
Savic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Savic tries a body shot but Danilov blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Danilov as the two fighters clinch.
Danilov prevents a body shot from Savic.
Savic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Danilovs head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Savic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Savic lands an uppercut.
Danilov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Savic seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Danilov can turn it around.
Savic avoiding damage as Danilov throws knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Danilov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Danilov misses with a body punch.
Savic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Savic lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savic has a couple of punches blocked by Danilov.
A short left from Savic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Danilov.
Savic lands a nice uppercut.
Savic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Danilov.
Savic misses with the head strike.
Savic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Savic.
Danilov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Savic avoids it.
Savic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Savic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Savic lands a shot to the body.
Danilov trying to control the position but instead, Savic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Danilov into the cage.
A short uppercut from Savic.
Danilov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danilov is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danilov misses with a knee to the head.
Danilov lands an uppercut.
Danilov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Savic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Savic lands a hook that snaps the head of Danilov backwards.
Danilov misses with a knee strike.
Danilov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Savic tries to throw a body punch but Danilov avoids it by throwing Savic back against the cage.
Danilov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Savic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Savic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Danilov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Savic on the inside.
Savic lands a nice shot to the body.
Savic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Savic scores with a nice short uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Danilov trying to stall but Savic improves his position.
Savic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danilov digs a right hand underneath Savic's ribcage. Savic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Danilov slowing the pace effectively.
Savic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Savic tries a body shot but Danilov blocks it.
Savic lands with a left to the head.
Savic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Danilov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Savic or not.
Danilov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Savic lands with a right to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Savic tries to throw a body punch but Danilov avoids it by throwing Savic back against the cage.
Savic lands with a left to the head.
Savic letting Danilov take a breather here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dragomir Savic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Danilov wants to land a leg kick but Savic is out of range.
Savic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Danilov can do to turn this around?
A slow jab from Savic misses its intended target.
Savic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Danilov.
Savic throws a quick counter kick to the body but Danilov avoids it.
Danilov scoring well with a low kick there.
Danilov ducks under a wild hook from Savic.
Savic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Danilov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Danilov.
Savic controlling the position.
Danilov wants to control from the top but Savic keeps moving.
Danilov looking to sit in guard and control but Savic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Danilov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Danilov trying to keep a closed guard but Savic is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savic showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danilov controls Savic momentarily but Savic frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Savic stopping the sweep attempt from Danilov.
Savic is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Danilov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Savic defends well.
Danilov trying to keep a closed guard but Savic is proving a slippery customer.
Savic sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Danilov throws a right and a left that Savic avoids nicely.
Danilov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Savic counters with an outside leg kick.
Danilov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Savic scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danilov throws a head kick but Savic moves out of range.
Danilov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Savic digs a good hook to Danilov's body.
Danilov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Danilov scores with a jab to the body.
Danilov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Danilov blocks a jab.
Danilov with the inside leg kick.
Savic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Danilov's head.
Savic with a nice calf kick.
Danilov throws an overhand right that lands on Savic's shoulder, as Savic tries to avoid the shot.
Danilov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savic manages to avoid it.
Danilov's corner calls for a 1-2. Danilov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danilov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Savic swings for the body but Danilov moves out of range.
Danilov takes a swing at Savic's ribcage but misses.
Danilov is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Savic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Danilov.
Savic is looking to land body kicks.
Savic connects with a looping right hand.
Danilov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Savic.
Danilov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Danilov misses with a low kick.
Savic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Savic throws a push kick but Danilov slaps the foot to one side.
Danilov misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Savic misses the target.
Savic cracks Danilov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice defenses there by Danilov.
Danilov staying out of range there.
Danilov throws a sloppy head kick and Savic moves out of range easily.
Savic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk. Danilov catches Savic right on the button with a cross.
Savic lunges at Danilov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Danilov's hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ruslan Danilov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Danilov.
Danilov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Danilov is looking to land body kicks.
Danilov thumps Savic with a low kick.
Savic throws a wild body kick that Danilov sees coming a mile off.
Savic scoring well with a low kick there.
Savic ducks under a wild hook from Danilov.
Danilov with a hook.
Danilov throws a front kick aimed at Savic's knee but Savic avoids it well.
Savic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Savic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Danilov manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danilov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Savic.
A slapping leg kick lands for Savic.
Danilov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savic manages to avoid it.
Savic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Danilov avoids the body shot from Savic.
Savic throws the left hand but Danilov avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danilov scores with a punch to the head.
Danilov connects with an inside leg kick.
Danilov looks to land a combination but Savic avoids it well.
Danilov misses with a series of wild punches.
Ruslan Danilov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Savic lands a nice shot to the body.
Danilov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danilov throws a poor cross that misses
and Danilov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Savic looks to land a left hand but Danilov moved out of range nicely.
Danilov ducks right into an uppercut from Savic.
Dragomir Savic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Savic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Danilov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Savic looks to score with a jab to the body but Danilov is just out of range.
Danilov throws a jab but it's blocked by Savic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danilov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Savic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danilov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Savic misses with an uppercut.
Danilov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Savic defends it well.
Danilov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Danilov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Danilov throws a jab but it's blocked by Savic.
Danilov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A clash of legs there as Savic blocks the low kick.
Savic missing with a left hand there. Danilov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Savic with a jab.
Danilov moves out of range as Savic strikes.
Danilov feints the counter takedown.
Danilov connects with a body shot that sends Savic's belly button to the back.
Danilov throws a series of punches but Savic moves out of range.
Danilov tests Savic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Danilov needs to keep his hands up - Savic had a free shot at his head there.
Savic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danilov looks to land a left hand but Savic moved out of range nicely.
Savic looks to land a right hand but Danilov moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Savic.
Savic is looking to counter punch.
Danilov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Savic counters with a straight right hand.
Danilov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savic.
Savic scoring well with a low kick there.
Savic with the inside leg kick.
Danilov throws a chopping leg kick but Savic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Savic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Savic blocks the leg kick.
Savic half committed to a counter leg kick.
Danilov tries to land a body kick
and Savic counters with a stiff right hand.
Danilov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Savic. That did some damage!
Jab, jab by Savic - just one landing.
Savic throws a hook to the side of Danilov's head but Danilov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Danilov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Savic defends it well.
Savic throws a low kick but Danilov avoids it.
Savic closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savic struggles to land a body shot inside as Danilov controls his hands.
Danilov controlling the action here for a moment.
Danilov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Savic slips under a jab from Danilov.
Savic throws a body punch but Danilov moves out of range.
Danilov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Savic.
Savic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Danilov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Danilov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Savic's head.
Danilov throws the left hand but Savic avoids the punch easily.
Savic misses with a straight left.
Danilov looks to score with a jab to the body but Savic is just out of range.
Danilov throws an overhand right that lands on Savic's shoulder, as Savic tries to avoid the shot.
Savic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab by Danilov.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dragomir Savic.
Well Savic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dragomir Savic!
After the fight, Dragomir Savic was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Serafim Lupei (ranked 670 p4p, 662 weight class) and Patrick River (ranked 102 p4p, 101 weight class). River is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pantera - Walk. Patrick River told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Serafim Lupei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Patrick River!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lupei throws a hook but River blocks it.
Lupei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
River steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lupei.
River slips a jab and a cross from Lupei.
Lupei doesn't manage to clinch there - River circles away.
River checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
River slips a jab from Lupei.
Lupei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from Lupei.
River gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Lupei - that landed with a thud.
We've been informed that River has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
River tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lupei lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like Patrick River has been cut.
Lupei digs a right hand into River's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on River's gas tank.
Lupei misses with a body punch.
River misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River blocks a body shot from Lupei.
Lupei misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from River.
Lupei is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but River is defending well.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lupei jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as River walks away with a smile on his face. Lupei gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lupei throws a shot from downtown. River moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupei slips under a jab.
A jab from River misses.
Lupei connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A cross from Lupei lands.
Lupei throws a wild body kick that River sees coming a mile off.
Lupei wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Lupei.
Nice defenses there by River.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
River blocks a body shot from Lupei.
Lupei tries to work over River's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lupei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from River on the inside.
Lupei blocks an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lupei.
River tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lupei managing to block the knees to the body from River.
River tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lupei misses with a body punch.
River misses with the head strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for River.
River is stalling here.
Lupei lands a hook to the side of the head.
River pulls guard successfully.
Lupei pushing down on River's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lupei is working for a submission of some sort.
Lupei is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so River is just riding it out for now. Lupei eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River looking for submissions off his back.
River actively working from the bottom here.
Lupei trying to control from half guard but River is working away.
River looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
River actively working from the bottom here.
River looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lupei is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lupei in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. River tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Lupei!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Serafim Lupei!
Serafim Lupei decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igla Chlen (ranked 1012 p4p, 923 weight class) and Harley King (ranked 141 p4p, 128 weight class). Chlen comes to the cage accompanied by . 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Igla Chlen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harley King!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King misses with a hook
and Chlen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King looks to land a combination but Chlen avoids it well.
King drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chlen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King loads up on a big right hand but Chlen slips the punch.
Chlen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but King manages to circle out of the way.
A nice leg kick lands there from King.
Chlen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like King was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chlen throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
King digs a good body shot into Chlen's ribs.
King looks to land a right hand but Chlen moved out of range.
Chlen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
King lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chlen's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King lands a head shot.
It looks like Igla Chlen has been cut.
Chlen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chlen throws a predictable looking body shot
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chlen manages to avoid it.
Chlen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but King manages to circle out of the way.
Chlen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
King jabs at Chlen's body.
King tests Chlen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chlen slips under a jab from King.
Chlen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
Chlen scores with a body shot.
Donk. King catches Chlen right on the button with a cross.
King blocks a head kick by Chlen.
King swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Chlen misses the target.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chlen throws a quick counter head kick but King was just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King lands with a nice body punch.
King misses the jab.
Chlen is looking to counter punch.
Chlen defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
Chlen ducks under a wild hook from King.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chlen.
Chlen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but King manages to circle out of the way.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chlen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
Chlen is looking to counter punch.
An inside leg kick lands from King.
King looks to land a left hand but Chlen moved out of range nicely.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - King coming out on top.
Chlen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Chlen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps King thinking.
Chlen moves out of range of the leg kick from King.
King misses with a hook.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chlen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chlen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chlen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chlen.
Chlen misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chlen lands a left hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
Chlen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chlen prevents a body shot from King.
Chlen lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chlen tries a body shot but King blocks it.
Chlen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chlen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short left from Chlen.
Chlen lands a left hand.
Chlen blocking some punches.
King tries to work over Chlen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chlen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chlen throws an elbow that misses.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chlen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chlen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from King.
Chlen struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
King throws a head punch that misses.
King lands a hook that snaps the head of Chlen backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chlen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harley King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Igla Chlen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
King misses with an uppercut
and Chlen counters with a stiff right hand.
Harley King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King tries a low kick but Chlen avoids it.
King throws the left hand but Chlen avoids the punch easily.
Chlen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
King misses with a body punch
and Chlen counters with a right hand to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from King in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Chlen scores with a jab. King acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
King misses with an uppercut
and Chlen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King is rocked!
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chlen counters by clinching up.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Chlen finish him?
Chlen dips a shoulder and cracks King with a mighty uppercut! King falls back against the cage and Chlen unloads with a barrage of strikes! King is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Chlen screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igla Chlen!
Our winner, Igla Chlen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Smith Jr (ranked 628 p4p, 417 weight class) and Franck Kodjia (ranked 14 p4p, 13 weight class). Smith Jr comes into the arena with You Will Know My Name blaring out of the sound system. Corey Smith Jr 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Corey Smith Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Franck Kodjia!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kodjia throws a head kick that misses.
Kodjia throws a sloppy body shot
and Smith Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Franck Kodjia has been cut.
Kodjia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith Jr counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Kodjia! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Smith Jr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corey Smith Jr!
After winning the bout, Corey Smith Jr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Benedetti (ranked 34 p4p, 185 weight class) and Kebab Nurminen (ranked 5 p4p, 28 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Benedetti might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bajafondo. 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Benedetti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kebab Nurminen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurminen just misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti tried to counter with a leg kick but Nurminen avoided it.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurminen.
A little feinted left hand from Benedetti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nurminen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Benedetti is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nurminen jabs Benedetti right on the nose. Benedetti blinks but takes it well.
Nurminen throws a body shot but no joy.
Nurminen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Benedetti lands with an uppercut that bounces Nurminen off the cage and back into range.
Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nurminen.
Nurminen connects with a solid leg kick.
Nurminen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nurminen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benedetti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nurminen scores with a hook to the body. Benedetti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Benedetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nurminen swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Nurminen throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurminen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurminen needs to keep his hands up - Benedetti had a free shot at his head there.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. Nurminen moves away and avoids it.
Benedetti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Spartan Mixed Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Nurminen cracks Benedetti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nurminen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Nurminen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
Nurminen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benedetti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurminen throws an off balance right hand
and Benedetti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nurminen misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the liver by Nurminen. Beautiful body shot.
Nurminen jabs Benedetti right on the nose. Benedetti blinks but takes it well.
Benedetti lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nurminen. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benedetti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nurminen throws a body shot but no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nurminen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benedetti.
Nurminen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a series of punches but Nurminen avoids them all with ease.
Benedetti throws the left hand but Nurminen avoids the punch easily.
Nurminen just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Benedetti misses the target.
Nurminen scores with a nice head shot.
Nurminen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Benedetti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurminen tries to move into range but Benedetti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nurminen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Benedetti rather than just go for the knockout.
Benedetti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice body punch from Benedetti.
Nurminen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
As Nurminen backs away, Benedetti returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nurminen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Benedetti tries to break free but Nurminen pushes him back against the cage.
Nurminen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Benedetti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nurminen has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Benedetti clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Benedetti is trying to get back to his feet but Nurminen has full control of the position and if anything, Benedetti has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Benedetti avoids the strikes from Nurminen.
Nurminen punches Benedetti on the ear.
Nurminen is punishing Benedetti with some ground and pound.
Nurminen punishes Benedetti with strikes from the back mount.
Nurminen scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Benedetti covering up well under a series of strikes from Nurminen.
Well, with Nurminen on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Benedetti is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Benedetti covering up well and avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Nurminen.
Nurminen punches the canvas rather than the man.
Even with his hooks in, Nurminen manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Nurminen misses with a punch to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurminen throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Benedetti avoids the strikes from Nurminen.
Benedetti covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Nurminen missing with punches from the back.
Nurminen thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Benedetti covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Benedetti manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Nurminen is now in side control.
Benedetti defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen throwing strikes but Benedetti manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Nurminen struggling a bit here.
Nurminen is trying to improve his position.
Nurminen is still trying to improve position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurminen gets back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kebab Nurminen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nurminen closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Benedetti to counter with a crisp jab.
Nurminen misses with a hook
and Benedetti 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 Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a jab when Nurminen was well out of range.
Nurminen tries a low kick but Benedetti avoids it.
Nurminen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
Nurminen wants to counter with a clinch but Benedetti pushes him away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nurminen 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 Benedetti has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Benedetti and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nurminen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Benedetti scores with a body shot.
No joy there for Benedetti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mario Benedetti is winning the standup battle so far.
Nurminen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice defenses there by Nurminen.
Benedetti throws a low kick but Nurminen avoids it.
Nurminen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurminen.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurminen looks to land a left hand but Benedetti moved out of range nicely.
Nurminen lands with a cross.
Nurminen looks to clinch
and Benedetti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a low kick, looking for Nurminen's leg but Nurminen calmly moves out of range.
Nurminen misses with a lunging right hand
and Benedetti counters with a stiff right hand.
Nurminen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nurminen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nurminen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big left from Nurminen misses.
Benedetti throws a hook but Nurminen avoids it easily.
Benedetti tests Nurminen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nurminen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nurminen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nurminen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurminen.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Benedetti lands with a cross.
Nurminen throws a shot from downtown. Benedetti moves away and avoids it.
Benedetti uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nurminen. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Benedetti!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurminen looks to land a left hand but Benedetti moved out of range nicely.
Benedetti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benedetti's corner calls for a 1-2. Benedetti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nurminen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nurminen with a nice cross.
Benedetti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Benedetti scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nurminen loads up on a big right hand but Benedetti slips the punch.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurminen.
Benedetti tests Nurminen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nurminen misses the jab.
Nurminen misses the shot to the body.
Nurminen throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Benedetti to counter with a crisp jab.
Benedetti connects with a body shot.
Benedetti misses with a low kick as Nurminen jumps back.
Nurminen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nurminen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A swing and a miss from Nurminen.
Nurminen throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti connects with a body shot.
Benedetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nurminen.
Nurminen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nurminen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
Nurminen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nurminen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nurminen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nurminen misses the shot to the body.
Benedetti scores with a hook to the body. Nurminen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nurminen throws an overhand right that lands on Benedetti's shoulder, as Benedetti tries to avoid the shot.
Nurminen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Benedetti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nurminen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nurminen just misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti throwing a counter right hand but Nurminen manages to avoid it.
Nurminen wants to slow Benedetti down by chopping away at his legs.
It looked like Benedetti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nurminen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Benedetti keeps the fight on the outside.
Nurminen slips under a jab.
Benedetti throws a low kick but Nurminen avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurminen walks into a straight right hand from Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Nurminen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Nurminen misses.
Benedetti throwing a counter right hand but Nurminen manages to avoid it.
Nurminen scores with a jab to the body.
Nurminen throws a hook but Benedetti avoids it easily.
Benedetti defending well as Nurminen loads up on a big left hand.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
Nurminen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Nurminen misses its intended target.
Nurminen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nurminen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Benedetti lands with a good body shot.
Nurminen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice defenses there by Nurminen.
Nurminen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Benedetti counter with a right hand.
Nurminen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benedetti.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nurminen under the eye.
Benedetti lands an overhand right.
Nurminen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benedetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Benedetti dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nurminen takes one to the side of the head.
Benedetti cracks Nurminen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nurminen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benedetti's hands.
Benedetti misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Benedetti.
Nurminen tries to land a leg kick but Benedetti saw it coming and moves away.
As Nurminen backs away, Benedetti returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nurminen moves away from the strike by Benedetti.
A slow jab from Benedetti misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Benedetti misses the target.
Nurminen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benedetti.
Nurminen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Benedetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Nurminen.
Nurminen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nurminen throws the left hand but Benedetti avoids the punch easily.
Benedetti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Benedetti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Benedetti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurminen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benedetti with a hook.
Benedetti tries to land a leg kick but Nurminen saw it coming and moves away.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurminen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benedetti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nurminen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nurminen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Benedetti throws the left hand but Nurminen avoids the punch easily.
Nurminen swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Nurminen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nurminen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Benedetti throws a jab when Nurminen was well out of range.
Benedetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nurminen.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Nurminen moved out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Nurminen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nurminen.
Benedetti misses with a few strikes there.
Benedetti walks into a left hand.
Benedetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Nurminen.
Benedetti drops his hands momentarily and Nurminen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Benedetti slips a straight right by Nurminen.
Nurminen misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benedetti connects with a right hand. Nurminen shakes it off.
Nurminen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurminen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Benedetti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Benedetti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Benedetti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nurminen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Benedetti lands with a cross.
Benedetti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nurminen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
A big left from Benedetti misses.
Nurminen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Nurminen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Benedetti.
Nurminen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benedetti feints a jab promting Nurminen to slip. Benedetti then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nurminen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nurminen throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nurminen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice cross by Benedetti.
Benedetti looks to throw the jab but Nurminen is out of range.
Nice cross by Benedetti.
Nurminen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurminen.
Benedetti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Nurminen does it's job there.
A swing and a miss from Nurminen.
Benedetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nurminen.
Nurminen throws a body shot but no joy.
Nurminen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nurminen thumps Benedetti with a low kick.
Nurminen looks to score with a jab to the body but Benedetti is just out of range.
Nurminen misses with an uppercut.
Benedetti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nurminen misses with a wild body shot.
Benedetti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benedetti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nurminen's hands.
Benedetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nurminen.
Benedetti is looking to counter punch.
Nurminen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benedetti moves out of range of the strikes.
Benedetti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nurminen misses with a looping right.
A jab from Nurminen misses.
A jab from Nurminen misses.
Nice defenses there by Nurminen.
A telegraphed right hand from Nurminen misses the target.
Nurminen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Benedetti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nurminen scrambles back to his feet.
Nurminen lands with a right hand.
Benedetti just misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti stuns Nurminen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benedetti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nurminen. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benedetti misses the shot to the body.
Nurminen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurminen.
Benedetti blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurminen connects with a single shot there.
Benedetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nurminen.
Nurminen tries to work over Benedetti's front leg with a kick but Benedetti checks it.
Benedetti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Nurminen ducked under it nicely.
And Nurminen tries to counter it with a takedown but Benedetti pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Benedetti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Benedetti clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nurminen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurminen.
Nurminen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
Benedetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nurminen.
Benedetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Nurminen is just out of range.
Benedetti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benedetti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benedetti throws a low kick but Nurminen moves out of range easily.
Nurminen throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti throws a shot to the body.
Nurminen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nurminen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Benedettis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Benedetti's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Benedetti duly obliges.
A jab from Nurminen misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nurminen.
Benedetti throws the left hand but Nurminen avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. Nurminen saw that one coming.
Nurminen slips under a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nurminen.
Nurminen throws a solid leg kick but Benedetti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nurminen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurminen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nurminen with the counter takedown but Benedetti avoids it easily.
Nurminen misses with a looping right.
Jab, jab by Benedetti - just one landing.
Nurminen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nurminen misses the shot to the body.
Nurminen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nurminen is looking to clinch.
Nurminen throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benedetti scores with a jab. Nurminen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurminen.
A telegraphed right hand from Nurminen misses the target.
Nurminen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab by Benedetti.
Nurminen throws a jab but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Nurminen cracks Benedetti with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurminen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Nurminen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen throws the left hand but Benedetti avoids the punch easily.
Nurminen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nurminen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on Nurminen's shoulder, as Nurminen tries to avoid the shot.
Nurminen takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Nurminen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Benedetti thuds his right hand into Nurminen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nurminen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Nurminen ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Nurminen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mario Benedetti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of Nurminen's head but Nurminen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nurminen throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Benedetti - just one landing.
Benedetti connects with a body shot that sends Nurminen's belly button to the back.
Nurminen closes the distance and pushes Benedetti back into the cage.
Nurminen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nurminen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Nurminen on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nurminen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nurminen.
Nurminen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Benedetti or not.
Nurminen has a couple of punches blocked by Benedetti.
Nurminen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nurminen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Benedetti avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nurminen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Benedetti fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nurminen takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Good exchange - Benedetti coming out on top.
Nurminen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurminen.
Nurminen misses with an uppercut.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. Nurminen moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benedetti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nurminen misses with a looping left.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on Nurminen's shoulder, as Nurminen tries to avoid the shot.
Benedetti slips a jab from Nurminen.
Nurminen misses with a right hand
and Benedetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nurminen throws an overhand right that lands on Benedetti's shoulder, as Benedetti tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti swings for the body but Nurminen moves out of range.
Nurminen feints the counter takedown.
Benedetti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nurminen momentarily.
Benedetti throws a hook but Nurminen avoids it easily.
Benedetti scores with a shot to the body.
Nurminen wants to clinch.
Benedetti checks a leg kick nicely.
Benedetti lands with a nice body punch.
Benedetti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nurminen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nurminen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benedetti counters with a leg kick.
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 Mario Benedetti will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Nurminen.
Benedetti connects with a jab.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Nurminen.
Nurminen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
Nurminen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nurminen misses the shot to the body.
Benedetti throws a looping overhand right but Nurminen ducks down to avoid it.
Nurminen throws an overhand right that lands on Benedetti's shoulder, as Benedetti tries to avoid the shot.
Benedetti moves out of range of the strikes.
Benedetti misses with a wild combination.
Benedetti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurminen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Benedetti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nurminen's sensitive parts.
Nurminen cracks Benedetti with a good jab.
Nurminen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benedetti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Benedetti throws a looping overhand right but Nurminen ducks down to avoid it.
Nurminen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Benedetti scores with a jab. Nurminen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurminen misses the shot to the body.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both fighters circling a little - Nurminen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Benedetti connects with a body shot that sends Nurminen's belly button to the back.
Nurminen thuds his right hand into Benedetti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Benedetti moves out of range of the strikes.
Nurminen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nurminen throws a hook to the side of Benedetti's head but Benedetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Nurminen.
Benedetti throws the left hand but Nurminen avoids the punch easily.
Nurminen misses with a lunging right hand
and Benedetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nurminen jabs at Benedetti's body.
Nurminen moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
Nurminen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurminen.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of Nurminen's head but Nurminen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nurminen tests Benedetti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti lands a glancing blow to the side of Nurminen's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti with a hook.
Nurminen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benedetti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nurminen ducks right into an uppercut from Benedetti.
Benedetti tried to score with a low kick but Nurminen checks it.
Nurminen lands with a cross.
Nurminen takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Benedetti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nurminen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Benedetti counters with a nice uppercut.
Benedetti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Nurminen.
Nurminen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benedetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benedetti lands with a shot to the body.
Benedetti lands a body shot.
Benedetti throws a body punch but Nurminen moves out of range.
Nurminen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nurminen. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Benedetti misses the target.
Nurminen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A punch combination from Benedetti misses.
The fighters circling - Nurminen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen lands a slapping body shot.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benedetti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nurminen on the side of the head.
Nurminen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Benedetti on the side of the head.
Nurminen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Benedetti swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Benedetti scores with a sloppy right hand. Nurminen should have avoided that one.
Benedetti lands a jab to Nurminen's midsection.
Benedetti catches Nurminen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kebab Nurminen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nurminen swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
A slow jab from Nurminen misses its intended target.
Nurminen throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti looks to land a combination but Nurminen avoids it well.
Nurminen misses with a wild body shot.
Benedetti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benedetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nurminen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurminen moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
Nurminen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benedetti.
Nurminen throws a right hand that misses
and Nurminen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen throws a leg kick but Benedetti moved away.
Nurminen swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
It looked like Benedetti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nurminen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benedetti.
Nurminen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Benedetti jabs at Nurminen's body.
Nurminen tries to clinch there but Benedetti circles away.
Nurminen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nurminen scores with a jab to the body.
Benedetti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benedetti misses with a straight left.
Benedetti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benedetti throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benedetti. Nurminen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Benedetti does no damage.
A jab lands there for Benedetti.
Benedetti scores with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Benedetti showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Benedetti 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 48:47
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:46
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Benedetti!
Mario Benedetti retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Mario Benedetti thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Welter Weight (ranked 99 p4p, 316 weight class) and Kevin Daughtrey (ranked 18 p4p, 45 weight class). Weight comes to the cage accompanied by They say that I'm Crazy. 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 Kevin Daughtrey 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Welter Weight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 24 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Daughtrey!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daughtrey darts in and clinches Weight up against the cage.
Weight breaks from the clinch.
Weight slips a straight right by Daughtrey.
Daughtrey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Daughtrey doesn't manage to clinch there - Weight circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Weight misses its target.
We've been informed that Daughtrey has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Daughtrey misses with a looping left.
It looked like Weight wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Daughtrey lands with a hook. Weight tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Weight gets tackled into the cage by Daughtrey. Daughtrey maintains the clinch.
Weight is trying to break free.
Daughtrey tries a body shot but Weight blocks it.
Weight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daughtrey's elbow.
Weight working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Weight's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Weight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weight takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daughtrey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daughtrey misses with a double jab.
Weight keeps the fight on the outside.
Weight is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weight keeps the fight on the outside.
Daughtrey tries to clinch
and Daughtrey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Kevin Daughtrey has been cut.
Daughtrey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daughtrey instigates a clinch.
Daughtrey tries to throw a body punch but Weight avoids it by throwing Daughtrey back against the cage.
Weight wants to stall.
Weight manages to break the clinch.
A jab lands there for Daughtrey.
Daughtrey drives through and clinches with Weight against the cage.
Weight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daughtrey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Weight counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body punch from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Weight drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daughtrey clinches up with Weight and pushes him back against the cage.
Daughtrey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Weight keeps the fight on the outside.
Daughtrey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Weight, pushing him back against the cage.
Daughtrey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Daughtrey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Weight tries to circle away but Daughtrey has him pinned against the cage.
Weight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Weight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Weight lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Daughtrey tries to work over Weight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Weight manages to break the clinch.
Daughtrey closes the distance and pushes Weight back into the cage.
Daughtrey prevents Weight from breaking the clinch.
Daughtrey keeps control of Weight as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daughtrey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Weight.
Daughtrey swings wildly with an uppercut but Weight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daughtrey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Welter Weight has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Weight tries to work over Daughtrey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Weight breaks the clinch.
Daughtrey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Weight swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Daughtrey throws a combination that misses
and Weight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No joy there for Weight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Daughtrey tries to clinch up but Weight circles away and keeps his distance.
Weight throwing a counter right hand but Daughtrey manages to avoid it.
Kevin Daughtrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daughtrey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Daughtrey misses with the head strike.
Weight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daughtrey's elbow.
Weight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daughtrey looks to clinch
letting Weight counter with a right hand.
That has opened up Kevin Daughtrey's cut even more.
Daughtrey moves into the clinch.
Daughtrey lands a shoulder strike.
Daughtrey digs a right hand into Weight's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Weight's gas tank.
Daughtrey keeps control of Weight as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weight is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Weight can't find room to land a body shot as Daughtrey controls the action.
Weight wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Weight breaks from the clinch.
Daughtrey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Weight circles away quickly and effectively.
Daughtrey is looking to clinch.
Weight was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Daughtrey tries to close the distance and clinch but Weight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Weight takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Daughtrey misses with a body shot.
Daughtrey connects with a body shot that sends Weight's belly button to the back.
Daughtrey tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Weight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daughtrey moves into the clinch successfully.
Daughtrey lands a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Daughtrey dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Daughtrey fails in his attempt to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Weight tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Welter Weight is winning the standup battle so far.
Daughtrey moves in looking to clinch but Weight pushes him off.
Weight throws a right and a left that Daughtrey avoids nicely.
Daughtrey is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Weight rather than just go for the knockout.
Daughtrey uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Weight has time to react.
Weight throws a body punch but Daughtrey moves out of range.
Daughtrey tries to clinch up.
It looked like Weight was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Daughtrey fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Weight wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Weight keeps the fight on the outside.
Daughtrey throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Weight lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daughtrey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Daughtrey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daughtrey moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daughtrey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Weight throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daughtreys head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A lazy left from Daughtrey finds it's target.
Weight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daughtrey throws out a loose jab but Weight uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Daughtrey misses.
Weight went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A slow jab from Weight misses its intended target.
Daughtrey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Welter Weight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daughtrey tries to clinch up but Weight circles away and keeps his distance.
Daughtrey closes the distance and clinches.
Daughtrey can't find room to land a body shot as Weight controls the action.
Daughtrey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Weight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Weight swats away the attempt to clinch by Daughtrey.
Weight was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Daughtrey tries to clinch there but Weight circles away.
Daughtrey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey misses with a wild combination.
Daughtrey stuns Weight with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daughtrey rushes Weight and presses him up against the cage.
Daughtrey tries a body shot but Weight blocks it.
Weight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daughtrey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey darts in and clinches Weight up against the cage.
Weight lands with a right to the head.
Daughtrey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
I was talking to Weight's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Weight struggles to land a body shot inside as Daughtrey controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey can't find room to land a body shot as Weight controls the action.
Weight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Weight lands a nice shot to the body.
Daughtrey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Weight works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Daughtrey is breathing heavily.
Weight is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Weight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daughtrey slips a jab and a cross from Weight.
Weight scores with a hook to the body. Daughtrey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Weight moves forwards but Daughtrey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Daughtrey instigates a clinch.
Weight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daughtrey tries to clinch up.
It looked like Weight wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Daughtrey dips to his left and cracks Weight with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Daughtrey!
Daughtrey closes the distance looking to clinch
and Weight counters with a crisp one two that drops Daughtrey! Weight thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Daughtrey to his feet! Daughtrey is in big trouble!
Daughtrey is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Weight throws out the jab.
Daughtrey swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Weight counters with a crisp right hand that drops Daughtrey! Weight lets Daughtrey back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Daughtrey is still on wobbly legs! Can Weight finish him?
Sloppy strikes from Weight. Those never looked like landing.
Weight throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daughtrey misses with a double jab
and Weight counters with a right hand from hell and Daughtrey is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Welter Weight!
After winning the bout, Welter Weight thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Huwan Bagwis (ranked 281 p4p, 97 weight class) and Papa Moosh Dambullah (ranked 43 p4p, 14 weight class). Dambullah has chosen Boom Boom as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Huwan Bagwis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papa Moosh Dambullah!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagwis just misses with a punch to the body.
Dambullah blocks the body kick.
Bagwis misses with a left hand
and Dambullah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Bagwis.
Dambullah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bagwis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Clark's Champion's in the buildup to the fight.
Dambullah throws a leg kick which misses Bagwis's front leg but catches the back leg as Bagwis tries to avoid it.
Bagwis throws a big shot that misses.
Dambullah lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dambullah misses with a body punch
and Bagwis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bagwis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dambullah moves out of range of the strikes.
Bagwis misses with an uppercut
and Dambullah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bagwis just misses with a punch to the body.
Dambullah tries to counter with a clinch but Bagwis shakes him off and moves away.
Bagwis misses with a body shot.
Dambullah scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagwis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dambullah counters with an inside leg kick.
Huwan Bagwis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bagwis is looking to clinch but Dambullah is avoiding it.
Bagwis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dambullah's sensitive parts.
Dambullah misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Bagwis misses its target.
Bagwis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bagwis misses with a body kick.
Dambullah feints a counter leg kick.
Dambullah lands with a cross.
Dambullah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dambullah tries to clinch but Bagwis is having none of it.
Bagwis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dambullah swings for the body but Bagwis moves out of range.
Dambullah thows a leg kick but Bagwis checks it
and Bagwis counters with a nice uppercut.
Bagwis checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagwis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dambullah was well out of range. Poor timing from Bagwis.
Dambullah looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dambullah throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dambullah throws the left hand but Bagwis avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Bagwis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dambullah slips under a jab from Bagwis.
Bagwis's corner calls for a 1-2. Bagwis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dambullah misses with a straight right.
Dambullah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Bagwis misses its target.
Dambullah fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bagwis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dambullah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bagwis.
Bagwis misses with a body shot
and Dambullah moves into the clinch.
Dambullah breaks the clinch.
Bagwis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dambullah.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah misses with a leg kick
and Bagwis counters with a good low kick that Dambullah was not able to check.
Bagwis tests Dambullah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bagwis blocks a head kick by Dambullah.
No joy there for Bagwis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dambullah thinks about the counter body kick.
Bagwis throws a jab when Dambullah was well out of range.
Bagwis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bagwis throws a shot to the body.
Dambullah motions for Bagwis to come forward. Dambullah throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bagwis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bagwis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dambullah looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dambullah dips to his left and cracks Bagwis with an uppercut!
Bagwis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dambullah throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dambullah throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dambullah swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bagwis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dambullah checks a low kick from Bagwis.
Dambullah fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bagwis checks it well.
Nice body punch from Bagwis.
Dambullah lands with an overhand left.
Bagwis scores with a nice strike.
Dambullah throws a solid leg kick but Bagwis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dambullah.
Dambullah takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dambullah misses with a body kick.
Dambullah tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Bagwis.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Papa Moosh Dambullah will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bagwis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bagwis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bagwis lands a body shot.
Bagwis throws a jab when Dambullah was well out of range.
Bagwis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dambullah's head backwards.
Dambullah throws a leg kick which misses Bagwis's front leg but catches the back leg as Bagwis tries to avoid it.
Bagwis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dambullah throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bagwis just misses with a punch to the body.
Bagwis scores with a jab. Dambullah acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bagwis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dambullah throws out the jab.
Bagwis lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dambullah throws out a leg kick but Bagwis moves out of range and Dambullah only half commits.
Bagwis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dambullah was well out of range. Poor timing from Bagwis.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dambullah! But no joy.
Dambullah defending well as Bagwis loads up on a big left hand.
Bagwis backing away here, and Dambullah unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bagwis.
Bagwis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dambullah 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 Bagwis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bagwis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bagwis takes a swing at Dambullah's ribcage but misses.
Dambullah is looking to chop away at Bagwis's legs.
Bagwis misses the shot to the body.
Dambullah misses with a hook
and Bagwis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dambullah avoids the body shot from Bagwis.
Bagwis ducks under a wild hook from Dambullah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah looks to score with a jab to the body but Bagwis is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bagwis. Dambullah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dambullah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bagwis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dambullah manages to avoid it.
Bagwis lands a slapping body shot.
Bagwis looks to score with a jab to the body but Dambullah is just out of range.
Dambullah swings widly with a right hand
and Bagwis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bagwis is looking to land body kicks.
Bagwis misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dambullah punishes Bagwis's body with a nice straight punch.
Bagwis just misses with a punch to the body.
Dambullah turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bagwis swings widly with a right hand
and Dambullah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagwis ducks under a wild hook from Dambullah.
A nice leg kick from Dambullah, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bagwis loads up on a big right hand but Dambullah slips the punch.
Bagwis lands a nice looking body shot.
Dambullah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bagwis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dambullah looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A slow jab from Bagwis misses its intended target.
Dambullah throws a poor cross that misses
and Bagwis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dambullah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bagwis swings for the body but Dambullah moves out of range.
Bagwis looks to score with a jab to the body but Dambullah is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bagwis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bagwis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dambullah manages to avoid it.
Bagwis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dambullah to score with a decent uppercut.
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!
Bagwis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bagwis lands the left hand.
Bagwis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dambullah.
Bagwis throws out a powerful jab.
Bagwis misses the shot to the body.
Dambullah throws out a counter right but Bagwis avoids it with no problem.
Bagwis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bagwis looks for the body kick but Dambullah saw that one coming.
Dambullah throws a sloppy head kick and Bagwis moves out of range easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Huwan Bagwis dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bagwis takes a swing at Dambullah's ribcage but misses.
Bagwis throws a body punch but Dambullah moves out of range.
Huwan Bagwis is winning the standup battle so far.
Bagwis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dambullah on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bagwis lands the left hand.
Bagwis takes one on the button.
Bagwis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dambullah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bagwis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bagwis just misses with a punch to the body.
Dambullah misses with a leg kick.
Bagwis is looking to counter punch.
Bagwis misses with a straight right.
Dambullah misses with a right hand
and Bagwis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dambullah misses with the head strike.
Dambullah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bagwis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dambullah backwards.
Dambullah misses with the head strike.
Dambullah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Dambullah misses its intended target.
Dambullah attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dambullah throws a body shot but no joy.
Bagwis misses with a left hand
enabling Dambullah to counter with a crisp jab.
Bagwis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dambullah lands with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Dambullah misses the target.
Bagwis moves out of range of the strikes.
Dambullah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagwis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dambullah was well out of range. Poor timing from Bagwis.
Bagwis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Dambullah.
Dambullah moves out of range of the strikes.
Bagwis misses with a wild body shot.
Dambullah throws a hook to the side of Bagwis's head but Bagwis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dambullah crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bagwis - the referee stops the clock and Dambullah gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bagwis. Dambullah manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Good work by Dambullah as he checks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bagwis.
Bagwis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dambullah makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dambullah throws a right hand that misses
letting Bagwis counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagwis staying out of range there.
Bagwis moves out of range of the leg kick from Dambullah.
Bagwis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bagwis cracks Dambullah with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dambullah fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bagwis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dambullah throws the left hand but Bagwis avoids the punch easily.
Bagwis misses with a body shot.
Bagwis is looking to wear down Dambullah with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bagwis tests Dambullah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab from Bagwis.
Bagwis takes a swing at Dambullah's ribcage but misses.
Dambullah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagwis connects with the punch.
Bagwis scores with a sloppy right hand. Dambullah should have avoided that one.
Dambullah takes a swing at Bagwis's ribcage but misses.
Bagwis cracks Dambullah with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dambullah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dambullah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dambullah has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bagwis.
Dambullah misses with a leg kick.
Dambullah throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dambullah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dambullah throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bagwis is looking to counter punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Huwan Bagwis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bagwis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huwan Bagwis!
Huwan Bagwis tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Spratt (ranked 43 p4p, 114 weight class) and Papa Legba (ranked 8 p4p, 17 weight class). Spratt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Havana. 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Spratt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Papa Legba!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legba gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Legba slips under a jab from Spratt.
Spratt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Legba finds it's way round the side to connect with Spratt's head.
Legba throws a hook but Spratt avoids it easily.
It looked like Spratt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Legba.
Legba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spratt.
Spratt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Spratt misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Legba counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Spratt misses the target.
Legba bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Spratt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Spratt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Legba connects with a right hand. Spratt shakes it off.
Jack Spratt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spratt. Legba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Legba with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Legba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spratt was well out of range. Poor timing from Legba.
Legba takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Spratt moves out of range of the strikes.
Spratt misses the shot to the body.
Legba looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Spratt throws a body shot but no joy.
Spratt misses the shot to the body.
Spratt throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Legba on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legba fails with a takedown attempt.
Legba avoids the body shot from Spratt.
Spratt is looking to wear down Legba with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Spratt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spratt misses with a straight left.
Spratt misses with an uppercut.
Legba stuns Spratt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Legba 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Spratt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Spratt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Legba.
Spratt throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Legba. Spratt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spratt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Legba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spratt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Legba on the side of the head.
Spratt cracks Legba with an open hand slap.
Spratt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Legba's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spratt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Legba.
Spratt misses with a body shot
and Legba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spratt misses with a wild body shot.
Spratt slips under a jab.
Legba moves out of range as Spratt strikes.
A nice side step and Legba releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Legba fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Spratt jabs at Legba's body.
Spratt throws a body shot but no joy.
Legba misses the jab.
Legba misses with a hook
and Spratt counters with a straight right hand.
Spratt misses with a looping right.
Legba cracks a nice hook into Spratt's ribs.
Legba throws a body shot but no joy.
Legba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spratt.
Legba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spratt.
Good standup being displayed there by Legba as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spratt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Legba lands with a cross.
Spratt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Legba shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Spratt's guard.
Spratt seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Spratt being controlled here, momentarily.
Spratt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spratt wants to control the position but Legba says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Legba seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Spratt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Legba seems to be working for a kimura but Spratt defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Legba is working for a kimura but Spratt is defending it quite comfortably.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Papa Legba will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Spratt misses with an uppercut. Legba saw that one coming.
Legba takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice uppercut lands for Legba. That snapped Spratt's head back.
Spratt has Legba up against the cage in a clinch.
Legba misses with a punch on the inside.
Spratt lands a nice shot to the body.
Legba prevents a body shot from Spratt.
A right hook to the body lands for Spratt.
A short body shot lands from Spratt as the two fighters clinch.
Spratt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Legba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Legba looking to stall.
Legba has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Spratt avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spratt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spratt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Legba.
Legba is breathing heavily.
Spratt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spratt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Legba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spratt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Legba backwards.
Spratt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spratt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Spratt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spratt lands with a light punch inside.
Spratt blocks an uppercut.
Legba is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Spratt pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Legba changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Spratt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jack Spratt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Papa Legba.
Spratt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Spratt there.
Legba takes a swing at Spratt's ribcage but misses.
Spratt tests Legba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spratt takes the fight into the clinch.
Spratt misses with the head strike.
Spratt lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spratt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Legba backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spratt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Legba backwards.
Spratt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Legba.
Spratt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Legba can do to turn this around?
Spratt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spratt lands a shoulder strike.
Spratt lands with a left to the head.
Legba stalling in the clinch but Spratt improves position.
Spratt scores with a shoulder strike.
Spratt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spratt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spratt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spratt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spratt misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Spratt.
Jack Spratt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Spratt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spratt tries to throw a body punch but Legba avoids it by throwing Spratt back against the cage.
Spratt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Legba goes for a takedown in the clinch but Spratt prevents it.
Spratt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Legbas head.
Still in the clinch, Spratt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Legba lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spratt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Legba lands a takedown into guard.
Legba with a flurry of punches that miss.
Spratt pulls Legba in close to prevent any damage.
Legba looking to pass the guard.
Legba wants to control from the top but Spratt keeps moving.
Spratt looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spratt is keeping the position for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Legba trying to control but Spratt is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Legba throws a body punch but Spratt moves out of range.
Jack Spratt is winning the standup battle so far.
Legba scores with a decent looking hook.
Legba misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Legba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Legba takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Spratt misses with a wild body shot.
Spratt scores with the left hand. Legba knows he should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Spratt dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Spratt jabs Legba right on the nose. Legba blinks but takes it well.
Legba feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Spratts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Spratt throws a big shot that misses.
Legba gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fighters circling - Spratt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spratt tries to clinch up but Legba circles away and keeps his distance.
Spratt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Legba looks to score with a jab to the body but Spratt is just out of range.
Spratt just misses with a punch to the body.
Legba looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Legba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spratt.
Spratt is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Legba throws a lazy right hand but Spratt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spratt throws a hook but Legba blocks it.
Spratt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spratt takes a swing at Legba's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Spratt misses its intended target.
Spratt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spratt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spratt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Spratt clinches up with Legba and pushes him back against the cage.
Legba looking for a takedown.
Spratt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Legba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Spratt.
A short uppercut from Spratt.
Spratt misses with some punches.
Spratt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Legba looking to slow down the pace here.
Spratt presses Legba against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Legba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Legba is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A shot in the inside from Legba.
Spratt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Legba backwards.
Spratt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Spratt misses with a body punch.
Spratt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Legba.
Spratt swings wildly with an uppercut but Legba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spratt gets underhooks to prevent Legba's takedown attempt.
Jack Spratt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Papa Legba.
Spratt lands a body punch.
Spratt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Legba backwards.
Spratt is leaning against Legba and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Spratt.
Spratt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Legba backwards.
Spratt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Legba or not.
A nice left hand lands by Spratt.
Spratt tries to work over Legba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spratt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spratt is leaning against Legba and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Spratt.
Spratt digs a right hand underneath Legba's ribcage. Legba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Spratt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spratt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Legba prevents a body shot from Spratt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spratt scores with a shot to the side of Legba's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spratt.
Legba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spratt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spratt scores with a shot to the side of Legba's head.
Spratt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spratt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spratt misses with a punch to the body.
Legba goes for a takedown in the clinch but Spratt prevents it.
Legba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spratt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Spratt.
Spratt misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Spratt - that landed with a thud.
Legba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spratt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spratt lands a body punch.
Spratt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Legbas head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spratt prevents the takedown attempt.
Spratt lands a body punch.
Spratt can't find room to land a body shot as Legba controls the action.
Spratt lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spratt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spratt lands with a right to the head.
Spratt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Legba backwards.
Spratt works on Legba's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Spratt.
Spratt lands a nice uppercut.
Spratt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spratt lands a shoulder strike.
Spratt lands a hook that snaps the head of Legba backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spratt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Spratt.
Spratt struggles to land a body shot inside as Legba controls his hands.
Spratt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spratt tries to throw a body punch but Legba avoids it by throwing Spratt back against the cage.
Spratt misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Spratt clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Spratt throws a lazy right hand but Legba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Legba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spratt.
Spratt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A swing and a miss from Legba.
Legba walks into a left hand.
Spratt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Spratt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spratt throws a body punch but Legba moves out of range.
Legba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spratt ducks under a wild hook from Legba.
Legba shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Spratt swings for the body but Legba moves out of range.
Spratt tests Legba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spratt dips to his left and cracks Legba with an uppercut!
Legba is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legba looks to score with a jab to the body but Spratt is just out of range.
Legba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spratt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spratt throws out a powerful jab.
Spratt misses with an uppercut. Legba saw that one coming.
Legba throws out a counter right but Spratt avoids it with no problem.
Legba throws a jab when Spratt was well out of range.
Spratt throws the left hand but Legba avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Legba was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Spratt lands a jab to Legba's midsection.
Legba has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Spratt tries to close the distance and clinch but Legba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jack Spratt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab lands there for Legba.
Spratt throws a looping overhand right but Legba ducks down to avoid it.
Spratt looks to land a left hand but Legba moved out of range nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Spratt there.
Legba lands with a straight right. Spratt didn't see that one coming.
Spratt swings for the body but Legba moves out of range.
A big right from Legba misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spratt throws a lazy right hand but Legba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Legba misses with a straight left.
Spratt misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spratt thuds a left hand into Legba's body.
Spratt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Spratt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Legba tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Spratt defends well and Legba ends up having to push Spratt into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Spratt tries to sprawl but Legba drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Legba is keen to just control but Spratt is a slippery customer.
Legba controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legba is trying to control. Spratt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Spratt is looking to improve his position.
Legba looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Legba sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Legba trying to mount his opponent but Spratt defends it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Still in half guard, Legba seems content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Legba lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spratt at a distance.
Legba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Legba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spratt was well out of range. Poor timing from Legba.
Spratt looks to score with a jab to the body but Legba is just out of range.
A lazy left from Legba finds it's target.
Spratt lands a body shot.
Legba is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Legba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spratt.
Legba avoids the body shot from Spratt.
Legba loads up on a big right hand but Spratt slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Spratt had his way with Papa Legba in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Legba dips to his left and cracks Spratt with an uppercut!
Spratt moves out of range of the strikes.
Legba walks into a straight right hand from Spratt.
Legba uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Spratt has time to react.
Legba walks into a left hand.
Spratt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Legba looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Spratt forces Legba back against the cage and clinches.
Spratt misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Legba.
Legba drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Spratt gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Legba scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spratt misses with a punch on the inside.
Legba is trying to drag Spratt to the mat but Spratt just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Spratt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Legba's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spratt misses with some punches.
Spratt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Legba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Spratt.
A short uppercut from Spratt.
Spratt cracks Legba with a nice body shot.
Legba makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Legba tries for a takedown but Spratt manages to get underhooks.
Jack Spratt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Papa Legba.
Legba goes for a takedown in the clinch but Spratt prevents it.
Legba is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Spratt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Legba backwards.
Spratt lands an uppercut.
Legba drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Legba drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Spratt gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Spratt scores with a shot to the side of Legba's head.
Papa Legba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Spratt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legba tries for a takedown but Spratt manages to get underhooks.
Spratt can't find room to land a body shot as Legba controls the action.
Legba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Legba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Legba is looking to take this one to the mat.
Legba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spratts head.
Spratt blocking some punches.
Legba is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Legba goes for a takedown in the clinch but Spratt prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legba jumps guard but Spratt stands there with Legba around his waist. Legba gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Legba.
Legba is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Spratt prevents a body shot from Legba.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Legba.
Legba can't find room to land a body shot as Spratt controls the action.
Spratt throws a punch but it's blocked by Legba.
Spratt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Legba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spratt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Legba is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Spratt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spratt is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Spratt gets underhooks to prevent Legba's takedown attempt.
Legba drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Spratt gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Legba tries to stall but Spratt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Spratt prevents a body shot from Legba.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Spratt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Spratt 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:46
Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:46
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Spratt!
Jack Spratt retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Jack Spratt thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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