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LFNC 77 - Mclean vs Laios II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Evan Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Katana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katana has chosen Baby got back as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Evan Patrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, James Katana!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katana loads up on a big right hand but Patrick slips the punch.
Patrick shoots and misses
and Katana counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Patrick tries to roll over but Katana keeps him under control.
Patrick is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Katana is tapping! Great win for Patrick!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Evan Patrick!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Quert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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173 lbs
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180 lbs
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Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Quert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hathaway!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quert shoots for a takedown but Hathaway saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hathaway scores with a jab to the head.
Quert has his takedown stuffed
and Hathaway counters with a one-two to the body.
Hathaway digs a good hook to Quert's body.
Quert is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quert shoots and misses
and Hathaway counters with a crisp right hand that drops Quert! Hathaway lets Quert back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Quert is rocked!
It looks like Bob Quert has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Quert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quert glances at the clock... BAM! Hathaway nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Quert crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Quert is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniel Hathaway!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Defoe Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Magri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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135 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Defoe Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Magri!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses the body punch
and Magri makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Magri counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie.
Magri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Magri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magri.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Magri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Magri lands a big right hand that sends Gracie crashing to the mat! Magri stays standing though and waves Gracie back to his feet!
Gracie is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Magri counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Magri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magri.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Magri lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A shot to the body from Gracie misses
and Magri counters with a left and a right... And another left! Gracie is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Magri!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randolph Turpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyuzo Mifune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Randolph Turpin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Randolph Turpin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyuzo Mifune!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turpin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mifune moves away.
Mifune darts in trying to clinch
and Turpin counters with a stiff right hand.
Turpin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mifune shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Turpin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifune tries to clinch but Turpin moves away
and Turpin counters with a right hand to the body.
Turpin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mifune circles away quickly and effectively.
Mifune closes the distance but Turpin moves to the side
and Turpin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mifune thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpin lands a nice shot to the body.
Turpin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mifune moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mifune tries for a takedown but Turpin circles away easily
and Turpin counters with a three punch combo that has Mifune backing up. Mifune nods at Turpin to acknowledge the strikes.
Randolph Turpin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mifune with a lazy takedown attempt
and Turpin counters with a one-two to the body.
Randolph Turpin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyuzo Mifune.
Turpin throws a combination. Mifune tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Turpin works Mifune's body with a nice hook.
Mifune gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Turpin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turpin lands an overhand right.
Mifune shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Turpin counters with a three punch combo that has Mifune backing up. Mifune nods at Turpin to acknowledge the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Turpin!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randolph Turpin dominated that round.
That's time! Turpin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mifune fails with the takedown
and Turpin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Turpin is looking to wear down Mifune with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Turpin scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mifune fails with the takedown
and Turpin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifune shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Turpin counters with a right hand to the body.
Randolph Turpin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyuzo Mifune.
Turpin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Turpin thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mifune closes the distance looking to clinch
and Turpin counters with a stiff right hand.
Mifune misses with a takedown attempt
and Turpin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Turpin throws a nice looking combination but Mifune bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Randolph Turpin is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mifune tries to clinch but Turpin moves away
and Turpin counters with a stiff right hand.
Turpin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Turpin counters with a series of strikes. Mifune will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Turpin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mifune gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Turpin counter with a right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mifune slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randolph Turpin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Turpin jabs Mifune to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mifune jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mifune shoots and misses
and Turpin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turpin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Turpin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mifune moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifune moves to clinch but Turpin breaks away
and Turpin counters with a nice uppercut.
Mifune is trying desperately to land a takedown but Turpin is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mifune.
Mifune gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Turpin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turpin. Mifune does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turpin cracks a nice hook into Mifune's ribs.
Turpin works Mifune's body with a nice hook.
Turpin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mifune doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Turpin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Randolph Turpin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyuzo Mifune.
Mifune tries to clinch up
and Turpin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mifune gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Turpin counters with a right hand to the body.
Turpin misses the shot to the body.
Kyuzo Mifune has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mifune shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Turpin counters with a three punch combo that has Mifune backing up. Mifune nods at Turpin to acknowledge the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randolph Turpin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turpin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randolph Turpin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anton Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bert Sugar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Anton Walter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bert Sugar!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walter dives in and grabs Sugar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sugar pushes down on Walter's head and hops out.
Walter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Sugar counter with a right hand.
Sugar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Sugar as Walter shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Walter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugar takes a swing at Walter's ribcage but misses.
Sugar takes a swing at Walter's ribcage but misses.
Walter shoots and misses
and Walter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Sugar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Walter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sugar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sugar misses with a wild body shot.
Sugar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walter manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sugar lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sugar throws a body punch but Walter moves out of range.
Walter shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Walter looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sugar pushes Walter off looking to stand but Walter dives back in and keeps control.
Walter is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walter is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bert Sugar dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sugar connects with a body shot that sends Walter's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Sugar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sugar.
Sugar connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter ducks under a wild hook from Sugar.
Bert Sugar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walter blocks a jab.
Sugar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sugar misses with an uppercut. Walter saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sugar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walter was well out of range. Poor timing from Sugar.
Walter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sugar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Walter avoids the body shot from Sugar.
Walter shoots in looking for a takedown but Sugar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Walter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sugar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Walter counters with a takedown into side control.
Walter tries for a kimura but Sugar is defending well.
Walter tries for a kimura but Sugar is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bert Sugar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sugar takes a swing at Walter's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter misses with a takedown attempt
and Sugar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Walter misses with a takedown
and Sugar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Walter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sugar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walter was well out of range. Poor timing from Sugar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sugar.
Sugar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walter moves away.
A shot to the body from Sugar misses
and Walter counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sugar's guard now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sugar is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sugar has escaped and now he's on top!
Walter is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Sugar has his hands clasped together but Walter extends an breaks Sugar's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Walter.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anton Walter!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Job (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keat Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Job comes to the cage accompanied by I Need A Dollar. Cullen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. My way - Sid Vicious kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Steve Job could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Keat Cullen's chin.
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184 lbs
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184 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Job!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Keat Cullen!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cullen throws a head kick that misses.
Job fails with the takedown
and Cullen counters with a solid body kick.
Steve Job seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cullen misses with a head kick.
Cullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Job moves away.
Job tries for a takedown but Cullen circles away easily
and Cullen counters with an outside leg kick.
Job misses with a takedown
and Cullen counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Job. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cullen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Job tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cullen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cullen.
Job tries for a takedown but Cullen circles away easily
and Cullen counters with an outside leg kick.
Job is breathing heavily.
Job 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.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cullen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cullen scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cullen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheers as Cullen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Job doesn't seem phased though.
Job tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cullen scores with a shot to the body.
Cullen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cullen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Job takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cullen jabs Job to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cullen misses with a two punch combination.
Cullen rushes Job and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cullen lands a shot to the body.
Job is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cullen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cullen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cullen lands a hook that snaps the head of Job backwards.
Cullen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cullen scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Job.
Cullen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Job has time to react.
Cullen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Job stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cullen lands a head kick. Job smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Job is rocked!
Cullen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Job's calf.
Oh Job is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Job on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cullen. Cullen obviously looking to wear him down.
Cullen steps in with a hook that catches Job right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Cullen follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Job looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keat Cullen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnnie Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tj Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnnie Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tj Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Walker tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Walker wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Walker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Johnson.
Johnson is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker is controlling Johnson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Johnson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Walker defends it well.
Johnson is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson prevents Walker from standing back up.
Walker is trying is best to control the position here.
Johnson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Walker is just riding it out for now. Johnson eventually gives up the hold.
Johnson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Walker sees it coming and defends easily.
Johnson looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson seems to be working for a kimura but Walker defends the submission attempt.
Johnson seems to be working for a kimura but Walker defends the submission attempt.
Walker flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Johnson stops Walker from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Johnson works his way into full mount!
Johnson looking for a guillotine from mount but Walker is having none of it.
Johnson has control of Walker's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Walker regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Walker is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tj Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
Walker drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Walker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Walker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Johnson jumps guard but Walker stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Johnnie Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tj Johnson.
Walker lands a knee to the body.
Walker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Walker won't allow it.
Walker tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Walker throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Walker breaks the clinch.
Walker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Walker lands a big head kick that sends Johnson tumbling to the mat! Walker takes a step backwards and waves Johnson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Johnson is rocked!
It looks like Tj Johnson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Johnson square on the jaw! Damn, Johnson is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnnie Walker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Chow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Paulson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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141 lbs
10 - 2 - 1 |
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145 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Raymond Chow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Paulson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paulson throws an off balance right hand
and Chow counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Chow tries to pass the half guard into mount. Paulson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chow is looking for a kimura but Paulson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Chow to get the leverage.
Chow thows a huge punch but Paulson dodges it nicely.
Chow winds up and cracks Paulson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Chow is trying to control the action in half guard but Paulson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chow looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Chow lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Paulson is refusing to be controlled, as Chow sits in half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chow looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Chow thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Paulson to regain full guard.
Chow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Paulson wants to stand and escape but Chow is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Paulson keeping moving, preventing Chow from controlling successfully.
Chow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chow postures up in Paulson's guard and throws a big left but Paulson blocks it.
Chow throws a big right hand that misses.
Chow stops Paulson from standing up.
Chow might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Paulson keeping moving, preventing Chow from controlling successfully.
Chow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Paulson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chow trying to control but Paulson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chow is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chow has gone for a leg lock! Paulson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Chow's guard.
Chow 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.
Chow looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chow controls Paulson momentarily but Paulson frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chow has his foot on Paulson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Paulson works his way back into a safe position though.
Chow looking for a guillotine here but Paulson defends easily.
Chow looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Chow dominated that round.
That's time! Chow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chow cracks Paulson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chow swinging wildly here.
Paulson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chow.
Chow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Paulson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paulson. Chow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chow cracks Paulson with a good jab.
Chow misses with a double jab
and Paulson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson misses with a hook
and Chow counters with a left and a right that stings Paulson.
Paulson tries to bum rush Chow with a series of wild strikes but Chow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Paulson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robert Paulson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paulson throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Chow to counter with a crisp jab.
Chow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Paulson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Robert Paulson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chow swings widly with a right hand
and Paulson counters with a straight right hand.
Chow throws the left hand but Paulson avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chow counters with a single leg into guard. Paulson didn't expect that.
Paulson looking to control but Chow passes into half guard.
Chow passes to side control.
Chow misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Paulson trying to remain calm as Chow controls from the top position.
Paulson is not content to let Chow control the position.
Chow throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chow lands a nice forearm strike.
Chow fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Chow advances to full mount.
Chow throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Paulson can't escape the position.
Chow looking to control but Paulson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Paulson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Chow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Paulson tries to lock up and control but Chow gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Paulson is in a horrible position here. Chow smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Chow can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Paulson is looking to escape.
Chow is landing with some decent strikes but Paulson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Paulson blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Chow 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!
Paulson misses with a looping left.
Chow misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paulson moves away.
Paulson throws a combination that misses
and Chow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paulson misses the jab.
Chow misses the shot to the body.
Paulson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Paulson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chow fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Paulson thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Paulson misses.
Chow on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Raymond Chow has been cut.
Paulson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Paulson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chow.
Paulson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chow misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paulson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chow.
Chow swings for the body but Paulson moves out of range.
Paulson throws an off balance right hand
and Chow counters with a single leg into guard. Paulson didn't expect that.
Chow advances position into side control!
Raymond Chow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Paulson prevents Chow from moving into mount.
Chow grinds an elbow into Paulson's temple.
Paulson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chow is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Paulson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Robert Paulson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sloppy strikes there by Chow.
Chow trying to control the action but Paulson is working from the bottom.
Chow throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chow lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Chow is working Paulson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Paulson regains half guard, as Chow was trying to land strikes.
Chow trying to control the action but Paulson is working from the bottom.
Chow throwing shots but Paulson is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Chow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chow, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raymond Chow!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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26
181 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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175 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Roberto Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Quinn!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Gracie both land. Nice combination.
Quinn throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from Quinn misses.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quinn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Quinn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quinn. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Gracie scores with a one two! Quinn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Quinn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Quinn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab by Quinn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quinn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quinn. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Gracie. That snapped Quinn's head back.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Quinn jabs at Gracie's body.
Quinn 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Quinn misses the target.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Quinn looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Quinn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Quinn jabs at Gracie's body.
Quinn cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Quinn lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Roberto Gracie has been cut.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quinn.
Quinn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quinn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Quinn gets a clinch.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Quinn holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quinn.
Quinn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Quinn lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Quinn.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Quinn.
A short body shot lands from Quinn as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Quinn.
A right hand to the body from Quinn.
Quinn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Quinn.
Quinn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Quinn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Quinn digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
Quinn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Quinn as the two fighters clinch.
Quinn pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Quinn - that landed with a thud.
Gracie letting Quinn take a breather here.
Quinn pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Quinn presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Quinn.
Nice body punch from Quinn - that landed with a thud.
Quinn stalling.
Gracie misses with an elbow strike.
Quinn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Quinn pressing his opponent against the cage.
Quinn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Quinn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
Quinn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Quinn lands a shot to the body.
Quinn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gracie up against the cage.
Quinn lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Quinn lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Quinn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Quinn lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Quinn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Quinn.
Quinn pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Quinn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short body shot lands from Quinn as the two fighters clinch.
Quinn is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Quinn pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Quinn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Quinn.
Quinn works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
Quinn just leaning against Gracie, taking a breather.
Quinn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Quinn digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Quinn lands an uppercut.
Quinn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Quinn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Quinn presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Quinn cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Gracie is trying to stall.
Quinn lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Quinn as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Quinn.
Quinn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Quinn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Quinn is working Gracie over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Quinn.
Quinn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Quinn presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Quinn lands a shot to the body.
Quinn lands a shot to the body.
Quinn lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Quinn - that landed with a thud.
Quinn pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Quinn pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Quinn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A hook to the body from Quinn.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quinn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Quinn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Quinn scores with a hook to the body.
Quinn lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Quinn.
Quinn lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Quinn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Gracie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Quinn lands with a straight right. Gracie didn't see that one coming.
Quinn scores with a nice strike.
Gracie throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quinn. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quinn just misses with a punch to the body.
Quinn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Quinn has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Quinn lands a body punch.
Quinn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Quinn.
Quinn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Quinn as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Quinn.
Quinn pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Quinn - that landed with a thud.
Quinn scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Quinn pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sean Quinn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A body shot lands from Quinn.
A hook to the body from Quinn.
A body shot lands from Quinn.
Quinn is working Gracie over against the cage.
Quinn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Quinn.
A right hook to the body lands for Quinn.
A nice left hand lands by Quinn.
Quinn lands a body punch.
Quinn taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Quinn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Quinn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Quinn presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Quinn lands a body shot.
Quinn lands a body shot.
Quinn lands a shot to the body.
Quinn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
Quinn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quinn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Quinn lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Quinn.
Quinn is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Quinn taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Quinn.
Quinn effectively controlling the action here.
Nice body punch from Quinn.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Quinn.
Quinn lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Quinn.
Quinn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Quinn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Quinn.
Quinn stalling the fight.
Quinn lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Quinn.
Quinn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Nice body punch from Quinn.
Quinn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Quinn.
Quinn prevents a body shot from Gracie.
Quinn digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Quinn.
Quinn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Quinn.
Quinn lands a body shot.
Quinn lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Quinn scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Quinn on the inside.
Quinn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Quinn digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Quinn.
Nice body punch from Quinn - that landed with a thud.
Quinn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Quinn slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Quinn.
Quinn lands a right hand.
Quinn lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Quinn.
Quinn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Quinn.
Quinn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Quinn works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Quinn.
Quinn scores with a hook to the body.
Quinn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
A left hand lands to the body for Quinn.
Nice body punch from Quinn.
Nice body punch from Quinn - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Quinn.
Quinn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Quinn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Quinn is working Gracie over against the cage.
Quinn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Quinn lands a shot to the body.
Quinn taking a breather.
Quinn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Quinn lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Quinn - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn stalling against the cage.
Quinn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Quinn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Quinn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Quinn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Quinn scores with a hook to the body.
Quinn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Quinn lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Quinn.
Quinn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
Quinn presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Quinn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Quinn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Quinn slowing the pace effectively.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Quinn.
Quinn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Quinn cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Quinn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Quinn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roberto Gracie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Quinn.
Quinn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Quinn scores with a sloppy right hand. Gracie should have avoided that one.
Quinn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Quinn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Quinn works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Quinn digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quinn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quinn throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Quinn clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Quinn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Quinn lands a jab to the head.
Quinn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Quinn thows a body shot but no joy.
Quinn works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quinn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Quinn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gracie wants to stall.
Quinn digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Quinn presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Quinn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Quinn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Quinn is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Quinn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Quinn.
Quinn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
Quinn pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Quinn is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nice body punch from Quinn - that landed with a thud.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Quinn is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Quinn digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stalling in the clinch from Quinn.
Quinn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Quinn pressing his opponent against the cage.
Quinn presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Quinn.
A left hand lands to the body for Quinn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Quinn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quinn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Quinn lands a left hand.
Quinn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Quinn pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Quinn scores with a shoulder strike.
Quinn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Quinn works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
Quinn presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Quinn is working Gracie over against the cage.
Gracie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Quinn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quinn pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quinn works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
Quinn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Quinn lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Quinn.
Quinn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Quinn scores with a hook to the body.
Quinn lands a body shot.
Quinn lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Quinn.
Quinn digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Quinn - that landed with a thud.
Quinn cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Quinn.
Quinn leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Quinn as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Quinn.
A short right from Quinn.
A hook to the body from Quinn.
Quinn lands a body punch.
Quinn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Quinn.
Quinn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sean Quinn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A hook to the body from Quinn.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Quinn avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Quinn.
Quinn lands a shoulder strike.
Quinn blocking some punches.
Gracie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good body shot from Quinn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to stall but Quinn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Quinn.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Quinn avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Quinn - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Quinn.
Quinn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
Quinn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Quinn prevents a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie is trying to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A hook to the body from Quinn.
Roberto Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quinn's elbow.
Quinn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Quinn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Quinn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 24:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 24:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Quinn!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hernano Laios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Mclean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mclean has chosen Oasis - F**king in the bushes as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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269 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hernano Laios!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lenny Mclean!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laios is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mclean checks a leg kick.
Laios throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laios takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Laios feints and then cracks Mclean's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mclean down.
A shot to the body from Laios misses
and Mclean counters with a straight right hand.
Laios throws a right hand that misses
and Mclean counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laios looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laios misses with a combination
and Mclean counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch lands to the side of Mclean 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Laios throws an off balance right hand
and Mclean counters with a nice low kick that buckles Laios's knee momentarily.
Laios misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laios throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Mclean counter with a right hand.
Laios cracks Mclean with an open hand slap.
Laios throws a series of punches but Mclean avoids them all with ease.
Laios tries to close the distance and clinch but Mclean swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Laios throws a right hand that misses
and Mclean counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Laios misses with a leg kick
and Mclean counters with a straight right hand.
Laios throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Laios throws an off balance right hand
and Mclean counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Laios throws a poor cross that misses
and Mclean counters with a three punch combo that has Laios backing up. Laios nods at Mclean to acknowledge the strikes.
Laios throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mclean avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laios misses with an uppercut
and Mclean cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laios throws a lazy uppercut
and Mclean counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Laios misses with a body punch
and Mclean counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laios swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mclean holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mclean wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mclean looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Laios slowing the pace effectively.
Mclean takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mclean is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mclean lands an elbow that stopped Laios in his tracks for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Laios.
Mclean lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mclean creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees to the body from Laios.
Laios takes an elbow to the temple.
Mclean throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Laios.
A short right from Mclean.
Laios will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mclean up against the cage.
Mclean is trying to break the clinch but Laios is controlling him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mclean lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laios displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mclean up against the cage.
Laios seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Mclean misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mclean scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laios is pushing Mclean up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Laios lands a nice knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Laios.
Laios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mclean.
Mclean lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mclean misses with a punch on the inside.
Laios blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mclean lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mclean tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Mclean scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mclean can't find room to land a body shot as Laios controls the action.
Laios lands a right hand.
Mclean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laios with a jab.
Mclean is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Laios had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Laios throws a right and a left that Mclean avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclean moves out of range of the body kick.
Mclean staying out of range there.
A good leg kick by Laios.
Mclean moves out of range as Laios strikes.
Laios throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mclean blocks a jab.
Laios takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Laios just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laios throws a leg kick that misses.
Laios misses with a body kick.
Laios looks for the body kick but Mclean saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lenny Mclean will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Laios throws a low kick but Mclean avoids it.
Laios just misses with a punch to the body.
Mclean lands a two punch combo.
Laios slips under a jab.
Laios rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mclean counters with a nice body shot.
Mclean ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laios throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mclean makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Laios lands a leg kick that knocks Mclean off balance momentarily.
Nice body punch from Laios.
Laios tries to land a body kick
and Mclean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hernano Laios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laios swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mclean counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laios 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.
Laios catches Mclean with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laios moves away.
Laios misses with a hook to the body
and Mclean makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
No joy there for Laios, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mclean uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Laios misses with an uppercut
and Mclean counters with a nice uppercut.
Laios misses with a hook
and Mclean counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Laios misses with an uppercut
enabling Mclean to counter with a crisp jab.
Laios misses with a jab to the body
and Mclean counters with a slapping leg kick.
Laios tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mclean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laios keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclean takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A shot to the body from Laios misses
and Mclean counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laios pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laios throws a combination that misses
and Mclean counters with a stiff right hand.
Mclean with a nice cross.
Laios lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mclean has managed to clinch.
Mclean takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laios is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mclean misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laios.
Laios working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mclean misses with a body punch.
Mclean blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laios lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mclean manages to break the clinch.
Laios tries to clinch
and Mclean counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laios throws an off balance right hand
and Mclean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mclean slips under a jab from Laios.
Laios throws an overhand right that lands on Mclean's shoulder, as Mclean tries to avoid the shot.
Laios misses with a right hand
and Mclean cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laios lands with a shot to the body.
Laios misses with a body punch
letting Mclean counter with a right hand.
Laios fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laios swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mclean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laios connects with a body shot that sends Mclean's belly button to the back.
Laios swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mclean counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laios misses with a body shot
and Laios takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mclean swings for the body but Laios moves out of range.
Laios misses with a left hand
and Mclean counters with a nice uppercut.
Mclean misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Laios.
Mclean slips under a jab from Laios.
Laios misses with an uppercut
and Mclean counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Laios misses with a hook to the body
and Mclean counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Laios thinking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laios misses with the body kick
letting Mclean counter with a right hand.
Laios tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Mclean to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lenny Mclean will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Laios moves in looking to clinch but Mclean pushes him off.
Laios misses the jab.
Mclean slips under a jab.
Laios throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mclean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laios throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Laios takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Laios is predictable there
and Mclean counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laios throws a lazy uppercut
and Mclean counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mclean.
Mclean misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Mclean.
Laios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mclean.
Laios managing to block the knees to the body from Mclean.
Mclean stalling in the clinch but Laios improves position.
Laios on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mclean working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mclean misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laios.
Mclean wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mclean looking to slow down the pace here.
Mclean on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laios misses with a punch on the inside.
Mclean misses with a body punch.
Mclean misses with a punch to the body.
Mclean misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laios unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mclean lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mclean takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mclean wants to get back to striking at distance but Laios won't allow it.
Laios crunches a lovely knee into Mclean's ribcage.
Laios cracks Mclean with a nice body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Laios.
Laios lands a nice knee to the body.
Mclean has a couple of punches blocked by Laios.
Laios missing with knees to the body.
Mclean working aggressively here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Laios obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mclean managing to block the knees to the body from Laios.
Mclean tries a body shot but Laios blocks it.
Laios works on Mclean's body with a couple of short punches.
Laios unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Laios throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mclean blocks it with crossed arms.
Mclean is trying to break the clinch but Laios has him pressed against the cage.
Laios lands with a right to the head.
Laios has Mclean pushed against the cage.
Mclean avoiding damage as Laios throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mclean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclean looking to slow down the pace here.
Laios effectively controlling the action here.
Laios lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mclean.
Laios presses Mclean against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Laios with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laios taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Laios connects with a knee to the head.
Laios working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mclean takes a knee to the side of the body.
Laios putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mclean in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Laios.
Laios stalling.
Laios lands a shot to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Laios.
Hernano Laios has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mclean blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mclean.
Mclean working aggressively here.
Laios's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Laios here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Mclean lands with a left to the head.
Laios tries to land knees in the clinch but Mclean avoids the damage to the body.
Laios tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laios tries to land knees in the clinch but Mclean avoids the damage to the body.
Mclean softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Mclean as the two fighters clinch.
Mclean lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laios backwards.
Mclean digs a right hand underneath Laios's ribcage. Laios let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Laios tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mclean has had enough of the clinch but Laios keeps him there for the moment.
Laios looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mclean wants to break the clinch but can't.
Laios lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mclean.
Laios presses Mclean against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mclean throws a punch but it's blocked by Laios.
Laios slows down the pace here.
Mclean wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mclean blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laios tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mclean.
Laios trying to land knees to the body.
Laios taking a breather.
Laios landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mclean scores with a shoulder strike.
Laios tries to land knees in the clinch but Mclean avoids the damage to the body.
Mclean lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mclean tries to break free but Laios pushes him back against the cage.
Mclean tries to land knees in the clinch but Laios avoids the damage to the body.
Mclean displaying some good clinch control by pressing Laios up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Mclean scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mclean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laios lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mclean circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice shot by Mclean.
Laios throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Laios is looking to score with low kicks.
Laios misses with a lunging right hand
and Laios takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Laios takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lenny Mclean seems to be getting the better of the standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laios swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laios misses the body punch
and Laios takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hernano Laios clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mclean punishes Laios's body with a nice straight punch.
Laios tries to clinch but Mclean moves away
and Mclean counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mclean checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Laios throws a wild body kick that Mclean sees coming a mile off.
A low kick from Laios misses
and Mclean counters with a right hand to the body.
Mclean darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Laios fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mclean manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laios fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laios wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Laios throws a right hand that Mclean ducks under and follows up with a left that Mclean also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laios misses with a shot to the body
and Mclean cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laios ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laios slips a jab from Mclean.
Laios scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Laios buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laios takes a swing at Mclean's ribcage but misses.
Laios tries to clinch but Mclean moves away
letting Mclean counter with a right hand.
Laios throws a big shot that misses.
Laios misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mclean counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mclean avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclean connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mclean on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Laios keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laios misses with a low kick.
Laios looks to score with a jab to the body but Mclean is just out of range.
Laios tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mclean manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Laios pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mclean is out of range and Laios settles back down.
Laios tries to land a front kick but Mclean steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Laios throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Mclean counter with a right hand.
Laios throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laios throws a leg kick
letting Mclean counter with a right hand.
Laios tries to clinch there but Mclean circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laios looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mclean punishes Laios's body with a nice straight punch.
Laios throws a poor cross that misses
and Mclean counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Laios tries to clinch up but Mclean circles away and keeps his distance.
Laios throws a lazy uppercut
and Mclean counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laios takes a swing at Mclean's ribcage but misses.
Laios shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laios wants to clinch
and Mclean counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laios rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mclean counters with a left to the body.
Laios throws a right hand that misses
and Mclean counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mclean with a nice cross.
Laios throws a lazy uppercut
and Mclean counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laios throws a poor cross that misses
and Mclean counters with a nice uppercut.
Laios misses with a straight right.
Laios throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mclean counters with a nice uppercut.
Laios misses with a right hand
and Laios takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mclean avoids the body shot from Laios.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lenny Mclean dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Laios. Mclean does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mclean bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laios lands a jab to Mclean's midsection.
Laios swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mclean counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laios uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mclean.
Laios swings for the body but Mclean moves out of range.
Laios throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mclean counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laios misses with an uppercut
and Mclean counters with a nice leg kick.
Mclean buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Mclean with a hook.
Laios misses with a hook
and Mclean counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laios throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laios throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mclean counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Laios.
Mclean with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Laios ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laios throws an off balance right hand
and Mclean counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mclean takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Laios misses with a two punch combination.
Mclean lands with a straight right. Laios didn't see that one coming.
Laios moves out of range of the strikes.
Hernano Laios has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclean stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Laios misses with a body shot
and Mclean counters with a right hand to the body.
Mclean misses the shot to the body.
Laios throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Mclean counter with a right hand.
Laios with a nice cross.
Mclean takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Laios tries to clinch up
and Mclean counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lenny Mclean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Laios looks to score with a jab to the body but Mclean is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclean lands a slapping body shot.
Laios thows a body shot but no joy.
Laios misses the body punch
and Mclean counters with a nice body kick.
Laios rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mclean counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laios throws a jab but it's blocked by Mclean.
Mclean misses with a wild body shot.
Mclean looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laios thows a leg kick but Mclean checks it
and Mclean counters with a straight right hand.
Laios throws a right hand that misses
and Mclean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laios throws a lazy uppercut
and Laios takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclean thuds his right hand into Laios's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Laios throws a sloppy body shot
and Mclean counters with a thumping low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laios.
Laios is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Laios looks to land a body kick but Mclean moved away.
Laios tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mclean makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mclean lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mclean lands with a nice body punch.
Laios misses with a right hand
and Mclean counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lenny Mclean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mclean 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 46:49
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lenny Mclean! Lenny Mclean retains his heavyweight title!
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