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Sucker Punch Pro Series 52 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Kulina (ranked 4356 p4p, 4513 weight class) and Baldimir Zsofka (ranked 544 p4p, 559 weight class). Kulina comes to the cage accompanied by Tool - Schism. Zsofka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Raid - MF DOOM kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Kulina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baldimir Zsofka!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Francis DeMontford and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zsofka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
 It looks like Justin Kulina has been cut.
Kulina chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zsofka can pounce on him.
Kulina misses with an uppercut
and Zsofka counters with a head kick.
Kulina connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kulina lands a head shot.
Zsofka blocks a jab.
Zsofka slips under a jab.
Zsofka misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Kulina misses the target.
Zsofka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zsofka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kulina slips under a jab from Zsofka.
Kulina throws a right hand that misses
and Zsofka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kulina with a jab.
Zsofka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zsofka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zsofka.
Justin Kulina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kulina displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
 It looks like Baldimir Zsofka has been cut.
Kulina misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsofka avoids the body shot from Kulina.
Kulina lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zsofka. Kulina does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kulina moves out of range as Zsofka strikes.
Zsofka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zsofka walks into a straight right hand from Kulina.
Kulina on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kulina misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zsofka throws out a counter right but Kulina avoids it with no problem.
Zsofka looks to throw the jab but Kulina is out of range.
Zsofka moves away from the strike by Kulina.
Zsofka lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kulina moves into the clinch.
Kulina prevents a body shot from Zsofka.
Zsofka is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kulina digs a right hand underneath Zsofka's ribcage. Zsofka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kulina misses with a punch on the inside.
Zsofka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kulina looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kulina moves out of range of the body kick.
Kulina swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kulina backing away here, and Zsofka unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kulina throws a body shot but no joy.
And Zsofka responds with a good body kick, but Kulina manages to step out the way in time.
Kulina scores with a shot to the body.
Kulina dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zsofka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kulina.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kulina lands with a short shot to the head.
Zsofka has had enough of the clinch but Kulina keeps him there for the moment.
Zsofka is trying to break the clinch but Kulina has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kulina fails to land.
Zsofka misses with a punch to the body.
Kulina has a couple of punches blocked by Zsofka.
A short left from Zsofka.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zsofka.
Kulina blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kulina blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka misses with a body punch.
Zsofka misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulina.
Zsofka struggles to land a body shot inside as Kulina controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Kulina.
Kulina misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zsofka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zsofka blocks an uppercut.
Zsofka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kulina scores with a shot to the side of Zsofka's head.
Zsofka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zsofka.
A nice left hand lands by Kulina.
Zsofka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zsofka throws a leg kick which misses Kulina's front leg but catches the back leg as Kulina tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Zsofka.
Kulina misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zsofka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good shot there by Kulina.
Kulina looks to score with a jab to the body but Zsofka is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Kulina.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka slips a straight right by Kulina.
Kulina connects with a single shot there.
Kulina misses with a combination
and Zsofka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kulina blocks a low kick nicely.
Zsofka fakes the leg kick and cracks Kulina in the body.
Zsofka misses with a looping left.
Zsofka tried to score with a low kick but Kulina checks it.
Zsofka slips a straight right by Kulina.
Zsofka feints a counter leg kick.
Kulina misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kulina throws out a loose jab but Zsofka uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kulina takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kulina waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zsofka.
Kulina uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zsofka.
A swing and a miss from Zsofka.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Kulina dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Kulina takes a swing at Zsofka's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Kulina.
Zsofka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kulina fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zsofka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kulina lands a slapping body shot.
Zsofka defending well as Kulina loads up on a big left hand.
Zsofka lands a nice shot to the body.
Justin Kulina is winning the standup battle so far.
Zsofka avoids the body shot from Kulina.
Zsofka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kulina's sensitive parts.
Zsofka takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zsofka throws the kick towards the body but Kulina avoids it.
Zsofka tries to land a front kick but Kulina steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kulina throws an overhand right that lands on Zsofka's shoulder, as Zsofka tries to avoid the shot.
Kulina takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kulina is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zsofka can do to turn this around?
Kulina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kulina is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsofka takes a swing at Kulina's ribcage but misses.
Zsofka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kulina throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zsofka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kulina misses with an uppercut.
Zsofka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kulina throws a poor cross that misses
and Zsofka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kulina throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zsofka counters with a nice leg kick.
Kulina throws a hook to the side of Zsofka's head but Zsofka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kulina tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zsofka was well out of range. Poor timing from Kulina.
Zsofka misses with a straight left.
Kulina takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kulina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zsofka moves away.
Kulina throws a right hand that misses
and Zsofka counters with a stiff right hand.
Kulina misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulina takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kulina throws an off balance right hand
and Zsofka counters with a leg kick.
Zsofka blocks a jab.
Kulina throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zsofka throws a head kick that misses.
Kulina throws an off balance right hand
and Zsofka counters with a thumping low kick.
Kulina gets a clinch.
Kulina throws a head punch that misses.
Kulina prevents a body shot from Zsofka.
Zsofka scores with a shot to the side of Kulina's head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zsofka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zsofka.
Jab by Kulina.
Zsofka tries to score with a low kick but Kulina moves his leg out of the way.
Zsofka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kulina digs a good hook to Zsofka's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kulina misses with a looping left.
A good leg kick by Zsofka.
Kulina throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zsofka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zsofka gets tackled into the cage by Kulina. Kulina maintains the clinch.
Zsofka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kulina swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Justin Kulina has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zsofka has a couple of punches blocked by Kulina.
Kulina lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zsofka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kulina takes a shot to the head.
Kulina swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kulina fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kulina throws a punch but it's blocked by Zsofka.
Zsofka breaks from the clinch.
Kulina checks a leg kick.
Kulina takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kulina misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zsofka throws a right hand that misses
and Kulina counters with a stiff right hand.
Kulina walks into a straight right hand from Zsofka.
Zsofka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kulina tests Zsofka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kulina will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kulina bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zsofka throws a hook but Kulina avoids it easily.
Kulina throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zsofka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kulina throws an overhand right that lands on Zsofka's shoulder, as Zsofka tries to avoid the shot.
Zsofka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kulina throws a body shot but no joy.
Kulina stalks Zsofka and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zsofka's face. Zsofka staggers backwards, shaken.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Justin Kulina will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Kulina has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zsofka.
Kulina on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kulina misses with a few strikes there.
Zsofka doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kulina lands with a cross.
Kulina feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zsofkas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kulina, as that shot connected.
Zsofka ducks right into an uppercut from Kulina.
Kulina with a nice cross.
Kulina throws a jab but it's blocked by Zsofka.
Kulina misses with a straight right.
Zsofka was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kulina looks to throw the jab but Zsofka is out of range.
Kulina misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zsofka counters with a nice 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!
Zsofka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kulina tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kulina throws the left hand but Zsofka avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsofka with the inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Kulina throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zsofka throws a big counter head kick but Kulina avoids it with no problem.
Kulina throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zsofka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zsofka misses with a straight left.
Kulina tries to clinch there but Zsofka circles away.
Zsofka feints a counter leg kick.
Zsofka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kulina throws out a loose jab but Zsofka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zsofka slips a straight right by Kulina.
Kulina cracks Zsofka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kulina throws a body shot but no joy.
Zsofka moves out of range of the strikes.
Zsofka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kulina if he has to take too many more of those.
Zsofka throws a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zsofka.
Zsofka throws a jab when Kulina was well out of range.
Baldimir Zsofka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zsofka.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kulina scores with a punch to the head.
Zsofka throws a hook to the side of Kulina's head but Kulina sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zsofka tries a head kick but it misses.
Kulina blocks the body kick.
Zsofka throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kulina misses with a right hand
and Zsofka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zsofka looks to land a left hand but Kulina moved out of range nicely.
Kulina swings widly with a right hand
and Zsofka counters with an outside leg kick.
Kulina falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kulina takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zsofka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kulina throws out a loose jab but Zsofka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kulina getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zsofka throws a jab when Kulina was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulina is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zsofka.
Kulina walks into a straight right hand from Zsofka.
A jab from Kulina finds it's way through Zsofka's defenses.
A swing and a miss from Kulina.
Zsofka misses with a body kick.
Zsofka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zsofka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zsofka moves out of range as Kulina strikes.
Zsofka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kulina takes a swing at Zsofka's ribcage but misses.
Kulina is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kulina misses the shot to the body.
Zsofka takes one to the chin there.
Zsofka throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulina just misses with a punch to the body.
Zsofka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kulina connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kulina lands with a hook. Zsofka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kulina avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zsofka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kulina. That did some damage!
Kulina clinches up against the cage.
Zsofka misses with the head strike.
Zsofka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zsofka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kulina.
Zsofka moves away from the strike by Kulina.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kulina. Zsofka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kulina slips under a jab.
Zsofka cracks Kulina with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Justin Kulina is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zsofka thows a left - swing and a miss!
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 Justin Kulina.
Well Kulina 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Kulina!
A victorious Justin Kulina thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Venali Paetmar (ranked 5930 p4p, 3082 weight class) and Pure Striker (ranked 583 p4p, 350 weight class). Paetmar comes to the cage accompanied by Powerwolf - Amen & Attack. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Venali Paetmar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Pure Striker!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Hugh Johnson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Striker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Paetmar counters with a three punch combo that has Striker backing up. Striker nods at Paetmar to acknowledge the strikes.
Paetmar darts in looking for a takedown but Striker gets double underhooks and turns Paetmar into the cage.
Paetmar avoiding damage.
Paetmar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paetmar stalling in the clinch.
Striker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Paetmar just stands there and leans against the cage.
Paetmar is trying to drag Striker to the mat but Striker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Striker is trying to maintain a safe position but Paetmar gets an underhook and turns Striker into the cage.
Paetmar blocks an uppercut.
Paetmar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Venali Paetmar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Striker is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Paetmar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Striker scoring well with a low kick there.
Paetmar blocks a head kick by Striker.
Paetmar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Striker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paetmar manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Striker on his heels. He'll look to pass Striker's guard now, I'm sure.
Paetmar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Paetmar stopping the sweep attempt from Striker.
Our spies down at at JAG Battle Gym inform us that Striker has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Striker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Striker looking for a sweep. Not yet Striker, not yet.
Striker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Paetmar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Striker is keeping the position for now.
Paetmar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
A lull in the action here.
An elbow from Paetmar crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striker can't do much from the bottom here.
Paetmar misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Striker is looking for a sweep.
Paetmar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Paetmar trying to control the position but Striker is working away.
Paetmar passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Striker!
Paetmar trying to control but Striker is having none of it.
Paetmar controlling his opponent.
Striker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Paetmar.
Paetmar trying to control but Striker is having none of it.
Paetmar is really struggling to control Striker but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Striker is working to get back to half guard.
Paetmar stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Striker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Paetmar in his tracks.
Striker stuffs the takedown.
Paetmar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Striker has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Paetmar is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
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!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Paetmar.
Paetmar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Striker throws a punch but it's blocked by Paetmar.
Paetmar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Striker's elbow.
Paetmar lands a left hand.
Striker struggles to land a body shot inside as Paetmar controls his hands.
Striker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Paetmar is trying to pull guard but Striker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Paetmar as Striker tries to tie him up.
Striker misses with a punch on the inside.
Paetmar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Paetmar tries to score a body lock takedown but Striker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Venali Paetmar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice body punch from Striker.
Paetmar fails with a takedown attempt.
Striker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Paetmar shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Striker is trying to defend but Paetmar finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Striker kicks off Paetmar and gets to his feet.
Paetmar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Striker.
Striker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Paetmar instigates a clinch.
Striker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paetmar throws a one two combo.
Striker dives in for a single leg takedown but Paetmar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Paetmar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Paetmar tries to clinch there but Striker circles away.
Paetmar misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paetmar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Striker but Striker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Paetmar scores with a nice right hand.
Paetmar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Striker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paetmar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Striker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Paetmar somewhat.
Striker follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Venali Paetmar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Striker jabs Paetmar right on the nose. Paetmar blinks but takes it well.
Striker misses with a two punch combination.
Venali Paetmar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Paetmar is defended easily by Striker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paetmar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Paetmar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Striker is fending him off so far but Paetmar persists. Nope, Striker circles away and we're back to standing.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Paetmar.
Striker defending against the ground and pound.
Striker is looking for a sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paetmar trying to control the action but Striker is working from the bottom.
Striker tries to escape but Paetmar is in control.
You can see the frustration on Striker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Paetmar stands up and beckons Striker to his feet.
Paetmar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker leaves Paetmar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Striker lands a nice shot that snaps Paetmar's head back.
Striker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Paetmar.
Paetmar fails with the takedown.
Paetmar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Striker.
Striker fails with a takedown attempt.
Striker is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Striker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Paetmar shoots in for a double leg but Striker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paetmar has Striker up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Paetmar looking for a takedown.
Paetmar takes a shot to the head.
Paetmar can't get the takedown.
Paetmar prevents a body shot from Striker.
Paetmar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Striker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paetmars head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paetmar manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Striker trying to control the position from guard on top but Paetmar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Striker drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Paetmar manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Striker has Paetmar in his guard.
Striker trying to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pure Striker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Paetmar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Striker connects with a solid leg kick.
A cross from Striker lands.
Paetmar tries for a takedown but Striker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Striker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Striker wants it to stay on the feet.
Paetmar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Striker counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Venali Paetmar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Striker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crunch! Striker slams his shin into Paetmar's torso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paetmar throws a front kick aimed at Striker's knee but Striker avoids it well.
Paetmar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Striker counter with a right hand.
Paetmar walks into a stiff left hand from Striker.
Paetmar shoots and misses
and Striker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker lands with a slapping head kick.
Paetmar has his takedown stuffed
and Paetmar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pure Striker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Striker lands with a good body shot.
Striker swats away the attempt to clinch by Paetmar.
Paetmar fails with the takedown.
Striker shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Paetmar is trying to defend but Striker finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Striker is working for a kimura but Paetmar is defending it quite comfortably.
Striker prevents Paetmar from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striker is looking to stall here but Paetmar recovers full guard.
Paetmar controls Striker momentarily but Striker frees himself.
Striker is fighting to break Paetmar's control of his arms but Paetmar is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Striker not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Paetmar is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Striker sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Paetmar's guard.
Paetmar wants to improve his position but Striker is controlling well.
Striker is looking to take a break and control but Paetmar is keeping him honest, looking to work 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.
Striker seems to be looking for submissions.
Paetmar wants to control but Striker is keeping busy.
Striker is looking for a kimura here.
Paetmar is doing well to control the position and prevent Striker from advancing to side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paetmar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pure Striker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Striker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pure Striker!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Pure Striker waved his t-shirt featuring UN-KAGED SAVAGE PEDS's logo in front of the cameras.
Venali Paetmar was interviewed post fight and said 'Next time...'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conor Aldo (ranked 2510 p4p, 5795 weight class) and Tua Graves (ranked 293 p4p, 574 weight class). Aldo comes to the cage accompanied by The Foggy Dew. On his way into the cage it seems that Conor Aldo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Conor Aldo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conor Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tua Graves!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Francis DeMontford and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves doesn't manage to clinch there - Aldo circles away.
Graves wants to clinch
and Aldo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Graves has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Graves throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aldo counters with a stiff right hand.
 Graves is rocked!
Graves tries to land a body kick
and Aldo counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Graves badly! He tries to strike back but Aldo puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Graves out cold! Oh man, Graves will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Conor Aldo!
A very excited looking Conor Aldo rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zygmunt Krol (ranked 1747 p4p, 2106 weight class) and Ultima Kekkonen (ranked 199 p4p, 245 weight class). Krol kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hammer Smashed Face Live. Ultima Kekkonen 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zygmunt Krol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ultima Kekkonen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Damien Edna and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krol looks to land a body kick but Kekkonen moved away.
Kekkonen throws a one two combo.
It looks like Zygmunt Krol has been cut.
Kekkonen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Krol's head backwards.
Krol slips a straight right by Kekkonen.
Krol throws out a leg kick but Kekkonen moves out of range and Krol only half commits.
A jab from Kekkonen does it's job there.
Kekkonen misses with a head kick.
Krol swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Krol throws a low kick, looking for Kekkonen's leg but Kekkonen calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kekkonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krol throws out the jab.
Krol fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kekkonen manages to avoid it.
Krol swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kekkonen.
It looks like Ultima Kekkonen has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekkonen with a nice calf kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kekkonen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Krol - the referee stops the clock and Kekkonen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Krol. Kekkonen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Krol throws a jab but it's blocked by Kekkonen.
Kekkonen throws a big counter head kick but Krol avoids it with no problem.
Kekkonen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Krol's head.
Kekkonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krol thuds his shin into the meat of Kekkonen's side.
Krol lands with a good body shot.
Kekkonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krol quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Krol throws out a loose jab but Kekkonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krol will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kekkonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krol.
Krol misses the body punch
and Kekkonen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Krol's knee momentarily.
Krol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kekkonen moves away.
Kekkonen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kekkonen swings widly with a right hand
and Krol cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kekkonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Krol.
A little jabbing left from Kekkonen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kekkonen.
Kekkonen slips under a jab.
Kekkonen missing with a left hand there. Krol was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Krol was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kekkonen.
Kekkonen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kekkonen throws a combination that misses
and Krol counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krol throws a body shot but no joy.
Krol swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kekkonen.
Krol looks to land a body kick but Kekkonen moved away.
Kekkonen's corner calls for a 1-2. Kekkonen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kekkonen misses with a low kick as Krol jumps back.
Krol throws an off balance right hand
and Kekkonen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kekkonen misses the jab.
Kekkonen misses with a looping right.
Nice shot by Krol.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krol staying out of range there.
Krol fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kekkonen just manages to avoid it.
Kekkonen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Krol will feel that in the morning.
Kekkonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krol.
Kekkonen misses with a right hand
and Krol connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krol with a hook.
That has opened up Ultima Kekkonen's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kekkonen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kekkonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kekkonen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Krol counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Krol waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kekkonen.
Krol walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kekkonen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ultima Kekkonen will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Krol takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kekkonen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Krol's head.
Nice straight punches there by Krol. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Krol.
Kekkonen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kekkonen cracks Krol with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kekkonen swinging wildly here.
Krol throwing a counter right hand but Kekkonen manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krol slips under a jab.
Krol looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Krol misses with a body shot.
Kekkonen throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Krol.
Krol fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kekkonen just manages to avoid it.
Kekkonen misses with a looping right.
Krol swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kekkonen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Krol momentarily.
Krol throws a leg kick but Kekkonen moved away.
Krol moves forwards but Kekkonen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kekkonen throws a body kick that misses.
Kekkonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Kekkonen lands a head kick!
Zygmunt Krol's cut is getting worse.
Kekkonen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kekkonen misses the shot to the body.
Kekkonen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Krol counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krol looks to land a body kick but Kekkonen moved away.
Kekkonen is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Krol feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kekkonen sprawling to the canvas! Kekkonen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Krol finish him?!
Kekkonen is rocked!
The cut above Ultima Kekkonen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kekkonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kekkonen is still on wobbly legs! Can Krol finish him?
Ultima Kekkonen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Krol fakes the leg kick and cracks Kekkonen in the body.
Kekkonen throws a hook to the side of Krol's head but Krol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kekkonen seems to have recovered his senses.
Krol slips under a jab.
Krol fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kekkonen checks it well.
Kekkonen replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Krol blocks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kekkonen misses the body punch
letting Krol counter with a right hand.
Kekkonen misses the jab.
Krol throws an overhand right that lands on Kekkonen's shoulder, as Kekkonen tries to avoid the shot.
Kekkonen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kekkonen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Krol throws a sloppy body shot
and Kekkonen counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Kekkonen.
Krol tries to land a body kick
and Kekkonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kekkonen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Krol back to the cage. Kekkonen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kekkonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krol.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kekkonen! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kekkonen throws a shot from downtown. Krol moves away and avoids it.
Krol dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Krol jabs Kekkonen right on the nose. Kekkonen blinks but takes it well.
Ultima Kekkonen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kekkonen lands a head shot.
Krol swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krol misses with a body kick.
Krol scores with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kekkonen.
A swing and a miss from Kekkonen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ultima Kekkonen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice shot lands for Krol.
Kekkonen throws a right hand that misses
and Krol counters with a nice right hand that sends Kekkonen toppling to the canvas! Kekkonen scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Krol finish him?!
Kekkonen connects with a nice looking jab.
Kekkonen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Krol at a distance.
Kekkonen gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Krol gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zygmunt Krol!
After winning the bout, Zygmunt Krol 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lanuola Sefina (ranked 3352 p4p, 2145 weight class) and Andre Powell (ranked 382 p4p, 250 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lanuola Sefina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Powell!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Watson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Powell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sefina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Powell throws a shot from downtown. Sefina moves away and avoids it.
Sefina throws a body shot but no joy.
Powell let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sefina looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sefina avoids the body shot from Powell.
Sefina misses with a straight right.
Sefina avoids the body shot from Powell.
Sefina misses with a straight left.
Sefina shoots in looking for a takedown but Powell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sefina's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sefina throws a right and a left that Powell avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sefina uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Powell.
Sefina fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sefina lands with a nice combination. Powell backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Andre Powell has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sefina with a lazy takedown attempt
and Powell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lanuola Sefina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sefina scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell stuffs the takedown attempt from Sefina. Sefina gets slowly back to his feet.
Powell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andre Powell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sefina tries for a takedown but Powell circles away easily
and Powell counters with a nice uppercut.
Sefina misses with a looping left.
Powell misses with a wild combination.
Sefina misses with a body shot
and Powell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sefina misses with a body shot
and Powell counters with a straight right hand.
Powell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sefina.
Sefina misses with a double jab
and Powell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sefina connects with a looping right hand.
Powell drops Sefina with a beautiful combination! Sefina stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Powell is looking for the KO!
 Sefina is rocked!
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!
Sefina lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Powell circles away quickly and effectively.
Powell is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Oh Sefina is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sefina throws a poor cross that misses
and Powell counters with a stiff right hand.
Powell lands with a nice body punch.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Powell has cracked Sefina with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Powell lands another huge swinging hook and Sefina tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Sefina, before Powell can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andre Powell!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guy River (ranked 1349 p4p, 1629 weight class) and Ramon Rabbit (ranked 169 p4p, 206 weight class). River comes to the cage accompanied by Gabon National Anthem. Ramon Rabbit is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guy River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ramon Rabbit!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Skip Squint and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River throws a body shot but no joy.
Rabbit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And River counters with a quick kick to the body but Rabbit blocks it.
River swings for the body but Rabbit moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
River checks a leg kick.
River tries a low kick but Rabbit avoids it.
Rabbit is looking to slow River down with leg kicks.
River pushes Rabbit up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rabbit fails to land.
River tries to work over Rabbit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
River lands on the inside with an uppercut.
River tries a body shot but Rabbit blocks it.
River has Rabbit pressed against the cage.
Rabbit throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rabbit tries to break free but River pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Rabbit.
A head punch on the inside from Rabbit fails to land.
River blocks an uppercut.
Rabbit misses with a body punch.
Rabbit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rabbit fails to land.
River blocks a punch to the side of the head.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rabbit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rabbit swings for the body but River moves out of range.
Rabbit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
River looks for the body kick but Rabbit saw that one coming.
River has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rivers Edge Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A shot to the body from Rabbit misses
and River counters with an outside leg kick.
River lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rabbit at a distance.
Rabbit swings widly with a right hand
and River counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Rabbit misses its intended target.
Rabbit swinging wildly here.
Rabbit takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rabbit has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rabbit has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from River finds it's way round the side to connect with Rabbit's head.
The fighters circling - River throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rabbit looks to land a body kick but River moved away.
Rabbit avoids the body shot from River.
River is looking to wear down Rabbit with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
River moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rabbit throws a jab but it's blocked by River.
Rabbit throws a poor cross that misses
enabling River to counter with a crisp jab.
Rabbit misses with a body kick.
River paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rabbit misses with a body shot.
Rabbit throws a solid leg kick but River takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rabbit.
Rabbit throws a leg kick but River sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rabbit misses with a hook
and River counters with a lovely straight right hand!
River throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rabbit.
River comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rabbit throws a hook but River avoids it easily.
Rabbit tests River's chin there with a solid looking shot.
River moves out of range of the body kick from Rabbit.
River scoring well with a low kick there.
River misses with a body shot.
River scores with a decent looking hook.
Rabbit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River takes a swing at Rabbit's ribcage but misses.
River scores with a leg kick.
Rabbit thuds his right hand into River's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rabbit throws a jab when River was well out of range.
River lands with a right hand.
Rabbit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River.
River fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rabbit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rabbit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.
Rabbit misses with a shot to the body
and River counters with a nice body kick.
River throws a good cross that connects.
Rabbit avoids the head kick by River.
Rabbit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping River at a distance.
River waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rabbit.
A good leg kick by River.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
River lands an overhand right.
River misses with a hook. Rabbit ducked under it nicely.
A combination from River does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
River slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rabbit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rabbit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent River stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
River fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rabbit on the side of the head.
Rabbit avoids the body shot from River.
Rabbit is looking for the big counter here.
Rabbit checks a low kick from River.
River lands with a good body shot.
Rabbit lands with a nice body kick.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rabbit.
River is looking to score with low kicks.
Rabbit throws a leg kick which misses River's front leg but catches the back leg as River tries to avoid it.
River is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rabbit throws a hook but River blocks it.
River staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rabbit scores with the left hand. River knows he should have avoided that one.
River darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
River lands with a nice combination. Rabbit backs away looking to recover.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Guy River dominated 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.
River connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rabbit momentarily.
Rabbit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rabbit scores with a crisp jab that stopped River in his tracks.
Rabbit misses with a wild combination.
Rabbit swings away with a body shot that misses
and River counters with a stiff right hand.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rabbit! But no joy.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
River slips a straight right by Rabbit.
Rabbit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
River lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rabbit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from Rabbit.
River closes the distance and pushes Rabbit back into the cage.
River working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rabbit working aggressively here.
Rabbit tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Rabbit back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
River lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rabbit backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabbit breaks from the clinch.
Rabbit with a nice calf kick.
River scores with a body shot.
A nice leg kick from River, right into the meat of the thigh.
River is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rabbit can do to turn this around?
Rabbit avoids the body shot from River.
A jab from Rabbit misses.
River is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rabbit.
River blocks a leg kick.
Rabbit scores with a nice strike.
River walks into a stiff left hand from Rabbit.
Nice shot by Rabbit.
River dodges the punch combination from Rabbit.
River fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rabbit checks it well.
River pushes Rabbit up against the cage in a clinch.
Rabbit dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
River controlling the action here for a moment.
Rabbit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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!
Rabbit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rabbit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rabbit throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling River to counter with a crisp jab.
Rabbit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and River counters with a good low kick that Rabbit was not able to check.
Rabbit punishes River's body with a nice straight punch.
River steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rabbit.
Rabbit misses with a looping left.
River tries to close the distance and clinch but Rabbit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rabbit works River's body with a nice hook.
River misses with a body kick.
River scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rabbit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rabbit ducks under a wild hook from River.
River moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
River lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rabbit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Rabbit is just out of range.
Jab, jab by River - just one landing.
River checks the leg kick.
Rabbit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rabbit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rabbit just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from River misses the target.
Guy River is winning the standup battle so far.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
Rabbit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice defenses there by Rabbit.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rabbit moves away.
Rabbit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
Rabbit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
River fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
River throws a body kick that misses.
River buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rabbit.
Rabbit is clearly trying to counter these attacks from River with a body shot.
A low kick from Rabbit misses
letting River counter with a right hand.
Rabbit misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rabbit misses with a head kick.
Rabbit loads up on a big right hand but River slips the punch.
Rabbit blocks a low kick nicely.
Rabbit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from Rabbit.
River takes a swing at Rabbit's ribcage but misses.
Rabbit jabs at River's body.
River throws a head kick that half lands.
Rabbit moves into range and connects with a jab.
River closes the distance and clinches.
River misses with a punch to the body.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Rabbit controls his hands.
Rabbit misses with some punches.
River scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rabbit effectively controlling the action here.
River takes a shot to the head.
Rabbit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
River throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rabbit on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Guy River will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A jab from River misses.
Rabbit connects with the punch.
Rabbit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
River has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rabbit.
Rabbit throws a chopping leg kick but River manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
River throwing a counter right hand but Rabbit manages to avoid it.
Rabbit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
River misses with a straight right.
River moves forwards but Rabbit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rabbit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rabbit does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
River fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rabbit misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from River misses its target.
River lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
River slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
River lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
Rabbit falls off balance throwing a combination
and River counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
River throws a body kick that misses.
Rabbit throws a hook but River blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabbit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from River.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rabbit was well out of range. Poor timing from River.
River motions for Rabbit to come forward. River throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
River swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from River. Rabbit does a little dance to reset his feet.
River rushes Rabbit and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by River as Rabbit tries to tie him up.
Guy River has scored more points in the clinch so far.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rabbit up against the cage.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rabbit's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, River creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rabbit is stalling here.
River blocks a body shot from Rabbit.
River makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ramon Rabbit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from River as the two fighters clinch.
River stalling in the clinch.
River blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
River tries a body shot but Rabbit blocks it.
A short right from Rabbit.
River gets through Rabbit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rabbit lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River tries to work over Rabbit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rabbit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rabbit misses with a hook to the ribs.
River stalling against the cage.
Rabbit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rabbit wants to break free but River has control.
A short left from River.
Rabbit tries to break free but River pushes him back against the cage.
Rabbit is working River over against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rabbit - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rabbit misses with the head strike.
River blocks a body shot from Rabbit.
River misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from River.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Rabbit controls the action.
Rabbit wants to stall.
Rabbit misses with a hook from the clinch.
River blocks a punch to the side of the head.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rabbit throws a punch but it's blocked by River.
River works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
River lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for River.
Rabbit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rabbit trying to stall but River improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River is pushing Rabbit up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short uppercut from Rabbit.
A right hook to the body lands for River.
Rabbit is trying to break the clinch but River is controlling him.
Rabbit working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, River creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rabbit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of River backwards.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
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!
River throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rabbits head.
Rabbit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rabbit misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from River.
Rabbit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from River.
River lands with a short punch from the clinch.
River lands a nice uppercut.
Guy River is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guy River showed his dominance in that final round.
Well River 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guy River!
Our winner, Guy River, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Murphy (ranked 826 p4p, 1041 weight class) and Hero Shima (ranked 96 p4p, 123 weight class). Murphy comes to the cage accompanied by The Black Keys - Little Black Submarines . Shima has chosen C. R. E. A. M as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Patrick Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hero Shima!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy slips under a jab from Shima.
Murphy takes one on the button.
Shima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy tries to counter with a takedown but Shima is quick to defend against it.
Murphy lands with a nice body punch.
Murphy lands a jab.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Shima.
Shima's coach down at Chakuriki LA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Shima's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Shima misses with a body shot.
Murphy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Murphy walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy feinted with a counter takedown.
Shima ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Shima misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Shima.
Murphy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shimas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Murphy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Murphy shoots in and gets a takedown into Shima's guard.
Shima lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Shima wants to control from the top but Murphy keeps moving.
Shima pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murphy is keeping the position for now.
Murphy is pulling down on Shima's head to control his posture.
Shima wants to pass the guard but Murphy is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy being controlled here, momentarily.
Shima trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Shima missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Murphy keeping full guard, as Shima tries to pass.
Murphy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Shima is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've been hearing that Murphy has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy scoring with some ground and pound.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Shima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murphy cracks Shima with a solid left hand.
Shima has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Murphy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shima trying to keep a closed guard but Murphy is proving a slippery customer.
Shima tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murphy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shima is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shima looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Murphy scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shima trying to keep a closed guard but Murphy is proving a slippery customer.
Shima looking for a sweep. Not yet Shima, not yet.
Murphy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Shima working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Murphy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Murphy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shima looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shima keeping moving, preventing Murphy from controlling successfully.
Murphy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shima looking for a sweep. Not yet Shima, not yet.
Murphy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Murphy postures up and lands a big shot to Shima's brow.
Shima looking to control.
Murphy won't allow Shima to sweep him here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Murphy dominated that round.
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.
Shima throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Shima has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shima there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shima scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murphy doesn't seem bothered though.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shima.
Shima pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murphy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Shima throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy tries to counter with a takedown but Shima is quick to defend against it.
Shima misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Shima misses its intended target.
Shima's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murphy under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shima's waist but Shima gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Murphy off to one side.
Shima swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murphy moves out of range as Shima strikes.
Murphy attempts a counter takedown but Shima avoids it well and moves away.
Shima just misses with a punch to the body.
Shima takes one to the side of the head.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shima sprawls and moves away.
Murphy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Murphy working the ground and pound from side control.
Shima tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Murphy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Murphy working the head with strikes.
Murphy looks up at the clock and then as Shima takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Murphy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Murphy laying and praying for a moment but Shima takes advantage and regains half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shima tries to get to full guard but Murphy has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shima is still trying to improve position.
Shima moves into full guard.
Murphy lands a couple of elbows.
Shima wants to sweep here but Murphy controlling him for the moment.
Shima working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Murphy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Murphy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shima keeping moving, preventing Murphy from controlling successfully.
Shima working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Murphy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Murphy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Murphy won't allow Shima to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shima is keeping the position for now.
Murphy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Murphy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shima keeping full guard, as Murphy tries to pass.
Shima bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Murphy's guard.
Murphy wants to sweep here but Shima controlling him for the moment.
Murphy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shima controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shima preventing the sweep.
Shima trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to sweep but no luck.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Shima from controlling successfully.
Murphy has his hands on Shima's head, controlling the position.
Shima looking to pass the guard.
Murphy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shima looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murphy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shima sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hero Shima 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Murphy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big left from Shima misses.
Murphy tries to move into range but Shima moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shima takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Murphy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shima sprawls and moves away.
Shima throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Shima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Murphy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Murphy.
Shima misses the jab.
Shima scores with a nice right hand.
Shima walks into a left hand.
Murphy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shima.
Shima looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Murphy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shima sprawls and moves away.
Shima throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy fails to land the takedown.
Shima let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shima.
Murphy tries to counter with a takedown but Shima is quick to defend against it.
Shima jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Murphy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shima pinned against the cage. Shima gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shima drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hero Shima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy jabs at Shima's body.
Shima throws a right hand that misses
and Murphy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Murphy working over Shima with some ground and pound. Shima looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Murphy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shima looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shima looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Murphy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shima with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shima is trying to control but can't.
Murphy winds up and cracks Shima with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Murphy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Murphy is nestled in close to Shima, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy trying to control from half guard but Shima is working away.
Shima wants to improve his position but Murphy is controlling well.
Murphy is nestled in close to Shima, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shima looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shima makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Shima.
Shima tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Shima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shima looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Murphy has picked Shima up and slammed him! Shima can't keep hold of the triangle and Murphy manages to pass to side control!
Shima tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Murphy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Murphy!
During a confident post fight interview, Patrick Murphy 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Yip Man Iii (ranked 751 p4p, 1020 weight class) and Repus Revorg (ranked 88 p4p, 127 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yip Man Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Repus Revorg!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man Iii has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Revorg finds it's way round the side to connect with Man Iii's head.
Man Iii takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Revorg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man Iii moves away.
A jab from Revorg misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Man Iii misses the target.
Revorg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Revorg misses.
Revorg misses with a hook
and Man Iii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Repus Revorg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Revorg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Revorg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Revorg looks to land a left hand but Man Iii moved out of range nicely.
Man Iii quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Revorg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Man Iii scores with a jab.
Man Iii throws the kick towards the body but Revorg avoids it.
Revorg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Man Iii counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man Iii explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Man Iii connects with a right hand. Revorg shakes it off.
Man Iii works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Man Iii has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Elite MMA Training in the buildup to the fight.
Revorg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Revorg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revorg stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Revorg avoids the body shot from Man Iii.
Revorg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Revorg scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Man Iii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Revorg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Man Iii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man Iii throwing a counter right hand but Revorg manages to avoid it.
Revorg swings for the body but Man Iii moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Man Iii misses the target.
Revorg just misses with a punch to the body.
Man Iii throws a half hearted mid kick.
Man Iii takes the fight into the clinch.
Man Iii pressing his opponent against the cage.
Man Iii wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revorg blocks a body shot from Man Iii.
Man Iii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Man Iii is stalling here.
Revorg tries to throw a body punch but Man Iii avoids it by throwing Revorg back against the cage.
Man Iii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Man Iii throws a punch but it's blocked by Revorg.
Revorg misses with some punches.
Man Iii has a couple of punches blocked by Revorg.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Revorg.
Man Iii lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Revorg or not.
Man Iii has a couple of punches blocked by Revorg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Revorg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Revorg manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Man Iii has a couple of punches blocked by Revorg.
Revorg working aggressively here.
Man Iii struggles to land a body shot inside as Revorg controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Man Iii misses with some punches.
Revorg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man Iii blocks an uppercut.
Revorg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man Iii blocks an uppercut.
Man Iii swings wildly with an uppercut but Revorg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Revorg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Revorg takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Man Iii on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Man Iii scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Man Iii.
Man Iii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Revorg looking for a takedown.
Revorg has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Man Iii seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Revorg can turn it around.
Revorg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Revorg misses with a punch to the body.
Revorg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man Iii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Revorg's elbow.
Man Iii misses with a body punch.
Revorg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Man Iii backwards.
Revorg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Revorg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Man Iii.
Revorg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man Iii digs a right hand underneath Revorg's ribcage. Revorg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Man Iii misses with some punches.
Revorg lands a shot to the body.
Revorg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man Iii's elbow.
Man Iii lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Revorg.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Man Iii.
A left hand lands to the body for Man Iii.
Man Iii scores with a nice hook to the head.
Revorg has Man Iii pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Man Iii manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Man Iii misses with a body punch.
Revorg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Revorg can't find room to land a body shot as Man Iii controls the action.
Man Iii blocking some punches.
Man Iii is pressed up against the cage. Revorg has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Man Iii down to the mat. Man Iii avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yip Man Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Repus Revorg.
Man Iii moves out of range of the body kick from Revorg.
Revorg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Revorg scores with a punch to the head.
Revorg blocks a jab.
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 Yip Man Iii will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Revorg keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Man Iii walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Man Iii is looking to land body kicks.
Revorg loads up on a big right hand but Man Iii slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Man Iii on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Revorg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Man Iii. Man Iii obviously looking to wear him down.
Revorg darts in and clinches Man Iii up against the cage.
Man Iii's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Man Iii works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Man Iii is working Revorg over against the cage.
Man Iii throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Revorgs head.
Yip Man Iii has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Revorg looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man Iii throws a punch but it's blocked by Revorg.
Man Iii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Revorg lands a left hand.
Man Iii tries to work over Revorg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man Iii.
Revorg throws a punch but it's blocked by Man Iii.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man Iii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Man Iii.
Man Iii lands a nice shot to the body.
Man Iii scores with a shoulder strike.
Man Iii prevents a takedown attempt there.
Man Iii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Revorg taking a breather.
Man Iii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Revorg throws a right hand that misses
letting Man Iii counter with a right hand.
Man Iii misses with a hook. Revorg ducked under it nicely.
Revorg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Revorg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Man Iii.
Revorg throws a body shot but no joy.
Revorg tries to clinch there but Man Iii circles away.
Man Iii is looking to counter punch.
Man Iii throws a looping overhand right but Revorg ducks down to avoid it.
Revorg bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Man Iii misses with a hook.
Revorg doesn't manage to clinch there - Man Iii circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revorg forces Man Iii back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Revorg.
Man Iii misses with a body punch.
Man Iii can't find room to land a body shot as Revorg controls the action.
Man Iii content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Man Iii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Revorg misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Man Iii.
A nice left hand lands by Man Iii.
Revorg misses with a punch to the body.
Revorg working aggressively here.
Revorg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Revorg tries a body shot but Man Iii blocks it.
Man Iii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man Iii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Revorg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man Iii lands with a right to the head.
Revorg has a couple of punches blocked by Man Iii.
Come on Man Iii - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Man Iii prevents a body shot from Revorg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Man Iii.
Revorg goes for a takedown attempt but Man Iii pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Yip Man Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Repus Revorg.
Revorg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man Iii was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Revorg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Revorg moves out of range of the body kick from Man Iii.
Revorg throws a good cross that connects.
Man Iii throws a body shot but no joy.
Revorg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Man Iii.
Man Iii looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Man Iii throws an overhand right that lands on Revorg's shoulder, as Revorg tries to avoid the shot.
Repus Revorg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Revorg takes one to the chin there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Man Iii - that will leave a mark!
Man Iii attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Revorg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Man Iii checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A nice leg kick from Man Iii, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revorg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Revorg misses with a shot to the body
and Man Iii counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Revorg misses with a hook.
Revorg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man Iii is looking to counter with a body kick.
Revorg just misses with a punch to the body.
Revorg fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man Iii. Revorg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man Iii pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Revorg lands a nice shot that snaps Man Iii's head back.
Revorg takes a swing at Man Iii's ribcage but misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Revorg as he connects with a hook.
Man Iii with a jab.
Man Iii misses with an uppercut. Revorg saw that one coming.
Man Iii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Revorg connects with a body shot that sends Man Iii's belly button to the back.
Revorg has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yip Man Iii will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Revorg digs a good hook to Man Iii's body.
Revorg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man Iii.
Man Iii swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Revorg stuns Man Iii with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Man Iii scores with a leg kick.
Man Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Revorg moves forwards but Man Iii connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Revorg rushes Man Iii and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Man Iii.
Revorg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Revorg.
Man Iii tries to throw a body punch but Revorg avoids it by throwing Man Iii back against the cage.
Revorg prevents a body shot from Man Iii.
A right handed body shot lands from Revorg.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Man Iii creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice 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!
A head punch on the inside from Revorg fails to land.
Man Iii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man Iii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Iii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man Iii lands an uppercut.
Revorg throws a punch but it's blocked by Man Iii.
Revorg tries to throw a body punch but Man Iii avoids it by throwing Revorg back against the cage.
Revorg wants to take the fight to the mat but Man Iii manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Man Iii swings wildly with an uppercut but Revorg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man Iii lands a shoulder strike.
Man Iii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man Iii misses with some punches.
Revorg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man Iii lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Man Iii scores with a shot to the side of Revorg's head.
Revorg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Man Iii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Revorg misses with some punches.
Revorg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Revorg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man Iii works on Revorg's body with a couple of short punches.
Man Iii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Revorg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Man Iii.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Revorg throws a punch but it's blocked by Man Iii.
Revorg is working for takedown but Man Iii is calmly controlling the position for now.
Revorg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Revorg tries to break the clinch but Man Iii is controlling the position.
Revorg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man Iii tries to work over Revorg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Revorg throws a head punch that misses.
Man Iii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Revorg blocks a body shot from Man Iii.
Man Iii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Revorg as the two fighters clinch.
Man Iii tries to work over Revorg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Revorg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man Iii lands a body shot.
Man Iii pushes Revorg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Repus Revorg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Man Iii.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Revorg as Man Iii tries to tie him up.
Revorg misses with a body punch.
Man Iii lands a body punch.
Revorg tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Man Iii smiles and moves away.
Yip Man Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Repus Revorg.
Revorg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man Iii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Revorg misses with a hook.
Man Iii moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yip Man Iii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Revorg is looking to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Man Iii.
Man Iii lands a slapping body shot.
Revorg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Revorg misses the jab.
Revorg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Man Iii stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Man Iii on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Man Iii finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Revorg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man Iii just misses with a punch to the body.
Man Iii throws out a powerful jab.
Revorg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Revorg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man Iii looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Man Iii connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Revorg momentarily.
Revorg uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Man Iii has time to react.
Revorg throws a low kick, looking for Man Iii's leg but Man Iii calmly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Revorg. Man Iii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man Iii connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Revorg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Revorg throws a looping overhand right but Man Iii ducks down to avoid it.
Revorg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Man Iii staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yip Man Iii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Man Iii 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yip Man Iii!
After winning the bout, Yip Man Iii 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 401 p4p, 555 weight class) and Eemeli Lampi (ranked 66 p4p, 86 weight class). Doe comes into the arena with Clap For The Killers blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Doe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eemeli Lampi!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Hemmingworth and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lampi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doe.
Doe scores with a hook.
Lampi misses with a hook. Doe ducked under it nicely.
Doe throws a nice looking combination but Lampi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lampi keeps the fight on the outside.
Lampi throws a lazy right hand but Doe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lampi.
Lampi throws out a loose jab but Doe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lampi connects with a nice looking jab.
Doe scores with a nice right hand.
Lampi just misses with a punch to the body.
Lampi connects with a body shot that sends Doe's belly button to the back.
Lampi throws a hook but Doe blocks it.
Lampi lands with a straight right. Doe didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lampi moves out of range of the strikes.
Doe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lampi.
Doe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Doe cracks Lampi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Doe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lampi throws out the jab.
Doe throws a hook but Lampi avoids it easily.
Doe throws out a loose jab but Lampi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe breaks the clinch.
Doe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Doe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like John Doe has been cut.
Doe scores with a decent looking hook.
Lampi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Doe with the inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Lampi - just one landing.
Lampi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doe.
Nice body kick from Doe.
Lampi looks to throw the jab but Doe is out of range.
Doe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lampi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lampi throws an overhand right that lands on Doe's shoulder, as Doe tries to avoid the shot.
Doe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Doe tests Lampi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lampi throws a hook but Doe blocks it.
Lampi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Doe counters with a nice leg kick.
Doe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lampi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lampi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lampi scores with a hook.
Lampi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Doe there.
Lampi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A jab from Doe finds it's way through Lampi's defenses.
Doe lands a nice looking body shot.
Lampi throws a lazy right hand but Doe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lampi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Lampi backs away, Doe returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Doe lands a right hook to the body.
Lampi misses the jab.
Lampi misses with a hook. Doe ducked under it nicely.
Doe with a nice calf kick.
Lampi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doe.
A solid body kick from Doe.
Doe is looking to slow Lampi down with leg kicks.
Doe scores with a shot to the body.
Lampi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lampi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doe manages to avoid it.
Lampi misses with a low kick as Doe jumps back.
It looked like Doe was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lampi.
Lampi tries to keep at a distance but Doe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Doe tries a body shot but Lampi blocks it.
Lampi breaks from the clinch.
Lampi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lampi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lampi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lampi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A swing and a miss from Lampi.
Doe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doe throws a looping overhand right but Lampi ducks down to avoid it.
Doe scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lampi throws a big shot that misses.
Doe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lampi.
Doe swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Doe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John Doe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lampi.
Lampi avoids the body shot from Doe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lampi throws out the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lampi throws a lazy uppercut
and Doe counters with a thumping low kick.
Doe scores with a hook.
Lampi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A slow jab from Doe misses its intended target.
Doe scoring well with a low kick there.
Doe throws a leg kick which misses Lampi's front leg but catches the back leg as Lampi tries to avoid it.
Doe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Doe feints and then cracks Lampi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lampi down.
Lampi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doe moves away.
Lampi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lampi checks a leg kick.
Lampi throws out a counter right but Doe avoids it with no problem.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doe throws a push kick but Lampi slaps the foot to one side.
It seemed like Lampi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doe throws a one two combo.
Lampi throws a lazy right hand but Doe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doe clinches with his opponent.
Lampi lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Doe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Doe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lampi misses with a hook.
Doe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lampi can do to turn this around?
Doe connects with a body shot.
Doe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lampi looks to land a right hand but Doe moved out of range.
As Lampi looks to move away, Doe throws a big counter combo but Lampi just gets out of the way.
Lampi looks to score with a jab to the body but Doe is just out of range.
Lampi misses with a wild body shot.
Doe slips a straight right by Lampi.
Doe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Doe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doe slips a straight right by Lampi.
Good standup being displayed there by Doe as he connects with a hook.
A big right from Lampi misses.
Lampi throws out a loose jab but Doe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lampi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lampi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doe.
Doe is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lampi throws out a loose jab but Doe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lampi to score with a decent uppercut.
Doe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lampi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lampi there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Doe closes the distance and clinches.
Lampi blocks a body shot from Doe.
Doe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lampi's elbow.
Doe blocking some punches.
Doe blocks an uppercut.
Lampi is looking to break free of the clinch but Doe has double underhooks.
Doe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lampi blocking some punches.
Doe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Doe lands a right hand.
Doe presses Lampi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Doe manages to break the clinch.
Doe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lampi at a distance.
Lampi is breathing heavily.
Lampi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lampi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lampi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lampi there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Lampi.
Doe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lampi. Lampi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lampi misses.
Doe jabs at Lampi's body.
Doe slips under a jab from Lampi.
Doe moves into the clinch.
Lampi throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Doe.
Doe breaks the clinch.
Crunch! Doe slams his shin into Lampi's torso.
Lampi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doe is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Doe.
Doe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Doe.
A telegraphed right hand from Lampi misses the target.
Lampi throws a hook to the side of Doe's head but Doe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Doe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lampi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Doe moves into the clinch.
Lampi breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lampi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lampi throws an off balance right hand
and Lampi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doe clinches.
Lampi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Doe.
Doe breaks from the clinch.
Lampi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Doe lands a nice looking body kick.
Doe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lampi was well out of range. Poor timing from Doe.
Lampi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice shot by Doe.
Doe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Doe scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lampi digs a good body shot into Doe's ribs.
Doe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lampi misses the jab.
Doe lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Doe tries to clinch there but Lampi circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Lampi misses.
Doe lands a nice hook to Lampi's body. Lampi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lampi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Doe with the inside leg kick.
Lampi misses the jab.
Doe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Doe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doe throws a leg kick which misses Lampi's front leg but catches the back leg as Lampi tries to avoid it.
Doe scores with a one two! Lampi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Doe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Doe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lampi lands with a straight right. Doe didn't see that one coming.
Doe ducks under a wild hook from Lampi.
Doe connects with an inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lampi at a distance.
Doe sizes up Lampi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Doe.
Doe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Doe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Doe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lampi throws a jab when Doe was well out of range.
Doe dips to his left and cracks Lampi with an uppercut!
Doe lands with a kick to the ribs.
Doe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A low kick lands for Doe.
Lampi throws a body shot but no joy.
Doe thuds his right hand into Lampi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lampi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Doe slips a jab from Lampi.
Lampi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Doe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Doe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Doe slips a straight right by Lampi.
Lampi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lampi looks to land a right hand but Doe moved out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doe. That's going to slow Lampi down.
Doe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lampi.
Doe scores with a leg kick.
You can see that Lampi has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Doe is looking to clinch.
Lampi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Doe with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lampi misses the body punch
and Doe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lampi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doe.
Lampi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doe misses with a few strikes there.
Doe works Lampi's body with a nice hook.
Jab, jab by Lampi - just one landing.
Doe lands with a straight right. Lampi didn't see that one coming.
Doe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lampi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Doe scores with a push kick.
Lampi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doe scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Doe ducks under a wild hook from Lampi.
Lampi takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe lands a nice shot to the body.
Lampi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Doe thuds a left hand into Lampi's body.
Doe defending well as Lampi loads up on a big left hand.
Lampi throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Doe to counter with a crisp jab.
Doe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Doe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Doe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lampis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Doe doesn't manage to clinch there - Lampi circles away.
Doe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice cross by Doe.
Lampi is rocked!
Doe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lampi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lampi looks to score with a jab to the body but Doe is just out of range.
Doe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Doe throws a lazy uppercut
and Lampi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lampi missing with a left hand there. Doe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doe appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doe lands a nice looking body kick.
Doe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lampi.
A shot to the liver by Doe. Beautiful body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Doe!
A left lands for Doe.
Lampi lands a nice looking body shot.
Lampi ducks under a wild hook from Doe.
Lampi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Doe misses its intended target.
Lampi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Doe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lampi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lampi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doe.
Lampi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lampi throws a shot from downtown. Doe moves away and avoids it.
Doe swings for the body but Lampi moves out of range.
Lampi scores with a hook to the body. Doe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Doe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lampi.
Lampi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
John Doe is winning the standup battle so far.
Lampi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Lampi misses its intended target.
Lampi misses the jab.
Doe throws a series of punches but Lampi avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Lampi misses.
Lampi swats away the attempt to clinch by Doe.
Doe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doe moves out of range as Lampi strikes.
Doe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lampi. That did some damage!
Doe misses with a body kick.
Lampi just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Doe clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on John Doe'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.
Doe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Doe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lampi throws a hook but Doe avoids it easily.
Lampi jabs at Doe's body.
Lampi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lampi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Doe looks to land a combination. Lampi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Danga de danga de dang - Doe scores with a four punch combination!
Lampi throws a hook but Doe blocks it.
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!
Doe tries to work over Lampi's front leg with a kick but Lampi checks it.
Doe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lampi. That did some damage!
Doe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lampi moves away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Doe!
Lampi throws the left hand but Doe avoids the punch easily.
Lampi just misses with a punch to the body.
Lampi throws a hook but Doe avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Doe. Those never looked like landing.
Eemeli Lampi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lampi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doe.
Doe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Doe lands a two punch combo.
Lampi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doe is looking to counter punch.
Doe throws a chopping leg kick but Lampi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lampi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Doe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lampi walks into a left hand.
Doe forces Lampi back against the cage and clinches.
Doe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lampi throws a big shot that misses.
Lampi throws a big shot that misses.
Lampi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lampi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doe throws a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Doe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lampi throws a body shot but no joy.
Doe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lampi.
Lampi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lampi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lampi misses the shot to the body.
Lampi throws a body punch but Doe moves out of range.
Lampi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Doe.
Doe misses with a double jab.
Lampi throws a hook to the side of Doe's head but Doe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lampi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Doe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lampi throws out the jab.
Doe scores with a leg kick.
Doe connects with a body shot that sends Lampi's belly button to the back.
Doe takes one to the chin there.
Lampi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lampi misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe thumps Lampi with a low kick.
Doe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lampi throws a body shot but no joy.
Doe throwing a counter right hand but Lampi manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Lampi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lampi misses with a hook.
Doe throws a quick counter kick to the body but Lampi avoids it.
Doe slips a straight right by Lampi.
A little feinted left hand from Doe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Danga de danga de dang - Doe scores with a four punch combination!
Lampi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lampi misses with an uppercut
and Doe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lampi's knee momentarily.
Lampi is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Doe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Doe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lampi. That did some damage!
Doe is looking to slow Lampi down with leg kicks.
Lampi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lampi looks to land a left hand but Doe moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lampi lands a glancing blow to the side of Doe's head.
Lampi misses with a hook. Doe ducked under it nicely.
Lampi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doe.
Lampi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lampi connects with a jab.
Doe is rocked!
Donk. Doe catches Lampi right on the button with a cross.
Oh Doe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice shot lands for Doe.
Doe seems to have got his legs back now.
Lampi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Doe cracks Lampi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Doe ducks under a wild hook from Lampi.
A chopping leg kick lands by Doe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Doe.
Doe digs a good body shot into Lampi's ribs.
Lampi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Doe had his way with Eemeli Lampi in that round.
The cut man is working on John Doe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A slapping body kick lands there for Doe.
Lampi lands a nice shot that snaps Doe's head back.
Doe lands a nice shot to the body.
Lampi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doe lands a front kick.
Lampi misses with a straight right.
Lampi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A chopping leg kick lands by Doe.
Doe lands with a shot to the body.
Lampi throws a poor cross that misses
and Doe counters with an outside leg kick.
Lampi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Doe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lampi thows a left - swing and a miss!
That kick from Doe tenderised Lampi's leg. Lampi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lampi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Doe is looking to clinch.
Lampi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe moves out of range of the strikes.
Lampi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Doe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lampi misses the jab.
Doe throws a quick counter kick to the body but Lampi avoids it.
Doe connects with a body shot that sends Lampi's belly button to the back.
Doe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lampi.
Doe looks to land a body kick but Lampi moved away.
Lampi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lampi lands a jab.
Doe lands a nice looking body kick.
Lampi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doe.
Doe scores with a kick to the body.
Lampi is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Lampi misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doe digs a good hook to Lampi's body.
Doe is looking to slow Lampi down with leg kicks.
Doe looks to score with a jab to the body but Lampi is just out of range.
Doe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lampi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Doe throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lampi takes a swing at Doe's ribcage but misses.
Lampi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lampi takes one to the chin there.
Lampi misses with a straight left.
Lampi lands a nice shot to the body.
Lampi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doe moves away.
Lampi misses with a body shot.
Doe attempts a counter takedown but Lampi avoids it well and moves away.
Doe scores with a hook to the body. Lampi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe throws a front kick that sends Lampi stumbling back into the cage.
Doe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lampi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Doe throws out a powerful jab.
Doe ducks under a wild hook from Lampi.
Nice body kick from Doe.
Doe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Doe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Doe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lampi.
Doe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lampi.
Lampi misses with a lunging right hand
and Doe counters with a left and a right that stings Lampi.
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!
Lampi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doe.
Lampi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doe staying out of range there.
Doe lands with an uppercut that bounces Lampi off the cage and back into range.
Doe lands with an uppercut that bounces Lampi off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lampi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lampi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lampi looks to score with a jab to the body but Doe is just out of range.
Doe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lampi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doe.
Lampi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Doe.
Doe throws a shot to the body.
Doe throws a hook to the side of Lampi's head but Lampi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lampi avoids a kick to the body.
Doe throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lampi misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lampi looks to score with a jab to the body but Doe is just out of range.
Doe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Doe feints and then cracks Lampi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lampi down.
Lampi just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Doe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Doe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 50:45
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Doe!
John Doe retains his light heavyweight title!
John Doe seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Landon McGuire (ranked 324 p4p, 1116 weight class) and Wilfred Ainsworth (ranked 45 p4p, 159 weight class). McGuire comes into the arena with Godsmack - When Legends Rise blaring out of the sound system. Ainsworth is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fred Neil - Everybody's Talkin'. 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 Wilfred Ainsworth was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Landon McGuire!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilfred Ainsworth!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Topper Green and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Ainsworth finds it's way through McGuire's defenses.
McGuire bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ainsworth's head backwards.
McGuire shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ainsworth defends it nicely.
McGuire fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ainsworth on the side of the head.
McGuire lands a jab to the nose.
McGuire looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A good leg kick by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth misses with a wild body shot.
Ainsworth with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McGuire tries to clinch up.
McGuire connects with a crisp jab.
McGuire fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ainsworth scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ainsworth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGuire tries to clinch but Ainsworth moves out of range.
Ainsworth looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuire is just out of range.
McGuire tries for a takedown but Ainsworth sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McGuire dives in and scores a takedown into Ainsworth's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ainsworth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ainsworth managing to control the position.
Ainsworth wants to sweep here but McGuire controlling him for the moment.
Ainsworth working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ainsworth pulls McGuire in close to prevent any damage.
Ainsworth wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ainsworth has McGuire pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wilfred Ainsworth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ainsworth does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ainsworth throws a sloppy body shot
and McGuire counters with an inside leg kick.
Ainsworth takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses.
A leg kick checked by McGuire.
McGuire lands a body shot.
McGuire connects with a right hand. Ainsworth shakes it off.
Ainsworth misses with a double jab.
It appears McGuire was looking to counter with a kick there.
Landon McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ainsworth needs to keep his hands up - McGuire had a free shot at his head there.
Ainsworth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuire.
Ainsworth feints and then cracks McGuire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGuire down.
Ainsworth throws a body kick that misses.
McGuire is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McGuire swings for the body but Ainsworth moves out of range.
Ainsworth wants to slow McGuire down by chopping away at his legs.
McGuire jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ainsworth does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ainsworth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ainsworth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGuire.
McGuire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ainsworth needs to keep his hands up - McGuire had a free shot at his head there.
Ainsworth with the inside leg kick.
McGuire is looking to clinch but Ainsworth is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good work by McGuire as he checks the leg kick.
McGuire tries to clinch but Ainsworth moves out of range.
Ainsworth is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McGuire rather than just go for the knockout.
Ainsworth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ainsworth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuire.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Ainsworth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ainsworth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
Ainsworth looks to land a combination but McGuire avoids it well.
Ainsworth throws a nice outside leg kick.
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire walks into a straight right hand from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth swats away the attempt to clinch by McGuire.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ainsworth moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McGuire moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ainsworth tries to work over McGuire's front leg with a kick but McGuire checks it.
Ainsworth dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGuire. That did some damage!
McGuire throws a solid leg kick but Ainsworth takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McGuire.
McGuire moves out of range as Ainsworth throws a body kick.
McGuire motions for Ainsworth to come forward. McGuire throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ainsworth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuire has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ainsworth.
McGuire lands a head shot.
Ainsworth tries to score with a low kick but McGuire moves his leg out of the way.
McGuire looks to throw the jab but Ainsworth is out of range.
Ainsworth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McGuire checks the leg kick nicely there.
McGuire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ainsworth manages to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
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 Landon McGuire will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McGuire on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ainsworth. Ainsworth obviously looking to wear him down.
Ainsworth throws a one two combo.
McGuire checks a leg kick.
McGuire looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ainsworth thows a leg kick but McGuire checks it
and McGuire counters with a thumping low kick.
McGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuire connects with a body shot that sends Ainsworth's belly button to the back.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McGuire. Ainsworth shrugs it off though.
Ainsworth connects with a body shot that sends McGuire's belly button to the back.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ainsworth.
Ainsworth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuire.
Ainsworth connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ainsworth looks to throw the jab but McGuire is out of range.
Ainsworth takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ainsworth turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ainsworth misses with a leg kick.
McGuire seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ainsworth finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McGuire throws the kick towards the body but Ainsworth avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ainsworth throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ainsworth tries a low kick but McGuire avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from McGuire on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ainsworth. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ainsworth tries to work over McGuire's front leg with a kick but McGuire checks it.
McGuire throws a jab but it's blocked by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth swings for the body but McGuire moves out of range.
Ainsworth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from McGuire on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McGuire takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McGuire lands a body shot.
McGuire throws a head kick that half lands.
Ainsworth throws a low kick but McGuire avoids it.
McGuire looks to score with a jab to the body but Ainsworth is just out of range.
McGuire cracks Ainsworth with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ainsworth checks a leg kick.
Ainsworth misses with a leg kick.
McGuire lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McGuire misses with a hook. Ainsworth ducked under it nicely.
Ainsworth was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ainsworth. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ainsworth walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McGuire checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ainsworth fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGuire has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ainsworth takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McGuire lands with a thumping leg kick.
McGuire throws a body punch but Ainsworth moves out of range.
Ainsworth buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McGuire throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McGuire throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ainsworth blocks a low kick nicely.
McGuire walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ainsworth.
McGuire throws a leg kick
and Ainsworth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGuire is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ainsworth motions for McGuire to come forward. Ainsworth throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McGuire is out of range.
Ainsworth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuire digs a good hook to Ainsworth's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ainsworth.
McGuire lands the left hand.
McGuire misses with a series of wild punches.
Ainsworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGuire moves away.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ainsworth was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
McGuire throws a solid leg kick but Ainsworth takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McGuire.
Ainsworth throws a right and a left that McGuire avoids nicely.
Ainsworth fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGuire has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ainsworth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ainsworth lands a nice looking kick to the body. McGuire takes a step back to recover.
Wilfred Ainsworth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Ainsworth.
McGuire lands a jab.
Ainsworth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuire manages to avoid it.
McGuire keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McGuire feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ainsworths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McGuire misses with a hook. Ainsworth ducked under it nicely.
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!
Ainsworth misses with a body shot.
Ainsworth drops his hands momentarily and McGuire takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ainsworth pivots, looking for a leg kick but McGuire is out of range and Ainsworth settles back down.
Ainsworth thows a leg kick but McGuire checks it
and McGuire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGuire getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McGuire looks to score with a jab to the body but Ainsworth is just out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. McGuire darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ainsworth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ainsworth keeps McGuire at a distance using the push kick.
McGuire misses with a low kick.
McGuire is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth lands with a thumping leg kick.
McGuire misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ainsworth.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ainsworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGuire moves away.
Ainsworth misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wilfred Ainsworth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ainsworth moves out of range as McGuire strikes.
Ainsworth throws a leg kick but McGuire moved away.
Ainsworth throws a leg kick but McGuire sees it coming and moves out of range.
McGuire fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ainsworth looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ainsworth with the inside leg kick.
McGuire looks to score with a jab to the body but Ainsworth is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth scores with a leg kick.
Ainsworth takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McGuire tries to land a front kick but Ainsworth steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Ainsworth.
McGuire's corner calls for a 1-2. McGuire obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire throws a wild body kick that Ainsworth sees coming a mile off.
Ainsworth tries to score with a low kick but McGuire moves his leg out of the way.
Ainsworth pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ainsworth throws out a leg kick but McGuire moves out of range and Ainsworth only half commits.
McGuire smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McGuire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ainsworth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ainsworth tries to land a front kick but McGuire steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McGuire scores with a body shot.
McGuire takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McGuire lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ainsworth thumps McGuire with a low kick.
Ainsworth fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McGuire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ainsworth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGuire.
Ainsworth throws a series of punches but McGuire moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Ainsworth - just one landing.
McGuire connects with an inside leg kick.
Ainsworth throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ainsworth 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 McGuire has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McGuire and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McGuire connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ainsworth dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGuire. That did some damage!
McGuire tries to clinch but Ainsworth moves out of range.
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McGuire checks a leg kick.
Ainsworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGuire moves away.
Ainsworth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGuire.
Nice shot lands for McGuire.
Ainsworth throws a leg kick but McGuire checks it.
Nice defenses there by Ainsworth.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ainsworth! But no joy.
Ainsworth moves away from the strike by McGuire.
McGuire feints and then cracks Ainsworth's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ainsworth down.
McGuire takes a swing at Ainsworth's ribcage but misses.
Ainsworth is looking to slow McGuire down with leg kicks.
Ainsworth throws a body shot but no joy.
McGuire feints and then cracks Ainsworth's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ainsworth down.
McGuire darts in and clinches Ainsworth up against the cage.
McGuire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Ainsworth as the two fighters clinch.
Ainsworth throws a head punch that misses.
Ainsworth has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ainsworth is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth lands a left hand.
Ainsworth tries a body shot but McGuire blocks it.
McGuire blocks an uppercut.
McGuire misses with the head strike.
Ainsworth misses with a punch to the body.
Ainsworth stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ainsworth misses with a punch to the body.
Ainsworth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ainsworth lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGuire.
Ainsworth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ainsworth throws a leg kick
and McGuire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGuire blocks a head kick by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McGuire blocks a jab.
Ainsworth looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire moves into the clinch.
McGuire manages to break the clinch.
McGuire tries a head kick but it misses.
Ainsworth stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McGuire.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ainsworth throws a sloppy body shot
and McGuire counters by clinching up.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ainsworth throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuire.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ainsworth's elbow.
Ainsworth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ainsworth can't find room to land a body shot as McGuire controls the action.
Ainsworth lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ainsworth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Ainsworth controls his hands.
Ainsworth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McGuire lands with a right to the head.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Landon McGuire did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ainsworth throws a low kick, looking for McGuire's leg but McGuire calmly moves out of range.
McGuire lands a nice looking body kick.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
Ainsworth tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McGuire is able to avoid easily.
McGuire lands a nice hook to Ainsworth's body. Ainsworth takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A low kick lands for Ainsworth.
Ainsworth thumps McGuire with a low kick.
McGuire lands with a straight right. Ainsworth didn't see that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ainsworth.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Ainsworth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ainsworth appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McGuire throws a body shot but no joy.
Ainsworth flicks out a counter leg kick but McGuire steps away.
McGuire tries to land a leg kick but Ainsworth saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McGuire is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGuire connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McGuire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ainsworth fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McGuire checks it well.
McGuire lands a jab to Ainsworth's midsection.
McGuire lands with a shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ainsworth.
McGuire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McGuire looks to score with a jab to the body but Ainsworth is just out of range.
McGuire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGuire will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McGuire blocks a leg kick.
McGuire checks a leg kick nicely.
McGuire throws a shot to the body.
McGuire stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McGuire throws a quick inside leg kick.
McGuire takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire blocks the body kick.
McGuire scores with a jab to 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!
McGuire with a poor takedown
and Ainsworth counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McGuire takes a swing at Ainsworth's ribcage but misses.
Ainsworth throws a counter combo.
Ainsworth comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ainsworth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ainsworth.
McGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ainsworth misses with a wild body shot.
McGuire looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
McGuire comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ainsworth throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big right from Ainsworth misses.
McGuire throwing a counter right hand but Ainsworth manages to avoid it.
McGuire's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Ainsworth slips under a jab.
McGuire misses with a straight right.
Ainsworth scores with a leg kick.
McGuire takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Ainsworth, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ainsworth has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGuire.
Ainsworth lands with a thumping leg kick.
McGuire dips to his left and cracks Ainsworth with an uppercut!
McGuire tries to clinch but Ainsworth moves out of range.
Ainsworth connects with a leg kick.
Ainsworth lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ainsworth tries to land a front kick but McGuire steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McGuire paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ainsworth slips a jab and a cross from McGuire.
Nice body kick there by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGuire shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Ainsworth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ainsworth lands a leg kick that knocks McGuire off balance momentarily.
McGuire throws a series of punches but Ainsworth moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ainsworth throws a leg kick that misses.
Ainsworth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
McGuire on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McGuire throws a body punch but Ainsworth moves out of range.
Ainsworth throws a chopping leg kick but McGuire manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McGuire looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ainsworth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McGuire to score with a decent uppercut.
Ainsworth misses with a low kick.
McGuire went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
McGuire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McGuire darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ainsworth moves into full guard.
Ainsworth is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
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 Landon McGuire will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Ainsworth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
McGuire checks a leg kick.
Ainsworth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ainsworth takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses.
McGuire checks a low kick from Ainsworth.
McGuire checks a leg kick nicely.
Ainsworth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGuire throws out the jab.
McGuire takes a swing at Ainsworth's ribcage but misses.
McGuire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ainsworth misses with a body kick.
McGuire is looking to chop away at Ainsworth's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by McGuire.
Ainsworth throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
Ainsworth flicks out a counter leg kick but McGuire steps away.
Ainsworth throws a low kick but it's checked well by McGuire.
McGuire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ainsworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ainsworth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGuire.
Ainsworth scoring well with a low kick there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ainsworth!
McGuire takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McGuire tries to counter by clinching up but Ainsworth breaks away and moves out of range.
McGuire scores with a shot to the body.
McGuire tries to work over Ainsworth's front leg with a kick but Ainsworth checks it.
Ainsworth misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGuire shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ainsworth counters with a slapping leg kick.
McGuire fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ainsworth is out of range.
Ainsworth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McGuire is looking to score with low kicks.
Donk. McGuire catches Ainsworth right on the button with a cross.
Ainsworth tries to work over McGuire's front leg with a kick but McGuire checks it.
That kick from Ainsworth tenderised McGuire's leg. McGuire is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ainsworth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ainsworth misses with a low kick as McGuire jumps back.
McGuire takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ainsworth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ainsworth blocks a low kick nicely.
McGuire cracks Ainsworth with a good jab.
McGuire avoids a kick to the body.
McGuire stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth misses with a low kick.
Ainsworth staying out of range there.
A clash of legs there as McGuire blocks the low kick.
McGuire throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ainsworth stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ainsworth misses with a looping right.
McGuire shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ainsworth napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ainsworth tries to improve position but can't.
McGuire creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ainsworth is trying to control McGuire's posture but McGuire avoids it.
Ainsworth is trying to get back to half guard.
McGuire tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ainsworth wants to control but McGuire postures up.
Ainsworth is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ainsworth gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ainsworth keeping hold of McGuire's head, controlling as best he can.
Ainsworth gets full guard.
Ainsworth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ainsworth is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ainsworth is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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 Landon McGuire.
I think McGuire has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 49:46
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 49:46
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Landon McGuire!
Landon McGuire retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Landon McGuire, 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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