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UGD 76:Perry Vs Moore PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samart Payakaroon (ranked 2349 p4p, 344 weight class) and Ben Breeze (ranked 3543 p4p, 478 weight class). Payakaroon comes to the cage accompanied by My Balls and My Word - Geto Boys. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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217 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
26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samart Payakaroon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Breeze!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payakaroon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Payakaroon slaps away a takedown attempt from Breeze, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Payakaroon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Payakaroon clinches up against the cage.
Breeze pulls guard successfully.
Payakaroon wants to control from the top but Breeze keeps moving.
Payakaroon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Payakaroon advances to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payakaroon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Breeze won't allow Payakaroon to pass to mount.
Breeze gets full guard.
Payakaroon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Payakaroon is sitting in close to Breeze's body. Breeze has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Payakaroon is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Payakaroon is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Breeze.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ben Breeze!
During a confident post fight interview, Ben Breeze thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Samart Payakaroon spoke after the fight, saying 'It's been a great tournament. I have no regrets other than the regret I have in informing my opponent that his mom is waiting for me in the locker room! OH YEA BABY!!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bostar Tyraanicao (ranked 1121 p4p, 133 weight class) and Archie Griffiths (ranked 716 p4p, 87 weight class). Archie Griffiths has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bostar Tyraanicao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Archie Griffiths!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Griffiths scores with a four punch combination!
Tyraanicao takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tyraanicao has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crassus in the buildup to the fight.
Griffiths throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyraanicao looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Griffiths connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tyraanicao momentarily.
Griffiths scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tyraanicao gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Griffiths has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Archie Griffiths seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Tyraanicao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Griffiths slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Griffiths throws a jab when Tyraanicao was well out of range.
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!
Good leg kick by Tyraanicao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Griffiths throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyraanicao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Griffiths comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Griffiths moves out of range as Tyraanicao throws a body kick.
Griffiths catches Tyraanicao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Griffiths swings for the body but Tyraanicao moves out of range.
Griffiths lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths misses the jab.
Griffiths connects with a nice looking jab.
Griffiths is looking to land body kicks.
Griffiths scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tyraanicao throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Griffiths swings for the body but Tyraanicao moves out of range.
Tyraanicao thinks about countering with a body kick.
Good shot there by Tyraanicao.
Tyraanicao takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Griffiths buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Griffiths buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Griffiths connects with an inside leg kick.
Tyraanicao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tyraanicao there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffiths throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyraanicao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tyraanicao motions for Griffiths to come forward. Tyraanicao throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyraanicao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyraanicao blocks a low kick nicely.
Jab by Griffiths.
Griffiths throws a leg kick but Tyraanicao sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tyraanicao is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Griffiths scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Griffiths feints and then cracks Tyraanicao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tyraanicao down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Griffiths.
Griffiths tries to clinch there but Tyraanicao circles away.
Griffiths steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tyraanicao. That one must have hurt.
Griffiths misses with a looping left.
Griffiths lands a jab to Tyraanicao's midsection.
Griffiths lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Griffiths cracks Tyraanicao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big right from Griffiths misses.
Griffiths swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyraanicao tries to close the distance and clinch but Griffiths swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Griffiths throws out a counter right but Tyraanicao avoids it with no problem.
Griffiths cracks a nice hook into Tyraanicao's ribs.
Griffiths throws out a loose jab but Tyraanicao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griffiths lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tyraanicao throws the kick towards the body but Griffiths avoids it.
Tyraanicao throws a body shot but no joy.
Tyraanicao misses with a wild body shot.
Griffiths tries to clinch
and Tyraanicao counters with a leg kick.
Griffiths throws a hook but Tyraanicao avoids it easily.
Tyraanicao throws a quick counter kick to the body but Griffiths avoids it.
Tyraanicao cracks Griffiths with an open hand slap.
Griffiths on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Griffiths lands a body shot.
Griffiths looks to land a right hand but Tyraanicao moved out of range.
Tyraanicao gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyraanicao throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths stalling in the clinch but Tyraanicao improves position.
Tyraanicao stalling.
Tyraanicao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tyraanicao successfully pulls guard.
Tyraanicao throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Griffiths escapes and throws Tyraanicao's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Tyraanicao is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyraanicao tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Griffiths 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.
Griffiths swats away the attempt to clinch by Tyraanicao.
Griffiths cracks Tyraanicao with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tyraanicao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Griffiths.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffiths. Tyraanicao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyraanicao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice jab there from Griffiths.
Tyraanicao misses the jab.
Tyraanicao moves away from the strike by Griffiths.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyraanicao tries to clinch up.
Griffiths was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Griffiths gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right handed body shot lands from Tyraanicao.
Tyraanicao jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Griffiths walks away with a smile on his face. Tyraanicao gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tyraanicao.
Griffiths looks to throw a body kick
and Tyraanicao counters with a low kick, right behind Griffiths 's knee.
Archie Griffiths seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Griffiths looks to land a right hand but Tyraanicao moved out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Griffiths.
Griffiths throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good standup being displayed there by Tyraanicao as he connects with a hook.
Tyraanicao needs to keep his hands up - Griffiths had a free shot at his head there.
Griffiths uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyraanicao.
Griffiths throws out a loose jab but Tyraanicao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Tyraanicao. That snapped Griffiths's head back.
Tyraanicao throws a solid leg kick but Griffiths takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tyraanicao.
Griffiths checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Griffiths waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyraanicao.
Tyraanicao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Griffiths misses with a body shot.
Griffiths throws a push kick but Tyraanicao slaps the foot to one side.
Griffiths has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyraanicao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tyraanicao checks a leg kick.
Tyraanicao appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tyraanicao tries to clinch but Griffiths moves out of range.
Griffiths bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffiths throws a nice head kick!
Tyraanicao takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Griffiths walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tyraanicao tries to clinch up but Griffiths circles away and keeps his distance.
Griffiths takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tyraanicao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Griffiths throws a head kick but Tyraanicao moves out of range.
Griffiths dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Griffiths finds it's way through Tyraanicao's defenses.
A leg kick checked by Griffiths.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyraanicao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffiths moves away.
Griffiths walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tyraanicao.
Tyraanicao throws a low kick but Griffiths avoids it.
Tyraanicao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Griffiths. That did some damage!
Griffiths's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big right from Tyraanicao misses.
Tyraanicao backing away here, and Griffiths unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Griffiths connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tyraanicao throws a leg kick
and Griffiths counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griffiths ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tyraanicao throws a head kick that misses.
Griffiths tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyraanicao throws a leg kick but Griffiths checks it.
Tyraanicao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Griffiths on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tyraanicao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Griffiths.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyraanicao misses with a leg kick
enabling Griffiths to counter with a crisp jab.
Griffiths moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Griffiths scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tyraanicao wants to clinch.
Griffiths keeps Tyraanicao at a distance using the push kick.
Jab, jab by Griffiths - just one landing.
Griffiths clobbers Tyraanicao with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Griffiths throws a leg kick that misses.
Griffiths missing with a left hand there. Tyraanicao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Griffiths throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Griffiths showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Tyraanicao.
Griffiths throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tyraanicao on the side of the head.
Tyraanicao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Griffiths stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Griffiths blocks a leg kick.
Griffiths blocks the body kick.
A solid body kick from Griffiths.
Tyraanicao throws a chopping leg kick but Griffiths manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tyraanicao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffiths fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tyraanicao, pushing him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyraanicao takes a shot to the head.
Tyraanicao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Griffiths backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Tyraanicao.
Tyraanicao tries to throw a body punch but Griffiths avoids it by throwing Tyraanicao back against the cage.
Tyraanicao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Griffithss head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffiths escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Tyraanicao.
Griffiths connects with a crisp jab.
Tyraanicao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Griffiths throws a wild body kick that Tyraanicao sees coming a mile off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Griffiths.
That kick from Tyraanicao tenderised Griffiths's leg. Griffiths is trying to keep his angry face on.
A low kick from Griffiths misses
and Tyraanicao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Griffiths stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Griffiths takes one on the button.
Griffiths punishes Tyraanicao's body with a nice straight punch.
Tyraanicao slips under a jab from Griffiths.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyraanicao moves in looking to clinch but Griffiths pushes him off.
Griffiths swings widly with a right hand
and Tyraanicao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Griffiths thinking.
Bostar Tyraanicao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyraanicao takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tyraanicao throws the kick towards the body but Griffiths avoids it.
Tyraanicao throws a push kick but Griffiths slaps the foot to one side.
Griffiths let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Griffiths ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Griffiths throws a poor cross that misses
and Tyraanicao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A lazy body kick from Griffiths
and Tyraanicao counters with a low kick, right behind Griffiths 's knee.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
Tyraanicao scores with a jab. Griffiths acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Griffiths misses with an uppercut.
Griffiths misses with an uppercut.
Tyraanicao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Griffiths is out of range.
Tyraanicao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Griffiths walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Griffiths avoids the head kick by Tyraanicao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyraanicao blocks a head kick by Griffiths.
Griffiths throws a lazy body kick
and Tyraanicao counters with a good low kick that Griffiths was not able to check.
Griffiths throws a wild body kick that Tyraanicao sees coming a mile off.
Tyraanicao throws a counter high kick but Griffiths was just alert enough to avoid it.
Tyraanicao misses with a head kick.
Griffiths staying out of range there.
Tyraanicao slips a jab from Griffiths.
Tyraanicao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Griffiths misses the shot to the body.
Griffiths throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyraanicao throws a quick counter kick to the body but Griffiths avoids it.
Tyraanicao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Griffiths tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyraanicao tried to counter with a leg kick but Griffiths avoided it.
Tyraanicao fakes the leg kick and cracks Griffiths in the body.
Tyraanicao clinches up with Griffiths and pushes him back against the cage.
Tyraanicao looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyraanicao avoiding damage.
Tyraanicao tries to break free but Griffiths pushes him back against the cage.
Tyraanicao is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Griffiths to keep the fight standing.
Tyraanicao misses with some punches.
Griffiths misses with a punch to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Griffiths.
Griffiths is trying to push Tyraanicao away but Tyraanicao has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tyraanicao pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Tyraanicao on the inside.
Griffiths misses with a hook from the clinch.
Griffiths lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyraanicao.
Tyraanicao stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bostar Tyraanicao showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Griffiths has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archie Griffiths!
Our winner, Archie Griffiths, 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.
The defeated Bostar Tyraanicao had this to say: 'Shit, I need to fuck a goat.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Karlsson (ranked 672 p4p, 100 weight class) and Donald Evans (ranked 1494 p4p, 213 weight class). Karlsson comes into the arena with Nemesis by Arch Enemy blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Donald Evans!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Evans defends it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Evans on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Evans misses with a wild body shot.
Karlsson darts in looking for a takedown but Evans gets double underhooks and turns Karlsson into the cage.
Evans lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Karlsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Karlsson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Evans quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Karlsson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Evans scores with a hook.
Evans has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Evans there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Evans throws a leg kick but Karlsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Karlsson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Karlsson shoots in looking for a takedown but Evans manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Karlsson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Karlsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans misses with an uppercut.
Evans keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Evans ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Karlsson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Evans to the mat! Evans manages to get full guard.
Evans has his hands on Karlsson's head, controlling the position.
Karlsson stops Evans from standing up.
Karlsson content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Evans has locked up a guillotine! Evans's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Karlsson is holding on here and Evans must be using up a lot of energy. Karlsson has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Evans gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Donald Evans!
In his post fight interview, Donald Evans started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bernhard Adelhard (ranked 852 p4p, 106 weight class) and Jerry Haze (ranked 569 p4p, 69 weight class). Adelhard's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Godsmack - I Stand Alone. Bernhard Adelhard is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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150 lbs
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147 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
36 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bernhard Adelhard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Haze!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haze throws a poor cross that misses
and Adelhard counters with a three punch combo that has Haze backing up. Haze nods at Adelhard to acknowledge the strikes.
Adelhard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Adelhard sizes up Haze with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Haze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adelhard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adelhard. Haze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haze rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adelhard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adelhard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haze.
Adelhard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adelhard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adelhard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haze goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adelhard swings wildly with an uppercut but Haze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haze throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haze lands a shoulder strike.
Haze blocks an uppercut.
Haze misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adelhard presses Haze against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Adelhard lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adelhard backwards.
Haze on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haze has a couple of punches blocked by Adelhard.
Haze has Adelhard pressed against the cage, preventing Adelhard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adelhard.
Adelhard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haze misses with a punch on the inside.
Adelhard takes a shot to the head.
Haze utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Adelhard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Adelhard.
Haze lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haze.
Adelhard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haze looking to throw knees to the head but Adelhard is blocking nicely.
Adelhard manages to break the clinch.
Adelhard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haze jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adelhard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haze manages to avoid it.
Adelhard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Haze has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
An inside leg kick lands from Adelhard.
A head kick misses from Adelhard.
Adelhard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haze.
Adelhard throws a leg kick which misses Haze's front leg but catches the back leg as Haze tries to avoid it.
Haze tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adelhard swings for the body but Haze moves out of range.
Haze looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Adelhard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Haze tries to avoid it but Adelhard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Haze to the ground. Haze escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Haze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adelhard was well out of range. Poor timing from Haze.
Haze is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adelhard.
Adelhard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Haze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adelhard just misses with a punch to the body.
Haze throws a low kick but it's checked well by Adelhard.
Adelhard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Haze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adelhard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Adelhard is looking to wear down Haze with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Haze is looking to slow Adelhard down with leg kicks.
Haze turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Adelhard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adelhard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haze throws out a counter right but Adelhard avoids it with no problem.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Adelhard.
Haze shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Adelhard napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Haze in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Haze throws an elbow but Adelhard slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adelhard can't do much from the bottom here.
Haze is putting a hurting on Adelhard here, landing some big shots from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haze fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Adelhard can't do much from the bottom here.
Adelhard tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Haze wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard is not content to let Haze control the position.
Haze cracks Adelhard with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Adelhard gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Adelhard regains full guard. Nicely done.
Haze showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Adelhard is trying to keep Haze in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Haze 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.
Adelhard avoids the body shot from Haze.
Haze checks the leg kick.
Haze looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haze avoids the head kick by Adelhard.
Adelhard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Haze. Haze circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Adelhard connects with a nice looking jab.
Bernhard Adelhard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adelhard swats away the attempt to clinch by Haze.
Adelhard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haze takes a jab right on the kisser.
Haze just misses with a punch to the body.
Adelhard plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adelhard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haze.
A slapping leg kick lands for Haze.
Haze cracks Adelhard with an open hand slap.
Adelhard misses with a looping left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haze scores with a jab to the jaw.
Adelhard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Haze is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze looks to land a right hand but Adelhard moved out of range.
Adelhard moves into range and clinches up with Haze.
Adelhard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adelhard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Haze's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Haze misses with a punch on the inside.
Adelhard has Haze pressed against the cage.
Haze prevents a body shot from Adelhard.
Haze is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Haze throws a punch but it's blocked by Adelhard.
Haze throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adelhard swings wildly with an uppercut but Haze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adelhard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hazes head.
Adelhard blocking some punches.
Adelhard throws a head punch that misses.
Haze is trying to trip Adelhard. He has hold of a leg but Adelhard is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Haze persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adelhard is trying to control the position but Haze postures up.
Haze lands a couple of elbows.
Haze throws a big elbow that misses.
Haze avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Haze tries to free his leg and advance position but Adelhard is retaining full guard.
Haze chips away with some ground and pound.
Haze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haze is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Haze avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Haze working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Adelhard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Adelhard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Haze is one step ahead there.
Adelhard has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Haze can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Haze lands a couple of elbows.
Haze is working Adelhard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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.
Adelhard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haze.
Jerry Haze has got the better of the ground game so far.
Haze postures up and lands a big shot to Adelhard's brow.
Haze is in close to Adelhard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Haze throws a big right hand that misses.
Adelhard keeping moving, preventing Haze from controlling successfully.
Haze content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Adelhard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Haze scoring with some ground and pound.
Haze advances to half guard.
Adelhard is staying active underneath Haze, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Haze sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Adelhard defending well though.
Haze seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Adelhard does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Haze 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!
Haze scores with a nice right hand.
Haze blocks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adelhard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adelhard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Haze has time to react.
Adelhard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Haze in his tracks.
Adelhard throws the left hand but Haze avoids the punch easily.
Haze fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Adelhard on the side of the head.
Nice body kick from Haze.
Adelhard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Haze looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Adelhard lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adelhard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze trying to control the position here.
Haze wants to sweep here but Adelhard controlling him for the moment.
Adelhard advances to half guard.
Haze is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Adelhard's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Adelhard's back!
Haze lands strikes to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Haze gets his way!
Haze controlling well, preventing Adelhard from escaping the position.
Haze lands strikes to the head.
You can see the frustration on Adelhard's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Haze gets his hands free as Adelhard looks to control.
Haze has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haze trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Adelhard tries to roll but Haze sticks to his back.
Haze is landing with strikes. Adelhard can't take much more of this.
Bernhard Adelhard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard tries to break free.
Adelhard covers up after that shot from Haze.
Haze is trying to stick to Adelhard's back but Adelhard is turning into Haze. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Haze's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Adelhard.
Jerry Haze is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Haze manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Adelhard manages to get himself to full guard.
Adelhard wants to sweep here but Haze controlling him for the moment.
Adelhard looking for a guillotine here but Haze defends easily.
Haze wants to control from the top but Adelhard keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze preventing the sweep.
Haze stays in close to Adelhard's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adelhard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Adelhard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Haze doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Haze manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Adelhard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Haze defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerry Haze comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Haze 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Haze!
A relieved looking Jerry Haze 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Carmody (ranked 298 p4p, 46 weight class) and Jason Sturd Jr (ranked 299 p4p, 47 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sturd Jr's choice of entrance music: Waka Flocka Flame - 50K (Neon Dreams Remix). This should be fireworks!
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hugo Carmody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Sturd Jr!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturd Jr tries for a takedown but Carmody sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sturd Jr thuds his right hand into Carmody's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Carmody throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Carmody turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carmody throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sturd Jr moves out of range as Carmody throws a body kick.
Sturd Jr scores with a spinning back kick!
Sturd Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sturd Jr ducks under a wild hook from Carmody.
Carmody misses the shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Carmody lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sturd Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sturd Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr misses with the combination.
Sturd Jr throws a wild body kick that Carmody sees coming a mile off.
Carmody jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sturd Jr throws a series of punches but Carmody moves out of range.
Carmody looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carmody throws a push kick but Sturd Jr slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd Jr shoots and misses
and Carmody counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sturd Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab lands there for Carmody.
Carmody misses with a straight left.
Sturd Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sturd Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Jason Sturd Jr has been cut.
Carmody is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr blocks the body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carmody.
Sturd Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Carmody.
Sturd Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carmody has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sturd Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hugo Carmody is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sturd Jr slips under a jab.
And Sturd Jr tries to counter it with a takedown but Carmody pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sturd Jr checks a low kick from Carmody.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carmody is looking to land body kicks.
Sturd Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr thuds a left hand into Carmody's body.
Carmody wants to slow Sturd Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Carmody checks a low kick from Sturd Jr.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Carmody checks a leg kick.
Sturd Jr misses with a right hand
and Carmody counters with a right hand to the body.
Carmody misses with a body kick.
Sturd Jr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Carmody if he has to take too many more of those.
Carmody throws a leg kick that misses.
Carmody looks to score with a jab to the body but Sturd Jr is just out of range.
Carmody checks a leg kick nicely.
Carmody throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carmody misses with a leg kick
and Sturd Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Sturd Jr throws a front kick that sends Carmody stumbling back into the cage.
A leg kick checked by Carmody.
Sturd Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Carmody moves out of range easily.
Carmody looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr thumps Carmody with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr shoots for a takedown but Carmody saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hugo Carmody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Sturd Jr.
Carmody checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jason Sturd Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carmody stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sturd Jr.
Carmody throws a front kick that sends Sturd Jr stumbling back into the cage.
Carmody throws a jab when Sturd Jr was well out of range.
Sturd Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sturd Jr shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Carmody is trying is best to control the position here.
Sturd Jr is taking a breather. Carmody says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sturd Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carmody works Sturd Jr's body with a nice hook.
Carmody throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sturd Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab from Sturd Jr does it's job there.
Sturd Jr tries to score with a low kick but Carmody moves his leg out of the way.
Carmody blocks a jab.
Carmody lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Carmody throws out a leg kick but Sturd Jr moves out of range and Carmody only half commits.
Sturd Jr is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Carmody misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sturd Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carmody stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carmody wants it to stay on the feet.
Carmody digs a good body shot into Sturd Jr's ribs.
Carmody lands a really nice looking cross but Sturd Jr seems unphased.
Sturd Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Sturd Jr has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sturd Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carmody.
Carmody lands a nice looking body kick.
Sturd Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sturd Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carmody.
Carmody throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sturd Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Carmody blocks the leg kick.
Sturd Jr throws a hook to the side of Carmody's head but Carmody sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carmody takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carmody throws a lazy uppercut
and Sturd Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Carmody's knee momentarily.
Carmody pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sturd Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carmody misses with a body kick.
A punch combination from Sturd Jr misses.
Carmody thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sturd Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmody lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Carmody darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jason Sturd Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sturd Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sturd Jr throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Carmody was covering up waiting for the punch and Sturd Jr finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Carmody trying to keep a closed guard but Sturd Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Sturd Jr engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carmody pulls Sturd Jr in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr wants to control from the top but Carmody keeps moving.
Sturd Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sturd Jr trying to control but Carmody is working from the bottom.
Sturd Jr slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sturd Jr works over Carmody with some ground and pound from guard.
Sturd Jr is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Carmody is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sturd Jr.
Carmody chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sturd Jr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Carmody blocks the body kick.
Carmody throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sturd Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Carmody's head.
Carmody throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sturd Jr moves into range and clinches up with Carmody.
Carmody working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carmody.
Carmody digs a right hand underneath Sturd Jr's ribcage. Sturd Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Carmody on the inside.
Carmody lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sturd Jr backwards.
Carmody lands a body shot.
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 Hugo Carmody will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sturd Jr.
Carmody appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Carmody misses the shot to the body.
Carmody works Sturd Jr's body with a nice hook.
Sturd Jr misses with the combination.
Sturd Jr throws the kick towards the body but Carmody avoids it.
Sturd Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carmody.
Sturd Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Carmody appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sturd Jr avoids the head kick by Carmody.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carmody throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carmody slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sturd Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sturd Jr throws out a leg kick but Carmody moves out of range and Sturd Jr only half commits.
Sturd Jr misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmody swings for the body but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Carmody there.
Carmody throws a leg kick but Sturd Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sturd Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carmody throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sturd Jr counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sturd Jr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Carmody looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carmody working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr controlling from the top position.
Sturd Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr sitting in guard here, content to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sturd Jr throwing strikes from guard but Carmody blocks nicely.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Carmody lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sturd Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sturd Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Carmody misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sturd Jr.
Both fighters circling a little - Sturd Jr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sturd Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sturd Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Sturd Jr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carmody as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr misses with a straight left.
Sturd Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Carmody swinging wildly here.
Carmody on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sturd Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carmody stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sturd Jr closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Carmody to the mat! Carmody manages to get full guard.
Carmody is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Carmody keeping moving, preventing Sturd Jr from controlling successfully.
Carmody wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Sturd Jr showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sturd Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sturd Jr engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sturd Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sturd Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carmody.
Carmody goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Sturd Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sturd Jr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Sturd Jr!
After winning the bout, Jason Sturd Jr 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ichabod Crane (ranked 392 p4p, 48 weight class) and Ron Garner (ranked 520 p4p, 62 weight class). Crane kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Way of The Ninja. 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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141 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
33 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ichabod Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ron Garner!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garner fails with a takedown attempt.
Crane throws a jab when Garner was well out of range.
Crane misses with an uppercut
and Garner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garner lands with a nice combination. Crane backs away looking to recover.
Crane connects with a body shot.
Crane has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Garner shoots in looking for a takedown but Crane manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Garner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Garner misses with a combination
enabling Crane to counter with a crisp jab.
Garner dodges the punch combination from Crane.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crane.
Garner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garner.
Garner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Garner tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Crane defends well and Garner ends up having to push Crane into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ichabod Crane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Garner.
Crane displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Crane misses with an uppercut.
Garner tries to counter by closing the distance.
Garner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crane.
Garner avoids the body shot from Crane.
Garner gets a double leg takedown into Crane's guard.
Crane pushes Garner off and gets back to his feet.
Garner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crane works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crane throws a hook but Garner avoids it easily.
Garner shoots in and drives through. Crane sprawls well.
Crane works Garner's body with a nice hook.
Crane ducks under a wild hook from Garner.
Garner cracks Crane with a good jab.
Garner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crane throws a body punch but Garner moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane takes a swing at Garner's ribcage but misses.
Garner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Crane!
Crane explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Garner shoots in but no luck this time.
Crane is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Garner misses the target.
Crane takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Crane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garner manages to avoid it.
Garner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crane manages to avoid it.
Garner misses with the combination.
Crane lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Crane misses with an uppercut.
Crane changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crane. Garner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ichabod Crane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crane just misses with a punch to the body.
Crane looks to score with a jab to the body but Garner is just out of range.
A slow jab from Garner misses its intended target.
Crane slips a straight right by Garner.
A left and a right from Garner both land. Nice combination.
Crane staying out of range there.
Garner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Crane on the side of the head.
Crane ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crane lands with a shot to the body.
Crane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crane stuffs the takedown.
Crane tries to clinch up.
Garner throws the left hand but Crane avoids the punch easily.
Crane takes a swing at Garner's ribcage but misses.
Garner throws a series of punches but Crane avoids them all with ease.
Crane misses the body punch
and Garner counters with a one-two to the body.
Crane scores with a sloppy right hand. Garner should have avoided that one.
Garner shoots in looking for a takedown. Crane tries to sprawl out of it but Garner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crane manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Crane looks to score with a jab to the body but Garner is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garner slips under a jab from Crane.
Crane fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Crane misses.
Crane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichabod Crane dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Garner fails with the takedown.
Crane misses with a body shot.
Garner throws out a counter right but Crane avoids it with no problem.
Crane misses with an uppercut. Garner saw that one coming.
Crane scores with a jab to the body.
Crane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice side step and Garner releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Crane misses with a body shot.
Garner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crane.
Garner throws a lazy uppercut
and Crane counters with a nice uppercut.
Garner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garner might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Horrible takedown attempt by Garner or perhaps it was just good defense by Crane, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garner throws a hook but Crane avoids it easily.
Crane digs a good hook to Garner's body.
Garner misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Crane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crane scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Crane. That snapped Garner's head back.
Crane with a jab.
Crane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crane.
Garner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crane was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Garner punishes Crane's body with a nice straight punch.
Crane is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Garner shoots in looking for a takedown but Crane manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Garner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ichabod Crane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Garner.
Crane takes a swing at Garner's ribcage but misses.
Crane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garner can do to turn this around?
Garner walks into a straight right hand from Crane.
Crane ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garner manages to avoid it.
Crane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garner doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garner goes for a double leg but Crane avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Crane continues to drive forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane scores with a shot to the body.
Garner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garner tries for a takedown but Crane circles away easily
and Crane counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Garner thinking.
Crane on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Garner cracks Crane with an open hand slap.
Crane misses the shot to the body.
Crane tests Garner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crane misses with a shot to the body
and Crane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crane scores with a hook.
Crane scores with a sloppy right hand. Garner should have avoided that one.
Ichabod Crane is winning the standup battle so far.
Crane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Crane scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Crane darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Crane stuns Garner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garner moves away.
Crane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garner manages to avoid it.
Garner closes the distance and clinches up with Crane, looking for a takedown. Garner pushes Crane against the cage but Crane circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Garner avoids the body shot from Crane.
Crane dodges the punch combination from Garner.
Crane dips to his left and cracks Garner with an uppercut!
Garner misses with a takedown attempt
and Crane counters with a straight right hand.
Crane throws a sloppy body shot
and Garner counters by clinching up.
Crane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Crane using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Garner is breathing heavily.
Garner tries to pull guard but Crane forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Crane leaning his opponent against the cage.
Garner has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Crane is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garner backwards.
Crane breaks from the clinch.
Crane is looking to wear down Garner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Garner looks to land a right hand but Crane moved out of range.
Garner throws a right hand that Crane ducks under and follows up with a left that Crane also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crane throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garner was well out of range. Poor timing from Crane.
Crane throws a series of strikes that have Garner backpedaling.
Crane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garner was well out of range. Poor timing from Crane.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Garner.
Crane throws a series of punches but Garner moves out of range.
Garner misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garner 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.
Ichabod Crane dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Crane avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crane defending well as Garner loads up on a big left hand.
Crane misses with a straight left.
Crane misses with an uppercut.
Garner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crane throws a looping overhand right but Garner ducks down to avoid it.
Garner throws an off balance right hand
and Crane counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Garner misses with a left hand
and Crane counters with a stiff right hand.
Garner moves out of range as Crane strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crane throws a lazy right hand but Garner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crane takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crane throws a hook to the side of Garner's head but Garner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garner.
Crane throws an overhand right that lands on Garner's shoulder, as Garner tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crane lands a body shot.
Garner swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Crane to counter with a crisp jab.
Garner avoids the body shot from Crane.
Nice takedown defense from Crane. No joy for Garner on that attempt.
Garner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crane just misses with a punch to the body.
Crane tries to bum rush Garner with a series of wild strikes but Garner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crane takes a swing at Garner's ribcage but misses.
Garner throws out a loose jab but Crane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crane throws a hook to the side of Garner's head but Garner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Crane scores with a nice head shot.
Garner staying out of range there.
Crane jabs Garner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner avoids the body shot from Crane.
Crane throws a body shot but no joy.
Crane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garner shoots and misses
and Crane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garner was well out of range. Poor timing from Crane.
Crane loads up on a big right hand but Garner slips the punch.
A shot to the liver by Crane. Beautiful body shot.
Garner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Crane moves away from the strike by Garner.
Garner throws a shot from downtown. Crane moves away and avoids it.
Crane throws a jab when Garner was well out of range.
Crane misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Garner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot by Crane.
Crane gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crane paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Crane throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crane's jab looks to have found its range, popping Garner under the eye.
Crane throws a body shot but no joy.
Garner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crane.
Garner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Crane swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ichabod Crane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ichabod Crane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Garner.
Garner shoots in and drives through. Crane sprawls well.
A big left from Garner misses.
Garner dodges the punch combination from Crane.
Nice sprawl there from Crane as Garner shoots in.
An attempted straight right counter from Crane misses the target.
Crane lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crane lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Crane looks to score with a jab to the body but Garner is just out of range.
Garner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Crane misses with a wild body shot.
Crane throws a body shot but no joy.
Crane misses with the combination.
Nice cross by Crane.
Ron Garner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crane's waist but Crane gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Garner off to one side.
Crane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garner throws an overhand right that lands on Crane's shoulder, as Crane tries to avoid the shot.
Crane swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crane slips a jab and a cross from Garner.
Garner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ichabod Crane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crane 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ichabod Crane!
Ichabod Crane was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacks Sole (ranked 248 p4p, 35 weight class) and Mario Barrera (ranked 240 p4p, 33 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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World class boxer
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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
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mario Barrera!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sole misses with a kick to the body.
Barrera throws out a counter right but Sole avoids it with no problem.
Sole takes a swing at Barrera's ribcage but misses.
Barrera takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barrera has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sole stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sole throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Barrera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barrera digs a good hook to Sole's body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sole!
Sole blocks a jab.
Sole is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sole lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barrera takes a step back to recover.
Sole scores with a kick to the body.
Sole has been working on his boxing with his coaches at White Eagle in the buildup to the fight.
Sole throws a leg kick which misses Barrera's front leg but catches the back leg as Barrera tries to avoid it.
Sole throws a jab but it's blocked by Barrera.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barrera misses with a body shot.
Barrera throws a lazy right hand but Sole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barrera is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That kick from Sole tenderised Barrera's leg. Barrera is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sole throws a wild body kick that Barrera sees coming a mile off.
Barrera dips to his left and cracks Sole with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrera throws a leg kick but Sole sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sole looks for the body kick but Barrera saw that one coming.
It seemed like Barrera was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barrera misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Sole misses.
Sole shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sole fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sole buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sole lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sole tries to land a front kick but Barrera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barrera gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sole throws a shot from downtown. Barrera moves away and avoids it.
Sole misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sole.
Barrera clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sole.
A short uppercut from Barrera.
A head punch on the inside from Sole fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Sole.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barrera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barrera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sole lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barrera or not.
Barrera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barrera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barrera has Sole pushed against the cage.
Barrera swings wildly with an uppercut but Sole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrera tries a body shot but Sole blocks it.
Sole lands a left hand.
Sole misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barrera swings wildly with an uppercut but Sole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barrera misses with some punches.
Barrera throws a punch but it's blocked by Sole.
Barrera throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sole blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Barrera.
Barrera scores with a shot to the side of Sole's head.
Barrera can't find room to land a body shot as Sole controls the action.
Nice body punch from Sole - that landed with a thud.
Sole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barrera moves in looking to clinch but Sole pushes him off.
Mario Barrera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barrera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barrera lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barrera throws a right and a left that Sole avoids nicely.
It looked like Sole was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Barrera.
Barrera checks the leg kick.
Sole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barrera.
Barrera lands a jab to Sole's midsection.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sole throws a front kick aimed at Barrera's knee but Barrera avoids it well.
Sole jabs Barrera to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick there by Sole.
Barrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sole moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole tries to score with a low kick but Barrera moves his leg out of the way.
Sole throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sole takes a swing at Barrera's ribcage but misses.
Sole looks for the body kick but Barrera saw that one coming.
Sole looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barrera tries to score with a low kick but Sole moves his leg out of the way.
Sole clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barrera.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sole.
Barrera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barrera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sole throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barreras head.
Sole misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barrera.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sole has a couple of punches blocked by Barrera.
Barrera has a couple of punches blocked by Sole.
Sole working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacks Sole dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barrera throws a hook to the side of Sole's head but Sole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barrera connects with a jab.
Sole connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barrera avoids a punch combination nicely.
A low kick from Sole misses
and Sole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barrera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sole.
Sole lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Barrera misses.
Sole gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barrera is looking to clinch.
Sole tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sole. Barrera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barrera looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barrera bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barrera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sole misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Barrera misses its intended target.
Barrera's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barrera checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Barrera was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole throws a leg kick that misses.
Sole takes a swing at Barrera's ribcage but misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barrera moves into the clinch.
Sole throws a head punch that misses.
Sole can't get the takedown.
Barrera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barrera avoids the body shot from Sole.
Barrera scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sole throws a low kick, looking for Barrera's leg but Barrera calmly moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Barrera's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Barrera slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barrera misses with a wild body shot.
Sole throws the kick towards the body but Barrera avoids it.
Barrera misses with a looping right.
Sole quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Barrera scores with a nice right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Barrera crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sole - the referee stops the clock and Barrera gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sole. Barrera manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barrera looks to land a left hand but Sole moved out of range nicely.
Sole misses the shot to the body.
Jacks Sole is winning the standup battle so far.
Barrera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Barrera as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Sole.
Barrera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sole.
Barrera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barrera lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sole.
Sole gets through Barrera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barrera has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sole.
Barrera lands an uppercut.
Barrera stalling in the clinch but Sole improves position.
Barrera avoiding damage as Sole throws knees to the body.
Barrera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sole backwards.
Sole drags the fight down to the ground.
Sole working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barrera doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barrera manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sole looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Barrera passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Barrera in particular looking to stall.
Sole has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barrera is working away from the top position though.
Sole is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sole is trying to control but can't.
Barrera trying to control the pace.
Barrera trying to control from half guard but Sole is working away.
Barrera stalling.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Barrera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Barrera with a jab.
Sole throws a front kick aimed at Barrera's knee but Barrera avoids it well.
Barrera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barrera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sole at a distance.
Barrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sole moves away.
Barrera takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barrera tries to score with a low kick but Sole moves his leg out of the way.
Barrera has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barrera there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barrera connects with a crisp jab.
Sole is looking to wear down Barrera with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sole thumps Barrera with a low kick.
Sole works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barrera stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sole.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sole throws a leg kick but Barrera checks it.
Sole takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barrera misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrera takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good shot there by Barrera.
Nice cross by Barrera.
Good standup being displayed there by Barrera as he connects with a hook.
Sole swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sole throws a push kick but Barrera slaps the foot to one side.
Barrera lands with a shot to the body.
Sole ducks right into an uppercut from Barrera.
Barrera on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sole throws a push kick but Barrera slaps the foot to one side.
Barrera moves out of range of the leg kick from Sole.
Barrera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barrera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice inside leg kick there by Sole. That's going to slow Barrera down.
Barrera misses with the combination.
Barrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sole half committed to a counter leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Barrera scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole lands a really nice looking cross but Barrera seems unphased.
Sole throws out a powerful jab.
Sole connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice cross by Barrera.
Barrera stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barrera fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sole on the side of the head.
Barrera throws a hook to the side of Sole's head but Sole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barrera comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sole on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barrera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sole fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barrera, pushing him back against the cage.
Sole's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sole throws a front kick aimed at Barrera's knee but Barrera avoids it well.
A combination from Barrera does no damage.
The fighters circling - Barrera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barrera connects with an inside leg kick.
Sole throws a wild body kick that Barrera sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera throws the left hand but Sole avoids the punch easily.
A solid body kick from Sole.
Barrera looks to throw the jab but Sole is out of range.
Barrera lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barrera misses with a lunging right hand
and Sole counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barrera's knee momentarily.
Barrera steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sole. That one must have hurt.
Sole bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sole wants to control but Barrera is keeping him busy.
Sole in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on Barrera's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Barrera controls the position for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole scores with punches from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sole fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sole tries to advance to mount but Barrera denies him.
Sole is working hard here to advance position.
Sole taking a break here but Barrera is having none of it and regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sole missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mario Barrera.
I think Barrera has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Barrera!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jiu Jitsu (ranked 189 p4p, 24 weight class) and Johnny Justice (ranked 429 p4p, 65 weight class). Justice has chosen Montana of 300 - Daddy Used to be the Plug as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Jiu Jitsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Justice!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice misses with a right hand
and Jitsu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jitsu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jitsu trying to land knees to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Jitsu has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jitsu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jitsu is working for takedown but Justice is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jitsu jumps guard but Justice stands there with Jitsu around his waist. Jitsu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jiu Jitsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Justice missing with knees to the body.
Justice misses with some punches.
Jitsu tries for a takedown but Justice manages to get underhooks.
Jitsu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jitsu is defending well for now.
Jitsu decides to pull guard.
Justice tries to stand but Jitsu is controlling from the bottom.
Jitsu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Justice is aware though and is defending well.
Justice would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu is working an open guard so Justice takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Justice has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jitsu is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jitsu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Justice, pushing him back against the cage.
Jitsu has had enough of the clinch but Justice keeps him there for the moment.
Justice is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Justice throws a punch but it's blocked by Jitsu.
A short body shot lands from Justice as the two fighters clinch.
Jitsu wants a takedown.
Jitsu pulls guard.
Justice wanted to stand there but Jitsu had control of the position.
Jitsu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Justice gets to his feet. Jitsu looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice throws a hook but Jitsu blocks it.
Jitsu looks for a takedown but Justice sprawls well.
Justice throws out a counter right but Jitsu avoids it with no problem.
Jitsu blocks a jab.
Justice keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Justice throws a half hearted mid kick.
A combination from Justice does no damage.
Jitsu wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jitsu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Justice.
The fighters circling - Justice throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jitsu.
Justice throws a leg kick
and Jitsu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jitsu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Justice looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Justice throws a leg kick that misses.
Johnny Justice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justice throws a leg kick
and Jitsu counters with a takedown into side control.
Justice wants to get back to his feet.
Jitsu is chipping away with strikes.
Justice wants to get back to his feet but Jitsu drags him back down.
Jitsu working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Justice is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jitsu asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu working the head and body with strikes.
Jitsu working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jitsu looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justice wants to get back to his feet but Jitsu drags him back down.
Jitsu goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Justice has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jitsu but great work by Justice.
Justice decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jitsu to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johnny Justice will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jitsu.
Jitsu tries for a takedown but Justice circles away easily
and Justice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good shot there by Justice.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jitsu.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jiu Jitsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice takedown defense from Justice. No joy for Jitsu on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Justice sprawls well. Justice wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jitsu gets slowly back to his feet.
A clash of legs there as Jitsu blocks the low kick.
Justice keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Justice only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jitsu has his takedown stuffed
and Justice counters with a three punch combo that has Jitsu backing up. Jitsu nods at Justice to acknowledge the strikes.
Jitsu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Justice motions for Jitsu to come forward. Justice throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice is looking to score with low kicks.
Justice ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jitsu fails to land the takedown.
Justice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jitsu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A low kick from Justice is predictable there
and Jitsu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Justice's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justice wriggles free and stands up.
Jitsu misses with a takedown
and Justice counters with a nice leg kick.
Justice pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jitsu is out of range and Justice settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jitsu looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jitsu prevents Justice from getting back to his feet.
Jitsu tries to free his leg and advance position but Justice is retaining full guard.
Justice pushes Jitsu off and scrambles back to his feet.
Justice fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jitsu is out of range.
Jitsu ducks under a wild hook from Justice.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice misses with a low kick.
Jitsu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Justice missing with a left hand there. Jitsu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Justice keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Justice misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jitsu is defended easily by Justice.
Justice looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Justice looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Justice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jitsu misses with a takedown attempt
and Justice counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jitsu's knee momentarily.
A big left from Justice misses.
Jitsu shoots in and drives through. Justice sprawls well.
Jitsu moves in looking to clinch but Justice pushes him off.
Justice appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Justice displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jitsu.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jiu Jitsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Justice misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jitsu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Justice connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jitsu scrambles back to his feet.
Justice has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jitsu slips a straight right by Justice.
Jitsu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jitsu or perhaps it was just good defense by Justice, which made it look bad.
A little jabbing left from Justice on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu moves in looking to clinch but Justice pushes him off.
Jitsu drops his hands momentarily and Justice takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Justice misses with a hook. Jitsu ducked under it nicely.
Justice jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jitsu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jitsu shoots in looking for a takedown. Justice tries to sprawl out of it but Jitsu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Justice manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Justice only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Justice throws a series of punches but Jitsu avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice throws a shot to the body.
Jitsu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jitsu has his takedown stuffed
and Justice counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jitsu checks a low kick from Justice.
Jitsu feinted with a counter takedown.
Jitsu moves out of range of the body kick from Justice.
Jitsu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Justice as he jumps to the side.
Justice uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Justice has knocked Jitsu down with a huge combo! Justice steps away and waves a wobbly Jitsu back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Jiu Jitsu has been cut.
Justice feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jitsu sprawling to the canvas! Jitsu rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Justice finish him?!
Jitsu is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justice misses with a leg kick
and Jitsu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Oh Jitsu is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Justice manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jitsu seems to have got his legs back now.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnny Justice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Justice throws a looping overhand right but Jitsu ducks down to avoid it.
Justice connects with a solid leg kick.
Justice swats away the attempt to clinch by Jitsu.
Justice looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice connects with the punch.
Justice throws a jab when Jitsu was well out of range.
Jitsu is looking to clinch.
Justice throws a low kick but Jitsu moves out of range easily.
Justice fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jitsu is out of range.
Jitsu wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Justice misses with a body shot
and Jitsu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jiu Jitsu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justice is looking to stand up but Jitsu isn't so interested in that idea.
Jitsu drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Justice manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jitsu has Justice in his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Justice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Justice 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Justice!
A victorious Johnny Justice thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Gower (ranked 155 p4p, 25 weight class) and Philip Gallagher (ranked 306 p4p, 39 weight class). Gallagher has chosen The Vindictives - Stupid Song as his entrance music. 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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162 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Gower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Philip Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gower seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gower throws the left hand but Gallagher avoids the punch easily.
Gallagher takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gower lands a glancing blow to the side of Gallagher's head.
It looks like Philip Gallagher has been cut.
Gallagher tests Gower's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gower scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gower. That's going to slow Gallagher down.
Gallagher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gower.
Gallagher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gower manages to avoid it.
Gower swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Gower throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've been informed that Gallagher 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.
Gower misses with a double jab.
Gower slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gower scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice cross by Gallagher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gower at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Gallagher.
Gower misses with a straight left.
Gower takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gallagher throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gower connects with a crisp jab.
Gower looks for the body kick but Gallagher saw that one coming.
Gallagher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gower throws out the jab.
Gower throws a jab when Gallagher was well out of range.
Gower takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gallagher lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gower misses with a hook to the body
enabling Gallagher to counter with a crisp jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gower.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallagher throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gallagher throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gower counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gower thows a leg kick but Gallagher checks it
and Gallagher counters with a stiff right hand.
Gallagher throws a series of punches but Gower avoids them all with ease.
Gower throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gallagher counters with a stiff right hand.
Gallagher throws a wild body kick that Gower sees coming a mile off.
Gallagher blocks a leg kick.
Gallagher wants to land a leg kick but Gower is out of range.
Gower is looking to counter punch.
Gower uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gallagher.
Nice uppercut lands for Gower. That snapped Gallagher's head back.
Gower stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gallagher.
A head kick misses from Gallagher.
Gower connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gallagher throws a shot to the body.
Gallagher goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gallagher lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gower.
Gower misses with a left hand
and Gallagher counters with a nice uppercut.
Gallagher swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gower.
Gower uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gallagher.
Gallagher connects with an inside leg kick.
Gower throws a leg kick but Gallagher checks it.
Gallagher has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gallagher moves away from the strike by Gower.
Gower throws a hook to the side of Gallagher's head but Gallagher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gallagher misses with a looping left.
Gower throws a nice looking combination but Gallagher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gallagher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gower is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
An inside leg kick from Gower misses.
Gower misses the jab.
Gower takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gower has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gallagher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gower misses with a right hand
and Gallagher counters with a low kick, right behind Gower 's knee.
Gallagher drops his hands momentarily and Gower takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gower misses with a head kick.
Gallagher throws a leg kick but Gower moved away.
Gallagher lands a jab to the head.
Gower lands with a hook. Gallagher tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gallagher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gower.
Gallagher chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gower misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gallagher.
Gallagher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gower scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gallagher catches Gower with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gower lands a jab to Gallagher's midsection.
Gower drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gower throws a right hand that misses
and Gallagher counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Gallagher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Philip Gallagher's cut.
That's time! Gower's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gower moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gallagher slips a straight right by Gower.
Gallagher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
No joy there for Gower, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gower.
Gower swings for the body but Gallagher moves out of range.
Gower lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Gallagher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body kick there by Gower.
Gower misses with a left hand
and Gallagher counters by moving into the clinch.
Gower tries a body shot but Gallagher blocks it.
Gower breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Gallagher as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gallagher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gower throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gower jabs Gallagher to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gallagher lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gower will feel that in the morning.
Gallagher throws a body punch but Gower moves out of range.
Gower throws a hook to the side of Gallagher's head but Gallagher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gallagher looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gower connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gallagher. Gallagher circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gallagher. Gower does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gallagher has Gower up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Gallagher.
Gallagher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gower's elbow.
Gower is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gallagher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gower avoiding damage as Gallagher throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Gower as the two fighters clinch.
Gower escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gower throws a body shot but no joy.
Gower throws a sloppy body shot
and Gallagher counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gower thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gower moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gallagher is looking to land body kicks.
Gower swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gower scores with a push kick.
Gallagher tries a head kick but it misses.
Gower connects with a body shot that sends Gallagher's belly button to the back.
Gower lands a nice shot that snaps Gallagher's head back.
Gower looks to score with a jab to the body but Gallagher is just out of range.
Gower misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gallagher.
Gallagher misses with a body shot
and Gower counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gallagher.
Gallagher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gower.
Gower throws a body punch but Gallagher moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Gower.
Gallagher ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gower swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gower is looking to land body kicks.
Gower scores with a hook.
Gallagher misses with an uppercut. Gower saw that one coming.
Gower lands with an uppercut that bounces Gallagher off the cage and back into range.
Gower throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gallagher counters with a right hand to the body.
Gower moves out of range of the strikes.
Gower lands a slapping body shot.
Gallagher ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gower takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gower lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gallagher, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gallagher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gallagher tries a low kick but Gower avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher throws a low kick, looking for Gower's leg but Gower calmly moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gallagher.
Gower misses with a right hand
and Gallagher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gallagher jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice body punch from Gower.
Gallagher misses the shot to the body.
Gallagher dips to his left and cracks Gower with an uppercut!
Gallagher moves away from the strike by Gower.
Nice uppercut there from Gallagher.
Gallagher avoids the head kick by Gower.
Gallagher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gower.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gallagher slips a straight right by Gower.
Gower throws a combination that misses
and Gallagher counters with a left to the body.
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 Jeff Gower will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Philip Gallagher's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gower blocks the body kick.
Gallagher uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gower has time to react.
Gower thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice side step and Gallagher releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gallagher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gower misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gower moves out of range of the body kick from Gallagher.
Gallagher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gallagher will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gallagher throws a right hand that Gower ducks under and follows up with a left that Gower also avoids with ease.
Gallagher takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gallagher moves away.
Gower moves away from the strike by Gallagher.
Gower fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice side step and Gallagher releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gower pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gower backs up against the cage.
Gallagher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gower fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gallagher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gallagher lands a head shot.
Nice cross by Gallagher.
Gallagher jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gallagher avoids a kick to the body.
Gallagher feints and then cracks Gower's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gower down.
Gower fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gallagher manages to avoid it.
Gower misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gallagher replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gower blocks it well.
Gower throws a good cross that connects.
Gallagher has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gower misses with a hook.
Gallagher fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gower has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gower swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gallagher darts in and clinches Gower up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gallagher.
Gower misses with some punches.
Gallagher misses with a knee strike.
Still in the clinch, Gower scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gallagher lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gower.
Gower prevents a body shot from Gallagher.
Gower blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gallagher trying to land knees to the body.
Gallagher blocking some punches.
Gallagher missing with knees to the body.
Gower breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gower fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher takes a swing at Gower's ribcage but misses.
Gower throws a sloppy body shot
and Gallagher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gallagher looks to land a combination. Gower sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gallagher avoids a kick to the body.
Gower throws a lazy right hand but Gallagher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gallagher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gallagher with a jab.
Gallagher slips under a jab.
Gallagher fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gower.
Gallagher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gallagher lands a leg kick that knocks Gower off balance momentarily.
Gallagher clinches.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the head but Gower blocks with his arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gower has a couple of punches blocked by Gallagher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Gallagher.
Gallagher misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gower.
Gallagher blocks an uppercut.
Gower lands a hook that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
Gallagher creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gallagher working aggressively here.
Gallagher lands a nice shot to the body.
Gallagher scores with a shoulder strike.
Gallagher lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gower on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gallagher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gallagher misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gower.
Gallagher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gower's efforts to push away.
Gallagher has Gower pressed against the cage, preventing Gower from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Philip Gallagher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gallagher 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philip Gallagher!
Philip Gallagher made sure to mention his sponsor, Aspire Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Duane Perry (ranked 22 p4p, 4 weight class) and Archie Moore (ranked 208 p4p, 32 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Duane Perry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archie Moore!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Perry has been working on his boxing with his coaches at the smoker in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Perry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moore throws a body punch but Perry moves out of range.
Perry throws a right hand that Moore ducks under and follows up with a left that Moore also avoids with ease.
Perry comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Perry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moore misses with an uppercut
and Perry counters with a thumping low kick.
Archie Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perry throws a head kick that misses
and Moore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Moore takes one on the button.
Perry avoids the body shot from Moore.
A head kick from Moore lands but Perry takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moore lands with an uppercut that bounces Perry off the cage and back into range.
Perry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perry feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Moore misses with a body shot.
Moore dips to his left and cracks Perry with an uppercut!
Perry finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Moore tries to work over Perry's front leg with a kick but Perry checks it.
Moore connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Perry momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry blocks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perry.
Perry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Moore misses.
Perry swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Perry lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moore's sensitive parts.
Perry moves out of range as Moore throws a body kick.
Perry cracks Moore with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Moore scores with a decent looking hook.
Moore swings for the body but Perry moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Moore 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Perry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Moore with a nice cross.
Moore misses with a leg kick
and Perry counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Moore works Perry's body with a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Perry misses the target.
Perry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Perry lands a nice shot that snaps Moore's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry is looking to land body kicks.
Moore checks a leg kick.
Moore looks to score with a jab to the body but Perry is just out of range.
Perry connects with a solid leg kick.
Perry takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
Moore misses with an uppercut
and Perry counters with a solid body kick.
Perry connects with a leg kick. Moore looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Perry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moore misses with a jab, cross combination.
Perry throws out a leg kick but Moore moves out of range and Perry only half commits.
Moore moves into the clinch successfully.
Perry is trying to stall.
Moore landing knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Perry fails to land.
Moore tries to land knees in the clinch but Perry avoids the damage to the body.
Perry misses with a body punch.
Perry works on Moore's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Perry scores with a shoulder strike.
Moore blocking some punches.
Moore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moore tries a body shot but Perry blocks it.
Moore blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Perry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Perry misses with a punch to the body.
Perry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moores head.
Moore throws a head punch that misses.
Moore blocks a body shot from Perry.
Perry tries a body shot but Moore blocks it.
Perry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Moore misses with the head strike.
Perry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moore's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Perry misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Moore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Perry working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perry lands a body shot.
Perry is leaning against Moore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Moore misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Perry.
Perry breaks from the clinch.
Perry tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perry throws a quick inside leg kick.
Moore looks for the body kick but Perry saw that one coming.
Perry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moore.
Perry digs a good hook to Moore's body.
Perry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Moore looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perry scores with a head kick. Moore tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Moore just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duane Perry dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A good leg kick by Moore.
Moore throws an overhand right that lands on Perry's shoulder, as Perry tries to avoid the shot.
Perry tries to work over Moore's front leg with a kick but Moore checks it.
Nice jab there from Moore.
Moore's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Moore connects with a body shot.
Perry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moore moves out of range of the body kick.
Moore throws a head kick but Perry moves out of range.
Moore has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perry.
Perry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Moore has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perry.
Moore misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore throws a hook to the side of Perry's head but Perry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perry is looking to counter punch.
Moore feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Perrys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Moore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moore throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Perry on the side of 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!
Moore throws a shot from downtown. Perry moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore throws an off balance right hand
and Perry counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Moore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A quick step to the side and Perry tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moore swings for the body but Perry moves out of range.
Moore throws a right hand that Perry ducks under and follows up with a left that Perry also avoids with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Perry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perry moves out of range of the body kick from Moore.
Moore throws a hook to the side of Perry's head but Perry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perry throws an off balance right hand
and Moore counters with a right hand to the body.
Perry lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Moore scores with a nice right hand.
Moore checks a low kick from Perry.
Perry bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Moore throws a lazy right hand but Perry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moore misses with an attempted mid kick.
Moore is looking to slow Perry down with leg kicks.
Moore throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch but Perry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Moore.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry thuds a left hand into Moore's body.
Perry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perry loads up on a big right hand but Moore slips the punch.
Perry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Perry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Moore tried to score with a low kick but Perry checks it.
Moore scores with a sloppy right hand. Perry should have avoided that one.
Moore takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Perry thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Moore if he has to take too many more of those.
Moore slips a jab from Perry.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Moore.
A bone on bone clash there as Moore blocks the leg kick.
Perry slips a straight right by Moore.
Perry throws a leg kick that is checked
and Moore holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Perry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Moore.
Perry pushes Moore back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Duane Perry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Moore is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Perry.
Moore with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perry misses with a punch on the inside.
Perry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perry cracks Moore with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Perry.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Perry.
Perry prevents a body shot from Moore.
Moore prevents a body shot from Perry.
A shot in the inside from Perry.
Perry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Moore slows down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Perry.
Perry misses with a body punch.
Perry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perry throws a head punch that misses.
Moore blocks an uppercut.
Perry misses with a punch on the inside.
Moore struggles to land a body shot inside as Perry controls his hands.
Perry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moore gets through Perry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore scores with a shot to the side of Perry's head.
Perry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Perry lands with a short shot to the head.
Perry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moore lets loose with a powerful body kick. Perry will feel that in the morning.
Moore takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Moore on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perry. Perry obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moore checks the leg kick.
Moore plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Perry lands an overhand right.
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 Duane Perry will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Perry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moore avoids the head kick by Perry.
Perry works the jab nicely.
Perry looks for the body kick but Moore saw that one coming.
Moore throws a big shot that misses.
Moore throws a jab but it's blocked by Perry.
Perry connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Moore crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Perry - the referee stops the clock and Moore gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Perry. Moore manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Perry fails with the takedown
and Moore counters with a straight right hand.
Perry tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Moore throws a shot from downtown. Perry moves away and avoids it.
Perry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Perry is looking to chop away at Moore's legs.
Moore scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry throws an off balance right hand
and Moore counters with a stiff right hand.
Perry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Perry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moore moves out of range of the leg kick from Perry.
Perry misses with a body shot.
Moore moves away from the strike by Perry.
Nice body punch from Moore.
Perry misses with a hook. Moore ducked under it nicely.
Perry lands with a kick to the temple. Moore shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Moore throws a chopping leg kick but Perry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Moore looks for the body kick but Perry saw that one coming.
Moore goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Moore throws a sloppy body shot
and Perry counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Perry does it's job there.
A jab from Moore finds it's way through Perry's defenses.
Perry looks for the body kick but Moore saw that one coming.
Duane Perry is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Perry - that will leave a mark!
A clash of legs there as Perry blocks the low kick.
Perry is looking to slow Moore down with leg kicks.
Perry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Moore checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Moore throws a jab when Perry was well out of range.
Moore checks a leg kick nicely.
Moore now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Moore listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Perry lands a glancing blow to the side of Moore's head.
Moore takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perry.
Perry moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMoore.
Moore throws out a loose jab but Perry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perry.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perry.
Moore looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from Moore misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Perry to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Moore has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Perry is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Moore with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Perry is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Perry pushes Moore back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perry breaks from the clinch.
Moore takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Perry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perry throws the kick towards the body but Moore avoids it.
Crunch! Perry slams his shin into Moore's torso.
Nice defenses there by Perry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Moore checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice defenses there by Perry.
Perry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perry throws a push kick but Moore slaps the foot to one side.
Moore moves out of range of the leg kick from Perry.
Good shot there by Perry.
Perry checks a leg kick.
Moore on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Perry looks to land a body kick but Moore moved away.
Perry has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Perry there as he acknowledges the shot.
Perry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perry clinches up with Moore and pushes him back against the cage.
Perry misses with the head strike.
Perry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duane Perry clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A slow jab from Moore misses its intended target.
Moore checks a leg kick.
Moore throws a body kick that misses.
Perry throwing a counter right hand but Moore manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perry. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moore jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Moore looks to score with a jab to the body but Perry is just out of range.
Moore's jab looks to have found its range, popping Perry under the eye.
Perry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perry throws a push kick but Moore slaps the foot to one side.
Perry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Moore throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Perry on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Moore throws a front kick aimed at Perry's knee but Perry avoids it well.
Perry plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Moore listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Perry at a distance.
Perry tried to score with a low kick but Moore checks it.
Perry moves out of range of the body kick from Moore.
Perry looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Moore scores with a shot to the body.
Perry thuds a left hand into Moore's body.
Perry darts in and clinches Moore up against the cage.
Moore lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Perry is working Moore over against the cage.
Perry misses with the head strike.
Perry is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Moore is keeping busy.
Moore is trying to maintain a safe position but Perry gets an underhook and turns Moore into the cage.
Moore prevents a body shot from Perry.
Perry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perry struggles to land a body shot inside as Moore controls his hands.
Perry misses with a punch on the inside.
Moore lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Perry fails to land.
Moore lands a body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Moore lands a nice uppercut.
Moore has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Perry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Moore.
Moore with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Moore blocks an uppercut.
Moore looking to slow down the pace here.
Moore tries to work over Perry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moore blocks an uppercut.
Moore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perry prevents a body shot from Moore.
Moore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moore trying to land knees to the body.
Moore misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Moore.
Moore leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore looking to stall.
Perry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees to the body from Moore.
Moore content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Moore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Perrys head.
Moore working Perry over with knees to the body.
Perry blocking some punches.
Moore holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Moore lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Perry.
Moore landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moore missing with knees to the body.
Moore wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore looking to slow down the pace here.
Perry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Perry misses with a body punch.
Perry lands with a left to the head.
Moore is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Moore trying to stall but Perry improves his position.
Moore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Perry backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore blocks a body shot from Perry.
Moore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moore lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Moore.
Moore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moore misses with a punch to the body.
Moore working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Perry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Moore dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Moore missing with a left hand there. Perry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Perry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Moore looks to land a right hand but Perry moved out of range.
Perry scores with a jab.
Perry misses with a body shot.
Moore misses with a looping right.
Moore has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Moore there as he acknowledges the shot.
Perry looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Moore throws the left hand but Perry avoids the punch easily.
Perry slips a straight right by Moore.
Moore has closed the distance and engaged Perry in a clinch.
Perry blocks a body shot from Moore.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry just leaning against Moore, taking a breather.
Perry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Perry tries to circle away but Moore has him pinned against the cage.
Moore stalls.
Moore misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry lands with a right to the head.
Moore has a couple of punches blocked by Perry.
Moore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Perry.
Moore is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Perry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perry tries a body shot but Moore blocks it.
Perry is trying to maintain a safe position but Moore gets an underhook and turns Perry into the cage.
Perry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moore tries to work over Perry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moore tries a body shot but Perry blocks it.
Moore using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Perry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Perry blocks an uppercut.
Perry tries to work over Moore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perry tries to circle away but Moore has him pinned against the cage.
Moore lands a shot to the body.
Archie Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duane Perry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry misses with some punches.
Moore misses with a knee to the head.
Moore tries a body shot but Perry blocks it.
Perry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moore is leaning against Perry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Moore landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moore lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perry prevents a body shot from Moore.
Perry blocking some punches.
Perry lands a body shot.
Moore lands with a left to the head.
Moore has Perry pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Moore to work.
Moore continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Moore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perry blocks an uppercut.
Moore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moore tries a body shot but Perry blocks it.
Moore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moore.
Moore works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Moore is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Perry is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moore.
Moore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moore tries to work over Perry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Perry fails to land.
Moore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perry lands a nice shot to the body.
Moore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perry prevents a body shot from Moore.
Perry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moore.
Perry controlling the action here for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Archie Moore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Perry has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 48:47
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duane Perry!
Duane Perry retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Duane Perry rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Archie Moore was interviewed post fight and said 'Ugh'.
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