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MMA ATTACK 07 Martinez vs Boy PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Francis Gusts (ranked 5191 p4p, 5086 weight class) and Hank N Stank Mcgee (ranked 391 p4p, 387 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Francis Gusts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hank N Stank Mcgee!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Topper Green and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgee misses with a looping left.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mcgee has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gusts is trying to keep an underhook but Mcgee manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Mcgee looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gusts regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mcgee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gusts works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mcgee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mcgee scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mcgee landing with the ground and pound.
Gusts preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mcgee throws an elbow that misses. Gusts uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mcgee's guard. Nice move by Gusts!
Mcgee trying to control the position.
Mcgee has Gusts pulled in close to control his posture.
Gusts throwing strikes from guard but Mcgee blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusts is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gusts throws a big elbow that misses.
Gusts wants to control from the top but Mcgee keeps moving.
Gusts postures up.
Gusts drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Gusts as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Mcgee screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Gusts! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Francis Gusts!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Pole (ranked 6017 p4p, 5905 weight class) and Jihadi John (ranked 546 p4p, 540 weight class). Jihadi John acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Pole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jihadi John!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Topper Green and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pole drives through and clinches with John against the cage.
John lands with a right to the head.
John managing to block the knees to the body from Pole.
John misses with a body punch.
John misses with the head strike.
John looking to slow down the pace here.
I was talking to Pole's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pole obliges.
John managing to block the knees to the body from Pole.
John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pole trying to land knees to the body.
Pole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pole throws a left and a right that both miss
and John counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pole throws a head kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from John misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John gets tackled into the cage by Pole. Pole maintains the clinch.
John stalls.
John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pole blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pole has John pressed against the cage.
John works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
John leaning against his opponent.
Pole tries a knee to the head but John blocks it.
Pole escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pole clinches with his opponent.
John dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
John on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for John.
Pole working hard to break the clinch.
Pole stalling the fight.
John lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pole.
Pole lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pole utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pole breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
John with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A head kick misses from Pole.
John jabs Pole to the body, keeping him at a distance.
John has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pole throws a head kick that misses
and Pole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. John is defending well for now.
Pole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pole's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pole clinches up against the cage.
Pole tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and John avoids it.
John lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pole trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John dodges an elbow strike from Pole.
Pole leaning against his opponent.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
John slowing the pace effectively.
Come on John - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
John on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pole misses with a knee strike.
John lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pole tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and John avoids it.
John has Pole pressed against the cage.
Pole tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and John avoids it.
John blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from John fails to land.
Nice body punch from John.
John has Pole pressed against the cage, preventing Pole from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pole has had enough of the clinch but John keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John lands a body punch.
Pole is breathing heavily.
Pole lands a nice shot to the body.
John is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pole tries to land knees in the clinch but John avoids the damage to the body.
John tries to throw a body punch but Pole avoids it by throwing John back against the cage.
Pole tries to land a knee to the head but John blocks with his arms.
Pole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. John is defending well for now.
Pole manages to break the clinch.
John connects with a right hand. Pole shakes it off.
Ben Pole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pole clinches.
John digs a right hand into Pole's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pole's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pole breaks the clinch.
John gets tackled into the cage by Pole. Pole maintains the clinch.
John lands a body shot.
John content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ben Pole will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pole moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pole clinches up against the cage.
John lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pole taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pole missing with knees to the body.
Pole missing with knees to the body.
John stalling against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for John.
Pole missing with knees to the body.
Pole wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
John working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pole misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right hand to the body from John.
John blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hook to the body lands for John.
Pole misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pole tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and John avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John working some nice short punches in the clinch.
John stalling in the clinch.
John avoiding damage as Pole throws knees to the body.
John lands a shot to the body.
John is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pole is keeping busy.
A short body shot lands from John as the two fighters clinch.
John lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pole.
John is looking to control Pole's arms but Pole gets an underhook and turns him. Now John has his back to the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from John.
Pole tries to land knees in the clinch but John avoids the damage to the body.
John lands with a right to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
John digs a right hand underneath Pole's ribcage. Pole let out a lung full of air as it connected.
John scores with an uppercut up the middle.
John lands a hook that snaps the head of Pole backwards.
Pole misses with a knee strike.
A right hook to the body lands for John.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from John.
John lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from John on the inside.
A short body shot lands from John as the two fighters clinch.
John lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pole backwards.
Pole's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
John pushes Pole back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
John lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jihadi John seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
John lands an uppercut.
John struggles to land a body shot inside as Pole controls his hands.
John tries to throw a body punch but Pole avoids it by throwing John back against the cage.
Pole trying to land knees to the body.
Pole wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
John lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
John lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John prevents Pole from breaking the clinch.
John has Pole pushed against the cage.
Pole missing with knees to the body.
John pressing his opponent against the cage.
John looking to stall.
John managing to block the knees to the body from Pole.
John stalls.
A short right from John on the inside.
Pole manages to break the clinch.
Pole rushes John and presses him up against the cage.
Pole has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
John lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pole backwards.
John tries to throw a body punch but Pole avoids it by throwing John back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pole can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
Pole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. John is defending well for now.
Pole tries to land knees in the clinch but John avoids the damage to the body.
Pole being controlled against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, John creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
John looking to stall.
John throws a punch but it's blocked by Pole.
John misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pole as John tries to tie him up.
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
John lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pole unloads a knee to the mid-section.
John avoiding damage as Pole throws knees to the body.
Pole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jihadi John showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Pole moves into the clinch successfully.
A short uppercut from John.
Pole breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pole moves into the clinch successfully.
Pole trying to land knees to the body.
John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pole missing with knees to the body.
John lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
John prevents a body shot from Pole.
John tries to work over Pole's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pole's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
John fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pole drives through and clinches with John against the cage.
John lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from John.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pole missing with knees to the body.
John swings wildly with an uppercut but Pole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pole struggles to land a body shot inside as John controls his hands.
John working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pole breaks the clinch.
Pole throws a sloppy head kick and John moves out of range easily.
John looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
John is looking to clinch.
John takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pole walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
John swings away with an uppercut that misses.
John misses with some punches.
Pole breaks from the clinch.
Pole gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pole throws an elbow but it's blocked.
John tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pole's elbow.
John blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
John avoiding damage as Pole throws knees to the body.
A hook to the body from John.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pole misses with a punch to the body.
Pole missing with knees to the body.
John is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pole obliges.
Pole tries to land knees in the clinch but John avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from John - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from John as the two fighters clinch.
John pushes Pole back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
John tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pole's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pole tries to land knees in the clinch but John avoids the damage to the body.
John pushes Pole back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
John lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
John lands on the inside with an uppercut.
John lands a hook to the side of the head.
John lands a shoulder strike.
John lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from John.
John lands with a light punch inside.
John holding his opponent close, against the cage.
John lands on the inside with an uppercut.
John softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
John lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pole blocking some punches.
John is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
John pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pole putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has John in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, John creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pole tries to move into range but John moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pole clinches up with John and pushes him back against the cage.
John lands a body punch in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Pole's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pole breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
John connects with a crisp jab.
Pole shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
 Pole is rocked!
Pole takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oh Pole is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pole throws a combination that misses
and John scores with a counter punch that sends Pole to the canvas! John smells blood - he's punishing Pole with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Pole has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jihadi John!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brady Kurtz (ranked 5192 p4p, 3792 weight class) and Jack Mehov (ranked 500 p4p, 403 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Brawler
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brady Kurtz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Mehov!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurtz gets caught napping as Mehov dives in and scores a takedown. Kurtz manages to retain guard.
Kurtz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mehov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kurtz is keeping the position for now.
Mehov trying to control but Kurtz is working from the bottom.
Kurtz working for a triangle but Mehov defends it easily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kurtz holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mehov wants to control from the top but Kurtz keeps moving.
Mehov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mehov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mehov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mehov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mehov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kurtz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mehov passes into side control.
Mehov tries for a kimura but Kurtz is defending well.
Mehov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kurtz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kurtz can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurtz is looking for a sweep.
Mehov moves into full mount!
Mehov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mehov looking to secure an arm triangle but Kurtz defends it well.
Mehov content just to control the position here.
Mehov unloads with some shots from mount but Kurtz bucks and avoids them well.
Mehov looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kurtz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurtz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mehov working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Kurtz looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Mehov! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jack Mehov!
Jack Mehov spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Coffee Black (ranked 3886 p4p, 4545 weight class) and Matt Tarrent (ranked 186 p4p, 210 weight class). The key to victory for Coffee Black has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Coffee Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Tarrent!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, John Mangel and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarrent takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Matt Tarrent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarrent looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Tarrent throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
Black scores with a jab to the jaw.
Black wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Black jabs Tarrent to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Black lands a really nice looking cross but Tarrent seems unphased.
Black lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
 Tarrent is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. Tarrent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tarrent is still on wobbly legs! Can Black finish him?
Black scores with a body shot.
Tarrent seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Tarrent to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Tarrent looks to clinch but Black throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Tarrent taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Coffee Black!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alalala Long (ranked 2935 p4p, 5436 weight class) and Jesperson Knudsen (ranked 140 p4p, 225 weight class). The key to victory for Alalala Long has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alalala Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesperson Knudsen!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knudsen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Long counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Jesperson Knudsen has been cut.
Knudsen tries to clinch but Long moves away
and Long cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Long misses with a two punch combination.
Long thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knudsen fails to land with a series of punches.
Long throws a shot to the body.
Knudsen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Long counters with a stiff right hand.
Knudsen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Knudsen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Knudsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knudsen is rocked!
Knudsen walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Long! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alalala Long!
Our winner, Alalala Long, 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 Marvin Vettori (ranked 3114 p4p, 4914 weight class) and Noa Hon (ranked 387 p4p, 521 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marvin Vettori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Noa Hon!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vettori lands a jab to the head.
Hon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vettori.
Hon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vettori counters with a left to the body.
Hon throws a right hand that misses
and Vettori counters with a right hand to the body.
Hon throws an off balance right hand
and Vettori counters with a left to the body.
Hon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vettori counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vettori lands a two punch combo.
Hon misses with a combination
and Vettori counters with a shoot takedown. Hon fights it but they end up in guard.
Vettori is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettori postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vettori controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vettori trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hon holds on and takes a little breather.
Hon wants to sweep but no luck.
Vettori lands a couple of elbows.
Vettori's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hon looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Vettori pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hon is keeping the position for now.
Vettori trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hon manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Vettori is pulling down on Hon's head. It's preventing any offense from Hon, at least for the moment.
Hon tries to stand but Vettori is controlling from the bottom.
Vettori trying to strike off his back.
Hon won't allow Vettori to sweep him here.
Vettori keeping moving, preventing Hon from controlling successfully.
Hon stopping the sweep attempt from Vettori.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vettori keeping moving, preventing Hon from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vettori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vettori will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hon throws a counter combo.
Hon clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hon.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vettori creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vettori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vettori drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hon pulls Vettori in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vettori wants to pass the guard but Hon is keeping the position.
Vettori passes Hon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vettori not doing much here.
Vettori wants to take a breather but Hon is having none of it.
Vettori lands strikes from half guard.
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!
Hon tries to roll over but Vettori keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Vettori dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hon throws a leg kick
enabling Vettori to counter with a crisp jab.
Hon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vettori moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hon takes a swing at Vettori's ribcage but misses.
Vettori is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hon can do to turn this around?
Vettori scores with a jab to the body.
Hon doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vettori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hon misses with a right hand
and Vettori counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vettori.
Vettori connects with a couple of short punches.
Hon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vettori is working Hon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hon keeping moving, preventing Vettori from controlling successfully.
Marvin Vettori overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vettori's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettori wants to pass the guard but Hon is keeping the position.
Hon wants to sweep but no luck.
Vettori working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vettori passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Vettori is looking to take a break and control but Hon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hon is trying to control Vettori's posture but Vettori avoids it.
Vettori trying to control the action but Hon is working from the bottom.
Vettori working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vettori lands some shots froms side control.
Hon wants to control but Vettori postures up.
Vettori is looking to take a break and control but Hon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vettori happy to just control the position for now.
An elbow from Vettori crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hon tries to escape but Vettori is in control.
Hon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hon is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vettori working the head with strikes.
Hon is not content to let Vettori control the position.
Hon sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Vettori is nestled in close to Hon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vettori thows a huge punch but Hon dodges it nicely.
Vettori wants to pass to mount but Hon is defending the position.
Vettori is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hon makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
No luck for Vettori with that takedown attempt.
A shot to the liver by Vettori. Beautiful body shot.
Vettori scores with a one two! Hon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vettori manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hon on his heels. He'll look to pass Hon's guard now, I'm sure.
Hon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hon prevents Vettori from improving his position.
Vettori makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vettori.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Vettori dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hon darts in and clinches Vettori up against the cage.
Vettori misses with a punch on the inside.
Vettori changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hon throws a sloppy body shot
and Vettori counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hon slips a jab and a cross from Vettori.
Horrible takedown attempt by Vettori or perhaps it was just good defense by Hon, which made it look bad.
Hon throws a leg kick that is checked
so Vettori counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hon is looking to stand back up but Vettori counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Hon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hon trying to control here.
Vettori slips a nice elbow through Hon's hands, connecting with Hon's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettori controlling the action here.
Vettori scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vettori throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vettori lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hon wants to control but Vettori is keeping busy.
Vettori looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hon wants to control but Vettori passes into side.
Hon looking for a sweep but Vettori has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vettori lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Vettori looking to finish Hon with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hon!
Hon can't escape the position.
Vettori pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hon is rocked!
Vettori scoring with strikes but Hon is staying in there.
Hon is still in real trouble! Can Vettori finish him?
Vettori lands a big shot there that rocks Hon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vettori drops a big elbow. That's hurt Hon! More shots from Vettori and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marvin Vettori!
Post fight, Marvin Vettori took to the microphone: 'I'm the best in this divison, I can beat'em all, come on Magnus, you know I deserve the title shot!!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kang Aroo (ranked 3983 p4p, 4827 weight class) and Khaos Cleveland (ranked 489 p4p, 536 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kang Aroo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kang Aroo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kang Aroo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khaos Cleveland!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Chris Dean and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleveland pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aroo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cleveland tries to clinch up.
Aroo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aroo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Aroo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cleveland pinned against the cage. Cleveland gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Aroo lands a nice shot that snaps Cleveland's head back.
Cleveland tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aroo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleveland moves in looking to clinch but Aroo pushes him off.
Cleveland looks for the body kick but Aroo saw that one coming.
Aroo punishes Cleveland's body with a nice straight punch.
Aroo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kang Aroo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Aroo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aroo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Khaos Cleveland has been cut.
Aroo scores with a shot to the body.
Aroo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cleveland moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cleveland fails with the takedown.
Aroo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aroo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cleveland moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Cleveland. Those never looked like landing.
Aroo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cleveland feints the counter takedown.
Cleveland fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aroo avoids it really well and circles away.
Cleveland looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aroo connects with a body shot that sends Cleveland's belly button to the back.
A punch combination from Aroo misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aroo scores with a decent looking hook.
Cleveland fails with a takedown attempt.
Kang Aroo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khaos Cleveland.
Aroo tries for a takedown but Cleveland sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Aroo shoots in and drives through. Cleveland sprawls well.
Cleveland closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aroo circles away.
Aroo drops Cleveland with a beautiful combination! Cleveland stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Aroo is looking for the KO!
Cleveland is rocked!
Aroo wobbles Cleveland with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Aroo dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Cleveland to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kang Aroo!
Our winner, Kang Aroo, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yunel Martinez (ranked 4166 p4p, 5261 weight class) and Killer Boy (ranked 420 p4p, 482 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yunel Martinez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Killer Boy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Hugh Johnson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Martinez lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Boy falls backwards - clearly groggy! Martinez dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yunel Martinez!
Yunel Martinez is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rapido Nadadora (ranked 2810 p4p, 4857 weight class) and Sleepy Jones (ranked 312 p4p, 485 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Rapido Nadadora has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rapido Nadadora seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rapido Nadadora!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sleepy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Watson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nadadora bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
A big right from Nadadora misses.
Nadadora throws a shot to the body.
Rapido Nadadora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nadadora smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nadadora throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Nadadora lands a big uppercut and Jones crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jones looks OK. Nadadora waves Jones back to his feet!
Jones is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nadadora is stalking Jones. Jones circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Nadadora, and it's lights out! Jones really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rapido Nadadora!
Rapido Nadadora is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Rapido Nadadora, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between #1 Winger (ranked 332 p4p, 1412 weight class) and Mike Lowe (ranked 10 p4p, 49 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, #1 Winger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Lowe!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Topper Green and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winger slips a jab and a cross from Lowe.
Winger looking to score a takedown here. Lowe is defending well but Winger drives through and ends up in Lowe's guard.
Lowe is trying to keep Winger in close.
Winger throwing strikes from guard but Lowe blocks nicely.
Lowe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winger with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Winger chips away with some ground and pound.
Winger works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowe is trying to get back to full guard.
Lowe is trying to stand back up but Winger is controlling him
Lowe wants to improve his position but Winger is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winger seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Winger is looking for a kimura here.
Lowe is staying active underneath Winger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lowe moves into full guard.
Winger wants to control from the top but Lowe keeps moving.
Winger engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Winger is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lowe is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Winger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Winger postures up.
Winger looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lowe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mike Lowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winger blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe keeps Winger at a distance using the push kick.
Winger darts in looking for a takedown but Lowe gets double underhooks and turns Winger into the cage.
Winger tries to score a body lock takedown but Lowe shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Winger looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Winger is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lowe is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for #1 Winger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lowe keeps control of Winger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Winger tries to land knees in the clinch but Lowe avoids the damage to the body.
Lowe lands an elbow just above Winger 's eye.
 It looks like #1 Winger has been cut.
Winger jumps guard but Lowe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lowe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lowe lands with a nice combination. Winger backs away looking to recover.
Lowe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Lowe. No joy for Winger on that attempt.
Lowe misses with a wild body shot.
Winger throws a head kick but Lowe moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Winger looking to score a takedown here. Lowe is defending well but Winger drives through and ends up in Lowe's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winger keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lowe's head.
Lowe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lowe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Winger's guard.
Winger trying to strike off his back.
Winger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lowe throwing strikes from guard but Winger blocks nicely.
Winger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lowe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Winger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lowe throws an elbow that misses. Winger uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lowe's guard. Nice move by Winger!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Lowe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on #1 Winger's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lowe throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Winger's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lowe under the eye.
It looks like Mike Lowe has been cut.
Lowe throws a right and a left that Winger avoids nicely.
Winger throwing a counter right hand but Lowe manages to avoid it.
Winger shoots in and drives through. Lowe sprawls well.
Winger closes the distance and pushes Lowe back into the cage.
Lowe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Winger blocks an uppercut.
Winger is looking to break free of the clinch but Lowe has double underhooks.
Winger successfully pulls guard.
Winger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lowe wants to control from the top but Winger keeps moving.
Lowe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lowe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Winger is controlling Lowe's posture.
Winger 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.
Lowe drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Winger manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lowe has Winger in his guard.
Lowe looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Winger has picked Lowe up and slammed him! Lowe can't keep hold of the triangle and Winger manages to pass to side control!
Winger decides to stand back up.
Lowe tries to bum rush Winger with a series of wild strikes but Winger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lowe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe thows a body kick. Winger tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lowe scores with a body shot.
Winger misses with a takedown attempt - Lowe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Winger tries to clinch up.
Lowe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Lowe.
Lowe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lowe pushes Winger up against the cage in a clinch.
Lowe can't find room to land a body shot as Winger controls the action.
Winger successfully pulls guard.
Winger will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lowe postures up in Winger's guard and throws a big left but Winger blocks it.
Winger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Winger looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Winger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lowe wants to control from the top but Winger keeps moving.
Lowe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lowe throws an elbow that misses. Winger uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lowe's guard. Nice move by Winger!
Lowe is looking for a triangle but Winger pushes his legs off easily.
Winger is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Winger's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Winger decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lowe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Winger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lowe avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for #1 Winger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lowe tries to clinch up.
Lowe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lowe throws a looping overhand right but Winger ducks down to avoid it.
#1 Winger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lowe lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lowe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winger throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lowe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Winger looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lowe replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Winger blocks it well.
Lowe stuffs the takedown.
Lowe throws a hook but Winger blocks it.
Mike Lowe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Winger with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lowe counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for #1 Winger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winger goes for a double leg but Lowe avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lowe continues to drive forward.
As Winger backs off Lowe throws a huge counter combo but Winger manages to avoid it all.
Winger blocking some punches.
A short left from Lowe.
Lowe tries to break the clinch but Winger is controlling the position.
Lowe prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowe gets through Winger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Winger looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lowe can't find room to land a body shot as Winger controls the action.
Lowe managing to block the knees to the body from Winger.
Lowe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lowe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lowe swings wildly with an uppercut but Winger uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Lowe.
Lowe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lowe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Winger drags the fight down to the ground.
Lowe is working Winger over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lowe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Winger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe postures up.
Winger looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lowe throwing strikes from guard but Winger blocks nicely.
Lowe trying to control the position from guard on top but Winger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lowe might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Winger haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lowe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Winger has his hands on Lowe's head, controlling the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lowe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winger shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lowe's guard.
Lowe is trying to control the position but Winger postures up.
Winger stopping the sweep attempt from Lowe.
Winger looking to pass the guard.
Winger's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Winger is working Lowe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe working for a triangle but Winger defends it easily.
Lowe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lowe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Winger is controlling him.
Lowe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Winger gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lowe working a defensive guard but Winger passes into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lowe is looking to improve his position.
Winger takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lowe really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Winger shoots in but Lowe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lowe just misses with a punch to the body.
Winger moves forwards but Lowe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Winger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Winger tries to clinch up.
Lowe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lowe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A good leg kick by Lowe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lowe slips a jab from Winger.
Winger is looking to score with low kicks.
Lowe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lowe throws the left hand but Winger avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winger moves out of range of the body kick.
Lowe takes a swing at Winger's ribcage but misses.
As Lowe tries to get set, Winger tries to push him back and clinch up but Lowe manages to avoid the attempt.
Winger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lowe.
Winger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lowe but Lowe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for #1 Winger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lowe tries to land a front kick but Winger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Winger avoids the body shot from Lowe.
Winger goes for a double leg but Lowe avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lowe continues to drive forward.
Winger tries for a takedown but Lowe manages to get underhooks.
Lowe prevents the takedown attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lowe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lowe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Winger backwards.
Lowe manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Winger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Winger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lowe as he jumps to the side.
Winger tries to clinch but Lowe moves out of range.
Winger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lowe to score with a decent uppercut.
Lowe throws a sloppy head kick and Winger moves out of range easily.
Winger shoots and misses
and Lowe counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lowe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Winger scrambles back to his feet.
Lowe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Winger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lowe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Lowe. That snapped Winger's head back.
Winger walks into a stiff left hand from Lowe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Winger.
Winger wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Winger shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lowe sprawls well. Lowe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Winger gets slowly back to his feet.
Lowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winger.
Winger changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lowe slips a jab and a cross from Winger.
Lowe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winger drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lowe sprawls and moves away.
Winger avoids the body shot from Lowe.
Winger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lowe swivels and escapes.
Lowe punishes Winger's body with a nice straight punch.
Winger misses with a body shot
and Lowe counters with a head kick.
Winger closes the distance and clinches up with Lowe, looking for a takedown. Winger pushes Lowe against the cage but Lowe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lowe pushes Winger up against the cage in a clinch.
Winger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Lowe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Winger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mike Lowe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Winger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lowe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Winger backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lowe breaks the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lowe.
Winger ducks under a wild hook from Lowe.
No joy there for Lowe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Winger doesn't manage to clinch there - Lowe circles away.
Lowe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Winger lands a jab-cross combination.
Winger tries to move into range but Lowe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Winger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lowe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lowe dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lowe throws a lazy right hand but Winger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lowe. That's going to slow Winger down.
Winger shoots in for a double leg but Lowe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Winger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lowe throws a one two combo.
Winger doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lowe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lowe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Winger's sensitive parts.
Winger looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for #1 Winger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winger fails with a takedown attempt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Winger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lowe misses with a wild combination.
Winger darts in looking for a takedown but Lowe gets double underhooks and turns Winger into the cage.
Winger fails to pull guard.
Winger tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lowe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lowe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Winger or not.
Lowe lands an elbow just above Winger 's eye.
Lowe misses with a body punch.
Winger is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lowe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lowe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Winger.
Mike Lowe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe misses with a combination
and Winger counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Winger has a takedown stuffed.
Winger avoids the head kick by Lowe.
Lowe tries a head kick but it misses.
Lowe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Winger. That did some damage!
Winger takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winger shoots for a double leg takedown but Lowe sprawls well. He's pushed Winger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Winger misses with a straight left.
Lowe tries to clinch up.
Lowe's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lowe duly obliges.
That kick from Lowe tenderised Winger's leg. Winger is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winger moves to clinch but Lowe breaks away
and Lowe counters with a one-two to the body.
Lowe keeps the fight on the outside.
Lowe throws a sloppy head kick and Winger moves out of range easily.
Lowe lands a right hook to the body.
Lowe takes a swing at Winger's ribcage but misses.
Winger went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Winger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No joy there for Winger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Winger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lowe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lowe! But no joy.
Lowe avoids a kick to the body.
Despite the aggression on Lowe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lowe with a jab.
Mike Lowe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lowe misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lowe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Winger jabs Lowe right on the nose. Lowe blinks but takes it well.
Lowe thumps Winger with a low 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!
Lowe connects with a crisp jab.
Lowe misses with a head kick.
Lowe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Winger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lowe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Winger.
#1 Winger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lowe scores with a hook to the body. Winger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Lowe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lowe winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 44:50
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 45:50
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Lowe!
Mike Lowe gave a mention to Big Chief Nutrition & Laundry Services (80%) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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