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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Mercy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorri Laporte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Melvin Mercy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorri Laporte!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laporte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercy.
Mercy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mercy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Laporte.
It looks like Jorri Laporte has been cut.
Laporte throws a right and a left that Mercy avoids nicely.
Mercy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mercy throws a head kick that misses.
Mercy misses the shot to the body.
Mercy tries a head kick but it misses.
Laporte with the counter takedown but Mercy avoids it easily.
Laporte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mercy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercy scores with a sloppy right hand. Laporte should have avoided that one.
Mercy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Laporte blocks a head kick by Mercy.
Laporte misses with a combination
and Mercy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Laporte really felt that one!
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Mercy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laporte ducks under a wild hook from Mercy.
Laporte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mercy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Mercy does no damage.
Mercy misses with a head kick.
Laporte throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mercy throws a head kick that misses.
Melvin Mercy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercy scores with a nice body kick.
Mercy throws a series of punches but Laporte moves out of range.
Laporte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mercy tries to bum rush Laporte with a series of wild strikes but Laporte uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laporte shoots in but no luck this time.
Mercy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Laporte throws a right and a left that Mercy avoids nicely.
Mercy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laporte.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laporte.
Laporte throws a right hand that Mercy ducks under and follows up with a left that Mercy also avoids with ease.
Mercy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laporte. That did some damage!
Mercy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mercy.
Mercy misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercy throws a series of punches but Laporte avoids them all with ease.
Mercy misses with a series of wild punches.
Mercy is breathing heavily.
A combination from Mercy does no damage.
Laporte misses with the combination.
Mercy misses with a double jab.
Laporte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mercy can pounce on him.
Laporte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mercy.
Laporte misses with a body kick.
Mercy lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Laporte takes one to the side of the head.
Mercy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laporte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laporte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mercy slips a jab and a cross from Laporte.
Laporte misses with an attempted mid kick.
Laporte darts in and clinches Mercy up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Mercy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorri Laporte's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mercy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laporte circles away quickly and effectively.
Mercy looks to throw the jab but Laporte is out of range.
Mercy throws a hook but Laporte blocks it.
Laporte fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mercy, pushing him back against the cage.
Mercy breaks from the clinch.
Mercy fails to land with a series of punches.
Laporte scores with the left hand. Mercy knows he should have avoided that one.
Mercy throws a series of punches but Laporte moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercy cracks Laporte with a good jab.
Mercy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Laporte throws a leg kick but Mercy checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercy tries a head kick but it misses.
Mercy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laporte lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Laporte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mercy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mercy lands an overhand right.
Laporte throws a head kick but Mercy moves out of range.
Laporte throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mercy throws a sloppy head kick and Laporte moves out of range easily.
Mercy sets himself, and Laporte steps forward looking for the clinch! Mercy avoids it this time.
Mercy scores with a spinning back kick!
Mercy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laporte can do to turn this around?
No joy there for Laporte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laporte throws a series of punches but Mercy avoids them all with ease.
Laporte fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercy misses with a head kick.
Melvin Mercy is winning the standup battle so far.
Laporte tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mercy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mercy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mercy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laporte lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laporte has Mercy up against the cage in a clinch.
Mercy manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Mercy misses.
As Mercy backs off Laporte throws a huge counter combo but Mercy manages to avoid it all.
Mercy lands a leg kick that knocks Laporte off balance momentarily.
Laporte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mercy misses the jab.
Mercy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Laporte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laporte cracks Mercy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mercy misses with a jab to the body
enabling Laporte to counter with a crisp jab.
Mercy misses with a body shot.
Mercy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laporte tries to clinch up but Mercy circles away and keeps his distance.
Mercy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Laporte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercy.
Melvin Mercy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by Mercy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laporte throws a right and a left that Mercy avoids nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mercy.
Mercy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laporte misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mercy is looking to score with low kicks.
Mercy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laporte pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mercy back to the cage. Laporte follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mercy misses with a lunging right hand
and Laporte counters with a left and a right that stings Mercy.
Mercy with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Melvin Mercy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jorri Laporte's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mercy swinging wildly here.
Mercy tries to bum rush Laporte with a series of wild strikes but Laporte uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laporte throws a counter combo.
Laporte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mercy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mercy sets himself, and Laporte steps forward looking for the clinch! Mercy avoids it this time.
Mercy tries a head kick but it misses.
Melvin Mercy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laporte has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mercy.
Laporte takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laporte misses with a series of wild punches.
Mercy throws a body punch but Laporte moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laporte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mercy just misses with a punch to the body.
Laporte misses with a two punch combination.
Laporte takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mercy misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Laporte misses.
Mercy misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Laporte throws a series of punches but Mercy moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Laporte.
A right-left combo lands from Mercy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laporte blocks a head kick by Mercy.
Laporte swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laporte throws a series of punches but Mercy avoids them all with ease.
Mercy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Laporte drives through and clinches with Mercy against the cage.
Mercy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercy throws a lazy head kick
and Laporte counters with a three punch combo that has Mercy backing up. Mercy nods at Laporte to acknowledge the strikes.
Laporte throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mercy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mercy throws a head kick that misses
and Laporte counters with a one-two to the body.
Laporte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercy.
Mercy looks for the body kick but Laporte saw that one coming.
Laporte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mercy.
Mercy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mercy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laporte tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mercy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mercy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Laporte displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercy throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laporte misses with a series of wild punches.
Melvin Mercy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Laporte shoots in but Mercy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Laporte slips a jab and a cross from Mercy.
Laporte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mercy.
Laporte unleashes a big counter combination but Mercy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mercy needs to keep his hands up - Laporte had a free shot at his head there.
Mercy misses with a head kick.
Laporte lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jorri Laporte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laporte clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Melvin Mercy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mercy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melvin Mercy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ze Portugal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Flaherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ze Portugal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Flaherty!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Portugal.
Flaherty gets a double leg takedown into Portugal's guard.
Flaherty forces his way into half guard.
Flaherty stands up out of the half guard.
Portugal scores with a one two! Flaherty had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Portugal has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Portugal.
Portugal is trying to maintain a safe position but Flaherty gets an underhook and turns Portugal into the cage.
Flaherty stalling.
Portugal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Flaherty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Portugal is trying to break free.
Portugal scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flaherty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Portugal pushes Flaherty up against the cage in a clinch.
Flaherty can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Portugal.
Portugal pushes Flaherty back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Flaherty prevents a body shot from Portugal.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Portugal as Flaherty tries to tie him up.
Portugal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Flaherty pulls guard successfully.
Portugal stops Flaherty from standing up.
Flaherty pulls Portugal in close to prevent any damage.
Flaherty trying to keep a closed guard but Portugal is proving a slippery customer.
Flaherty bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Portugal's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flaherty is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Flaherty works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Flaherty works his way into full mount!
Flaherty looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Flaherty looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flaherty jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Portugal manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Portugal is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Flaherty is controlling him well.
Portugal trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Flaherty wants to control but Portugal is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Flaherty controls the position.
Flaherty trying to control the position but Portugal is working away.
Flaherty decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Portugal lands with a good body shot.
Portugal clinches up against the cage.
Flaherty wants a takedown.
Flaherty has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Portugal is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
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 Ze Portugal will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Flaherty shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Portugal misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Portugal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Flaherty tries to score a power double leg takedown but Portugal sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Flaherty somewhat.
Portugal tries to clinch up but Flaherty circles away and keeps his distance.
Flaherty throws a counter combo.
Portugal doesn't manage to clinch there - Flaherty circles away.
Flaherty fails with a takedown attempt.
Flaherty lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flaherty moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Portugal stuffs the takedown attempt from Flaherty. Flaherty gets slowly back to his feet.
Ze Portugal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Flaherty.
Portugal connects with a looping right hand.
Portugal works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flaherty tries to clinch but Portugal is having none of it.
Portugal throws a big counter combination but Flaherty scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A punch combination from Flaherty misses.
Flaherty shoots in looking for a takedown. Portugal tries to sprawl out of it but Flaherty keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Portugal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Portugal lands with a nice body punch.
Flaherty shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Portugal sprawls well. Portugal wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Flaherty gets slowly back to his feet.
Portugal throws a series of strikes that have Flaherty backpedaling.
Flaherty has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Flaherty there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ze Portugal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Portugal forces Flaherty back against the cage and clinches.
Portugal is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flaherty tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Portugal scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Portugal fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Portugal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flaherty has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Portugal after a bit of a struggle.
Portugal lands a hook that snaps the head of Flaherty backwards.
Portugal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Portugal is struggling to control the position.
Portugal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Portugal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Portugal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Flaherty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ze Portugal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Portugal stuffs the takedown attempt from Flaherty. Flaherty gets slowly back to his feet.
Flaherty misses with a takedown attempt - Portugal sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portugal throws a series of punches but Flaherty avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Portugal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Flaherty closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Flaherty lands in his opponent's guard.
Flaherty tries to free his leg and advance position but Portugal is retaining full guard.
Flaherty wants to control from the top but Portugal keeps moving.
Flaherty might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Portugal haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Portugal on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Portugal tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flaherty thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Flaherty seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Portugal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Flaherty passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ze Portugal dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Flaherty on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Flaherty doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ze Portugal is winning the standup battle so far.
Portugal thuds a left hand into Flaherty's body.
Flaherty tries to clinch there but Portugal circles away.
Flaherty tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Portugal swivels and escapes.
Portugal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Flaherty is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Portugal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Flaherty looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Portugal instigates a clinch.
Flaherty has Portugal pressed against the cage, preventing Portugal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right hand to the body from Portugal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Portugal lands a body shot.
Flaherty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Flaherty tries to pull guard but Portugal holds him up against the cage and eventually Flaherty drops back down to his feet.
Portugal is trying to push Flaherty away but Flaherty has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portugal tries to break free but Flaherty pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Portugal scores with a nice short uppercut.
Portugal lands an uppercut.
Flaherty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Portugal dips to his left and cracks Flaherty with an uppercut!
Flaherty shoots in but no luck this time.
Ze Portugal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Flaherty.
Portugal wants to clinch.
Portugal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Portugal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flaherty.
Portugal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Portugal lands a head shot.
Flaherty shoots in and drives through. Portugal sprawls well.
Portugal stalks Flaherty and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Flaherty's face. Flaherty staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Portugal cracks Flaherty with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ze Portugal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portugal gets tackled into the cage by Flaherty. Flaherty maintains the clinch.
Portugal gets through Flaherty's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Portugal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Flaherty tries for a takedown. No joy.
Portugal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Flaherty has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Portugal after a bit of a struggle.
Flaherty tries to pull guard but Portugal forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Portugal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Flahertys head.
Ze Portugal has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Portugal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Flaherty escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Portugal fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Flaherty, pushing him back against the cage.
Portugal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portugal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Flaherty keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Portugal's efforts to push away.
Flaherty jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Portugal walks away with a smile on his face. Flaherty gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Flaherty tries to clinch but Portugal moves out of range.
Portugal scores with a three punch combo!
Portugal lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ze Portugal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Portugal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Flaherty momentarily.
Portugal lands a glancing blow to the side of Flaherty's head.
Flaherty fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Portugal clinches up against the cage.
Flaherty prevents Portugal from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flaherty fails to pull guard.
Portugal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Portugal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice shot by Portugal.
Flaherty shoots in for a double leg but Portugal sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Flaherty misses with a two punch combination.
Portugal lands a really nice looking cross but Flaherty seems unphased.
Flaherty looks for a takedown but Portugal sprawls well.
Flaherty takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Portugal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Portugal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Flaherty tries to clinch but Portugal is having none of it.
Flaherty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Portugal scores with a crisp jab that stopped Flaherty in his tracks.
Alex Flaherty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Portugal scores with a one two! Flaherty had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ze Portugal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Portugal, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ze Portugal!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Amsterdam Vallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Severo Del Bosque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vallon comes to the cage accompanied by Hell's Bell's. Del Bosque has chosen CRUISR - Go For It (Shallou Remix) as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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165 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amsterdam Vallon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Severo Del Bosque!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Bosque avoids the head kick by Vallon.
Del Bosque has taken the fight to the clinch.
Del Bosque is trying to trip Vallon. He has hold of a leg but Vallon is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Del Bosque persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Del Bosque controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Del Bosque's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that Del Bosque has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
My spies in Scotty's Yard inform me that Del Bosque has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Vallon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vallon tries to get out of the position.
Del Bosque thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Del Bosque seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
More stalling from Del Bosque.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vallon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Del Bosque on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Bosque thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vallon wants to sweep here but Del Bosque controlling him for the moment.
Vallon can't keep his opponent in guard - Del Bosque advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Del Bosque performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Del Bosque in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Vallon tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Del Bosque!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Severo Del Bosque!
Severo Del Bosque tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Campobello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Naoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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140 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Campobello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takeshi Naoki!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naoki looks to throw the jab but Campobello is out of range.
Campobello tries to sprawl but Naoki drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Campobello has hold of Naoki's hands but Naoki slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Naoki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Campobello is looking to control Naoki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Campobello avoid being mounted?
Campobello is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Campobello is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Naoki pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Naoki in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campobello is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Naoki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campobello actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naoki is looking to take a break and control but Campobello is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Naoki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Campobello is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Naoki pulls his head out easily.
Naoki seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Naoki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Campobello keeps working.
Naoki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Campobello with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Naoki slips a nice elbow through Campobello's hands, connecting with Campobello's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Naoki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Naoki wants to take a breather but Campobello is having none of it.
Campobello is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at BLOODSPORT GYM that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Naoki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Campobello is looking for a sweep. Naoki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Naoki wants to control but Campobello is keeping him busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Naoki blocks a head kick by Campobello.
Naoki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Naoki tries to land knees in the clinch but Campobello avoids the damage to the body.
Naoki blocks a body shot from Campobello.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campobello on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Campobello managing to block the knees to the body from Naoki.
Naoki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Naoki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Naoki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Naoki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Naoki tries to land knees in the clinch but Campobello avoids the damage to the body.
Campobello misses with some punches.
Naoki throws a head punch that misses.
Naoki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Campobello's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Naoki.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Campobello.
Naoki tries to land knees in the clinch but Campobello avoids the damage to the body.
Campobello wants to get back to striking at distance but Naoki won't allow it.
Campobello blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Naoki has a couple of punches blocked by Campobello.
Naoki gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naoki looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Naoki seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Naoki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Campobello trying to control but Naoki postures up.
Naoki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Campobello manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Naoki lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Campobello working a defensive guard here.
Campobello throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Naoki escapes and throws Campobello's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Naoki dominated that round.
That's time! Campobello's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Campobello. Naoki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Naoki throws a big shot that misses.
Campobello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Campobello is looking to counter with a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Naoki blocks the leg kick.
Naoki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Campobello lands a glancing blow to the side of Naoki's head.
Naoki misses with the combination.
Campobello is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campobello swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Naoki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Campobello's guard.
Naoki is in close to Campobello's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Campobello looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campobello keeping moving, preventing Naoki from controlling successfully.
Naoki lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Campobello is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Campobello is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Naoki sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Naoki is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Campobello has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Naoki is looking to defend but Campobello has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Naoki! Campobello pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Naoki taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sam Campobello!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Seffu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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212 lbs
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ray Seffu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Corey Harper!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seffu moves in looking to clinch but Harper pushes him off.
Seffu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harper throws out the jab.
Seffu dips to his left and cracks Harper with an uppercut!
Harper's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Harper duly obliges.
An inside leg kick from Harper misses.
Harper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harper misses with a series of wild punches.
Harper scores with a body shot.
Seffu moves in looking to clinch but Harper pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper moves forwards but Seffu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harper with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seffu swings widly with a right hand
and Harper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Seffu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seffu.
Harper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seffu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harper changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Seffu misses with a looping right.
Corey Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harper connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Seffu momentarily.
Seffu tries to clinch up.
Seffu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Harper.
Nice defenses there by Harper.
Seffu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harper.
Seffu misses with a looping right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harper checks a leg kick.
Harper now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Seffu darts in trying to clinch
and Seffu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Seffu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Netherlands Top Team & KT in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harper. Seffu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Seffu wants to clinch up but Harper keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Harper was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harper feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Seffus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seffu misses with an uppercut. Harper saw that one coming.
Harper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Seffu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Harper does it's job there.
A big left from Seffu misses.
Seffu throws a jab when Harper was well out of range.
Seffu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Seffu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Harper misses.
Seffu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Seffu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper misses with a straight left.
Seffu lands a nice shot to the body.
Harper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seffu.
Seffu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harper.
Seffu lands with an overhand left.
Some bone on bone action there as Seffu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Seffu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harper swings for the body but Seffu moves out of range.
Harper lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Harper looks to throw the jab but Seffu is out of range.
Harper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Seffu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seffu.
Seffu misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seffu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harper fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seffu tries to clinch there but Harper circles away.
Seffu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Seffu doesn't manage to clinch there - Harper circles away.
Seffu ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
Seffu tries to clinch but Harper is having none of it.
Harper is looking to land body kicks.
Harper staying out of range there.
Seffu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harper, as that shot connected.
Harper throws a looping overhand right but Seffu ducks down to avoid it.
Harper jabs Seffu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harper takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Harper dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Harper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harper throws a looping overhand right but Seffu ducks down to avoid it.
Seffu avoids the body shot from Harper.
Seffu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harper.
Harper misses with a jab to the body
and Seffu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Seffu.
Harper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Seffu.
Seffu avoids the body shot from Harper.
A jab from Seffu misses.
Harper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper scores with a decent looking hook.
Harper blocks a jab.
Harper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seffu. Harper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harper jabs at Seffu's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seffu.
Harper looks to land a right hand but Seffu moved out of range.
Seffu wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Harper stuns Seffu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harper throws a right hand that Seffu ducks under and follows up with a left that Seffu also avoids with ease.
Seffu throws a looping overhand right but Harper ducks down to avoid it.
Seffu throws a hook but Harper avoids it easily.
Harper now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Harper takes one to the chin there.
Corey Harper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Seffu misses its intended target.
Harper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seffu slips under a jab from Harper.
Harper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harper throws a lazy uppercut
and Seffu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Seffu misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Seffu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harper is defending well for now.
Harper pushes Seffu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Seffu up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Seffu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harper.
Harper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Seffu misses with a knee strike.
Harper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harper lands a left hand.
Harper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Seffu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harper throws a punch but it's blocked by Seffu.
Seffu blocks a body shot from Harper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seffu tries to land a knee to the head but Harper blocks with his arms.
Seffu tries to land knees in the clinch but Harper avoids the damage to the body.
Harper avoiding damage as Seffu throws knees to the body.
Harper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.
Seffu stalling in the clinch but Harper improves position.
Harper pushes Seffu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper managing to block the knees to the body from Seffu.
Seffu tries to land knees in the clinch but Harper avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Seffu fails to land.
Harper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harper tries a body shot but Seffu blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
Seffu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Corey Harper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Seffu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harper is defending well for now.
Harper manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seffu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Seffu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harper.
Harper bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Harper.
Seffu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Harper.
Seffu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harper.
Seffu throws a hook but Harper avoids it easily.
Seffu throws a lazy right hand but Harper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seffu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harper finds it's way round the side to connect with Seffu's head.
Harper takes one on the button.
Harper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Seffu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Harper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.
Harper cracks a nice hook into Seffu's ribs.
Seffu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harper throws out the jab.
Harper keeps the fight on the outside.
Harper takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Seffu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Harper as he connects with a hook.
Seffu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
Seffu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harper counters with a nice uppercut.
Seffu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big right from Harper misses.
Seffu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Seffu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harper swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Seffu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harper misses with a straight right.
Seffu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Harper manages to circle out of the way.
Harper jabs Seffu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Seffu throws a jab but it's blocked by Harper.
Harper scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Seffu doesn't seem bothered though.
Harper lands with a shot to the body.
Harper misses with a few strikes there.
Seffu moves out of range as Harper strikes.
Seffu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harper staying out of range there.
Harper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seffu.
Harper lands a body shot.
A jab from Seffu misses.
Harper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big right from Seffu misses.
Seffu slips a straight right by Harper.
Seffu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Harper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper just misses with a punch to the body.
Harper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Seffu walks into a straight right hand from Harper.
Seffu swings for the body but Harper moves out of range.
Harper slips a jab from Seffu.
Harper paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Harper looks to score with a jab to the body but Seffu is just out of range.
Seffu has managed to clinch.
Nice elbow from Harper.
Harper blocking some punches.
Harper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harper throws a jab when Seffu was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Seffu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper scores with a crisp jab that stopped Seffu in his tracks.
Harper throws a hook to the side of Seffu's head but Seffu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seffu throws a lazy right hand but Harper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Seffu.
Harper lands a nice looking body shot.
Seffu throws a big shot that misses.
Seffu cracks Harper with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Seffu wants to clinch.
Harper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seffu throws out a loose jab but Harper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harper swats away the attempt to clinch by Seffu.
Seffu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper cracks Seffu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seffu blocks a jab.
Harper stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harper misses with a wild body shot.
Harper misses with a lunging right hand
and Seffu counters by clinching up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
Harper throws a punch but it's blocked by Seffu.
Harper blocks an elbow strike.
Seffu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harper blocks it with crossed arms.
Harper gets through Seffu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ray Seffu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short uppercut from Harper.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Harper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harper 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Harper!
Our winner, Corey Harper, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between JoJo Monsoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alec Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Drowning Pool- Let The Bodies Hit The Floor. JoJo Monsoon had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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184 lbs
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175 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, JoJo Monsoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alec Johnson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monsoon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monsoon.
Monsoon cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.
Johnson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Monsoon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Monsoon is trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monsoon defending against the ground and pound.
Johnson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Monsoon, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monsoon controls the position for a moment.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Monsoon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Monsoon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Monsoon is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Monsoon is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Johnson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Monsoon, who protects the arm well.
Monsoon wants to control but Johnson postures up.
Johnson has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Monsoon is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Johnson yanks on the arm and Monsoon is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Johnson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alec Johnson!
A relieved looking Alec Johnson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn McLean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donovan Statler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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260 lbs
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shawn McLean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donovan Statler!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLean loads up on a big right hand but Statler slips the punch.
McLean stuns Statler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McLean loads up on a big right hand but Statler slips the punch.
McLean misses with a hook.
Statler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McLean.
McLean keeps the fight on the outside.
Statler tries to clinch but McLean is having none of it.
Statler slips a jab from McLean.
Statler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McLean.
Nice uppercut lands for McLean. That snapped Statler's head back.
It looks like Donovan Statler has been cut.
McLean misses with an uppercut.
McLean works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Statler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McLean.
Statler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McLean.
McLean has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gorilla Warfare MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Statler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McLean has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Statler throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McLean cracks Statler with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Statler looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can McLean finish him?
Statler misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLean 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.
Statler tries to clinch up.
Statler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McLean throws out the jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Statler misses with a knee to the head.
McLean avoids the elbow strike from Statler, against the cage.
McLean can't break the clinch.
McLean blocks an elbow strike.
McLean can't break the clinch.
Statler looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McLean dodges an elbow strike from Statler.
A frustrated look appears on McLean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Statler throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Statler lands a damaging elbow.
Statler looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Statler is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Statler lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Shawn McLean has been cut.
Statler throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Statler misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Statler throws an elbow but misses.
Statler throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
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!
McLean avoids a wild elbow strike from Statler.
McLean blocks an elbow strike from Statler.
Statler pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Statler lands a nice elbow.
Statler pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McLean dodges an elbow strike from Statler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Statler throws an elbow that misses.
McLean looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Statler lands an elbow just above McLean 's eye.
Statler throws a knee to the head but misses.
McLean takes an elbow to the temple.
Statler missing with knees to the body.
Statler looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McLean looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Statler misses with an elbow over the top.
Statler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McLean is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Statler throws an elbow but misses.
Statler misses with an elbow strike.
McLean blocks an elbow strike.
Statler creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Statler prevents a body shot from McLean.
A frustrated look appears on McLean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Statler tries to land knees in the clinch but McLean avoids the damage to the body.
Statler lands an elbow inside.
McLean dodges an elbow strike from Statler.
Statler throws an elbow but it misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Statler as McLean tries to tie him up.
Statler throws a knee to the head but misses.
McLean avoids a wild elbow strike from Statler.
Statler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McLean manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McLean has had enough of the clinch but Statler keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donovan Statler dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Statler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McLean.
Statler throws out a leg kick but McLean moves out of range and Statler only half commits.
A little feinted left hand from McLean on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Statler tries to clinch up.
McLean looks to land a left hand but Statler moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot lands for McLean.
Statler tries to clinch but McLean moves away
and McLean counters with a nice right hand that sends Statler toppling to the canvas! Statler scrambles and gets back to his feet - can McLean finish him?!
That has opened up Donovan Statler's cut even more.
Statler tries to clinch but McLean is having none of it.
A low kick from Statler is predictable there
and McLean counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Statler badly! He tries to strike back but McLean puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Statler out cold! Oh man, Statler will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shawn McLean!
A victorious Shawn McLean thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ebeneezer Darkk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Nilan (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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160 lbs
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165 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ebeneezer Darkk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Nilan!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darkk throws a front kick aimed at Nilan's knee but Nilan avoids it well.
Nilan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darkk ducks under a wild hook from Nilan.
Nilan cracks Darkk with a good jab.
Nilan swings for the body but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nilan throws a nice looking combination but Darkk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Darkk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darkk throws a push kick but Nilan slaps the foot to one side.
Nilan wants to counter with a clinch but Darkk pushes him away.
Nilan misses with a hook. Darkk ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk tries to score with a low kick but Nilan moves his leg out of the way.
Nilan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darkk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Darkk is looking to counter with a body kick.
Nilan throws out a powerful jab.
Nilan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darkk looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilan misses with a double jab
and Darkk counters with a thumping low kick.
Darkk lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Darkk with a hook.
Nilan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Darkk.
Darkk gets tackled into the cage by Nilan. Nilan maintains the clinch.
A short right from Nilan on the inside.
Darkk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nilan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Nilan.
Darkk can't break the clinch.
Darkk is trying to force a seperation but Nilan has the dominant position.
Nilan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Darkk breaks from the clinch.
Darkk takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nilan gets a clinch.
Nilan lands a right hand.
Nilan misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nilan.
Darkk misses with some punches.
Nilan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nilan misses with a punch on the inside.
Darkk working aggressively here.
Darkk blocking some punches.
Nilan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Darkk blocking some punches.
Nilan stalling against the cage.
Nilan struggles to land a body shot inside as Darkk controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darkk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Darkk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Nilan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nilan lands a nice hook to Darkk's body. Darkk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Darkk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nilan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice body kick from Darkk.
A slow jab from Nilan misses its intended target.
Darkk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nilan.
Nilan moves into range and clinches up with Darkk.
Nilan lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darkk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darkk prevents a body shot from Nilan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilan prevents a body shot from Darkk.
Nilan misses with the head strike.
Nilan tries a body shot but Darkk blocks it.
Darkk misses with a body punch.
A short right from Nilan.
Nilan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Darkk seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nilan can turn it around.
Nilan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Darkk's efforts to push away.
Nilan swings wildly with an uppercut but Darkk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nilan throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darkk.
Nilan pushes Darkk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Darkk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darkk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Darkk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nilan.
Nilan misses with a right hand
and Darkk counters with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Nilan 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.
Darkk connects with a high kick.
Darkk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nilan throws out the jab.
Nilan is looking to clinch but Darkk is avoiding it.
The fighters circling - Nilan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A quick step to the side and Darkk tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nilan misses with a hook to the body
and Darkk counters with a good, hard body kick but Nilan shrugs it off.
Darkk throws a hook but Nilan avoids it easily.
Nilan rushes Darkk and presses him up against the cage.
Nilan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Darkk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk throws the left hand but Nilan avoids the punch easily.
Darkk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nilan gets a clinch.
Nilan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkk blocking some punches.
Darkk misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nilan.
Darkk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darkk gets tackled into the cage by Nilan. Nilan maintains the clinch.
Darkk letting Nilan take a breather here.
Darkk manages to break the clinch.
Nilan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nilan throws a poor cross that misses
and Darkk counters with a nice uppercut.
Darkk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Darkk.
Nilan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nilan throws a right and a left that Darkk avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nilan throws a jab but it's blocked by Darkk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilan avoids a kick to the body.
Nilan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Some wild striking there from Nilan.
Nilan takes the fight into the clinch.
Darkk struggles to land a body shot inside as Nilan controls his hands.
Darkk blocks an uppercut.
Darkk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nilan backwards.
Darkk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nilan backwards.
Nilan has a couple of punches blocked by Darkk.
A short uppercut from Nilan.
Nilan misses with a punch on the inside.
Nilan misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darkk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nilan, as that shot connected.
Nilan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Darkk counters with an inside leg kick.
Darkk throws a low kick but Nilan avoids it.
Ebeneezer Darkk is winning the standup battle so far.
Nilan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nilan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Darkk throws a right hand that misses
and Nilan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Darkk. That snapped Nilan's head back.
Nilan misses with a body shot
and Darkk counters with a body kick that stops Nilan in his tracks momentarily.
Nilan rushes Darkk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nilan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darkk misses with a punch to the body.
Nilan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nilan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nilan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nilan scores with a shot to the side of Darkk's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nilan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Darkk.
A head punch on the inside from Nilan fails to land.
Darkk has a couple of punches blocked by Nilan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nilan.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nilan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nilan prevents a body shot from Darkk.
Darkk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nilan throws a body shot but no joy.
Nilan misses with a body shot
and Darkk counters with a good, hard body kick but Nilan shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Nilan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nilan tries to close the distance and clinch but Darkk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nilan misses with a right hand
and Darkk counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nilan checks a leg kick nicely.
Darkk is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Darkk tries to land a front kick but Nilan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A solid body kick from Darkk.
Nilan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Darkk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nilan throws an off balance right hand
and Darkk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Darkk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nilan.
Darkk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chris Nilan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
An inside leg kick lands from Darkk.
Nilan lands a right hook to the body.
Darkk moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Darkk lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nilan moves into the clinch successfully.
Darkk blocking some punches.
Darkk lands with a left to the head.
Darkk is trying to break free.
Nilan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darkk's elbow.
Nilan is trying to maintain a safe position but Darkk gets an underhook and turns Nilan into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darkk.
Nilan has a couple of punches blocked by Darkk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Darkk.
Nilan is leaning against Darkk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nilan misses with the head strike.
Nilan lands with a light punch inside.
Nilan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nilan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nilan throws a punch but it's blocked by Darkk.
Darkk misses with a body punch.
Darkk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darkk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nilan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nilan.
Stalling in the clinch from Nilan.
Nilan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darkk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nilan's elbow.
Nilan misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nilan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Darkk.
Darkk breaks from the clinch.
Darkk lands a front kick.
Nilan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darkk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nilan darts in and clinches Darkk up against the cage.
Darkk is trying to break the clinch but Nilan is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Darkk fails to land.
Darkk breaks the clinch.
Darkk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Darkk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nilan.
Darkk tried to counter with a leg kick but Nilan avoided it.
Darkk connects with a solid leg kick.
Darkk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nilan.
Darkk works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkk swats away the attempt to clinch by Nilan.
Darkk throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nilan misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darkk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nilan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nilan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darkk ducks under a wild hook from Nilan.
Darkk is looking to counter with a body kick.
Nilan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Darkk's head backwards.
Darkk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Darkk throws a leg kick which misses Nilan's front leg but catches the back leg as Nilan tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ebeneezer Darkk clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Darkk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nilan swinging wildly here.
Nilan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Darkk.
Nilan misses with an uppercut. Darkk saw that one coming.
Darkk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nilan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilan ducks under a wild hook from Darkk.
Darkk swats away the attempt to clinch by Nilan.
Darkk tried to counter with a leg kick but Nilan avoided it.
Nilan lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilan closes the distance and pushes Darkk back into the cage.
Nilan prevents Darkk from breaking the clinch.
Darkk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nilan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nilan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A hook to the body from Nilan.
Darkk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chris Nilan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nilan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nilan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Nilan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darkk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nilan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darkk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nilan misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nilan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darkk prevents a body shot from Nilan.
Darkk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nilan or not.
Nilan misses with a punch to the body.
Come on Nilan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A body shot lands from Darkk.
Darkk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darkk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nilan misses with a punch to the body.
Nilan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darkk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nilan.
Darkk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darkk was well out of range. Poor timing from Nilan.
Nilan misses with a double jab
and Darkk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nilan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nilan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nilan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Darkk on the side of the head.
Nilan throws a lazy right hand but Darkk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nilan misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab, jab by Darkk - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darkk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nilan misses the shot to the body.
Nilan scores with a jab.
Darkk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nilan.
Darkk with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darkk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darkk throws a big shot that misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Darkk.
Darkk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nilan was well out of range. Poor timing from Darkk.
Darkk misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nilan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Darkk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nilan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Chris Nilan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Darkk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nilan moves in looking to clinch but Darkk pushes him off.
Darkk scores with a kick to the body.
Nilan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nilan misses with a looping left.
Nilan clinches up against the cage.
Darkk prevents a body shot from Nilan.
Darkk blocking some punches.
Darkk misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Nilan on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nilan working aggressively here.
Darkk misses with a punch to the body.
Nilan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Darkk up against the cage.
Nilan misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darkk.
Darkk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darkk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nilan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darkk throws a jab when Nilan was well out of range.
Darkk throws a head kick but Nilan moves out of range.
Nilan wants to counter with a clinch but Darkk pushes him away.
Darkk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nilan instigates a clinch.
Darkk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nilan moves out of range of the body kick from Darkk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilan tries to close the distance and clinch but Darkk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nilan throws out a loose jab but Darkk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nilan blocks the body kick.
A combination from Nilan does no damage.
Darkk feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nilan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darkk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Darkk throws a quick counter kick to the body but Nilan avoids it.
Nilan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Darkk wants to land a leg kick but Nilan is out of range.
Nilan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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!
Nilan drives through and clinches with Darkk against the cage.
Darkk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilan scores with a body shot.
Darkk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nilan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darkk.
A big left from Nilan misses.
Nilan closes the distance and clinches.
Nilan lands a nice uppercut.
Nilan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darkk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nilan has him pressed against the cage.
Darkk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nilan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nilan lands a body shot.
Nilan is leaning against Darkk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nilan controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chris Nilan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nilan keeps control of Darkk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Darkk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nilan closes the distance and clinches.
Nilan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darkk tries to break free but Nilan pushes him back against the cage.
Nilan lands a right hand.
Darkk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Darkk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nilan.
Ebeneezer Darkk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nilan prevents a body shot from Darkk.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Nilan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nilan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 46:49
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 46:49
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Nilan!
Chris Nilan is the new lightweight champion!
Chris Nilan bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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