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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Leagatius (ranked 2245 p4p, 231 weight class) and Robert McKenna (ranked 1637 p4p, 180 weight class). McKenna comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Freedom kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brutus Leagatius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert McKenna!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leagatius throws a hook to the side of McKenna's head but McKenna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've been hearing reports that Leagatius has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Leagatius throws a leg kick but McKenna sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McKenna forces Leagatius back against the cage and clinches.
McKenna breaks the clinch.
Leagatius tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McKenna is able to avoid easily.
McKenna wants to clinch but Leagatius slips to the side
and Leagatius counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Robert McKenna has been cut.
McKenna is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leagatius stuffs the takedown attempt from McKenna. McKenna gets slowly back to his feet.
Leagatius 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.
McKenna has a takedown stuffed.
McKenna has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Leagatius finds it's way round the side to connect with McKenna's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenna shoots in for a takedown but Leagatius shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brutus Leagatius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert McKenna.
McKenna tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Leagatius swivels and escapes.
McKenna closes the distance and pushes Leagatius back into the cage.
Leagatius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McKenna closes this distance looking for a takedown but Leagatius circles away.
Leagatius works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McKenna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice cross by Leagatius.
McKenna looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Leagatius is fending him off so far but McKenna persists. Nope, Leagatius circles away and we're back to standing.
McKenna misses with a takedown attempt
and Leagatius counters with a nice body shot.
McKenna misses with a takedown attempt
and Leagatius counters with a crisp right hand that drops McKenna! Leagatius lets McKenna back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
McKenna is rocked!
That has opened up Robert McKenna's cut even more.
McKenna looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKenna drops his hands momentarily and Leagatius needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips McKenna just on the top of the head. McKenna drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in McKenna - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brutus Leagatius!
After the fight, Brutus Leagatius was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Akihiro Gomi (ranked 957 p4p, 113 weight class) and Jimmy Doyle (ranked 1111 p4p, 129 weight class). Doyle has chosen The Clash - Jimmy Jazz as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akihiro Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Doyle!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle throws a body shot but no joy.
Gomi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gomi scores with a jab to the body.
Gomi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good exchange - Gomi coming out on top.
A punch lands to the side of Gomi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Doyle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Doyle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A cross from Gomi lands.
Gomi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Doyle backs away, Gomi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gomi misses with a shot to the body
and Doyle counters by moving into the clinch.
Gomi blocking some punches.
Gomi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gomi or not.
Doyle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
Gomi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doyle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Doyle slips under a jab from Gomi.
Gomi throws a leg kick but Doyle moved away.
Gomi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gomi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Doyle bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle stalks Gomi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gomi's face. Gomi staggers backwards, shaken.
Gomi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Doyle misses with a leg kick.
Gomi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gomi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gomi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gomi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gomi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gomi misses with a kick to the body.
Doyle lands with a nice body kick.
Gomi throws a hook but Doyle blocks it.
Gomi fails to land with a series of punches.
Doyle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gomi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle throws a hook but Gomi blocks it.
Gomi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Doyle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doyle connects with an inside leg kick.
Doyle throws a looping overhand right but Gomi ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Gomi.
Doyle clobbers Gomi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fighters circling - Gomi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gomi connects with a jab.
Doyle swings for the body but Gomi moves out of range.
Doyle blocks a low kick nicely.
Doyle moves out of range as Gomi throws a body kick.
Doyle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gomi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doyle moves out of range of the leg kick from Gomi.
Gomi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big right from Gomi misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Doyle.
Doyle missing with a left hand there. Gomi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Gomi.
Gomi scoring well with a low kick there.
Gomi feints and then cracks Doyle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doyle down.
Gomi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi scores with a hook to the body. Doyle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Doyle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gomi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Doyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomi.
Doyle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gomi.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomi is just out of range.
Doyle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gomi misses the shot to the body.
Doyle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doyle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doyle throws a body kick that misses.
Doyle moves in looking to clinch but Gomi pushes him off.
Doyle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gomi.
Gomi scores with a leg kick.
Doyle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gomi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyle.
Doyle clinches.
Gomi lands with a right to the head.
Gomi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gomi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gomi manages to break the clinch.
Doyle throws a looping overhand right but Gomi ducks down to avoid it.
Gomi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Doyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomi moves away.
Gomi misses with an uppercut.
Doyle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Doyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gomi throws a hook but Doyle avoids it easily.
Doyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doyle now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Doyle thuds a left hand into Gomi's body.
Doyle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gomi slips under a jab.
Doyle connects with a looping right hand.
Gomi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doyle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Doyle loads up on a big right hand but Gomi slips the punch.
Doyle lands a nice shot that snaps Gomi's head back.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Gomi.
Doyle throws out a loose jab but Gomi uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimmy Doyle will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Doyle lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab by Doyle.
Gomi throws a leg kick
and Doyle counters with a nice uppercut.
Doyle throws a big shot that misses.
Gomi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot.
Gomi dips to his left and cracks Doyle with an uppercut!
Doyle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Doyle closes the distance but Gomi moves to the side
and Gomi counters with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Gomi misses its intended target.
Gomi wants to land a leg kick but Doyle is out of range.
Gomi scores with a shot to the body.
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!
Gomi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Doyle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gomi scrambles back to his feet.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Gomi.
Doyle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doyle throws out a loose jab but Gomi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Doyle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gomi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle works Gomi's body with a nice hook.
Doyle moves away from the strike by Gomi.
Gomi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A swing and a miss from Gomi.
Gomi connects with a nice looking jab.
Doyle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gomi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Doyle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Doyle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Doyle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gomi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyle.
Gomi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Doyle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gomi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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!
Doyle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gomi doesn't seem bothered though.
Doyle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doyle lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Doyle connects with a single shot there.
Gomi throws a shot from downtown. Doyle moves away and avoids it.
Gomi cracks Doyle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gomi scores with a one two! Doyle had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Doyle dodges the punch combination from Gomi.
Doyle misses with a looping right.
Doyle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gomi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doyle.
Gomi throws a body shot but no joy.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Doyle misses with a hook. Gomi ducked under it nicely.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Gomi connects with a body shot.
Gomi scores with a nice right hand.
Doyle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi lands with a hook. Doyle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Doyle in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A big right from Gomi misses.
Doyle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Doyle works the jab nicely.
Gomi looks to land a right hand but Doyle moved out of range.
Doyle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomi swinging wildly here.
Gomi tries to score with a low kick but Doyle moves his leg out of the way.
Gomi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doyle looks to land a right hand but Gomi moved out of range.
It looked like Gomi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doyle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gomi checks it well.
Doyle throws a big shot that misses.
Doyle looks to land a left hand but Gomi moved out of range nicely.
Gomi misses with a hook. Doyle ducked under it nicely.
Gomi digs a good hook to Doyle's body.
Doyle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle lands a really nice looking cross but Gomi seems unphased.
Gomi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyle throws out the jab.
Doyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomi.
Doyle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Doyle misses with a straight right.
Gomi throwing a counter right hand but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Gomi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gomi slips under a jab from Doyle.
Gomi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gomi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyle.
Doyle lands a jab to Gomi's midsection.
Gomi throws a body kick that misses.
Doyle blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomi tries a head kick but it misses.
Gomi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
A jab from Doyle misses.
Gomi jabs Doyle right on the nose. Doyle blinks but takes it well.
Doyle throws the left hand but Gomi avoids the punch easily.
Gomi appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Akihiro Gomi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Gomi.
Doyle scores with a jab.
A good leg kick by Doyle.
Doyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gomi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doyle throws a sloppy body shot
and Gomi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick from Gomi misses.
Doyle throws the left hand but Gomi avoids the punch easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Gomi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gomi throws a leg kick but Doyle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Doyle feints a jab promting Gomi to slip. Doyle then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gomi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gomi.
Doyle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gomi. Gomi obviously looking to wear him down.
Doyle throws a head kick that misses.
Gomi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomi.
Doyle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi blocks a jab.
Gomi 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.
Doyle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gomi.
Gomi wants to land a leg kick but Doyle is out of range.
Doyle moves out of range of the leg kick from Gomi.
A head kick misses from Gomi.
Gomi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gomi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Doyle throws a series of punches but Gomi moves out of range.
Doyle's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gomi under the eye.
Gomi throws out a loose jab but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Gomi.
Doyle scores with a jab.
Gomi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Gomi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gomi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doyle punishes Gomi's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Doyle misses
and Gomi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doyle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gomi swings for the body but Doyle moves out of range.
Gomi scores with a nice strike.
A combination from Doyle does no damage.
Gomi throws a lazy right hand but Doyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doyle appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gomi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Doyle finds it's way round the side to connect with Gomi's head.
Gomi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gomi blocks a head kick by Doyle.
Doyle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gomi clobbers Doyle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gomi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Doyle lands a nice shot that snaps Gomi's head back.
Doyle misses the jab.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomi is just out of range.
Gomi throwing a counter right hand but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Doyle lands the left hand.
Doyle lands a leg kick that knocks Gomi off balance momentarily.
Doyle darts in and clinches Gomi up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomi digs a right hand into Doyle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doyle's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomi.
Gomi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gomi breaks the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Doyle.
A jab from Gomi finds it's way through Doyle's defenses.
Doyle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gomi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gomi tests Doyle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gomi throws a leg kick
and Doyle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A decent looking cross lands there for Doyle.
Doyle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throws the left hand but Doyle avoids the punch easily.
Doyle tries to counter with a clinch but Gomi shakes him off and moves away.
Doyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomi misses with a body shot.
Doyle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gomi misses with a leg kick.
Doyle looks to land a left hand but Gomi moved out of range nicely.
Doyle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Doyle avoids the body shot from Gomi.
Gomi tries a low kick but Doyle avoids it.
Doyle tries to counter by closing the distance.
Doyle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doyle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gomi.
Gomi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Doyle to score with a decent uppercut.
Doyle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Doyle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Gomi misses.
Gomi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gomi misses with a straight right.
Gomi misses with a wild body shot.
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 Akihiro Gomi.
I think Gomi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akihiro Gomi!
After the fight, Akihiro Gomi was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dredman Zeus (ranked 1120 p4p, 143 weight class) and Barnabas Ungar (ranked 1195 p4p, 152 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dredman Zeus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barnabas Ungar!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeus swings for the body but Ungar moves out of range.
Ungar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barnabas Ungar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ungar lands with a nice body kick.
Zeus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ungar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A solid body kick from Ungar.
A jab from Zeus finds it's way through Ungar's defenses.
Good shot there by Ungar.
Ungar throws an overhand right that lands on Zeus's shoulder, as Zeus tries to avoid the shot.
Ungar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zeus.
A slow jab from Zeus misses its intended target.
Ungar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ungar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zeus missing with a left hand there. Ungar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Ungar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zeus throws an off balance right hand
and Ungar moves into the clinch.
Ungar misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ungar.
Ungar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ungar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zeus misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus breaks from the clinch.
Zeus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ungar.
Ungar avoids the body shot from Zeus.
An inside leg kick from Ungar misses.
Ungar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zeus.
Zeus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zeus lands a slapping body shot.
Ungar wants to clinch up but Zeus keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from Zeus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zeus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ungar was well out of range. Poor timing from Zeus.
Ungar moves into the clinch.
Ungar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zeus tries to work over Ungar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zeus swings wildly with an uppercut but Ungar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ungar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ungar.
Zeus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ungar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zeus blocks a body shot from Ungar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ungar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zeus walks away with a smile on his face. Ungar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've been told by Zeus's head coaches at Rickys House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice uppercut there from Ungar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zeus slips under a jab.
Ungar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zeus.
Zeus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ungar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zeus scores with a jab.
Ungar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zeus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ungar.
Zeus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ungar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ungar manages to pull guard.
Ungar seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ungar has an active guard here but Zeus has managed to pass into half guard.
Zeus is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ungar trying to control but Zeus postures up.
Ungar wants to improve his position but Zeus is controlling well.
Ungar wants to control but Zeus is keeping busy.
Zeus prevents Ungar from improving his position.
Ungar holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ungar wants to improve his position but Zeus is controlling well.
Zeus trying to control the action but Ungar is working from the bottom.
Ungar is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Zeus wants to take a breather but Ungar is having none of it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ungar tries a head kick but it misses.
Ungar shoots for a double leg takedown but Zeus sprawls well. He's pushed Ungar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zeus scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ungar.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ungar.
Zeus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ungar manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barnabas Ungar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A looping hook to the body misses from Zeus. Ungar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ungar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnabas Ungar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Zeus misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Ungar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ungar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zeus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ungar lands with a straight right. Zeus didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Zeus misses.
Zeus clobbers Ungar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ungar walks into a stiff left hand from Zeus.
Ungar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zeus takes a swing at Ungar's ribcage but misses.
Zeus works Ungar's body with a nice hook.
Zeus blocks a head kick by Ungar.
Ungar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ungar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zeus tries to clinch but Ungar moves out of range.
Ungar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ungar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ungar throws a sloppy body shot
letting Zeus counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Zeus as he connects with a hook.
Zeus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice uppercut there from Ungar.
Ungar lands with a hook. Zeus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ungar has a takedown stuffed.
Zeus dips to his left and cracks Ungar with an uppercut!
Ungar lunges at Zeus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zeus's hand.
A swing and a miss from Zeus.
Ungar fails to land with a series of punches.
Zeus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ungar throws a wild body kick that Zeus sees coming a mile off.
Zeus connects with a body shot that sends Ungar's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ungar. Zeus does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Zeus misses its target.
Ungar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ungar throws a leg kick which misses Zeus's front leg but catches the back leg as Zeus tries to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Zeus crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ungar - the referee stops the clock and Zeus gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ungar. Zeus manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ungar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ungar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ungar misses with a low kick.
Zeus swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Zeus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zeus punishes Ungar's body with a nice straight punch.
Ungar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zeus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ungar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Zeus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zeus lands a nice looking body shot.
Zeus looks to score with a jab to the body but Ungar is just out of range.
Zeus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ungar.
Ungar scoring well with a low kick there.
Zeus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dredman Zeus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zeus loads up on a big right hand but Ungar slips the punch.
Ungar takes the fight into the clinch.
Ungar throws a head punch that misses.
Ungar blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Zeus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ungar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zeus backwards.
Ungar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ungar blocks a body shot from Zeus.
Ungar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dredman Zeus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barnabas Ungar.
Zeus misses with a body punch.
Ungar throws a head punch that misses.
Ungar working aggressively here.
Zeus throws a punch but it's blocked by Ungar.
Zeus tries to throw a body punch but Ungar avoids it by throwing Zeus back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ungar.
Zeus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ungar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ungar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zeus's elbow.
Ungar lands a hook that snaps the head of Zeus backwards.
Barnabas Ungar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zeus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ungar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ungar misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ungar slowing the pace effectively.
Zeus digs a right hand underneath Ungar's ribcage. Ungar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zeus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zeus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zeus blocks an uppercut.
Zeus lands with a left to the head.
Ungar throws a punch but it's blocked by Zeus.
A short left from Ungar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zeus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zeus misses with a punch on the inside.
Zeus blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zeus.
Ungar misses with a punch on the inside.
Zeus scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ungar working aggressively here.
Zeus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ungar blocks an uppercut.
Ungar lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dredman Zeus will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ungar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zeus misses with an uppercut. Ungar saw that one coming.
Ungar throws a low kick but Zeus avoids it.
Zeus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ungar was well out of range. Poor timing from Zeus.
Ungar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ungar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zeus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ungar looks to score with a jab to the body but Zeus is just out of range.
Ungar moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ungar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zeus but Zeus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
An attempted straight right counter from Zeus misses the target.
Ungar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zeus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sloppy strikes from Zeus. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zeus avoids the body shot from Ungar.
Ungar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ungar there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big right from Zeus misses.
Zeus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ungar manages to avoid it.
Ungar is looking to slow Zeus down with leg kicks.
Ungar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zeuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zeus will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ungar throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Zeus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ungar momentarily.
Ungar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zeus.
Ungar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zeus misses with an uppercut.
Ungar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zeuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zeus misses with a body shot.
Ungar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zeus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ungar slips a straight right by Zeus.
Ungar moves forwards but Zeus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ungar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ungar just leaning against Zeus, taking a breather.
Zeus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ungar misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zeus.
Zeus blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ungar blocks an uppercut.
Ungar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zeus's efforts to push away.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zeus as Ungar tries to tie him up.
Ungar lands a nice uppercut.
Zeus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zeus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ungar backwards.
Zeus blocks a body shot from Ungar.
Zeus swings wildly with an uppercut but Ungar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zeus misses with the head strike.
Ungar manages to pull guard.
Ungar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ungar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zeus slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ungar working a defensive guard here.
Ungar pulls Zeus in close to prevent any damage.
Zeus gets to his feet - Ungar follows without any prompting.
Zeus scores with a sloppy right hand. Ungar should have avoided that one.
Ungar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zeus tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ungar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zeus moves out of range of the body kick from Ungar.
Zeus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zeus misses with the combination.
Zeus lands with a good body shot.
Ungar slips a straight right by Zeus.
Ungar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zeus's calf.
Zeus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ungar was well out of range. Poor timing from Zeus.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zeus. Ungar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ungar throws a chopping leg kick but Zeus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ungar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zeus.
Ungar was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Zeus takes a swing at Ungar's ribcage but misses.
Ungar throws out a counter right but Zeus avoids it with no problem.
Ungar moves away from the strike by Zeus.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zeus.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zeus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ungar ducks under a wild hook from Zeus.
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 Dredman Zeus.
I think Zeus 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dredman Zeus!
Dredman Zeus decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yancy Makaki Iii (ranked 921 p4p, 128 weight class) and Gum Shoe (ranked 1270 p4p, 168 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Yancy Makaki Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gum Shoe!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shoe misses with a series of wild punches.
A clash of legs there as Makaki Iii blocks the low kick.
Shoe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Makaki Iii is looking to slow Shoe down with leg kicks.
Nice body punch from Shoe.
Makaki Iii moves out of range of the body kick.
Shoe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Makaki Iii has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Makaki Iii circles away from the clinch attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Shoe.
Shoe misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shoe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Shoe.
Makaki Iii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shoe throws a right hand that Makaki Iii ducks under and follows up with a left that Makaki Iii also avoids with ease.
Makaki Iii is looking to counter with head kicks.
Shoe throws a solid leg kick but Makaki Iii takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shoe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoe wants to clinch.
Jab, jab by Shoe - just one landing.
Makaki Iii looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Makaki Iii walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shoe throws out a loose jab but Makaki Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Shoe looks to move away, Makaki Iii throws a big counter combo but Shoe just gets out of the way.
Makaki Iii looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gum Shoe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shoe throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Makaki Iii counters with a takedown into side control.
Makaki Iii cracks Shoe with an elbow. That is naaassty.
An elbow from Makaki Iii crashes against the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makaki Iii trying to control the action but Shoe is working from the bottom.
Makaki Iii tries to score with some ground and pound. Shoe controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoe is looking to regain half guard here but Makaki Iii keeps moving and retains side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Makaki Iii.
You can see the frustration on Shoe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Makaki Iii has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shoe tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Shoe regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makaki Iii content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Shoe pushes Makaki Iii off looking to stand but Makaki Iii dives back in and keeps control.
Makaki Iii thows a huge punch but Shoe dodges it nicely.
Shoe is trying to stand back up but Makaki Iii is controlling him
Makaki Iii controlling the action here.
Shoe tries to kick Makaki Iii off but Makaki Iii keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Makaki Iii.
Shoe regains full guard. Nicely done.
Makaki Iii preventing the sweep.
Shoe being controlled here, momentarily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shoe holds on and takes a little breather.
Shoe wants to get back to his feet but Makaki Iii is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Makaki Iii trying to control but Shoe is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Shoe instigates a clinch.
Shoe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shoe.
Shoe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shoe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shoe clinches with his opponent.
Makaki Iii is looking to take this one to the mat.
Makaki Iii drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shoe.
The referee calls for Makaki Iii to work.
Makaki Iii is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yancy Makaki Iii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shoe tries to throw a body punch but Makaki Iii avoids it by throwing Shoe back against the cage.
Shoe lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gum Shoe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Shoe finds it's way through Makaki Iii's defenses.
A slow jab from Shoe misses its intended target.
Makaki Iii gets a double leg takedown into Shoe's guard.
Makaki Iii postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shoe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shoe looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Makaki Iii trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Makaki Iii loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shoe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shoe holds on and takes a little breather.
Shoe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makaki Iii loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Makaki Iii postures up in Shoe's guard and throws a big left but Shoe blocks it.
Shoe wants to stand but Makaki Iii is controlling the position.
Makaki Iii is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoe wants to stand and escape but Makaki Iii is having none of it.
Makaki Iii is looking to work some ground and pound but Shoe has wrist control.
Makaki Iii lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Makaki Iii passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here as Makaki Iii stalls from top position.
Makaki Iii scoring with punches from side control.
Makaki Iii lands a decent elbow from side control.
Shoe is trying to get back to his feet.
Shoe tries to bench press Makaki Iii off him but Makaki Iii keeps the position.
Shoe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Makaki Iii connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Shoe some visible discomfort.
You can see the frustration on Shoe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Makaki Iii wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shoe keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Shoe works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Makaki Iii thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shoe is looking to control Makaki Iii's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shoe avoid being mounted?
Shoe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shoe trying to control but Makaki Iii postures up.
Makaki Iii thows a huge punch but Shoe dodges it nicely.
Makaki Iii wants to control but Shoe is keeping him busy.
Shoe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shoe keeps working.
Shoe is trying to stand.
Shoe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii is looking to take a break and control but Shoe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Makaki Iii sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shoe defending well though.
Shoe is trying to control but can't.
Makaki Iii throwing shots but Shoe is blocking nicely.
Shoe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Makaki Iii is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Shoe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Shoe has his hands clasped together around Makaki Iii's back. He's all about the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Makaki Iii looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Makaki Iii thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shoe's head.
Shoe pushes Makaki Iii off looking to stand but Makaki Iii dives back in and keeps control.
Makaki Iii lands strikes from half guard.
Shoe pushes Makaki Iii off looking to stand but Makaki Iii dives back in and keeps control.
Makaki Iii not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Makaki Iii is keen to just control but Shoe is a slippery customer.
Makaki Iii missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shoe trying to control but Makaki Iii postures up.
Makaki Iii working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Makaki Iii looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shoe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Makaki Iii throwing shots but Shoe is blocking nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Makaki Iii connects with a nice short shot to Shoe's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yancy Makaki Iii dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Shoe gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shoe has control of Makaki Iii's left arm, preventing Makaki Iii from doing any damage.
Shoe wants to sweep here but Makaki Iii controlling him for the moment.
Shoe is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Makaki Iii dives into side control.
Makaki Iii working the head and body with strikes.
Shoe tries to escape but Makaki Iii is in control.
The strikes coming from Makaki Iii are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Makaki Iii is trying to ground and pound but Shoe uses the momentary lack of control by Makaki Iii to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shoe wants to improve his position but Makaki Iii is controlling well.
Makaki Iii lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaki Iii wants to control but Shoe is keeping him busy.
Shoe has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Makaki Iii is on him like a limpet, forcing Shoe back against the cage.
Shoe breaks the clinch.
Shoe misses with a looping left.
Makaki Iii is looking to counter the offense by Shoe and move into the clinch.
Makaki Iii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Makaki Iii throws a sloppy head kick and Shoe moves out of range easily.
Makaki Iii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shoe circles away quickly and effectively.
Shoe misses with a straight right.
Good work by Makaki Iii as he checks the leg kick.
Yancy Makaki Iii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shoe misses with an uppercut
and Makaki Iii counters with a three punch combo that has Shoe backing up. Shoe nods at Makaki Iii to acknowledge the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shoe 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 Makaki Iii has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Makaki Iii and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shoe jabs at Makaki Iii's body.
Makaki Iii tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Shoe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A low kick from Shoe is predictable there
and Makaki Iii counters with a head kick. That will keep Shoe thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Makaki Iii shoots in and drives through. Shoe sprawls well.
Shoe looks to land a right hand but Makaki Iii moved out of range.
Makaki Iii went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Makaki Iii tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shoe defends well and Makaki Iii ends up having to push Shoe into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Makaki Iii takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Makaki Iii on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Makaki Iii staying out of range there.
Makaki Iii is looking to score with low kicks.
Shoe tries a quick counter leg kick but Makaki Iii is wise to it.
Shoe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Makaki Iii moves out of range of the body kick from Shoe.
Shoe loads up on a big right hand but Makaki Iii slips the punch.
Makaki Iii misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shoe is out of range.
Shoe with a nice cross.
Shoe throws the left hand but Makaki Iii avoids the punch easily.
Makaki Iii avoids the body shot from Shoe.
Makaki Iii half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Makaki Iii just misses with a punch to the body.
Gum Shoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shoe misses with a shot to the body
and Makaki Iii counters with a one-two to the body.
Shoe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shoe throws a leg kick
and Makaki Iii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Makaki Iii throws a front kick that sends Shoe stumbling back into the cage.
Shoe throws a half hearted mid kick.
A low kick from Shoe misses
and Makaki Iii counters with a two punch combo.
Shoe lands with a straight right. Makaki Iii didn't see that one coming.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shoe throws a lazy right hand but Makaki Iii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shoe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Makaki Iii checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii takes a swing at Shoe's ribcage but misses.
Shoe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Makaki Iii appears to be looking for a big counter.
Makaki Iii checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shoe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shoe throws a hook but Makaki Iii avoids it easily.
Shoe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shoe scores with a jab. Makaki Iii acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shoe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shoe misses with an uppercut.
Makaki Iii throws a big counter combination but Shoe scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Shoe scores with a hook to the body. Makaki Iii takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shoe throws a leg kick
and Makaki Iii counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Makaki Iii ducks under a wild hook from Shoe.
Makaki Iii half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Makaki Iii throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shoe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Makaki Iii shoots in looking for a takedown. Shoe tries to sprawl out of it but Makaki Iii keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shoe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gum Shoe.
I think Shoe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gum Shoe!
Post fight, Gum Shoe took to the microphone: 'Don't touch my gums, I won't steal your shoes.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elgin Turner (ranked 359 p4p, 46 weight class) and Jallu Pesonen (ranked 456 p4p, 61 weight class). Turner's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wu-Tang Clan - Da Mystery Of Chessboxin'. The crowd seem to be enjoying Pesonen's choice of entrance music: DJ Orkidea - Joutsenlaulu. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jallu Pesonen enters the cage!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Elgin Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jallu Pesonen!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pesonen misses with a straight right.
Turner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pesonen looks to land a right hand but Turner moved out of range.
Pesonen 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.
Pesonen motions for Turner to come forward. Pesonen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Turner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pesonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turner throws out the jab.
Turner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pesonen feints and then cracks Turner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turner down.
Turner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pesonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Turner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Turner slips a jab from Pesonen.
Turner changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pesonen slips a straight right by Turner.
Turner tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Turner cracks Pesonen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pesonen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Turner moves out of range of the strikes.
Turner changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pesonen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pesonen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Turner changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pesonen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Turner momentarily.
Pesonen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pesonen misses with a wild body shot.
Pesonen moves in looking to clinch but Turner pushes him off.
Elgin Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesonen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pesonen clinches with his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turner.
Turner blocking some punches.
Pesonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pesonen. That did some damage!
Turner throws a big shot that misses.
Pesonen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pesonen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pesonen slips under a jab.
Pesonen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Turner lands with a straight right. Pesonen didn't see that one coming.
Pesonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pesonen.
Turner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Turner misses with a hook to the body
and Pesonen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pesonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A leg kick checked by Turner.
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Turner looking for subs off his back but Pesonen has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner is not content to let Pesonen control the position.
Turner gets back to full guard.
Turner has momentary wrist control but Pesonen slips an elbow through the middle.
Pesonen throws a big elbow that misses.
Pesonen cracks Turner with a solid left hand.
Turner is pulling down on Pesonen's head. It's preventing any offense from Pesonen, at least for the moment.
Pesonen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pesonen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pesonen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Turner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pesonen defends it easily.
Turner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pesonen is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pesonen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Turner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pesonen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Turner is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Turner wants to sweep here but Pesonen controlling him for the moment.
Pesonen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Turner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pesonen manages to get himself to full guard.
Pesonen trying to control the position.
Turner tries to free his leg and advance position but Pesonen is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turner trying to control but Pesonen is working from the bottom.
Turner is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pesonen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Turner engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Turner trying to control but Pesonen is working from the bottom.
Turner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pesonen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pesonen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Turner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jallu Pesonen will probably get the nod.
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.
Turner throws a jab but it's blocked by Pesonen.
Pesonen closes the distance and clinches.
Pesonen manages to break the clinch.
Turner misses with a looping left.
Turner misses with a leg kick.
Elgin Turner is winning the standup battle so far.
Turner scores with a shot to the body.
Pesonen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Turner. No joy for Pesonen on that attempt.
Pesonen misses with a straight right.
Pesonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner feinted with a counter takedown.
Turner misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Pesonen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A telegraphed right hand from Pesonen misses the target.
Pesonen feints a jab promting Turner to slip. Pesonen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Turner slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Turner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Pesonen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pesonen defending well as Turner loads up on a big left hand.
Turner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pesonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turner slips under a jab.
Pesonen tries to land a front kick but Turner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Turner is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turner.
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by Pesonen.
Pesonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pesonen's head backwards.
Pesonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pesonen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pesonen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Turner changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A jab from Pesonen finds it's way through Turner's defenses.
Turner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pesonen momentarily.
Turner misses with a straight right.
Pesonen throws a hook but Turner avoids it easily.
Turner feints and then cracks Pesonen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pesonen down.
Pesonen walks into a left hand.
Pesonen moves forwards but Turner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pesonen missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turner needs to keep his hands up - Pesonen had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decent striking displayed by Turner there.
Turner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pesonens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big right from Turner misses.
Pesonen connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Turner.
Pesonen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Pesonen is just out of range.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pesonen lands with an overhand left.
Turner digs a good body shot into Pesonen's ribs.
Turner takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Turner works over Pesonen's head and body with a nice combination.
Turner takes a swing at Pesonen's ribcage but misses.
Pesonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pesonen misses with a wild body shot.
Turner lands a glancing blow to the side of Pesonen's head.
Pesonen throws the left hand but Turner avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Pesonen. That snapped Turner's head back.
Turner checks a leg kick nicely.
Turner swings for the body but Pesonen moves out of range.
Pesonen lands a leg kick that knocks Turner off balance momentarily.
Turner lands a really nice looking cross but Pesonen seems unphased.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner missing with a left hand there. Pesonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turner slips a straight right by Pesonen.
Turner feinted with a counter takedown.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Turner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Pesonen.
Turner tries to counter with a takedown but Pesonen is quick to defend against it.
Turner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Elgin Turner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body kick there by Pesonen.
Pesonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Pesonen.
Pesonen misses with a straight left.
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Pesonen slips the punch.
Pesonen throws out a counter right but Turner avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - Turner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pesonen scores with a leg kick.
Turner misses with a jab to the body
and Pesonen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pesonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turner throws out the jab.
Turner avoids the body shot from Pesonen.
Pesonen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Turner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turner jabs Pesonen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pesonen wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Turner misses
and Pesonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Pesonen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Turner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pesonen.
Pesonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Pesonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pesonen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pesonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turner.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Pesonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pesonen misses with a head kick.
Pesonen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A swing and a miss from Turner.
The fighters circling - Pesonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pesonen throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pesonen looks to land a body kick but Turner moved away.
Turner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Turner connects with a right hand. Pesonen shakes it off.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pesonen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Elgin Turner will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Turner takes one to the chin there.
Pesonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turner.
Pesonen throws a right hand that Turner ducks under and follows up with a left that Turner also avoids with ease.
Turner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pesonen's calf.
Turner misses with a looping right.
Pesonen slips a jab from Turner.
Turner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pesonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turner misses with the combination.
Pesonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Turner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pesonen.
Turner tries to counter with a takedown but Pesonen is quick to defend against it.
Pesonen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pesonen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pesonen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turner to score with a decent uppercut.
Turner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pesonen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pesonen shoots in and gets a takedown into Turner's guard.
Turner trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner wants to sweep but no luck.
Pesonen is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Turner has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Pesonen is looking to defend but Turner has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Pesonen! Turner pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Pesonen taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Elgin Turner!
Elgin Turner tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Meat Boy (ranked 624 p4p, 82 weight class) and Mush Mouth (ranked 707 p4p, 94 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Super Meat Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Mush Mouth!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouth ducks under a wild hook from Meat Boy.
Mouth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meat Boy.
Mouth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mouth connects with a right hand. Meat Boy shakes it off.
Mouth does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Meat Boy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mouth connects with an inside leg kick.
Meat Boy scores with a jab. Mouth acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mouth lands with a good body shot.
Mouth ducks under a wild hook from Meat Boy.
Mouth feints the counter takedown.
Mouth shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Meat Boy as he jumps to the side.
Mouth fails with a takedown attempt.
Meat Boy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mouth lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meat Boy throws the kick towards the body but Mouth avoids it.
Mouth on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mouth checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Meat Boy.
Meat Boy throws a lazy uppercut
and Mouth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Meat Boy 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 Mouth has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mouth and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Meat Boy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Meat Boy misses the jab.
Mouth jabs Meat Boy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mouth scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Super Meat Boy has been cut.
Meat Boy misses with a body shot.
Mouth scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mouth throws a combination that misses
and Meat Boy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Meat Boy loads up on a big right hand but Mouth slips the punch.
Meat Boy misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meat Boy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mouth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Mouth backs away, Meat Boy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mouth stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Meat Boy.
A big right from Mouth misses.
Meat Boy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mouth.
Meat Boy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mouth goes for a double leg but Meat Boy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Meat Boy continues to drive forward.
Super Meat Boy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mush Mouth.
Mouth works Meat Boy's body with a nice hook.
Mouth cracks Meat Boy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Meat Boy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mouth drives through with a takedown into Meat Boy's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meat Boy wants to sweep here but Mouth controlling him for the moment.
Mouth is looking to work some ground and pound but Meat Boy has wrist control.
Meat Boy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mouth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouth throws an elbow that misses. Meat Boy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mouth's guard. Nice move by Meat Boy!
Mouth uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Mouth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Meat Boy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mouth fails to land with a series of punches.
Mouth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meat Boy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Danga de danga de dang - Mouth scores with a four punch combination!
A punch combination from Mouth misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meat Boy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Meat Boy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meat Boy lands with a good body shot.
Mouth dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Meat Boy. That did some damage!
Mouth has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Meat Boy throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Mush Mouth has been cut.
Mouth throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Meat Boy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mouth is in Meat Boy's guard.
Meat Boy wants to sweep here but Mouth controlling him for the moment.
Mouth with a nice head shot there.
Mouth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mouth wants to control from the top but Meat Boy keeps moving.
Meat Boy keeping full guard, as Mouth tries to pass.
Meat Boy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mouth is looking to work some ground and pound but Meat Boy has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mush Mouth dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Meat Boy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Meat Boy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Meat Boy throws out a powerful jab.
Meat Boy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Meat Boy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Meat Boy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mouth.
Meat Boy throws a hook but Mouth blocks it.
Mouth moves away from the strike by Meat Boy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Meat Boy.
Meat Boy scores with a nice right hand.
Mouth throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Meat Boy counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mouth! Meat Boy lets Mouth back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
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!
Mouth ducks under a wild hook from Meat Boy.
Despite the aggression on Mouth's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mouth scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meat Boy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mouth.
Super Meat Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meat Boy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mouth.
Super Meat Boy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mouth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meat Boy throws a wild body kick that Mouth sees coming a mile off.
Mouth fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Meat Boy sprawls well initially but Mouth persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Meat Boy regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mouth.
Meat Boy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mouth manages to get himself to full guard.
Mouth pushes Meat Boy off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meat Boy thuds a left hand into Mouth's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Mouth misses the target.
Mouth tries to move into range but Meat Boy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Meat Boy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mouth.
Nice defenses there by Mouth.
Mouth let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Meat Boy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Meat Boy avoids the body shot from Mouth.
Super Meat Boy is winning the standup battle so far.
Meat Boy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mouth lands with a good body shot.
Mouth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Meat Boy looks to score with a jab to the body but Mouth is just out of range.
Mouth on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mouth blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouth closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Meat Boy quickly recovers to half guard.
Meat Boy wants to get back to full guard.
Meat Boy keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Meat Boy trying to control here.
Meat Boy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mouth is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Meat Boy trying to control but Mouth postures up.
Mouth sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Meat Boy defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meat Boy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mouth.
Mouth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mouth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mouth throwing shots but Meat Boy is blocking nicely.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mouth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Meat Boy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mouth throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Meat Boy's waist but Meat Boy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mouth off to one side.
Super Meat Boy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mush Mouth.
Meat Boy misses with a low kick.
Meat Boy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mouth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mouth now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mouth tried to score with a low kick but Meat Boy checks it.
Meat Boy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mouth takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meat Boy throws a chopping leg kick but Mouth manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Super Meat Boy will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mouth slips under a jab from Meat Boy.
Meat Boy tries to work over Mouth's front leg with a kick but Mouth checks it.
Mouth feints the counter takedown.
Mush Mouth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meat Boy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Meat Boy throws a leg kick but Mouth sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mouth lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Meat Boy throws a jab when Mouth was well out of range.
Meat Boy scores with a spinning back kick!
Meat Boy throws a good cross that connects.
Meat Boy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mouth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mouth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meat Boy.
Meat Boy connects with a crisp jab.
Mouth misses with a low kick.
Mouth ducks under a wild hook from Meat Boy.
Meat Boy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meat Boy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mouth.
Mouth tries a quick counter leg kick but Meat Boy is wise to it.
Mouth shoots in for a takedown but Meat Boy shows good takedown defense.
Meat Boy misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Mouth misses the target.
Meat Boy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mouth.
Mouth lunges at Meat Boy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Meat Boy's hand.
Meat Boy misses with a kick to the body.
Mouth throws a series of punches but Meat Boy moves out of range.
Mouth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mouth avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Meat Boy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mouth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mouth drives through with a takedown into Meat Boy's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Meat Boy keeping moving, preventing Mouth from controlling successfully.
Mouth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mouth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Meat Boy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mouth being controlled here momentarily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mouth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mouth is looking to work some ground and pound but Meat Boy has wrist control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mush Mouth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mouth looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Meat Boy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouth misses with a body shot.
It looked like Meat Boy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Meat Boy misses with a low kick.
Meat Boy throws a shot from downtown. Mouth moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Mouth does no damage.
Mouth takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mouth slips under a jab from Meat Boy.
Meat Boy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Meat Boy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Meat Boy lunges at Mouth with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mouth's hand.
Mouth will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mouth blocks a jab.
Mouth fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Super Meat Boy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mush Mouth.
Meat Boy throws the left hand but Mouth avoids the punch easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Mouth misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meat Boy throws a leg kick but Mouth moved away.
Mouth looks to land a combination. Meat Boy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Meat Boy throws a body kick that misses.
Meat Boy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mouth to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mouth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Meat Boy controlling Mouth's posture.
Mouth in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mouth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meat Boy is keeping the position for now.
Mouth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Meat Boy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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 Super Meat Boy.
I think Meat Boy 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remy Valentine (ranked 266 p4p, 38 weight class) and Liam Gallagher (ranked 369 p4p, 51 weight class). Valentine's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Man with the Harmonica by Ennio Morricone. Liam Gallagher is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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35
265 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Remy Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liam Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher misses with a double jab
and Valentine counters with a two punch combo.
Liam Gallagher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallagher tries to clinch but Valentine is having none of it.
Gallagher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valentine takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Valentine tries to keep at a distance but Gallagher has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Valentine.
Gallagher stalling in the clinch but Valentine improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valentine cracks Gallagher with a nice body shot.
Valentine misses with a punch to the body.
Gallagher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valentine blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Valentine.
Valentine misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valentine.
Valentine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valentine blocks it with crossed arms.
A short left from Valentine.
Valentine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Valentine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valentine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Liam Gallagher has been cut.
Valentine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valentine blocks an elbow strike from Gallagher.
Gallagher misses with a knee strike.
Valentine tries to work over Gallagher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valentine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Valentine as Gallagher tries to tie him up.
Valentine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valentine scores with a shot to the side of Gallagher's head.
Valentine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gallagher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valentine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gallagher is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Valentine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gallaghers head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentine cracks Gallagher with a nice body shot.
Gallagher looks winded!
Valentine pushes Gallagher back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Valentine.
Valentine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gallaghers head.
Valentine blocks the elbow strike.
Valentine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gallagher misses with a knee strike.
Gallagher prevents a body shot from Valentine.
Valentine lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Valentine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valentine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gallaghers head.
Valentine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gallagher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valentine.
Gallagher throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gallagher pushes Valentine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Valentine.
Gallagher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Valentine.
Gallagher missing with knees to the body.
Gallagher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gallagher utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Valentine as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valentine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Valentine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
Gallagher throws an elbow that misses.
Valentine lands an uppercut.
Valentine scores with a shot to the side of Gallagher's head.
Valentine lands a left hand.
Valentine scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Valentine.
Valentine lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Valentine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Valentine lands with a left to the head.
Gallagher is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gallagher is still on wobbly legs! Can Valentine finish him?
A hook to the body from Valentine.
A short left from Valentine.
Valentine drops Gallagher onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Gallagher is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Valentine lands a big right hand! Gallagher is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Remy Valentine!
Our winner, Remy Valentine, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Latka Gravas (ranked 206 p4p, 32 weight class) and Avraam Papadopoulos (ranked 312 p4p, 46 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latka Gravas !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Avraam Papadopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Gravas .
Gravas throws a body shot but no joy.
Papadopoulos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gravas misses with a straight left.
Papadopoulos steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gravas .
Papadopoulos misses with a lunging right hand
and Gravas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Papadopoulos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gravas , pushing him back against the cage.
Gravas misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Gravas .
Gravas lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Gravas .
Papadopoulos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gravas misses with the head strike.
Papadopoulos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gravas blocks a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Gravas scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Gravas avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
Papadopoulos tries a body shot but Gravas blocks it.
Gravas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gravas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gravas has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gravas .
Papadopoulos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Papadopoulos swings wildly with an uppercut but Gravas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gravas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gravas tries a knee to the head but Papadopoulos blocks it.
Papadopoulos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Papadopoulos can't find room to land a body shot as Gravas controls the action.
Gravas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Gravas there.
Papadopoulos misses with a jab to the body
and Gravas counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Avraam Papadopoulos has been cut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Papadopoulos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gravas .
Gravas misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravas misses with a body punch
and Papadopoulos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gravas misses with a looping left.
Gravas is looking to score with low kicks.
Gravas slips under a jab.
Gravas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gravas lands a lovely overhand right.
Gravas throws a body shot but no joy.
Papadopoulos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos swings for the body but Gravas moves out of range.
Gravas 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Papadopoulos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gravas scrambles back to his feet.
Papadopoulos avoids a kick to the body.
Latka Gravas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Papadopoulos lands.
Gravas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Papadopoulos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gravas moves away.
Papadopoulos lands a jab to the nose.
Gravas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas lands a front kick.
Gravas connects with a leg kick. Papadopoulos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Papadopoulos scores with a shot to the body.
Gravas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papadopoulos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gravas throws a body kick that misses.
Papadopoulos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Papadopoulos lands with a good body shot.
Gravas catches Papadopoulos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Latka Gravas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Avraam Papadopoulos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Papadopoulos fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Papadopoulos backs away, Gravas returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gravas misses with an uppercut.
A left lands for Gravas .
Gravas blocks a head kick by Papadopoulos.
Gravas went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gravas lands a leg kick that knocks Papadopoulos off balance momentarily.
Gravas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papadopoulos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gravas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gravas dips to his left and cracks Papadopoulos with an uppercut!
Gravas defending well as Papadopoulos loads up on a big left hand.
Gravas is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jab from Papadopoulos.
Gravas tries to land a front kick but Papadopoulos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Papadopoulos avoids the body shot from Gravas .
A nice inside leg kick there by Gravas . That's going to slow Papadopoulos down.
Papadopoulos swings widly with a right hand
and Gravas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Papadopoulos throws a body punch but Gravas moves out of range.
Gravas gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Papadopoulos counters with a right hand to the body.
Gravas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Papadopoulos can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos blocks a head kick by Gravas .
Papadopoulos doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gravas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Papadopoulos.
Gravas jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Papadopoulos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gravas has time to react.
Papadopoulos jabs Gravas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gravas slips a straight right by Papadopoulos.
As Papadopoulos backs away, Gravas returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gravas .
Papadopoulos looks to score with a jab to the body but Gravas is just out of range.
Latka Gravas is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gravas . Papadopoulos does a little dance to reset his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gravas .
Gravas misses with a hook to the body
and Papadopoulos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gravas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gravas moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPapadopoulos.
Papadopoulos staying out of range there.
Papadopoulos doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gravas misses with a low kick.
Papadopoulos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gravas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Papadopoulos scrambles back to his feet.
Gravas looks to score with a jab to the body but Papadopoulos is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas slips a straight right by Papadopoulos.
It looked like Gravas was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Papadopoulos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gravas feints and then cracks Papadopoulos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Papadopoulos down.
Gravas drops Papadopoulos with a beautiful combination! Papadopoulos stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gravas is looking for the KO!
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!
Donk. Gravas catches Papadopoulos right on the button with a cross.
Papadopoulos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gravas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gravas throws a quick counter kick to the body but Papadopoulos avoids it.
Gravas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Papadopoulos.
Gravas was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Papadopoulos throws a jab but it's blocked by Gravas .
It appears Gravas was looking to counter with a kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Latka Gravas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Avraam Papadopoulos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gravas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A big left from Gravas misses.
Gravas lands a high kick!
Gravas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gravas misses with an uppercut
and Papadopoulos counters with a right hand to the body.
Gravas slips a jab from Papadopoulos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravas misses with a body kick.
Papadopoulos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos connects with a crisp jab.
Papadopoulos lands with a hook. Gravas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jab from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos misses with a looping right.
Gravas is looking for a counter combo.
Gravas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Papadopoulos tries a head kick but it misses.
Gravas scores with a shot to the body.
Papadopoulos cracks Gravas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gravas on the side of the head.
Gravas lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gravas scores with a leg kick.
Gravas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Papadopoulos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gravas thinking.
Gravas misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Gravas .
Gravas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Papadopoulos.
A jab from Gravas does it's job there.
That has opened up Avraam Papadopoulos's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gravas tries to move into range but Papadopoulos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gravas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gravas .
Papadopoulos jabs Gravas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Papadopoulos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gravas manages to avoid it.
Gravas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gravas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Papadopoulos wants to counter with a clinch but Gravas pushes him away.
Papadopoulos cracks Gravas with a good jab.
Papadopoulos scores with a punch to the head.
Gravas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Papadopoulos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gravas with a body shot.
Latka Gravas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papadopoulos throws a big shot that misses.
Papadopoulos misses with a looping right.
Papadopoulos looks to land a left hand but Gravas moved out of range nicely.
Avraam Papadopoulos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Papadopoulos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Avraam Papadopoulos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gravas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Latka Gravas !
A very excited looking Latka Gravas made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Shamrock (ranked 9 p4p, 3 weight class) and Blake Green (ranked 129 p4p, 18 weight class). Shamrock's entrance music is One Winged Angel by The Black Mages. A fine choice. Green has chosen Sugar Rush as his entrance music. Nick Shamrock 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, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Green!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shamrock if he has to take too many more of those.
Green lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Green connects with a body shot.
Shamrock slips under a jab from Green.
A swing and a miss from Shamrock.
Green misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Shamrock on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Green turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Green motions for Shamrock to come forward. Green throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Green misses with a body shot
and Shamrock counters with a straight right hand.
Green lands an overhand right.
A lazy body kick from Green
and Shamrock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Green lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shamrock doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamrock is just out of range.
Shamrock needs to keep his hands up - Green had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Green scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Shamrock on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Green throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A quick step to the side and Shamrock tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shamrock takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Green lands a slapping body shot.
Green checks the leg kick.
Green jabs at Shamrock's body.
Green lands with a nice body punch.
Shamrock throws a shot from downtown. Green moves away and avoids it.
Shamrock scores with a jab. Green acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shamrock. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
Green with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green thumps Shamrock with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Shamrock.
Green lands a nice hook to Shamrock's body. Shamrock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Green lands a body shot.
Green does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shamrock avoids the head kick by Green.
A jab lands there for Green.
Green works Shamrock's body with a nice hook.
Green tries to land a body kick
and Green takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shamrock moves away from the strike by Green.
Green throws the kick towards the body but Shamrock avoids it.
We've been told by Shamrock's head coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Green lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shamrock at a distance.
Shamrock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Green throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Green.
Green throws a jab when Shamrock was well out of range.
Green connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Green throws a poor cross that misses
and Shamrock counters with a left to the body.
Green swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Shamrock checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shamrock. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Shamrock.
Shamrock appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Green lands a right hook to the body.
Green cracks Shamrock with a good jab.
Shamrock lands a jab to Green's midsection.
A big left from Green misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Shamrock misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Green lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shamrock doesn't seem phased though.
Green throws a wild body kick that Shamrock sees coming a mile off.
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!
Green lands a jab to Shamrock's midsection.
Green misses with a kick to the body
letting Shamrock counter with a right hand.
That kick from Shamrock tenderised Green's leg. Green is trying to keep his angry face on.
A low kick from Green misses
and Shamrock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shamrock checks a low kick from Green.
Shamrock appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Green throws a lazy uppercut
and Shamrock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Green misses with a body punch
and Shamrock counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green connects with a single shot there.
Shamrock moves out of range of the body kick.
Green misses with a shot to the body
and Shamrock counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Green dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shamrock throws an overhand right that lands on Green's shoulder, as Green tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body punch from Green.
Green scores with a nice head shot.
Green digs a good hook to Shamrock's body.
Good shot there by Green.
Shamrock slips a straight right by Green.
Green scores with a jab. Shamrock acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Green pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A counter left hand to the body from Shamrock misses its target.
Green misses with a low kick.
Blake Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green cracks a nice hook into Shamrock's ribs.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shamrock fires out a quick counter leg kick but Green just manages to avoid it.
Shamrock avoids the body shot from Green.
Shamrock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Green appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Green. Beautiful body shot.
Green throws a body shot but no joy.
Green throws the left hand but Shamrock avoids the punch easily.
Shamrock avoids the body shot from Green.
Green looks to land a right hand but Shamrock moved out of range.
Green getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Green wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Green takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Green scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shamrock in his tracks.
Blake Green seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Green lands a nice shot that snaps Shamrock's head back.
Green misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green lands a slapping body shot.
Green throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shamrock takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Green misses with a body kick.
Shamrock is looking to counter punch.
Green throws out a loose jab but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green lunges at Shamrock with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shamrock's hand.
Green swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock walks into a straight right hand from Green.
Green jabs at Shamrock's body.
Shamrock's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Green connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shamrock scrambles back to his feet.
Green connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shamrock's hands.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Green has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Green fakes the leg kick and cracks Shamrock in the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green connects with a body shot.
Shamrock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Shamrock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Green in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
Green cracks Shamrock with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamrock was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
Green catches Shamrock with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Green throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Shamrock to counter with a crisp jab.
Green misses with a body shot.
Shamrock swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Green throws a leg kick which misses Shamrock's front leg but catches the back leg as Shamrock tries to avoid it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Shamrock might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Shamrock checks a low kick from Green.
Green is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shamrock.
Green has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shamrock ducks right into an uppercut from Green.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a wild body kick that Shamrock sees coming a mile off.
Shamrock was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Green lands a head kick. Shamrock smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Green lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green swings widly with a right hand
and Shamrock counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Green keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Green misses with a low kick.
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Green with a hook.
Green misses with a left hand
and Shamrock counters with a thumping low kick.
Green misses with a straight left.
It looked like Shamrock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Green throws a looping overhand right but Shamrock ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Shamrock was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Green.
Shamrock moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Shamrock on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Green swings widly with a right hand
and Shamrock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Green showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Green swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Green scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Green.
That kick from Green tenderised Shamrock's leg. Shamrock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Green tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shamrock moves out of range as Green strikes.
A slow jab from Green misses its intended target.
A counter left hand to the body from Shamrock misses its target.
Green looks to land a body kick but Shamrock moved away.
Green stuns Shamrock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green works Shamrock's body with a nice hook.
Green fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shamrock on the side of the head.
Green misses with the body kick
and Shamrock counters with a stiff right hand.
Green throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green misses with a left hand
and Shamrock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Green is rocked!
Shamrock avoids the body shot from Green.
Green is still on wobbly legs! Can Shamrock finish him?
Shamrock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shamrock takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Green connects with a nice looking jab.
Green seems to have recovered his senses.
Shamrock thuds his right hand into Green's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shamrock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Green.
Green throws a looping overhand right but Shamrock ducks down to avoid it.
Shamrock was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Green misses with a body punch
and Shamrock makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Green throws a hook but Shamrock avoids it easily.
It looked like Shamrock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Green looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Green sizes up Shamrock with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd cheers as Green lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shamrock doesn't seem phased though.
Shamrock looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Green scores with a decent looking hook.
Green is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shamrock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good work by Shamrock as he checks the leg kick.
Shamrock misses with a hook. Green ducked under it nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Green, as that shot connected.
Jab by Green.
Green is looking to slow Shamrock down with leg kicks.
Green throws a jab when Shamrock was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green misses the body punch
and Shamrock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Green thinking.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Shamrock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Green misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and Shamrock tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Shamrock takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A swing and a miss from Green.
Green throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Green lands a jab to the nose.
Shamrock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Green checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice body kick from Green.
Green connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shamrock. Shamrock circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green connects with an inside leg kick.
Green digs a good body shot into Shamrock's ribs.
Green throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Green. That's going to slow Shamrock down.
Shamrock slips a jab from Green.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Shamrock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shamrock was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Green wants to slow Shamrock down by chopping away at his legs.
Green misses with a looping left.
Shamrock appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shamrock scores with a leg kick.
Shamrock digs a good body shot into Green's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Green really dominated that round.
That's time! Shamrock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Shamrock misses the target.
A jab lands there for Green.
Shamrock moves out of range of the body kick.
Shamrock takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Shamrock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Green throws a poor cross that misses
and Shamrock counters with a stiff right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Green.
Green lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Green scores with a spinning back kick!
Green throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shamrock tried to counter with a leg kick but Green avoided it.
Green loads up on a big right hand but Shamrock slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like Shamrock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Green fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Green thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shamrock if he has to take too many more of those.
Green scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shamrock doesn't seem bothered though.
Green thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shamrock if he has to take too many more of those.
Green misses with a body kick.
Shamrock swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Green is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shamrock.
Green throws a lazy uppercut
and Shamrock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shamrock checks a leg kick.
Shamrock swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Green misses with a hook to the body
and Shamrock counters with a stiff right hand.
Shamrock avoids the body shot from Green.
A counter left hand to the body from Shamrock misses its target.
A jab from Green does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shamrock was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Green throws a lazy uppercut
and Shamrock scores with a counter punch that sends Green to the canvas! Shamrock smells blood - he's punishing Green with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Green has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Shamrock!
Nick Shamrock retains his featherweight title!
Nick Shamrock 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Just Whymer (ranked 12 p4p, 3 weight class) and Evil Nixon (ranked 125 p4p, 18 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Just Whymer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Evil Nixon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whymer looks to land a body kick but Nixon moved away.
Whymer looks to throw the jab but Nixon is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Nixon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Just Whymer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nixon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nixon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Whymer.
Nixon misses with a double jab.
Whymer throws a hook to the side of Nixon's head but Nixon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whymer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nixon gets a clinch.
Nixon struggles to land a body shot inside as Whymer controls his hands.
Nixon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nixon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nixon throws a nice looking combination but Whymer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Whymer throws a jab but it's blocked by Nixon.
Whymer slips a straight right by Nixon.
Nixon missing with a left hand there. Whymer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whymer looks to throw the jab but Nixon is out of range.
Nixon tries to work over Whymer's front leg with a kick but Whymer checks it.
Whymer throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Nixon counter with a right hand.
Nixon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whymer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whymer jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Nixon scores with a push kick.
Nixon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whymer.
Whymer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nixon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whymer.
No joy there for Nixon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Whymer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A swing and a miss from Whymer.
Whymer staying out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Whymer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nixon misses with an uppercut
enabling Whymer to counter with a crisp jab.
Whymer cracks the inside of Nixon's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nixon closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Whymer.
Nixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whymer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nixon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whymer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whymer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nixon.
Nixon digs a right hand underneath Whymer's ribcage. Whymer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nixon throws a punch but it's blocked by Whymer.
Nixon tries a body shot but Whymer blocks it.
A short right from Whymer.
Nixon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Nixon fails to land.
Whymer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nixon misses with a punch on the inside.
Nixon breaks the clinch.
Nixon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Whymer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nixon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whymer misses with a low kick as Nixon jumps back.
Nixon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nixon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whymer.
Whymer throws a poor cross that misses
and Nixon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nixon with a hook.
Whymer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Whymer tries to land a leg kick but Nixon saw it coming and moves away.
Nixon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Whymer misses with a hook
and Nixon counters with a nice uppercut.
Whymer tries to work over Nixon's front leg with a kick but Nixon checks it.
Nixon wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon connects with an inside leg kick.
Nixon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whymer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whymer throws a front kick aimed at Nixon's knee but Nixon avoids it well.
Whymer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whymer. Nixon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nixon misses the jab.
Whymer tries a low kick but Nixon avoids it.
Whymer tries to land a front kick but Nixon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slow jab from Nixon misses its intended target.
Whymer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Whymer blocks a jab.
Nixon throws the left hand but Whymer avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evil Nixon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nixon misses the body punch
and Whymer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whymer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nixon.
Nixon walks into a left hand.
Nixon missing with a left hand there. Whymer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whymer lands a high kick!
Nixon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nixon pushes Whymer up against the cage in a clinch.
Nixon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nixon struggles to land a body shot inside as Whymer controls his hands.
Nixon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nixon tries to throw a body punch but Whymer avoids it by throwing Nixon back against the cage.
Nixon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whymer tries to throw a body punch but Nixon avoids it by throwing Whymer back against the cage.
Nixon blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Nixon.
Nixon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whymer working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Whymer.
Whymer throws a head punch that misses.
Nixon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whymer.
Whymer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whymer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nixon.
Nixon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nixon can't find room to land a body shot as Whymer controls the action.
Nixon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nixon tries to break free but Whymer pushes him back against the cage.
Whymer blocking some punches.
Evil Nixon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nixon.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whymer.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whymer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Whymer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nixon.
Whymer blocks a body shot from Nixon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whymer working aggressively here.
Nixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Whymer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nixon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nixon lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nixon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whymer tries to work over Nixon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Whymer.
Whymer is leaning against Nixon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nixon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Whymer misses with some punches.
Nixon tries a body shot but Whymer blocks it.
Whymer working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whymer.
Whymer keeps control of Nixon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short left from Whymer.
Nixon works on Whymer's body with a couple of short punches.
Nixon misses with a punch to the body.
Nixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Nixon fails to land.
Nixon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Whymer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whymer lands with a left to the head.
Nixon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nixon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whymer's elbow.
Nixon blocking some punches.
Nixon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nixon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whymer scores with a nice right hand.
Whymer tries to keep at a distance but Nixon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nixon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nixon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whymer throws the kick towards the body but Nixon avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon misses with a hook
and Whymer counters with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whymer misses with a left hand
and Nixon counters with a nice body shot.
Nixon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whymer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nixon moves forwards but Whymer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nixon misses with an uppercut
and Whymer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whymer thuds a left hand into Nixon's body.
Whymer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nixon on the side of the head.
Whymer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whymer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nixon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nixon misses with a straight left.
Whymer tries a low kick but Nixon avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Just Whymer will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nixon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Whymer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Whymer stuns Nixon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nixon misses with a straight right.
Nixon defending well as Whymer loads up on a big left hand.
Nixon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Whymer. That's going to slow Nixon down.
Nixon throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nixon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whymer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Whymer throws a combination. Nixon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whymer connects with a body shot that sends Nixon's belly button to the back.
Nixon forces Whymer back against the cage and clinches.
Nixon working aggressively here.
Whymer takes a shot to the head.
Nixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whymer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nixon struggles to land a body shot inside as Whymer controls his hands.
Nixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whymer working aggressively here.
Whymer presses Nixon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Whymer lands a right hand.
Whymer digs a right hand underneath Nixon's ribcage. Nixon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nixon.
Whymer lands an uppercut.
Whymer pushes Nixon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nixon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whymer lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon blocking some punches.
Whymer lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nixon.
A head punch on the inside from Whymer fails to land.
Whymer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nixon backwards.
Nixon works on Whymer's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Whymer.
Whymer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whymer throws a punch but it's blocked by Nixon.
Nixon tries to work over Whymer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nixon struggles to land a body shot inside as Whymer controls his hands.
Whymer lands a hook that snaps the head of Nixon backwards.
Nixon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nixon struggles to land a body shot inside as Whymer controls his hands.
Nixon misses with a body punch.
Nixon lands a right hand.
Nixon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon scores with a shot to the side of Whymer's head.
Whymer lands a shoulder strike.
Nixon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nixon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nixon blocks a body shot from Whymer.
A shot in the inside from Nixon.
Whymer tries to throw a body punch but Nixon avoids it by throwing Whymer back against the cage.
Whymer lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Nixon.
Nixon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whymer working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Whymer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nixon.
Nixon lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Nixon as the two fighters clinch.
Nixon misses with a punch to the body.
Nixon can't find room to land a body shot as Whymer controls the action.
Whymer working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whymer misses with the head strike.
Whymer working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Whymer.
Whymer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Whymer.
Whymer tries to work over Nixon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nixon tries a body shot but Whymer blocks it.
Nixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nixon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nixon prevents a body shot from Whymer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nixon.
Nixon lands with a left to the head.
Whymer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nixon backwards.
Nixon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nixon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Whymer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nixon misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Just Whymer clearly takes that 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.
Whymer is looking to land body kicks.
Whymer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nixon tries to land a body kick
and Whymer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nixon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nixon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nixon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Whymer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Evil Nixon has been cut.
Nixon looks to land a right hand but Whymer moved out of range.
Whymer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nixon lands with a kick to the temple. Whymer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whymer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nixon moves out of range as Whymer throws a body kick.
Despite the aggression on Nixon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Whymer misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon tries to close the distance and clinch but Whymer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Whymer lands a leg kick that knocks Nixon off balance momentarily.
Nice body kick there by Whymer.
Whymer thuds his right hand into Nixon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nixon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nixon takes the fight into the clinch.
Nixon is trying to stall.
Whymer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nixon lands a right hand.
Nixon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whymer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nixons head.
Nixon lands a hook that snaps the head of Whymer backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Whymer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nixon can't find room to land a body shot as Whymer controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Whymer.
Nixon is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Whymer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Whymer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Whymer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whymer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Whymer.
Whymer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nixon lands with a light punch inside.
Nixon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nixon is looking to clinch but Whymer is avoiding it.
A bone on bone clash there as Nixon blocks the leg kick.
Nixon blocks a head kick by Whymer.
Nixon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Whymer with a body shot.
Whymer moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whymer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nixon scores with a head kick.
Whymer looks to score with a jab to the body but Nixon is just out of range.
Nixon throws out a counter right but Whymer avoids it with no problem.
Nixon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Whymer scores with a nice body kick.
Nixon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nixon throws a lazy right hand but Whymer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nixon misses with a body shot.
Whymer swings for the body but Nixon moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Nixon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nixon throws the left hand but Whymer avoids the punch easily.
Whymer is looking to counter punch.
Whymer thuds his right hand into Nixon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whymer throws a lazy right hand but Nixon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whymer moves out of range of the body kick.
Whymer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nixon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whymer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Whymer misses with a straight left.
Whymer slips under a jab from Nixon.
Whymer tries to keep at a distance but Nixon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nixon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nixon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nixon.
Nixon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whymer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Whymer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Just Whymer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Evil Nixon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Whymer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nixon slips a jab from Whymer.
Nixon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Just Whymer is winning the standup battle so far.
Whymer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice body kick from Nixon.
Whymer throws a body kick that misses
and Nixon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whymer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Nixon misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nixon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Whymer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Whymer feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Nixon misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Whymer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A leg kick checked by Nixon.
Nixon shapes to counter with a head kick.
Whymer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whymer throws a front kick aimed at Nixon's knee but Nixon avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Nixon misses the target.
Whymer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nixon cracks Whymer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Whymer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nixon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheers as Whymer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nixon doesn't seem phased though.
Nixon throws a big shot that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Whymer, right into the meat.
Whymer misses with a kick to the body
and Nixon counters with a nice body kick.
Whymer slips a jab and a cross from Nixon.
Some wild striking there from Whymer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whymer moves out of range as Nixon strikes.
Nixon throws a head kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Whymer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whymer fakes the leg kick and cracks Nixon in the body.
Whymer cracks the inside of Nixon's front leg.
Nixon digs a good hook to Whymer's body.
Nixon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Whymer throws a nice looking combination but Nixon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nixon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nixon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whymer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nixon misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon moves out of range of the body kick from Whymer.
Whymer misses with a hook
and Nixon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Whymer staying out of range there.
Nixon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nixon throws a body kick that misses.
Whymer slips under a jab from Nixon.
Whymer misses with a hook.
Whymer throws a push kick but Nixon slaps the foot to one side.
Nixon throws out a counter right but Whymer avoids it with no problem.
Whymer tries to move into range but Nixon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Whymer misses with a hook.
Whymer lands with a cross.
Evil Nixon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Just Whymer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon drops his hands momentarily and Whymer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Whymer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nixon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whymer misses with an uppercut.
Whymer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nixon throws a jab when Whymer was well out of range.
Whymer lands with a good body shot.
Whymer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nixon back to the cage. Whymer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nixon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Whymer.
Nixon connects with a looping right hand.
Whymer lands with a kick to the temple. Nixon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nixon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Whymer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice body kick there by Whymer.
Whymer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nixon's sensitive parts.
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 Just Whymer.
Well Whymer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:46
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Just Whymer!
Just Whymer retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Just Whymer thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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