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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Zorba (ranked 1398 p4p, 192 weight class) and John Makres (ranked 914 p4p, 137 weight class). Makres comes into a darkened arena with his song building. SABATON - Coat of Arms kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Zorba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Makres!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Francis DeMontford and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zorba fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zorba shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Makres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zorba fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Zorba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zorba misses with a takedown
and Makres counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makres scores with a nice head shot.
Makres misses with a double jab
and Zorba counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zorba throws an elbow but Makres slips to the side and avoids it well.
Makres throws Zorba to one side and escapes!
The fighters circling - Makres throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zorba shoots for a takedown but Makres saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Makres cracks Zorba with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zorba decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Makres has one foot on Zorba's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makres lands a glancing blow to the side of Zorba's head.
Zorba throws a wild hook but Makres just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Zorba gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Makres raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Makres!
John Makres bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seymour Hughes (ranked 615 p4p, 79 weight class) and Jay Stanley (ranked 700 p4p, 90 weight class). Stanley is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: On the road doing OTF MY NIGGAS #FUCKHUGGESSSHSSS LETS DO THIS! #f. Jay Stanley has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Seymour Hughes's chin.
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seymour Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Stanley!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Skip Squint and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stanley slips under a jab.
Stanley misses with an uppercut. Hughes saw that one coming.
Stanley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stanley takes a swing at Hughes's ribcage but misses.
Seymour Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes misses with an uppercut.
Hughes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hughes lands a jab to the nose.
Stanley tries to move into range but Hughes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hughes takes one to the side of the head.
Hughes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hughes takes a swing at Stanley's ribcage but misses.
Hughes moves out of range of the body kick from Stanley.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stanley.
Hughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Stanley is just out of range.
Hughes misses with a looping right.
Stanley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hughes throws an overhand right that lands on Stanley's shoulder, as Stanley tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hughes. Stanley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hughes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley looks to score with a jab to the body but Hughes is just out of range.
Stanley misses the shot to the body.
Stanley cracks Hughes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stanley throws a big shot that misses.
Hughes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stanley's head backwards.
Stanley defending well as Hughes loads up on a big left hand.
Stanley gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Hughes to counter with a crisp jab.
Hughes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Stanley.
Hughes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stanley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Hughes.
Stanley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hughes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stanley.
Hughes misses with a looping left.
Stanley lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hughes will feel that in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Stanley is just out of range.
Hughes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hughes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stanley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hughes missing with a left hand there. Stanley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stanley just misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes clobbers Stanley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stanley ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
Hughes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hughes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stanley keeps working.
Stanley regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hughes trying to control but Stanley is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stanley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Stanley looking to control.
Stanley looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hughes has picked Stanley up and slammed him! Stanley can't keep hold of the triangle and Hughes manages to pass to side control!
Hughes working away.
Stanley is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hughes is staying active.
Stanley pushes Hughes away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hughes gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
You can see the frustration on Stanley's face as Hughes controls the position.
Stanley is trying to get back to half guard.
Hughes is looking to take a break and control but Stanley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Stanley is trying to control Hughes's posture but Hughes avoids it.
Hughes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hughes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hughes just content to control the position.
Hughes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hughes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hughes working away.
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 Seymour Hughes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hughes throws a poor cross that misses
and Stanley counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hughes throws the left hand but Stanley avoids the punch easily.
Stanley unleashes a big counter combination but Hughes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stanley.
Hughes scores with a body shot.
Hughes walks into a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Hughes.
Hughes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stanley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hughes scores with a shot to the body.
Stanley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hughes moves out of range of the body kick.
Hughes throws an overhand right that lands on Stanley's shoulder, as Stanley tries to avoid the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stanley walks into a jab.
Stanley throws a shot from downtown. Hughes moves away and avoids it.
Hughes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stanley's head backwards.
Stanley throws a hook but Hughes avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes throws a hook but Stanley blocks it.
Stanley throws a chopping leg kick but Hughes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stanley walks into a jab.
Hughes scores with the left hand. Stanley knows he should have avoided that one.
Stanley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stanley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hughes doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Stanley to counter with a crisp jab.
Stanley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hughes.
Seymour Hughes is winning the standup battle so far.
Stanley works Hughes's body with a nice hook.
Stanley lands a glancing blow to the side of Hughes's head.
Stanley misses the shot to the body.
Hughes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stanley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hughes.
Stanley lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hughes moves out of range as Stanley strikes.
Hughes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stanley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hughes finds it's way round the side to connect with Stanley's head.
Stanley misses with a hook
and Hughes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Hughes.
An attempted straight right counter from Hughes misses the target.
Stanley throws a hook but Hughes blocks it.
Hughes throws an overhand right that lands on Stanley's shoulder, as Stanley tries to avoid the shot.
Stanley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hughes on the side of the head.
Stanley misses with a looping right.
Hughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stanley moves away.
Stanley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hughes.
Stanley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hughes checks a low kick from Stanley.
Hughes throws an off balance right hand
and Stanley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hughes looks to land a right hand but Stanley moved out of range.
Stanley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stanley, as that shot connected.
Hughes is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley throws out a loose jab but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Hughes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hughes throws a hook to the side of Stanley's head but Stanley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stanley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hughes tries for a takedown but Stanley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stanley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hughes seems to have got his legs back now.
Good exchange - Hughes coming out on top.
Stanley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hughes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stanley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hughes.
Hughes swings widly with a right hand
and Stanley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stanley slips under a jab from Hughes.
Stanley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hughes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stanley.
Stanley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
Stanley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hughes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hughes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Stanley throws a jab but it's blocked by Hughes.
Stanley just misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes works Stanley's body with a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Stanley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Stanley.
Hughes misses with a body shot.
Stanley misses with a looping left.
Hughes is looking to counter punch.
Stanley cracks Hughes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hughes sizes up Stanley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice straight punches there by Hughes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hughes.
Hughes moves away from the strike by Stanley.
Hughes throwing a counter right hand but Stanley manages to avoid it.
Stanley defending well as Hughes loads up on a big left hand.
Hughes cracks Stanley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stanley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stanley looks to score with a jab to the body but Hughes is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jay Stanley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Stanley.
Stanley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hughes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stanley misses with a low kick.
Hughes throws a jab but it's blocked by Stanley.
Hughes misses with a left hand
and Stanley counters with a nice uppercut.
Hughes scores with a jab to the head.
Hughes looks to throw the jab but Stanley is out of range.
The fighters circling - Hughes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stanley scores with a leg kick.
Stanley throws a poor cross that misses
and Hughes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stanley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hughes.
Stanley connects with a right hand. Hughes shakes it off.
Stanley throws a leg kick
and Hughes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stanley takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley misses with a hook.
Hughes throws a hook to the side of Stanley's head but Stanley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stanley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hughes is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Stanley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hughes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hughes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stanley.
Stanley throws a jab when Hughes was well out of range.
Stanley misses with a low kick.
Stanley throws the left hand but Hughes avoids the punch easily.
Stanley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hughes.
Stanley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stanley slips a straight right by Hughes.
Stanley scores with a shot to the body.
Stanley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stanley moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Stanley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hughes slips under a jab.
Hughes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stanley counters with a thumping low kick.
Stanley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stanley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hughes.
Hughes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stanley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hughes lands with a hook. Stanley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hughes checks a leg kick nicely.
Stanley ducks right into an uppercut from Hughes.
Hughes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stanley sizes up Hughes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stanley ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
Stanley cracks Hughes with a good jab.
Hughes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stanley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stanley is looking to slow Hughes down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Hughes coming out on top.
Hughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stanley.
A head kick misses from Stanley.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stanley. Hughes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hughes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hughes misses with an uppercut. Stanley saw that one coming.
Stanley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stanley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hughes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stanley staying out of range there.
Hughes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hughes. Stanley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hughes lands a nice hook to Stanley's body. Stanley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hughes moves out of range as Stanley strikes.
Hughes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanley misses with an uppercut
and Hughes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stanley avoids the body shot from Hughes.
Stanley throws a shot from downtown. Hughes moves away and avoids it.
Stanley throws a body shot but no joy.
Stanley misses with a straight right.
Stanley needs to keep his hands up - Hughes had a free shot at his head there.
Hughes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Stanley.
Hughes misses with a body shot.
Stanley slips a straight right by Hughes.
Stanley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hughes misses with an uppercut.
Hughes misses with a hook. Stanley ducked under it nicely.
Hughes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stanley manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Seymour Hughes.
I think Hughes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Seymour Hughes!
A very excited looking Seymour Hughes rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Shiina (ranked 778 p4p, 49 weight class) and Killer Kidd (ranked 244 p4p, 15 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Shiina!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Killer Kidd!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shiina throws a poor cross that misses
and Kidd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kidd looks for the body kick but Shiina saw that one coming.
Kidd's coach down at Ass Private Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kidd's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Shiina fails with the takedown
letting Kidd counter with a right hand.
Shiina throws a right hand that misses
and Kidd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Kidd misses the target.
Kidd thuds his shin into the meat of Shiina's side.
Shiina throws out a loose jab but Kidd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shiina moves out of range of the leg kick from Kidd.
Shiina lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Kidd.
Shiina dips to his left and cracks Kidd with an uppercut!
Shiina looks to land a left hand but Kidd moved out of range nicely.
We've been hearing reports that Shiina has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kidd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kidd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd throws a low kick, looking for Shiina's leg but Shiina calmly moves out of range.
Shiina tries to counter with a takedown but Kidd is quick to defend against it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kidd.
Killer Kidd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shiina crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kidd - the referee stops the clock and Shiina gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kidd. Shiina manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Shiina drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kidd.
Shiina misses with a hook to the body
enabling Kidd to counter with a crisp jab.
Kidd slips under a jab from Shiina.
Kidd defending well as Shiina loads up on a big left hand.
Kidd moves away from the strike by Shiina.
Kidd throws a wild body kick that Shiina sees coming a mile off.
Anthony Shiina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shiina throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shiina misses with a straight left.
Shiina throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kidd counters with an inside leg kick.
Shiina swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kidd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shiina throws a poor cross that misses
and Kidd counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shiina takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kidd moves out of range of the strikes.
Shiina connects with a right hand. Kidd shakes it off.
Shiina throws a body shot but no joy.
Kidd walks into a left hand.
Kidd cracks Shiina with an open hand slap.
Shiina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kidd manages to avoid it.
Shiina scores with a nice head shot.
Shiina connects with a nice looking jab.
Kidd fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shiina has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kidd defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shiina.
Shiina swings for the body but Kidd moves out of range.
Shiina connects with a single shot there.
Shiina misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiina misses with a looping right.
Kidd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kidd replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Shiina blocks it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kidd. That's going to slow Shiina down.
Shiina on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kidd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shiina has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shiina there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shiina misses with a hook
and Kidd counters with an outside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Shiina 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shiina misses with a lunging right hand
and Kidd counters with a low kick, right behind Shiina 's knee.
Shiina tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kidd was well out of range. Poor timing from Shiina.
Kidd only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kidd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shiina misses with a looping right.
Kidd throws a jab but it's blocked by Shiina.
Kidd throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiina throws a shot from downtown. Kidd moves away and avoids it.
Kidd appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shiina takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shiina bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kidd thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shiina if he has to take too many more of those.
Kidd throws a leg kick
and Shiina counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shiina.
Shiina wants to pass the guard but Kidd is keeping the position.
Shiina trying to control the position from guard on top but Kidd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kidd has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Shiina pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kidd is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Killer Kidd dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shiina shoots and misses
and Kidd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kidd misses with a hook. Shiina ducked under it nicely.
Shiina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kidd manages to avoid it.
Shiina drives through with a takedown into Kidd's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Shiina trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kidd is adopting a defensive guard.
Shiina wants to control from the top but Kidd keeps moving.
Shiina being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd keeping moving, preventing Shiina from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Shiina looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shiina throws a right hand that misses
and Kidd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shiina blocks a leg kick.
Kidd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shiina loads up on a big right hand but Kidd slips the punch.
Kidd looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shiina swings widly with a right hand
and Kidd counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Kidd.
Shiina tries to clinch
and Kidd counters with a right hand to the body.
Kidd throws a leg kick which misses Shiina's front leg but catches the back leg as Shiina tries to avoid it.
Kidd throws out a loose jab but Shiina uses good head movement to avoid it.
Killer Kidd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kidd moves out of range of the strikes.
Shiina loads up on a big right hand but Kidd slips the punch.
Shiina's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kidd connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shiina scrambles back to his feet.
Shiina misses with a wild body shot.
Shiina misses with an uppercut
and Kidd finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kidd throws a hook to the side of Shiina's head but Shiina sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shiina takes a swing at Kidd's ribcage but misses.
And Kidd responds with a good body kick, but Shiina manages to step out the way in time.
Shiina misses with a shot to the body
and Kidd counters with a leg kick.
Shiina lands a right hook to the body.
Shiina has a takedown stuffed.
Shiina is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiina smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kidd pushes Shiina away with a front kick.
Shiina thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shiina swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shiina misses with a takedown attempt
and Kidd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Shiina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shiina swings widly with a right hand
and Kidd counters with a stiff right hand.
Shiina misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kidd.
Shiina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kidd manages to avoid it.
Shiina smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shiina blocks the body kick.
Shiina throws a lazy uppercut
and Kidd counters with a good low kick that Shiina was not able to check.
Kidd lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiina misses with an uppercut
and Shiina takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shiina misses with a left hand
and Kidd counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kidd thumps Shiina with a low kick.
Shiina misses with a body shot
and Kidd counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shiina rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kidd counters with a straight right hand.
Shiina throws out a loose jab but Kidd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kidd circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kidd counters with a stiff right hand.
Shiina throws a right hand that misses
and Kidd counters with a leg kick.
Kidd slips a jab from Shiina.
Shiina throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shiina lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Killer Kidd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shiina throws a poor cross that misses
and Kidd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shiina looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shiina misses with a looping left.
Kidd staying out of range there.
Kidd appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shiina shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kidd is trying to defend but Shiina finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Shiina wants to work for an arm triangle but Kidd is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kidd gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd pulls Shiina in close to his closed guard and prevents Shiina from doing any damage or advancing position.
Shiina has gone for a leg lock! Kidd slips out almost immediately though and dives into Shiina's guard.
Shiina is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiina working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kidd has passed into half guard!
Shiina looking for subs from the bottom but Kidd mounts him!
Shiina is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kidd controlling from mount.
Shiina tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shiina wants to control but Kidd is having none of it.
Shiina is trying to escape the mount.
Kidd tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Shiina tries to lock up and control but Kidd gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shiina tries to reverse the position but Kidd maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd controlling from mount.
Shiina tries to hold on but Kidd postures up.
Kidd prevents Shiina from getting the reversal.
Kidd controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiina tries to lock up and control but Kidd gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kidd prevents Shiina from getting the reversal.
Killer Kidd has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kidd controlling the pace for now.
Shiina tries to lock up and control but Kidd gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kidd content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Killer Kidd really dominated that round.
That's time! Shiina's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shiina misses with a hook
and Kidd counters with a straight right hand.
Kidd throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kidd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shiina.
Kidd lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shiina throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kidd to counter with a crisp jab.
Shiina throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kidd lands a nice looking body kick.
Kidd plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kidd 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 Shiina has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shiina and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiina slips under a jab from Kidd.
Shiina feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Kidd. No joy for Shiina on that attempt.
Kidd tries a quick counter leg kick but Shiina is wise to it.
Shiina throws a hook but Kidd blocks it.
And Kidd responds with a good body kick, but Shiina manages to step out the way in time.
Shiina will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That kick from Kidd tenderised Shiina's leg. Shiina is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shiina moves out of range of the body kick from Kidd.
Shiina tries to counter with a takedown but Kidd is quick to defend against it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiina throws a lazy right hand but Kidd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kidd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shiina throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kidd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shiina misses with an uppercut.
Kidd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kidd slips under a jab from Shiina.
And Kidd responds with a good body kick, but Shiina manages to step out the way in time.
Shiina walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kidd.
Kidd with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kidd moves out of range of the strikes.
Kidd misses with a low kick.
Shiina feinted with a counter takedown.
Kidd scores with a nice strike.
Kidd staying out of range there.
Kidd fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Shiina misses its intended target.
Kidd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kidd on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kidd fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shiina has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shiina takes one to the chin there.
Kidd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kidd tries a quick counter leg kick but Shiina is wise to it.
Shiina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shiina scores with a hook to the body. Kidd takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shiina misses with a hook
enabling Kidd to counter with a crisp jab.
Kidd swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kidd throws a body kick that misses.
Kidd throws a low kick, looking for Shiina's leg but Shiina calmly moves out of range.
Shiina drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kidd sprawls and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiina throws an off balance right hand
and Kidd counters with a nice leg kick.
Shiina avoids a kick to the body.
Kidd is looking to land body kicks.
Shiina throws a poor cross that misses
and Kidd makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shiina misses with a shot to the body
and Kidd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shiina throws a big shot that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Shiina 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kidd throws a jab when Shiina was well out of range.
Shiina misses with a lunging right hand
letting Kidd counter with a right hand.
A jab from Shiina misses.
Kidd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shiina.
Kidd throws a leg kick but Shiina checks it.
Shiina misses with an uppercut
and Kidd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiina misses with a looping left.
Shiina scores with a hook to the body. Kidd takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shiina avoids a kick to the body.
Shiina swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shiina misses with a looping right.
Shiina backing away here, and Kidd unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kidd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shiina sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shiina misses with a left hand
and Kidd counters with a thumping low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kidd.
Shiina drops his hands momentarily and Kidd takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shiina looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kidd scores with a hook to the body. Shiina takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kidd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick there by Kidd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Killer Kidd dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Shiina throws a poor cross that misses
and Kidd counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kidd keeps the fight on the outside.
Shiina looks to land a right hand but Kidd moved out of range.
Kidd let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A solid body kick from Kidd.
Shiina throws a hook but Kidd blocks it.
Shiina takes a swing at Kidd's ribcage but misses.
Kidd scores with a jab.
Shiina throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kidd makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Shiina really felt that one!
Shiina throws a hook but Kidd avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kidd!
Kidd lands with a nice body kick.
Kidd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shiina's sensitive parts.
Kidd misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiina misses with a takedown attempt - Kidd sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shiina throws a jab when Kidd was well out of range.
Kidd scores with a nice body kick.
Shiina throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shiina misses with a straight left.
Shiina misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Kidd on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shiina moves out of range as Kidd throws a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Kidd.
Kidd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
An inside leg kick from Kidd misses.
Shiina misses with a left hand
and Kidd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shiina swings widly with a right hand
and Kidd counters with a nice leg kick.
Shiina throws a hook to the side of Kidd's head but Kidd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiina blocks a leg kick.
Shiina fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Kidd releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fighters circling - Shiina throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shiina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kidd manages to avoid it.
Anthony Shiina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shiina takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shiina getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shiina throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kidd feints a counter leg kick.
Shiina is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kidd.
Shiina throws a looping overhand right but Kidd ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kidd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shiina.
Nice defenses there by Kidd.
Kidd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shiina.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiina throws a hook to the side of Kidd's head but Kidd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shiina misses with a hook. Kidd ducked under it nicely.
Shiina throws an off balance right hand
and Kidd counters with a stiff right hand.
A clash of legs there as Shiina blocks the low kick.
Kidd looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A leg kick checked by Shiina.
Shiina throws a jab but it's blocked by Kidd.
Shiina is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kidd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shiina misses with a lunging right hand
and Kidd counters with a right hand to the body.
Kidd thuds his shin into the meat of Shiina's side.
Kidd delivers a nice body kick.
Shiina takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kidd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiina gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kidd clobbers Shiina with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Shiina.
Shiina scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kidd in his tracks.
Kidd ducks under a wild hook from Shiina.
Kidd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shiina.
Shiina takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Shiina scores with a hook.
Kidd connects with a single shot there.
Shiina looks to land a right hand but Kidd moved out of range.
Kidd thuds his shin into the meat of Shiina's side.
Shiina steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kidd. That one must have hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Killer Kidd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kidd has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 45:50
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 45:50
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Killer Kidd! Killer Kidd retains his bantamweight title!
A victorious Killer Kidd thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kieran Busk (ranked 1077 p4p, 144 weight class) and Konstantinos Nevrakis (ranked 1514 p4p, 193 weight class). Nevrakis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Winds of Ithaca. 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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161 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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kieran Busk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Konstantinos Nevrakis!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevrakis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Busk to score with a decent uppercut.
Kieran Busk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Nevrakis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Busk definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice cross by Busk.
Busk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nevrakis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nevrakis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Busk connects with a nice looking jab.
Busk forces Nevrakis back against the cage and clinches.
Nevrakis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Busk uses from the top position.
Busk wants to stand but Nevrakis is controlling his posture from full guard.
Nevrakis will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Nevrakis trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Nevrakis throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Busk is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Busk trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nevrakis's guard.
Nevrakis will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Busk looking to pass the guard.
Nevrakis lands a decent punch to the body there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevrakis throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Nevrakis throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Busk trying to control but Nevrakis is working from the bottom.
Nevrakis trying to strike off his back.
Nevrakis doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Nevrakis keeping moving, preventing Busk from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Busk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nevrakis throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Busk trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nevrakis's guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nevrakis keeps the fight on the outside.
Busk throws a body shot but no joy.
Nevrakis takes one on the button.
Nevrakis takes the fight into the clinch.
Busk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nevrakis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Busk just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nevrakis tries to pull guard but Busk forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevrakis ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nevrakis no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nevrakis trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Nevrakis trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Busk trying to control the position from guard on top but Nevrakis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nevrakis will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Nevrakis throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Nevrakis keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Nevrakis keeping moving, preventing Busk from controlling successfully.
Busk will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Busk has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nevrakis is proving hard to escape from.
Nevrakis trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Nevrakis throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Nevrakis striking off his back but it's not causing Busk any problems.
Busk trying to control but Nevrakis is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nevrakis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Busk swings wildly with an uppercut but Nevrakis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Busk misses with a punch to the body.
Nevrakis prevents a body shot from Busk.
A short right from Busk on the inside.
Nevrakis prevents a body shot from Busk.
Nevrakis successfully pulls guard.
Nevrakis throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Busk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nevrakis on the ground.
Nevrakis throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Nevrakis will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Nevrakis scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Nevrakis trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Nevrakis throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Nevrakis has a closed guard, preventing Busk from standing up.
Nevrakis throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Nevrakis will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Nevrakis throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Busk trying to control but Nevrakis is working from the bottom.
Nevrakis tries to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevrakis throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Nevrakis trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Busk looks to score with a jab to the body but Nevrakis is just out of range.
Busk displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nevrakis clinches up with Busk and pushes him back against the cage.
Nevrakis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Busk to keep the fight standing.
Kieran Busk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konstantinos Nevrakis.
Busk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nevrakis jumps guard but Busk stands there with Nevrakis around his waist. Nevrakis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Busk tries to work over Nevrakis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Busk lands a hook that snaps the head of Nevrakis backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nevrakis pulls Busk into guard.
Nevrakis trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Busk trying to control the position from guard on top but Nevrakis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Busk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nevrakis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nevrakis trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kieran Busk dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Danga de danga de dang - Busk scores with a four punch combination!
Busk bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jab from Busk.
The fight stays on the outside here - Busk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Busk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nevrakis fails to pull guard.
Busk is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Busk lands a body shot.
Nevrakis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Busk smiles and moves away.
Busk scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Busk jabs Nevrakis right on the nose. Nevrakis blinks but takes it well.
Nevrakis takes one on the button.
Busk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nevrakis can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Busk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Busk lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nevrakis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kieran Busk is winning the standup battle so far.
Nevrakis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nevrakis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Busk lands a slapping body shot.
Nevrakis closes the distance and clinches.
Nevrakis jumps guard and drags Busk to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Nevrakis strikes from his own guard.
Busk trying to control the position from guard on top but Nevrakis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Nevrakis tries to strike from the bottom.
Busk trying to control the position from guard on top but Nevrakis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Busk wanted to stand there but Nevrakis had control of the position.
Nevrakis doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevrakis trying to strike off his back.
Nevrakis throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Nevrakis doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Nevrakis trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Nevrakis tries to strike from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Busk tries to bum rush Nevrakis with a series of wild strikes but Nevrakis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Busk tries to keep at a distance but Nevrakis has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Busk on the inside.
Busk lands a hook that snaps the head of Nevrakis backwards.
Busk struggles to land a body shot inside as Nevrakis controls his hands.
Busk struggles to land a body shot inside as Nevrakis controls his hands.
Busk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Busk can't find room to land a body shot as Nevrakis controls the action.
Busk throws a head punch that misses.
Nevrakis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kieran Busk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konstantinos Nevrakis.
Nevrakis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Busk to keep the fight standing.
Nevrakis pulls Busk into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevrakis keeping moving, preventing Busk from controlling successfully.
Nevrakis lands a decent punch to the body there.
Busk wants to control from the top but Nevrakis keeps moving.
Nevrakis trying to strike off his back.
Nevrakis trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Busk wants to control from the top but Nevrakis keeps moving.
Nevrakis trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Nevrakis will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Busk wants to get up but he can't break Nevrakis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Busk swinging wildly here.
Nevrakis wants to counter with a clinch but Busk pushes him away.
Busk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nevrakis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Busk is looking to clinch but Nevrakis is avoiding it.
Nevrakis tries to counter with a clinch but Busk shakes him off and moves away.
Busk tries to clinch but Nevrakis moves out of range.
Busk clinches up against the cage.
Busk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nevrakis fails to pull guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Busk.
Nevrakis is trying to pull guard but Busk turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nevrakis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Busk walks away with a smile on his face. Nevrakis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Busk lands a right hook to the body.
Busk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nevrakis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Busk throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nevrakis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nevrakis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kieran Busk 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. This is the final round!
Nevrakis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Busk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Busk misses with a jab to the body
and Nevrakis counters by clinching up.
Busk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nevrakis manages to pull guard.
Nevrakis thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Busk wants to stand but Nevrakis is controlling his posture from full guard.
Nevrakis will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Nevrakis throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Nevrakis trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nevrakis trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Busk trying to control the position from guard on top but Nevrakis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Busk would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nevrakis trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Busk lands with an uppercut that bounces Nevrakis off the cage and back into range.
Nevrakis gets a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Busk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Busk has a couple of punches blocked by Nevrakis.
Nevrakis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Busk just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nevrakis decides to pull guard.
Busk trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nevrakis's guard.
Nevrakis tries to strike from the bottom.
Nevrakis trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Nevrakis scores with a nice shot.
Busk wants to control from the top but Nevrakis keeps moving.
Nevrakis tries to strike from the bottom.
Nevrakis trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Busk is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevrakis throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Nevrakis throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Busk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nevrakis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Busk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nevrakis tries to pull guard but Busk won't allow it.
Nevrakis fails to pull guard.
Kieran Busk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konstantinos Nevrakis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Busk tries to throw a body punch but Nevrakis avoids it by throwing Busk back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Busk.
Busk is working Nevrakis over against the cage.
Busk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nevrakis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Busk presses Nevrakis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nevrakis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Busk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Busk lands a shoulder strike.
Busk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nevrakis is trying to pull guard but Busk has him pressed against the cage.
Busk misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Busk lands a hook that snaps the head of Nevrakis backwards.
Nevrakis tries to pull guard but Busk won't allow it.
Nevrakis tries to pull guard but Busk won't allow it.
Busk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Busk can't find room to land a body shot as Nevrakis controls the action.
Nevrakis is trying to pull guard but Busk has him pressed against the cage.
Busk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Busk digs a right hand underneath Nevrakis's ribcage. Nevrakis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Busk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nevrakis tries to pull guard but Busk holds him up against the cage and eventually Nevrakis drops back down to his feet.
Busk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nevrakis fails to pull guard.
Nevrakis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Busk walks away with a smile on his face. Nevrakis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Busk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nevrakis fails to pull guard.
Busk lands a shot to the body.
Busk lands a shoulder strike.
Kieran Busk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Busk pushes Nevrakis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Busk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Konstantinos Nevrakis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Busk.
Busk pushes Nevrakis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Busk.
Busk misses with a body punch.
Nevrakis tries to pull guard but Busk won't allow it.
Nevrakis is trying to pull guard but Busk turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nevrakis tries to pull guard but Busk holds him up against the cage and eventually Nevrakis drops back down to his feet.
Busk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Busk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nevrakis misses with a punch on the inside.
Busk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Busk pushes Nevrakis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Busk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Busk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nevrakis backwards.
Nevrakis swings wildly with an uppercut but Busk uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kieran Busk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Busk, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kieran Busk!
After winning the bout, Kieran Busk thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darrel Hill (ranked 451 p4p, 58 weight class) and Thing Thing (ranked 1567 p4p, 173 weight class). Thing has chosen Thing as his entrance music. Thing Thing has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Darrel Hill's chin.
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darrel Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thing Thing!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill misses with a looping left.
Thing Thing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Hill.
Hill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hill softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hill scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hill lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Thing 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.
Hill breaks from the clinch.
Thing misses with an uppercut
and Hill counters with a nice uppercut.
Hill stuffs the takedown attempt from Thing. Thing gets slowly back to his feet.
Thing tries to clinch but Hill is having none of it.
We've been hearing reports that Hill has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Thing tries to clinch up
and Hill counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thing gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Hill to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice sprawl there from Hill as Thing shoots in.
Darrel Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thing Thing.
Thing shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hill but Hill pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thing is looking to clinch.
Hill was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thing shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hill tries to bum rush Thing with a series of wild strikes but Thing uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hill leaves Thing with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thing shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hill pinned against the cage. Hill gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thing tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hill throws a jab but it's blocked by Thing.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thing manages to avoid it.
Hill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thing was well out of range. Poor timing from Hill.
Thing feints the counter takedown.
Hill throws a looping overhand right but Thing ducks down to avoid it.
Thing steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hill.
Thing shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Thing pulls his head out easily.
Thing missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Thing throwing shots but Hill is blocking nicely.
Hill wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thing lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hill tries to roll over but Thing keeps him under control.
Hill is pressing down on Thing's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Thing loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hill looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thing postures up in Hill's guard and throws a big left but Hill blocks it.
Thing trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hill is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thing defends well.
Thing lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Thing lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thing scoring with some ground and pound.
Thing avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thing with a nice head shot there.
Hill utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thing landing with the ground and pound.
Hill throws his legs up looking for a submission but Thing uses it to pass to side control.
Hill is looking to regain half guard here but Thing keeps moving and retains side control.
Hill struggling a bit here.
Thing in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrel Hill 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.
Thing shoots in for a takedown but Hill shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thing shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hill counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thing thinking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thing.
Hill appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Darrel Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thing Thing.
Hill tries to keep at a distance but Thing has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hill.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thing wants to take the fight to the mat but Hill manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Thing wants to take the fight to the mat but Hill manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thing has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hill avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hill lands a body punch.
Thing blocks a body shot from Hill.
Hill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thing can do to turn this around?
Hill prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thing trying to land knees to the body.
Hill breaks the clinch.
Thing thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thing is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hill lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A swing and a miss from Thing.
Hill swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thing dives in and grabs Hill's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hill pushes down on Thing's head and hops out.
Hill throwing a counter right hand but Thing manages to avoid it.
Thing throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thing shoots in for a takedown but Hill shows good takedown defense.
Hill looks to score with a jab to the body but Thing is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thing tries to close the distance and clinch but Hill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Hill misses.
Thing shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thing tries to clinch but Hill moves away
and Hill counters with a three punch combo that has Thing backing up. Thing nods at Hill to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hill gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thing.
Darrel Hill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thing looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hill appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thing.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thing manages to avoid it.
And Thing tries to counter it with a takedown but Hill pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hill circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thing tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hill manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thing tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hill defends well and Thing ends up having to push Hill into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Thing fails with the takedown
and Hill counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thing tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thing gets the takedown into side control.
Hill is looking to regain half guard here but Thing keeps moving and retains side control.
Hill is working hard here to advance position.
Thing looks up at the clock and then as Hill takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Thing smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Thing working the head with strikes.
Hill is not content to let Thing control the position.
Hill tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thing trying to control the position but Hill is working away.
Hill is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hill actively working from the bottom here.
Thing trying to control from half guard but Hill is working away.
Thing lands strikes from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thing looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Thing slips a nice elbow through Hill's hands, connecting with Hill's forehead.
Thing is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hill manages to get to full guard.
Thing trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrel Hill dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Thing closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hill to the mat! Hill manages to get full guard.
Hill is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thing defends well.
Thing throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hill is looking to cinch up a triangle. Thing throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Hill's body to avoid the submission. Hill has instead reached around Thing's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Hill arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Darrel Hill!
After the fight, Darrel Hill was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Thing Thing had this to say: 'THING!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tamid Nasib (ranked 796 p4p, 52 weight class) and Moganesh Jain (ranked 452 p4p, 26 weight class). Jain has chosen The Monkey King as his entrance music. Tamid Nasib is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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145 lbs
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tamid Nasib!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moganesh Jain!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Topper Green and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasib looks to throw the jab but Jain is out of range.
Jain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jain swings for the body but Nasib moves out of range.
A jab from Nasib misses.
Jain moves out of range as Nasib strikes.
Jain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jain misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasib swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nasib misses with a right hand
and Jain counters with a nice uppercut.
Jain throws a hook but Nasib blocks it.
Jain misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasib lands a nice looking body shot.
Nasib defending well as Jain loads up on a big left hand.
Moganesh Jain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jain takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jain with a nice cross.
Jain sizes up Nasib with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nasib steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jain.
An attempted straight right counter from Nasib misses the target.
Jain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nasib misses with a hook.
Jain throws out a counter right but Nasib avoids it with no problem.
Jain connects with a looping right hand.
Nasib throws a jab when Jain was well out of range.
Nasib throws an off balance right hand
and Jain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jain looks to score with a jab to the body but Nasib is just out of range.
Nasib misses with a hook. Jain ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasib takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nasib connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jain throws a big shot that misses.
Nasib was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nasib uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jain.
Nasib really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jain shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jain was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jain is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nasib has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jain tries to advance to mount but Nasib instead regains half guard.
Jain wants to work for an arm triangle but Nasib is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jain is trying to control. Nasib wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jain wants to free his trapped foot but Nasib is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nasib keeps working.
Jain is trying to work for a kimura but Nasib is defending well.
Jain wants to pass to mount but Nasib is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nasib is not content to let Jain control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jain trying to mount his opponent but Nasib defends it.
Jain is still trying to improve position.
Nasib wants to improve his position but Jain is controlling well.
Jain working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Nasib's thigh. Nasib counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Jain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nasib swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nasib keeping moving, preventing Jain from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moganesh Jain dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nasib ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nasib looks to land a right hand but Jain moved out of range.
Jain lands with an overhand left.
Jain throws a jab when Nasib was well out of range.
Nasib throws a lazy uppercut
and Jain counters with a nice uppercut.
Nasib gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jain to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nasib tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jain tries to free his leg and advance position but Nasib is retaining full guard.
Jain passes Nasib's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jain is looking for a kimura but Nasib is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jain to get the leverage.
Jain looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasib works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jain wants to pass the guard but Nasib is keeping the position.
Jain trying to control but Nasib is working from the bottom.
Jain advances to half guard.
Moganesh Jain has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jain works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jain takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasib manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nasib won't allow Jain to pass to mount.
Jain is looking to pass Nasib's guard but actually Nasib recovers to full guard.
Jain forces his way into half guard.
Jain wants to control but Nasib is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasib tries to get to full guard but Jain has control of the leg.
Jain works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jain moves to the back position.
Jain is controlling the position but Nasib somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Jain wants to pass the guard but Nasib is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nasib keeps working.
Jain trying to pass the guard but Nasib defending well.
Nasib is not content to let Jain control the position.
Jain is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nasib has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jain seems to be looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jain trying to pass the guard but Nasib defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moganesh Jain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jain misses with a left hand
and Nasib counters with a nice uppercut.
Jain swings widly with a right hand
and Jain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jain with a hook.
Nasib throws a right hand that Jain ducks under and follows up with a left that Jain also avoids with ease.
Jain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nasib ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nasib tries to counter by clinching up but Jain breaks away and moves out of range.
Jain blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Nasib misses.
Nasib takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jain. Nasib does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasib takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nasib ducks under a wild hook from Jain.
Nasib with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jain ducks under a wild hook from Nasib.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Jain misses
and Nasib counters with a straight right hand.
Nasib uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jain.
A little feinted left hand from Nasib on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nasib manages to avoid it.
Jain throws a jab but it's blocked by Nasib.
Jain fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big left from Nasib misses.
Jain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nasib steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jain.
An attempted straight right counter from Nasib misses the target.
Nasib takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nasib throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jain lands the left hand.
Tamid Nasib has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nasib throws a hook but Jain blocks it.
Jain looks to throw the jab but Nasib is out of range.
Jain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jain scores with a punch to the head.
Jain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jain misses with a body shot.
Nasib keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jain swings widly with a right hand
and Nasib connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jain. Nasib does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Nasib wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jain lands with a hook. Nasib tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tamid Nasib is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jain lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jain misses with a straight right.
Nasib is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jain clinches up against the cage.
Jain tries a body shot but Nasib blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jain.
Nasib tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nasib leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nasib swings wildly with an uppercut but Jain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nasib misses with a punch on the inside.
Nasib misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jain lands with a light punch inside.
Jain gets control of Nasib's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jain will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Our spies down at at The Clinic inform us that Jain has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Nasib controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jain looking for a guillotine here but Nasib defends easily.
Moganesh Jain is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nasib stopping the sweep attempt from Jain.
Nasib has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jain looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jain's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moganesh Jain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jain has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moganesh Jain!
After the big win, Moganesh Jain made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Urban Fighter and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
In defeat, Tamid Nasib stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks for coming..I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kilo Maluga (ranked 491 p4p, 63 weight class) and Ryo Takuma (ranked 520 p4p, 69 weight class). Kilo Maluga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kilo Maluga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryo Takuma!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maluga throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Takuma on the side of the head.
Nice body kick there by Maluga.
Takuma avoids the body shot from Maluga.
Takuma swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maluga is looking to clinch.
Takuma looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Takuma misses.
Maluga moves out of range as Takuma strikes.
Maluga delivers a nice body kick.
Takuma steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Maluga. That one must have hurt.
Takuma looks winded!
Maluga tests Takuma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maluga drives through and clinches with Takuma against the cage.
Takuma lands a hook that snaps the head of Maluga backwards.
Maluga using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Maluga.
Takuma swings wildly with an uppercut but Maluga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maluga gets through Takuma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maluga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maluga crunches a lovely knee into Takuma's ribcage.
Maluga lands a shoulder strike.
Maluga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Takumas head.
Maluga is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maluga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takuma backwards.
Maluga connects with a knee to the head.
Maluga lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maluga lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maluga.
Maluga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maluga pushes Takuma back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Maluga on the inside.
Maluga lands a body shot in the clinch.
Maluga lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Maluga.
A short left from Maluga.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Maluga obliges.
Maluga is working Takuma over against the cage.
Knees to the body from Maluga.
A left hand lands to the body for Maluga.
Maluga lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maluga scores with a shot to the side of Takuma's head.
Maluga lands with a left to the head.
Maluga is working the Thai clinch up against the cage. He yanks Takuma's head to one side and delivers a picture perfect knee, right on the button! Boom! Down goes Takuma! He's out! He's out! The fight is over, just like that!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Kilo Maluga!
Our winner, Kilo Maluga, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Hopkins (ranked 81 p4p, 12 weight class) and Jackson Trigger (ranked 279 p4p, 38 weight class). Giuseppe Hopkins could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jackson Trigger's chin.
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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
11 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Giuseppe Hopkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Trigger!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trigger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hopkins swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jackson Trigger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trigger throws a right hand that misses
and Hopkins counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Jackson Trigger has been cut.
Trigger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Trigger lands the left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trigger. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trigger with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trigger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trigger 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.
A big left from Trigger misses.
Hopkins misses with a body punch
and Trigger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trigger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hopkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trigger throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hopkins counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hopkins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Trigger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hopkins checks a low kick from Trigger.
Trigger misses with a lunging right hand
and Hopkins counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Trigger thinking.
Hopkins lands a big uppercut and Trigger crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Trigger looks OK. Hopkins waves Trigger back to his feet!
Trigger is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trigger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hopkins cracks Trigger on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Trigger falls backwards against the cage. Hopkins follows up with more strikes that drop Trigger to his knees. Hopkins keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Trigger! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giuseppe Hopkins!
Giuseppe Hopkins retains his light heavyweight title!
Giuseppe Hopkins was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Fusi (ranked 242 p4p, 10 weight class) and Conor The Barbarian (ranked 100 p4p, 7 weight class). Conor The Barbarian will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Fusi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor The Barbarian!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Barbarian lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fusi at a distance.
The Barbarian connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like James Fusi has been cut.
Fusi wants to clinch.
Fusi swings widly with a right hand
and The Barbarian counters with a huge left! Fusi is in big trouble! He's backing up but The Barbarian isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Fusi from any more damage. A dominating finish by The Barbarian!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor The Barbarian!
Conor The Barbarian is the new super heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Conor The Barbarian thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martin Eugen (ranked 76 p4p, 8 weight class) and Litill Bjornsson (ranked 102 p4p, 15 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Eugen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kickboxer - Advanced Training. Martin Eugen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martin Eugen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Litill Bjornsson!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Bjornsson.
Eugen swings for the body but Bjornsson moves out of range.
Eugen sets himself, and Bjornsson steps forward looking for the clinch! Eugen avoids it this time.
Bjornsson looks to throw the jab but Eugen is out of range.
Eugen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bjornsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bjornsson misses with an uppercut. Eugen saw that one coming.
Bjornsson throws out a loose jab but Eugen uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eugen.
Bjornsson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Eugen throws out a loose jab but Bjornsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Eugen misses the target.
Bjornsson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bjornsson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eugen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bjornsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eugen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eugen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Eugen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bjornsson counters with a left and a right that stings Eugen.
Bjornsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Eugen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bjornsson ducks under a wild hook from Eugen.
Bjornsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martin Eugen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Bjornsson.
Eugen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eugen misses with the combination.
Bjornsson wants to counter the offense by Eugen and move into the clinch position.
Eugen throws a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Eugen. Bjornsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eugen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Eugen throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Eugen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Eugen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson lands a nice hook to Eugen's body. Eugen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bjornsson tries to clinch but Eugen moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Eugen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eugen moves out of range as Bjornsson strikes.
Eugen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bjornsson moves away.
Eugen takes one on the button.
Eugen walks into a left hand.
Eugen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bjornsson counters with a left to the body.
Bjornsson misses with an uppercut.
Eugen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bjornsson under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eugen slips under a jab from Bjornsson.
Eugen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Eugen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bjornsson rushes Eugen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Eugen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bjornsson has closed the distance and engaged Eugen in a clinch.
Bjornsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Eugen wants to get back to striking at distance but Bjornsson won't allow it.
Bjornsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bjornsson tries a body shot but Eugen blocks it.
Bjornsson tries to work over Eugen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bjornsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Eugens head.
A body shot lands from Bjornsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Litill Bjornsson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Eugen jabs at Bjornsson's body.
A big right from Bjornsson misses.
A little feinted left hand from Eugen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice straight punches there by Bjornsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bjornsson.
Bjornsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Eugen misses.
Bjornsson misses with a looping left.
Eugen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eugen misses with a left hand
and Bjornsson counters with a straight right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Eugen. Those never looked like landing.
Bjornsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eugen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bjornsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bjornsson wants to counter the offense by Eugen and move into the clinch position.
Eugen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bjornsson tries to clinch but Eugen moves out of range.
Eugen just misses with a punch to the body.
Eugen cracks Bjornsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Some wild striking there from Eugen.
Eugen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bjornsson on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eugen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eugen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bjornsson counters with a straight right hand.
Bjornsson ducks under a wild hook from Eugen.
Eugen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bjornsson tries to counter by closing the distance.
No joy there for Eugen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bjornsson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eugen stuns Bjornsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Martin Eugen is winning the standup battle so far.
Bjornsson misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eugen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bjornsson.
Eugen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bjornsson throws out a counter right but Eugen avoids it with no problem.
Bjornsson lands with a good body shot.
Martin Eugen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Eugen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bjornsson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Eugen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bjornsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Eugen works the jab nicely.
Eugen misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eugen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eugen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bjornsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Eugen.
Bjornsson throws a shot from downtown. Eugen moves away and avoids it.
Eugen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Eugen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bjornsson misses with a straight left.
Martin Eugen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Eugen. Those never looked like landing.
Bjornsson moves away from the strike by Eugen.
Bjornsson lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Eugen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Eugen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bjornsson ducks under a wild hook from Eugen.
Eugen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bjornsson blocks a jab.
Eugen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Eugen lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eugen misses with a looping right.
Bjornsson scores with a hook to the body. Eugen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bjornsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eugen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Eugen finds it's way through Bjornsson's defenses.
Eugen misses the shot to the body.
Bjornsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice jab there from Bjornsson.
Eugen walks into a left hand.
Eugen moves away from the strike by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bjornsson misses with an uppercut
and Eugen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eugen. Bjornsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eugen misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bjornsson! But no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bjornsson drops his hands momentarily and Eugen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bjornsson moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Eugen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bjornsson tries a body shot but Eugen blocks it.
Eugen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eugen looks to land a right hand but Bjornsson moved out of range.
Bjornsson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Eugen thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eugen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bjornsson.
Eugen lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circling - Eugen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eugen misses with a wild combination.
Bjornsson scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eugen throws a hook to the side of Bjornsson's head but Bjornsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eugen sets himself, and Bjornsson steps forward looking for the clinch! Eugen avoids it this time.
Bjornsson throws a hook but Eugen blocks it.
Bjornsson moves into the clinch.
Bjornsson tries a body shot but Eugen blocks it.
Bjornsson fails to pull guard.
Eugen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bjornsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bjornsson closes the distance and pushes Eugen back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eugen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left lands for Eugen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Eugen clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Eugen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bjornsson moves away.
Eugen lands a nice looking body shot.
Bjornsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bjornsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bjornsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bjornsson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Eugen to keep the fight standing.
A short right from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson tries to pull guard but Eugen holds him up against the cage and eventually Bjornsson drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Eugen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bjornsson misses with the head strike.
Bjornsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eugen's elbow.
Eugen breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eugen loads up on a big right hand but Bjornsson slips the punch.
Eugen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bjornsson tries to clinch up but Eugen circles away and keeps his distance.
Bjornsson instigates a clinch.
Eugen manages to break the clinch.
Good shot there by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eugen.
Eugen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bjornsson throws out the jab.
Bjornsson instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bjornsson misses with the head strike.
Bjornsson throws a head punch that misses.
Bjornsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Eugen.
Bjornsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Eugen controls his hands.
Eugen blocking some punches.
Bjornsson pulls guard successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bjornsson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Eugen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Eugen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bjornsson has his foot on Eugen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Eugen works his way back into a safe position though.
Bjornsson looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bjornsson is on top in guard.
Eugen wants to stand but Bjornsson is controlling the position.
Eugen keeping moving, preventing Bjornsson from controlling successfully.
Bjornsson slips nicely into half guard.
Bjornsson seems to be working for a kimura but Eugen defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bjornsson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Eugen looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bjornsson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Litill Bjornsson dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Eugen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bjornsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eugen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bjornsson counters with a left and a right that stings Eugen.
Eugen throws a lazy uppercut
and Bjornsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bjornsson jabs Eugen right on the nose. Eugen blinks but takes it well.
Bjornsson moves into the clinch successfully.
Eugen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eugen loads up on a big right hand but Bjornsson slips the punch.
Bjornsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bjornsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eugen misses with a shot to the body
and Bjornsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eugen.
Eugen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bjornsson with a jab.
Eugen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bjornsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Eugen looks to land a combination. Bjornsson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Eugen clobbers Bjornsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bjornsson takes a swing at Eugen's ribcage but misses.
Eugen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eugen misses with a looping left.
Eugen sets himself, and Bjornsson steps forward looking for the clinch! Eugen avoids it this time.
Bjornsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Eugen is trying to push Bjornsson away but Bjornsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bjornsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eugen is trying to push Bjornsson away but Bjornsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bjornsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Eugen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bjornsson jumps guard but Eugen stands there with Bjornsson around his waist. Bjornsson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bjornsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson is trying to pull guard but Eugen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Bjornsson misses with a punch to the body.
Bjornsson tries to pull guard but Eugen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Martin Eugen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Litill Bjornsson.
Eugen is trying to push Bjornsson away but Bjornsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bjornsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bjornsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bjornsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Eugen's efforts to push away.
Bjornsson wants a takedown but no success here.
Bjornsson is trying to pull guard but Eugen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bjornsson is trying to pull guard but Eugen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bjornsson fails to pull guard.
Eugen blocking some punches.
Eugen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Bjornsson finds it's target.
Eugen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bjornsson takes one to the chin there.
Bjornsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eugen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bjornsson.
Eugen is looking to counter punch.
Eugen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Eugen connects with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bjornsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bjornsson is rocked!
Eugen misses with a hook
and Bjornsson counters with a straight right hand.
Bjornsson lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Litill Bjornsson.
I think Bjornsson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 47:48
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 47:48
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Litill Bjornsson!
A victorious Litill Bjornsson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Martin Eugen spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks for coming...I'll be back'.
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