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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raul Portugis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Worsely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
21 - 10 - 1 |
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35
167 lbs
26 - 19 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Raul Portugis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Mark Worsely!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worsely keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Worsely tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Portugis was well out of range. Poor timing from Worsely.
Raul Portugis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Worsely takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Worsely stuns Portugis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good exchange - Worsely coming out on top.
Portugis misses with a double jab.
Worsely fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Portugis manages to avoid it.
Worsely dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Portugis. That did some damage!
Portugis throws a looping overhand right but Worsely ducks down to avoid it.
Portugis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Worsely manages to avoid it.
Portugis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Worsely did well to prevent Portugis getting side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Worsely is looking to improve his position.
Portugis is trying to control. Worsely wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Portugis winds up and cracks Worsely with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Portugis drops an elbow to the side of Worsely's head.
Worsely is pressing down on Portugis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portugis cracks Worsely with a solid left hand.
Worsely is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Portugis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Portugis postures up in Worsely's guard and throws a big left but Worsely blocks it.
Worsely keeping moving, preventing Portugis from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Worsely pulls Portugis in close to prevent any damage.
Worsely trying to control the position.
Worsely looking for a sweep. Not yet Worsely, not yet.
Worsely has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Portugis throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worsely scores with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Worsely misses its intended target.
Portugis misses with a lunging right hand
and Worsely counters with a straight right hand.
Worsely lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Portugis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Portugis wants to land a leg kick but Worsely is out of range.
Portugis lands with a cross.
Portugis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Portugis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Portugis tests Worsely's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Portugis ducks under a wild hook from Worsely.
Worsely throws a low kick but it's checked well by Portugis.
Portugis swats away the attempt to clinch by Worsely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worsely connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Portugis lands a glancing blow to the side of Worsely's head.
Worsely checks the leg kick.
Portugis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Worsely.
Worsely takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Portugis connects with a jab.
Portugis misses with a low kick.
Worsely slips under a jab from Portugis.
Portugis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Worsely uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Worsely, as that shot connected.
Portugis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Portugis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Worsely throws a chopping leg kick but Portugis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Worsely uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Portugis.
Portugis thuds his right hand into Worsely's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Portugis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worsely lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Portugis circles away quickly and effectively.
Worsely feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Portugiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That kick from Worsely tenderised Portugis's leg. Portugis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Portugis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Portugis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Worsely throws a low kick but Portugis avoids it.
Portugis swings widly with a right hand
enabling Worsely to counter with a crisp jab.
Worsely misses with a body shot.
Worsely is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Portugis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Portugis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Worsely. That did some damage!
Portugis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Portugis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Portugis misses with the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Portugis working away.
Portugis trying to control the position but Worsely is working away.
Worsely tries to bench press Portugis off him but Portugis keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Worsely will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Worsely takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good leg kick by Worsely there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Worsely gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Portugis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Worsely digs a right hand underneath Portugis's ribcage. Portugis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Worsely tries a body shot but Portugis blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Portugis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Worsely throws an elbow that misses.
Portugis misses with some punches.
Portugis misses with the head strike.
Worsely blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Portugis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Worsely fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Portugis fails to land.
Worsely misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portugis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Worsely backwards.
Worsely working aggressively here.
Worsely tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Worsely misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Worsely to work.
Portugis lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Worsely wants to get back to full guard.
Worsely trying to control from the bottom.
Portugis trying to control the action but Worsely is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worsely tries to get to full guard but Portugis has control of the leg.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Worsely manages to get to full guard.
Portugis cracks Worsely with a solid left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Portugis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Portugis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Worsely working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Portugis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worsely looking for a guillotine here but Portugis defends easily.
Worsely manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Raul Portugis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Portugis is looking to get to half guard.
Worsely is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Portugis is working to get back to half guard.
Worsely moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Portugis has worked his arm free - good work by Portugis!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worsely lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Portugis down.
Worsely working away.
Worsely is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Portugis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Worsely wants to lay and pray for a moment but Portugis keeps working.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The strikes coming from Worsely are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Worsely showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Worsely throws a right and a left that both miss.
Portugis misses with an uppercut
and Worsely counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Worsely fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Portugis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Worsely counters with a good, hard body kick but Portugis shrugs it off.
Portugis swings widly with a right hand
and Worsely connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Worsely keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Portugis.
Nice shot by Portugis.
Worsely connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Worsely looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Portugis drops his hands momentarily and Worsely takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Portugis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Worsely.
Mark Worsely seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Worsely rushes Portugis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Portugis scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Worsely misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worsely is stalling here.
Worsely blocks an uppercut.
Portugis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Worsely changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Portugis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Portugis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Worsely throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Worsely jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Worsely uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Portugis.
Worsely lands a leg kick that knocks Portugis off balance momentarily.
Portugis throws a low kick but Worsely avoids it.
Portugis throws an off balance right hand
and Worsely counters with a nice uppercut.
Worsely looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Portugis catches Worsely right on the button with a cross.
Worsely listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Worsely avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Worsely throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Worsely lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Worsely scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Portugis is not content to let Worsely control the position.
Mark Worsely is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Worsely trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worsely wants to free his trapped foot but Portugis is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Worsely is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mark Worsely has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Worsely bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Worsely tests Portugis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Worsely motions for Portugis to come forward. Worsely throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Portugis lands with a good body shot.
Worsely throws a low kick but Portugis avoids it.
Worsely misses with a straight left.
Portugis throws out a loose jab but Worsely uses good head movement to avoid it.
Worsely misses with the combination.
Raul Portugis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worsely looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Worsely misses with a two punch combination.
Worsely looks to score with a jab to the body but Portugis is just out of range.
Worsely lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Worsely throws a shot to the body.
Portugis lands with a cross.
Portugis cracks Worsely with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Portugis misses with a right hand
and Worsely counters with a good low kick that Portugis was not able to check.
Worsely fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Portugis manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Portugis connects with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Portugis throws a jab when Worsely was well out of range.
Portugis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Portugis lands with a slapping head kick.
Portugis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Worsely manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Worsely comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Worsely 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Worsely!
Mark Worsely very nearly forgot to thank Perkele! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joni Betoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kush Goon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Betoni comes to the cage accompanied by Amaranthe - Amarathine. Goon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tourniquet . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
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35
195 lbs
27 - 22 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Joni Betoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kush Goon!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Betoni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Betoni connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Betoni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goon.
Goon lands a jab.
Betoni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Betoni misses with an uppercut. Goon saw that one coming.
Betoni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goon.
A jab from Betoni misses.
Betoni scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Goon doesn't seem bothered though.
Goon slips under a jab from Betoni.
Betoni darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Goon needs to keep his hands up - Betoni had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Kush Goon has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Betoni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goon was well out of range. Poor timing from Betoni.
Goon swings for the body but Betoni moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Betoni.
Betoni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Goon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Goon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Goon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Betoni is looking to improve his position.
Goon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
My spies in Ceiba Video Games inform me that Goon has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Betoni is trying to control but can't.
Betoni looking for submissions off his back.
Betoni regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Goon.
Goon looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Betoni is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Betoni keeping moving, preventing Goon from controlling successfully.
Betoni can't keep his opponent in guard - Goon advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Betoni is defending against the submission attempts here by Goon.
Betoni wants to get back to full guard.
Betoni wants to control but Goon is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Betoni works his way to full guard. Good work.
Goon looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Goon wants to control from the top but Betoni keeps moving.
Betoni bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Goon's guard.
Goon pulls Betoni in close to prevent any damage.
Goon wants to improve his position but instead Betoni has moved into half guard.
Goon moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Betoni stopping the sweep attempt from Goon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betoni with a nice head shot there.
Betoni postures up.
Betoni wants to control from the top but Goon keeps moving.
Goon looking to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goon keeping moving, preventing Betoni from controlling successfully.
Goon keeping full guard, as Betoni tries to pass.
Goon is trying to control the position but Betoni postures up.
Betoni has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Betoni takes a swing at Goon's ribcage but misses.
Goon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Betoni throws a nice looking combination but Goon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joni Betoni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kush Goon's cut.
That's time! Betoni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Goon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Betoni clinches up against the cage.
Betoni tries to throw a body punch but Goon avoids it by throwing Betoni back against the cage.
Betoni misses with a body punch.
Goon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Betoni backwards.
Goon tries a body shot but Betoni blocks it.
Good body shot from Betoni.
Betoni's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Betoni as the two fighters clinch.
Betoni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Betoni is trying to maintain a safe position but Goon gets an underhook and turns Betoni into the cage.
Betoni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goon is trying to stall.
Goon lands a body punch.
Goon misses with the head strike.
Goon turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betoni wants to control but Goon postures up.
Betoni explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Goon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Betoni.
Goon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Betoni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Betoni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Joni Betoni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goon takes a swing at Betoni's ribcage but misses.
Goon lands a nice looking body shot.
Goon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Betoni.
Betoni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Goon is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Betoni.
A thudding body kick lands there by Betoni!
Goon tries to move into range but Betoni moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Betoni cracks Goon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betoni lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Betoni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Goon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Joni Betoni is winning the standup battle so far.
Betoni keeps Goon at a distance using the push kick.
Betoni throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Betoni scores with a shot to the body.
Betoni throws a good cross that connects.
Betoni connects with a good right hand that stumbles Goon. Goon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Betoni thows a body shot but no joy.
Goon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Betoni.
Goon throws a shot to the body.
Goon misses with an uppercut.
Betoni falls off balance throwing a combination
and Goon counters by moving into the clinch.
Goon fails to pull guard.
A bit of stalling here from Betoni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betoni misses with a punch on the inside.
Betoni lands a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Goon working aggressively here.
Goon being controlled against the cage.
Goon can't get the takedown.
Goon wants to take the fight to the mat but Betoni manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Joni Betoni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kush Goon.
Betoni creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Betoni stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Betoni.
Betoni is trying to maintain a safe position but Goon gets an underhook and turns Betoni into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betoni lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Betoni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Betoni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goon shoots in looking for a takedown but Betoni manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Goon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Betoni thuds a left hand into Goon's body.
Goon moves out of range of the body kick from Betoni.
Goon gets tackled into the cage by Betoni. Betoni maintains the clinch.
Betoni tries to throw a body punch but Goon avoids it by throwing Betoni back against the cage.
Betoni stops a takedown attempt from Goon.
Betoni is stalling here.
Goon jumps guard but Betoni stands there with Goon around his waist. Goon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goon avoiding damage as Betoni throws knees to the body.
Betoni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Betoni misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joni Betoni dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kush Goon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Betoni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Betoni manages to avoid it.
Betoni has Goon up against the cage in a clinch.
Goon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Betoni to keep the fight standing.
Betoni lands an uppercut.
Betoni taking a breather.
Betoni lands an uppercut.
Goon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Betoni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Betoni lands with an overhand left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Betoni, as that shot connected.
Betoni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goon.
Goon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Betoni scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Goon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Goon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Betoni.
Goon takes a swing at Betoni's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betoni lands with a nice body punch.
Goon tries to clinch but Betoni is having none of it.
Betoni thows a body shot but no joy.
Betoni throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Goon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Betoni tries to clinch up.
Goon misses with a body shot.
Betoni lands a jab to Goon's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Betoni throws a head kick that half lands.
That has opened up Kush Goon's cut even more.
A looping hook to the body misses from Betoni. Goon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joni Betoni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Betoni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Betoni lands a jab to the nose.
Betoni cracks Goon with a big right hand and Goon goes down!
Goon is rocked!
Betoni got a little sloppy there for a moment and Goon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Betoni has managed to get both his arms back between Goon's legs - danger averted.
Goon is still in real trouble! Can Betoni finish him?
Betoni passes Goon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betoni not doing much here.
Betoni is trying for a kimura here. Goon looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Betoni wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joni Betoni!
After winning the bout, Joni Betoni thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Napalm Chief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuraimo Rassi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Napalm Chief!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Samuraimo Rassi!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chief tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rassi throws a shot from downtown. Chief moves away and avoids it.
Rassi looks to land a left hand but Chief moved out of range nicely.
Chief misses with a head kick.
Chief dodges the punch combination from Rassi.
Chief fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chief stuns Rassi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rassi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chief on the side of the head.
Rassi throws a looping overhand right but Chief ducks down to avoid it.
Chief on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Napalm Chief has been cut.
Rassi is looking to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chief misses with a head kick.
Chief fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rassi.
Rassi missing with a left hand there. Chief was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rassi throws a sloppy head kick and Chief moves out of range easily.
Samuraimo Rassi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chief misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rassi.
Rassi lands a high kick!
Rassi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chief throws a front kick aimed at Rassi's knee but Rassi avoids it well.
Chief avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rassi has Chief up against the cage in a clinch.
Chief connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rassi's face.
A shot in the inside from Rassi.
Rassi pushes off an throws an elbow but Chief leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Rassi.
Rassi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rassi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chief has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chief prevents a body shot from Rassi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rassi tries to land knees in the clinch but Chief avoids the damage to the body.
Chief just leaning against Rassi, taking a breather.
Chief has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rassi after a bit of a struggle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rassi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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!
Chief trying to stall but Rassi improves his position.
Rassi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chief's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Chief fails to land.
A short uppercut from Rassi.
Rassi lands a nice knee to the body.
Chief throws a head punch that misses.
Rassi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chief stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Chief for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
I was talking to Chief's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Chief lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rassi backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rassi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rassi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chief defending well as Rassi loads up on a big left hand.
Chief misses with a few strikes there.
Chief fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chief takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rassi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rassi throws a head kick that misses.
Rassi scores with a hook.
Rassi takes one on the button.
Rassi lands with a cross.
Rassi throws a body kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rassi thows a body shot but no joy.
Chief throws the left hand but Rassi avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rassi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rassi misses with a body shot
and Chief counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chief staying out of range there.
Rassi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chief counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rassi misses with a series of wild punches.
Rassi misses with a hook
and Chief counters by moving into the clinch.
Chief slows down the pace here.
Chief lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rassi backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chief slows down the pace here.
Rassi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuraimo Rassi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Napalm Chief's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rassi throws a right hand that Chief ducks under and follows up with a left that Chief also avoids with ease.
Rassi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chief moves away.
Chief cracks the inside of Rassi's front leg.
Rassi misses with a head kick.
Chief takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rassi darts in trying to clinch
and Chief counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rassi moves in looking to clinch but Chief pushes him off.
Chief slips a jab and a cross from Rassi.
Chief forces Rassi back against the cage and clinches.
Rassi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chief tries a knee to the head but Rassi blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rassi tries a knee to the head but Chief blocks it.
Rassi misses with the head strike.
Rassi tries to break the clinch but Chief is controlling the position.
Rassi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rassi avoiding damage.
Rassi avoiding damage as Chief throws knees to the body.
Rassi scores a nice knee to the body.
Chief lands a left hand.
Rassi stops a takedown attempt from Chief.
Chief blocking some punches.
Rassi crunches a lovely knee into Chief's ribcage.
Chief managing to block the knees to the body from Rassi.
Rassi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chief keeps the fight on the outside.
Chief takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chief misses with a punch on the inside.
Chief wants to take the fight to the mat but Rassi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Samuraimo Rassi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rassi tries to land knees in the clinch but Chief avoids the damage to the body.
Chief is trying to maintain a safe position but Rassi gets an underhook and turns Chief into the cage.
Chief breaks the clinch.
Chief tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rassi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rassi moves into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chief lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Chief.
Chief doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rassi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chief avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Rassi fails to land.
Rassi misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rassi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chief is defending well for now.
Chief is leaning against Rassi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rassi looking to stall.
Chief misses with some punches.
Rassi lands a knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Chief.
Rassi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chief avoiding damage as Rassi throws knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rassi lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rassi obliges.
Rassi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chief up against the cage.
Chief tries to land a knee to the head but Rassi blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rassi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rassi lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chief lands a hook that snaps the head of Rassi backwards.
Rassi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rassi tries to clinch there but Chief circles away.
Rassi tries to clinch up but Chief circles away and keeps his distance.
Rassi tries to clinch but Chief moves out of range.
Chief tries a head kick but it misses.
Chief connects with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Rassi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good leg kick by Chief there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chief scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chief ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chief wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuraimo Rassi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Napalm Chief's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Chief pushes Rassi up against the cage in a clinch.
Rassi pushes off an throws an elbow but Chief leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rassi crunches a lovely knee into Chief's ribcage.
Rassi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rassi is trying to break the clinch but Chief is controlling him.
Chief tries to pull guard but Rassi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rassi lands a good knee to the midsection. Chief won't want to take too many of those.
Rassi is trying to break the clinch but Chief has him pressed against the cage.
Rassi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chief is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rassi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rassi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rassi.
Chief taking a breather.
Rassi scores a nice knee to the body.
Chief jumps guard but Rassi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chief.
Rassi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rassi lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rassi with a knee to the head.
Chief has a couple of punches blocked by Rassi.
Rassi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chief avoids it.
Chief working hard to break the clinch.
Chief is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rassi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chief throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Napalm Chief has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rassi taking a breather.
Rassi misses with a punch on the inside.
Chief managing to block the knees to the body from Rassi.
Chief swings wildly with an uppercut but Rassi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rassi looking to stall.
Rassi working aggressively here.
Chief managing to block the knees to the body from Rassi.
A short right from Chief.
Chief breaks from the clinch.
Rassi cracks Chief with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rassi wants to clinch up but Chief keeps it at a distance.
Chief is looking to wear down Rassi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rassi lands a nice hook to Chief's body. Chief takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rassi scores with the left hand. Chief knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rassi throws a wild body kick that Chief sees coming a mile off.
Rassi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chief swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chief takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Samuraimo Rassi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chief throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big right from Rassi misses.
Napalm Chief is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rassi throws a poor cross that misses
and Chief counters with a left and a right that stings Rassi.
Chief has closed the distance and engaged Rassi in a clinch.
Chief is trying to stall.
Rassi looking to throw knees to the head but Chief is blocking nicely.
Rassi lands an elbow just above Chief 's eye.
Rassi working aggressively here.
Come on Chief - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chief working hard to break the clinch.
Rassi working aggressively here.
Rassi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chief is defending well for now.
Rassi landing knees to the body.
Chief misses with an elbow strike.
Chief is looking to control Rassi's arms but Rassi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chief has his back to the cage.
Rassi misses 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!
Rassi throws a head punch that misses.
Chief is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rassi is defending well for now.
Chief is trying to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chief as Rassi tries to tie him up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuraimo Rassi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rassi 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuraimo Rassi!
Samuraimo Rassi took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barney Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nezu Nambara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by On To The Next One. The crowd seem to be enjoying Nambara's choice of entrance music: This Is Goodbye - Blue Foundation. 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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170 lbs
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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
30 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Barney Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nezu Nambara!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nambara connects with a body shot.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nambara was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Nambara wants to land a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Nambara blocks a jab.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Nambara counters with a nice leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nambara - that will leave a mark!
Nambara lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nambara stalks Lee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lee's face. Lee staggers backwards, shaken.
Nambara scores with a push kick.
Nambara lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nambara misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nambara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nambara has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lee is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nambara throws a combination that misses
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Nezu Nambara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nambara checks a low kick from Lee.
Nambara keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nambara tries to clinch
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nambara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nambara clinches up with Lee and pushes him back against the cage.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Lee breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Nambara misses.
Nambara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nambara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nambara tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nambara on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nambara lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
Nambara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nambara connects with a body shot.
Nambara misses with a body kick.
Good work by Nambara as he checks the leg kick.
Nambara throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nambara tries to clinch up.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nambara misses with a double jab.
Lee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nambara is able to avoid easily.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a swing at Nambara's ribcage but misses.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Nambara moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for Nambara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nambara plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nambara scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Nambara throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nambara tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Nambara looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Nambara is just out of range.
Nambara scores with a nice body kick.
Some wild striking there from Nambara.
Nambara moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nambara wants to clinch.
Lee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nambara. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Nambara misses.
Nambara punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Nambara misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nezu Nambara dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nambara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nambara takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Nambara has double underhooks.
Nambara throws an elbow that misses.
A short uppercut from Nambara.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Nambara moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Nambara misses with a low kick.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nambara.
Nezu Nambara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nambara.
Nambara connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nambara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nambara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nambara.
Nambara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nambara has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nambara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nambara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nambara throws a nice head kick!
Lee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lee throws a right and a left that Nambara avoids nicely.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Lee slips a jab from Nambara.
Nambara throws a leg kick
and Lee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nambara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nambara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lee, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nambara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Nambara is controlling the position.
Nambara can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nambara lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good work by Nambara as he checks the leg kick.
Lee lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nambara throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Nambara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nambara wants to slow Lee down by chopping away at his legs.
Nambara moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nambara.
Nambara throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Nambara throws a head kick that misses.
Nambara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lee on the side of the head.
Nambara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nambara looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nambara 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.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nambara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nambara feints and then cracks Lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lee down.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Nambara.
Nambara throws a head kick that misses.
Nambara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nambara wants to clinch.
Lee checks the leg kick nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nezu Nambara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.
Nambara keeps Lee at a distance using the push kick.
Nambara bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nambara with a hook.
Nezu Nambara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nambara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee blocks a low kick nicely.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nambara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left and a right from Nambara both land. Nice combination.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nambara lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nambara walks into a left hand.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Nambara.
Nambara motions for Lee to come forward. Nambara throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nambara thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lee if he has to take too many more of those.
Nambara lands with a cross.
Nambara lands a lovely overhand right.
Nambara closes the distance and clinches.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee is trying to break free.
Nambara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Nezu Nambara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nambara scores with a shoulder strike.
Nambara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Nambara keeps him there for the moment.
Nambara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Nambara has him pressed against the cage.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nambara using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nambara tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
A body shot lands from Nambara.
Nambara digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barney Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nambara landing knees to the head.
Nambara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nambara has him pressed against the cage.
Lee is trying to break free.
Nambara unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Nambara is controlling the position.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nambara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nambara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee takes a swing at Nambara's ribcage but misses.
Nambara connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
Nambara moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Nambara has him pressed against the cage.
Nambara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Nambara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee tries to circle away but Nambara has him pinned against the cage.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lee lunges at Nambara with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nambara's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nambara fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee 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.
Lee works the jab nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nezu Nambara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nambara 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 Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nezu Nambara!
Nezu Nambara 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Despicable Oh Dae Su (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oh Dae Su kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Scary. Despicable Oh Dae Su could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Matthew West's chin.
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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
30 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Despicable Oh Dae Su!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 17 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew West!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
West throws a low kick but it's checked well by Oh Dae Su.
Oh Dae Su works West's body with a nice hook.
West throws a front kick that sends Oh Dae Su stumbling back into the cage.
West goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oh Dae Su takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oh Dae Su pulls out of a head kick attempt.
West misses with a low kick.
Matthew West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West loads up on a big right hand but Oh Dae Su slips the punch.
Some wild striking there from West.
Oh Dae Su tries to clinch but West moves out of range.
Oh Dae Su seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Oh Dae Su moves out of range of the leg kick from West.
Oh Dae Su lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
West tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oh Dae Su was well out of range. Poor timing from West.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West checks a low kick from Oh Dae Su.
West connects with a leg kick. Oh Dae Su looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
West misses with a looping left.
Oh Dae Su gets cracked with a nice right hand there by West.
West closes the distance and pushes Oh Dae Su back into the cage.
West takes a shot to the head.
West swings wildly with an uppercut but Oh Dae Su uses good head movement to avoid it.
West swings wildly with an uppercut but Oh Dae Su uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Dae Su misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oh Dae Su doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
West prevents a body shot from Oh Dae Su.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oh Dae Su.
West lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oh Dae Su backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oh Dae Su swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oh Dae Su lands with a right to the head.
Oh Dae Su blocks an uppercut.
West has a couple of punches blocked by Oh Dae Su.
Oh Dae Su blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from West fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Oh Dae Su.
West tries a body shot but Oh Dae Su blocks it.
Oh Dae Su is trying to drag West to the mat but West just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Oh Dae Su tries a body shot but West blocks it.
Oh Dae Su blocks an uppercut.
West throws a punch but it's blocked by Oh Dae Su.
Oh Dae Su fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Dae Su tried to land a shot to the body but connects with West's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for West.
West misses with a hook to the ribs.
West digs a right hand into Oh Dae Su's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oh Dae Su's gas tank.
Oh Dae Su lands with a short head shot on the inside.
West makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
West lands with a short head shot on the inside.
West swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oh Dae Su goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oh Dae Su blocks a body shot from West.
Oh Dae Su prevents a body shot from West.
Still in the clinch, West scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh Dae Su presses West against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oh Dae Su lands on the inside with an uppercut.
West digs a right hand into Oh Dae Su's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oh Dae Su's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oh Dae Su.
A short uppercut from Oh Dae Su.
West misses with some punches.
West lands a body shot.
West lands a right hand.
West scores with a shot to the side of Oh Dae Su's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oh Dae Su.
West lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from West on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West tries to work over Oh Dae Su's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oh Dae Su lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
West makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Dae Su blocks a body shot from West.
West doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
West lands with a short shot to the head.
West pushes Oh Dae Su back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
West misses with a punch on the inside.
West is pressed up against the cage. Oh Dae Su has hold of a leg and is looking to drag West down to the mat. West avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Oh Dae Su checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good standup being displayed there by West as he connects with a hook.
Oh Dae Su throws an uppercut from half a mile away. West sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oh Dae Su takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
West turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oh Dae Su throws a looping overhand right but West ducks down to avoid it.
Oh Dae Su takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Oh Dae Su takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A chopping leg kick lands by West.
West lands with a straight right. Oh Dae Su didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oh Dae Su moves out of range of the body kick from West.
Oh Dae Su misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from West.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew West 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.
Oh Dae Su takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
West avoids the body shot from Oh Dae Su.
West chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oh Dae Su can pounce on him.
West throws a low kick, looking for Oh Dae Su's leg but Oh Dae Su calmly moves out of range.
Oh Dae Su motions for West to come forward. Oh Dae Su throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
West misses with a two punch combination.
Donk. West catches Oh Dae Su right on the button with a cross.
West works the jab nicely.
Oh Dae Su is looking to chop away at West's legs.
West throws a leg kick but Oh Dae Su moved away.
Oh Dae Su misses with an uppercut. West saw that one coming.
West keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Oh Dae Su misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh Dae Su thows a body shot but no joy.
West fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oh Dae Su slips under a jab from West.
West misses with a head kick.
West checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Oh Dae Su misses with a body shot
and West counters with a head kick. That will keep Oh Dae Su thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
West throws the kick towards the body but Oh Dae Su avoids it.
West blocks a leg kick.
West takes a swing at Oh Dae Su's ribcage but misses.
Matthew West is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by West.
Oh Dae Su wants to land a leg kick but West is out of range.
Oh Dae Su throws a head kick that misses.
Oh Dae Su misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from West.
Matthew West seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oh Dae Su is looking to wear down West with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Oh Dae Su throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
West thows a body kick. Oh Dae Su tries to catch it but that hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from West.
Oh Dae Su takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
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!
Oh Dae Su just misses with a punch to the body.
Oh Dae Su throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Oh Dae Su 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oh Dae Su misses with a body shot.
Oh Dae Su blocks the body kick.
West slips under a jab.
West uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oh Dae Su.
Oh Dae Su takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West scores with a punch to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by West. That's going to slow Oh Dae Su down.
West ducks under a wild hook from Oh Dae Su.
West throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by West.
West throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oh Dae Su sees it coming and avoids it easily.
West moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A jab from West does it's job there.
Oh Dae Su lands a head kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - West looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oh Dae Su lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West throws a body kick that misses.
West throws a body kick that misses
and Oh Dae Su makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
West misses with a low kick.
West lands with a kick to the ribs.
West misses with a body kick.
Oh Dae Su will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Oh Dae Su checks a low kick from West.
West throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Oh Dae Su's head.
West scores with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
West connects with a jab.
Oh Dae Su misses with a body shot.
Oh Dae Su rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and West counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew West showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Oh Dae Su'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.
West misses with a few strikes there.
Oh Dae Su misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
West lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
West takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oh Dae Su ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oh Dae Su takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Oh Dae Su takes one to the chin there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oh Dae Su.
Nice uppercut lands for West. That snapped Oh Dae Su's head back.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from West.
Oh Dae Su avoids the head kick by West.
Oh Dae Su takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Oh Dae Su scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
West moves into the clinch successfully.
West tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
West prevents the takedown attempt.
Oh Dae Su tries to break free but West pushes him back against the cage.
Oh Dae Su drops down looking for an ankle pick but West pulls his leg out and moves away.
West uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oh Dae Su.
West lands with a good body shot.
Oh Dae Su goes for a double leg but West avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as West continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Despicable Oh Dae Su. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
West gets underhooks to prevent Oh Dae Su's takedown attempt.
West lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
West gets underhooks to prevent Oh Dae Su's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West 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.
West scores with a shot to the side of Oh Dae Su's head.
West lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from West as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from West.
West lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from West.
West lands with a right to the head.
West tries to throw a body punch but Oh Dae Su avoids it by throwing West back against the cage.
West lands with a right to the head.
West has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
West lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oh Dae Su backwards.
Oh Dae Su is rocked!
A body shot lands from West.
West lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
West lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oh Dae Su backwards.
Oh Oh Dae Su is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right hook to the body lands for West.
A short body shot lands from West as the two fighters clinch.
West lands with a left to the head.
West misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from West.
West throws a punch but it's blocked by Oh Dae Su.
Despicable Oh Dae Su has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh Dae Su is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West presses Oh Dae Su against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
West lands a hook to the side of the head.
West tries to work over Oh Dae Su's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
West misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oh Dae Su is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
West misses with a body punch.
Oh Dae Su seems to have got his legs back now.
Oh Dae Su lands a body punch in the clinch.
West misses with a punch on the inside.
West misses with the head strike.
West fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Dae Su has clasped his hands together around West's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Oh Dae Su sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but West is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Oh Dae Su lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
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!
West is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Oh Dae Su 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.
West keeping hold of Oh Dae Su's head, controlling as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh Dae Su is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Oh Dae Su is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but West still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, West has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Matthew West is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
West has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oh Dae Su throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent West stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew West comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got West winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew West!
Matthew West thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lasi Kukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Oppelaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
32 - 18 - 2, fighting out of London, Lasi Kukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dennis Oppelaar!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oppelaar blocks a low kick nicely.
Lasi Kukko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oppelaar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kukko.
Kukko throws a head kick but Oppelaar moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kukko.
Kukko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oppelaar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kukko momentarily.
It looks like Lasi Kukko has been cut.
Oppelaar has a takedown stuffed.
Kukko cracks Oppelaar with a good jab.
Kukko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kukko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Kukko misses.
Kukko feints a jab promting Oppelaar to slip. Kukko then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Oppelaar slips again and ducks right into an 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!
Oppelaar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kukko.
We've been informed that Oppelaar 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.
Oppelaar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oppelaar fails with a takedown attempt.
Kukko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Oppelaar back to the cage. Kukko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Kukko finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kukko connects with a looping right hand.
A combination from Oppelaar does no damage.
Kukko scores with a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Kukko.
Kukko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Oppelaar throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Oppelaar wants to sweep but Kukko has passed to side control!
Oppelaar prevents Kukko from moving into mount.
Kukko trying to control the action but Oppelaar is working from the bottom.
Oppelaar struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oppelaar tries to improve position but can't.
Kukko working the ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oppelaar defending against the ground and pound.
Oppelaar wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
You can see the frustration on Oppelaar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Oppelaar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kukko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oppelaar keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukko works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kukko landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kukko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oppelaar keeps working.
Oppelaar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kukko avoids the strikes from the bottom by Oppelaar.
Kukko misses with the ground and pound.
Kukko lands a decent elbow from side control.
Oppelaar manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Oppelaar has hold of Kukko's hands but Kukko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Oppelaar punching from the bottom.
Oppelaar landing strikes from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oppelaar missing with punches from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukko blocks the strikes from Oppelaar.
Oppelaar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Oppelaar throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Oppelaar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kukko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Oppelaar trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Oppelaar keeping moving, preventing Kukko from controlling successfully.
Kukko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kukko lands a couple of elbows.
Kukko is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oppelaar is striking off his back. Kukko thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Kukko trying to control the pace.
Oppelaar is not content to let Kukko control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lasi Kukko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lasi Kukko's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kukko scores with a nice body kick.
Kukko lands a glancing blow to the side of Oppelaar's head.
Oppelaar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Oppelaar goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kukko has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Oppelaar but great work by Kukko.
Kukko takes a little break here. Oppelaar wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Kukko working away.
Oppelaar misses with a strike from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oppelaar sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oppelaar is refusing to be controlled, as Kukko sits in half guard.
Oppelaar gets back to full guard.
Kukko thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kukko is pushing down on Oppelaar's leg trying to pass to half guard. Oppelaar is fighting to maintain full guard but Kukko has managed to sneak the leg through.
Oppelaar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Oppelaar.
Kukko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oppelaar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oppelaar is trying to keep Kukko in close.
Oppelaar tries to strike from the bottom.
Oppelaar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oppelaar keeping moving, preventing Kukko from controlling successfully.
Oppelaar throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kukko 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.
Oppelaar working for a triangle but Kukko defends it easily.
Kukko stopping the sweep attempt from Oppelaar.
Kukko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oppelaar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kukko!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oppelaar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukko manages to control the position for a moment.
Kukko is trying to escape the mount.
Kukko regains half guard.
Oppelaar lands with a punch from half guard.
Kukko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kukko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oppelaar.
Kukko is not content to let Oppelaar control the position.
Oppelaar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kukko defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Oppelaar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Oppelaar misses with a head shot. Kukko uses the momentum to regain guard.
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!
Kukko managing to control the position.
Kukko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oppelaar trying to control the position from guard on top but Kukko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oppelaar landing with the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kukko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Oppelaar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Oppelaar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lasi Kukko's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Kukko. Those never looked like landing.
Oppelaar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kukko sprawls well. Kukko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Oppelaar gets slowly back to his feet.
Oppelaar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kukko tries to avoid it but Oppelaar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kukko to the ground. Kukko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kukko shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kukko showed some decent athleticism there.
Oppelaar is not content to let Kukko control the position.
Nice strikes from Kukko there.
Kukko trying to control from half guard but Oppelaar is working away.
Kukko slips a nice elbow through Oppelaar's hands, connecting with Oppelaar's forehead.
Oppelaar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kukko is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko trying to control but Oppelaar is working from the bottom.
Oppelaar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kukko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lasi Kukko.
Kukko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Oppelaar on the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Oppelaar.
Kukko looks for a takedown but Oppelaar sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukko looks to land a left hand but Oppelaar moved out of range nicely.
Oppelaar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kukko defends it nicely.
Lasi Kukko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Oppelaar.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kukko.
Kukko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oppelaar dives in and grabs Kukko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kukko pushes down on Oppelaar's head and hops out.
A head kick misses from Kukko.
Kukko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oppelaar.
Kukko lands a jab.
Kukko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oppelaar counters with a nice kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oppelaar blocks a head kick by Kukko.
That kick from Kukko tenderised Oppelaar's leg. Oppelaar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lasi Kukko is winning the standup battle so far.
Kukko swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Oppelaar as Kukko shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kukko bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Oppelaar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kukko avoids it really well and circles away.
Oppelaar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kukko shoots in and bounces Oppelaar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kukko wants to control from the top but Oppelaar keeps moving.
Oppelaar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Kukko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Oppelaar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kukko is aware though and is defending well.
Oppelaar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kukko defends it easily.
Kukko wants to control from the top but Oppelaar keeps moving.
Oppelaar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oppelaar is striking off his back. Kukko thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oppelaar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kukko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lasi Kukko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kukko 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lasi Kukko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Kendall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davidson comes to the cage accompanied by Dr. Dre - The Watcher. 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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173 lbs
23 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Aaron Davidson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Kendall!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Davidson throws out a leg kick but Kendall moves out of range and Davidson only half commits.
Davidson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kendall misses with an attempted mid kick.
Davidson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kendall manages to avoid it.
Kendall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Davidson connects with a body shot.
Kendall thuds his right hand into Davidson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Davidson clinches.
Davidson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Davidson misses with some punches.
Davidson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davidson has Kendall pressed against the cage, preventing Kendall from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kendall tries to break the clinch but Davidson is controlling the position.
Davidson keeps control of Kendall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kendall blocks an uppercut.
Kendall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davidson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davidson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've been informed that Kendall 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davidson misses with some punches.
Kendall pushes Davidson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Davidson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kendall controls his hands.
Kendall has Davidson pressed against the cage, preventing Davidson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kendall breaks from the clinch.
A left lands for Kendall.
Kendall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davidson manages to avoid it.
Davidson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davidson connects with an inside leg kick.
Davidson throws a sloppy head kick and Kendall moves out of range easily.
Kendall throws a leg kick but Davidson moved away.
Aaron Davidson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davidson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kendall manages to avoid it.
Davidson loads up on a big right hand but Kendall slips the punch.
Davidson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kendall throws a good cross that connects.
Davidson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kendall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Davidson wants to clinch up but Kendall keeps it at a distance.
Davidson misses with a body shot.
Davidson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters circling a little - Davidson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Davidson there.
Davidson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kendall throws a head kick but Davidson moves out of range.
Kendall shoots in looking for a takedown. Davidson tries to sprawl out of it but Kendall keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Davidson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Davidson is looking to wear down Kendall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Davidson keeps the fight on the outside.
Davidson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kendall loads up on a big right hand but Davidson slips the punch.
Davidson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Davidson scores with a nice right hand.
Kendall throws a leg kick but Davidson checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kendall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davidson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kendall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kendall takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kendall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kendall misses with an uppercut.
Kendall changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Davidson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Davidson is looking to regain half guard here but Kendall keeps moving and retains side control.
Kendall working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Davidson regains half guard there - taking advantage of Kendall's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Kendall not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kendall wants to control but Davidson is keeping him busy.
Kendall throwing shots but Davidson is blocking nicely.
Davidson is not content to let Kendall control the position.
Kendall has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Davidson tries to get to full guard but Kendall has control of the leg.
Kendall is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kendall throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davidson is refusing to be controlled, as Kendall sits in half guard.
Kendall tries to pass the half guard into mount. Davidson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Kendall will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kendall takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Davidson feints and then cracks Kendall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kendall down.
Kendall misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davidson. Kendall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davidson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Davidson takes a swing at Kendall's ribcage but misses.
Davidson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davidson scores with a push kick.
Davidson moves out of range of the body kick.
Kendall drives through and clinches with Davidson against the cage.
Kendall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davidson throws a head kick that misses.
Kendall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kendall looks to land a right hand but Davidson moved out of range.
Davidson blocks a head kick by Kendall.
Kendall has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson blocks a head kick by Kendall.
Kendall avoids the body shot from Davidson.
Kendall throws a head kick that misses.
Davidson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Davidson wants it to stay on the feet.
Kendall dives in and grabs Davidson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davidson pushes down on Kendall's head and hops out.
Aaron Davidson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Kendall.
That kick from Davidson tenderised Kendall's leg. Kendall is trying to keep his angry face on.
Davidson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kendall's sensitive parts.
Davidson lands with an overhand left.
Davidson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Davidson avoids the head kick by Kendall.
The fighters circle momentarily. Davidson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Davidson dips to his left and cracks Kendall with an uppercut!
Kendall wants to land a leg kick but Davidson is out of range.
Davidson misses with a kick to the body.
Davidson avoids the body shot from Kendall.
Davidson misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kendall shoots in for a takedown but Davidson shows good takedown defense.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kendall throws a nice head kick!
Davidson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
No luck for Kendall with that takedown attempt.
Davidson throws a head kick but Kendall moves out of range.
Kendall misses with a body shot.
Davidson scores with a hook to the body. Kendall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kendall just misses with a punch to the body.
Davidson cracks the inside of Kendall's front leg.
Kendall avoids the head kick by Davidson.
Davidson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Davidson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kendall manages to avoid it.
Kendall avoids the body shot from Davidson.
Kendall takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson needs to keep his hands up - Kendall had a free shot at his head there.
Kendall takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A decent looking cross lands there for Davidson.
Kendall throws a body punch but Davidson moves out of range.
Davidson moves out of range as Kendall throws a body kick.
Davidson throws a body punch but Kendall moves out of range.
Kendall on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Davidson moves out of range of the body kick from Kendall.
Davidson throws out a loose jab but Kendall uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Kendall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kendall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davidson.
Davidson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kendall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davidson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davidson throws a head kick but Kendall moves out of range.
Davidson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kendall.
Davidson tries to clinch there but Kendall circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kendall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Davidson misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kendall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davidson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kendall is just out of range.
Davidson throws a sloppy head kick and Kendall moves out of range easily.
Kendall looks to land a body kick but Davidson moved away.
Kendall slips under a jab from Davidson.
Kendall keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kendall throws a head kick but Davidson moves out of range.
Kendall throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Davidson tries to clinch up but Kendall circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kendall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davidson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kendall throws a series of strikes that have Davidson backpedaling.
Kendall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Davidson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Davidson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kendall was well out of range. Poor timing from Davidson.
Kendall tries a head kick but it misses.
Kendall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kendall throws a chopping leg kick but Davidson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Davidson scoring well with a low kick there.
Kendall lands a jab to Davidson's midsection.
Davidson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kendall drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kendall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davidson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kendall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kendall is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Davidson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kendall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davidson's elbow.
Davidson leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson lands a left hand.
Davidson tries to circle away but Kendall has him pinned against the cage.
Kendall misses with the head strike.
Kendall misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kendall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kendall.
Kendall prevents a body shot from Davidson.
Kendall stalls.
Kendall is looking to control Davidson's arms but Davidson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kendall has his back to the cage.
Kendall stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Davidson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kendall.
Kendall tries to work over Davidson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davidson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kendall's elbow.
Kendall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Davidson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee calls for Kendall to work.
A short uppercut from Kendall.
Kendall blocking some punches.
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!
Davidson misses with the head strike.
Kendall prevents a body shot from Davidson.
Davidson can't find room to land a body shot as Kendall controls the action.
Davidson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davidson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kendall backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davidson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kendall's elbow.
Davidson working aggressively here.
Davidson lands a body punch.
Kendall blocks a body shot from Davidson.
The referee is keeping an eye on Davidson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Davidson fails to land.
Davidson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kendall controls his hands.
Kendall works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Davidson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kendall backwards.
Kendall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davidson's elbow.
Kendall changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Davidson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Aaron Davidson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Kendall.
Kendall throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Davidson counters with a big head kick but Kendall shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kendall misses with a takedown attempt - Davidson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kendall wants to slow Davidson down by chopping away at his legs.
Davidson thows a body shot but no joy.
Davidson just misses with a punch to the body.
Davidson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kendall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Davidson misses with a hook.
Davidson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kendall on the side of the head.
Kendall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kendall.
Kendall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crunch! Davidson slams his shin into Kendall's torso.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davidson lands a lovely overhand right.
Davidson avoids the body shot from Kendall.
Kendall lands a slapping body shot.
Kendall looks for the body kick but Davidson saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Davidson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Davidson 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Davidson!
A victorious Aaron Davidson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabe Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabe Faber!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Faber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Edwards moves in looking to clinch but Faber pushes him off.
Faber keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Faber.
Edwards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Edwards takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A head kick misses from Edwards.
Edwards blocks a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Faber!
Edwards connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Faber lands a nice shot that snaps Edwards's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faber looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Faber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edwards.
Faber throws an overhand right that lands on Edwards's shoulder, as Edwards tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick from Edwards lands but Faber takes it in his stride.
Faber avoids a kick to the body.
Faber throws out a powerful jab.
Edwards throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Faber stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Faber lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards 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.
Faber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Edwards.
Edwards throws a body kick that misses.
Edwards stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Faber.
Faber throws the kick towards the body but Edwards avoids it.
Faber lands with a good body shot.
Edwards listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Faber scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Faber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edwards misses with a wild body shot.
Faber throws a quick inside leg kick.
Edwards is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faber ducks under a wild hook from Edwards.
Faber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Faber takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Edwards throws a push kick but Faber slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards lands a nice looking body kick.
Faber throws a hook but Edwards avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Edwards.
Edwards checks a leg kick.
Edwards tries to clinch there but Faber circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Edwards.
Faber feints and then cracks Edwards's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Edwards down.
Faber is looking to land body kicks.
Edwards checks a low kick from Faber.
A big left from Faber misses.
Faber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Faber thuds his right hand into Edwards's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Faber throws a chopping leg kick but Edwards manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Edwards misses with a head kick.
Edwards moves out of range as Faber strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber lands with a straight right. Edwards didn't see that one coming.
Edwards closes the distance and pushes Faber back into the cage.
Faber with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Edwards throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Faber blocks it with crossed arms.
Edwards lands a right hand that snaps the head of Faber backwards.
Faber lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Faber works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Faber avoiding damage as Edwards throws knees to the body.
Edwards letting Faber take a breather here.
Faber managing to block the knees to the body from Edwards.
Faber lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Edwards misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faber.
Edwards with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Faber misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faber struggles to land a body shot inside as Edwards controls his hands.
Edwards crunches a lovely knee into Faber's ribcage.
Faber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Faber has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Edwards seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Faber can turn it around.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards prevents a body shot from Faber.
Faber manages to break the clinch.
Faber fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Edwards has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Faber.
Edwards throws a lazy right hand but Faber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A left and a right from Faber both land. Nice combination.
Faber thumps Edwards with a low kick.
Faber throws a nice outside leg kick.
Faber tries to score with a low kick but Edwards moves his leg out of the way.
Faber will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Faber misses with an uppercut. Edwards saw that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Faber lands an impressive looking overhand right. Edwards doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edwards throws a sloppy head kick and Faber moves out of range easily.
Faber moves out of range as Edwards throws a body kick.
Edwards throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabe Faber dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Faber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gabe Faber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Faber connects with a body shot that sends Edwards's belly button to the back.
Edwards scores with a jab. Faber acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Faber swats away the attempt to clinch by Edwards.
Edwards throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Faber counters with an outside leg kick.
Faber takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Edwards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Edwards looks to score with a jab to the body but Faber is just out of range.
Edwards throws a head kick but Faber moves out of range.
Faber lands a glancing blow to the side of Edwards's head.
Edwards throws a leg kick
and Faber counters with a nice kick to the body.
A low kick from Faber misses
letting Edwards counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faber connects with a looping right hand.
Faber connects with a single shot there.
Edwards is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Faber connects with a single shot there.
Edwards moves in looking to clinch but Faber pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Faber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edwards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Faber.
Edwards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Edwards throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Faber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edwards throws a head kick that Faber semi-blocks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Edwards gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Faber.
Edwards throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Faber to counter with a crisp jab.
Edwards is rocked!
Faber connects with a nice looking jab.
Oh Edwards is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faber lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Edwards falls backwards - clearly groggy! Faber dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabe Faber!
Gabe Faber thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Cerdan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshiteru Goto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cerdan comes to the cage accompanied by French National Anthem. The crowd seem to be enjoying Goto's choice of entrance music: Japanese Boy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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146 lbs
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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
29 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Marcel Cerdan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Yoshiteru Goto!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goto has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cerdan.
Goto looking to stall.
Goto lands a left hand.
Goto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cerdan's efforts to push away.
Cerdan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goto throws a leg kick that misses.
Goto slips under a jab from Cerdan.
Goto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cerdan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cerdan misses with an uppercut
and Goto counters by clinching up.
Goto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cerdan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Goto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cerdan backwards.
Cerdan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cerdan misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goto jabs Cerdan right on the nose. Cerdan blinks but takes it well.
Cerdan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cerdan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Goto is looking to score with low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cerdan. Goto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick from Goto.
Goto defending well as Cerdan loads up on a big left hand.
Goto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Goto throws a head kick but Cerdan moves out of range.
Cerdan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cerdan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cerdan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cerdan avoids the head kick by Goto.
Cerdan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goto was well out of range. Poor timing from Cerdan.
Goto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Goto throws a push kick but Cerdan slaps the foot to one side.
Cerdan misses with an uppercut. Goto saw that one coming.
Goto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cerdan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerdan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cerdan blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cerdan throws a series of punches but Goto moves out of range.
Cerdan throws out a loose jab but Goto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goto throws a big shot that misses.
Goto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Goto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Both fighters circling a little - Goto finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cerdan throws a hook to the side of Goto's head but Goto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cerdan connects with a nice looking jab.
Goto throws a low kick but Cerdan moves out of range easily.
Goto tries a low kick but Cerdan avoids it.
Marcel Cerdan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cerdan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Goto's head backwards.
Cerdan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Cerdan.
Goto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cerdans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A punch combination from Cerdan misses.
Cerdan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Goto cracks Cerdan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cerdan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Goto counters with a good, hard body kick but Cerdan shrugs it off.
Goto sizes up Cerdan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cerdan is rocked!
Cerdan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goto was well out of range. Poor timing from Cerdan.
Oh Cerdan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cerdan throws a big shot that misses.
Goto cracks the inside of Cerdan's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goto throws an overhand right that drops Cerdan like a sack of potatoes! Goto dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshiteru Goto!
Yoshiteru Goto thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jay Hunter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Junior!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Junior has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hunter is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hunter swings for the body but Junior moves out of range.
Junior checks a leg kick.
Hunter closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hunter lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Junior keeping moving, preventing Hunter from controlling successfully.
Hunter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hunter won't allow Junior to sweep him here.
Hunter lands a couple of elbows.
Junior keeping moving, preventing Hunter from controlling successfully.
Junior has control of Hunter's left arm, preventing Hunter from doing any damage.
Hunter 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.
Hunter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Junior works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Junior working a defensive guard here.
Hunter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Junior trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jorge Junior.
Junior fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Junior keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunter is looking to score with low kicks.
Junior with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Junior looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunter is just out of range.
Junior misses with a hook
and Hunter counters with a good low kick that Junior was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hunter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Junior.
Hunter slips under a jab from Junior.
Junior cracks the inside of Hunter's front leg.
Hunter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunter has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hunter is looking to chop away at Junior's legs.
Hunter throws out a leg kick but Junior moves out of range and Hunter only half commits.
Hunter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Junior sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hunter scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hunter looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Junior is avoiding damage well.
Hunter working away.
Junior avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hunter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter lands some shots froms side control.
Junior is trying to control Hunter's posture but Hunter avoids it.
Hunter trying to control the action but Junior is working from the bottom.
Junior sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hunter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Junior wants to control but Hunter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Junior manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hunter tries to free his leg and advance position but Junior is retaining full guard.
Hunter trying to control the position from guard on top but Junior is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Junior keeping full guard, as Hunter tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Junior working a defensive guard here.
Hunter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hunter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Junior's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junior is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hunter regains full guard. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Junior with a nice head shot there.
Hunter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Junior is one step ahead there.
Junior wants to pass the guard but Hunter is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jay Hunter 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.
Hunter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Junior decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hunter's guard.
Jay Hunter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Junior working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hunter's head.
Hunter working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Junior has passed into half guard!
Hunter is looking to improve his position.
Hunter trying to control here.
Hunter is looking to get back to full guard here but Junior has managed to pass to side control instead.
Hunter taking punishment in the form of punches.
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!
Hunter is not content to let Junior control the position.
Hunter is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior lands a decent elbow from side control.
Junior looks up at the clock and then as Hunter takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Junior smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hunter is looking to reverse the position.
Junior cracks Hunter with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hunter gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter wants to get back to full guard.
Hunter is working hard here to advance position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Junior is pressing down on Hunter's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hunter is holding on for now.
Hunter tries to roll over but Junior keeps him under control.
Hunter has hold of Junior's hands but Junior slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Junior performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Junior trying to control the action but Hunter is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Junior is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hunter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Junior scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hunter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Junior trying to control from Hunter's half guard. Hunter has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Junior throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Junior stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hunter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hunter controls Junior momentarily but Junior frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Junior wants to control from the top but Hunter keeps moving.
Junior looking to sit in guard and control but Hunter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hunter is looking to work some ground and pound but Junior has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Junior lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hunter!
Junior dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Junior 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!
Junior shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hunter defends it nicely.
Junior is looking to slow Hunter down with leg kicks.
Hunter misses with a takedown attempt - Junior sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Good exchange - Junior coming out on top.
Junior lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That kick from Junior tenderised Hunter's leg. Hunter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hunter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A left and a right from Junior both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hunter momentarily.
Hunter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Junior shoots for a takedown but Hunter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Junior stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Junior wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Junior scores with a nice strike.
Hunter throws a poor cross that misses
and Junior counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Junior won't allow Hunter to sweep him here.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Junior from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Junior is one step ahead there.
Junior with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter keeping full guard, as Junior tries to pass.
Junior preventing the sweep.
Hunter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Junior defends it easily.
Hunter wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Junior is now in half guard.
Junior is trying to control. Hunter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hunter is looking for a sweep. Junior is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior working Hunter over with strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hunter manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hunter looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Junior passes into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Junior landing a few strikes.
Junior scoring with punches from side control.
Junior trying to control the action but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Hunter manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunter manages to get to full guard.
Junior working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hunter's head.
Hunter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hunter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Junior defends it easily.
Junior won't allow Hunter to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Junior postures up in Hunter's guard and throws a big left but Hunter blocks it.
Junior with a nice head shot there.
Junior working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hunter's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Junior really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hunter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Junior defends it nicely.
Junior uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hunter has time to react.
Junior connects with a solid leg kick.
Hunter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Junior is able to avoid easily.
Junior dips to his left and cracks Hunter with an uppercut!
Junior delivers a nice body kick.
Junior misses with an uppercut. Hunter saw that one coming.
A big right from Junior misses.
Hunter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Junior shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hunter's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Junior passes Hunter's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior works his way into side control.
Junior is looking to take a break and control but Hunter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Junior landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Junior wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hunter keeps working.
Hunter is trying to improve his position.
Hunter is not content to let Junior control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter tries to buck Junior off but Junior is having none of it.
Junior wants to control but Hunter is keeping him busy.
Check out the look on Junior's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Junior looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hunter is avoiding damage well.
Hunter regains half guard there - taking advantage of Junior's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Junior trying to control the action but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Hunter wants to get back to full guard but Junior has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior throws an elbow but Hunter slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hunter can't do much from the bottom here.
Junior 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.
Hunter manages to get back to half guard.
Junior wants to free his trapped foot but Hunter is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Junior wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hunter keeps working.
Hunter regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Junior's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Junior holds on and takes a little breather.
Junior looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hunter is one step ahead there.
Junior utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hunter throws a strike but Junior rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Junior trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Junior throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Junior dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hunter throws a leg kick
and Junior counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hunter!
Junior trying to control the action but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Hunter is trying to improve his position.
Hunter is trying to control Junior's posture but Junior avoids it.
Junior trying to control the action but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Junior working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Junior works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior scoring with punches and elbows.
Hunter manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Junior holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hunter thows a huge punch but Junior dodges it nicely.
Hunter is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Junior gets back to full guard.
Junior wants to sweep here but Hunter controlling him for the moment.
Junior is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hunter throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hunter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Junior is keeping the position for now.
Jay Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Junior looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hunter is one step ahead there.
Hunter lands a couple of elbows.
Junior is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
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!
Hunter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter wants to pass the guard but Junior is keeping the position.
Junior has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Junior working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hunter.
Junior has his hands on Hunter's head, controlling the position.
Hunter slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hunter in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hunter is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Junior reverses the position - he's now on top in Hunter's guard.
Hunter lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Junior!
Junior wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hunter.
Junior in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunter throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Junior is wriggling around trying to escape.
Junior bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jorge Junior.
Well Junior 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 46:49
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Junior! Jorge Junior retains his welterweight title!
In his post fight interview, Jorge Junior started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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