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Skrap Fights 100 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jai White (ranked 1087 p4p, 147 weight class) and Papa Moosh Dambullah (ranked 878 p4p, 118 weight class). Dambullah has chosen Boom Boom as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Jai White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papa Moosh Dambullah!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White missing with a left hand there. Dambullah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Dambullah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
White lands a jab to Dambullah's midsection.
A shot to the liver by White. Beautiful body shot.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Dambullah is just out of range.
And Dambullah responds with a good body kick, but White manages to step out the way in time.
White lands with a shot to the body.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dambullah.
Dambullah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Dambullah on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
White looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dambullah throws a body shot but no joy.
Dambullah cracks the inside of White's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White digs a good hook to Dambullah's body.
Dambullah will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dambullah misses with a wild body shot.
Dambullah moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dambullah wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dambullah trying to hold on to White's head to control him but White postures up.
Dambullah actively working from the bottom here.
Dambullah tries to roll over but White keeps him under control.
White is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dambullah sees it coming and defends easily.
Dambullah is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
White tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dambullah knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
White is working for a submission of some sort.
Dambullah slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dambullah is pulling down on White's head. It's preventing any offense from White, at least for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dambullah is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dambullah controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dambullah looking to pass the guard.
White looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
White working for submissions but it's allowed Dambullah to get to half guard.
Dambullah is pressing down on White's thigh, looking to free his foot. White is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dambullah is trying to control the action in half guard but White is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dambullah sitting and controlling from the half guard.
White is looking to improve his position.
Dambullah is trying to control the action in half guard but White is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dambullah in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Jai White dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Dambullah lands a nice leg kick that just misses White's sensitive parts.
Dambullah throws a lazy uppercut
and White counters with a left to the body.
Dambullah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts White, as that shot connected.
White moves away from the strike by Dambullah.
White appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
White manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dambullah on his heels. He'll look to pass Dambullah's guard now, I'm sure.
Dambullah is adopting a defensive guard.
White trying to control but Dambullah is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dambullah looking to control.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Dambullah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dambullah keeping full guard, as White tries to pass.
Dambullah is trying to keep White in close.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
White misses with a takedown attempt
and Dambullah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White dives in for a single leg takedown but Dambullah sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dambullah pinned against the ropes. Dambullah gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Jai White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White lands a jab to the nose.
Dambullah throws a wild body kick that White sees coming a mile off.
A little feinted left hand from White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dambullah moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for White. That snapped Dambullah's head back.
Dambullah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
The fighters circling - Dambullah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah throws a poor cross that misses
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
Michael Jai White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
White looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dambullah is fending him off so far but White persists. Nope, Dambullah circles away and we're back to standing.
White shoots in and gets a takedown into Dambullah's guard.
Dambullah controlling the position.
White advances to half guard.
Dambullah controlling the position well.
White is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dambullah sees it coming and defends easily.
White trying to pass the guard but Dambullah defending well.
Dambullah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Michael Jai White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah wants to control but White is keeping busy.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dambullah can do to turn this around?
White is looking to advance position but Dambullah won't allow it.
White is trying to control. Dambullah wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
White prevents Dambullah from improving his position.
Dambullah keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dambullah wants to control but White is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Jai White dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dambullah.
White throwing a counter right hand but Dambullah manages to avoid it.
White tries for a takedown but Dambullah circles away easily
and Dambullah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dambullah throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Dambullah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dambullah misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
Michael Jai White is winning the standup battle so far.
Dambullah throws a front kick aimed at White's knee but White avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White misses with a hook
and Dambullah finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dambullah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Dambullah.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dambullah scores with a hook to the body. White takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White clobbers Dambullah with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
White swings for the body but Dambullah moves out of range.
Dambullah now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
White with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dambullah counters with a three punch combo that has White backing up. White nods at Dambullah to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White takes one on the chin but seems OK.
White misses with a left hand
and Dambullah counters with a nice body shot.
White missing with a left hand there. Dambullah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White takes one to the chin there.
White tries for a takedown but Dambullah circles away easily
and Dambullah counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Jai White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White punishes Dambullah's body with a nice straight punch.
Dambullah jabs at White's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dambullah avoids the body shot from White.
Papa Moosh Dambullah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White cracks Dambullah with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dambullah.
White shoots in but no luck this time.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and Dambullah counters with a nice low kick that buckles White's knee momentarily.
Dambullah scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
White has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from White there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dambullah cracks White with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! White looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Dambullah finish him?
White is rocked!
Dambullah weaves into range and cracks White right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! White goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Dambullah is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Papa Moosh Dambullah!
Papa Moosh Dambullah seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jah Wobble (ranked 1364 p4p, 162 weight class) and Peter Zonta (ranked 1353 p4p, 160 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jah Wobble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Zonta!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zonta has closed the distance and engaged Wobble in a clinch.
Wobble blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zonta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zonta is looking to break free of the clinch but Wobble has double underhooks.
Zonta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hook to the body lands for Zonta.
Zonta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wobble missing with knees to the body.
Wobble has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zonta avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wobble has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Zonta regains guard immediately.
Wobble preventing the sweep.
Zonta told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Zonta keeps trying to improve his position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Zonta holds on and takes a little breather.
Wobble won't allow Zonta to get back to his feet.
Zonta being controlled here, momentarily.
Zonta wants to stand up but Wobble is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zonta has momentary wrist control but Wobble slips an elbow through the middle.
Zonta wants to sweep here but Wobble controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Zonta is trying to control the position but Wobble postures up.
Zonta is looking to stand up but Wobble isn't so interested in that idea.
Wobble trying to control but Zonta is working from the bottom.
Wobble stops Zonta from standing up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zonta.
Wobble moves away from the strike by Zonta.
Nice uppercut there from Zonta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wobble keeps the fight on the outside.
Wobble appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Zonta's corner calls for a 1-2. Zonta obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zonta looks to throw the jab but Wobble is out of range.
Wobble half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Zonta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zonta misses with a straight left.
Wobble uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zonta.
Zonta falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wobble counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wobble.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wobble working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Wobble throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zonta works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Zonta working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wobble.
Zonta wriggles free and stands up.
Zonta misses with a hook
and Wobble counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Zonta wants to get back to his feet but Wobble is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wobble lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zonta controls Wobble momentarily but Wobble frees himself.
Zonta wants to stand and escape but Wobble is having none of it.
Zonta looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wobble is one step ahead there.
Wobble trying to control but Zonta is working from the bottom.
Wobble throwing strikes from guard but Zonta blocks nicely.
Zonta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wobble wants to control from the top but Zonta keeps moving.
Wobble controls from within his opponent's guard.
Zonta is scooting his butt against the ropes and has managed to get back to his feet. Wobble presses him back against the ropes, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Zonta as the two fighters clinch.
Wobble tries to score a body lock takedown but Zonta shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wobble tries for a takedown but Zonta manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jah Wobble. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zonta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wobble's elbow.
Wobble is trying to trip Zonta. He has hold of a leg but Zonta is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Wobble persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Zonta managing to control the position.
Wobble trying to control the position from guard on top but Zonta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wobble preventing the sweep.
Zonta trying to control the position.
Wobble trying to control the position from guard on top but Zonta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zonta wants to stand and escape but Wobble is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Zonta dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A leg kick checked by Zonta.
Wobble steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zonta.
Wobble changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wobble ducks under a wild hook from Zonta.
Wobble changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Zonta throws an off balance right hand
and Wobble counters with a takedown into side control.
Wobble wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zonta keeps working.
Zonta is trying to buck Wobble off.
Zonta tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wobble wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Zonta takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wobble trying to control the position but Zonta is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wobble thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wobble working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zonta is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Zonta's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wobble throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Wobble wants to control but Zonta is keeping him busy.
Zonta pushes Wobble away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Wobble gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Wobble has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wobble throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Wobble postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Wobble lands a nice forearm strike.
Wobble trying to control the action but Zonta is working from the bottom.
Wobble wants to control for a moment but Zonta uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Wobble wants to take a breather but Zonta is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zonta wants to improve his position but Wobble is controlling well.
Wobble is looking to take a break and control but Zonta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wobble thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zonta's head.
Zonta moves into full guard.
Wobble stands up over Zonta, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wobble throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wobble cracks Zonta with a solid left hand.
Wobble stops Zonta from standing up.
Zonta trying to control the position.
Jah Wobble overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zonta working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wobble.
Wobble passes into half guard.
Wobble tries to pass to full mount but Zonta defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zonta works his way to full guard. Good work.
Zonta is trying to control the position but Wobble postures up.
Wobble trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wobble postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wobble connects with a couple of short punches.
Wobble 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.
Zonta wants to get back to his feet but Wobble is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Zonta holds on and takes a little breather.
Wobble trying to control the position from guard on top but Zonta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four 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.
Zonta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wobble trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zonta has momentary wrist control but Wobble slips an elbow through the middle.
Zonta is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wobble is controlling him.
Zonta keeping moving, preventing Wobble from controlling successfully.
Wobble throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zonta works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wobble trying to control the position from guard on top but Zonta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Zonta keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Peter Zonta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zonta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Zonta tries to get set, Wobble tries to push him back and clinch up but Zonta manages to avoid the attempt.
Zonta lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zonta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jah Wobble dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Zonta misses with a straight right.
Zonta connects with a right hand. Wobble shakes it off.
A combination from Zonta does no damage.
Zonta tries to clinch up but Wobble circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Wobble.
A slow jab from Zonta misses its intended target.
Wobble looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wobble keeps the fight on the outside.
Wobble takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wobble ducks right into an uppercut from Zonta.
Zonta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wobble.
Zonta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zonta closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wobble tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zonta avoids it.
Wobble has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Zonta is trying to keep an underhook but Wobble manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Zonta wants to get back to his feet.
Wobble scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wobble not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wobble is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Zonta defends it well.
Zonta wants to control but Wobble is keeping busy.
Wobble trying to control the action but Zonta is working from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Wobble seems content to control.
Wobble drops an elbow to the side of Zonta's head.
Wobble throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wobble passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Zonta!
Zonta is desperately trying to improve his position but Wobble has a good base and remains in mount.
Wobble looking to finish Zonta with some ground and pound. This is bad for Zonta!
Wobble can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zonta is looking to escape.
Zonta can't escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zonta wants to control but Wobble is having none of it.
Wobble with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wobble cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Zonta is trying to escape the mount.
Wobble trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zonta is trying desperately to improve position.
Wobble in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
BOOM! Wobble connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wobble working the ground and pound effectively.
Zonta is trying desperately to improve position.
Zonta in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Peter Zonta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zonta is rocked!
Zonta tries to hold on but Wobble pushes him away.
Zonta is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wobble lands a big elbow.
Zonta is still in real trouble! Can Wobble finish him?
Wobble pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wobble putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zonta's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Zonta wants to control but Wobble is having none of it.
Zonta seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wobble cracks Zonta with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jah Wobble!
Jah Wobble thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tor Troeng (ranked 1159 p4p, 174 weight class) and Chris Harper (ranked 1039 p4p, 155 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tor Troeng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Harper!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troeng lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Troeng uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harper.
Harper drives through and clinches with Troeng against the ropes.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Troeng.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harper's coach down at Pablo's Boxing Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Harper's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Troeng blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Harper.
Troeng lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harper or not.
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Troeng controls his hands.
Troeng blocks an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Troeng has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Troeng blocks an uppercut.
Troeng tries to work over Harper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Troeng prevents a body shot from Harper.
Troeng tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harper avoids it.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Troeng avoids it by throwing Harper back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harper.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Harper lands a right hand.
Troeng scores with a hook to the body.
Harper blocks an uppercut.
Harper lands an uppercut.
Troeng unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Troeng tries a body shot but Harper blocks it.
Troeng lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
A right hand to the body from Troeng.
Harper swings wildly with an uppercut but Troeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harper lands a right hand.
Troeng lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troeng lands a hook to the side of the head.
Troeng swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Troeng lands a right hand.
Troeng blocks a body shot from Harper.
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Troeng controls his hands.
Harper tries a body shot but Troeng blocks it.
Harper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Troeng or not.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Troeng lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Troeng working aggressively here.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Troeng lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harper tries to work over Troeng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Troeng lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Troeng can't find room to land a body shot as Harper controls the action.
Harper digs a right hand underneath Troeng's ribcage. Troeng let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Troeng misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harper working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper misses with a body punch.
Troeng works on Harper's body with a couple of short punches.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Troeng cracks Harper with a nice body shot.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Troeng avoids it by throwing Harper back against the ropes.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Troeng controls the action.
Troeng lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harper.
Troeng prevents a body shot from Harper.
Troeng lands a body shot in the clinch.
Troeng blocks a body shot from Harper.
Troeng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Troeng.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troeng works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Troeng controls his hands.
Harper avoiding damage as Troeng throws knees to the body.
Troeng prevents a body shot from Harper.
Harper tries to work over Troeng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper blocks a body shot from Troeng.
Troeng trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harper.
Harper blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Troeng.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Troeng scores with a nice short uppercut.
Troeng misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Troeng.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Troeng lands with a short shot to the head.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tor Troeng 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.
Harper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Troeng counters with a left to the body.
Harper misses with a body shot
and Troeng counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Troeng misses.
Harper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Troeng.
Harper misses with a double jab
and Troeng counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Troeng cracks Harper with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Troeng comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Troeng counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harper throws a lazy uppercut
and Troeng counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troeng rushes Harper and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tor Troeng has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Troeng prevents a body shot from Harper.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Troeng prevents a body shot from Harper.
Troeng lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Troeng prevents a body shot from Harper.
Troeng lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Troeng gets through Harper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Troeng is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harper can do to turn this around?
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Troeng.
Troeng working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Troeng lands an uppercut.
Harper misses with a body punch.
Troeng makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Troeng lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Troeng creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Troeng.
Harper is breathing heavily.
Troeng using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Troeng scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Troeng lands with a light punch inside.
Troeng softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Troeng scores with a shot to the side of Harper's head.
Harper is rocked!
Troeng lands a right hand.
Harper is still on wobbly legs! Can Troeng finish him?
Troeng lands a big right hand that drops Harper! The killer instinct kicks in and Troeng finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Troeng!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tor Troeng!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conor Larkin (ranked 857 p4p, 110 weight class) and Herbert Mullin (ranked 525 p4p, 69 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conor Larkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Herbert Mullin!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Mullin.
Larkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Larkin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Herbert Mullin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mullin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've been hearing reports that Larkin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mullin connects with a leg kick. Larkin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mullin connects with a single shot there.
Mullin 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.
Mullin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Larkin.
Larkin dives in for a single leg takedown but Mullin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Larkin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mullin scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larkin. Mullin does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mullin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Larkin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Larkin.
Mullin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Larkin.
Mullin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Larkin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullin has his foot on Larkin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Larkin works his way back into a safe position though.
Larkin advances to half guard.
Mullin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Larkin pulls his head out easily.
Mullin tries to roll over but Larkin keeps him under control.
Larkin wants to pass the guard but Mullin is defending well.
Larkin is trying for a kimura here. Mullin looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Larkin wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Conor Larkin!
An out of breath Conor Larkin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Future Winger (ranked 1299 p4p, 71 weight class) and Seamus MacNamara (ranked 263 p4p, 15 weight class). Winger comes to the ring accompanied by Remember The Name. MacNamara has chosen The Ramones - I Wanna Live as his entrance music. Future Winger has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Future Winger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seamus MacNamara!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
MacNamara throws a head kick but Winger moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for MacNamara.
MacNamara just misses with a punch to the body.
Winger throws a sloppy body shot
and MacNamara counters with a good low kick that Winger was not able to check.
Winger misses with the combination.
An inside leg kick from Winger misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Winger misses the target.
Winger misses the shot to the body.
Winger throws a lazy uppercut
and MacNamara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Winger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winger with a hook.
MacNamara dips to his left and cracks Winger with an uppercut!
MacNamara moves away from the strike by Winger.
Winger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from MacNamara, right into the meat.
MacNamara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Winger loads up on a big right hand but MacNamara slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacNamara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winger. MacNamara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winger backing away here, and MacNamara unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Future Winger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winger. MacNamara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winger walks into a left hand.
Winger throws a nice looking combination but MacNamara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Winger throws an overhand right that lands on MacNamara's shoulder, as MacNamara tries to avoid the shot.
MacNamara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Winger tries to clinch up.
MacNamara looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Winger throws the left hand but MacNamara avoids the punch easily.
MacNamara scores with a hook to the body. Winger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Winger blocks a head kick by MacNamara.
Winger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and MacNamara counters with a stiff right hand.
Winger loads up on a big right hand but MacNamara slips the punch.
MacNamara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Winger clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacNamara scores with a kick to the midsection.
MacNamara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Winger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winger blocks the body kick.
Winger just misses with a punch to the body.
MacNamara scores with a spinning back kick!
MacNamara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Winger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
MacNamara throws a sloppy head kick and Winger moves out of range easily.
Winger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
MacNamara is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Winger had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
MacNamara punishes Winger's body with a nice straight punch.
Winger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
MacNamara has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from MacNamara there as he acknowledges the shot.
Winger throws a right and a left that both miss.
MacNamara explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara scores with a kick to the body.
MacNamara avoids the body shot from Winger.
MacNamara moves out of range of the strikes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from MacNamara. Winger shrugs it off though.
Winger throws a lazy right hand but MacNamara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and MacNamara releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Winger swinging wildly here.
Winger swings widly with a right hand
and MacNamara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Winger scores with a nice strike.
MacNamara thumps Winger with a low kick.
MacNamara lands a jab to the nose.
Winger looks to score with a jab to the body but MacNamara is just out of range.
Winger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and MacNamara counters with a nice body kick.
Winger throws a left and a right that both miss
and MacNamara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacNamara avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara throws a head kick but Winger moves out of range.
MacNamara scores with a head kick.
MacNamara misses with a kick to the body
letting Winger counter with a right hand.
MacNamara throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
MacNamara lands with an overhand left.
Winger walks forward, straight into a front kick from MacNamara.
MacNamara moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
MacNamara lands with a kick to the ribs.
Winger will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
MacNamara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
MacNamara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Winger with a jab.
Winger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacNamara misses with a series of wild punches.
Winger misses with a straight right.
MacNamara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus MacNamara dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
MacNamara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winger.
Winger looks to land a right hand but MacNamara moved out of range.
Winger throws a hook to the side of MacNamara's head but MacNamara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
MacNamara moves away from the strike by Winger.
Winger misses with an uppercut
and MacNamara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
MacNamara scores with a jab. Winger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Winger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacNamara throws a fast counter high kick but Winger manages to duck under it in time.
Winger misses with a left hand
and MacNamara counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Winger throws a body shot but no joy.
MacNamara now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Winger swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacNamara cracks a nice hook into Winger's ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for MacNamara.
MacNamara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Winger was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Winger lands a slapping body shot.
Seamus MacNamara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
MacNamara was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice body kick from MacNamara.
MacNamara looks to land a combination. Winger sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Winger throws a lazy right hand but MacNamara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
MacNamara throws a push kick but Winger slaps the foot to one side.
As MacNamara looks to move away, Winger throws a big counter combo but MacNamara just gets out of the way.
MacNamara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Winger takes a swing at MacNamara's ribcage but misses.
Winger misses the jab.
Winger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from MacNamara.
Winger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but MacNamara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from MacNamara on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
MacNamara digs a good body shot into Winger's ribs.
MacNamara scores with a body shot.
MacNamara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winger manages to avoid it.
MacNamara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
MacNamara lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Winger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winger walks forward, straight into a front kick from MacNamara.
Good shot there by Winger.
MacNamara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
MacNamara digs a good body shot into Winger's ribs.
Winger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Winger lands a jab to the head.
Winger doesn't manage to clinch there - MacNamara circles away.
Winger is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
MacNamara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winger.
A nice side step and MacNamara releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for MacNamara. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
MacNamara scores with a jab. Winger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Winger throws a right hand that MacNamara ducks under and follows up with a left that MacNamara also avoids with ease.
Winger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacNamara was well out of range. Poor timing from Winger.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacNamara. Winger does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacNamara is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Winger rather than just go for the knockout.
MacNamara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Winger throws a hook to the side of MacNamara's head but MacNamara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Winger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but MacNamara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
MacNamara cracks Winger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Winger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Winger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacNamara.
Winger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Winger backing away here, and MacNamara unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Winger looks to clinch
and MacNamara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Winger throws a body punch but MacNamara moves out of range.
Winger misses with an uppercut. MacNamara saw that one coming.
MacNamara fakes the leg kick and cracks Winger in the body.
Winger takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
MacNamara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts MacNamara, as that shot connected.
A big left from Winger misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winger takes a swing at MacNamara's ribcage but misses.
A jab from MacNamara does it's job there.
Winger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacNamara manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara cracks a nice hook into Winger's ribs.
MacNamara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Winger misses with a looping left.
MacNamara lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
MacNamara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Winger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but MacNamara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
MacNamara just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Winger was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
MacNamara throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice straight punches there by MacNamara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of MacNamara.
Winger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Winger misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacNamara is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Winger takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus MacNamara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Winger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
MacNamara lands with an uppercut that bounces Winger off the ropes and back into range.
Winger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacNamara was well out of range. Poor timing from Winger.
MacNamara throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Winger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed MacNamara momentarily.
MacNamara throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Winger throws a right hand that misses
and MacNamara counters with a right hand to the body.
MacNamara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Winger tries to close the distance and clinch but MacNamara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
MacNamara scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
MacNamara lands with a straight right. Winger didn't see that one coming.
MacNamara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Winger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winger misses with a left hand
and Winger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Winger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
MacNamara swats away the attempt to clinch by Winger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
MacNamara lands with an overhand left.
Nice shot by MacNamara.
Winger takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Winger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacNamara.
MacNamara lands a jab to the nose.
MacNamara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winger.
MacNamara throws out a powerful jab.
Winger throws a body punch but MacNamara moves out of range.
Winger doesn't manage to clinch there - MacNamara circles away.
Winger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winger takes a swing at MacNamara's ribcage but misses.
MacNamara jabs Winger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
MacNamara ducks under a wild hook from Winger.
MacNamara raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Winger misses with a wild body shot.
MacNamara counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winger blocks a head kick by MacNamara.
Winger swings for the body but MacNamara moves out of range.
Winger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacNamara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
MacNamara cracks Winger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
MacNamara lands a body shot.
MacNamara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winger lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
MacNamara moves out of range of the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winger walks into a straight right hand from MacNamara.
MacNamara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Winger throws a hook to the side of MacNamara's head but MacNamara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Winger misses the shot to the body.
Winger fails in his attempt to clinch.
MacNamara lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winger walks into a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for MacNamara. That snapped Winger's head back.
MacNamara scores with a spinning back kick!
Winger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but MacNamara circles away quickly and effectively.
Winger tries to clinch but MacNamara is having none of it.
Winger rushes MacNamara and presses him up against the ropes.
MacNamara breaks from the clinch.
MacNamara connects with a single shot there.
MacNamara scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winger. MacNamara does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and MacNamara releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Winger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
MacNamara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
MacNamara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winger tries to clinch there but MacNamara circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winger throws a lazy right hand but MacNamara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
MacNamara throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Winger.
MacNamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Future Winger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MacNamara thuds a left hand into Winger's body.
Winger swings for the body but MacNamara moves out of range.
MacNamara flicks out a counter leg kick but Winger steps away.
MacNamara digs a good hook to Winger's body.
No joy there for Winger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Seamus MacNamara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A shot to the body from Winger misses
and MacNamara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
MacNamara keeps Winger at a distance using the push kick.
MacNamara bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
MacNamara lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winger misses with a looping right.
Winger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
MacNamara throws a front kick that sends Winger stumbling back into the ropes.
MacNamara is looking to slow Winger down with leg kicks.
Winger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacNamara.
MacNamara looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seamus MacNamara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got MacNamara winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Seamus MacNamara!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Seamus MacNamara!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Seamus MacNamara!
Seamus MacNamara wins by unanimous decision!
Seamus MacNamara thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Martinyuk (ranked 620 p4p, 88 weight class) and Ulysses Blazkov (ranked 514 p4p, 78 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Blazkov's choice of entrance music: Trouble. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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290 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Martinyuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ulysses Blazkov!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Martinyuk.
Martinyuk throws a hook but Blazkov avoids it easily.
Blazkov moves away from the strike by Martinyuk.
Blazkov blocks a head kick by Martinyuk.
Blazkov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Blazkov throws a hook to the side of Martinyuk's head but Martinyuk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blazkov misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinyuk slips under a jab.
Martinyuk throws a shot from downtown. Blazkov moves away and avoids it.
Martinyuk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Martinyuk sets himself, and Blazkov steps forward looking for the clinch! Martinyuk avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinyuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Blazkov.
Blazkov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Martinyuk finds it's way round the side to connect with Blazkov's head.
Blazkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martinyuk throws a counter high kick but Blazkov was just alert enough to avoid it.
Martinyuk slips a jab from Blazkov.
Martinyuk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blazkov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Martinyuk.
A jab from Martinyuk misses.
Blazkov throws a solid leg kick but Martinyuk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blazkov.
Martinyuk throws a right and a left that Blazkov avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinyuk fakes the leg kick and cracks Blazkov in the body.
Blazkov closes the distance but Martinyuk moves to the side
and Blazkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Ulysses Blazkov has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blazkov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinyuk cracks Blazkov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A left lands for Blazkov.
Blazkov misses with a hook. Martinyuk ducked under it nicely.
Blazkov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martinyuk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blazkov moves in looking to clinch but Martinyuk pushes him off.
Martinyuk moves out of range of the body kick from Blazkov.
Blazkov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Blazkov misses its intended target.
As Blazkov looks to move away, Martinyuk throws a big counter combo but Blazkov just gets out of the way.
Blazkov throws a leg kick that misses.
Martinyuk lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Martinyuk moves away from the strike by Blazkov.
Blazkov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Martinyuk if he has to take too many more of those.
Martinyuk defending well as Blazkov loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinyuk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blazkov momentarily.
Blazkov tries to land a leg kick but Martinyuk saw it coming and moves away.
Martinyuk throwing a counter right hand but Blazkov manages to avoid it.
Martinyuk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blazkov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blazkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martinyuk.
Martinyuk throws a head kick that half lands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martinyuk checks a leg kick.
Martinyuk throws a counter high kick but Blazkov was just alert enough to avoid it.
Blazkov moves out of range as Martinyuk throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonid Martinyuk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ulysses Blazkov's cut.
That's time! Martinyuk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blazkov misses with a few strikes there.
Martinyuk is looking to counter punch.
Blazkov gets a clinch.
Martinyuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Blazkov.
Martinyuk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blazkov backwards.
A short uppercut from Martinyuk.
Martinyuk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blazkov can do to turn this around?
Martinyuk working aggressively here.
Blazkov misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Martinyuk.
Martinyuk tries to work over Blazkov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martinyuk lands a hook that snaps the head of Blazkov backwards.
Martinyuk prevents a body shot from Blazkov.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Martinyuk here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Blazkov misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blazkov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blazkov scores with a shot to the side of Martinyuk's head.
Blazkov throws a punch but it's blocked by Martinyuk.
Martinyuk tries to work over Blazkov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martinyuk lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blazkov blocks a body shot from Martinyuk.
Martinyuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazkov has a couple of punches blocked by Martinyuk.
Blazkov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martinyuk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martinyuk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martinyuk pushes Blazkov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leonid Martinyuk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Martinyuk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martinyuk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blazkov throws a body shot but no joy.
Blazkov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Martinyuk counters with a stiff right hand.
Martinyuk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blazkov has time to react.
Martinyuk punishes Blazkov's body with a nice straight punch.
Blazkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martinyuk.
Martinyuk lands a big uppercut and Blazkov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Blazkov looks OK. Martinyuk waves Blazkov back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Martinyuk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martinyuk moves out of range as Blazkov strikes.
Blazkov misses with an uppercut
and Martinyuk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Martinyuk lands a nice looking body kick.
Blazkov is breathing heavily.
Blazkov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Martinyuk is out of range and Blazkov settles back down.
Blazkov misses with a right hand
and Martinyuk counters with a crisp right hand that drops Blazkov! Martinyuk lets Blazkov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Blazkov is rocked!
Blazkov ducks into an uppercut from Martinyuk and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leonid Martinyuk!
Leonid Martinyuk 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Barnett (ranked 779 p4p, 112 weight class) and Bo Nickal (ranked 152 p4p, 25 weight class). Barnett comes to the ring accompanied by Move. Buddy Barnett had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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179 lbs
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178 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Buddy Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bo Nickal!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnett is looking to clinch but Nickal is avoiding it.
Nickal ducks under a wild hook from Barnett.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nickal has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Barnett closes the distance and clinches.
Barnett tries to pull guard but Nickal won't allow it.
Barnett jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nickal walks away with a smile on his face. Barnett gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That kick from Nickal tenderised Barnett's leg. Barnett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nickal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nickal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnett manages to avoid it.
Barnett shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nickal manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Nickal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barnett can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickal escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barnett gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nickal working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Barnett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nickal's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barnett's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barnett preventing the sweep.
Nickal looking for a guillotine here but Barnett defends easily.
Nickal is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Barnett slips nicely into half guard.
Nickal tries to roll over but Barnett keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Barnett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nickal is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnett scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nickal trying to control from the bottom.
Barnett prevents Nickal from improving his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barnett is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nickal has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nickal wants to control but Barnett is keeping busy.
Barnett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Barnett lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nickal wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickal gets back to full guard.
Nickal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnett trying to control but Nickal is working from the bottom.
Barnett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nickal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nickal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barnett can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Barnett advances position into side control!
Nickal regains half guard.
Nickal works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nickal trying to control the position.
Barnett lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Nickal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nickal is on top in guard.
Nickal lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barnett has his foot on Nickal's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nickal works his way back into a safe position though.
Barnett has momentary wrist control but Nickal slips an elbow through the middle.
Nickal postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nickal trying to control but Barnett is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barnett is on top in guard.
Nickal had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barnett defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickal had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barnett defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buddy Barnett dominated that round.
That's time! Barnett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barnett fails with the takedown.
Barnett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nickal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nickal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnett tries to counter by clinching up but Nickal breaks away and moves out of range.
A big right from Barnett misses.
Barnett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnett is looking to clinch.
Barnett scores with a nice head shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nickal has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Barnett clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Nickal is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Nickal is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Nickal gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Nickal gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Nickal apologises and we restart here on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnett moves out of range of the strikes.
Nickal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickal throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnett wants to clinch.
Nickal keeps the fight on the outside.
Barnett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barnett wants to clinch.
Nickal closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Barnett gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Barnett manages to get to full guard.
Nickal trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickal preventing the sweep.
Barnett is trying to keep Nickal in close.
Barnett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nickal is one step ahead there.
Nickal is posturing up here but Barnett has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Nickal tries to roll out but it's too tight and Nickal has to tap! Slick submission there by Barnett!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Buddy Barnett!
A very excited looking Buddy Barnett 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Askren (ranked 190 p4p, 28 weight class) and Stanley Steele (ranked 313 p4p, 53 weight class). Steele has chosen Manowar - Heart of Steel as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 2, fighting out of London, Matt Askren!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Stanley Steele!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren gets a clinch.
Steele breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Askren throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Steele throws out a counter right but Askren avoids it with no problem.
Steele throws out a loose jab but Askren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Askren throws a body punch but Steele moves out of range.
Askren dives in and scores a takedown into Steele's guard.
Steele is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Steele escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Askren gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Askren postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren wants to control from the top but Steele keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steele swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Askren postures up in Steele's guard and throws a big left but Steele blocks it.
Steele has his hands on Askren's head, controlling the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Askren with a nice head shot there.
Askren scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Askren trying to control the position from guard on top but Steele is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Steele is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Steele might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Askren haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Steele throws a series of punches but Askren moves out of range.
Askren connects with a jab.
Askren cracks a nice hook into Steele's ribs.
Askren ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Askren bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steele.
Askren bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Steele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Askren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steele moves away.
Askren throws a hook but Steele blocks it.
Askren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stanley Steele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steele on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Askren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steele moves away.
Despite the aggression on Steele's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A shot to the liver by Askren. Beautiful body shot.
Askren fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Steele to the ground. Askren is now in Steele's guard.
Askren postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Askren has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Steele is trying to control the position but Askren postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren wants to control from the top but Steele keeps moving.
Askren stands up over Steele, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Steele looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Askren accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Steele is trying to keep Askren in close.
Askren wants to control from the top but Steele keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Askren slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Askren dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Askren.
Steele lands with a nice combination. Askren backs away looking to recover.
Steele fails to land with a series of punches.
Steele swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Askren counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Askren looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Askren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steele can do to turn this around?
Askren thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Steele's head.
Askren working the head and body with strikes.
Steele works his way to full guard. Good work.
Steele controls Askren momentarily but Askren frees himself.
Askren scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele looking to control.
Askren scoring with punches to the head and body.
Steele is looking for a triangle but Askren pushes his legs off easily.
Steele trying to control the position.
Steele has his foot on Askren's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Askren works his way back into a safe position though.
Askren scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Askren working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Askren lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Askren is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Matt Askren overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Askren wants to control from the top but Steele keeps moving.
Askren postures up.
Steele preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Askren chips away with some ground and pound.
Askren postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Steele not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Steele working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Askren.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Askren fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steele looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steele misses with a looping left.
Askren drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Askren walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Steele displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Askren.
Askren looks to score with a jab to the body but Steele is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands a nice hook to Askren's body. Askren takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Askren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Askren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Askren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Askren gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Askren looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Steele is trying to maintain the position but Askren is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Askren dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Steele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stanley Steele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Askren decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Steele's guard.
Steele controlling the position.
Askren stands up over Steele, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Askren is working Steele over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Steele looking to hit a scissor sweep but Askren is one step ahead there.
Askren scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steele looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele controls Askren momentarily but Askren frees himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Askren's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Steele managing to control the position.
Askren trying to control the position from guard on top but Steele is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steele is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Askren throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steele works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Askren with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Askren is looking to wear down Steele with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Askren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steele.
Askren tries to counter with a takedown but Steele is quick to defend against it.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Askren moves away.
Askren appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Steele misses with a looping right.
Steele misses with a series of wild punches.
Askren gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele is trying to control but can't.
Askren seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Steele on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Askren stalling away here and it's allowed Steele to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Askren wants to control from the top but Steele keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Steele is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Steele has momentary wrist control but Askren slips an elbow through the middle.
Askren content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Askren works over Steele with some ground and pound from guard.
Steele is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Askren missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Askren trying to control the position from guard on top but Steele is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Askren stands up over Steele, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Askren clearly takes that round.
That's time! Askren's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Steele. That snapped Askren's head back.
Steele walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Askren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Steele paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Askren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steele swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stanley Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele throws a series of strikes that have Askren backpedaling.
Steele throws a body punch but Askren moves out of range.
Askren scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Askren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Askren manages to avoid it.
Askren attempts a counter takedown but Steele avoids it well and moves away.
Askren lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele misses with a hook. Askren ducked under it nicely.
Askren changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Askren manages to avoid it.
Askren tries to counter with a takedown but Steele is quick to defend against it.
Steele misses with a wild body shot.
Askren with a jab.
Askren slips under a jab.
Askren slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Steele lands a nice looking body shot.
Steele misses the shot to the body.
Steele on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Askren misses with a low kick.
Steele let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Askren just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steele! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Steele takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Askren 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 Steele has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Steele and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It looks like Askren has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Some wild striking there from Steele.
Askren connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Steele's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Steele misses.
Steele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Askren was well out of range. Poor timing from Steele.
Steele on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Steele looks to land a left hand but Askren moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Askren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Steele paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steele lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Askren just misses with a punch to the body.
Steele throws a series of punches but Askren avoids them all with ease.
Askren dives in for a single leg takedown but Steele sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Askren slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Askren shoots in and drives through. Steele sprawls well.
Steele throws a body punch but Askren moves out of range.
Askren attempts a counter takedown but Steele avoids it well and moves away.
Askren tries to clinch there but Steele circles away.
Steele throws a lazy uppercut
and Askren counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Steele!
Askren wants to control but Steele is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele is trying to control Askren's posture but Askren avoids it.
An elbow from Askren crashes against the mat.
Askren working the head with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Askren trying to control the action but Steele is working from the bottom.
Steele is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Askren had his way with Stanley Steele in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Steele missing with a left hand there. Askren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steele throws a combination. Askren tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Askren swings for the body but Steele moves out of range.
Steele gets caught flat footed, as Askren shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Askren is pushing down on Steele's leg trying to pass to half guard. Steele is fighting to maintain full guard but Askren has managed to sneak the leg through.
Steele trying to control here.
Askren landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Askren is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Askren lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele is looking to improve his position.
Askren seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Steele is looking to improve his position.
Askren scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Steele blocking the ground and pound attempt from Askren.
Stanley Steele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matt Askren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Steele is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Askren pulls his head out easily.
Askren is looking to advance position but Steele won't allow it.
Askren moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Steele.
Askren is looking to take a break and control but Steele is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Askren content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Steele is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steele keeps working.
Askren working away.
Steele tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Askren easily slips into full mount!
Steele tries to hold on but Askren postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Askren tries to control but Steele wriggling away.
Steele is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Steele is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Askren wants to control the pace but Steele is squirming around nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Askren lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Askren showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Askren, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Matt Askren!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Matt Askren!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Matt Askren!
Matt Askren wins by unanimous decision!
Matt Askren retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Matt Askren thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Trump (ranked 32 p4p, 6 weight class) and Bull Mfer (ranked 679 p4p, 100 weight class). Bull Mfer told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Donald Trump!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Bull Mfer!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trump on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Trump tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trump. Mfer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mfer has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Trump wants to clinch.
Mfer was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Trump has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rīga in the buildup to the fight.
Trump takes a swing at Mfer's ribcage but misses.
Trump blocks a leg kick.
Mfer walks into a straight right hand from Trump.
Mfer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trump.
Mfer throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mfer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Mfer misses the target.
Mfer misses with a straight right.
Donk. Trump catches Mfer right on the button with a cross.
Mfer throws a poor cross that misses
and Trump counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trump connects with a body shot that sends Mfer's belly button to the back.
Trump wants to clinch up but Mfer keeps it at a distance.
Mfer tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trump scores with a jab to the jaw.
A clash of legs there as Trump blocks the low kick.
Trump fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mfer scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump avoids a kick to the body.
Trump lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Trump uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mfer.
Trump closes the distance and clinches.
Trump misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mfer tries to circle away but Trump has him pinned against the ropes.
Trump blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mfer.
Mfer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trump's elbow.
Trump can't find room to land a body shot as Mfer controls the action.
Trump lands a nice shot to the body.
Mfer lands with a right to the head.
Trump lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mfer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Mfer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mfer.
Trump tries a body shot but Mfer blocks it.
Trump has a couple of punches blocked by Mfer.
Mfer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
Mfer tries a body shot but Trump blocks it.
Mfer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trump pushes Mfer back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Trump has a couple of punches blocked by Mfer.
Mfer prevents a body shot from Trump.
Trump misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mfer breaks the clinch.
Good work by Trump as he checks the leg kick.
Trump lands the left hand.
Mfer tries to keep at a distance but Trump has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mfer trying to stall but Trump improves his position.
Trump tries a body shot but Mfer blocks it.
Mfer prevents a body shot from Trump.
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Trump.
Trump goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Trump.
Trump throws a head punch that misses.
Trump goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trump lands a nice uppercut.
Trump can't find room to land a body shot as Mfer controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump misses with a punch on the inside.
Mfer prevents a body shot from Trump.
A right hand to the body from Trump.
Mfer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mfer defending well as Trump loads up on a big left hand.
Trump jabs Mfer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Trump slips a jab from Mfer.
Trump scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mfer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trump moves out of range of the body kick from Mfer.
Mfer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mfer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trump.
Trump misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mfer.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mfer misses with a body punch
and Mfer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mfer throws the kick towards the body but Trump avoids it.
Trump misses the shot to the body.
Trump is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Trump throws a hook to the side of Mfer's head but Mfer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mfer throws a body punch but Trump moves out of range.
Mfer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Trump.
Mfer looks for the body kick but Trump saw that one coming.
Trump was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Trump throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mfer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mfer slips under a jab.
Mfer misses with a wild body shot.
Trump slips a straight right by Mfer.
Trump cracks a nice hook into Mfer's ribs.
Trump with a hook.
Mfer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Trump misses with an uppercut. Mfer saw that one coming.
Trump wants to clinch up but Mfer keeps it at a distance.
Mfer counters with a body kick.
Trump ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mfer moves away.
Trump scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mfer in his tracks.
Mfer takes one on the button.
Trump jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trump checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Trump misses the target.
Trump swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mfer motions for Trump to come forward. Mfer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mfer throws out a leg kick but Trump moves out of range and Mfer only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Trump 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.
Mfer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trump looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Trump lands a glancing blow to the side of Mfer's head.
Trump with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trump. Mfer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trump blocks a low kick nicely.
Mfer throws a wild body kick that Trump sees coming a mile off.
Mfer swings for the body but Trump moves out of range.
Trump misses with a looping left.
Mfer digs a good body shot into Trump's ribs.
Trump clinches up with Mfer and pushes him back against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Trump.
Trump blocks an uppercut.
Mfer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mfer tries to throw a body punch but Trump avoids it by throwing Mfer back against the ropes.
Trump misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trump is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mfer can do to turn this around?
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short left from Trump.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trump misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Trump.
Trump tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mfer blocks a body shot from Trump.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mfer's efforts to push away.
Trump has a couple of punches blocked by Mfer.
Trump pushes Mfer back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mfer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mfer throws a punch but it's blocked by Trump.
Mfer is trying to maintain a safe position but Trump gets an underhook and turns Mfer into the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mfer.
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Trump.
Trump lands a hook that snaps the head of Mfer backwards.
Trump lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mfer backwards.
Trump's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Trump working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Trump scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mfer blocks a body shot from Trump.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trump.
Mfer is struggling to control the position.
Trump lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mfer or not.
Trump has a couple of punches blocked by Mfer.
Mfer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trump tries to throw a body punch but Mfer avoids it by throwing Trump back against the ropes.
Trump tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mfer's elbow.
Trump lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Trump creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trump throws a head punch that misses.
Mfer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Trump is keeping busy.
Mfer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mfer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trump working aggressively here.
Mfer breaks the clinch.
Trump looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Trump scores with the left hand. Mfer knows he should have avoided that one.
Mfer tries to score with a low kick but Trump moves his leg out of the way.
Trump misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mfer.
Mfer misses with a kick to the body.
Donald Trump is winning the standup battle so far.
Trump cracks Mfer with a good jab.
Mfer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mfer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Trump misses with a looping right.
Mfer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mfer misses with a hook.
It looked like Trump wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Trump clinches with his opponent.
Trump has a couple of punches blocked by Mfer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mfer.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trump.
Mfer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mfer wants to break free but Trump has control.
Mfer misses with some punches.
Mfer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trump tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Trump as Mfer tries to tie him up.
Mfer is trying to break the clinch but Trump is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mfer.
Trump lands with a light punch inside.
Mfer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A bone on bone clash there as Trump blocks the leg kick.
Mfer misses the shot to the body.
Mfer misses with a head kick.
Mfer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mfer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trump.
That kick from Mfer tenderised Trump's leg. Trump is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mfer lands a lovely overhand right.
Mfer avoids the body shot from Trump.
Trump tries to clinch up but Mfer circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mfer! But no joy.
A low kick from Mfer misses
letting Trump counter with a right hand.
Mfer throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Trump to counter with a crisp jab.
Trump moves out of range of the strikes.
Mfer is looking to score with low kicks.
Mfer looks to land a left hand but Trump moved out of range nicely.
Trump lands a nice looking body shot.
Trump checks a low kick from Mfer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Trump dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mfer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Trump looks to score with a jab to the body but Mfer is just out of range.
Mfer moves away from the strike by Trump.
Trump closes the distance and clinches.
Trump scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Trump tries a body shot but Mfer blocks it.
Mfer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trump swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mfer.
Mfer throws a hook but Trump blocks it.
Mfer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mfer counters with a body kick.
Mfer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mfer swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Mfer misses.
Mfer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trump tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mfer was well out of range. Poor timing from Trump.
Mfer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Trump misses the shot to the body.
Mfer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump loads up on a big right hand but Mfer slips the punch.
Trump throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mfer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mfer throws a looping overhand right but Trump ducks down to avoid it.
Trump throws a lazy right hand but Mfer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mfer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jab from Trump.
Mfer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Trump checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mfer throws a low kick but Trump avoids it.
Trump just misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Trump uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mfer.
Mfer scoring well with a low kick there.
A lazy left from Mfer finds it's target.
Trump misses with a looping left.
Trump misses the shot to the body.
Trump takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mfer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trump misses the jab.
Mfer unleashes a big counter combination but Trump bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mfer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Trump scores with a jab. Mfer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mfer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A cross from Trump lands.
Trump throws the left hand but Mfer avoids the punch easily.
Mfer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Trump keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mfer.
Trump works Mfer's body with a nice hook.
Mfer just misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mfer.
Trump was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Trump gets a clinch.
Trump lands a shot to the body.
Mfer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mfer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Mfer misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mfer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Trump blocks a body shot from Mfer.
Trump can't find room to land a body shot as Mfer controls the action.
Mfer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trump lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trump misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mfer.
A short uppercut from Trump.
Trump blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Mfer.
Trump is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Trump lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mfer backwards.
Trump has a couple of punches blocked by Mfer.
Trump misses with a body punch.
Mfer tries to break the clinch but Trump is controlling the position.
A short uppercut from Mfer.
Mfer misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trump lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mfer or not.
Mfer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Trump prevents a body shot from Mfer.
Trump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump lands a right hand.
Trump scores with a shot to the side of Mfer's head.
Trump tries to throw a body punch but Mfer avoids it by throwing Trump back against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mfer blocks an uppercut.
Trump fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trump blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Trump - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Mfer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trump working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Trump.
Mfer blocks an uppercut.
Trump goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trump struggles to land a body shot inside as Mfer controls his hands.
Mfer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trump goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Trump.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mfer.
Trump goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Trump clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mfer throws a leg kick that misses.
Mfer is looking to chop away at Trump's legs.
Mfer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trump.
An inside leg kick lands from Mfer.
Trump misses with a looping left.
Trump misses with a hook
and Mfer counters with a nice body kick.
Mfer misses with a looping right.
Trump clinches with his opponent.
Trump misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trump blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trump.
Trump stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump throws a head punch that misses.
Trump lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mfer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trump tries to work over Mfer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Mfer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mfer.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mfer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mfer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trump.
Mfer scores with a shot to the side of Trump's head.
Trump lands with a short shot to the head.
Mfer blocks a body shot from Trump.
Trump has a couple of punches blocked by Mfer.
Mfer lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Mfer.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Trump blocks an uppercut.
Mfer breaks the clinch.
Trump uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mfer.
Mfer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mfer takes a swing at Trump's ribcage but misses.
Mfer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mfer defending well as Trump loads up on a big left hand.
Mfer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mfer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mfer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mfer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Trump looks to score with a jab to the body but Mfer is just out of range.
Mfer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Trump throws a body shot but no joy.
Mfer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Trump makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Trump swings for the body but Mfer moves out of range.
Trump misses with a straight left.
Trump showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mfer.
Mfer misses with a leg kick
and Trump counters with a right hand to the body.
Trump closes the distance but Mfer moves to the side
and Mfer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mfer misses with a lunging right hand
and Trump connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trump tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mfer throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer misses with a kick to the body.
Trump was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Trump is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mfer.
Mfer misses with a kick to the body.
Trump misses with an uppercut.
Mfer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Trump walks into a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Trump blocks the leg kick.
Trump digs a good body shot into Mfer's ribs.
Good work by Trump as he checks the leg kick.
Trump clinches up against the ropes.
Mfer working aggressively here.
Mfer scores with a shoulder strike.
Trump lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mfer blocks an uppercut.
Trump prevents a body shot from Mfer.
Mfer is looking to break free of the clinch but Trump has double underhooks.
Trump prevents a body shot from Mfer.
Trump misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trump.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Mfer.
Mfer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trump throws a body shot but no joy.
Mfer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trump in his tracks.
Mfer throws a lazy right hand but Trump sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Trump fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Trump misses with a hook. Mfer ducked under it nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mfer.
Mfer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mfer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Trump throws a big shot that misses.
Mfer tries to land a leg kick but Trump saw it coming and moves away.
Trump slips a jab from Mfer.
Mfer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Trump misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mfer. Trump does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mfer circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Bull Mfer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Mfer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mfer thuds his right hand into Trump's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mfer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Trump throws a lazy right hand but Mfer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mfer misses with a head kick.
Trump loads up on a big right hand but Mfer slips the punch.
Mfer thumps Trump with a low kick.
Trump clinches with his opponent.
Trump lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mfer backwards.
Mfer misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trump.
A body shot lands from Mfer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump struggles to land a body shot inside as Mfer controls his hands.
Trump has a couple of punches blocked by Mfer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trump.
Mfer is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mfer.
Trump lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer has had enough of the clinch but Trump keeps him there for the moment.
Mfer lands a nice shot to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Mfer can't find room to land a body shot as Trump controls the action.
Mfer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trump keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mfer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Trump looks to score with a jab to the body but Mfer is just out of range.
Trump fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Trump lands a nice hook to Mfer's body. Mfer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mfer throws a leg kick but Trump moved away.
Mfer throws a leg kick but Trump moved away.
Trump fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mfer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mfer throws a lazy right hand but Trump sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mfer just misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Trump tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mfer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mfer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Trump.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mfer misses with a hook.
Mfer lands a high kick!
Trump wants to clinch.
Mfer throws a low kick but Trump avoids it.
Mfer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Trump throws a hook but Mfer avoids it easily.
Trump lands a nice hook to Mfer's body. Mfer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mfer blocks a jab.
Trump takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jab, jab by Trump - just one landing.
Mfer walks into a jab.
Trump misses with a hook.
Mfer throws a body shot but no joy.
Mfer throws a leg kick which misses Trump's front leg but catches the back leg as Trump tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump ducks under a wild hook from Mfer.
Trump waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mfer.
Trump blocks a jab.
Trump is looking to counter punch.
Mfer scores with a decent looking hook.
Trump throws a big shot that misses.
Mfer digs a good body shot into Trump's ribs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mfer, right into the meat.
Trump doesn't manage to clinch there - Mfer circles away.
Mfer misses with a body kick.
Trump takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mfer misses with a kick to the body.
Mfer takes one to the side of the head.
Trump lands the left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Trump darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Trump throws a hook but Mfer blocks it.
Trump misses with an uppercut. Mfer saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trump tries to clinch there but Mfer circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer misses with a left hand
and Trump makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Trump uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mfer.
Mfer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mfer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trump makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Trump missing with a left hand there. Mfer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mfer! But no joy.
Mfer throws a chopping leg kick but Trump manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mfer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trump.
Trump cracks Mfer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Mfer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mfer throws a leg kick
and Trump counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Mfer misses.
A cross from Trump lands.
Trump swings for the body but Mfer moves out of range.
Mfer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trump takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bull Mfer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trump takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bull Mfer.
I think Trump has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Donald Trump!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Donald Trump!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Donald Trump!
Donald Trump wins by unanimous decision!
Donald Trump retains his light heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Donald Trump started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Martynov (ranked 76 p4p, 5 weight class) and Latrobe Arundel (ranked 153 p4p, 21 weight class). Arundel has chosen Shook Ones as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergei Martynov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latrobe Arundel!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martynov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arundel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Martynov scores with the left hand. Arundel knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Latrobe Arundel has been cut.
Martynov looks to land a right hand but Arundel moved out of range.
Arundel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arundel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice cross by Martynov.
Arundel swings widly with a right hand
and Martynov counters with a nice right hand that sends Arundel toppling to the canvas! Arundel scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Martynov finish him?!
Arundel is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martynov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arundel.
Arundel thinks about the counter body kick.
Sergei Martynov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Martynov misses the target.
Good shot there by Arundel.
Martynov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Arundel.
Arundel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martynov doesn't seem bothered though.
Martynov cracks a nice hook into Arundel's ribs.
Martynov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Arundel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martynov can pounce on him.
Martynov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arundel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martynov misses with a right hand
and Arundel counters with a nice body shot.
Martynov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arundel misses with a hook. Martynov ducked under it nicely.
Arundel misses with an uppercut. Martynov saw that one coming.
A jab from Arundel does it's job there.
Martynov misses with a right hand
and Arundel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arundel slips under a jab.
Arundel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Arundel moves forwards but Martynov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Arundel.
Good standup being displayed there by Martynov as he connects with a hook.
Arundel jabs Martynov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Arundel.
A nice leg kick lands there from Martynov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martynov avoids the head kick by Arundel.
Martynov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Martynov misses with a looping right.
Arundel throws out a counter right but Martynov avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arundel slips under a jab from Martynov.
Arundel throws a big counter head kick but Martynov avoids it with no problem.
Arundel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Martynov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Arundel.
Arundel throws a jab when Martynov was well out of range.
Arundel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arundel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Martynov misses with a looping right.
Arundel tries to land a front kick but Martynov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Martynov looks to score with a jab to the body but Arundel is just out of range.
Martynov scores with a sloppy right hand. Arundel should have avoided that one.
Martynov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Martynov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arundel works over Martynov's head and body with a nice combination.
Martynov looks to throw the jab but Arundel is out of range.
Arundel lands a jab to the nose.
Martynov punishes Arundel's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martynov throws an overhand right that lands on Arundel's shoulder, as Arundel tries to avoid the shot.
Arundel scores with a hook.
Martynov misses the jab.
Martynov throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Martynov.
Martynov misses with a left hand
and Arundel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martynov scores with a nice right hand.
Martynov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martynov throws a combination that misses
and Arundel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Martynov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Arundel.
Arundel moves away from the strike by Martynov.
The fighters circling - Martynov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martynov misses with a looping left.
A big right from Martynov misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arundel thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arundel throws a head kick but Martynov moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Arundel.
Arundel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martynov.
Martynov throws out a loose jab but Arundel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice side step and Arundel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Arundel cracks Martynov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Martynov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Martynov throws a looping overhand right but Arundel ducks down to avoid it.
Martynov throws a hook to the side of Arundel's head but Arundel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martynov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martynov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arundel staying out of range there.
Martynov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Arundel finds it's way round the side to connect with Martynov's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Martynov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Latrobe Arundel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Martynov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Martynov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arundel. That did some damage!
Arundel tries to land a front kick but Martynov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Martynov throws a jab but it's blocked by Arundel.
Martynov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arundel throws a hook to the side of Martynov's head but Martynov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martynov misses with a straight left.
Arundel now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Martynov throws an overhand right that lands on Arundel's shoulder, as Arundel tries to avoid the shot.
Martynov takes a swing at Arundel's ribcage but misses.
Arundel looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Martynov with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arundel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martynov.
Martynov throws a lazy head kick
and Arundel counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martynov thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to the body from Martynov misses
and Arundel counters with a left and a right that stings Martynov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martynov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arundel misses with a straight right.
Arundel cracks Martynov with a good jab.
Martynov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Arundel on the side of the head.
Arundel throws a hook to the side of Martynov's head but Martynov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martynov misses with a right hand
and Arundel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martynov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arundel.
Martynov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Martynov is rocked!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Arundel might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Martynov has got the better of the exchanges.
Martynov misses with an uppercut.
Oh Martynov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arundel lands an overhand right.
A low kick from Martynov misses
and Arundel scores with a counter punch that sends Martynov to the canvas! Arundel smells blood - he's punishing Martynov with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Martynov has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Latrobe Arundel!
Latrobe Arundel is the new middleweight champion!
Latrobe Arundel thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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