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CCF 19:Veronin v Wearmouth II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kane McMaster (ranked 1289 p4p, 171 weight class) and Youri Tielemans (ranked 2440 p4p, 292 weight class). Kane McMaster could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Youri Tielemans's chin.
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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
3 - 1 - 2, fighting out of London, Kane McMaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Youri Tielemans!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMaster moves out of range of the body kick.
McMaster is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McMaster misses with a few strikes there.
McMaster cracks a nice hook into Tielemans's ribs.
McMaster misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Tielemans on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tielemans lands a jab to the head.
McMaster swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tielemans.
McMaster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tielemans.
Tielemans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McMaster.
Tielemans has McMaster up against the cage in a clinch.
McMaster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tielemans is working McMaster over against the cage.
McMaster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tielemanss head.
A nice left hand lands by Tielemans.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McMaster throws a punch but it's blocked by Tielemans.
McMaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McMaster is leaning against Tielemans and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tielemans successfully pulls guard.
McMaster has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McMaster stays in close to Tielemans's body and controls the position.
McMaster slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMaster trying to control from half guard but Tielemans is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tielemans makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tielemans.
Tielemans is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McMaster wants to control from the top but Tielemans keeps moving.
Tielemans looking for a guillotine here but McMaster defends easily.
Tielemans is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! McMaster has his hands clasped together but Tielemans extends and breaks McMaster's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Tielemans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Youri Tielemans!
Youri Tielemans seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Higo Higa (ranked 5015 p4p, 472 weight class) and John Williamson (ranked 24039 p4p, 667 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that John Williamson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Higo Higa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Williamson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higa cracks Williamson with an open hand slap.
Higa rushes Williamson and presses him up against the cage.
Williamson takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Higa.
Higa lands a hook that snaps the head of Williamson backwards.
Williamson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Higa lands an elbow inside.
It looks like John Williamson has been cut.
Higa lands an elbow that stopped Williamson in his tracks for a moment.
Higa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Williamson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Higa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Higa lands an elbow just above Williamson 's eye.
Higa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Higa drops Williamson with a big knee straight up the middle! Williamson is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Williamson is rocked!
Higa throws an overhand right that has Williamson reeling! Higa follows up with more punches and Williamson is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Higo Higa!
During a confident post fight interview, Higo Higa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Hirsch (ranked 3422 p4p, 100 weight class) and Baines McAdvar (ranked 6420 p4p, 173 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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256 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Hirsch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baines McAdvar!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McAdvar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hirsch holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hirsch pulls McAdvar into guard.
Hirsch has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hirsch is on top in guard.
Hirsch scoring with some ground and pound.
Hirsch drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hirsch jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
McAdvar is adopting a defensive guard.
Hirsch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hirsch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hirsch's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hirsch working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hirsch stands up over McAdvar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hirsch chips away with some ground and pound.
Hirsch is working McAdvar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirsch with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hirsch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hirsch works over McAdvar with some ground and pound from guard.
Hirsch drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Hirsch seems to have locked his on tight now - McAdvar screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Hirsch, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Harry Hirsch!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Mason (ranked 2366 p4p, 325 weight class) and Wagner Resende (ranked 3228 p4p, 418 weight class). Max Mason could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wagner Resende's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wagner Resende!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Resende shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mason defends it nicely.
Resende tries for a takedown but Mason circles away easily
and Resende takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Resende.
Resende darts in looking for a takedown but Mason gets double underhooks and turns Resende into the cage.
Mason throwing a counter right hand but Resende manages to avoid it.
Max Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wagner Resende.
Mason misses the jab.
Resende uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mason.
Wagner Resende seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Resende misses with a takedown attempt
and Mason counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Resende pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Resende swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mason counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mason lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Resende shoots and misses
and Mason counters with a straight right hand.
Resende misses with a takedown attempt
and Mason counters with a left to the body.
Mason has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mason there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Resende misses with a hook to the body
and Mason counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Resende fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mason manages to avoid it.
Resende throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mason throws a body shot but no joy.
Resende shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mason as he avoids it easily.
Max Mason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Resende has a takedown stuffed.
Resende 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.
Resende fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Resende ducks right into an uppercut from Mason.
Mason swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Resende.
Mason throws a body shot but no joy.
Mason scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resende misses with a body shot.
Mason uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Resende.
No luck for Resende with that takedown attempt.
Mason takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've been told by Mason's head coaches at LOD: BAD BOY MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A shot to the liver by Mason. Beautiful body shot.
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 jab from Mason finds it's way through Resende's defenses.
Resende with a poor takedown
and Mason counters with a crisp one two that drops Resende! Mason thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Resende to his feet! Resende is in big trouble!
Resende is rocked!
Mason dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Resende is still on wobbly legs! Can Mason finish him?
Resende looks to land a left hand but Mason moved out of range nicely.
Mason feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Resende sprawling to the canvas! Resende rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Mason finish him?!
BAM! Mason delivers a spinning backfist that drops Resende like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Max Mason!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pasti Eldos (ranked 6426 p4p, 277 weight class) and Mako Takaziko (ranked 22795 p4p, 344 weight class). Mako Takaziko is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pasti Eldos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mako Takaziko!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eldos gets a double leg takedown into Takaziko's guard.
Eldos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eldos with a nice head shot there.
Takaziko keeping moving, preventing Eldos from controlling successfully.
Eldos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Eldos drops back looking for a leg! Takaziko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Takaziko manages to kick Eldos off! Eldos jumps back into Takaziko's guard.
Eldos with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eldos looking to pass the guard.
Eldos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eldos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takaziko is keeping the position for now.
Takaziko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaziko keeping full guard, as Eldos tries to pass.
Eldos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Eldos trying to control but Takaziko is working from the bottom.
Eldos drops back looking for a leg! Takaziko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Takaziko manages to kick Eldos off! Eldos jumps back into Takaziko's guard.
Eldos passes Takaziko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Eldos.
Eldos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Eldos trying to pass the guard but Takaziko defending well.
Eldos in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Takaziko tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Eldos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pasti Eldos!
A very excited looking Pasti Eldos 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.
In defeat, Mako Takaziko stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry About My Loss Fans'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kendo Hirigushi (ranked 3139 p4p, 363 weight class) and Chris Boag (ranked 3282 p4p, 374 weight class). Chris Boag 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kendo Hirigushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Boag!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boag ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boag takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hirigushi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boag ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hirigushi walks into a straight right hand from Boag.
Boag misses with a few strikes there.
Hirigushi is looking to counter punch.
Boag drops Hirigushi with a big left hand and mounts him. Hirigushi is in big trouble!
Hirigushi is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hirigushi sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Oh Hirigushi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boag wants to control but Hirigushi is keeping him busy.
Hirigushi seems to have got his legs back now.
Boag tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hirigushi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boag is working for a submission of some sort.
Hirigushi is trying to stand up here but Boag is controlling him well.
Boag looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Boag is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hirigushi is just riding it out for now. Boag eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boag stops Hirigushi from getting back to his feet.
Boag is pressing down on Hirigushi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hirigushi is holding on for now.
Boag wants to work for an arm triangle but Hirigushi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boag is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hirigushi defends it well.
Boag wants to free his trapped foot but Hirigushi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boag wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hirigushi keeps working.
Hirigushi tries to kick Boag off but Boag keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boag has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hirigushi is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hirigushi has given up his back. Will we see Boag going for some submissions?
Hirigushi is trying to get back to his feet but Boag has full control of the position and if anything, Hirigushi has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Boag looking for the RNC.
Boag working for a choke but Hirigushi is defending well.
Boag patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boag looking for the choke but no joy.
Hirigushi is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Well, with Boag on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Hirigushi is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Boag has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Hirigushi has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Hirigushi trying to get back to his feet but Boag is in full control for now.
Hirigushi is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Hirigushi wants to get back to his feet.
Boag patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Boag is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Hirigushi knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Hirigushi for a finish.
Hirigushi trying to control but not successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirigushi is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Boag working for a choke but Hirigushi is defending well.
Hirigushi is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Boag dominated that round.
That's time! Hirigushi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boag shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boag bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boag wants to clinch
and Hirigushi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boag moves in looking to clinch but Hirigushi pushes him off.
Hirigushi throws a lazy right hand but Boag sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hirigushi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Boag moves into the clinch.
Boag lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hirigushi lands a left hand.
Boag lands a shot to the body.
Boag works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boag.
Hirigushi misses with some punches.
Boag is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hirigushi to keep the fight standing.
Boag lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hirigushi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirigushi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boag is trying to pull guard but Hirigushi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Boag tries to throw a body punch but Hirigushi avoids it by throwing Boag back against the cage.
Boag goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hirigushi prevents a body shot from Boag.
Hirigushi misses with a punch on the inside.
Hirigushi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boag tries to throw a body punch but Hirigushi avoids it by throwing Boag back against the cage.
Boag doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Boag.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hirigushi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boag lands a hook that snaps the head of Hirigushi backwards.
Boag misses with a punch on the inside.
Hirigushi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boag's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hirigushi tries to break the clinch but Boag is controlling the position.
A short right from Hirigushi on the inside.
Hirigushi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boag misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hirigushi lands a shoulder strike.
Boag misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hirigushi scores with a hook to the body.
Boag tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hirigushi works on Boag's body with a couple of short punches.
Boag struggles to land a body shot inside as Hirigushi controls his hands.
Hirigushi scores with a hook to the body.
Boag's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boag is trying to pull guard but Hirigushi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kendo Hirigushi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Boag.
Hirigushi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hirigushi lands a body shot.
Boag is breathing heavily.
Boag jumps guard but Hirigushi stands there with Boag around his waist. Boag gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Boag gets through Hirigushi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hirigushi blocking some punches.
Hirigushi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boag backwards.
Hirigushi lands a nice uppercut.
Hirigushi working aggressively here.
Hirigushi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boag jumps guard and drags Hirigushi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hirigushi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Boag's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirigushi gets to his feet - Boag follows without any prompting.
Boag avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been told by Hirigushi's head coaches at Total Impact MMA/KT that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hirigushi keeps the fight on the outside.
Kendo Hirigushi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hirigushi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boag misses with a lunging right hand
and Hirigushi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hirigushi throws a hook but Boag blocks it.
Hirigushi misses with a hook.
It seemed like Boag was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hirigushi misses with a hook.
Boag slips under a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hirigushi.
Hirigushi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boag.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boag needs to keep his hands up - Hirigushi had a free shot at his head there.
Hirigushi lands a glancing blow to the side of Boag's head.
Nice shot lands for Hirigushi.
Boag tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boag connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hirigushi lands a glancing blow to the side of Boag's head.
Boag slips a jab from Hirigushi.
Hirigushi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boag tries to work over Hirigushi's front leg with a kick but Hirigushi checks it.
Boag displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hirigushi throws out the jab.
Hirigushi cracks Boag with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendo Hirigushi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hirigushi misses with a hook.
Hirigushi throws out a loose jab but Boag uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boag looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boag looks to throw the jab but Hirigushi is out of range.
A big right from Hirigushi misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Hirigushi. That snapped Boag's head back.
Boag swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hirigushi.
A big right from Hirigushi misses.
Hirigushi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Boag eats them both and turns towards Hirigushi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hirigushi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hirigushi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boag.
Boag looks to clinch
and Hirigushi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hirigushi throws a jab but it's blocked by Boag.
A little jabbing left from Boag on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kendo Hirigushi is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirigushi misses with an uppercut
and Boag counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hirigushi misses the jab.
Boag looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hirigushi throws the left hand but Boag avoids the punch easily.
Hirigushi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hirigushi misses the jab.
Hirigushi swinging wildly here.
Boag lands an overhand right.
Boag takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boag keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hirigushi.
Boag lands a head shot.
Boag's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hirigushi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boag scrambles back to his feet.
Hirigushi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boag tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hirigushi counters with a straight right hand.
Hirigushi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boag uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hirigushi.
It seemed like Boag was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A shot to the liver by Hirigushi. Beautiful body shot.
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!
Hirigushi scores with a jab. Boag acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hirigushi moves out of range as Boag strikes.
Boag darts in and clinches Hirigushi up against the cage.
Boag swings wildly with an uppercut but Hirigushi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boag tries to pull guard but Hirigushi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Boag misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hirigushi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hirigushi struggles to land a body shot inside as Boag controls his hands.
Hirigushi blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirigushi tries to throw a body punch but Boag avoids it by throwing Hirigushi back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hirigushi.
Boag lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boag lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Boag on the inside.
Boag manages to pull guard.
Hirigushi wants to stand but Boag has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Boag is trying to control the position but Hirigushi postures up.
Hirigushi wants to stand but Boag has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Boag looking for a guillotine here but Hirigushi defends easily.
Hirigushi gets to his feet - Boag follows without any prompting.
Hirigushi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boag with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirigushi throws the left hand but Boag avoids the punch easily.
Hirigushi clobbers Boag with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hirigushi stalks Boag and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Boag's face. Boag staggers backwards, shaken.
A big left from Boag misses.
Hirigushi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hirigushi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hirigushi lands a nice looking body shot.
Hirigushi swings for the body but Boag moves out of range.
A slow jab from Hirigushi misses its intended target.
Boag swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hirigushi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boag has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hirigushi jabs Boag to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kendo Hirigushi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hirigushi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kendo Hirigushi!
After the fight, Kendo Hirigushi was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ritchie Souza (ranked 1951 p4p, 240 weight class) and Matheo Rojas (ranked 1480 p4p, 186 weight class). Souza comes to the cage accompanied by Gwen Stefani-Luxurious. Matheo Rojas told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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159 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ritchie Souza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matheo Rojas!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A right-left combo lands from Rojas.
Rojas clobbers Souza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rojas throws a leg kick which misses Souza's front leg but catches the back leg as Souza tries to avoid it.
Rojas connects with a leg kick. Souza looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rojas.
Souza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rojas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rojas throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rojas.
Souza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rojas.
Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Souza on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Souza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rojas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Souza's calf.
Matheo Rojas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rojas tests Souza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rojas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rojas cracks Souza with an open hand slap.
Nice body kick there by Rojas.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rojas.
Rojas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Souza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rojas is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A jab lands there for Rojas.
Rojas throws a sloppy head kick and Souza moves out of range easily.
Souza takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Rojas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Souza takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rojas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rojas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rojas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Souzas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Souza is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Souza walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rojas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rojas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Souza with a body shot.
Souza takes a jab right on the kisser.
Souza has been working on his balance at , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Rojas.
Rojas pushes Souza away with a front kick.
Rojas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rojas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Souza had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rojas jabs Souza right on the nose. Souza blinks but takes it well.
Rojas throws a head kick that Souza semi-blocks.
Souza has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rojas.
Rojas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Souza on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rojas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Souza misses with a lunging right hand
and Rojas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Souza takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Souza crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rojas - the referee stops the clock and Souza gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rojas. Souza manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Matheo Rojas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Rojas connects with a crisp jab.
Rojas throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Souza tries to clinch up.
A solid body kick from Rojas.
A head kick from Rojas lands but Souza takes it in his stride.
Souza drops his hands momentarily and Rojas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rojas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rojas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Souza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rojas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rojas scoring well with a low kick there.
Rojas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matheo Rojas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rojas throws a head kick that half lands.
Souza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rojas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rojas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rojas.
Souza comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ritchie Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Souza takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Matheo Rojas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rojas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Souza's calf.
Both fighters circling a little - Rojas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rojas lands a nice looking body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Souza or perhaps it was just good defense by Rojas, which made it look bad.
Rojas lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas cracks a nice hook into Souza's ribs.
Souza moves in looking to clinch but Rojas pushes him off.
Rojas thumps Souza with a low kick.
Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
Rojas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Souza if he has to take too many more of those.
Rojas misses with a head kick.
Souza drops his hands momentarily and Rojas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rojas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Souza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rojas counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Souza will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Souza walks into a stiff left hand from Rojas.
Rojas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rojas tries to avoid it but Souza manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rojas to the ground. Rojas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Souza takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Souza takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Souza might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Rojas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rojas lands with a cross.
Souza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rojas sprawls well. Rojas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Souza gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ritchie Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rojas lands a jab to Souza's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas sizes up Souza with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Souza walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rojas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rojas misses with a head kick.
A solid body kick from Rojas.
Rojas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Souza circles away quickly and effectively.
Rojas connects with a looping right hand.
Rojas throws a head kick that misses.
Souza swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Souza looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rojas throws a sloppy head kick and Souza moves out of range easily.
Rojas connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas throws a front kick that sends Souza stumbling back into the cage.
Rojas avoids the head kick by Souza.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Rojas.
Souza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rojas sprawls well. Rojas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Souza gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice body kick there by Rojas.
Souza tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Souza manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rojas on his heels. He'll look to pass Rojas's guard now, I'm sure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matheo Rojas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Rojas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rojas lands with a nice body kick.
Rojas throws a leg kick which misses Souza's front leg but catches the back leg as Souza tries to avoid it.
Rojas lands with a good body shot.
Souza takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rojas works over Souza's head and body with a nice combination.
Rojas lands a head shot.
Rojas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rojas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rojas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rojas lands a leg kick that knocks Souza off balance momentarily.
Rojas throws a head kick that Souza semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rojas counters with a good low kick that Souza was not able to check.
Souza throws a series of punches but Rojas moves out of range.
Souza moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRojas.
Souza takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice cross by Rojas.
Rojas scores with a head kick. Souza tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rojas with a nice cross.
Souza moves out of range as Rojas throws a body kick.
Souza was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Souza thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rojas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souza fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rojas cracks a nice hook into Souza's ribs.
Souza takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Souza shoots in but Rojas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ritchie Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rojas scores with a shot to the body.
Rojas throws a sloppy head kick and Souza moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rojas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rojas.
Souza steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rojas. That one must have hurt.
Rojas lunges at Souza with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Souza's hand.
Rojas jabs at Souza's body.
Rojas tries a head kick but it misses.
Souza takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rojas misses with a wild body shot.
Rojas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rojas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rojas just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rojas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Souza's sensitive parts.
Souza has managed to clinch.
Souza tries to pull guard but Rojas holds him up against the cage and eventually Souza drops back down to his feet.
Souza tries to pull guard but Rojas holds him up against the cage and eventually Souza drops back down to his feet.
Rojas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matheo Rojas really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rojas 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.
Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Souza is defended easily by Rojas.
Souza's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rojas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Rojas.
Rojas throws a head kick that misses.
Rojas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rojas cracks Souza with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rojas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rojas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Souza's hands.
Rojas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Souza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rojas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rojas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rojas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rojas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rojas. That's going to slow Souza down.
A head kick by Rojas misses
and Souza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza throws a series of punches but Rojas avoids them all with ease.
Rojas throws a body punch but Souza moves out of range.
Souza avoids the head kick by Rojas.
A little feinted left hand from Souza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rojas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Souza's head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Souza crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rojas - the referee stops the clock and Souza gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rojas. Souza manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rojas throws a head kick that misses.
Rojas is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Souza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rojas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rojas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Souza throws a head kick but Rojas moves out of range.
Rojas explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rojas misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rojas scores with a leg kick.
Rojas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rojas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rojas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Souza takes a step back to recover.
Rojas tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rojas.
Souza takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rojas. That's going to slow Souza down.
Souza takes one on the button.
Rojas explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Souza takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Souza tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Souza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rojas. Rojas obviously looking to wear him down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rojas - that will leave a mark!
Rojas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rojas cracks Souza with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matheo Rojas dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rojas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rojas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Souza's sensitive parts.
Rojas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Souza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Souza fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Souza.
Rojas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rojas.
Rojas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rojas lands with a nice body kick.
Souza throws an overhand right that lands on Rojas's shoulder, as Rojas tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas throws a sloppy head kick and Souza moves out of range easily.
Rojas fakes the leg kick and cracks Souza in the body.
Souza misses the jab.
Souza takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Souza throws a series of punches but Rojas moves out of range.
Rojas thows a body kick. Souza tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rojas scores with a punch to the head.
Rojas thumps Souza with a low kick.
Rojas lands a jab to the head.
Rojas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas thumps Souza with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Souza. Those never looked like landing.
Rojas scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rojas lunges at Souza with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Souza's hand.
Souza tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rojas lands with a kick to the temple. Souza shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rojas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Souza takes a swing at Rojas's ribcage but misses.
Souza goes for a double leg but Rojas avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rojas continues to drive forward.
Rojas lets loose with a powerful body kick. Souza will feel that in the morning.
Rojas moves away from the strike by Souza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas sizes up Souza with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rojas lands a leg kick that knocks Souza off balance momentarily.
Rojas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Souza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rojas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Souza circles away quickly and effectively.
Souza was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rojas scores with a hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rojas.
Rojas lands with a straight right. Souza didn't see that one coming.
Souza misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Rojas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rojas thuds a left hand into Souza's body.
Souza takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid body kick from Rojas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rojas misses with a head kick.
It looked like Souza was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rojas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Souza.
Souza throws a right and a left that Rojas avoids nicely.
Rojas lands a head kick!
Rojas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Souzas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rojas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ritchie Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rojas works over Souza's head and body with a nice combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matheo Rojas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rojas 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 43:50
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 43:50
Judge James Glass scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matheo Rojas!
Matheo Rojas is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Matheo Rojas, 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.
Ritchie Souza was interviewed post fight and said 'That dude is on PED's he needs to be tested ASAP. Cheater...'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Derek Vinyard (ranked 1336 p4p, 66 weight class) and Russel Crowsky (ranked 1430 p4p, 70 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Vinyard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Russel Crowsky!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinyard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vinyard scores with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Vinyard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Crowsky takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A swing and a miss from Crowsky.
Vinyard misses with an uppercut
and Crowsky counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vinyard misses the jab.
Vinyard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowsky.
A telegraphed right hand from Vinyard misses the target.
Vinyard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vinyard misses with a hook
and Crowsky counters with a straight right hand.
Vinyard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crowsky makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vinyard connects with a right hand. Crowsky shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crowsky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vinyard.
Vinyard throws a lazy right hand but Crowsky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowsky walks into a jab.
Crowsky defending well as Vinyard loads up on a big left hand.
Vinyard scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Russel Crowsky has been cut.
Vinyard misses with a low kick as Crowsky jumps back.
Vinyard connects with a high kick.
Crowsky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Crowsky on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Derek Vinyard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinyard lands an overhand right.
Crowsky takes one on the button.
Crowsky is rocked!
Vinyard steps in with a hook that catches Crowsky right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Vinyard follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Crowsky looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Vinyard!
Derek Vinyard seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paddy McTomlin (ranked 3914 p4p, 486 weight class) and Yggdrasil Livre (ranked 4326 p4p, 513 weight class). Yggdrasil Livre will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paddy McTomlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yggdrasil Livre!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTomlin fails with the takedown
and Livre counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Livre.
McTomlin darts in looking for a takedown but Livre gets double underhooks and turns McTomlin into the cage.
McTomlin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Livre counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paddy McTomlin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Livre scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McTomlin misses with a takedown attempt
letting Livre counter with a right hand.
McTomlin with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Livre counter with a right hand.
McTomlin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Livre pinned against the cage. Livre gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Livre! But no joy.
Livre bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McTomlin's head backwards.
It looks like Paddy McTomlin has been cut.
Good shot there by Livre.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Livre coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Livre jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McTomlin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McTomlin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McTomlin is rocked!
Horrible takedown attempt by McTomlin or perhaps it was just good defense by Livre, which made it look bad.
McTomlin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Livre counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McTomlin thinking.
McTomlin misses with a jab to the body
and Livre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Livre bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McTomlin's head.
McTomlin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Livre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab from Livre.
Livre thuds his right hand into McTomlin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McTomlin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Livre 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.
McTomlin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Livre tries to avoid it but McTomlin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Livre to the ground. Livre escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTomlin fails with the takedown
and Livre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McTomlin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Livre's waist but Livre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McTomlin off to one side.
Livre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McTomlin wants to clinch
and Livre makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Livre swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McTomlin.
McTomlin gets a takedown into half guard.
McTomlin seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Livre has recovered full guard.
McTomlin is breathing heavily.
Livre is pulling down on McTomlin's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTomlin won't allow Livre to sweep him here.
McTomlin wants to control from the top but Livre keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Livre can do anything to dispel that myth.
McTomlin throwing strikes from guard but Livre blocks nicely.
Livre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McTomlin.
Livre told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
McTomlin content to stall in guard here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Livre holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McTomlin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Livre defends it nicely.
Livre swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McTomlin gets the takedown into side control.
McTomlin trying to control the position but Livre is working away.
McTomlin taking a breather here.
Livre is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yggdrasil Livre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paddy McTomlin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Livre looks to throw the jab but McTomlin is out of range.
McTomlin tries to clinch but Livre is having none of it.
McTomlin fails with the takedown
and Livre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McTomlin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McTomlin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
McTomlin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Livre circles away.
McTomlin with a poor takedown
letting Livre counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paddy McTomlin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Livre listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McTomlin fails with the takedown
and Livre counters with a stiff right hand.
McTomlin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McTomlin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Livre scores with the left hand. McTomlin knows he should have avoided that one.
Oh McTomlin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McTomlin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Livre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McTomlin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Livre counters with a huge left! McTomlin is in big trouble! He's backing up but Livre isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save McTomlin from any more damage. A dominating finish by Livre!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yggdrasil Livre!
A less than humble Yggdrasil Livre misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andriy Voronin (ranked 1148 p4p, 152 weight class) and Dave Wearmouth (ranked 1962 p4p, 251 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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Excellent 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andriy Voronin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Wearmouth!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voronin misses with an uppercut. Wearmouth saw that one coming.
Voronin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wearmouth misses with a head kick.
Voronin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Voronin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wearmouth lands a jab.
Voronin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wearmouth checks a leg kick.
Wearmouth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wearmouth fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Voronin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Voronin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Voronin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Voronin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wearmouth swinging wildly here.
Voronin tries to clinch but Wearmouth is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin looks to clinch
and Wearmouth counters with a nice uppercut.
Wearmouth connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wearmouth throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wearmouth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Voronin misses with a wild body shot.
Wearmouth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Voronin finds it's way round the side to connect with Wearmouth's head.
Voronin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wearmouth moves away.
Voronin looks to land a combination. Wearmouth sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Dave Wearmouth has been cut.
Voronin slips a straight right by Wearmouth.
Voronin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Wearmouth misses with a head kick.
Voronin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Voronin connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wearmouth slips under a jab.
Voronin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wearmouth throws a jab but it's blocked by Voronin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Wearmouth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wearmouth connects with an inside leg kick.
Wearmouth works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Voronin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Voronin throws a jab but it's blocked by Wearmouth.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wearmouth! But no joy.
Wearmouth scores with a head kick.
Voronin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wearmouth. Wearmouth obviously looking to wear him down.
Voronin pushes Wearmouth up against the cage in a clinch.
Voronin lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Wearmouth - that landed with a thud.
Voronin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wearmouth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short left from Voronin.
Wearmouth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Voronin misses with a punch on the inside.
Wearmouth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Voronin's elbow.
Wearmouth blocks a body shot from Voronin.
Voronin can't find room to land a body shot as Wearmouth controls the action.
Voronin throws a punch but it's blocked by Wearmouth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Voronin.
Voronin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wearmouth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Voronins head.
Voronin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wearmouth gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Voronin throws a punch but it's blocked by Wearmouth.
Voronin swings wildly with an uppercut but Wearmouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voronin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wearmouth prevents it.
Wearmouth lands a body punch.
Wearmouth breaks the clinch.
Wearmouth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Voronin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wearmouth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wearmouth throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wearmouth throws a lazy uppercut
letting Voronin counter with a right hand.
Wearmouth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wearmouth with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wearmouth throws a jab but it's blocked by Voronin.
Voronin throws a body punch but Wearmouth moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth throws a head kick but Voronin moves out of range.
Voronin moves out of range of the strikes.
Voronin throwing a counter right hand but Wearmouth manages to avoid it.
Wearmouth cracks Voronin with a good jab.
Wearmouth throws a good cross that connects.
Wearmouth is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Voronin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wearmouth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Voronin lands a glancing blow to the side of Wearmouth's head.
Voronin throws a jab but it's blocked by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands a high kick!
Voronin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wearmouth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Voronin dodges the punch combination from Wearmouth.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wearmouth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Voronin.
Wearmouth throws out a loose jab but Voronin uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Wearmouth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Wearmouth's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Voronin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Voronin lands with a straight right. Wearmouth didn't see that one coming.
Wearmouth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wearmouth fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Voronin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Voronin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wearmouth throws a front kick that sends Voronin stumbling back into the cage.
Wearmouth throws the left hand but Voronin avoids the punch easily.
Voronin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth throws a head kick but Voronin moves out of range.
Voronin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wearmouth scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wearmouth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wearmouth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Voronin scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wearmouth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Voronin finds it's way through Wearmouth's defenses.
Wearmouth cracks Voronin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wearmouth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Voronin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wearmouth misses with a looping right.
Wearmouth throws a push kick but Voronin slaps the foot to one side.
Voronin throwing a counter right hand but Wearmouth manages to avoid it.
Voronin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wearmouth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wearmouth thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Voronin misses the target.
Wearmouth with a jab.
Dave Wearmouth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Voronin misses the jab.
Voronin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Voronin lands a nice hook to Wearmouth's body. Wearmouth takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wearmouth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wearmouth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voronin throws a shot to the body.
Wearmouth moves out of range of the strikes.
Wearmouth throws a big counter head kick but Voronin avoids it with no problem.
Voronin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wearmouth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wearmouth! But no joy.
Voronin lands with a straight right. Wearmouth didn't see that one coming.
Wearmouth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wearmouth tried to score with a low kick but Voronin checks it.
A slow jab from Wearmouth misses its intended target.
Wearmouth connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wearmouth will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It looked like Voronin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wearmouth.
Good leg kick by Wearmouth there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wearmouth connects with a jab.
Voronin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wearmouth misses with a combination
and Wearmouth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wearmouth lands a head shot.
Voronin clobbers Wearmouth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Voronin misses with an uppercut. Wearmouth saw that one coming.
Voronin looks to score with a jab to the body but Wearmouth is just out of range.
Voronin misses with a hook. Wearmouth ducked under it nicely.
Wearmouth throws a nice looking combination but Voronin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Voronin misses with a wild body shot.
Wearmouth misses with a kick to the body
and Voronin counters by clinching up.
Voronin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wearmouth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Voronins head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wearmouth lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Voronin.
Wearmouth struggles to land a body shot inside as Voronin controls his hands.
Wearmouth misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Voronin.
Voronin lands a nice shot to the body.
Voronin misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Voronin.
Voronin misses with a body punch.
Voronin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wearmouth blocking some punches.
Voronin avoids a wild elbow strike from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Voronin backwards.
Wearmouth breaks from the clinch.
Wearmouth throws a low kick, looking for Voronin's leg but Voronin calmly moves out of range.
Wearmouth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wearmouth scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wearmouth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dave Wearmouth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dave Wearmouth's cut.
That's time! Voronin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wearmouth feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Voronin's calf.
A shot to the liver by Voronin. Beautiful body shot.
Wearmouth swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Voronin counters with a left and a right that stings Wearmouth.
Voronin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Voronin forces Wearmouth back against the cage and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Voronin as the two fighters clinch.
Voronin tries to work over Wearmouth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Voronin working aggressively here.
Voronin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth blocks a body shot from Voronin.
Voronin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wearmouth avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Voronin.
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!
Wearmouth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wearmouth lands with a short shot to the head.
Wearmouth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Voronin lands an uppercut.
Voronin misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Voronin backwards.
Voronin can't find room to land a body shot as Wearmouth controls the action.
Wearmouth lands a left hand.
Wearmouth throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wearmouth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Andriy Voronin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wearmouth lands an elbow that stopped Voronin in his tracks for a moment.
Voronin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wearmouth walks away with a smile on his face. Voronin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andriy Voronin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wearmouth scores with a jab.
Wearmouth slips under a jab from Voronin.
Voronin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wearmouth connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Voronin scrambles back to his feet.
Voronin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wearmouth lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wearmouth finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Wearmouth 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wearmouth throws a right hand that Voronin ducks under and follows up with a left that Voronin also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth misses with a low kick as Voronin jumps back.
Wearmouth lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Voronin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wearmouth moves away from the strike by Voronin.
Wearmouth tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Voronin is able to avoid easily.
Voronin walks into a left hand.
Wearmouth looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Voronin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wearmouth lands with a cross.
Voronin lands with a cross.
Voronin looks to throw the jab but Wearmouth is out of range.
Voronin wants to clinch
and Wearmouth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth throws a lazy head kick
and Voronin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Voronin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wearmouth lands with a slapping head kick.
Wearmouth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wearmouth misses with an uppercut
and Voronin counters with a nice body shot.
Voronin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wearmouth manages to avoid it.
Wearmouth appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wearmouth works Voronin's body with a nice hook.
Wearmouth jabs Voronin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wearmouth connects with the punch.
Dave Wearmouth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wearmouth misses with a body kick.
Wearmouth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Voronin looks to throw the jab but Wearmouth is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Wearmouth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Voronin ducks under a wild hook from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Voronin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Voronin loads up on a big right hand but Wearmouth slips the punch.
Wearmouth moves away from the strike by Voronin.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wearmouth, as that shot connected.
Voronin walks into a left hand.
Voronin tries to clinch up but Wearmouth circles away and keeps his distance.
Voronin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Voronin staying out of range there.
Wearmouth connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Voronin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wearmouth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Voronin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Wearmouth really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Wearmouth's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wearmouth jabs at Voronin's body.
Voronin blocks a jab.
Voronin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Voronin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Voronin moves into range and clinches up with Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wearmouth lands a shoulder strike.
Wearmouth pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Voronin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Voronin misses with the head strike.
Voronin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wearmouth just stands there and leans against the cage.
Voronin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Wearmouth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voronin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wearmouth backwards.
Wearmouth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Wearmouth as the two fighters clinch.
Wearmouth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Voronin swings wildly with an uppercut but Wearmouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wearmouth lands a left hand.
Voronin is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Voronin fails to land.
Oh Voronin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wearmouth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wearmouth lands an elbow inside.
Wearmouth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wearmouth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wearmouth misses with a low kick.
Voronin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab by Voronin.
Voronin seems to have got his legs back now.
Voronin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wearmouth lands a slapping body shot.
Wearmouth smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wearmouth scores with a one two! Voronin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voronin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wearmouth's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth looks to score with a jab to the body but Voronin is just out of range.
Voronin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wearmouth manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Wearmouth.
Voronin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wearmouth lands with a shot to the body.
Wearmouth thows a leg kick but Voronin checks it
and Voronin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wearmouth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Voronin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth throws a hook to the side of Voronin's head but Voronin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Voronin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good leg kick by Wearmouth there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Voronin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wearmouth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Voronin throws out the jab.
Wearmouth avoids the body shot from Voronin.
Voronin looks to land a left hand but Wearmouth moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronin lands a nice looking body shot.
Voronin connects with a looping right hand.
Wearmouth lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wearmouth scoring well with a low kick there.
Voronin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wearmouth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Voronin misses.
Voronin blocks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Voronin misses the target.
Wearmouth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wearmouth throws a head kick that Voronin semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wearmouth throws a hook but Voronin blocks it.
Wearmouth lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wearmouth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Voronin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Voronin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wearmouth moves away.
Wearmouth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick from Wearmouth misses
enabling Voronin to counter with a crisp jab.
Wearmouth misses with a straight left.
Wearmouth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Voronin.
Wearmouth lands with an overhand left.
Wearmouth connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Wearmouth dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Dave Wearmouth's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Voronin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Voronin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wearmouth gets through Voronin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Voronin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Voronin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wearmouth gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wearmouth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wearmouth prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andriy Voronin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wearmouth lands a hook that snaps the head of Voronin backwards.
A shot in the inside from Wearmouth.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wearmouth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voronin tries a body shot but Wearmouth blocks it.
Wearmouth lands a shoulder strike.
Wearmouth scores with a shoulder strike.
Wearmouth scores with a hook to the body.
Wearmouth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wearmouth lands a shoulder strike.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voronin working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Voronin to his knees! Wearmouth keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Wearmouth!
Dave Wearmouth is the new middleweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Dave Wearmouth started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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