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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Halloween (ranked 5805 p4p, 545 weight class) and Tyron Woody (ranked 5804 p4p, 543 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Halloween!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyron Woody!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halloween walks into a straight right hand from Woody.
Halloween connects with a body shot that sends Woody's belly button to the back.
Woody ducks under a wild hook from Halloween.
Halloween cracks a nice hook into Woody's ribs.
Woody throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woody is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Woody misses with a two punch combination.
A left lands for Woody.
Halloween slips a jab and a cross from Woody.
Halloween fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Woody lands an impressive looking overhand right. Halloween doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halloween blocks a jab.
Halloween fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woody manages to avoid it.
Woody tries to counter with a clinch but Halloween shakes him off and moves away.
Woody staying out of range there.
Halloween swings widly with a right hand
and Halloween takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Halloween is rocked!
Halloween throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Woody swats away the attempt to clinch by Halloween.
Woody scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oh Halloween is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Woody! Halloween is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyron Woody!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darren Tellkins (ranked 5659 p4p, 417 weight class) and Ibragim Magomedov (ranked 24287 p4p, 507 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tellkins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rae Sremmurd - Powerglide ft. Juicy J. Ibragim Magomedov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darren Tellkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 24 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ibragim Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov shoots for a double leg takedown but Tellkins sprawls well. He's pushed Magomedov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tellkins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Magomedov's head backwards.
Tellkins cracks Magomedov with a good jab.
Magomedov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tellkins avoids it really well and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Tellkins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tellkins.
Jab from Tellkins.
Darren Tellkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magomedov closes the distance but Tellkins moves to the side
enabling Tellkins to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov throws a head kick that misses.
Magomedov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tellkins avoids it really well and circles away.
Darren Tellkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ibragim Magomedov.
Magomedov fails with a takedown attempt.
Tellkins 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellkins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tellkins connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Magomedov momentarily.
Nice jab there from Tellkins.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tellkins is pressed up against the ropes. Magomedov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tellkins down to the mat. Tellkins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tellkins scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tellkins tries to pass to full mount but Magomedov defends it.
Tellkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magomedov keeps working.
Tellkins decides to stand and escape the position.
Tellkins scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tellkins jabs Magomedov right on the nose. Magomedov blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tellkins lands a nice hook to Magomedov's body. Magomedov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tellkins rushes Magomedov and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tellkins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Magomedov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tellkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tellkins is pushing Magomedov up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tellkins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magomedov blocks it with crossed arms.
Magomedov is trying to push Tellkins away but Tellkins has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A right handed body shot lands from Tellkins.
A short right from Tellkins.
Magomedov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tellkins is keeping busy.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tellkins.
Magomedov wants to break free but Tellkins has control.
Tellkins looking to throw knees to the head but Magomedov is blocking nicely.
Magomedov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tellkins is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tellkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Magomedov is rocked!
Tellkins creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Magomedov with a big uppercut! Magomedov tries to clinch up but Tellkins pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Magomedov to the mat! Magomedov covers up and Tellkins unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Darren Tellkins!
Darren Tellkins decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Diaz (ranked 5357 p4p, 181 weight class) and Erik Friedrichsen (ranked 3455 p4p, 144 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Justin Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Friedrichsen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friedrichsen scores with a nice strike.
Friedrichsen lands a glancing blow to the side of Diaz's head.
Friedrichsen lands a big uppercut and Diaz crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Diaz looks OK. Friedrichsen waves Diaz back to his feet!
It looks like Justin Diaz has been cut.
Friedrichsen cracks Diaz with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Diaz tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Friedrichsen pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Diaz is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erik Friedrichsen!
Erik Friedrichsen very nearly forgot to thank Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lou Nahtic (ranked 4907 p4p, 236 weight class) and Dougie Logan (ranked 2023 p4p, 99 weight class). Nahtic's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sleeping My Day Away. Lou Nahtic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
20 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lou Nahtic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dougie Logan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Logan checks a leg kick.
Nahtic backing away here, and Logan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A left lands for Nahtic.
A nice leg kick lands there from Logan.
Nahtic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Logan's calf.
Nahtic with a nice cross.
Nahtic throws an overhand right that lands on Logan's shoulder, as Logan tries to avoid the shot.
Logan connects with an inside leg kick.
Nahtic ducks under a wild hook from Logan.
Nahtic walks into a left hand.
Nahtic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nahtic tests Logan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Logan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nahtic.
Logan throws an overhand right that lands on Nahtic's shoulder, as Nahtic tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Logan is rocked!
Logan connects with a solid leg kick.
Logan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nahtic throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Nahtic.
Logan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Logan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nahtic misses with a looping left.
Logan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Logan 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.
Nahtic scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Nahtic misses.
Nahtic pushes Logan away with a front kick.
Nahtic 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.
Nahtic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nahtic moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Logan is still on wobbly legs! Can Nahtic finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Nahtic lands a beautiful left hook that drops Logan. Logan tries to recover but Nahtic is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Logan lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lou Nahtic!
Lou Nahtic seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rick Showtime (ranked 2235 p4p, 262 weight class) and Janne Lindberg (ranked 3231 p4p, 278 weight class). Showtime's entrance music is Old Toms Hut. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
23 - 39 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rick Showtime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Janne Lindberg!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Showtime swinging wildly here.
Lindberg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lindberg scores with a decent looking hook.
Lindberg 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.
Lindberg takes the fight into the clinch.
Showtime takes a shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Showtime's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Showtime is looking to break free of the clinch but Lindberg has double underhooks.
Lindberg lands a nice shot to the body.
Lindberg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lindberg lands with a light punch inside.
Showtime has had enough of the clinch but Lindberg keeps him there for the moment.
Lindberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Showtime uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lindberg misses with a punch to the body.
Lindberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Lindberg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindberg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Showtime's efforts to push away.
Lindberg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Showtime is looking to break free of the clinch but Lindberg has double underhooks.
Lindberg lands a nice uppercut.
Lindberg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Showtime tries to break free but Lindberg pushes him back against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Lindberg.
Lindberg lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lindberg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lindberg cracks Showtime with a nice body shot.
Lindberg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Showtime is trying to force a seperation but Lindberg has the dominant position.
Lindberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Lindberg.
Lindberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Showtime.
Showtime is trying to push Lindberg away but Lindberg has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Showtime's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindberg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Showtime tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lindberg smiles and moves away.
Showtime throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lindberg lands a slapping body shot.
Lindberg throws a shot to the body.
Showtime walks into a straight right hand from Lindberg.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lindberg. That's going to slow Showtime down.
Lindberg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lindberg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Showtime's calf.
Showtime takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lindberg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lindberg scores with a spinning back kick!
Lindberg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Showtime.
Lindberg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Lindberg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Showtime or not.
Lindberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Showtime fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Showtime's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lindberg has Showtime pushed against the ropes.
Lindberg utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lindberg lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lindberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Showtime.
Lindberg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Showtime wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Showtime tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lindberg's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Lindberg scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Lindberg.
Lindberg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lindberg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Showtime backwards.
Showtime blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg tries a body shot but Showtime blocks it.
Showtime is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Lindberg to keep the fight standing.
A body shot lands from Lindberg.
Lindberg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Showtime backwards.
Showtime is breathing heavily.
Lindberg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Showtimes head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindberg works on Showtime's body with a couple of short punches.
Lindberg lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lindberg is leaning against Showtime and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lindberg gets through Showtime's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lindberg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Showtime or not.
Lindberg lands a body shot.
Lindberg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Lindberg.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lindberg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lindberg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lindberg lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janne Lindberg dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lindberg. That's going to slow Showtime down.
Showtime misses with a body shot.
Rick Showtime is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Showtime avoids the body shot from Lindberg.
Janne Lindberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindberg connects with the punch.
Lindberg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lindberg pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Showtime back to the ropes. Lindberg follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Showtime fails with an attempt to clinch.
Showtime throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lindberg lands with a straight right. Showtime didn't see that one coming.
Lindberg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Showtime misses with a head kick.
Lindberg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lindberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lindberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Showtime.
Showtime takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lindberg.
Lindberg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Showtime misses with a wild body shot.
Lindberg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Showtime's calf.
Showtime takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lindberg scoring well with a low kick there.
Lindberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lindberg wants to counter with a clinch but Showtime pushes him away.
Showtime has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lindberg.
Lindberg clinches up against the ropes.
Showtime is trying to break the clinch but Lindberg has him pressed against the ropes.
Janne Lindberg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Lindberg.
A head punch on the inside from Lindberg fails to land.
Showtime is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Lindberg to keep the fight standing.
A short right from Lindberg.
Lindberg digs a right hand underneath Showtime's ribcage. Showtime let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Showtime wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lindberg scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Lindberg.
Lindberg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Lindberg.
A short right from Lindberg.
Lindberg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Showtime.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lindberg.
Lindberg scores with a shoulder strike.
Lindberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lindberg stalling.
A nice left hand lands by Lindberg.
Lindberg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lindberg presses Showtime against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lindberg lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Lindberg.
Showtime is rocked!
Lindberg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Showtime is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short left from Lindberg.
Lindberg unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Showtime! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Lindberg is unloading with more strikes now! Showtime drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Janne Lindberg!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Enver Gashi (ranked 3380 p4p, 289 weight class) and Laxa Tiv (ranked 3649 p4p, 308 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enver Gashi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Laxa Tiv!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gashi walks into a jab.
Gashi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tiv defends well and Gashi ends up having to push Tiv into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gashi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tiv.
It looks like Enver Gashi has been cut.
Gashi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tiv tries to escape but Gashi is in control.
Gashi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gashi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tiv, who protects the arm well.
Tiv is pushing Gashi's head away, looking to escape. Gashi manages to hold on to the position though.
Tiv felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gashi is trying to get an arm triangle but Tiv is defending well.
Gashi is looking to take a break and control but Tiv is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tiv wants to get back to his feet but Gashi drags him back down.
Tiv throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gashi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tiv defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gashi throws a head kick that misses.
Tiv drops Gashi with a left right combo! Tiv follows him down to the ground into side control.
Gashi is rocked!
Tiv working the ground and pound.
Oh Gashi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gashi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gashi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tiv pulls his head out easily.
Gashi seems to have got his legs back now.
Tiv landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Enver Gashi's cut is getting worse.
Tiv lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Gashi! More strikes land and this one is all over! Tiv jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Laxa Tiv!
Laxa Tiv is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Starman (ranked 3918 p4p, 417 weight class) and Jon Snow (ranked 1662 p4p, 200 weight class). Starman comes to the ring accompanied by wrestlers. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Starman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snow!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow stuffs the takedown attempt from Starman. Starman gets slowly back to his feet.
Starman misses with a looping left.
We've been hearing reports that Starman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Snow tests Starman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Starman misses the shot to the body.
Starman throws a hook to the side of Snow's head but Snow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Starman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Starman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Starman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snow throws out the jab.
Snow ducks under a wild hook from Starman.
Starman shoots in for a takedown but Snow shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Snow just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Starman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow dives in and grabs Starman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Starman pushes down on Snow's head and hops out.
Snow tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Starman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Starman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Snow cracks Starman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Starman throws a right hand that misses
and Snow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Starman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Starman misses with a few strikes there.
Jon Snow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snow slips under a jab from Starman.
Snow has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Starman misses with an uppercut. Snow saw that one coming.
Snow darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Snow fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Snow takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab by Snow.
Snow tests Starman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Starman misses with a hook.
Snow shoots in and bounces Starman off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starman trying to control the position.
Starman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Snow defends well.
Snow looking to sit in guard and control but Starman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Snow throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Snow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Snow throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Snow is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Starman distracts Snow with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Snow throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Snow is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Snow trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow looking for a sweep. Not yet Snow, not yet.
Snow tries to strike from the bottom.
Snow wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Snow keeping moving, preventing Starman from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Snow walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Starman throws a hook to the side of Snow's head but Snow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Starman throws a lazy uppercut
letting Snow counter with a right hand.
Starman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Snow clinches up against the ropes.
Snow lands a shoulder strike.
Starman wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Starman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Snow is fighting off a takedown attempt but Starman is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Snow to the mat. Snow regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Snow can do anything to dispel that myth.
Snow striking off his back but it's not causing Starman any problems.
Snow keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Snow looking to control.
Snow is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starman wants to get back to full guard.
Snow lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Starman trying to hold on to Snow's head to control him but Snow postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snow dominated that round.
That's time! Starman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Starman connects with a right hand. Snow shakes it off.
Snow misses with a hook. Starman ducked under it nicely.
Snow takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Starman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Starman slips under a jab from Snow.
Starman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Snow jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Snow tries to clinch up but Starman circles away and keeps his distance.
Snow lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
No luck for Starman with that takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Snow! But no joy.
Snow ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snow ducks under a wild hook from Starman.
Starman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Starman misses its intended target.
Snow stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Snow wants it to stay on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Starman.
Snow instigates a clinch.
Snow working aggressively here.
Starman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Snow is trying to trip Starman. He has hold of a leg but Starman is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Snow persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Snow wants to control from the top but Starman keeps moving.
Snow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Starman is pulling down on Snow's head. It's preventing any offense from Snow, at least for the moment.
Starman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Starman's head.
Snow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Starman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Snow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Snow throws an elbow that misses. Starman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Snow's guard. Nice move by Starman!
Snow punching from the bottom.
Jon Snow has got the better of the ground game so far.
Snow throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Snow had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Starman defends it easily.
Starman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Snow controls Starman momentarily but Starman frees himself.
Starman wants to control from the top but Snow keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Starman trying to control the position from guard on top but Snow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Starman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Snow throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Snow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Starman.
Starman misses the jab.
Snow tries to close the distance and clinch but Starman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Snow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Starman throws a hook but Snow avoids it easily.
Snow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Starman goes for a double leg but Snow avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Snow continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Starman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Snow! But no joy.
Snow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Starman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Starman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Starman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Snow avoids it really well and circles away.
Snow works Starman's body with a nice hook.
Snow fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Snow feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Starmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Snow misses with an uppercut
and Starman counters with a straight right hand.
Starman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Snow tries to clinch up but Starman circles away and keeps his distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snow shoots in looking for a takedown but Starman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Snow's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Snow scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snow 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.
Snow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Starman.
Snow tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Starman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Snow fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Starman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Starman lands with an uppercut that bounces Snow off the ropes and back into range.
Starman connects with the punch.
A jab from Snow finds it's way through Starman's defenses.
Starman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Snow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Starman has time to react.
Starman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Starman misses with a straight right.
Starman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starman misses with a looping left.
Snow shoots for a double leg takedown but Starman sprawls well. He's pushed Snow's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
John Starman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Snow.
A telegraphed right hand from Snow misses the target.
Starman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Starman misses with a looping right.
Snow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jon Snow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Starman looks to score with a jab to the body but Snow is just out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Snow scores with a four punch combination!
Snow tries to clinch up but Starman circles away and keeps his distance.
Snow lands with an uppercut that bounces Starman off the ropes and back into range.
Snow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Starman.
Starman darts in looking for a takedown but Snow gets double underhooks and turns Starman into the ropes.
Snow slaps away a takedown attempt from Starman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Starman misses with a takedown attempt - Snow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starman scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snow connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Snow misses with an uppercut. Starman saw that one coming.
Snow lands the left hand.
Snow cracks Starman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Starman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Snow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Snow moves out of range of the strikes.
Snow moves into the clinch.
Snow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Starman.
Snow is pressed up against the ropes. Starman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Snow down to the mat. Snow avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Starman throws an overhand right that lands on Snow's shoulder, as Snow tries to avoid the shot.
Snow drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Starman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow stands up over Starman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Snow throws an elbow that misses. Starman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Snow's guard. Nice move by Starman!
Snow trying to strike off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Starman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Snow has momentary wrist control but Starman slips an elbow through the middle.
Snow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Starman is one step ahead there.
Snow wants to get back to his feet but Starman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Starman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Snow is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Snow working Starman over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Snow thows a huge punch but Starman dodges it nicely.
Starman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Snow postures up in Starman's guard and throws a big left but Starman blocks it.
Snow trying to control but Starman is working from the bottom.
Snow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Snow postures up and lands a big shot to Starman's brow.
Snow working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Snow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Starman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Snow throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snow really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Snow shoots in looking for a takedown but Starman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Snow's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Snow defending well as Starman loads up on a big left hand.
Snow throws out a counter right but Starman avoids it with no problem.
Snow shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Starman defends it nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Snow or perhaps it was just good defense by Starman, which made it look bad.
John Starman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Snow.
Starman loads up on a big right hand but Snow slips the punch.
Starman moves out of range as Snow strikes.
Starman appears to be looking for a big counter.
Starman shoots in and drives through. Snow sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Starman was well out of range. Poor timing from Snow.
Starman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Snow.
Starman throws a right hand that misses
and Snow counters with a straight right hand.
Starman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Snow fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Starman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starman misses with a looping right.
Snow looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Snow works Starman's body with a nice hook.
Snow looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Snow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Starman has hold of Snow's hands but Snow slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Snow trying to control the action but Starman is working from the bottom.
Snow stops Starman from getting back to his feet.
Snow drops an elbow to the side of Starman's head.
Snow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Starman's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow is trying to control. Starman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Snow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Starman looks like he's trying to stand up.
Starman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Snow.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Snow is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Snow scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Snow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Snow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Starman's head.
Snow is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Starman defends it well.
Snow misses with a head shot. Starman uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Snow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Starman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Starman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Starman throws a lazy right hand but Snow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Starman darts in looking for a takedown but Snow gets double underhooks and turns Starman into the ropes.
Snow instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starman looking to slow down the pace here.
Snow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Starman backwards.
Snow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Snow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Starmans head.
Snow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Snow gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Snow there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snow trying to mount his opponent but Starman defends it.
Snow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Snow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Starman has hold of Snow's hands but Snow slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snow dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Snow 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.
Snow takes the fight into the clinch.
Snow prevents a takedown attempt there.
Starman tries for a takedown but Snow manages to get underhooks.
Jon Snow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good body shot from Snow.
Snow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Starman throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Snow to counter with a crisp jab.
Snow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow rushes Starman and presses him up against the ropes.
Starman is trying to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Snow as Starman tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Snow - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Snow fails to land.
Starman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Snow gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Starman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Snow manages to get himself to full guard.
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.
Snow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Starman is one step ahead there.
Snow isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Starman stacks Snow on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Starman!
Snow takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow is pushing Starman's head away, looking to escape. Starman manages to hold on to the position though.
Starman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Snow is looking for a sweep.
Starman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Snow keeps working.
Snow tries to bench press Starman off him but Starman keeps the position.
Starman scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow tries to improve position but can't.
Starman working the ground and pound.
Starman working the ground and pound.
Starman trying to control the action but Snow is working from the bottom.
Snow tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Starman advances to mount.
Snow bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Snow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Snow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Snow scoring with punches to the head and body.
John Starman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Snow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Snow trying to control the position from guard on top but Starman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Snow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jon Snow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Snow is looking to work some ground and pound but Starman has wrist control.
Snow wants to control from the top but Starman keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Snow sitting in guard here, content to control.
Snow trying to control but Starman is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Snow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Snow has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Snow!
Jon Snow is the new lightweight champion!
Jon Snow 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Cruz (ranked 4087 p4p, 93 weight class) and Harold Harmbe (ranked 1860 p4p, 49 weight class). Harmbe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Boosie Badazz - No Juice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Cruz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Harold Harmbe!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz slips under a jab.
Harmbe misses with a right hand
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruz defending well as Harmbe loads up on a big left hand.
Cruz throws a head kick but Harmbe moves out of range.
Harmbe moves into the clinch.
Harmbe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cruz.
Cruz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cruz.
Harmbe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cruz is looking to break free of the clinch but Harmbe has double underhooks.
Cruz successfully pulls guard.
Cruz controls Harmbe momentarily but Harmbe frees himself.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harmbe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cruz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harmbe not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmbe prevents Cruz from getting back to his feet.
Cruz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Harmbe tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
My spies in Touch Of Death Combat Academy inform me that Harmbe has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Harmbe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cruz is looking to stand up but Harmbe isn't so interested in that idea.
Harmbe stands up over Cruz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cruz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harmbe distracts Cruz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Harmbe is working Cruz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Harmbe cracks Cruz with a solid left hand.
Harmbe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cruz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cruz is on top in guard.
Cruz throwing strikes from guard but Harmbe blocks nicely.
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cruz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harmbe trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz postures up in Harmbe's guard and throws a big left but Harmbe blocks it.
Harmbe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Harmbe keeps moving.
Harmbe trying to control the position.
Cruz throwing strikes from guard but Harmbe blocks nicely.
Harmbe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harmbe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Harmbe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cruz on the side of the head.
A big left from Cruz misses.
It seemed like Harmbe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cruz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harmbe tries to bench press Cruz off him but Cruz keeps the position.
Cruz misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harmbe keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ricardo Cruz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harmbe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Harmbe.
Harold Harmbe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Cruz. Those never looked like landing.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Harmbe napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Harmbe tries to improve position but can't.
Cruz trying to control the action but Harmbe is working from the bottom.
Harmbe manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cruz's best efforts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harmbe is looking for a sweep. Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harmbe keeps trying to improve his position.
Cruz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmbe has his hands clasped together around Cruz's back. He's all about the action.
Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harmbe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Harmbe is trying to get back to full guard.
Harmbe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Harmbe.
Harmbe wants to sweep but no luck.
Harmbe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harmbe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cruz's guard.
Harold Harmbe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harmbe is in close to Cruz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harmbe slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Harmbe wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Cruz trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Harmbe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cruz looking for a sweep. Not yet Cruz, not yet.
Harmbe is looking to work some ground and pound but Cruz has wrist control.
Harmbe is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harmbe gets caught flat footed, as Cruz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Harmbe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cruz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cruz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Harmbe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cruz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Harmbe is proving hard to escape from.
Harmbe looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cruz passes into side control.
Cruz misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to control but Harmbe is keeping him busy.
Cruz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Harmbe some visible discomfort.
Cruz lands an elbow.
Cruz throws an elbow but Harmbe slips to the side and avoids it well.
Harmbe is looking to regain half guard here but Cruz keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ricardo Cruz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Harmbe blocks a head kick by Cruz.
We've been told by Cruz's head coaches at Roosters Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Harmbe shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cruz actively working from the bottom here.
Harmbe prevents Cruz from improving his position.
Cruz pushes Harmbe off and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harmbe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harmbe shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cruz is trying to defend but Harmbe finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harmbe stops Cruz from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harmbe lands a nice short elbow.
Harmbe prevents Cruz from improving his position.
Cruz gets back to full guard.
Harmbe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Harmbe slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Harmbe trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cruz pushes Harmbe off and gets back to his feet.
Harmbe misses with the combination.
Cruz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Harold Harmbe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruz has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Harmbe lands an overhand right.
Cruz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Harmbe's guard.
Cruz is fighting to break Harmbe's control of his arms but Harmbe is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harmbe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cruz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harmbe keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Harmbe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Harmbe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Harmbe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cruz looking to pass the guard.
Harmbe keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Harmbe is keeping the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Cruz scores with a four punch combination!
Harmbe misses with a body shot.
Ricardo Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big left from Harmbe misses.
Harmbe looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cruz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ricardo Cruz!
Ricardo Cruz is the new super heavyweight champion!
The defeated Harold Harmbe had this to say: 'ill be here till i m 35'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norbert Oggleberry-Pip (ranked 1517 p4p, 228 weight class) and Nuke Laloosh (ranked 1692 p4p, 247 weight class). Norbert Oggleberry-Pip has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Norbert Oggleberry-Pip!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nuke Laloosh!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laloosh misses with a body shot.
Oggleberry-Pip connects with a single shot there.
Oggleberry-Pip moves out of range as Laloosh strikes.
Oggleberry-Pip takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oggleberry-Pip takes a swing at Laloosh's ribcage but misses.
Laloosh throws an overhand right that lands on Oggleberry-Pip's shoulder, as Oggleberry-Pip tries to avoid the shot.
A jab lands there for Laloosh.
The fighters circling - Oggleberry-Pip throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laloosh cracks Oggleberry-Pip with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Laloosh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oggleberry-Pip sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oggleberry-Pip appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Oggleberry-Pip misses with a body shot.
Oggleberry-Pip throws a leg kick that misses.
Laloosh walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Oggleberry-Pip checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Laloosh takes the fight into the clinch.
Laloosh blocking some punches.
Oggleberry-Pip prevents the takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oggleberry-Pip misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laloosh lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oggleberry-Pip misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laloosh has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Oggleberry-Pip is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Oggleberry-Pip misses with a punch to the body.
Laloosh pulls guard.
Laloosh has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Double XX. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Oggleberry-Pip trying to stand up but can't free himself from Laloosh's guard.
Oggleberry-Pip wants to stand and escape but instead Laloosh has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Laloosh postures up.
Laloosh content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Laloosh trying to control the position from guard on top but Oggleberry-Pip is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laloosh wants to stand but Oggleberry-Pip has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laloosh being controlled here momentarily.
Oggleberry-Pip working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Laloosh.
Oggleberry-Pip keeping moving, preventing Laloosh from controlling successfully.
Laloosh throws a strike but Oggleberry-Pip rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Oggleberry-Pip has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Oggleberry-Pip wants to get up but he can't break Laloosh's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laloosh is trying to control the position but Oggleberry-Pip postures up.
Oggleberry-Pip wants to stand but Laloosh has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Laloosh motions for Oggleberry-Pip to come forward. Laloosh throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laloosh tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oggleberry-Pip scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oggleberry-Pip swats away the attempt to clinch by Laloosh.
Laloosh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Norbert Oggleberry-Pip has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nuke Laloosh.
Oggleberry-Pip misses with a kick to the body.
Laloosh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oggleberry-Pip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oggleberry-Pip just misses with a punch to the body.
Norbert Oggleberry-Pip is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oggleberry-Pip misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laloosh.
A big left from Oggleberry-Pip misses.
Oggleberry-Pip is looking to clinch.
Oggleberry-Pip just misses with a punch to the body.
Laloosh appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oggleberry-Pip.
Laloosh moves into the clinch.
Laloosh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oggleberry-Pip blocking some punches.
Oggleberry-Pip has a couple of punches blocked by Laloosh.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Laloosh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Oggleberry-Pip smiles and moves away.
Laloosh misses with an uppercut. Oggleberry-Pip saw that one coming.
Oggleberry-Pip swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Laloosh with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oggleberry-Pip scores with a shot to the body.
Oggleberry-Pip uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laloosh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nuke Laloosh will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Oggleberry-Pip misses with a hook
and Laloosh counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Laloosh wants to clinch up but Oggleberry-Pip keeps it at a distance.
Oggleberry-Pip was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oggleberry-Pip. Laloosh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oggleberry-Pip has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laloosh.
Oggleberry-Pip misses with a body shot.
Oggleberry-Pip is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Laloosh's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Laloosh ducks under a wild hook from Oggleberry-Pip.
Laloosh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Oggleberry-Pip momentarily.
Good work by Oggleberry-Pip as he checks the leg kick.
Oggleberry-Pip appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Oggleberry-Pip drives through and clinches with Laloosh against the ropes.
Laloosh blocks an uppercut.
Oggleberry-Pip can't find room to land a body shot as Laloosh controls the action.
A short right from Oggleberry-Pip on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Oggleberry-Pip.
Oggleberry-Pip gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Laloosh.
Laloosh misses with a punch to the body.
Oggleberry-Pip has a couple of punches blocked by Laloosh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laloosh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laloosh throws a head punch that misses.
Oggleberry-Pip working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laloosh wants a takedown.
Oggleberry-Pip misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oggleberry-Pip swings wildly with an uppercut but Laloosh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oggleberry-Pip swings wildly with an uppercut but Laloosh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laloosh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Norbert Oggleberry-Pip has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nuke Laloosh.
Laloosh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oggleberry-Pip backwards.
A short right from Oggleberry-Pip.
Oggleberry-Pip lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laloosh backwards.
Laloosh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oggleberry-Pip makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oggleberry-Pip tries a body shot but Laloosh blocks it.
Oggleberry-Pip prevents a takedown attempt there.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Oggleberry-Pip creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oggleberry-Pip lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laloosh or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oggleberry-Pip scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oggleberry-Pip can't find room to land a body shot as Laloosh controls the action.
Oggleberry-Pip lands with a right to the head.
Our sources have told us that Oggleberry-Pip has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Laloosh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Norbert Oggleberry-Pip has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Oggleberry-Pip lands with a short shot to the head.
Oggleberry-Pip fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laloosh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laloosh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Oggleberry-Pip. Oggleberry-Pip obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Laloosh darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Laloosh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Oggleberry-Pip paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laloosh tries to score with a low kick but Oggleberry-Pip moves his leg out of the way.
A jab lands there for Oggleberry-Pip.
Laloosh rushes Oggleberry-Pip and presses him up against the ropes.
Laloosh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laloosh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oggleberry-Pip blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oggleberry-Pip misses with some punches.
Laloosh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oggleberry-Pip backwards.
Oggleberry-Pip fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laloosh is working for takedown but Oggleberry-Pip is calmly controlling the position for now.
Oggleberry-Pip has a couple of punches blocked by Laloosh.
Laloosh throws a punch but it's blocked by Oggleberry-Pip.
Oggleberry-Pip throws a punch but it's blocked by Laloosh.
Laloosh gets through Oggleberry-Pip's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Laloosh has a couple of punches blocked by Oggleberry-Pip.
Laloosh drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Oggleberry-Pip gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Oggleberry-Pip swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oggleberry-Pip blocks an uppercut.
Oggleberry-Pip lands an uppercut.
Oggleberry-Pip works on Laloosh's body with a couple of short punches.
Laloosh goes for a takedown in the clinch but Oggleberry-Pip prevents it.
A body shot lands from Oggleberry-Pip.
Laloosh is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laloosh throws a punch but it's blocked by Oggleberry-Pip.
Laloosh blocks an uppercut.
Laloosh breaks the clinch.
Laloosh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Oggleberry-Pip is fending him off so far but Laloosh persists. Nope, Oggleberry-Pip circles away and we're back to standing.
Laloosh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oggleberry-Pip dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laloosh takes one on the button.
Laloosh steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Oggleberry-Pip. That one must have hurt.
Laloosh tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Oggleberry-Pip manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oggleberry-Pip connects with a single shot there.
Laloosh throws a leg kick but Oggleberry-Pip moved away.
Laloosh throws out a loose jab but Oggleberry-Pip uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laloosh dives in and grabs Oggleberry-Pip's left leg, looking for a takedown. Oggleberry-Pip pushes down on Laloosh's head and hops out.
Laloosh misses with an uppercut. Oggleberry-Pip saw that one coming.
Oggleberry-Pip listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norbert Oggleberry-Pip dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Laloosh cracks a nice hook into Oggleberry-Pip's ribs.
Oggleberry-Pip works Laloosh's body with a nice hook.
Oggleberry-Pip throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Laloosh steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Oggleberry-Pip.
Laloosh tries to clinch up but Oggleberry-Pip circles away and keeps his distance.
Oggleberry-Pip tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oggleberry-Pip getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oggleberry-Pip turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Oggleberry-Pip as he connects with a hook.
Oggleberry-Pip waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laloosh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laloosh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oggleberry-Pip misses with a wild body shot.
Oggleberry-Pip tries to close the distance and clinch but Laloosh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oggleberry-Pip misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Laloosh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oggleberry-Pip sizes up Laloosh with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Laloosh drives through and clinches with Oggleberry-Pip against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laloosh has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Oggleberry-Pip is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laloosh.
Oggleberry-Pip tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oggleberry-Pip is pressed up against the ropes. Laloosh has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Oggleberry-Pip down to the mat. Oggleberry-Pip avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Laloosh has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Oggleberry-Pip with a nice cross.
Laloosh tries to clinch but Oggleberry-Pip is having none of it.
Laloosh throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Oggleberry-Pip was covering up waiting for the punch and Laloosh finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Oggleberry-Pip keeping moving, preventing Laloosh from controlling successfully.
Laloosh preventing the sweep.
Laloosh wanted to stand there but Oggleberry-Pip had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laloosh postures up.
Oggleberry-Pip is pulling down on Laloosh's head. It's preventing any offense from Laloosh, at least for the moment.
Oggleberry-Pip is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Laloosh wants to pass the guard but Oggleberry-Pip is keeping the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Oggleberry-Pip is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Oggleberry-Pip moves out of range of the body kick from Laloosh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laloosh misses with a few strikes there.
Laloosh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Laloosh doesn't manage to clinch there - Oggleberry-Pip circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laloosh.
Laloosh misses with a right hand
and Oggleberry-Pip counters with a nice body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oggleberry-Pip.
Oggleberry-Pip connects with a body shot.
Laloosh walks into a straight right hand from Oggleberry-Pip.
Oggleberry-Pip takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Laloosh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oggleberry-Pip ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Laloosh keeps the fight on the outside.
Oggleberry-Pip ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laloosh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oggleberry-Pip.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Oggleberry-Pip misses its intended target.
Laloosh drives through and clinches with Oggleberry-Pip against the ropes.
Laloosh throws a head punch that misses.
Laloosh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laloosh jumps guard and drags Oggleberry-Pip to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Oggleberry-Pip has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Laloosh is proving hard to escape from.
Laloosh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oggleberry-Pip is one step ahead there.
Oggleberry-Pip wants to stand but Laloosh is controlling his posture from full guard.
Laloosh wants to stand but Oggleberry-Pip is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Norbert Oggleberry-Pip.
I think Oggleberry-Pip 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Norbert Oggleberry-Pip!
Norbert Oggleberry-Pip retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Norbert Oggleberry-Pip thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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