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OFC 382: Shamrock vs Intruder PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lance Legstrong (ranked 1949 p4p, 246 weight class) and Furio Spartan (ranked 2293 p4p, 284 weight class). Legstrong kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Carbon Based Lifeforms - Hydroponic Garden. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
28 - 28 - 0, fighting out of London, Lance Legstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Furio Spartan!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legstrong gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Legstrong is pulling down on Spartan's head to control his posture.
Spartan wants to control from the top but Legstrong keeps moving.
Spartan looking to pass the guard.
Legstrong is working an open guard so Spartan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Spartan tries for a takedown but Legstrong circles away easily
and Legstrong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Legstrong misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spartan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Spartan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Legstrong moves into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spartan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legstrong is trying to control the position but Spartan postures up.
Legstrong has his hands on Spartan's head, controlling the position.
Legstrong 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.
Spartan wants to pass the guard but Legstrong is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spartan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Legstrong keeping moving, preventing Spartan from controlling successfully.
Spartan is fighting to break Legstrong's control of his arms but Legstrong is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Spartan pushes down on Legstrong's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Spartan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Legstrong!
Spartan wants to control the pace but Legstrong is squirming around nicely.
Legstrong tries to hold on but Spartan postures up.
Spartan looking to ground and pound but Legstrong is blocking nicely.
Legstrong is wriggling around trying to escape.
Spartan seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Legstrong is holding on tight.
Spartan looking for a guillotine from mount but Legstrong is having none of it.
Spartan wants to finish this one by submission but Legstrong is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Spartan.
Legstrong slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Legstrong has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Spartan is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong tries to get to full guard but Spartan has control of the leg.
Spartan is thwarting Legstrong's attempts to control the position.
Legstrong gets back to full guard.
Legstrong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Spartan won't allow Legstrong to sweep him here.
Legstrong is trying to keep Spartan in close.
Legstrong keeping moving, preventing Spartan from controlling successfully.
Legstrong wants to sweep but no luck.
Spartan wants to control from the top but Legstrong keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Spartan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Legstrong looking to control.
Spartan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Spartan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Legstrong has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Legstrong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spartan counters with a one-two to the body.
Lance Legstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spartan slips under a jab from Legstrong.
And Spartan tries to counter it with a takedown but Legstrong pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Legstrong keeps the fight on the outside.
Spartan ducks under a wild hook from Legstrong.
A punch combination from Spartan misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spartan shoots in for a double leg but Legstrong sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Spartan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Legstrong regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Furio Spartan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A big right from Legstrong misses.
Spartan slips under a jab from Legstrong.
Spartan fails to land the takedown.
Legstrong tries to sprawl but Spartan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Furio Spartan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Legstrong is looking for a sweep. Spartan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Spartan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Legstrong tries to get to full guard but Spartan has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spartan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Spartan is thwarting Legstrong's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Legstrong is trying to maintain the position but Spartan is very close to passing his half guard.
Legstrong moves into full guard.
Spartan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spartan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Legstrong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Spartan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Spartan looking to pass the guard.
Spartan stopping the sweep attempt from Legstrong.
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.
Spartan wants to pass the guard but Legstrong is keeping the position.
Legstrong keeping moving, preventing Spartan from controlling successfully.
Legstrong has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Legstrong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lance Legstrong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spartan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Legstrong.
Legstrong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spartan at a distance.
Legstrong misses with a looping left.
Spartan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Spartan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Legstrong.
Spartan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Legstrong avoids it really well and circles away.
Lance Legstrong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Furio Spartan.
Nice body punch from Legstrong.
The crowd cheers as Legstrong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spartan doesn't seem phased though.
Legstrong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Spartan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Legstrong.
Legstrong throws a looping overhand right but Spartan ducks down to avoid it.
Legstrong throws an overhand right that lands on Spartan's shoulder, as Spartan tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong throws a body punch but Spartan moves out of range.
Legstrong misses with a body shot.
Spartan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Legstrong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spartan scrambles back to his feet.
Spartan shoots for a double leg takedown but Legstrong sprawls well. He's pushed Spartan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Legstrong swings widly with a right hand
and Spartan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Legstrong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Legstrong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spartan doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Legstrong works Spartan's body with a nice hook.
Spartan shoots in for a takedown but Legstrong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Legstrong misses the target.
Spartan throws a right hand that Legstrong ducks under and follows up with a left that Legstrong also avoids with ease.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big right from Legstrong misses.
Legstrong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spartan.
Spartan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Legstrong tries to avoid it but Spartan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Legstrong to the ground. Legstrong escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Legstrong dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Spartan misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Legstrong to counter with a crisp jab.
Lance Legstrong is winning the standup battle so far.
Spartan ducks under a wild hook from Legstrong.
Despite the aggression on Spartan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Legstrong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Spartan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Legstrong tries to sprawl but Spartan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Legstrong moves into full guard.
Legstrong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Spartan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Legstrong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legstrong wants to sweep here but Spartan controlling him for the moment.
Legstrong keeping full guard, as Spartan tries to pass.
Legstrong working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Legstrong working a defensive guard here.
Spartan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Legstrong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spartan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Legstrong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Legstrong trying to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Spartan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Legstrong quickly recovers to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong is defending against the submission attempts here by Spartan.
Legstrong manages to get to full guard.
Legstrong is trying to keep Spartan in close.
Legstrong is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Legstrong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Spartan wants to control from the top but Legstrong keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Spartan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Legstrong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Legstrong controls Spartan momentarily but Spartan frees himself.
Legstrong is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Spartan defends well.
Spartan stands and throws Legstrong's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Spartan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Legstrong manages to work his way to half guard, despite Spartan's best efforts.
Spartan is thwarting Legstrong's attempts to control the position.
Legstrong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Legstrong wants to control but Spartan is keeping busy.
Spartan is taking a breather. Legstrong says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Legstrong is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Legstrong won't allow Spartan to pass to mount.
Legstrong is looking to control Spartan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Legstrong avoid being mounted?
And that's the end of the fight!
Furio Spartan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Spartan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Furio Spartan!
In his post fight interview, Furio Spartan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Baeddan MacAuliffe (ranked 1424 p4p, 170 weight class) and Dong Uk (ranked 2066 p4p, 239 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think MacAuliffe might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Notorious by Duran Duran. Uk is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bonobo - Prelude & Kiara. Dong Uk has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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14 - 16 - 0 |
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167 lbs
30 - 31 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Baeddan MacAuliffe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 31 - 1, fighting out of London, Dong Uk!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacAuliffe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Uk thuds a left hand into MacAuliffe's body.
MacAuliffe throws a body kick that misses.
Uk scores with a nice head shot.
MacAuliffe staying out of range there.
Uk throws a leg kick that misses.
Uk misses with a straight left.
Uk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dong Uk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Uk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Uk misses with a body kick.
Uk lands with an overhand left.
MacAuliffe throws a right and a left that Uk avoids nicely.
Uk punishes MacAuliffe's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacAuliffe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
MacAuliffe scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uk is trying to control MacAuliffe's posture but MacAuliffe avoids it.
MacAuliffe thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Uk tries to buck MacAuliffe off but MacAuliffe is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uk taking punishment in the form of punches.
Uk is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked MacAuliffe off and has taken his back!
MacAuliffe trying to control the hands but Uk breaks the grip.
MacAuliffe is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Uk has good solid back control here.
MacAuliffe trying to control the position but Uk manages to sink in the hooks.
Uk controlling well, preventing MacAuliffe from escaping the position.
Uk not allowing MacAuliffe to control his hands.
MacAuliffe is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uk biding his time, looking for the opening.
MacAuliffe prevents Uk from getting a body triangle.
MacAuliffe wants to escape the position.
Uk trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure MacAuliffe doesn't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uk's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
MacAuliffe trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
MacAuliffe is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Uk.
MacAuliffe manages to reverse the position and now he's in Uk's guard. Nice work there by MacAuliffe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
MacAuliffe postures up.
MacAuliffe wants to control from the top but Uk keeps moving.
Uk trying to control the position.
MacAuliffe stopping the sweep attempt from Uk.
Uk controls MacAuliffe momentarily but MacAuliffe frees himself.
MacAuliffe trying to control the position from guard on top but Uk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacAuliffe is looking to improve his position.
MacAuliffe wants to control but Uk is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Uk looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
MacAuliffe wants to control but Uk is keeping busy.
Uk is controlling the pace.
MacAuliffe wants to get back to full guard.
MacAuliffe trying to control from the bottom.
Uk wants to free his trapped foot but MacAuliffe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
MacAuliffe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Uk's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Uk's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uk tries to roll but MacAuliffe sticks to his back.
MacAuliffe working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Uk is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and MacAuliffe has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Uk taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Baeddan MacAuliffe!
A victorious Baeddan MacAuliffe thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bronko Strunz (ranked 919 p4p, 117 weight class) and Vlad Putin (ranked 2836 p4p, 297 weight class). Putin has chosen IAMX - Happiness as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bronko Strunz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vlad Putin!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strunz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Putin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Strunz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bronko Strunz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Putin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Strunz.
Strunz misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Strunz.
Putin unleashes a big counter combination but Strunz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Putin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Putin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Strunz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Putin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Strunz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Putin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Strunz throws a chopping leg kick but Putin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Strunz looks to score with a jab to the body but Putin is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strunz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice side step and Putin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Strunz tries a low kick but Putin avoids it.
A nice side step and Putin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Strunz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A low kick from Strunz is predictable there
enabling Putin to counter with a crisp jab.
Strunz scores with a jab.
Putin lands a nice looking body kick.
Putin takes one on the button.
Putin throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strunz slips a jab and a cross from Putin.
Putin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strunz.
Putin throws a series of strikes that have Strunz backpedaling.
Putin throws a one two combo.
Putin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strunz moves away.
Strunz throws an overhand right that lands on Putin's shoulder, as Putin tries to avoid the shot.
Strunz connects with a right hand. Putin shakes it off.
Strunz scoring well with a low kick there.
Putin throws a body kick that misses
and Strunz counters with an inside leg kick.
Strunz cracks Putin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strunz throws a hook but Putin avoids it easily.
Putin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Putin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Putin lands a jab-cross combination.
Strunz connects with a leg kick. Putin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Strunz cracks Putin with an open hand slap.
Putin slips under a jab from Strunz.
Putin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strunz moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Strunz misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strunz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Putin doesn't seem bothered though.
A telegraphed right hand from Strunz misses the target.
Putin scores with a hook to the body. Strunz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Strunz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Putin slips under a jab.
Putin lunges at Strunz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Strunz's hand.
Putin misses with a double jab
enabling Strunz to counter with a crisp jab.
Putin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Putin misses with a two punch combination.
Putin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Strunz throws out a loose jab but Putin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Putin staying out of range there.
Putin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Strunz.
Putin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Putin scores with the left hand. Strunz knows he should have avoided that one.
Putin checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin throws the left hand but Strunz avoids the punch easily.
Putin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Strunz cracks the inside of Putin's front leg.
Strunz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Putin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Strunz rather than just go for the knockout.
Putin jabs at Strunz's body.
Strunz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Putin.
Strunz misses with a low kick as Putin jumps back.
Strunz misses with a series of wild punches.
Strunz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Putin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Strunz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Strunz takes one to the side of the head.
A combination from Putin does no damage.
Strunz throws a leg kick which misses Putin's front leg but catches the back leg as Putin tries to avoid it.
Strunz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Putin.
Putin misses with a low kick.
Putin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Strunz will feel that in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Putin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Putin misses with a hook. Strunz ducked under it nicely.
Strunz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Putin to score with a decent uppercut.
Putin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strunz moves away.
Strunz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Putin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Strunz lunges at Putin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Putin's hand.
The fighters circling - Strunz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strunz digs a good body shot into Putin's ribs.
Strunz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Putin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Putin throws a head kick that misses
and Strunz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Strunz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Strunz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Strunz misses with a few strikes there.
Strunz misses with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Putin throws a body punch but Strunz moves out of range.
Strunz connects with a nice looking jab.
Putin tries a head kick but it misses.
Strunz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Strunz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronko Strunz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Strunz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Strunz duly obliges.
Putin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strunz.
Strunz defending well as Putin loads up on a big left hand.
Strunz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Strunz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Strunz throws a leg kick
and Putin counters with a straight right hand.
Bronko Strunz is winning the standup battle so far.
Strunz lands a jab to the head.
Strunz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left and a right from Strunz both land. Nice combination.
Strunz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Putin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Strunz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Putin throws out a counter right but Strunz avoids it with no problem.
Strunz looks to land a combination but Putin avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Putin lands a lovely overhand right.
Strunz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vlad Putin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Putin.
Strunz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Putin is able to avoid easily.
Putin throws a wild body kick that Strunz sees coming a mile off.
An attempted straight right counter from Strunz misses the target.
Putin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strunz misses with a low kick.
Putin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Strunz looks to land a right hand but Putin moved out of range.
Putin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Strunz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Putin throws a nice looking combination but Strunz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Putin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Strunz momentarily.
Putin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Putin is looking to land body kicks.
Putin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Strunz.
Putin digs a good hook to Strunz's body.
A head kick misses from Strunz.
A slapping leg kick lands for Strunz.
Good work by Putin as he checks the leg kick.
Strunz is looking to score with low kicks.
Putin moves away from the strike by Strunz.
Putin moves out of range of the leg kick from Strunz.
Putin throws a sloppy head kick and Strunz moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strunz throws a front kick aimed at Putin's knee but Putin avoids it well.
Putin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Strunz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Putin lands with a cross.
Putin throws the kick towards the body but Strunz avoids it.
Putin blocks the body kick.
Strunz misses with a low kick.
Putin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Putin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Putin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strunz.
Strunz misses with an uppercut. Putin saw that one coming.
Strunz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strunz connects with a right hand. Putin shakes it off.
A solid body kick from Putin.
A leg kick checked by Strunz.
Strunz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Strunz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Putin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strunz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Putin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Strunz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Putin.
Putin looks to score with a jab to the body but Strunz is just out of range.
A slow jab from Strunz misses its intended target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Strunz.
Putin looks to land a body kick but Strunz moved away.
Putin throws the kick towards the body but Strunz avoids it.
Putin tries a low kick but Strunz avoids it.
Putin throws a leg kick but Strunz moved away.
Strunz with a hook.
A punch combination from Strunz misses.
Strunz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Putin.
Putin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Strunz is looking to slow Putin down with leg kicks.
Strunz takes one to the chin there.
Strunz tries a low kick but Putin avoids it.
Putin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strunz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Putin loads up on a big right hand but Strunz slips the punch.
Strunz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Putin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strunz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Putin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Putin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Putin misses with an uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Strunz.
Putin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Strunz.
Putin tries to work over Strunz's front leg with a kick but Strunz checks it.
Putin swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Putin tries to move into range but Strunz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Strunz misses with a looping left.
Strunz looks to throw the jab but Putin is out of range.
Putin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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 Bronko Strunz will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Strunz throws a leg kick but Putin checks it.
Strunz misses with a low kick.
Putin tests Strunz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Putin thuds his shin into the meat of Strunz's side.
Strunz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Strunz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Putin manages to avoid it.
Strunz lands with a kick to the temple. Putin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Strunz throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Putin to counter with a crisp jab.
Putin looks to score with a jab to the body but Strunz is just out of range.
Putin throws a good cross that connects.
Strunz misses with a low kick.
Putin is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strunz misses with a low kick.
Putin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strunz manages to avoid it.
Putin misses with an uppercut.
Strunz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Strunz throws a chopping leg kick but Putin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Strunz connects with a leg kick. Putin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Strunz.
Putin misses with the body kick
enabling Strunz to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Strunz.
Strunz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Strunz looks to land a right hand but Putin moved out of range.
Putin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Putin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Strunz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Putin misses with a head kick.
Strunz thuds his right hand into Putin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Strunz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Putin moves out of range as Strunz strikes.
Putin throws a shot from downtown. Strunz moves away and avoids it.
Putin throws a right and a left that Strunz avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Putin throws a right and a left that Strunz avoids nicely.
Strunz misses with a two punch combination.
Putin moves out of range of the leg kick from Strunz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strunz moves out of range of the strikes.
Strunz misses with a low kick.
Strunz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Putin under the eye.
Putin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strunz throws out the jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Strunz, right into the meat.
Putin dodges the punch combination from Strunz.
Strunz misses with a hook.
Despite the aggression on Putin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Strunz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Putin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Strunz.
Putin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Putin throws a head kick that misses.
Putin misses with a wild body shot.
Putin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Putin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Putin blocks a head kick by Strunz.
Strunz throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strunz checks a low kick from Putin.
Strunz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Putin looks to score with a jab to the body but Strunz is just out of range.
Putin throws a shot to the body.
Strunz throws a leg kick
and Putin counters with a series of strikes. Strunz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vlad Putin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circle momentarily. Strunz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Strunz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strunz throws out a leg kick but Putin moves out of range and Strunz only half commits.
It seemed like Putin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Strunz connects with a leg kick. Putin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Strunz throws a sloppy head kick and Putin moves out of range easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Strunz - that will leave a mark!
Putin throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Strunz does it's job there.
Strunz avoids a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strunz jabs Putin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Putin connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strunz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Strunz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Putin.
Strunz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Putin misses with a body kick.
Strunz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Strunz scores with a decent looking hook.
Putin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Strunz lands a head kick!
Strunz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Putin's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Putin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Putin misses with a double jab.
Putin throws a right and a left that Strunz avoids nicely.
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 Bronko Strunz.
Well Strunz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bronko Strunz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Rolla (ranked 1159 p4p, 154 weight class) and Louie Litt (ranked 1154 p4p, 153 weight class). Rolla's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hit 'Em Up. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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193 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
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronnie Rolla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Louie Litt!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Litt misses with a straight left.
Litt throws an overhand right that lands on Rolla's shoulder, as Rolla tries to avoid the shot.
Rolla takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Litt fails to land the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from Rolla on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Litt 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.
Rolla takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Litt throws out a loose jab but Rolla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rolla half committed to a counter leg kick.
Litt feints and then cracks Rolla's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rolla down.
Litt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rolla thuds his right hand into Litt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Litt lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Litt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Litt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Rolla misses its target.
Nice jab there from Litt.
Rolla fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Litt swings for the body but Rolla moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Litt swings widly with a right hand
and Rolla counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rolla feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Litt's calf.
Litt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Litt moves out of range of the body kick.
Rolla pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Litt feints a counter leg kick.
Rolla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Litt punishes Rolla's body with a nice straight punch.
Ronnie Rolla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Litt misses with a low kick.
Rolla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Litt.
Litt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Litt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Litt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rolla was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Litt lands with a good body shot.
Litt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Litt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rolla missing with a left hand there. Litt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Litt misses with a hook. Rolla ducked under it nicely.
Litt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rolla blocks a head kick by Litt.
Rolla swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Litt scores with a decent looking hook.
Rolla moves forwards but Litt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Litt looks to throw the jab but Rolla is out of range.
Rolla misses the shot to the body.
Rolla takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Litt scores with a nice strike.
Litt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Litt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rolla had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A swing and a miss from Litt.
Rolla lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A left lands for Litt.
Litt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Litt ducks under a wild hook from Rolla.
Litt throws a lazy uppercut
and Rolla counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolla throws a leg kick but Litt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Litt misses with an uppercut.
Litt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Litt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Litt throws the left hand but Rolla avoids the punch easily.
Rolla swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rolla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Litt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rolla counters with a stiff right hand.
Litt lands a leg kick that knocks Rolla off balance momentarily.
Rolla connects with a right hand. Litt shakes it off.
Jab by Litt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Litt. Rolla does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rolla digs a good hook to Litt's body.
Litt staying out of range there.
Rolla lands a really nice looking cross but Litt seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Litt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rolla counters with a right hand to the body.
Rolla avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Litt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rolla at a distance.
Litt throws a leg kick but Rolla moved away.
Litt throws out a loose jab but Rolla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Litt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A cross from Rolla lands.
A swing and a miss from Rolla.
Litt feints a counter leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Rolla.
Rolla checks a leg kick nicely.
Litt misses with a hook.
Rolla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Litt.
Litt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rolla manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Rolla, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Litt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rolla doesn't seem bothered though.
Rolla scoring well with a low kick there.
Litt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rolla is out of range and Litt settles back down.
Rolla tried to counter with a leg kick but Litt avoided it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louie Litt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rolla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Litt connects with a nice looking jab.
Litt cracks the inside of Rolla's front leg.
Litt cracks Rolla with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rolla connects with a solid leg kick.
Louie Litt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rolla ducks under a wild hook from Litt.
Rolla is looking to counter punch.
Rolla moves out of range of the leg kick from Litt.
Rolla lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rolla jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Litt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rolla tries to move into range but Litt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Litt misses with a leg kick
and Rolla counters with a slapping leg kick.
Litt misses with a body shot.
Rolla takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rolla misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rolla takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Litt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolla throws a body shot but no joy.
Litt misses the shot to the body.
Litt digs a good body shot into Rolla's ribs.
Rolla on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Litt throws a hook to the side of Rolla's head but Rolla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rolla rushes Litt and presses him up against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Rolla has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Rolla wants to break free but Litt has control.
Rolla breaks the clinch.
Litt misses with a straight left.
It looked like Rolla wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rolla doesn't manage to clinch there - Litt circles away.
Litt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rolla.
Rolla gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Litt to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rolla pushes Litt off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rolla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Litt throws out the jab.
Rolla clinches.
Litt works on Rolla's body with a couple of short punches.
Rolla lands a right hand.
Litt struggles to land a body shot inside as Rolla controls his hands.
Litt misses with the head strike.
Litt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Rolla as the two fighters clinch.
Rolla prevents a body shot from Litt.
Litt blocking some punches.
Litt can't find room to land a body shot as Rolla controls the action.
Litt has a couple of punches blocked by Rolla.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Litt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rolla backwards.
Litt is trying to pull guard but Rolla turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Litt fails to land.
Litt misses with a punch to the body.
Rolla gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rolla dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rolla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rolla dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rolla ducks under a wild hook from Litt.
Litt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rolla is able to avoid easily.
Rolla swings for the body but Litt moves out of range.
Rolla thows a left - swing and a miss!
Litt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rolla tries to bum rush Litt with a series of wild strikes but Litt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Litt does it's job there.
Rolla throws a front kick aimed at Litt's knee but Litt avoids it well.
Litt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rolla. That did some damage!
Litt feints and then cracks Rolla's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rolla down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Litt throws a low kick, looking for Rolla's leg but Rolla calmly moves out of range.
Rolla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Litt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rolla dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Litt. That did some damage!
Litt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rolla swings widly with a right hand
and Litt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Litt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rolla counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rolla lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Litt backs up against the cage.
Rolla slips a jab from Litt.
Litt throws a leg kick which misses Rolla's front leg but catches the back leg as Rolla tries to avoid it.
Rolla tries to land a body kick
and Litt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Louie Litt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A jab from Litt misses.
Rolla moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Litt tests Rolla's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Litt scores with a jab to the head.
Litt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rolla misses the jab.
Litt drops his hands momentarily and Rolla takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Rolla misses the target.
A big right from Rolla misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rolla tests Litt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rolla loads up on a big right hand but Litt slips the punch.
Litt throws a low kick, looking for Rolla's leg but Rolla calmly moves out of range.
Litt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rolla.
A bone on bone clash there as Rolla blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolla throws a head kick but Litt moves out of range.
Rolla throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rolla staying out of range there.
Rolla lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Litt throws a shot from downtown. Rolla moves away and avoids it.
Rolla tests Litt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Litt with a hook.
Litt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A left lands for Litt.
Litt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rolla doesn't seem bothered though.
Litt scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rolla checks a low kick from Litt.
Rolla fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Litt scores with a jab to the head.
Louie Litt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Litt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rolla manages to avoid it.
Rolla on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Litt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rolla checks a leg kick.
Litt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rolla lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Litt throws a leg kick but Rolla sees it coming and moves out of range.
Litt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Litt does it's job there.
Litt throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice cross by Litt.
Rolla throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Litt keeps the fight on the outside.
Litt connects with a leg kick. Rolla looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Litt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rolla has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rolla and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A big right from Rolla misses.
Ronnie Rolla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Litt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Rolla to counter with a crisp jab.
Rolla closes the distance and clinches.
Rolla misses with a short punch on the inside.
Litt misses with a body punch.
Litt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rolla misses with some punches.
Rolla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Litt.
Litt avoiding damage as Rolla throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolla is struggling to control the position.
Litt blocking some punches.
Rolla is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rolla scores with a shoulder strike.
Litt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rolla comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Litt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rolla up against the cage.
Rolla tries to land a knee to the head but Litt blocks with his arms.
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 Ronnie Rolla.
I think Litt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Louie Litt!
Louie Litt thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dieter Schmidt (ranked 439 p4p, 54 weight class) and Viktor Bestarsson (ranked 1321 p4p, 161 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Insanely flexible |
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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 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dieter Schmidt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Viktor Bestarsson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bestarsson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bestarsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Schmidt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Schmidt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bestarsson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Schmidt with a jab.
Bestarsson checks a low kick from Schmidt.
Schmidt moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBestarsson.
Bestarsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schmidt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bestarsson moves out of range of the body kick from Schmidt.
Bestarsson wants to counter the offense by Schmidt and move into the clinch position.
Schmidt works over Bestarsson's head and body with a nice combination.
Schmidt scores with a hook to the body. Bestarsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A leg kick checked by Bestarsson.
Schmidt misses with a double jab.
Bestarsson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schmidt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bestarsson's sensitive parts.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Bestarsson moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt looks to score with a jab to the body but Bestarsson is just out of range.
Schmidt scores with a kick to the body.
Schmidt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Schmidt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Bestarsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Schmidt misses with a leg kick
and Bestarsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Dieter Schmidt has been cut.
Schmidt swings widly with a right hand
and Bestarsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bestarsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Schmidt counters with a nice leg kick.
Schmidt misses with a body kick.
Schmidt throws a low kick but Bestarsson avoids it.
Schmidt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bestarsson works the jab nicely.
Bestarsson slips a jab from Schmidt.
Schmidt swings for the body but Bestarsson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bestarsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bestarsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schmidt.
Schmidt is looking to slow Bestarsson down with leg kicks.
Schmidt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Schmidt throws a chopping leg kick but Bestarsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bestarsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Schmidt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bestarsson moves out of range as Schmidt throws a body kick.
Schmidt throws a poor cross that misses
and Bestarsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Schmidt thinking.
Bestarsson throws a right hand that Schmidt ducks under and follows up with a left that Schmidt also avoids with ease.
Schmidt tries to score with a low kick but Bestarsson moves his leg out of the way.
Bestarsson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Schmidt tried to score with a low kick but Bestarsson checks it.
Bestarsson is trying to counter with his kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Bestarsson blocks the leg kick.
Bestarsson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bestarsson checks the leg kick.
Schmidt misses with a low kick.
Schmidt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Schmidt misses with an uppercut
and Bestarsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Schmidt feints and then cracks Bestarsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bestarsson down.
Bestarsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Schmidt wants to land a leg kick but Bestarsson is out of range.
Schmidt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bestarsson.
Bestarsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schmidt can pounce on him.
Schmidt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big right from Schmidt misses.
Bestarsson shapes to counter with a head kick.
Schmidt thows a leg kick but Bestarsson checks it
and Bestarsson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Schmidt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bestarsson tries to land a knee to the head but Schmidt blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Schmidt fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt managing to block the knees to the body from Bestarsson.
Bestarsson misses with a body punch.
Schmidt has had enough of the clinch but Bestarsson keeps him there for the moment.
Schmidt drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Schmidt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Schmidt is trying to break the clinch but Bestarsson has him pressed against the cage.
Bestarsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schmidt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dieter Schmidt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bestarsson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Schmidt cracks the inside of Bestarsson's front leg.
Schmidt throws the kick towards the body but Bestarsson avoids it.
Bestarsson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bestarsson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Schmidt misses with the body kick
and Bestarsson counters with a straight right hand.
Schmidt is looking to land body kicks.
Bestarsson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Schmidt.
Schmidt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dieter Schmidt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dieter Schmidt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Schmidt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Schmidt throws a head kick that misses
and Bestarsson counters by clinching up.
Bestarsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schmidt misses with some punches.
Schmidt blocks an uppercut.
Schmidt is trying to break the clinch but Bestarsson has him pressed against the cage.
Bestarsson lands a left hand.
Bestarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Schmidt.
Schmidt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bestarsson can do to turn this around?
Schmidt blocking some punches.
Bestarsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schmidt.
Bestarsson tries to land a knee to the head but Schmidt blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bestarsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bestarsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schmidt avoids it.
A bit of stalling here from Schmidt.
Schmidt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bestarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Bestarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bestarsson missing with knees to the body.
Bestarsson trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt gets through Bestarsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bestarsson connects with a knee to the head.
Schmidt lands with a right to the head.
Schmidt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schmidt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bestarsson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Schmidt connects with an inside leg kick.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Bestarsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Schmidt. Bestarsson shrugs it off though.
Schmidt throws a push kick but Bestarsson slaps the foot to one side.
Bestarsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bestarsson unleashes a big counter combination but Schmidt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Good work by Bestarsson as he checks the leg kick.
Bestarsson flicks out a counter leg kick but Schmidt steps away.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Bestarsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bestarsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bestarsson lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bestarsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Schmidt looks to throw a body kick
and Bestarsson counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmidt throws a leg kick which misses Bestarsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Bestarsson tries to avoid it.
Schmidt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Schmidt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bestarsson.
Bestarsson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bestarsson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Schmidt throws a front kick aimed at Bestarsson's knee but Bestarsson avoids it well.
Schmidt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bestarsson checks it well.
Schmidt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bestarsson's head.
Bestarsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dieter Schmidt is winning the standup battle so far.
Bestarsson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bestarsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bestarsson misses with a wild combination.
Bestarsson avoids the body shot from Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Schmidt blocks a leg kick.
Schmidt throws a front kick that sends Bestarsson stumbling back into the cage.
Schmidt is looking to chop away at Bestarsson's legs.
Bestarsson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Schmidt.
Bestarsson misses with an uppercut.
Bestarsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schmidt throws out the jab.
Schmidt throws a front kick that sends Bestarsson stumbling back into the cage.
Bestarsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Schmidt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Schmidt misses
and Bestarsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Bestarsson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bestarsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Schmidt throws a wild body kick that Bestarsson sees coming a mile off.
A little jabbing left from Bestarsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bestarsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmidt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bestarsson.
Schmidt looks to throw a body kick
and Bestarsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Schmidt lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Schmidt scoring well with a low kick there.
Schmidt thuds his shin into the meat of Bestarsson's side.
Schmidt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Schmidt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bestarsson is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dieter Schmidt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dieter Schmidt's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Schmidt.
Schmidt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Schmidt misses with a kick to the body
and Bestarsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Schmidt throws a head kick that misses
and Bestarsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Schmidt thows a leg kick but Bestarsson checks it
and Bestarsson counters with a left and a right that stings Schmidt.
A low kick from Schmidt is predictable there
and Bestarsson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Schmidt misses with a kick to the body
and Bestarsson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Schmidt is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Schmidt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Schmidt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bestarsson blocks a low kick nicely.
Bestarsson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Schmidt.
Schmidt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schmidt throws out a leg kick but Bestarsson moves out of range and Schmidt only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bestarsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Schmidt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Schmidt sets himself, and Bestarsson steps forward looking for the clinch! Schmidt avoids it this time.
Bestarsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bestarsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Schmidt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bestarsson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Schmidt throws a lazy uppercut
and Bestarsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schmidt scores with a jab to the head.
Schmidt is looking to land body kicks.
Bestarsson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bestarsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Schmidt throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bestarsson lands with a nice body punch.
Bestarsson moves out of range as Schmidt throws a body kick.
Viktor Bestarsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bestarsson moves into the clinch.
Bestarsson working aggressively here.
Bestarsson scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmidt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bestarsson managing to block the knees to the body from Schmidt.
Bestarsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schmidt throws a head punch that misses.
Bestarsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bestarsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Schmidt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bestarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Schmidt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bestarsson looking to throw knees to the head but Schmidt is blocking nicely.
Bestarsson trying to land knees to the body.
Bestarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Bestarsson - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bestarsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bestarsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schmidt.
Bestarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Bestarsson.
Bestarsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short left from Bestarsson.
Bestarsson trying to land knees to the body.
Bestarsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schmidt avoids it.
Bestarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Schmidt prevents a body shot from Bestarsson.
Schmidt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schmidt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bestarsson.
Schmidt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bestarsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Schmidt checks it well.
Schmidt quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Schmidt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schmidt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bestarsson digs a good hook to Schmidt's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schmidt, right into the meat.
Schmidt tries to land a body kick
and Bestarsson counters with a two punch combo.
Schmidt looks to land a left hand but Bestarsson moved out of range nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schmidt, right into the meat.
Bestarsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bestarsson checks a leg kick.
Bestarsson flicks out a counter leg kick but Schmidt steps away.
Bestarsson tries to bum rush Schmidt with a series of wild strikes but Schmidt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dieter Schmidt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schmidt throws a leg kick which misses Bestarsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Bestarsson tries to avoid it.
Schmidt checks a low kick from Bestarsson.
Bestarsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Bestarsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Schmidt 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dieter Schmidt!
Dieter Schmidt bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Ng (ranked 287 p4p, 34 weight class) and Marc Dutroux (ranked 636 p4p, 73 weight class). Ng comes to the cage accompanied by Wedlock - I'm The Fuck You Man. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Marc Dutroux enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Ng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marc Dutroux!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dutroux fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ng, pushing him back against the cage.
Dutroux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ng prevents a body shot from Dutroux.
Dutroux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ng blocks an uppercut.
Dutroux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ng looks to land a left hand but Dutroux moved out of range nicely.
Dutroux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dutroux lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Ng - just one landing.
Ng misses with an uppercut.
Marc Dutroux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dutroux throws a leg kick but Ng sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dutroux tried to score with a low kick but Ng checks it.
Dutroux just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromNg.
Dutroux chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dutroux misses with a head kick.
Dutroux throws a series of punches but Ng moves out of range.
Dutroux takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Dutroux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ng.
A quick step to the side and Ng tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dutroux chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ng can pounce on him.
Dutroux attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dutroux.
Dutroux takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
No joy there for Dutroux, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ng avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ng slips a jab and a cross from Dutroux.
Ng appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dutroux lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ng backs up against the cage.
Ng lands a head kick!
Dutroux is looking to clinch.
Ng fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dutroux looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ng. Dutroux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ng throws a body punch but Dutroux moves out of range.
Dutroux unleashes a big counter combination but Ng bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dutroux 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.
Ng throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dutroux missing with a left hand there. Ng was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ng's corner calls for a 1-2. Ng obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dutroux tries to clinch up.
Dutroux misses with a low kick.
Dutroux fails in his attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dutroux scores with a three punch combo!
Ng pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ng throws a looping overhand right but Dutroux ducks down to avoid it.
Ng stuns Dutroux with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dutroux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut there from Ng.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ng misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dutroux.
Dutroux wants to clinch but Ng slips to the side
and Ng counters with a leg kick.
Ng steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dutroux. That one must have hurt.
Dutroux throws a good cross that connects.
Dutroux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dutroux throws a leg kick but Ng moved away.
Ng throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dutroux throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dutroux tries a low kick but Ng avoids it.
Dutroux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dutroux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ng was well out of range. Poor timing from Dutroux.
Dutroux fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Dutroux misses.
Dutroux lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Charles Ng has been cut.
Ng tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ng looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ng connects with a leg kick. Dutroux looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dutroux throws a looping overhand right but Ng ducks down to avoid it.
Dutroux shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ng eats them both and turns towards Dutroux to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ng moves out of range as Dutroux strikes.
Dutroux throws a combination that misses
and Ng counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dutroux throws a front kick that sends Ng stumbling back into the cage.
Dutroux ducks under a wild hook from Ng.
Dutroux takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dutroux connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ng's hands.
Dutroux wants to clinch but Ng slips to the side
and Ng counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ng checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dutroux moves into the clinch successfully.
Dutroux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dutroux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dutroux throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dutroux is looking to clinch but Ng is avoiding it.
Ng cracks Dutroux with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ng cracks Dutroux with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dutroux misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dutroux.
Ng stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ng staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ng blocks a head kick by Dutroux.
Ng throws a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Dutroux. Beautiful body shot.
Dutroux blocks a head kick by Ng.
Dutroux takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ng lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dutroux's sensitive parts.
Dutroux scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dutroux moves out of range of the strikes.
Ng jabs Dutroux right on the nose. Dutroux blinks but takes it well.
Ng is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dutroux 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.
Ng moves away from the strike by Dutroux.
As Dutroux looks to move away, Ng throws a big counter combo but Dutroux just gets out of the way.
Dutroux scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ng circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ng quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Dutroux swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dutroux throws a right and a left that Ng avoids nicely.
Ng stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dutroux defending well as Ng loads up on a big left hand.
Ng swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dutroux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marc Dutroux will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Charles Ng's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dutroux buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dutroux misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ng feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dutroux's calf.
Dutroux is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dutroux throws a low kick, looking for Ng's leg but Ng calmly moves out of range.
Dutroux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ng throws a low kick but Dutroux moves out of range easily.
Good exchange - Ng coming out on top.
Ng misses the shot to the body.
Dutroux takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ng ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dutroux fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ng digs a good body shot into Dutroux's ribs.
Ng scores with a decent looking hook.
Marc Dutroux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ng lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Dutroux scores with a four punch combination!
Dutroux tries to bum rush Ng with a series of wild strikes but Ng uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dutroux fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ng.
Ng scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ng lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dutroux will feel that in the morning.
Ng misses with a straight left.
Ng steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dutroux.
Ng swings for the body but Dutroux moves out of range.
Ng shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dutroux eats them both and turns towards Ng to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dutroux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ng was well out of range. Poor timing from Dutroux.
Dutroux gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dutroux's elbow.
Ng missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Ng.
Dutroux misses with some punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dutroux's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ng scores with a punch to the head.
Dutroux drives through and clinches with Ng against the cage.
Ng breaks the clinch.
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!
Dutroux takes the fight into the clinch.
Dutroux misses with a body punch.
Ng lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dutroux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dutroux's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ng misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ng.
Dutroux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ng misses with a knee strike.
Dutroux can't break the clinch.
Dutroux lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ng backwards.
Dutroux tries to throw a body punch but Ng avoids it by throwing Dutroux back against the cage.
Dutroux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ng missing with knees to the body.
Ng makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dutroux is trying to push Ng away but Ng has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dutroux digs a right hand underneath Ng's ribcage. Ng let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A frustrated look appears on Dutroux's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ng tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ng lands a body shot.
Dutroux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ng lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ng swats away the attempt to clinch by Dutroux.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ng lands a nice hook to Dutroux's body. Dutroux takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ng moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dutroux tries to clinch but Ng is having none of it.
Ng explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ng dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dutroux. That did some damage!
Dutroux misses with a two punch combination.
Ng feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dutroux lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dutroux scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ng throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dutroux throws a big shot that misses.
Ng lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ng swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dutroux let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ng lands a leg kick that knocks Dutroux off balance momentarily.
Dutroux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ng paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dutroux rushes Ng and presses him up against the cage.
Ng lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ng misses with a body punch.
Ng misses with a knee to the head.
Ng with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dutroux wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dutroux breaks the clinch.
Dutroux has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ng finds it's way round the side to connect with Dutroux's head.
Ng has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dutroux misses the body punch
and Ng counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dutroux is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A punch combination from Dutroux misses.
Ng punishes Dutroux's body with a nice straight punch.
Dutroux throws a leg kick
and Ng counters with a good, hard body kick but Dutroux shrugs it off.
Ng cracks Dutroux with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ng checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dutroux misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ng was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab from Ng.
Good shot there by Ng.
Ng ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dutroux swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ng throws a quick counter head kick but Dutroux was just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Ng dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charles Ng's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dutroux takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ng fakes the leg kick and cracks Dutroux in the body.
Dutroux wants to clinch.
Ng works the jab nicely.
Ng ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ng lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dutroux takes a step back to recover.
Dutroux rushes Ng and presses him up against the cage.
Dutroux lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ng struggles to land a body shot inside as Dutroux controls his hands.
Ng tries to throw a body punch but Dutroux avoids it by throwing Ng back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ng.
Dutroux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dutroux lands with a light punch inside.
Ng is leaning against Dutroux and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutroux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dutroux has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ng missing with knees to the body.
Dutroux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dutroux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dutroux ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A punch combination from Dutroux misses.
A jab from Ng misses.
Dutroux swings for the body but Ng moves out of range.
Dutroux fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ng, pushing him back against the cage.
Marc Dutroux seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dutroux is trying to break free.
Dutroux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dutroux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ng.
Ng breaks from the clinch.
Dutroux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dutroux takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dutroux misses with a kick to the body.
Dutroux doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ng plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ng works the jab nicely.
Dutroux swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ng makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A punch combination from Dutroux misses.
Dutroux takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ng.
Dutroux takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ng.
Dutroux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dutroux gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ng.
Dutroux looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ng is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dutroux is defending well for now.
Dutroux takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ng tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dutroux wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ng misses with a body punch.
Ng has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ng is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dutroux is defending well for now.
Ng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dutroux throws a punch but it's blocked by Ng.
A short right from Ng.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ng using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dutroux has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dutroux lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dutroux swings wildly with an uppercut but Ng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dutroux lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ng tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dutroux takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ng working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dutroux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dutroux lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ng.
Ng tries to land knees in the clinch but Dutroux avoids the damage to the body.
Ng misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dutroux's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ng misses with a head kick.
Ng getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dutroux throws a looping overhand right but Ng ducks down to avoid it.
Dutroux throws a jab when Ng was well out of range.
Ng appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dutroux throws a hook but Ng blocks it.
Ng quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dutroux misses with a hook
and Dutroux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ng lands a right hook to the body.
Dutroux lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dutroux misses with a double jab
and Ng counters with a left to the body.
Dutroux drops his hands momentarily and Ng takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ng loads up on a big right hand but Dutroux slips the punch.
Dutroux avoids the body shot from Ng.
A combination from Dutroux does no damage.
Good work by Ng as he checks the leg kick.
Ng throws a half hearted mid kick.
Donk. Ng catches Dutroux right on the button with a cross.
Ng avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ng bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dutroux's head.
Ng lands a jab to the head.
Charles Ng is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dutroux doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Ng showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ng 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Ng!
A very excited looking Charles Ng made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Skovgaard (ranked 248 p4p, 33 weight class) and Oswald Cobblepot (ranked 511 p4p, 79 weight class). Skovgaard comes to the cage accompanied by Second Reality. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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206 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valentin Skovgaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oswald Cobblepot!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skovgaard throws a head kick that misses
and Cobblepot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cobblepot is looking to slow Skovgaard down with leg kicks.
Skovgaard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cobblepot. That did some damage!
Cobblepot doesn't manage to clinch there - Skovgaard circles away.
Oswald Cobblepot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skovgaard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Skovgaard cracks the inside of Cobblepot's front leg.
Skovgaard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cobblepot.
Cobblepot scores with a jab to the head.
Cobblepot clobbers Skovgaard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cobblepot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skovgaard was well out of range. Poor timing from Cobblepot.
A quick step to the side and Skovgaard tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cobblepot takes a swing at Skovgaard's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Cobblepot misses.
Skovgaard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cobblepot moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Skovgaard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobblepot misses with a straight right.
Cobblepot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skovgaard.
Skovgaard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It seemed like Cobblepot was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cobblepot misses with a looping left.
Skovgaard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cobblepot throws a jab but it's blocked by Skovgaard.
Skovgaard tries to work over Cobblepot's front leg with a kick but Cobblepot checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skovgaard takes a swing at Cobblepot's ribcage but misses.
Skovgaard tries to move into range but Cobblepot moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Skovgaard walks into a stiff left hand from Cobblepot.
Skovgaard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cobblepot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cobblepot throws the left hand but Skovgaard avoids the punch easily.
Skovgaard connects with a solid leg kick.
Skovgaard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cobblepot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Skovgaard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cobblepot throws a leg kick but Skovgaard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Skovgaard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cobblepot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cobblepot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skovgaard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Skovgaard.
Skovgaard tried to counter with a leg kick but Cobblepot avoided it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobblepot scores with a kick to the midsection.
Skovgaard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cobblepot throws out the jab.
Cobblepot throws a jab when Skovgaard was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skovgaard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Skovgaard misses with a hook. Cobblepot ducked under it nicely.
Jab from Cobblepot.
Cobblepot is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Skovgaard had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Skovgaard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab, jab by Cobblepot - just one landing.
Cobblepot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skovgaard.
Skovgaard thows a body kick. Cobblepot tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Skovgaard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Skovgaard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sloppy strikes from Cobblepot. Those never looked like landing.
Skovgaard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Skovgaard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cobblepot lands a high kick!
Skovgaard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cobblepot jabs at Skovgaard's body.
Skovgaard is looking to wear down Cobblepot with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Skovgaard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skovgaard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cobblepot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cobblepot lands a really nice looking cross but Skovgaard seems unphased.
Cobblepot throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skovgaard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cobblepot throws out a counter right but Skovgaard avoids it with no problem.
Skovgaard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skovgaard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cobblepot throws out the jab.
Cobblepot with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cobblepot misses with an uppercut. Skovgaard saw that one coming.
Skovgaard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cobblepot.
That kick from Cobblepot tenderised Skovgaard's leg. Skovgaard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Skovgaard looks to throw the jab but Cobblepot is out of range.
Cobblepot lands with a right hand.
Cobblepot just misses with a punch to the body.
Skovgaard throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Cobblepot counter with a right hand.
Cobblepot has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Skovgaard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cobblepot can pounce on him.
Nice defenses there by Cobblepot.
Skovgaard misses with a low kick.
Skovgaard looks to score with a jab to the body but Cobblepot is just out of range.
Cobblepot digs a good body shot into Skovgaard's ribs.
Cobblepot throws a hook but Skovgaard blocks it.
Cobblepot swings for the body but Skovgaard moves out of range.
Skovgaard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobblepot throws out a loose jab but Skovgaard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobblepot misses with a head kick.
Cobblepot scores with a body shot.
Skovgaard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cobblepot looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Skovgaard looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A low kick from Skovgaard is predictable there
and Cobblepot counters with a straight right hand.
Cobblepot scores with a nice right hand.
Skovgaard connects with an inside leg kick.
Skovgaard needs to keep his hands up - Cobblepot had a free shot at his head there.
Skovgaard blocks a jab.
Skovgaard swings for the body but Cobblepot moves out of range.
Skovgaard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cobblepot throws out the jab.
Skovgaard connects with a body shot that sends Cobblepot's belly button to the back.
Skovgaard throws a body punch but Cobblepot moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobblepot misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Skovgaard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Skovgaard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Cobblepot misses
and Skovgaard counters with a straight right hand.
Skovgaard connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oswald Cobblepot dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Cobblepot misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Skovgaard.
Some bone on bone action there as Skovgaard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Skovgaard lands with a right hand.
Good shot there by Cobblepot.
Cobblepot misses with an uppercut
and Skovgaard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A left lands for Cobblepot.
Skovgaard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Skovgaard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cobblepot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Skovgaard takes a swing at Cobblepot's ribcage but misses.
Skovgaard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cobblepot throws a hook but Skovgaard blocks it.
Skovgaard scores with a push kick.
Cobblepot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skovgaard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cobblepot scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cobblepot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skovgaard manages to avoid it.
Cobblepot throws a body punch but Skovgaard moves out of range.
Cobblepot ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Skovgaard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Skovgaard tries to score with a low kick but Cobblepot moves his leg out of the way.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Skovgaard might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobblepot checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cobblepot misses with a low kick.
Skovgaard slips a jab from Cobblepot.
A head kick misses from Skovgaard.
Cobblepot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skovgaard.
Cobblepot misses with a right hand
and Skovgaard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Skovgaard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cobblepot, as that shot connected.
A solid body kick from Skovgaard.
Cobblepot takes a swing at Skovgaard's ribcage but misses.
Cobblepot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Skovgaard looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Skovgaard.
Cobblepot lands a jab to the head.
Cobblepot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cobblepot cracks a nice hook into Skovgaard's ribs.
Cobblepot misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skovgaard thuds a left hand into Cobblepot's body.
Cobblepot connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Skovgaard.
Cobblepot looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Skovgaard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cobblepot throws out the jab.
It looked like Skovgaard was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cobblepot.
Cobblepot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skovgaard is looking to counter punch.
Skovgaard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cobblepot checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cobblepot only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Skovgaard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cobblepot lands a head shot.
Cobblepot connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Skovgaard momentarily.
Skovgaard scoring well with a low kick there.
Cobblepot slips a jab from Skovgaard.
Cobblepot jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Skovgaard plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Skovgaard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cobblepot. Cobblepot obviously looking to wear him down.
Cobblepot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cobblepot ducks under a wild hook from Skovgaard.
Skovgaard misses with a leg kick
and Skovgaard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cobblepot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cobblepot, right into the meat.
Cobblepot attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skovgaard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cobblepot.
Skovgaard was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Skovgaard stuns Cobblepot with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cobblepot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Skovgaard's sensitive parts.
Cobblepot moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Skovgaard thuds a left hand into Cobblepot's body.
Skovgaard lands a nice hook to Cobblepot's body. Cobblepot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Skovgaard misses with a looping right.
Cobblepot throws the kick towards the body but Skovgaard avoids it.
Skovgaard has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cobblepot misses with a body shot.
Skovgaard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good standup being displayed there by Cobblepot as he connects with a hook.
Cobblepot throws a shot to the body.
Oswald Cobblepot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cobblepot tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cobblepot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobblepot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cobblepot scores with a leg kick.
Cobblepot swings for the body but Skovgaard moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skovgaard throws a big shot that misses.
Cobblepot ducks right into an uppercut from Skovgaard.
Skovgaard looks to score with a jab to the body but Cobblepot is just out of range.
Cobblepot misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Skovgaard misses
and Cobblepot counters with a straight right hand.
Jab from Cobblepot.
Skovgaard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cobblepot scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cobblepot goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cobblepot misses with an uppercut. Skovgaard saw that one coming.
Skovgaard scores with a nice right hand.
Skovgaard tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobblepot. Skovgaard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cobblepot on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cobblepot fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Skovgaard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skovgaard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Skovgaard connects with a single shot there.
Skovgaard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Skovgaard throws the left hand but Cobblepot avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Oswald Cobblepot will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cobblepot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Skovgaard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cobblepot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Skovgaard scoring well with a low kick there.
Cobblepot misses with a hook.
Skovgaard tried to score with a low kick but Cobblepot checks it.
Cobblepot checks a low kick from Skovgaard.
Cobblepot takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cobblepot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cobblepot lands a leg kick that knocks Skovgaard off balance momentarily.
Skovgaard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cobblepot throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skovgaard slips a jab from Cobblepot.
Some bone on bone action there as Cobblepot checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Skovgaard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cobblepot.
Skovgaard connects with an inside leg kick.
Skovgaard lands a head kick!
Skovgaard misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobblepot scores with a jab to the head.
Cobblepot throws a lazy uppercut
and Skovgaard counters with a leg kick.
Cobblepot lands with a nice body punch.
Cobblepot takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Skovgaard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cobblepot.
Skovgaard misses with a looping left.
Cobblepot throws a hook but Skovgaard blocks it.
Skovgaard throws a low kick but Cobblepot moves out of range easily.
Cobblepot misses with a hook
and Skovgaard counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cobblepot's knee momentarily.
Cobblepot takes one to the side of the head.
Skovgaard lands with an overhand left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Skovgaard.
Cobblepot lands a jab-cross combination.
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!
Cobblepot feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Skovgaard's calf.
Skovgaard misses with a shot to the body
and Cobblepot counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Skovgaard throws a lazy uppercut
and Cobblepot counters with a two punch combo.
Cobblepot catches Skovgaard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oswald Cobblepot is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobblepot lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Skovgaard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cobblepot.
Skovgaard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Skovgaard throws a jab when Cobblepot was well out of range.
Skovgaard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Skovgaard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cobblepot lands a right hook to the body.
Cobblepot connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cobblepot looks to throw the jab but Skovgaard is out of range.
Cobblepot ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Skovgaard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skovgaard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Skovgaard misses with a low kick as Cobblepot jumps back.
Skovgaard misses with a body kick.
Cobblepot throws out a counter right but Skovgaard avoids it with no problem.
Cobblepot avoids the body shot from Skovgaard.
Cobblepot appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cobblepot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cobblepot throws a right and a left that Skovgaard avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobblepot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Skovgaard moves out of range as Cobblepot strikes.
Skovgaard just misses with a punch to the body.
Cobblepot misses with a left hand
and Skovgaard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Skovgaard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cobblepot is out of range and Skovgaard settles back down.
Cobblepot ducks under a wild hook from Skovgaard.
Cobblepot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skovgaard circles away quickly and effectively.
Cobblepot digs a good body shot into Skovgaard's ribs.
Cobblepot rushes Skovgaard and presses him up against the cage.
Valentin Skovgaard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skovgaard lands a shoulder strike.
Cobblepot avoids a wild elbow strike from Skovgaard.
Cobblepot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skovgaard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cobblepot is trying to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Skovgaard.
Cobblepot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobblepot throws a punch but it's blocked by Skovgaard.
Cobblepot blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Skovgaard fails to land.
Skovgaard gets through Cobblepot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cobblepot tries a body shot but Skovgaard blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobblepot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skovgaard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cobblepot blocks a body shot from Skovgaard.
Skovgaard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cobblepot's elbow.
Cobblepot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cobblepot avoids a wild elbow strike from Skovgaard.
Skovgaard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cobblepot's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Cobblepot.
Skovgaard blocking some punches.
Cobblepot has a couple of punches blocked by Skovgaard.
Skovgaard has a couple of punches blocked by Cobblepot.
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 Valentin Skovgaard.
I think Cobblepot has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Oswald Cobblepot!
Oswald Cobblepot decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Garbutt (ranked 485 p4p, 76 weight class) and AC Slater (ranked 459 p4p, 71 weight class). Garbutt comes to the cage accompanied by Saxon - Strong Arm of the Law. Slater is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Stop What Ya Doin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Garbutt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, AC Slater!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Slater does no damage.
A combination from Garbutt does no damage.
Slater tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Slater takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like AC Slater has been cut.
Garbutt ducks under a wild hook from Slater.
Garbutt half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Garbutt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garbutt scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Slater lands.
Slater uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garbutt.
Slater throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garbutt half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garbutt misses with an uppercut
and Slater counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Slater.
Slater misses with a takedown attempt
and Garbutt counters with a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Garbutt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Slater doesn't seem phased though.
Slater scores with a shot to the body.
Slater misses with a lunging right hand
and Garbutt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garbutt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Slater takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garbutt throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Garbutt misses its intended target.
Slater lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Slater falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garbutt counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Garbutt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slater throws a nice looking combination but Garbutt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garbutt drops down looking for a counter takedown but Slater sprawls and moves away.
Slater shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Slater was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Garbutt is not content to let Slater control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Garbutt can't do much from the bottom here.
Garbutt takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Slater throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Garbutt managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Slater.
The strikes coming from Slater are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Garbutt tries to bench press Slater off him but Slater keeps the position.
Slater in the domination position with Garbutt hanging on.
Garbutt wants to control but Slater postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Slater.
Garbutt is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Black City, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Garbutt is trying to control Slater's posture but Slater avoids it.
Garbutt parries the strikes from Slater easily there. Slater is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Garbutt to escape.
Slater connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Garbutt some visible discomfort.
Garbutt parries the strikes from Slater easily there. Slater is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Garbutt to escape.
Garbutt is trying to control Slater's posture but Slater avoids it.
Garbutt is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Garbutt looks to move to half guard but instead Slater has passed into mount! Damn!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but AC Slater will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on AC Slater's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Garbutt throws a jab but it's blocked by Slater.
Some wild striking there from Slater.
As Slater backs away, Garbutt returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Garbutt slaps away a takedown attempt from Slater, before circling back to the center of the mat.
AC Slater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slater throws a poor cross that misses
and Garbutt counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garbutt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Garbutt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garbutt takes a swing at Slater's ribcage but misses.
Slater changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater fails with a takedown attempt.
Slater walks into a stiff left hand from Garbutt.
Slater shoots and misses
and Garbutt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Slater thinking.
Kevin Garbutt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AC Slater.
Garbutt jabs Slater right on the nose. Slater blinks but takes it well.
A shot to the liver by Garbutt. Beautiful body shot.
Kevin Garbutt is winning the standup battle so far.
Slater fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As Slater backs away, Garbutt returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater connects with a body shot that sends Garbutt's belly button to the back.
Garbutt works Slater's body with a nice hook.
Slater shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Garbutt but Garbutt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Garbutt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garbutt is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater throws a big shot that misses.
Garbutt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
AC Slater is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slater gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Garbutt counters with a straight right hand.
Garbutt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Garbutt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garbutt misses with a combination
and Slater counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Garbutt lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Slater manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garbutt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slater fails with a takedown attempt.
Slater shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Garbutt defends it nicely.
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 Kevin Garbutt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on AC Slater's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Slater throws a lazy right hand but Garbutt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garbutt appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Garbutt lands with a cross.
Slater misses with a few strikes there.
Slater takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garbutt throws a body punch but Slater moves out of range.
Slater throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Garbutt to the mat! Garbutt manages to get full guard.
Slater being controlled here momentarily.
Garbutt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater wants to control from the top but Garbutt keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Garbutt looking to control.
Slater throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garbutt is pulling down on Slater's head. It's preventing any offense from Slater, at least for the moment.
Slater working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Garbutt wants to improve his position but instead Slater has moved into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Slater perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Slater missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Slater wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garbutt keeps working.
Slater is nestled in close to Garbutt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Garbutt is trying to get back to full guard.
Slater thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Garbutt feints and then cracks Slater's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slater down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Garbutt. No joy for Slater on that attempt.
Garbutt with a lazy takedown attempt
and Slater counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garbutt feints a jab promting Slater to slip. Garbutt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Slater slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Slater gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Garbutt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Slater thinking.
Slater takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slater uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garbutt.
Garbutt throws the kick towards the body but Slater avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater tries to bum rush Garbutt with a series of wild strikes but Garbutt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garbutt appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Slater shoots in for a takedown but Garbutt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Garbutt throws a quick counter head kick but Slater was just out of range.
Kevin Garbutt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AC Slater.
Garbutt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Slater at a distance.
Garbutt leaves Slater with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Garbutt scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garbutt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Slater on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Garbutt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Garbutt 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Garbutt!
During a confident post fight interview, Kevin Garbutt 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Earl Jeffries (ranked 112 p4p, 18 weight class) and Yoel Mir (ranked 275 p4p, 42 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Yoel Mir enters the cage!
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201 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earl Jeffries !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yoel Mir!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeffries showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mir.
An attempted straight right counter from Jeffries misses the target.
A big right from Mir misses.
Mir has closed the distance and engaged Jeffries in a clinch.
Mir lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jeffries avoiding damage as Mir throws knees to the body.
Mir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jeffries moves out of range of the body kick.
Mir throws a leg kick but Jeffries checks it.
Mir scores with a nice body kick.
Jeffries takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jeffries misses the shot to the body.
Mir fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jeffries is out of range.
Jeffries is looking to counter punch.
Jeffries looks to land a left hand but Mir moved out of range nicely.
Jeffries looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yoel Mir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mir feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jeffries 's calf.
A head kick misses from Mir.
Mir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeffries gets tackled into the cage by Mir. Mir maintains the clinch.
Mir lands a nice knee to the body.
Mir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jeffries takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jeffries misses with a hook. Mir ducked under it nicely.
Mir throws a body kick that misses.
Jeffries takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mir.
Jeffries misses the shot to the body.
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jeffries .
We've been informed that Mir has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jeffries paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jeffries .
That kick from Mir tenderised Jeffries 's leg. Jeffries is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jeffries gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jeffries takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jeffries goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mir makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jeffries lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mir backwards.
Jeffries manages to break the clinch.
Jeffries misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mir.
Jeffries tries to clinch but Mir is having none of it.
Mir takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jeffries lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mir backs up against the cage.
It looks like Yoel Mir has been cut.
Jeffries throws an off balance right hand
and Mir makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mir throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jeffries is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mir's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Jeffries keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mir throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir slips a straight right by Jeffries .
Mir misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mir scores with a hook.
Mir throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mir throws a solid leg kick but Jeffries takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mir.
Jeffries misses with a left hand
and Mir counters with a nice body shot.
Mir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jeffries throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jeffries moves out of range as Mir throws a body kick.
Jeffries appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mir fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jeffries is out of range.
Jeffries swings for the body but Mir moves out of range.
Mir thumps Jeffries with a low kick.
Jeffries rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mir moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jeffries misses with a hook
and Mir counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jeffries uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mir.
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!
Jeffries ducks under a wild hook from Mir.
Jeffries swings for the body but Mir moves out of range.
Mir throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jeffries .
Jeffries blocks a leg kick.
Jeffries is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mir lands with a straight right. Jeffries didn't see that one coming.
Jeffries tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mir was well out of range. Poor timing from Jeffries .
Jeffries scores with the left hand. Mir knows he should have avoided that one.
Mir lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mir lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jeffries is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mir.
Jeffries uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mir.
A little feinted left hand from Jeffries on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jeffries throws a big shot that misses.
A nice side step and Mir releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoel Mir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoel Mir's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mir throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mir misses with a left hand
and Jeffries counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mir digs a good hook to Jeffries 's body.
Mir tried to score with a low kick but Jeffries checks it.
Mir lands a slapping body shot.
Mir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jeffries misses with a looping right.
Jeffries takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mir.
Mir misses with an uppercut. Jeffries saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir misses with a looping right.
Jeffries throwing a counter right hand but Mir manages to avoid it.
Mir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jeffries was well out of range. Poor timing from Mir.
Jeffries appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mir fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jeffries .
Jeffries misses with a hook.
That kick from Mir tenderised Jeffries 's leg. Jeffries is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir throws a hook to the side of Jeffries 's head but Jeffries sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mir scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mir throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Mir is predictable there
and Jeffries counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good work by Jeffries as he checks the leg kick.
Jeffries has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mir.
Jeffries thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mir throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Mir.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mir.
Mir tried to score with a low kick but Jeffries checks it.
Jeffries throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jeffries misses with a wild body shot.
Jeffries throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the 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!
Jeffries avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jeffries fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mir takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jeffries jabs Mir right on the nose. Mir blinks but takes it well.
Jeffries takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jeffries throws a body shot but no joy.
Mir darts in trying to clinch
enabling Jeffries to counter with a crisp jab.
Mir has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jeffries is looking for a counter combo.
Mir throws a low kick but Jeffries moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jeffries .
Jeffries checks a leg kick nicely.
Mir throws a wild body kick that Jeffries sees coming a mile off.
Jeffries tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mir was well out of range. Poor timing from Jeffries .
Jeffries loads up on a big right hand but Mir slips the punch.
Mir fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jeffries on the side of the head.
Jab from Mir.
Mir on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mir throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looked like Jeffries wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mir misses with a looping left.
Mir tries a head kick but it misses.
Jeffries was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mir thumps Jeffries with a low kick.
Mir looks to land a right hand but Jeffries moved out of range.
Jeffries misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jeffries has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mir lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jeffries throws a series of punches but Mir avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jeffries .
Jeffries slips a straight right by Mir.
Jeffries takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jeffries throws a poor cross that misses
and Mir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mir scores with a jab to the body.
Mir slips a jab from Jeffries .
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jeffries tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mir was well out of range. Poor timing from Jeffries .
Jeffries throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mir chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mir. That's going to slow Jeffries down.
Jeffries tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoel Mir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yoel Mir's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mir throws out a powerful jab.
Mir missing with a left hand there. Jeffries was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jeffries tries to counter by clinching up but Mir breaks away and moves out of range.
Mir 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.
Yoel Mir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Mir.
Mir throws a front kick aimed at Jeffries 's knee but Jeffries avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Jeffries on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good shot there by Jeffries .
Jeffries tries to clinch but Mir moves out of range.
Mir is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jeffries .
Jeffries slips under a jab.
Jeffries steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mir. That one must have hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeffries chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mir can pounce on him.
Mir tries to clinch there but Jeffries circles away.
Jeffries misses with an uppercut
enabling Mir to counter with a crisp jab.
Jeffries 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mir connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jeffries scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jeffries . Mir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jeffries misses with a body shot.
Mir swats away the attempt to clinch by Jeffries .
Mir's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jeffries under the eye.
Jeffries lands the left hand.
Jeffries checks a leg kick.
Mir scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jeffries .
Mir closes the distance and clinches.
Mir blocks an elbow strike.
Mir breaks from the clinch.
Jeffries throws a body punch but Mir moves out of range.
Mir throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Jeffries misses its target.
Mir throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jeffries throwing a counter right hand but Mir manages to avoid it.
Mir goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jeffries swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mir throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jeffries counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jeffries slips a straight right by Mir.
Mir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mir connects with the punch.
Mir throws a jab when Jeffries was well out of range.
Jeffries throws a shot from downtown. Mir moves away and avoids it.
Mir throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mir is looking to chop away at Jeffries 's legs.
Jeffries ducks under a wild hook from Mir.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jeffries avoids the body shot from Mir.
Mir throws a right hand that Jeffries ducks under and follows up with a left that Jeffries also avoids with ease.
Mir bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mir scores with a nice head shot.
Jeffries throws an overhand right that lands on Mir's shoulder, as Mir tries to avoid the shot.
Mir throws a leg kick
and Mir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mir misses with a right hand
and Jeffries counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mir throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jeffries looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mir fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jeffries checks it well.
Mir moves out of range of the strikes.
Mir scores with a body shot.
Jeffries throws a right hand that misses
and Mir counters with a solid body kick.
Jeffries takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mir looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mir lands with a nice body punch.
Mir fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mir scores with a jab to the body.
Jeffries jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jeffries missing with a left hand there. Mir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mir is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mir buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jeffries .
Mir misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jeffries is looking to counter the offense by Mir and move into the clinch.
Mir throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mir connects with a nice looking jab.
Mir lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoel Mir really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoel Mir's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mir tries to clinch but Jeffries is having none of it.
Mir throws a sloppy head kick and Jeffries moves out of range easily.
Mir's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jeffries under the eye.
Mir takes one to the chin there.
Mir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mir attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mir attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jeffries seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mir lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jeffries 's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeffries uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mir.
Jeffries throws an overhand right that lands on Mir's shoulder, as Mir tries to avoid the shot.
Mir misses with a straight left.
Mir looks to score with a jab to the body but Jeffries is just out of range.
It looked like Jeffries was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mir.
Jeffries misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jeffries moves out of range as Mir strikes.
Mir misses with a body kick.
Jeffries slips under a jab.
Mir throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Jeffries on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jeffries checks the leg kick.
A big left from Mir misses.
Mir misses with a low kick.
Jeffries is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jeffries . Mir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jeffries is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mir.
Jeffries takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jeffries misses with a hook.
Jeffries misses with an uppercut
and Mir counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries moves out of range of the body kick from Mir.
Jeffries is looking to counter the offense by Mir and move into the clinch.
Mir throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A bone on bone clash there as Jeffries blocks the leg kick.
Jeffries throws out a loose jab but Mir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mir misses with a lunging right hand
and Jeffries counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mir throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jeffries will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mir keeps Jeffries at a distance using the push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jeffries is looking to clinch.
Mir tries to clinch but Jeffries moves out of range.
Jeffries waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mir.
Mir misses with an uppercut.
Jeffries just misses with a punch to the body.
Jeffries throws out a loose jab but Mir uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir lands with a slapping head kick.
Jeffries swinging wildly here.
Mir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jeffries was well out of range. Poor timing from Mir.
Jeffries takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mir lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jeffries waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mir.
Jeffries sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Donk. Mir catches Jeffries right on the button with a cross.
Mir swings for the body but Jeffries moves out of range.
Mir with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jeffries keeps the fight on the outside.
Mir slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir misses with a body shot.
Mir walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jeffries swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jeffries misses with an uppercut.
Crunch! Mir slams his shin into Jeffries 's torso.
Mir thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jeffries if he has to take too many more of those.
Mir misses with a leg kick
and Jeffries counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mir lands a nice looking body kick.
A swing and a miss from Jeffries .
Mir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mir tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jeffries manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jeffries appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jeffries keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Mir as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoel Mir dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Yoel Mir's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jeffries avoids the head kick by Mir.
Jeffries swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mir cracks the inside of Jeffries 's front leg.
Jeffries scores with a jab to the jaw.
A shot to the body from Jeffries misses
and Mir counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jeffries misses with an uppercut. Mir saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mir! But no joy.
Jeffries swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body kick from Mir.
Mir fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mir blocks a jab.
Jeffries throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mir thinks about the counter body kick.
A good leg kick by Mir.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeffries comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mir throws a leg kick that misses.
Mir scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jeffries sizes up Mir with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mir looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mir moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mir scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jeffries swats away the attempt to clinch by Mir.
Jeffries misses with a hook.
Jeffries takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jeffries throws a right and a left that Mir avoids nicely.
Earl Jeffries has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir loads up on a big right hand but Jeffries slips the punch.
Jeffries is looking to counter punch.
Mir has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mir there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mir lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mir clinches up with Jeffries and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Jeffries .
Mir dodges an elbow strike from Jeffries .
Jeffries misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jeffries creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jeffries swings wildly with an uppercut but Mir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jeffries lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yoel Mir seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jeffries avoids the elbow strike from Mir, against the cage.
Jeffries digs a right hand into Mir's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mir's gas tank.
Mir is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jeffries creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mir's defenses.
Jeffries lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jeffries softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jeffries breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jeffries lands a big uppercut and Mir crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Mir looks OK. Jeffries waves Mir back to his feet!
Mir is rocked!
Jeffries misses with a looping left.
Mir was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mir is still on wobbly legs! Can Jeffries finish him?
Mir on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jeffries lands an uppercut, right on the button! Mir tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Earl Jeffries !
Earl Jeffries retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Earl Jeffries made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bed Intruder (ranked 47 p4p, 8 weight class) and Nick Shamrock (ranked 15 p4p, 3 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Intruder might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bed Intruder. Shamrock is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: One Winged Angel by The Black Mages. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bed Intruder!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Intruder throws a jab when Shamrock was well out of range.
Shamrock throws a body punch but Intruder moves out of range.
Shamrock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Intruder to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Intruder misses.
Nick Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Intruder has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Intruder there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shamrock cracks a nice hook into Intruder's ribs.
Intruder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shamrock takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shamrock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Intruder moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shamrock, right into the meat.
Intruder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamrock.
Intruder defending well as Shamrock loads up on a big left hand.
Shamrock moves away from the strike by Intruder.
Sloppy strikes from Shamrock. Those never looked like landing.
Intruder looks to land a left hand but Shamrock moved out of range nicely.
Shamrock fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock keeps the fight on the outside.
Intruder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Intruder lands a jab to the nose.
Shamrock throws a shot to the body.
Intruder throws a body punch but Shamrock moves out of range.
A nice side step and Shamrock releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shamrock scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Shamrock.
Intruder definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Intruder blocks a jab.
Shamrock connects with an inside leg kick.
Shamrock moves out of range of the strikes.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Intruder.
Shamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Intruder moves in looking to clinch but Shamrock pushes him off.
Intruder misses with a body shot.
Intruder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shamrock misses with a body shot.
Intruder drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shamrock sprawls and moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shamrock.
Shamrock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Intruder manages to avoid it.
Shamrock throws a jab when Intruder was well out of range.
Intruder 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.
Intruder slips under a jab from Shamrock.
Shamrock is looking to chop away at Intruder's legs.
A quick step to the side and Intruder tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Intruder stuns Shamrock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shamrock takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Intruder doesn't manage to clinch there - Shamrock circles away.
Intruder displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shamrock throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Intruder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shamrock.
Shamrock moves out of range of the strikes.
Shamrock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Intruder.
Shamrock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shamrock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Intruder.
Good standup being displayed there by Shamrock as he connects with a hook.
Shamrock connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Intruder momentarily.
Shamrock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shamrock fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Intruder is out of range.
Shamrock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Intruder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Intruder throws a body shot but no joy.
Shamrock throws a chopping leg kick but Intruder manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Intruder scores with the left hand. Shamrock knows he should have avoided that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Intruder drops his hands momentarily and Shamrock takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shamrock moves away from the strike by Intruder.
Intruder lands an overhand right.
Shamrock works Intruder's body with a nice hook.
Shamrock misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Intruder moves into the clinch successfully.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Intruder.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Intruder can't find room to land a body shot as Shamrock controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shamrock.
Still in the clinch, Intruder scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shamrock pushes Intruder back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Intruder.
Intruder throws a head punch that misses.
Intruder lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Intruder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Intruder tries to score a body lock takedown but Shamrock shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Intruder working aggressively here.
Shamrock takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock tries to work over Intruder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Intruder avoiding damage.
Intruder has Shamrock pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Intruder pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Shamrock tumbling to the mat - Intruder dives into Shamrock's guard.
Shamrock has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Intruder off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock scores with a hook to the body. Intruder takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shamrock scores with a decent looking hook.
Intruder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Intruder moves out of range of the strikes.
Intruder throws a looping overhand right but Shamrock ducks down to avoid it.
Intruder misses with an uppercut
and Shamrock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shamrock throws a low kick, looking for Intruder's leg but Intruder calmly moves out of range.
Intruder bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nick Shamrock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shamrock scores with the left hand. Intruder knows he should have avoided that one.
Shamrock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shamrock lands with an uppercut that bounces Intruder off the cage and back into range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Intruder darts in and clinches Shamrock up against the cage.
Intruder works on Shamrock's body with a couple of short punches.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Intruder misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Intruder tries to clinch but Shamrock moves out of range.
Intruder avoids the body shot from Shamrock.
Intruder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shamrock.
Intruder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
Intruder swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Shamrock.
Intruder misses with a body shot.
Shamrock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shamrock just misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Intruder. That did some damage!
Shamrock getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good work by Intruder as he checks the leg kick.
Intruder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shamrock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shamrock scoring well with a low kick there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shamrock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Intruder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
Intruder tries to clinch but Shamrock moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shamrock! But no joy.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Shamrock. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Intruder keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shamrock lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Intruder.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Intruder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Intruder looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Intruder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamrock.
Shamrock swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Intruder tries to clinch but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Intruder.
A telegraphed right hand from Shamrock misses the target.
Intruder scores with a shot to the body.
Nick Shamrock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shamrock. Intruder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Intruder connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shamrock's hands.
Shamrock just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Intruder misses the target.
Intruder on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shamrock blocks a low kick nicely.
Intruder misses the shot to the body.
Shamrock slips under a jab.
Shamrock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shamrock feints and then cracks Intruder's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Intruder down.
Shamrock on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Intruder. Intruder obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Shamrock finds it's way through Intruder's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Intruder tries to clinch up.
Shamrock tries a quick counter leg kick but Intruder is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands with an uppercut that bounces Intruder off the cage and back into range.
Shamrock misses with a low kick.
Shamrock throws a jab but it's blocked by Intruder.
Intruder appears to be looking for a big counter.
Intruder doesn't manage to clinch there - Shamrock circles away.
Jab from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws out a loose jab but Intruder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Intruder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamrock was well out of range. Poor timing from Intruder.
That kick from Intruder tenderised Shamrock's leg. Shamrock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Intruder slips a straight right by Shamrock.
Shamrock with a jab.
Shamrock slips a jab and a cross from Intruder.
Shamrock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shamrock throws a lazy right hand but Intruder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shamrock blocks a leg kick.
Intruder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shamrock.
Intruder clinches.
Shamrock swings wildly with an uppercut but Intruder uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shamrock lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Intruder backwards.
A short right from Intruder on the inside.
Intruder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Intruder.
Intruder blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Intruder.
Intruder misses with the head strike.
Intruder tries to throw a body punch but Shamrock avoids it by throwing Intruder back against the cage.
Intruder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock works on Intruder's body with a couple of short punches.
Intruder lands a hook that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Intruder stalling in the clinch but Shamrock improves position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shamrock.
Good body shot from Shamrock.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands with a left to the head.
Intruder misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Intruder controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Shamrock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Intruder controls the action.
Shamrock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shamrock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Intruder has a couple of punches blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock digs a right hand into Intruder's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Intruder's gas tank.
Intruder gets through Shamrock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Intruder throws a punch but it's blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
A short right from Shamrock.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Intruder controls his hands.
Shamrock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamrock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Intruder's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Shamrock.
Shamrock works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shamrock tries to work over Intruder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shamrock pivots, looking for a leg kick but Intruder is out of range and Shamrock settles back down.
Shamrock throws an overhand right that lands on Intruder's shoulder, as Intruder tries to avoid the shot.
Intruder gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shamrock.
Shamrock stuffs the takedown attempt from Intruder. Intruder gets slowly back to his feet.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
Intruder avoids the body shot from Shamrock.
Intruder was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
Intruder throws a hook to the side of Shamrock's head but Shamrock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
Intruder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shamrock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Intruder takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shamrock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Intruder throws the left hand but Shamrock avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Intruder misses the target.
Intruder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Intruder lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shamrock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shamrock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shamrock scores with a leg kick.
Shamrock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Intruder.
Shamrock lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Intruder does it's job there.
Intruder connects with a nice looking jab.
Shamrock just misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Intruder blocks a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Intruder. That snapped Shamrock's head back.
Intruder swings widly with a right hand
and Shamrock counters with a good low kick that Intruder was not able to check.
Shamrock moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
Shamrock lands with a right hand.
Intruder throws a looping overhand right but Shamrock ducks down to avoid it.
Shamrock appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shamrock scores with a crisp jab that stopped Intruder in his tracks.
Shamrock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shamrock throws a big shot that misses.
Intruder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamrock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Intruder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamrock.
A big left from Shamrock misses.
Shamrock looks to score with a jab to the body but Intruder is just out of range.
Shamrock scores with a nice strike.
Intruder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Intruder is looking to clinch but Shamrock is avoiding it.
Intruder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamrock throws a jab but it's blocked by Intruder.
Intruder takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shamrock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Intruder. That did some damage!
Shamrock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Intruder takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shamrock throws a leg kick which misses Intruder's front leg but catches the back leg as Intruder tries to avoid it.
Shamrock slips a straight right by Intruder.
Intruder takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shamrock looks to score with a jab to the body but Intruder is just out of range.
Shamrock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Intruder just misses with a punch to the body.
Intruder scores with a hook to the body. Shamrock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Intruder checks a low kick from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a jab.
Intruder throws a poor cross that misses
and Shamrock counters with a stiff right hand.
Intruder looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Intruder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shamrock.
Shamrock thuds a left hand into Intruder's body.
Shamrock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Intruder wants to clinch up but Shamrock keeps it at a distance.
Shamrock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shamrock jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Intruder throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shamrock tries a low kick but Intruder avoids it.
Intruder slips under a jab.
Intruder is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shamrock misses with a hook. Intruder ducked under it nicely.
Shamrock feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Intruders jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shamrock throws the left hand but Intruder avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Intruder gets a clinch.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Shamrock being controlled against the cage.
Intruder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Intruder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Intruder takes a shot to the head.
Intruder tries to stall but Shamrock uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Intruder tries to throw a body punch but Shamrock avoids it by throwing Intruder back against the cage.
Nick Shamrock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Shamrock - that landed with a thud.
Shamrock tries a body shot but Intruder blocks it.
Shamrock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Intruder's elbow.
Intruder misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Intruder misses with a punch on the inside.
Intruder misses with a punch on the inside.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Intruder lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shamrock motions for Intruder to come forward. Shamrock throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bed Intruder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Intruder bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shamrock's head.
Intruder lands a nice shot that snaps Shamrock's head back.
Shamrock lands a leg kick that knocks Intruder off balance momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Intruder.
Shamrock staying out of range there.
Shamrock throws a leg kick but Intruder checks it.
Intruder throws a low kick but Shamrock avoids it.
Shamrock misses with a hook.
Intruder gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shamrock throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Shamrock misses the target.
Intruder tries to score with a low kick but Shamrock moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Intruder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Intruder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shamrock.
Intruder takes one on the button.
Shamrock misses with a low kick.
Intruder throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shamrock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shamrock throws a looping overhand right but Intruder ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Intruder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shamrock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Intruder throws an overhand right that lands on Shamrock's shoulder, as Shamrock tries to avoid the shot.
Intruder goes for a double leg but Shamrock avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shamrock continues to drive forward.
Shamrock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Intruder on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shamrock cracks a nice hook into Intruder's ribs.
Shamrock misses with a series of wild punches.
Intruder on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shamrock. Shamrock obviously looking to wear him down.
Intruder misses the jab.
Intruder looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamrock is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shamrock. That's going to slow Intruder down.
Intruder misses with a hook to the body
and Shamrock counters with a nice leg kick.
Intruder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Intruder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Shamrock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Intruder moves in looking to clinch but Shamrock pushes him off.
Shamrock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Intruder with that takedown attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Intruder takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shamrock fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shamrock connects with a solid leg kick.
Intruder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Intruder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
Nice cross by Shamrock.
Intruder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Intruder takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Intruder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shamrock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shamrock lands a right hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Intruder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Intruder takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shamrock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Intruder.
Intruder dips to his left and cracks Shamrock with an uppercut!
Intruder slips a jab from Shamrock.
Shamrock connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Intruder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shamrock jabs at Intruder's body.
Intruder misses with an uppercut. Shamrock saw that one coming.
Intruder closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shamrock circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bed Intruder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shamrock cracks the inside of Intruder's front leg.
Shamrock lands with a nice body punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Shamrock. That snapped Intruder's head back.
Intruder lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
Shamrock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Intruder.
Shamrock scores with a leg kick.
Shamrock bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Intruder's head backwards.
Intruder has Shamrock up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Intruder drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shamrock pulls his leg out and moves away.
Intruder moves out of range as Shamrock strikes.
Shamrock scores with a sloppy right hand. Intruder should have avoided that one.
Nice shot by Intruder.
It looks like Nick Shamrock has been cut.
Shamrock lands with an uppercut that bounces Intruder off the cage and back into range.
Intruder throws a low kick but Shamrock avoids it.
Shamrock tries to clinch up.
A cross from Intruder lands.
Shamrock has Intruder up against the cage in a clinch.
Intruder has Shamrock pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shamrock manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Intruder is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Intruder lands a shoulder strike.
Intruder misses with a punch on the inside.
Intruder is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shamrock is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Nick Shamrock's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Shamrock connects with a looping right hand.
Intruder looks for a takedown but Shamrock sprawls well.
Intruder misses with a hook.
Shamrock lands with a shot to the body.
Shamrock 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.
Good shot there by Shamrock.
Shamrock connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Intruder defending well as Shamrock loads up on a big left hand.
Shamrock throws a good cross that connects.
Shamrock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Intruder.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Intruder moves into the clinch.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
Intruder blocks an uppercut.
Intruder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Intruder is leaning against Shamrock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Intruder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.
Intruder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shamrock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Intruders head.
Intruder throws a punch but it's blocked by Shamrock.
Intruder misses with some punches.
Shamrock prevents a body shot from Intruder.
Intruder scores with a hook to the body.
Intruder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Intruder has a couple of punches blocked by Shamrock.
Intruder lands a nice uppercut.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
Intruder tries to stall but Shamrock uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Intruder lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Intruder is stalling here.
A short right from Intruder.
Shamrock works on Intruder's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Intruder lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Intruder lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a nice uppercut.
Intruder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Intruder.
Intruder is leaning against Shamrock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Intruder throws a punch but it's blocked by Shamrock.
Intruder scores with a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shamrock as Intruder tries to tie him up.
Intruder prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shamrock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Intruders head.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Intruder is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shamrock is keeping busy.
Intruder misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Intruder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Intruder lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Intruder stalling against the cage.
Shamrock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shamrock tries to work over Intruder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Shamrock lands a nice uppercut.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Intruder controls the action.
Shamrock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shamrock lands a body punch.
Intruder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamrock lands with a short shot to the head.
Intruder lands a hook to the side of the head.
Intruder cracks Shamrock with a nice body shot.
Intruder blocking some punches.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Shamrock.
Intruder throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shamrock is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamrock blocks a body shot from Intruder.
Intruder tries to throw a body punch but Shamrock avoids it by throwing Intruder back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Intruder scores with a nice hook to the head.
Intruder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Intruder tries to throw a body punch but Shamrock avoids it by throwing Intruder back against the cage.
Shamrock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Intruder's elbow.
Shamrock takes a shot to the head.
Intruder lands a hook that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Intruder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
Intruder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.
Shamrock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Intruder backwards.
Intruder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Shamrock.
Shamrock tries to work over Intruder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
Intruder lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Shamrock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shamrock 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 William Peck scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 45:50
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Shamrock!
Nick Shamrock is the new lightweight champion!
After the fight, Nick Shamrock 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.
The defeated Bed Intruder had this to say: 'Fuck auto flights.'.
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