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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Durden (ranked 1410 p4p, 1313 weight class) and Thorvald Nansen (ranked 192 p4p, 172 weight class). Nansen has chosen Benny Jamz - Torden as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 29 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abraham Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorvald Nansen!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden throws a hook to the side of Nansen's head but Nansen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nansen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Durden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Durden checks a low kick from Nansen.
Durden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abraham Durden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durden missing with a left hand there. Nansen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Durden ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Durden throws a leg kick
and Nansen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good exchange - Durden coming out on top.
Nice shot by Durden.
Nansen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Nansen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nansen.
Durden lands with an overhand left.
Durden misses with a looping right.
Nansen misses with a straight right.
A jab from Durden misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Durden misses.
Nansen scores with a jab. Durden acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nansen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Durden throws the left hand but Nansen avoids the punch easily.
Durden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nansen moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Durden lands.
Nice defenses there by Nansen.
Nansen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nansen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.
Durden is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nansen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Durden.
Durden on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Durden connects with a looping right hand.
Nansen tests Durden's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Durden fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nansen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nansen lands a jab.
Nansen throws a body punch but Durden moves out of range.
Nansen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nansen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Durden. Durden obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nansen throws a chopping leg kick but Durden manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nansen throws a jab when Durden was well out of range.
Durden missing with a left hand there. Nansen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nansen checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden ducks under a wild hook from Nansen.
Nansen lands a head kick!
Nice body kick there by Durden.
Durden delivers a nice body kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nansen has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Durden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Durden 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 Nansen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nansen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Durden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nansen was well out of range. Poor timing from Durden.
Durden looks to score with a jab to the body but Nansen is just out of range.
Durden throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nansen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Durden.
Durden lands with a hook. Nansen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Durden scores with a jab to the body.
Durden throws a body kick that misses.
Nansen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durden.
Durden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Nansen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Durden connects with an inside leg kick.
Nansen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nansen misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nansen throws a big shot that misses.
Durden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Durden connects with a right hand. Nansen shakes it off.
Nansen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Durden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nansen manages to avoid it.
Nansen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Durden connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nansen scrambles back to his feet.
Nansen missing with a left hand there. Durden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Durden misses the jab.
Durden finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Durden is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nansen misses with a takedown attempt - Durden sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nansen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Durden manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Nansen won't allow Durden to get back to his feet.
Nansen trying to control but Durden is working from the bottom.
Durden has control of Nansen's left arm, preventing Nansen from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nansen looking to pass the guard.
Durden keeping moving, preventing Nansen from controlling successfully.
Durden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nansen pushes down on Durden's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Durden wants to get back to his feet.
Durden is refusing to be controlled, as Nansen sits in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Durden dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
That kick from Durden tenderised Nansen's leg. Nansen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Durden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nansen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nansen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Durden. That one must have hurt.
Durden takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nansen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Durden misses the jab.
Durden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nansen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Durden lands with a right hand.
Nansen dives in for a single leg takedown but Durden sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Durden misses with a wild body shot.
Abraham Durden is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durden throws a leg kick
and Nansen counters with a straight right hand.
Nansen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Durden slips under a jab from Nansen.
Durden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nansen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nansen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Durden misses with a shot to the body
and Nansen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nansen throws a leg kick which misses Durden's front leg but catches the back leg as Durden tries to avoid it.
Durden throws a leg kick which misses Nansen's front leg but catches the back leg as Nansen tries to avoid it.
Durden on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Durden stuns Nansen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nansen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Durden paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Durden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nansen can do to turn this around?
Nansen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Durden counters with a nice body shot.
Nansen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nansen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nansen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durden moves away.
Durden misses with a wild body shot.
Nansen ducks under a wild hook from Durden.
A nice leg kick lands there from Durden.
A nice leg kick lands there from Durden.
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!
Nansen connects with a leg kick.
Nansen tries to close the distance and clinch but Durden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Durden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nansen was well out of range. Poor timing from Durden.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden slips a straight right by Nansen.
Nansen swings for the body but Durden moves out of range.
Nice shot by Nansen.
Durden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nansen checks a low kick from Durden.
Nansen counters with a body kick.
Durden gets caught napping as Nansen dives in and scores a takedown. Durden manages to retain guard.
Nansen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Durden has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Durden is trying to keep Nansen in close.
Durden is controlling Nansen's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Durden preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nansen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nansen throwing strikes from guard but Durden blocks nicely.
Durden working a defensive guard here.
Nansen landing some decent shots from guard.
Durden pulls Nansen in to control the position.
Durden avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nansen postures up.
Durden uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Nansen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nansen looks to throw the jab but Durden is out of range.
Durden connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nansen momentarily.
Nansen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nansen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nansen tries to clinch up but Durden circles away and keeps his distance.
Durden moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Durden wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Durden gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nansen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nansen misses with an uppercut.
A low kick from Durden misses
and Nansen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nansen scores with a takedown into Durden's guard.
Durden is controlling Nansen's posture.
Nansen throws an elbow that misses. Durden uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nansen's guard. Nice move by Durden!
Nansen controls Durden momentarily but Durden frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thorvald Nansen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Durden throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nansen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Durden moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Durden connects with an inside leg kick.
Nansen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nansen shoots in looking for a takedown but Durden manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nansen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nansen scores with a punch to the head.
Nansen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nansen blocks the body kick.
Nansen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Durden jabs at Nansen's body.
Durden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Durden blocks a head kick by Nansen.
Nansen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durden works the jab nicely.
A nice leg kick from Durden, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nansen throws a body kick that misses
and Durden counters with a low kick, right behind Nansen 's knee.
Durden scores with a sloppy right hand. Nansen should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden throws a leg kick but Nansen checks it.
Durden tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nansen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nansen 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.
Nansen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nansen looking to pass the guard.
Durden manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Durden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Durden motions for Nansen to come forward. Durden throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nansen tries to bum rush Durden with a series of wild strikes but Durden uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A leg kick checked by Nansen.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Durden.
Durden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Durden moves out of range as Nansen strikes.
Durden works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy body kick from Durden
and Nansen counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good work by Nansen as he checks the leg kick.
Nansen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nansen swings for the body but Durden moves out of range.
Durden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nansen was well out of range. Poor timing from Durden.
Nansen is trying to counter with his kicks.
Nansen moves out of range as Durden strikes.
Durden throws a big shot that misses.
Nansen staying out of range there.
Nansen throws a sloppy head kick and Durden moves out of range easily.
Durden with the inside leg kick.
Nansen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Durden.
Nansen misses with a left hand
and Durden counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nansen walks into a stiff left hand from Durden.
Durden scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Durden attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nansen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Durden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Durden lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nansen at a distance.
Nansen loads up on a big right hand but Durden slips the punch.
Durden tries to score with a low kick but Nansen moves his leg out of the way.
Durden with a jab.
Nansen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Durden throws out the jab.
Nansen throws out a counter right but Durden avoids it with no problem.
Durden misses with a low kick.
Nansen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Durden to score with a decent uppercut.
Nansen tries a head kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Nansen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Durden throws a jab when Nansen was well out of range.
Durden throws a leg kick which misses Nansen's front leg but catches the back leg as Nansen tries to avoid it.
Durden connects with a single shot there.
Nansen tries to close the distance and clinch but Durden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Durden half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nansen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nansen has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nansen rushes Durden and presses him up against the cage.
Durden breaks from the clinch.
Nansen slips under a jab from Durden.
The fighters circling - Durden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nansen's corner calls for a 1-2. Nansen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A low kick from Durden misses
and Nansen counters with a stiff right hand.
Nansen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durden.
Nansen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Abraham Durden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nansen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nansen misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Durden.
Durden connects with a solid leg kick.
Durden defending well as Nansen loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nansen looks to land a body kick but Durden moved away.
Nansen slips a straight right by Durden.
Nansen misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abraham Durden showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Durden 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abraham Durden!
Abraham Durden seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Thorvald Nansen spoke after the fight, saying 'Hinga dinga durgen'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Krampus (ranked 734 p4p, 645 weight class) and Henrique Rosa (ranked 116 p4p, 102 weight class). Dexter Krampus could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Henrique Rosa's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Krampus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henrique Rosa!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krampus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rosa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rosa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Krampus's head backwards.
Krampus rushes Rosa and presses him up against the cage.
Rosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Krampus has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rosa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Rosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krampus blocks a body shot from Rosa.
Krampus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rosa gets through Krampus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short uppercut from Rosa.
Rosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Krampus controls his hands.
Rosa tries to throw a body punch but Krampus avoids it by throwing Rosa back against the cage.
Krampus is looking for a takedown.
Rosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Krampus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krampus has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rosa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Krampus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krampus wants to take the fight to the mat but Rosa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rosa scores with a shot to the side of Krampus's head.
Rosa lands a body punch.
Krampus is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Rosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rosa blocking some punches.
Rosa tries a body shot but Krampus blocks it.
Rosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Krampus.
Krampus drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Krampus has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rosa after a bit of a struggle.
A short right from Rosa.
Rosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rosa lands a body punch.
Rosa lands an uppercut.
Krampus tries for a takedown but Rosa manages to get underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rosa.
Rosa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Rosa.
Rosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rosa lands an uppercut.
Krampus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rosa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short uppercut from Rosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krampus gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rosa kicks Krampus off and gets back to his feet.
Rosa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good shot there by Rosa.
Krampus throws a sloppy head kick
and Rosa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Krampus's knee momentarily.
Rosa clobbers Krampus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
 It looks like Dexter Krampus has been cut.
A bone on bone clash there as Rosa blocks the leg kick.
Krampus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Krampus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Krampus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab from Rosa.
A jab from Rosa finds it's way through Krampus's defenses.
Rosa lands with a hook. Krampus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Krampus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Krampus scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rosa throws Krampus to one side and escapes!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Krampus crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rosa - the referee stops the clock and Krampus gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rosa. Krampus manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rosa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Krampus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosa lands the left hand.
Rosa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dexter Krampus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Rosa tenderised Krampus's leg. Krampus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Krampus fails with the takedown
and Rosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Rosa there.
Rosa cracks Krampus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rosa lands a lovely overhand right.
Krampus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krampus tries a low kick but Rosa avoids it.
Rosa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Krampus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab by Rosa.
Krampus wants to clinch up but Rosa keeps it at a distance.
Rosa tries a quick counter leg kick but Krampus is wise to it.
Krampus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rosa counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krampus throws a sloppy head kick and Rosa moves out of range easily.
Rosa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Krampus had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Krampus walks into a stiff left hand from Rosa.
Rosa throws a head kick that misses.
Krampus closes the distance and clinches up with Rosa, looking for a takedown. Krampus pushes Rosa against the cage but Rosa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Krampus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Krampus tries to close the distance and clinch but Rosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Krampus throws a nice looking combination but Rosa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rosa scores with a nice body kick.
Rosa scores with a nice right hand.
Nice cross by Rosa.
A slapping leg kick lands for Krampus.
Rosa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Krampus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Rosa.
Krampus takes one to the side of the head.
Krampus takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Krampus doesn't manage to clinch there - Rosa circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rosa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Krampus throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Rosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Rosa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Rosa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dexter Krampus's cut.
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.
Rosa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rosa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Krampus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rosa scores with a nice body kick.
Krampus throws a right hand that Rosa ducks under and follows up with a left that Rosa also avoids with ease.
Krampus forces Rosa back against the cage and clinches.
Rosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Krampus has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rosa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Henrique Rosa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rosa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Krampus or not.
Krampus goes for a takedown attempt but Rosa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jab from Rosa.
Krampus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krampus tries to clinch up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rosa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rosa has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rosa lands a head kick!
Rosa thuds a left hand into Krampus's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosa jabs Krampus right on the nose. Krampus blinks but takes it well.
Krampus looks to score with a jab to the body but Rosa is just out of range.
Rosa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Krampus with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rosa.
Krampus throws a nice head kick!
Rosa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Henrique Rosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Krampus tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rosa counters with a head kick. That will keep Krampus thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dexter Krampus's cut is getting worse.
Krampus tries a head kick but it misses.
Krampus throws a sloppy head kick and Rosa moves out of range easily.
Krampus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rosa can pounce on him.
Rosa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Krampus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Krampus.
Krampus tries for a takedown but Rosa circles away easily
and Rosa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Krampus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krampus tries to clinch up
and Rosa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosa lands with a hook. Krampus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rosa connects with an inside leg kick.
Krampus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Decent striking displayed by Rosa there.
Rosa lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Rosa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rosa.
Krampus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rosa lands a high kick!
 Krampus is rocked!
A head kick lands from Rosa that sends Krampus to the canvas. Krampus tries to scramble back to his feet but Rosa brings him back down into side control.
Oh Krampus is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dexter Krampus's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rosa decides to stand back up. Rosa steps back and let's Krampus get back to his feet.
Rosa drops Krampus with a big left hand! Krampus is injured, injured bad! Rosa jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henrique Rosa!
Henrique Rosa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Camble (ranked 852 p4p, 670 weight class) and Demetrius Jackson (ranked 119 p4p, 98 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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25
180
12 - 4 - 0 |
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28
170
15 - 8 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Camble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Demetrius Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camble throws a body shot but no joy.
Camble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Camble connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jackson's hands.
A telegraphed right hand from Camble misses the target.
Jackson unleashes a big counter combination but Camble bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jackson slips a straight right by Camble.
Despite the aggression on Jackson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Camble throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
We've been told by Camble's head coaches at Rollins Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Camble shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jackson eats them both and turns towards Camble to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jackson 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camble moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Camble takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Camble pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jackson is out of range and Camble settles back down.
Jackson throws a counter combo.
Mike Camble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camble throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson unleashes a big counter combination but Camble bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Camble throws a lazy uppercut
and Jackson counters with a three punch combo that has Camble backing up. Camble nods at Jackson to acknowledge the strikes.
Camble misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Camble throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Camble throws a poor cross that misses
and Jackson counters with a two punch combo.
Camble rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jackson counters with a three punch combo that has Camble backing up. Camble nods at Jackson to acknowledge the strikes.
Camble throws a poor cross that misses
and Jackson counters with a one-two 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!
Camble throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Camble misses with a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camble tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Camble misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson throws a counter combo.
Camble jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Camble jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Camble throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson unleashes a big counter combination but Camble bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Camble.
Jackson unleashes a big counter combination but Camble bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Camble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camble lands a jab-cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camble misses with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Camble.
Camble throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Jackson throws a counter combo.
Camble is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camble.
Camble throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Camble misses.
Jackson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Camble swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Camble lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camble throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Camble is in Jackson's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camble trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Camble landing with the ground and pound.
Camble postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson pushes Camble off and scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson avoids the body shot from Camble.
Camble shoots in and gets a takedown into Jackson's guard.
Camble advances position into side control!
Camble working the ground and pound but Jackson is defending the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Camble dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Camble throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camble misses the shot to the body.
Camble waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Camble jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Camble.
Camble misses with a shot to the body
and Jackson counters with a left and a right that stings Camble.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Camble throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch combination from Camble misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camble jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson is looking for the big counter here.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jackson enables Camble to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jackson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Jackson manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Camble escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Camble misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Demetrius Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Camble misses with a body shot.
Camble throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Jackson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Camble bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Camble looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Camble. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Camble is trying to work for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Camble.
Camble slows the pace down in half guard.
Camble seems to be working for a kimura but Jackson defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camble stops Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Camble is trying to work for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
Camble sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Camble scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Camble throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Camble works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camble won't let Jackson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jackson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound.
Camble looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Camble has taken his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Camble punishes Jackson with strikes from the back mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Camble dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Camble misses the jab.
Camble closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jackson quickly recovers to half guard.
Jackson wants to stand back up but Camble manages to pass into side control.
Camble wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jackson, who protects the arm well.
Camble wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camble is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jackson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Camble landing a few strikes.
Camble has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to escape but Camble is in control.
Camble throws a strike aimed at the side of Jackson's head but Jackson avoids it well.
Camble trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Camble throws a strike aimed at the side of Jackson's head but Jackson avoids it well.
Camble trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.
Camble has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Jackson!
Demetrius Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Camble postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jackson looks a forlorn figure.
Jackson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Camble unloading with bombs!
Jackson is not a happy chappy
he wants out of there.
Camble controlling from the full mount.
Camble is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Jackson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Jackson shrugs it off.
Jackson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Camble.
Camble pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to stand.
Camble looking to finish with strikes here!
Camble scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mike Camble is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Camble trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Camble pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Camble content just to control the position here.
Camble wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is squirming around, avoiding Camble's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Camble.
Camble content just to control the position here.
Camble landing strikes from the mount and Jackson is in trouble!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Camble blocks Jackson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
A nice elbow there by Camble.
Camble unloading with bombs!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Camble showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Camble, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Camble!
Mike Camble 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Tree Fortay (ranked 753 p4p, 505 weight class) and Jewel Diaz (ranked 89 p4p, 64 weight class). Fortay's entrance music is The Choice Is Yours. A fine choice. Diaz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Andre Nickatina, Drought Season. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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35
146
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32
154
21 - 11 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Tree Fortay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jewel Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fortay is trying to defend but Diaz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Diaz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Diaz prevents Fortay from improving his position.
Diaz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Diaz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Diaz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fortay with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Diaz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Diaz is keen to just control but Fortay is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fortay's coaches at Jed's Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Diaz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fortay's head.
Fortay actively working from the bottom here.
Fortay is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diaz pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz thows an elbow strike that misses. Fortay gets hold of full guard and has managed to get a loose guillotine attempt. Diaz doesn't seem too bothered but Fortay quickly shifts his position and has tightened the hold! Diaz is in big trouble now - he's going a funny colour - he's tapping out! Nice finish there! Diaz really should have spotted the danger earlier though... either incompetence or over-confidence has resulted in a big L on his record.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tree Fortay!
Our winner, Tree Fortay, 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.
Jewel Diaz spoke after the fight, saying 'See me at the dispensary. '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steven Christie (ranked 460 p4p, 437 weight class) and Snappy Whiplash (ranked 58 p4p, 53 weight class). Christie comes to the cage accompanied by Amityville. Whiplash is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rapt (TRZTN Remix) - Karen O. Steven Christie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145
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145
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Christie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Snappy Whiplash!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christie lands with a right hand.
We've been informed that Whiplash has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Christie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whiplash.
Christie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whiplash counters with a straight right hand.
Whiplash gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Christie blocks an uppercut.
Christie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Whiplash throws a punch but it's blocked by Christie.
Whiplash lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Whiplash misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whiplash fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Christie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Christie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christie prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whiplash goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whiplash.
Christie is trying to break free.
Whiplash misses with a hook from the clinch.
Christie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Whiplash has him pressed against the cage.
Whiplash is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Christie is defending well.
Christie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Whiplash working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Whiplash scores with a nice short uppercut.
Christie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Whiplash lands a left hand that snaps the head of Christie backwards.
Whiplash tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whiplash is trying to drag Christie to the mat but Christie just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Steven Christie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Snappy Whiplash.
Whiplash tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whiplash goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whiplash misses with some punches.
Christie blocks a body shot from Whiplash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Whiplash.
Whiplash presses Christie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Whiplash is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Whiplash has a couple of punches blocked by Christie.
Whiplash scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Whiplash misses with some punches.
Whiplash wants to take the fight to the mat but Christie manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Whiplash misses with some punches.
Christie wants to get back to striking at distance but Whiplash won't allow it.
Christie prevents a body shot from Whiplash.
Christie manages to break the clinch.
Whiplash shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whiplash throws a head kick that Christie semi-blocks.
Whiplash uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christie.
We've been told by Christie's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiplash moves out of range as Christie strikes.
Whiplash throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Whiplash throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Christie counter with a right hand.
Christie misses the jab.
A solid body kick from Whiplash.
Nice shot lands for Whiplash.
Christie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab from Whiplash.
Whiplash misses the jab.
Christie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Whiplash sprawls and moves away.
Christie throws a looping overhand right but Whiplash ducks down to avoid it.
Snappy Whiplash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whiplash jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Christie shoots in but no luck this time.
Whiplash throws a body shot but no joy.
Christie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whiplash sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Whiplash. Beautiful body shot.
Snappy Whiplash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christie lands a slapping body shot.
Whiplash throws a big shot that misses.
Whiplash pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Christie 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiplash avoids the head kick by Christie.
Christie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Whiplash counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Whiplash!
A looping hook to the body misses from Whiplash. Christie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christie appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Whiplash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christie.
Christie throws a hook but Whiplash avoids it easily.
Christie lands with a straight right. Whiplash didn't see that one coming.
Christie tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Christie throws a right hand that misses
and Whiplash counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whiplash throws a nice head kick!
Christie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Whiplash's head.
The fighters circling - Christie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christie moves out of range of the body kick.
Whiplash lands with a right hand.
Christie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Whiplash scores with a hook to the body. Christie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Whiplash lands a nice looking body shot.
Whiplash misses with a shot to the body
and Christie counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Snappy Whiplash dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A jab from Christie finds it's way through Whiplash's defenses.
Christie takes a kick to the side of the head.
Christie has his takedown stuffed
and Whiplash counters with a straight right hand.
Whiplash wants to clinch up but Christie keeps it at a distance.
Whiplash throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good shot there by Whiplash.
Whiplash lands an overhand right.
Whiplash throws a series of punches but Christie moves out of range.
Christie misses the shot to the body.
Whiplash throws a fast counter high kick but Christie manages to duck under it in time.
Christie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christie defending well as Whiplash loads up on a big left hand.
Christie tries to move into range but Whiplash moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Christie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whiplash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whiplash throws a head kick but Christie moves out of range.
Whiplash throws a nice outside leg kick.
Christie lands a jab to the nose.
Snappy Whiplash seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whiplash misses the shot to the body.
Christie 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christie checks a leg kick nicely.
Christie appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Whiplash moves away from the strike by Christie.
Christie throws a hook to the side of Whiplash's head but Whiplash sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whiplash throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Whiplash with a jab.
Whiplash tries a head kick but it misses.
Christie loads up on a big right hand but Whiplash slips the punch.
A big right from Christie misses.
Whiplash looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Christie throws the left hand but Whiplash avoids the punch easily.
Whiplash lands a jab.
Whiplash just misses with a punch to the body.
Christie attempts a counter takedown but Whiplash avoids it well and moves away.
Whiplash smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Whiplash throws a jab when Christie was well out of range.
Whiplash has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whiplash lands a nice leg kick that just misses Christie's sensitive parts.
Whiplash throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Christie's head.
Christie misses with a straight left.
Whiplash ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christie moves away.
Whiplash walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Christie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Whiplash defends well and Christie ends up having to push Whiplash into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Christie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Christie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Christie.
Christie breaks the clinch.
Christie shoots in looking for a takedown but Whiplash manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Christie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Christie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christie misses with a looping right.
Christie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Whiplash throws a shot from downtown. Christie moves away and avoids it.
Christie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Christie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Whiplash.
Whiplash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whiplash misses with a kick to the body.
Christie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whiplash moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christie misses with a wild body shot.
Whiplash lands a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Whiplash, as that shot connected.
Whiplash throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Christie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Whiplash.
Whiplash's corner calls for a 1-2. Whiplash obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Whiplash throws a head kick that Christie semi-blocks.
Christie walks forward, straight into a front kick from Whiplash.
Christie sizes up Whiplash with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Christie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Christie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A swing and a miss from Whiplash.
Christie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whiplash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whiplash ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christie moves away.
Whiplash moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Whiplash chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Christie needs to keep his hands up - Whiplash had a free shot at his head there.
Horrible takedown attempt by Christie or perhaps it was just good defense by Whiplash, which made it look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Whiplash.
A thudding body kick lands there by Whiplash!
Christie throws a jab when Whiplash was well out of range.
Whiplash lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Whiplash misses with an attempted mid kick.
Whiplash misses with a looping left.
Christie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Whiplash avoids the body shot from Christie.
Whiplash throws a good cross that connects.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Whiplash.
Christie throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whiplash scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Whiplash throws a hook but Christie blocks it.
Whiplash tests Christie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Christie misses with a looping left.
Whiplash lands a right hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Snappy Whiplash showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Christie misses with a straight right.
Christie looks to score with a jab to the body but Whiplash is just out of range.
Whiplash is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Christie with a body shot.
Whiplash lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Whiplash 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.
Whiplash slips a jab from Christie.
Whiplash bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Whiplash misses with an uppercut
and Christie counters with a stiff right hand.
Christie throws a lazy right hand but Whiplash sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Whiplash misses with a body shot.
Whiplash throws a right hand that misses
letting Christie counter with a right hand.
Nice jab there from Whiplash.
Whiplash ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Whiplash punishes Christie's body with a nice straight punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Whiplash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Christie crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Whiplash - the referee stops the clock and Christie gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Whiplash. Christie manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Christie slips a jab from Whiplash.
Whiplash lands the left hand.
Christie fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Whiplash to the ground. Christie is now in Whiplash's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiplash trying to control the position.
Christie tries to free his leg and advance position but Whiplash is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Christie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christie postures up.
Christie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Whiplash has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Christie has managed to get both his arms back between Whiplash's legs - danger averted.
Christie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Whiplash works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Whiplash looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Christie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Christie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Whiplash's head.
Christie working some strikes from top position.
Steven Christie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiplash looking to hit a scissor sweep but Christie is one step ahead there.
Whiplash avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Christie postures up.
Whiplash looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Christie throwing strikes but missing.
Whiplash manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Christie manages to get himself to full guard.
Whiplash showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Whiplash looking to sit in guard and control but Christie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiplash utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Christie distracts Whiplash with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Whiplash has momentary wrist control but Christie slips an elbow through the middle.
Whiplash working a defensive guard here.
Whiplash looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Whiplash wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Christie preventing the sweep.
Christie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Whiplash trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christie stops Whiplash from standing up.
Christie is working Whiplash over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Whiplash trying to keep a closed guard but Christie is proving a slippery customer.
Christie tries to free his leg and advance position but Whiplash is retaining full guard.
Whiplash is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Whiplash wants to sweep but no luck.
Christie connects with a couple of short punches.
Whiplash wants to sweep here but Christie controlling him for the moment.
Whiplash is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Christie is aware though and is defending well.
Whiplash takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Christie won't allow Whiplash to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Christie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Whiplash 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Snappy Whiplash!
Snappy Whiplash decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Steven Christie had this to say: 'Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm making a voodoo doll, thinking of you.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Milo Andrianakis (ranked 586 p4p, 755 weight class) and Santiago Costa (ranked 80 p4p, 111 weight class). Andrianakis comes to the cage accompanied by The Andy Milonakis Theme Song. Santiago Costa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Milo Andrianakis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santiago Costa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa moves in looking to clinch but Andrianakis pushes him off.
Andrianakis throws a hook to the side of Costa's head but Costa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andrianakis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Costa.
Costa shoots for a takedown but Andrianakis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Andrianakis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Costa has time to react.
Andrianakis misses with a looping right.
Costa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Andrianakis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Costa breaks from the clinch.
Costa tries to clinch
and Andrianakis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Costa has closed the distance and engaged Andrianakis in a clinch.
Costa blocks an elbow strike from Andrianakis.
Andrianakis blocks a body shot from Costa.
Andrianakis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Andrianakis as Costa tries to tie him up.
Costa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Andrianakis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Costa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Costa tries to clinch but Andrianakis is having none of it.
Milo Andrianakis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrianakis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Andrianakis throws a poor cross that misses
and Costa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Andrianakis thinking.
Costa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Costa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Costa avoids the body shot from Andrianakis.
Costa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Costa throws a body punch but Andrianakis moves out of range.
Andrianakis drops his hands momentarily and Costa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Andrianakis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Costa tries to clinch but Andrianakis moves away
and Andrianakis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andrianakis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Costa closes the distance and pushes Andrianakis back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrianakis lands with a right to the head.
Andrianakis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
 It looks like Santiago Costa has been cut.
I was talking to Andrianakis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Andrianakis breaks from the clinch.
Andrianakis connects with a body shot.
Andrianakis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Costa at a distance.
Andrianakis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrianakis slaps away a takedown attempt from Costa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Andrianakis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Costa tries to clinch up.
Andrianakis has managed to clinch.
Costa taking a breather.
Costa tries to work over Andrianakis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Andrianakis.
Costa looks winded!
Andrianakis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Andrianakis.
Costa tries to throw a body punch but Andrianakis avoids it by throwing Costa back against the cage.
Andrianakis blocks a body shot from Costa.
Andrianakis pushes Costa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Andrianakis lands a shoulder strike.
Costa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Andrianakis blocks an uppercut.
Costa tries to throw a body punch but Andrianakis avoids it by throwing Costa back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Andrianakis.
Andrianakis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Andrianakis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Andrianakis cracks Costa with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Costa looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away
can Andrianakis finish him?
 Costa is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrianakis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Costa is still on wobbly legs! Can Andrianakis finish him?
Andrianakis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Costa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Costa seems to have recovered his senses.
Andrianakis lands the left hand.
Andrianakis lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Costa up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Andrianakis from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Costa's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Milo Andrianakis!
An out of breath Milo Andrianakis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Serafim Lupei (ranked 344 p4p, 174 weight class) and Aonghus Mormaer (ranked 47 p4p, 25 weight class). Aonghus Mormaer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 21 - 2, fighting out of London, Serafim Lupei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aonghus Mormaer!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mormaer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lupei's head.
Lupei throws out a loose jab but Mormaer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lupei tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mormaer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lupei needs to keep his hands up - Mormaer had a free shot at his head there.
Lupei wants to clinch
and Mormaer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Serafim Lupei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mormaer connects with a nice looking jab.
Lupei connects with a body shot.
A combination from Lupei does no damage.
Lupei moves in looking to clinch but Mormaer pushes him off.
Lupei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mormaer.
Mormaer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mormaer 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.
Lupei connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mormaer. Mormaer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lupei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mormaer moves away.
Mormaer missing with a left hand there. Lupei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lupei tries to clinch but Mormaer moves out of range.
Lupei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lupei clinches up against the cage.
Mormaer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mormaer lands a right hand.
Mormaer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mormaer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lupei is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mormaer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lupei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mormaer.
Lupei stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mormaer jumps into guard, dragging Lupei to the mat.
Lupei pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mormaer is keeping the position for now.
Mormaer looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lupei stopping the sweep attempt from Mormaer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupei looking to sit in guard and control but Mormaer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lupei keeping moving, preventing Mormaer from controlling successfully.
Mormaer is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lupei is trying to keep Mormaer in close.
Mormaer controlling from the top position.
Mormaer slips nicely into half guard.
Lupei looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lupei looking for submissions off his back.
Mormaer wants to control but Lupei is keeping him busy.
Mormaer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lupei is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Mormaer is tapping! Great win for Lupei!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Serafim Lupei!
Serafim Lupei thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kollaa River (ranked 316 p4p, 468 weight class) and Alan Spence (ranked 44 p4p, 58 weight class). River kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is For Heavy Metal we will die!. Spence is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Were Coming. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kollaa River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Alan Spence !
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River throws an off balance right hand
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spence looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
River takes a jab right on the kisser.
Spence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
Spence looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've been hearing reports that River has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Crunch! Spence slams his shin into River's torso.
Spence takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spence lands with a cross.
It looks like Kollaa River has been cut.
Spence pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spence lands a leg kick that knocks River off balance momentarily.
A swing and a miss from River.
Spence throws a right and a left that River avoids nicely.
River shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does 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!
Spence checks a leg kick nicely.
Spence takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spence uses good head movement to avoid the hook from River.
River takes one to the side of the head.
Spence is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by River.
Spence doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
River blocks a head kick by Spence .
River just misses with a punch to the body.
Spence moves into the clinch.
River fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
River misses with a punch on the inside.
Spence throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rivers head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spence .
Spence throws a punch but it's blocked by River.
Spence pushes River back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
River has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spence 's elbow.
River blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spence working aggressively here.
River cracks Spence with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spence misses with a punch on the inside.
River is working Spence over against the cage.
River scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spence struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
River gets through Spence 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for River.
River breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
River throws out a powerful jab.
Spence has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from River.
Spence moves out of range as River strikes.
River throws a lazy right hand but Spence sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spence . That did some damage!
Spence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but River manages to avoid it.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Spence is just out of range.
Spence moves out of range of the body kick from River.
Spence looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by River.
Kollaa River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spence connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between River's hands.
A swing and a miss from River.
Spence swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spence misses with a jab, cross combination.
River throws a quick counter kick to the body but Spence avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for River.
Spence staying out of range there.
River misses the body punch
and Spence counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by River.
River pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spence throws an off balance right hand
and River connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
River fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spence is out of range.
Spence lands with a kick to the temple. River shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
River pulls out of a head kick attempt.
River scores with a hook to the body. Spence takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Spence throws an uppercut from half a mile away. River sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Spence .
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by River.
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 Kollaa River will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kollaa River's cut.
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.
Spence scores with a head kick.
River misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
River waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spence .
River shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kollaa River's cut is getting worse.
River looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Spence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spence misses with a looping right.
River looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
River steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spence .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River throws a low kick, looking for Spence 's leg but Spence calmly moves out of range.
Spence swings for the body but River moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Spence .
River throws a nice looking combination but Spence bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spence looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spence ducks right into an uppercut from River.
Spence misses with a body shot.
Spence takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
River misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spence ! But no joy.
Spence 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 swings for the body but Spence moves out of range.
River scoring well with a low kick there.
Spence lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
River connects with a leg kick.
River misses with a looping right.
River pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
River throws a sloppy body shot
and Spence counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence jabs River to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shot there by Spence .
River throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spence on the side of the head.
Spence throws a hook but River blocks it.
River walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spence checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Spence throws the kick towards the body but River avoids it.
River was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
River connects with a high kick.
Kollaa River is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for River.
Spence misses with a body shot.
River looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
River lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Spence looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Spence to counter with a crisp jab.
Spence tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. River manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spence lands a big head kick that sends River tumbling to the mat! Spence takes a step backwards and waves River back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Spence keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
River throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spence sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from River. Those never looked like landing.
Spence tries to clinch up.
Spence avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Spence 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good standup being displayed there by River as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River throws an overhand right that lands on Spence 's shoulder, as Spence tries to avoid the shot.
River clobbers Spence with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spence scores with a jab to the head.
Kollaa River's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from River.
River throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spence on the side of the head.
River has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spence finds it's way round the side to connect with River's head.
River throws a shot from downtown. Spence moves away and avoids it.
Spence moves out of range of the body kick.
Spence blocks a head kick by River.
River buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
River throws a leg kick which misses Spence 's front leg but catches the back leg as Spence tries to avoid it.
Spence blocks the body kick.
Spence looks like he wants to counter punch here.
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 Kollaa River will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kollaa River's cut.
That's time! River's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
River misses with a straight left.
Spence takes a swing at River's ribcage but misses.
River is looking to counter with a body kick.
Spence scores with a decent looking hook.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As River backs off Spence throws a huge counter combo but River manages to avoid it all.
Spence takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Spence misses with a wild body shot.
River throws the left hand but Spence avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Spence was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
River drops his hands momentarily and Spence takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
River connects with a crisp jab.
Spence uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from River.
Spence keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Spence .
It looked like River wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
River throws a head kick but Spence moves out of range.
River throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
River lands a head shot.
River misses the shot to the body.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spence defending well as River loads up on a big left hand.
River pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spence connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Spence misses with a looping right.
Spence clobbers River with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spence .
River moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
River tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spence looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A head kick by River misses
and Spence counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Spence swings widly with a right hand
and River 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!
Spence gets a clinch.
Spence misses with a knee to the head.
River is trying to break the clinch but Spence is controlling him.
Spence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spence will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning River up against the cage.
River's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spence blocks a head kick by River.
River pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spence .
River connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Spence momentarily.
River throws out a loose jab but Spence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spence is clearly trying to counter these attacks from River with a body shot.
River misses with a two punch combination.
River throws a leg kick that misses.
River tries to land a leg kick but Spence saw it coming and moves away.
It seemed like Spence was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Spence lands a big head kick that sends River tumbling to the mat! Spence takes a step backwards and waves River back to his feet - he wants the finish!
River is rocked!
Jeez, Kollaa River's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kollaa River's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alan Spence !
Our winner, Alan Spence , 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike McGuire (ranked 282 p4p, 199 weight class) and Shane Raffington (ranked 47 p4p, 34 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Jekyll And Hyde. Raffington has chosen Logan Lucky as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mike McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Raffington!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire missing with a left hand there. Raffington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Raffington releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McGuire scores with a crisp jab that stopped Raffington in his tracks.
Raffington looks to land a body kick but McGuire moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Raffington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raffington is trying to counter with his kicks.
McGuire connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Raffington takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McGuire connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Raffington 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.
McGuire thows a leg kick but Raffington checks it
and Raffington counters with an inside leg kick.
Raffington takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McGuire blocks the body kick.
McGuire scores with a hook.
Raffington throws a shot from downtown. McGuire moves away and avoids it.
Raffington shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - McGuire coming out on top.
Mike McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire scores with a jab to the body.
Raffington misses with a low kick.
As Raffington looks to move away, McGuire throws a big counter combo but Raffington just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raffington blocks a jab.
Jab, jab by McGuire - just one landing.
McGuire throws a leg kick that misses.
McGuire throws a nice outside leg kick.
Raffington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGuire.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
Raffington slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Mike McGuire has been cut.
Raffington slips under a jab from McGuire.
It seemed like Raffington was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Raffington misses with an uppercut. McGuire saw that one coming.
McGuire appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Raffington dips to his left and cracks McGuire with an uppercut!
A chopping leg kick lands by McGuire.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick lands for Raffington.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Raffington.
Raffington avoids a kick to the body.
McGuire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left and a right from McGuire both land. Nice combination.
McGuire looks to score with a jab to the body but Raffington is just out of range.
Raffington feints a counter leg kick.
McGuire throws a jab but it's blocked by Raffington.
McGuire swings for the body but Raffington moves out of range.
Raffington steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Nice jab there from Raffington.
McGuire thumps Raffington with a low kick.
McGuire throws a right hand that Raffington ducks under and follows up with a left that Raffington also avoids with ease.
McGuire blocks the body kick.
Raffington scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McGuire checks a low kick from Raffington.
McGuire throws a body kick that misses.
Raffington has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Raffington there as he acknowledges the shot.
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGuire scores with the left hand. Raffington knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McGuire tries a head kick but it misses.
McGuire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Raffington. That did some damage!
Raffington fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McGuire is out of range.
Donk. Raffington catches McGuire right on the button with a cross.
McGuire scores with a leg kick.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raffington was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
McGuire fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Raffington is out of range.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raffington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGuire is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McGuire attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Raffington swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McGuire attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That kick from McGuire tenderised Raffington's leg. Raffington is trying to keep his angry face on.
McGuire thuds a left hand into Raffington's body.
McGuire misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raffington tries to clinch but McGuire moves out of range.
Raffington misses with a shot to the body
and McGuire counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
McGuire misses with a jab to the body
and Raffington counters with a thumping low kick.
McGuire thumps Raffington with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire blocks a low kick nicely.
Raffington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuire manages to avoid it.
McGuire loads up on a big right hand but Raffington slips the punch.
McGuire throws a shot from downtown. Raffington moves away and avoids it.
Jab from McGuire.
McGuire 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.
Raffington moves out of range of the body kick from McGuire.
McGuire takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire digs a good body shot into Raffington's ribs.
McGuire's jab looks to have found its range, popping Raffington under the eye.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike McGuire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike McGuire's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McGuire misses the jab.
Raffington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGuire misses with a leg kick
and Raffington counters with a leg kick.
Raffington misses with a hook.
McGuire ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McGuire misses with a low kick.
Raffington throws a head kick that misses.
Raffington checks a leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Raffington might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, McGuire has got the better of the exchanges.
Raffington scoring well with a low kick there.
McGuire connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire thumps Raffington with a low kick.
McGuire motions for Raffington to come forward. McGuire throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Raffington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGuire throws out the jab.
McGuire misses with a looping right.
Raffington scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire swings away with a body shot that misses
and Raffington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick from McGuire lands but Raffington takes it in his stride.
Raffington takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McGuire misses with a series of wild punches.
Raffington is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A punch lands to the side of Raffington 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Raffington lands a nice looking body shot.
McGuire connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Raffington looks to throw the jab but McGuire is out of range.
Raffington scores with a jab 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!
Raffington dodges the punch combination from McGuire.
McGuire darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McGuire has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire moves out of range as Raffington throws a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from McGuire misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Raffington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raffington tries a quick counter leg kick but McGuire is wise to it.
Raffington throws a wild body kick that McGuire sees coming a mile off.
McGuire throws the left hand but Raffington avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from McGuire.
Raffington takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McGuire connects with a looping right hand.
McGuire wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McGuire misses with a double jab.
McGuire stuns Raffington with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Raffington takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raffington blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire dips to his left and cracks Raffington with an uppercut!
Raffington throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McGuire misses with a low kick.
McGuire tries a low kick but Raffington avoids it.
McGuire throws a right hand that Raffington ducks under and follows up with a left that Raffington also avoids with ease.
Raffington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGuire.
Raffington misses with an attempted mid kick.
McGuire tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Raffington is able to avoid easily.
McGuire throws an off balance right hand
and Raffington counters with an outside leg kick.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuire swings for the body but Raffington moves out of range.
McGuire sets himself, and Raffington steps forward looking for the clinch! McGuire avoids it this time.
McGuire misses with a lunging right hand
and Raffington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mike McGuire's cut is getting worse.
Nice jab there from Raffington.
Raffington throws a body kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from McGuire misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raffington.
Donk. McGuire catches Raffington right on the button with a cross.
McGuire walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Raffington checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Raffington swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from McGuire misses.
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Raffington.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raffington throws out a leg kick but McGuire moves out of range and Raffington only half commits.
Mike McGuire is winning the standup battle so far.
Raffington feints and then cracks McGuire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGuire down.
Raffington scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mike McGuire's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Raffington looks to land a right hand but McGuire moved out of range.
It looked like McGuire wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McGuire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McGuire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McGuire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raffington can do to turn this around?
Raffington with the inside leg kick.
Raffington throws a shot from downtown. McGuire moves away and avoids it.
McGuire misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike McGuire dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike McGuire's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McGuire lands a head kick. Raffington smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Raffington scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McGuire doesn't seem bothered though.
A lazy left from McGuire finds it's target.
Raffington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuire misses with an uppercut
and Raffington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raffington has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Raffington misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick from McGuire, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGuire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raffington.
A quick step to the side and McGuire tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raffington tries to land a front kick but McGuire steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Raffington keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Raffington to counter with a crisp jab.
Raffington scores with a body shot.
McGuire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raffington.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire throws a looping overhand right but Raffington ducks down to avoid it.
Raffington tries a quick counter leg kick but McGuire is wise to it.
McGuire finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Raffington on the side of the head.
Raffington lands a leg kick that knocks McGuire off balance momentarily.
McGuire takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McGuire misses with a hook
and Raffington counters with a right hand to the body.
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Raffington.
McGuire scores with a jab to the jaw.
McGuire throws a nice outside leg kick.
McGuire slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Raffington blocks the leg kick.
Raffington's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McGuire - that will leave a mark!
Raffington defending well as McGuire loads up on a big left hand.
Raffington cracks McGuire with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! McGuire looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away
can Raffington finish him?
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 swings widly with a right hand
and Raffington counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGuire misses with a straight left.
Shane Raffington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raffington lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McGuire takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Raffington lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McGuire loads up on a big right hand but Raffington slips the punch.
McGuire throws a low kick but it's checked well by Raffington.
McGuire sets himself, and Raffington steps forward looking for the clinch! McGuire avoids it this time.
Raffington misses with a body kick.
McGuire takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGuire takes a swing at Raffington's ribcage but misses.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire throws a body shot but no joy.
McGuire with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Raffington looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuire is just out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from McGuire misses its target.
A big right from McGuire misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raffington takes one to the chin there.
Raffington rushes McGuire and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from McGuire.
Raffington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuire blocks a body shot from Raffington.
Raffington pushes McGuire back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Raffington.
McGuire stalling in the clinch but Raffington improves position.
McGuire working aggressively here.
Raffington lands with a short shot to the head.
Jeez, Mike McGuire's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Raffington misses with a body punch.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raffington makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Raffington.
A shot in the inside from Raffington.
Raffington misses with a punch to the body.
Raffington lands a body shot.
Raffington lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raffington lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raffington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuire's elbow.
Raffington misses with a punch to the body.
Raffington misses with a punch to the body.
Raffington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raffington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuire's elbow.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuire lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Raffington or not.
McGuire is trying to maintain a safe position but Raffington gets an underhook and turns McGuire into the cage.
McGuire can't break the clinch.
McGuire misses with a punch on the inside.
Raffington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Raffington - that landed with a thud.
Raffington tries to throw a body punch but McGuire avoids it by throwing Raffington back against the cage.
Shane Raffington seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Raffington misses with a body punch.
Raffington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raffington lands with a left to the head.
McGuire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mike McGuire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice body punch from Raffington - that landed with a thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Raffington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike McGuire!
A very excited looking Mike McGuire made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joosep Lõhmus (ranked 4 p4p, 33 weight class) and Song Turillo (ranked 2 p4p, 6 weight class). Lõhmus comes to the cage accompanied by Amon Amarth - The Way of Vikings. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 44 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Joosep Lõhmus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Song Turillo!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turillo slips under a jab from Lõhmus.
Turillo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lõhmus throws a leg kick but Turillo moved away.
Turillo loads up on a big right hand but Lõhmus slips the punch.
Turillo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Turillo checks a low kick from Lõhmus.
Turillo scores with a spinning back kick!
Lõhmus tests Turillo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lõhmus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Turillo is out of range and Lõhmus settles back down.
And Turillo responds with a good body kick, but Lõhmus manages to step out the way in time.
Lõhmus misses the shot to the body.
Turillo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lõhmus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turillo. Turillo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lõhmus throws a body kick that misses.
Turillo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A slow jab from Lõhmus misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Turillo misses.
Turillo feints a jab promting Lõhmus to slip. Turillo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lõhmus slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lõhmus just misses with a punch to the body.
Turillo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lõhmus lands a jab to the head.
Lõhmus seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nice jab there from Lõhmus.
Turillo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A clash of legs there as Turillo blocks the low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turillo! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lõhmus blocks a low kick nicely.
Lõhmus lands with a straight right. Turillo didn't see that one coming.
Lõhmus catches Turillo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lõhmus misses with an uppercut. Turillo saw that one coming.
Turillo stuns Lõhmus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turillo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Turillo scores with a nice strike.
Nice uppercut there from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus looks to throw the jab but Turillo is out of range.
Turillo blocks a jab.
Turillo is looking for the big counter here.
Turillo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lõhmus.
Turillo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lõhmus connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Turillo scrambles back to his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Turillo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lõhmus avoids the body shot from Turillo.
Turillo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lõhmus blocks a leg kick.
Turillo slips under a jab.
Turillo flicks out a counter leg kick but Lõhmus steps away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Turillo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turillo throws a front kick aimed at Lõhmus's knee but Lõhmus avoids it well.
Turillo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lõhmus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turillo.
Lõhmus half committed to a counter leg kick.
Turillo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lõhmus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lõhmus misses with a lunging right hand
and Turillo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good work by Lõhmus as he checks the leg kick.
Lõhmus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Turillo's head backwards.
Turillo throws a nice looking combination but Lõhmus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lõhmus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turillo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lõhmus lands a right hook to the body.
Lõhmus scores with a jab to the body.
Turillo misses with an uppercut. Lõhmus saw that one coming.
It appears Lõhmus was looking to counter with a kick there.
Turillo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lõhmus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lõhmus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turillo has time to react.
Good exchange - Lõhmus coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Turillo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lõhmus doesn't seem phased though.
Lõhmus throws a chopping leg kick but Turillo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Turillo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Turillo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turillo lands a nice hook to Lõhmus's body. Lõhmus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lõhmus throws a leg kick
and Turillo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turillo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Turillo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lõhmus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Turillo throws a low kick but Lõhmus moves out of range easily.
Lõhmus scores with the left hand. Turillo knows he should have avoided that one.
Turillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lõhmus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Turillo. Turillo obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lõhmus.
Joosep Lõhmus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lõhmus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turillo misses with the combination.
Lõhmus misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turillo tries a head kick but it misses.
Turillo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lõhmus lands a really nice looking cross but Turillo seems unphased.
Turillo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lõhmus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turillo moves away.
Turillo misses with a body kick.
Lõhmus is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lõhmus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lõhmus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lõhmus with a jab.
Lõhmus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turillo.
Nice defenses there by Lõhmus.
Lõhmus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lõhmus thows a leg kick but Turillo checks it
letting Turillo counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turillo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Turillo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lõhmus's head.
Turillo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Turillo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lõhmus blocks a head kick by Turillo.
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 Joosep Lõhmus will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lõhmus wants to slow Turillo down by chopping away at his legs.
Turillo cracks Lõhmus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lõhmus avoids a kick to the body.
Lõhmus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Turillo throws the left hand but Lõhmus avoids the punch easily.
Lõhmus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lõhmus.
Turillo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice cross by Lõhmus.
Turillo misses with a low kick.
Turillo clobbers Lõhmus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lõhmus scores with a decent looking hook.
Lõhmus lands an overhand right.
Lõhmus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Turillo's head.
Lõhmus moves out of range as Turillo throws a body kick.
Turillo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lõhmus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Turillo checks it well.
Turillo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does 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!
Turillo is looking to land body kicks.
Turillo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lõhmus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turillo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lõhmus with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lõhmus scores with a decent looking hook.
Turillo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lõhmus.
Turillo slips under a jab from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus wants to land a leg kick but Turillo is out of range.
Turillo motions for Lõhmus to come forward. Turillo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Turillo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lõhmus scores with a head kick.
Turillo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lõhmus lands a jab.
Lõhmus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turillo.
Lõhmus throws a body punch but Turillo moves out of range.
A jab from Turillo finds it's way through Lõhmus's defenses.
Turillo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Turillo ducks right into an uppercut from Lõhmus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Turillo tenderised Lõhmus's leg. Lõhmus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lõhmus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turillo moves away.
Lõhmus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus misses with a right hand
and Turillo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lõhmus just misses with a punch to the body.
Lõhmus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lõhmus scores with a sloppy right hand. Turillo should have avoided that one.
Turillo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lõhmus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lõhmus ducks under a wild hook from Turillo.
Lõhmus is looking to counter punch.
Lõhmus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Joosep Lõhmus is winning the standup battle so far.
Lõhmus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Turillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Lõhmus is just out of range.
Lõhmus lands with a cross.
A big right from Lõhmus misses.
Lõhmus throws a hook but Turillo blocks it.
Turillo scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lõhmus.
Lõhmus scores with a sloppy right hand. Turillo should have avoided that one.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Turillo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lõhmus has got the better of the exchanges.
Turillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lõhmus.
Lõhmus moves away from the strike by Turillo.
Turillo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Turillo as he checks the leg kick.
Turillo misses with a kick to the body.
Lõhmus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turillo moves away.
Lõhmus scores with a body shot.
Lõhmus looks to score with a jab to the body but Turillo is just out of range.
Turillo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lõhmus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Turillo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lõhmus was well out of range. Poor timing from Turillo.
Lõhmus sizes up Turillo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lõhmus tries a low kick but Turillo avoids it.
Lõhmus checks the leg kick.
Lõhmus scoring well with a low kick there.
Turillo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lõhmus.
The fighters circling - Lõhmus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lõhmus throws a leg kick but Turillo checks it.
Turillo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Turillo misses with an uppercut. Lõhmus saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turillo throws a hook but Lõhmus avoids it easily.
Lõhmus throwing a counter right hand but Turillo manages to avoid it.
Lõhmus looks for the body kick but Turillo saw that one coming.
Lõhmus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big left from Lõhmus misses.
Turillo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lõhmus throws a shot from downtown. Turillo moves away and avoids it.
Turillo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lõhmus checks it well.
Turillo slips under a jab from Lõhmus.
Turillo slips under a jab.
Turillo throws a leg kick
and Lõhmus counters with a straight right hand.
Lõhmus throws a sloppy body shot
and Turillo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lõhmus throws a jab but it's blocked by Turillo.
Turillo is looking to slow Lõhmus down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lõhmus lets loose with a powerful body kick. Turillo will feel that in the morning.
Turillo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lõhmus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Turillo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It seemed like Turillo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joosep Lõhmus dominated that second round.
That's time! Lõhmus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lõhmus throws a lazy uppercut
and Turillo counters with a good low kick that Lõhmus was not able to check.
Lõhmus thumps Turillo with a low kick.
Turillo lands a right hook to the body.
Turillo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lõhmus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turillo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lõhmus throws an overhand right that lands on Turillo's shoulder, as Turillo tries to avoid the shot.
Turillo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lõhmus.
Lõhmus feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A jab lands there for Turillo.
Turillo with the inside leg kick.
Turillo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lõhmus cracks Turillo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Lõhmus.
Turillo dips to his left and cracks Lõhmus with an uppercut!
Lõhmus walks forward, straight into a front kick from Turillo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lõhmus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Turillo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Turillo blocks a jab.
Turillo blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lõhmus throws a leg kick
and Turillo counters with a straight right hand.
Turillo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice jab there from Turillo.
Turillo scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turillo misses with an attempted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Lõhmus misses the target.
Turillo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Turillo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk. Lõhmus catches Turillo right on the button with a cross.
Lõhmus lands with a cross.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Turillo - that will leave a mark!
Lõhmus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lõhmus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lõhmus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Lõhmus is predictable there
and Turillo counters with a big head kick but Lõhmus shrugs it off.
Turillo throws a sloppy head kick and Lõhmus moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick there by Turillo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus misses the shot to the body.
Lõhmus misses with a right hand
and Turillo counters with a right hand to the body.
Turillo missing with a left hand there. Lõhmus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lõhmus throws a hook but Turillo blocks it.
Lõhmus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lõhmus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lõhmus.
Turillo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lõhmus misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Turillo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Turillo looks to land a right hand but Lõhmus moved out of range.
Lõhmus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Turillo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lõhmus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Turillo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Turillo throws a head kick that misses.
Turillo tries to land a front kick but Lõhmus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Turillo misses with a body shot.
Lõhmus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Turillo.
Lõhmus looks to throw the jab but Turillo is out of range.
Turillo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lõhmus will feel that in the morning.
Turillo lands a front kick.
Turillo throws a body kick that misses.
Lõhmus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Turillo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lõhmus will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Turillo thuds his shin into the meat of Lõhmus's side.
A clash of legs there as Lõhmus blocks the low kick.
Turillo misses with a low kick.
Lõhmus walks into a straight right hand from Turillo.
Lõhmus cracks Turillo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Turillo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Turillo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lõhmus.
Turillo lands with a shot to the body.
Turillo moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turillo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lõhmus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Turillo on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turillo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lõhmus misses with a looping left.
Turillo lands with an uppercut that bounces Lõhmus off the cage and back into range.
Turillo misses with a few strikes there.
Turillo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Turillo moves out of range as Lõhmus strikes.
Turillo throws a body kick that misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Turillo.
Turillo slips under a jab.
Turillo throws a looping overhand right but Lõhmus ducks down to avoid it.
Lõhmus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lõhmus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lõhmus blocks a head kick by Turillo.
Turillo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Turillo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lõhmus takes a step back to recover.
Turillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Song Turillo really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lõhmus throws out a leg kick but Turillo moves out of range and Lõhmus only half commits.
Lõhmus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lõhmus throws a push kick but Turillo slaps the foot to one side.
Lõhmus checks the leg kick.
A low kick from Turillo misses
and Lõhmus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lõhmus moves out of range as Turillo throws a body kick.
Lõhmus misses with a straight right.
Lõhmus is looking to slow Turillo down with leg kicks.
A swing and a miss from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lõhmus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Turillo is able to avoid easily.
Turillo looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turillo misses with a low kick.
Lõhmus looks to throw the jab but Turillo is out of range.
Lõhmus misses with an uppercut.
Turillo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Turillo looks for the body kick but Lõhmus saw that one coming.
Lõhmus scores with a hook.
Turillo throws a leg kick but Lõhmus sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turillo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lõhmus can pounce on him.
Turillo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lõhmus's sensitive parts.
Turillo swings for the body but Lõhmus moves out of range.
Lõhmus avoids the head kick by Turillo.
Lõhmus 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.
Turillo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circling - Lõhmus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turillo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lõhmus walks into a straight right hand from Turillo.
Turillo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Turillo throws a lazy right hand but Lõhmus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turillo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lõhmus staying out of range there.
A big right from Lõhmus misses.
Lõhmus throws a lazy right hand but Turillo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Turillo misses.
Lõhmus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus throws a hook to the side of Turillo's head but Turillo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lõhmus.
Turillo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lõhmus's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turillo throws a leg kick but Lõhmus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lõhmus swings for the body but Turillo moves out of range.
Turillo moves away from the strike by Lõhmus.
Lõhmus with a nice cross.
Lõhmus lands the left hand.
A low kick from Turillo is predictable there
and Turillo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turillo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Turillo takes one to the chin there.
Lõhmus moves out of range as Turillo throws a body kick.
Lõhmus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turillo manages to avoid it.
Turillo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lõhmus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turillo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lõhmus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lõhmus throws a front kick aimed at Turillo's knee but Turillo avoids it well.
Jab from Turillo.
Lõhmus moves out of range of the body kick.
Lõhmus defending well as Turillo loads up on a big left hand.
Lõhmus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turillo throws a leg kick but Lõhmus moved away.
Lõhmus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Turillo's head.
Lõhmus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turillo misses with a straight left.
Lõhmus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lõhmus throws a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Turillo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Turillo looks to land a left hand but Lõhmus moved out of range nicely.
Turillo throws the left hand but Lõhmus avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Lõhmus misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turillo throws an overhand right that lands on Lõhmus's shoulder, as Lõhmus tries to avoid the shot.
Lõhmus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turillo works the jab nicely.
Lõhmus avoids the head kick by Turillo.
Turillo misses with a leg kick
and Lõhmus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turillo walks into a stiff left hand from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Turillo to counter with a crisp jab.
Turillo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lõhmus throws out the jab.
Lõhmus throws a poor cross that misses
and Turillo counters with a good low kick that Lõhmus was not able to check.
Turillo connects with a solid leg kick.
Lõhmus wants to land a leg kick but Turillo is out of range.
Turillo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lõhmus's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Lõhmus tries to bum rush Turillo with a series of wild strikes but Turillo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turillo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turillo misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Turillo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Turillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Lõhmus is just out of range.
Lõhmus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lõhmus.
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 Joosep Lõhmus will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lõhmus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Turillo misses with a kick to the body
and Lõhmus counters with a straight right hand.
Lõhmus stuns Turillo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turillo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lõhmus.
Turillo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lõhmus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Turillo misses with a looping left.
Turillo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus slips under a jab from Turillo.
Lõhmus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus throws an off balance right hand
and Turillo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lõhmus's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lõhmus misses the jab.
Lõhmus throws a good cross that connects.
Turillo moves out of range of the strikes.
Lõhmus lands with a straight right. Turillo didn't see that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Lõhmus. That snapped Turillo's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turillo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lõhmus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lõhmus lands a nice looking body kick.
Lõhmus cracks Turillo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lõhmus throws a leg kick but Turillo moved away.
Turillo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Turillo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turillo avoids the head kick by Lõhmus.
Turillo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turillo! But no joy.
Lõhmus sizes up Turillo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Turillo looks to throw the jab but Lõhmus is out of range.
Lõhmus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lõhmus looks to throw the jab but Turillo is out of range.
Lõhmus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Turillo lands with a good body shot.
Turillo misses with a low kick.
Lõhmus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lõhmus misses with a looping right.
Song Turillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Lõhmus as he checks the leg kick.
Lõhmus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Turillo's head backwards.
Turillo takes a swing at Lõhmus's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Lõhmus misses.
Turillo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lõhmus on the side of the head.
Lõhmus misses with a looping right.
Turillo thows a leg kick but Lõhmus checks it
and Turillo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lõhmus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turillo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lõhmus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turillo manages to avoid it.
Turillo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lõhmus checks it well.
Good leg kick by Lõhmus.
Lõhmus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Turillo throws a jab but it's blocked by Lõhmus.
Turillo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lõhmus manages to avoid it.
Lõhmus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turillo.
Lõhmus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Joosep Lõhmus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab lands there for Lõhmus.
A jab from Lõhmus does it's job there.
Lõhmus scoring well with a low kick there.
Turillo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - Turillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turillo tries to bum rush Lõhmus with a series of wild strikes but Lõhmus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turillo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lõhmus.
A solid body kick from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus with the inside leg kick.
Lõhmus moves out of range as Turillo throws a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Lõhmus.
Turillo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lõhmus feints and then cracks Turillo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turillo down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lõhmus throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Lõhmus is just out of range.
Lõhmus connects with the punch.
Turillo throws a shot from downtown. Lõhmus moves away and avoids it.
Turillo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lõhmus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turillo moves away.
A little jabbing left from Turillo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Turillo lands a leg kick that knocks Lõhmus off balance momentarily.
Lõhmus throws the kick towards the body but Turillo avoids it.
Turillo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lõhmus circles away quickly and effectively.
That kick from Lõhmus tenderised Turillo's leg. Turillo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turillo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lõhmus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Turillo in his tracks.
Lõhmus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turillo.
A telegraphed right hand from Turillo misses the target.
Turillo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good leg kick by Lõhmus.
Lõhmus throws a leg kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joosep Lõhmus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lõhmus 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 48:48
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:46
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Joosep Lõhmus!
Joosep Lõhmus retains his light heavyweight title!
Joosep Lõhmus 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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