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GAMMA#961 Augustus v Shane PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Vernon (ranked 1253 p4p, 1290 weight class) and Renato Laranja (ranked 162 p4p, 169 weight class). Laranja has chosen Sepultura - The Hunt as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaac Vernon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Renato Laranja!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vernon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laranja.
Vernon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rollins Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
Laranja misses with a wild body shot.
Vernon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Laranja fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vernon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vernon misses with a shot to the body
and Laranja counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Laranja blocks a jab.
Laranja misses with a low kick.
Laranja takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laranja misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Vernon misses the target.
Laranja misses with a shot to the body
and Vernon counters with a thumping low kick.
Vernon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vernon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Laranja counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vernon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Renato Laranja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laranja lands with a slapping head kick.
Vernon connects with the punch.
Vernon misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Laranja was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laranja misses with a lunging right hand
and Vernon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laranja fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vernon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vernon tries to close the distance and clinch but Laranja swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vernon misses with a body shot.
Renato Laranja is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vernon throws a big shot that misses.
Vernon gets a takedown into half guard.
Vernon trying to control from half guard but Laranja is working away.
Laranja looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Laranja tries to roll over but Vernon keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vernon trying to control the action but Laranja is working from the bottom.
Vernon works his way into full mount!
Laranja tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vernon looking to control and managing it successfully.
Laranja controls the position.
Laranja is desperately trying to get back to 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!
Laranja tries to hold on but Vernon postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vernon has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Laranja's face.
Laranja prevents Vernon from taking his back.
Laranja is desperately trying to improve his position but Vernon has a good base and remains in mount.
Vernon dominating with strikes here.
Laranja wants to hold on but Vernon pushes him away.
Laranja tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vernon trying to control but Laranja is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laranja wants to hold on but Vernon pushes him away.
Vernon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vernon trying to control but Laranja is having none of it.
Vernon looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Vernon trying to control but Laranja is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Vernon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vernon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Laranja slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vernon throws a right hand that misses
and Laranja counters with a nice uppercut.
Laranja thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vernon half committed to a counter leg kick.
Laranja throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vernon counters with a straight right hand.
Vernon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laranja.
Laranja keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vernon.
Vernon missing with a left hand there. Laranja was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vernon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laranja scores with a nice head shot.
Laranja slips a jab and a cross from Vernon.
Vernon slips a straight right by Laranja.
Vernon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laranja manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laranja digs a good hook to Vernon's body.
Vernon thuds a left hand into Laranja's body.
Laranja misses with a body kick.
Laranja waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vernon.
It looked like Vernon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Laranja.
A slow jab from Vernon misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Laranja on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Laranja throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vernon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vernon cracks a nice hook into Laranja's ribs.
The crowd cheers as Vernon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Laranja doesn't seem phased though.
Vernon misses the jab.
Laranja looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vernon throws a chopping leg kick but Laranja manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And Laranja responds with a good body kick, but Vernon manages to step out the way in time.
Laranja tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vernon is able to avoid easily.
Laranja pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laranja connects with a body shot.
Vernon swings for the body but Laranja moves out of range.
Laranja appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Vernon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laranja misses the shot to the body.
Vernon throwing a counter right hand but Laranja manages to avoid it.
Renato Laranja seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laranja throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vernon is looking to counter punch.
Laranja throws a jab when Vernon was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laranja. Vernon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laranja ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vernon moves away.
Laranja doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vernon looks to throw the jab but Laranja is out of range.
Vernon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Laranja misses with a lunging right hand
and Vernon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vernon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Laranja moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vernon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Laranja 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Vernon.
Vernon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laranja takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice body kick there by Laranja.
Laranja misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Vernon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Laranja doesn't seem phased though.
Vernon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laranja.
Vernon avoids the head kick by Laranja.
Vernon jabs Laranja to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Laranja connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vernon momentarily.
Vernon pushes Laranja away with a front kick.
Laranja connects with a body shot that sends Vernon's belly button to the back.
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!
Laranja on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laranja looks to score with a jab to the body but Vernon is just out of range.
Vernon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vernon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Laranja to the mat! Laranja manages to get full guard.
Laranja is looking for a triangle but Vernon pushes his legs off easily.
Laranja controls Vernon momentarily but Vernon frees himself.
Laranja being controlled here, momentarily.
Vernon is in close to Laranja's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Laranja keeping full guard, as Vernon tries to pass.
Vernon scoring with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Isaac Vernon 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Laranja misses with a straight left.
Laranja scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vernon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vernon slips a straight right by Laranja.
Laranja slaps away a takedown attempt from Vernon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vernon scores with a shot to the body.
Vernon takes one to the chin there.
Laranja misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vernon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Laranja lands a body shot.
Laranja tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vernon clobbers Laranja with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vernon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laranja.
Vernon lands a front kick.
Laranja misses with a straight left.
Laranja slips a straight right by Vernon.
Laranja thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laranja ducks under a wild hook from Vernon.
Vernon with a jab.
Laranja just misses with a punch to the body.
Laranja cracks Vernon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Laranja loads up on a big right hand but Vernon slips the punch.
Vernon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Laranja throws a sloppy head kick and Vernon moves out of range easily.
Vernon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Laranja throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vernon on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laranja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vernon manages to avoid it.
Laranja looks to score with a jab to the body but Vernon is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laranja tries to score with a low kick but Vernon moves his leg out of the way.
Vernon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Vernon does it's job there.
Laranja swings for the body but Vernon moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Laranja.
Laranja on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vernon thumps Laranja with a low kick.
Vernon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Laranja finds it's way round the side to connect with Vernon's head.
Laranja jabs Vernon right on the nose. Vernon blinks but takes it well.
Laranja throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laranja misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laranja misses with a straight left.
Laranja keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vernon.
Vernon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Laranja chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vernon wants to land a leg kick but Laranja is out of range.
Laranja throws a hook but Vernon avoids it easily.
Vernon is looking to counter punch.
Vernon looks to land a left hand but Laranja moved out of range nicely.
Isaac Vernon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Laranja throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vernon ducks under a wild hook from Laranja.
Laranja misses with a low kick.
Laranja misses with an uppercut. Vernon saw that one coming.
Laranja is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vernon.
Laranja misses with a wild body shot.
Laranja swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laranja 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.
Laranja connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vernon. Vernon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Laranja throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laranja throws a head kick but Vernon moves out of range.
Vernon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Vernon does no damage.
Laranja keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vernon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Laranja misses.
Laranja avoids a kick to the body.
Laranja throws out a counter right but Vernon avoids it with no problem.
Vernon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Laranja throws an off balance right hand
and Vernon counters with a straight right hand.
Vernon throws a lazy head kick
and Laranja counters with an outside leg kick.
Renato Laranja has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vernon misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renato Laranja comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vernon 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Horse (ranked 1685 p4p, 1018 weight class) and Hector Morales (ranked 222 p4p, 148 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Crazy Horse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Morales!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horse blocks a jab.
Hector Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horse tries to keep at a distance but Morales has taken the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Morales scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morales just leaning against Horse, taking a breather.
Horse blocking some punches.
Morales tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Horse.
Morales misses with a body punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Morales has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Horse lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
Horse blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Morales.
Horse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morales pushes off an throws an elbow but Horse leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Morales tries a body shot but Horse blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Horse fails to land.
Morales trying to stall but Horse improves his position.
Horse misses with an elbow strike.
Morales blocks a body shot from Horse.
Morales blocks a body shot from Horse.
A short body shot lands from Horse as the two fighters clinch.
Morales blocks a body shot from Horse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse lands a body shot in the clinch.
Horse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Horse fails to pull guard.
Horse lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morales throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Horse has been working on his balance at Clark's Champion's, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Morales.
Horse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Horse throws an elbow but it misses.
Horse is leaning against Morales and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Morales has a couple of punches blocked by Horse.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Morales swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Horse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Horse misses with the head strike.
Horse lands a body shot in the clinch.
Horse scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Morales is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Horse is keeping busy.
A body shot lands from Morales.
With the fighters up against the cage, Morales throws an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Horse.
Morales misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse pulls guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horse has Morales pulled in close to control his posture.
Morales trying to control the position from guard on top but Horse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Horse escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morales gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Horse looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Morales stays in close to Horse's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse is pulling down on Morales's head. It's preventing any offense from Morales, at least for the moment.
Morales sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Morales in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Horse looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Horse pulls Morales in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Morales tries to clinch but Horse is having none of it.
Horse throws a lazy right hand but Morales sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Horse lands a jab to the head.
Morales gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horse is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Morales to keep the fight standing.
Horse tries a body shot but Morales blocks it.
Morales can't find room to land a body shot as Horse controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morales.
Horse blocks a body shot from Morales.
Horse blocks an uppercut.
Morales prevents a body shot from Horse.
Morales slowing the pace effectively.
Horse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morales tries a body shot but Horse blocks it.
Morales blocks a body shot from Horse.
Horse working aggressively here.
Horse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Horse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morales tries to work over Horse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morales looking to slow down the pace here.
Morales tries a body shot but Horse blocks it.
Morales blocks a body shot from Horse.
Horse lands a left hand.
Morales tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Horse's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Crazy Horse dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Morales instigates a clinch.
Morales scores with a shoulder strike.
Morales holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Morales throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Horse is trying to pull guard but Morales has him pressed against the cage.
Morales prevents a body shot from Horse.
Horse scores with a shoulder strike.
Horse stalling.
Horse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morales pushes Horse back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Horse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morales throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Horse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Horse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Horse blocks an uppercut.
Horse tries a body shot but Morales blocks it.
A short right from Horse on the inside.
Horse misses with an elbow strike.
Morales blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse tries a body shot but Morales blocks it.
Horse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Horse pushes Morales back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Crazy Horse has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Horse tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Morales just stands there and leans against the cage.
Horse misses with the head strike.
Morales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horse pushes Morales back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Horse throws an elbow that misses.
Horse lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Horse.
Horse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Horse can't find room to land a body shot as Morales controls the action.
Morales takes an elbow to the temple.
Horse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Horse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morales misses with some punches.
Horse jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morales walks away with a smile on his face. Horse gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crazy Horse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morales closes the distance and clinches.
Morales blocking some punches.
Morales lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Horse backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse is leaning against Morales and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Morales misses with the head strike.
Morales fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morales creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Horse's defenses.
Horse jumps guard and drags Morales to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Horse keeping moving, preventing Morales from controlling successfully.
Morales must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Horse is trying to control the position but Morales postures up.
Morales throwing strikes but missing.
Morales working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Horse is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Horse is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse is trying to keep Morales in close.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Morales sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Horse's guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Morales in particular looking to stall.
Horse is looking to control Morales's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Horse avoid being mounted?
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Horse keeps the fight on the outside.
Morales tries to clinch up
and Horse cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morales tries to move into range but Horse moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Morales tries to clinch up but Horse circles away and keeps his distance.
Morales wants to clinch
and Horse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Horse circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morales takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morales misses with a wild combination.
Horse scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Crazy Horse dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Horse clinches.
Morales blocking some punches.
Horse throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moraless head.
Morales lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morales lands a right hand.
Horse dodges an elbow strike from Morales.
Horse working aggressively here.
Morales prevents a body shot from Horse.
Horse fails to pull guard.
Horse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morales tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morales swings wildly with an uppercut but Horse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morales stalling in the clinch but Horse improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horse throws an elbow but it misses.
Morales lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Horse backwards.
Horse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Horse drags the fight down to the ground.
Horse is trying to control the position but Morales postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse is pulling down on Morales's head. It's preventing any offense from Morales, at least for the moment.
Horse working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morales.
Morales wants to stand but Horse is controlling his posture from full guard.
Horse looking to control.
Horse trying to control the position here.
Horse wants to sweep here but Morales controlling him for the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Horse dodges the punch combination from Morales.
Horse circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Horse counter with a right hand.
Morales clinches up with Horse and pushes him back against the cage.
Morales taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for Morales.
Horse misses with a punch on the inside.
Morales misses with a body punch.
Horse lands a hook to the side of the head.
Horse misses with an elbow strike.
Horse misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales scores with a shot to the side of Horse's head.
A short body shot lands from Horse as the two fighters clinch.
Morales is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Horse is keeping busy.
Horse throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moraless head.
Horse takes an elbow to the temple.
Horse scores with a shoulder strike.
Morales swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Horse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crazy Horse is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morales slows down the pace here.
Hector Morales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Horse tries a body shot but Morales blocks it.
A short left from Horse.
Morales throws a punch but it's blocked by Horse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Horse.
Morales misses with some punches.
Morales misses with some punches.
Morales lands a body shot in the clinch.
Morales lands a body punch.
Horse tries to pull guard but Morales forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Morales misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Morales.
Horse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Horse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Come on Morales - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Morales lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morales blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hector Morales.
I think Horse 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crazy Horse!
After the big win, Crazy Horse made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors UnderGround Supplements and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Camacho (ranked 764 p4p, 565 weight class) and Wally Kruschev (ranked 114 p4p, 91 weight class). Kruschev comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pissed Off and Mad About it (Texas Hippie Coalition) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jermaine Camacho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jermaine Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Wally Kruschev!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kruschev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kruschev throws a jab when Camacho was well out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Camacho!
A nice leg kick from Camacho, right into the meat of the thigh.
Camacho chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Camacho misses the shot to the body.
Kruschev scores with a nice strike.
Kruschev cracks a nice hook into Camacho's ribs.
Good shot there by Kruschev.
Camacho 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.
Camacho misses with an uppercut. Kruschev saw that one coming.
Kruschev lands the left hand.
Camacho takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camacho misses with a low kick.
Kruschev looks to land a right hand but Camacho moved out of range.
Camacho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kruschev.
Camacho looks to throw a body kick
and Kruschev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kruschev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Camacho looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Camacho tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Camacho throws the left hand but Kruschev avoids the punch easily.
Camacho ducks under a wild hook from Kruschev.
An inside leg kick lands from Kruschev.
Kruschev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kruschev moves into range and clinches up with Camacho.
Camacho tries to stall but Kruschev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kruschev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Camacho misses
and Camacho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kruschev has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kruschev catches Camacho with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kruschev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kruschev scores with a hook.
Kruschev throws out a loose jab but Camacho uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Camacho 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice uppercut lands for Kruschev. That snapped Camacho's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kruschev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A punch combination from Camacho misses.
Camacho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruschev is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Camacho had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kruschev blocks a jab.
Camacho fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kruschev checks it well.
Kruschev misses with a wild body shot.
Camacho misses with a leg kick
and Kruschev counters with a straight right hand.
Camacho scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kruschev is looking for a sweep. Camacho is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kruschev is looking to control Camacho's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kruschev avoid being mounted?
Camacho is looking for a kimura here.
Camacho wants to take a breather but Kruschev is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev is looking to improve his position.
Camacho stops Kruschev from getting back to his feet.
Camacho seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kruschev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Camacho is pressing down on Kruschev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kruschev is holding on for now.
Camacho seems to be working for a kimura but Kruschev defends the submission attempt.
Kruschev is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four 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.
Camacho throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Camacho is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kruschev doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Camacho.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Camacho is looking to advance position but Kruschev won't allow it.
Camacho is trying to work for a kimura but Kruschev is defending well.
Camacho is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kruschev sees it coming and defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wally Kruschev dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kruschev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Camacho looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kruschev has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Camacho scores with a takedown into Kruschev's guard.
Kruschev lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kruschev wants to control from the top but Camacho keeps moving.
Kruschev is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruschev wants to stand but Camacho is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kruschev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Camacho has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kruschev has managed to get both his arms back between Camacho's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kruschev is aware though and is defending well.
Kruschev lying in Camacho's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Camacho decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Kruschev taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jermaine Camacho!
A determined Jermaine Camacho didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dougal McCraken (ranked 601 p4p, 249 weight class) and Roland Weudke (ranked 83 p4p, 37 weight class). McCraken comes into the arena with Bulgine blaring out of the sound system. Roland Weudke is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 31 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dougal McCraken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roland Weudke!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCraken jabs Weudke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Weudke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Weudke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheers as Weudke lands an impressive looking overhand right. McCraken doesn't seem phased though.
Weudke lands a nice shot to the body.
A slow jab from Weudke misses its intended target.
McCraken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weudke.
Weudke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McCraken lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Weudke pivots, looking for a leg kick but McCraken is out of range and Weudke settles back down.
It appears McCraken was looking to counter with a kick there.
McCraken throws a head kick but Weudke moves out of range.
McCraken misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Weudke throws a leg kick but McCraken sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McCraken swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McCraken misses with an attempted mid kick.
McCraken backing away here, and Weudke unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for McCraken.
McCraken is looking to slow Weudke down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCraken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A low kick from Weudke is predictable there
and McCraken connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCraken cracks Weudke with an open hand slap.
McCraken has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chakuriki LA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from McCraken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weudke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Weudke is looking to slow McCraken down with leg kicks.
Weudke tries to land a front kick but McCraken steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick lands from McCraken.
Weudke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCraken thumps Weudke with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McCraken checks a leg kick.
McCraken misses the jab.
Weudke throws a jab but it's blocked by McCraken.
McCraken looks to land a right hand but Weudke moved out of range.
McCraken throws a push kick but Weudke slaps the foot to one side.
An inside leg kick from Weudke misses.
McCraken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weudke.
McCraken rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Weudke counters with a three punch combo that has McCraken backing up. McCraken nods at Weudke to acknowledge the strikes.
Weudke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCraken.
McCraken fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Weudke tries a low kick but McCraken avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Weudke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weudke staying out of range there.
Weudke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCraken.
McCraken looks to land a body kick but Weudke moved away.
McCraken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McCraken throws a push kick but Weudke slaps the foot to one side.
Weudke moves out of range as McCraken throws a body kick.
Weudke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Weudke throws a poor cross that misses
letting McCraken counter with a right hand.
A head kick from McCraken lands but Weudke takes it in his stride.
McCraken throws a body shot but no joy.
McCraken throws a body shot but no joy.
Weudke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCraken moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McCraken clobbers Weudke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McCraken swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McCraken backing away here, and Weudke unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
McCraken lands with a nice body kick.
Weudke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weudke misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCraken bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Weudke's head.
Weudke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McCraken is out of range.
Weudke scores with a body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McCraken - that will leave a mark!
Weudke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCraken takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A low kick from Weudke misses
and McCraken counters with a stiff right hand.
McCraken misses the shot to the body.
Weudke throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Weudke. That's going to slow McCraken down.
McCraken finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jab from Weudke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good work by McCraken as he checks the leg kick.
McCraken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weudke manages to avoid it.
McCraken scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weudke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McCraken on the side of the head.
McCraken throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body punch from McCraken.
A big left from Weudke misses.
Weudke on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McCraken takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McCraken misses with a kick to the body.
Weudke throws a series of punches but McCraken avoids them all with ease.
Weudke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCraken throws a leg kick which misses Weudke's front leg but catches the back leg as Weudke tries to avoid it.
McCraken looks to score with a jab to the body but Weudke is just out of range.
Weudke is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCraken pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Weudke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McCraken lands a jab to the nose.
McCraken missing with a left hand there. Weudke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dougal McCraken dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Weudke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCraken moves away.
McCraken looks to land a body kick but Weudke moved away.
McCraken takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Weudke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from McCraken on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McCraken throws a good cross that connects.
Weudke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCraken throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McCraken checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McCraken quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
McCraken fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Weudke.
Weudke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McCraken throws a nice inside leg kick.
McCraken tests Weudke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weudke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCraken.
Donk. Weudke catches McCraken right on the button with a cross.
Weudke scoring well with a low kick there.
Good work by McCraken as he checks the leg kick.
Weudke blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by McCraken.
McCraken thumps Weudke with a low kick.
McCraken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weudke was well out of range. Poor timing from McCraken.
McCraken tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McCraken connects with a solid leg kick.
Weudke tries to work over McCraken's front leg with a kick but McCraken checks it.
Weudke is looking to slow McCraken down with leg kicks.
Weudke lands with a shot to the body.
Weudke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weudke scores with a leg kick.
McCraken works Weudke's body with a nice hook.
Weudke moves out of range of the body kick from McCraken.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McCraken. Weudke shrugs it off though.
Weudke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Weudke misses with a double jab.
McCraken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weudke moves away.
McCraken moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weudke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McCraken throws a solid leg kick but Weudke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McCraken.
McCraken takes a swing at Weudke's ribcage but misses.
McCraken fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McCraken connects with an inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by McCraken there.
Weudke fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McCraken on the side of the head.
Weudke connects with a body shot that sends McCraken's belly button to the back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Weudke. That's going to slow McCraken down.
McCraken throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Weudke counters with a good low kick that McCraken was not able to check.
McCraken dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Weudke. That did some damage!
McCraken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Weudke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCraken scoring well with a low kick there.
McCraken throws a series of punches but Weudke avoids them all with ease.
McCraken with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCraken rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Weudke counters with an inside leg kick.
McCraken comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Weudke takes a swing at McCraken's ribcage but misses.
Weudke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McCraken rather than just go for the knockout.
McCraken lands a jab to the nose.
McCraken swings for the body but Weudke moves out of range.
Weudke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McCraken pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Weudke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Weudke tries a quick counter leg kick but McCraken is wise to it.
McCraken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weudke moves away.
McCraken blocks a leg kick.
McCraken scores with a jab to the head.
Weudke blocks a jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McCraken fails to land with a series of punches.
Weudke feints a counter leg kick.
McCraken throws a shot from downtown. Weudke moves away and avoids it.
McCraken throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Weudke on the side of the head.
McCraken is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weudke can do to turn this around?
McCraken throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weudke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Weudke throws a body shot but no joy.
McCraken bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCraken ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Weudke might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, McCraken has got the better of the exchanges.
Weudke shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McCraken stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Weudke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCraken looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McCraken tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dougal McCraken is winning the standup battle so far.
Weudke takes one on the button.
McCraken throws out a loose jab but Weudke uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCraken throws a body kick that misses.
Weudke is trying to counter with his kicks.
Weudke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McCraken connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Weudke scrambles back to his feet.
A leg kick checked by Weudke.
McCraken throws a hook to the side of Weudke's head but Weudke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCraken misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCraken swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dougal McCraken dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
McCraken misses with an attempted mid kick.
Weudke lands a nice shot to the body.
McCraken looks to score with a jab to the body but Weudke is just out of range.
As McCraken backs off Weudke throws a huge counter combo but McCraken manages to avoid it all.
Weudke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Weudke - that will leave a mark!
McCraken misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by McCraken.
Weudke thows a leg kick but McCraken checks it
and McCraken counters with a nice uppercut.
Weudke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McCraken misses with a low kick.
Weudke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCraken was well out of range. Poor timing from Weudke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weudke lands a nice looking body shot.
Weudke misses the shot to the body.
Weudke throws a leg kick that misses.
McCraken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Weudke.
McCraken throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Weudke counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - McCraken throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCraken lands a nice hook to Weudke's body. Weudke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A leg kick checked by Weudke.
A big right from McCraken misses.
A low kick from Weudke misses
and McCraken cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Weudke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for McCraken. That snapped Weudke's head back.
Weudke loads up on a big right hand but McCraken slips the punch.
McCraken swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Weudke scores with a decent looking hook.
McCraken dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Weudke. That did some damage!
McCraken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Weudke.
McCraken was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McCraken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCraken checks a leg kick.
McCraken wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Weudke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McCraken misses with a low kick.
Roland Weudke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weudke works over McCraken's head and body with a nice combination.
McCraken checks a low kick from Weudke.
And McCraken counters with a quick kick to the body but Weudke blocks it.
McCraken thows a leg kick but Weudke checks it
and Weudke counters with a nice low kick that buckles McCraken's knee momentarily.
Weudke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Weudke is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters circling - Weudke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCraken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Weudke.
McCraken tried to counter with a leg kick but Weudke avoided it.
A punch combination from Weudke misses.
McCraken on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Weudke. Weudke obviously looking to wear him down.
Weudke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Weudke is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McCraken with a body shot.
McCraken displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Weudke throws out the jab.
McCraken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weudke manages to avoid it.
McCraken avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Weudke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McCraken misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCraken chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McCraken misses with a wild body shot.
Weudke walks into a straight right hand from McCraken.
Weudke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCraken circles away quickly and effectively.
McCraken misses with a body kick.
McCraken throws a sloppy body shot
and McCraken takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice jab there from McCraken.
McCraken lands a nice shot to the body.
Dougal McCraken is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McCraken with the inside leg kick.
Weudke misses with a combination
and McCraken counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McCraken jabs Weudke right on the nose. Weudke blinks but takes it well.
McCraken gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Weudke 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!
Weudke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McCraken cracks Weudke with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCraken lands with a kick to the ribs.
Weudke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Weudke misses with a body shot.
Weudke takes a swing at McCraken's ribcage but misses.
Weudke throws a leg kick but McCraken sees it coming and moves out of range.
McCraken misses the jab.
Weudke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCraken.
McCraken fakes the leg kick and cracks Weudke in the body.
McCraken lands a jab to Weudke's midsection.
McCraken lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McCraken works the jab nicely.
McCraken moves out of range as Weudke strikes.
McCraken thumps Weudke with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weudke throws a jab when McCraken was well out of range.
Weudke swinging wildly here.
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 Dougal McCraken.
Well McCraken 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dougal McCraken!
A victorious Dougal McCraken thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Graham Mantle (ranked 423 p4p, 556 weight class) and DeMario Valdez (ranked 54 p4p, 67 weight class). Valdez has chosen Era - Ameno as his entrance music. 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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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 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Graham Mantle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, DeMario Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mantle throws an overhand right that lands on Valdez's shoulder, as Valdez tries to avoid the shot.
Valdez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Valdez finds it's way through Mantle's defenses.
Mantle moves into the clinch.
Valdez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mantle backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valdez.
Mantle manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mantle - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Valdez can't break the clinch.
Valdez tries to throw a body punch but Mantle avoids it by throwing Valdez back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Valdez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Valdez enables Mantle to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Valdez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Valdez 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.
Valdez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mantle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Valdez wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Valdez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mantle connects with a couple of short punches.
Valdez looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mantle puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mantle prevents Valdez from improving his position.
Mantle not doing much here.
Mantle is trying to control the action in half guard but Valdez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Valdez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mantle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mantle keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Valdez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mantle.
Mantle is trying to control the action in half guard but Valdez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez is trying to stand back up but Mantle is controlling him
Valdez wants to improve his position but Mantle is controlling well.
Mantle drops an elbow to the side of Valdez's head.
Mantle content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valdez wants to control but Mantle is keeping busy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Valdez is trying to stand up here but Mantle is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Valdez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mantle.
Mantle throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Valdez to regain full guard.
Valdez trying to control the position here.
Mantle 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.
Mantle prevents Valdez from getting back to his feet.
Valdez is trying to control the position but Mantle postures up.
Mantle controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mantle misses with the combination.
Mantle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valdez throws a looping overhand right but Mantle ducks down to avoid it.
Valdez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mantle is able to avoid easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Valdez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mantle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mantle scores with a jab to the body.
Valdez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mantle.
Mantle misses the jab.
Good work by Mantle as he checks the leg kick.
Valdez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mantle swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mantle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valdez.
Valdez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Valdez misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick from Valdez, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mantle looks to land a right hand but Valdez moved out of range.
Valdez looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Mantle blocks a jab.
Jab by Mantle.
Mantle takes a jab right on the kisser.
A punch lands to the side of Mantle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big left from Mantle misses.
Mantle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Valdez throws a hook but Mantle avoids it easily.
DeMario Valdez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valdez blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Mantle dominated 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.
Valdez looks for the body kick but Mantle saw that one coming.
Mantle throwing a counter right hand but Valdez manages to avoid it.
Mantle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Valdez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mantle.
Mantle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valdez tries to clinch but Mantle moves out of range.
Mantle tries to counter with a takedown but Valdez is quick to defend against it.
Valdez misses with a low kick.
Mantle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Valdez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mantle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Valdez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Valdez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mantle avoids the head kick by Valdez.
Mantle changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Valdez swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Mantle counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mantle moves away from the strike by Valdez.
Valdez misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Mantle.
Valdez scores with the left hand. Mantle knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valdez scores with a hook.
Valdez lands a slapping body shot.
DeMario Valdez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Valdez lands a nice shot to the body.
Mantle lands a nice shot to the body.
Valdez misses with a head kick.
Valdez lands with a nice body punch.
Valdez throws a lazy right hand but Mantle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mantle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mantle misses the shot to the body.
DeMario Valdez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mantle connects with a single shot there.
Mantle throws a hook but Valdez blocks it.
Valdez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mantle closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Valdez did well to prevent Mantle getting side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mantle is pressing down on Valdez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Valdez is holding on for now.
Valdez tries to get to full guard but Mantle has control of the leg.
Mantle throwing shots but Valdez is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mantle trying to mount his opponent but Valdez defends it.
Valdez is trying to stand.
Valdez has hold of Mantle's hands but Mantle slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mantle looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Valdez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Valdez wants to get back to his feet.
Valdez wants to improve his position but Mantle is controlling well.
Mantle is nestled in close to Valdez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mantle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Valdez taking some punishment here, with Mantle in his half guard.
Valdez keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantle working over Valdez with some ground and pound. Valdez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mantle working the head and body with strikes.
Valdez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mantle sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Valdez wants to control but Mantle is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Graham Mantle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mantle is controlling the pace.
Valdez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mantle scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Mantle is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza Yum. Can't wait.
Valdez wants to get back to full guard.
Mantle is looking to take a break and control but Valdez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Valdez is trying is best to control the position here.
Ground and pound from Mantle.
Mantle wants to take a breather but Valdez is having none of it.
Mantle seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Valdez wants to control but Mantle passes into side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Mantle dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Valdez misses with a body shot.
Valdez throws a front kick aimed at Mantle's knee but Mantle avoids it well.
Valdez misses with a kick to the body.
Valdez throws a leg kick which misses Mantle's front leg but catches the back leg as Mantle tries to avoid it.
Mantle checks a leg kick.
Mantle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Valdez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Valdez ducks under a wild hook from Mantle.
Mantle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mantle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valdez.
Valdez lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mantle moves out of range of the strikes.
Mantle ducks under a wild hook from Valdez.
A shot to the liver by Mantle. Beautiful body shot.
Mantle drives through and clinches with Valdez against the cage.
Valdez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mantle drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantle lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mantle looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Valdez trying to hold on to Mantle's head to control him but Mantle postures up.
Valdez is staying active underneath Mantle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Valdez wants to control but Mantle is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mantle lands strikes from half guard.
Valdez is looking to improve his position.
Valdez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mantle seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mantle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Valdez's head.
Mantle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valdez can do to turn this around?
Mantle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
DeMario Valdez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graham Mantle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mantle scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Valdez wants to get back to his feet.
Mantle lands with a punch from half guard.
Valdez tries to get to full guard but Mantle has control of the leg.
Mantle is thwarting Valdez's attempts to control the position.
Mantle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Valdez keeps control of the position for the meantime.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valdez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mantle lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantle works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mantle looking to finish Valdez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Valdez!
Mantle in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mantle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mantle lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Valdez hang on?
Valdez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mantle lands a big elbow.
Mantle controlling from mount.
Mantle lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Mantle connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mantle trying to control but Valdez is having none of it.
Valdez is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Valdez tries to hold on but Mantle pushes him away.
Mantle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mantle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mantle controlling from the full mount.
Mantle can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Valdez is looking to escape.
Mantle lands a big shot there that rocks Valdez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Graham Mantle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mantle, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Graham Mantle!
Graham Mantle thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Manowaru (ranked 485 p4p, 695 weight class) and Anthony Wayne (ranked 18 p4p, 21 weight class). Manowaru's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lay Down. Wayne has chosen Edge Of A Revolution- Nickelback as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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15 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiro Manowaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manowaru throws a hook but Wayne avoids it easily.
Wayne lands a right hook to the body.
Wayne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wayne lands with a cross.
Wayne connects with a crisp jab.
Manowaru misses with a straight left.
Wayne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wayne lands a body shot.
A low kick lands for Wayne.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wayne scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wayne throws out a leg kick but Manowaru moves out of range and Wayne only half commits.
Manowaru has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wayne.
Wayne connects with a right hand. Manowaru shakes it off.
 It looks like Hiro Manowaru has been cut.
Manowaru cracks Wayne with a right hand to the side of the head.
 It looks like Anthony Wayne has been cut.
A nice leg kick from Wayne, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wayne looks to land a right hand but Manowaru moved out of range.
Manowaru moves forwards but Wayne connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manowaru throws a body shot but no joy.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manowaru manages to avoid it.
Wayne slips under a jab.
Manowaru has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LVPED in the buildup to the fight.
Wayne connects with a leg kick.
Wayne connects with an inside leg kick.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
Wayne misses with a head kick.
Manowaru connects with a high kick.
Anthony Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Manowaru misses with a looping right.
Wayne cracks Manowaru with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wayne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wayne misses with a low kick as Manowaru jumps back.
Manowaru throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wayne blocks a jab.
Wayne misses the jab.
Manowaru throwing a counter right hand but Wayne manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Wayne.
Manowaru throws a sloppy head kick
and Wayne counters with a crisp right hand that drops Manowaru! Wayne lets Manowaru back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Manowaru is rocked!
Wayne throws a head kick that misses.
Oh Manowaru is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wayne cracks Manowaru with a hook to the temple - Manowaru is on wobbly legs here! Wayne swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Manowaru falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Wayne wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Anthony Wayne!
Anthony Wayne gave a mention to Maximum Human Performance in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Serafim Lupei (ranked 272 p4p, 121 weight class) and Jack Spratt (ranked 45 p4p, 16 weight class). Spratt has chosen Fit But You Know It as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 2, fighting out of London, Serafim Lupei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Spratt!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spratt jabs Lupei to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lupei loads up on a big right hand but Spratt slips the punch.
Lupei misses with a body kick.
Lupei misses with a body punch
and Spratt counters with a nice uppercut.
Serafim Lupei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lupei looks to land a combination but Spratt avoids it well.
Spratt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lupei looks to throw the jab but Spratt is out of range.
Spratt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lupei moves out of range of the strikes.
Lupei has Spratt up against the cage in a clinch.
Lupei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Lupei.
Spratt working aggressively here.
Lupei blocks an uppercut.
Spratt misses with a punch on the inside.
Lupei struggles to land a body shot inside as Spratt controls his hands.
Spratt swings wildly with an uppercut but Lupei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spratt misses with a punch on the inside.
Lupei lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Spratt fails to land.
A body shot lands from Lupei.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spratt throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spratt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lupei lands with a left to the head.
Spratt has a couple of punches blocked by Lupei.
Lupei has a couple of punches blocked by Spratt.
Spratt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Lupei.
A head punch on the inside from Spratt fails to land.
A short right from Spratt on the inside.
Spratt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lupei blocks a body shot from Spratt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lupei.
Lupei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spratt throws a head punch that misses.
Spratt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spratt misses with some punches.
Lupei is leaning against Spratt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lupei is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Spratt throws a head punch that misses.
Spratt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spratt has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lupei seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Spratt can turn it around.
Spratt manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lupei slips under a jab from Spratt.
Spratt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lupei throws a poor cross that misses
and Lupei takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lupei gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lupei lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spratt misses with a punch on the inside.
Lupei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spratt misses with the head strike.
A short right from Spratt.
Spratt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Spratt misses with some punches.
Spratt blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lupei creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lupei is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lupei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lupei lands with a right to the head.
Lupei is trying to pull guard but Spratt turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spratt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spratt throws a big shot that misses.
Spratt throws a looping overhand right but Lupei ducks down to avoid it.
Lupei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lupei walks into a left hand.
Lupei bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Spratt's head.
Spratt misses with a hook. Lupei ducked under it nicely.
Lupei moves out of range of the strikes.
Lupei was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lupei scores with a hook to the body. Spratt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lupei misses with a hook
and Spratt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lupei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lupei tries to clinch but Spratt moves out of range.
It seemed like Spratt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Spratt throws a series of punches but Lupei avoids them all with ease.
Lupei throws a lazy uppercut
and Spratt counters with a straight right hand.
Lupei moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spratt breaks the clinch.
Spratt blocks a jab.
Lupei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spratt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lupei.
Lupei wants to clinch.
Spratt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lupei. Lupei circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lupei throws a lazy head kick
and Spratt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spratt might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Spratt moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab lands there for Spratt.
Spratt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spratt throws a big shot that misses.
Spratt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lupei had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Lupei misses with an uppercut.
Lupei looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Spratt throws the left hand but Lupei avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lupei cracks Spratt with an open hand slap.
Lupei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Spratt will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lupei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spratt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lupei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spratt cracks Lupei with an open hand slap.
Spratt catches Lupei with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lupei takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Spratt drops his hands momentarily and Lupei takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lupei misses the body punch
and Lupei takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spratt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lupei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spratt throws a body punch but Lupei moves out of range.
Spratt clobbers Lupei with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lupei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lupei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spratt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Spratt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Spratt misses.
Spratt misses with a looping right.
Lupei fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spratt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Spratt throws a jab when Lupei was well out of range.
Lupei blocks a head kick by Spratt.
Nice body punch from Lupei.
Spratt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lupei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lupei throws a body punch but Spratt moves out of range.
Lupei lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Spratt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lupei staying out of range there.
Lupei wants to clinch.
Lupei closes the distance and pushes Spratt back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupei tries to throw a body punch but Spratt avoids it by throwing Lupei back against the cage.
Lupei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lupei 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.
A short right from Spratt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spratt misses with a punch on the inside.
Spratt struggles to land a body shot inside as Lupei controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spratt.
Lupei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spratt's elbow.
Lupei throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lupei misses with the head strike.
Lupei dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Spratt blocks a body shot from Lupei.
A short left from Spratt.
Lupei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spratt is trying to break the clinch but Lupei has him pressed against the cage.
Spratt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spratt blocks a body shot from Lupei.
Spratt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lupei.
Lupei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spratt lands a nice uppercut.
Spratt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lupei.
Lupei blocks an uppercut.
Lupei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spratt's elbow.
Lupei misses with the head strike.
Spratt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spratt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lupei stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lupei with a nice calf kick.
Lupei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spratt.
Spratt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lupei throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Spratt throws a counter combo.
Spratt walks into a stiff left hand from Lupei.
Lupei takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Spratt sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jack Spratt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Lupei misses.
Spratt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lupei 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.
Spratt misses with a looping right.
Spratt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lupei.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lupei scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lupei throws the kick towards the body but Spratt avoids it.
Spratt looks to land a combination. Lupei sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Spratt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lupei.
Lupei forces Spratt back against the cage and clinches.
Spratt pushes Lupei back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spratt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lupei lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spratt backwards.
Lupei throws a punch but it's blocked by Spratt.
Spratt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lupei swings wildly with an uppercut but Spratt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spratt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spratt scores with a shot to the side of Lupei's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Spratt as Lupei tries to tie him up.
Lupei is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Spratt lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Spratt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lupei throws a hook but Spratt avoids it easily.
Spratt scores with a hook to the body. Lupei takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lupei on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lupei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lupei throws a series of punches but Spratt moves out of range.
Spratt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lupei misses with a body shot.
Spratt misses with a looping left.
Spratt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lupei moves in looking to clinch but Spratt pushes him off.
A good leg kick by Lupei.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spratt lands a slapping body shot.
Spratt connects with a jab.
Spratt lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spratt throws a right and a left that Lupei avoids nicely.
Lupei walks into a straight right hand from Spratt.
Lupei tries to clinch up but Spratt circles away and keeps his distance.
Spratt throws out a counter right but Lupei avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupei connects with a leg kick.
Spratt thuds a left hand into Lupei's body.
Lupei misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lupei moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lupei misses the jab.
Spratt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Spratt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Spratt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lupei throws a sloppy body shot
and Spratt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Spratt misses.
Lupei is looking to counter punch.
Lupei pivots, looking for a leg kick but Spratt is out of range and Lupei settles back down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lupei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lupei takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lupei takes a swing at Spratt's ribcage but misses.
Spratt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Spratt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jack Spratt 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lupei throws a poor cross that misses
letting Spratt counter with a right hand.
Lupei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spratt throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Lupei to counter with a crisp jab.
Spratt swings for the body but Lupei moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Lupei.
A punch lands to the side of Spratt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lupei on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lupei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spratt manages to avoid it.
Lupei misses with a hook. Spratt ducked under it nicely.
Lupei defending well as Spratt loads up on a big left hand.
Spratt connects with a jab.
Lupei with the inside leg kick.
Spratt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lupei tries to land a front kick but Spratt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spratt works the jab nicely.
Nice defenses there by Lupei.
Spratt throws a head kick that Lupei semi-blocks.
A big left from Spratt misses.
Spratt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lupei clobbers Spratt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lupei misses with a body shot.
Lupei digs a good hook to Spratt's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lupei.
Spratt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slow jab from Lupei misses its intended target.
Lupei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spratt moves away.
Lupei stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Spratt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spratt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spratt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lupei on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lupei blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spratt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lupei manages to avoid it.
Spratt defending well as Lupei loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body punch from Spratt.
Lupei takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Spratt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lupei under the eye.
Spratt connects with a right hand. Lupei shakes it off.
Spratt catches Lupei with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Serafim Lupei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good exchange - Spratt coming out on top.
Spratt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lupei.
Lupei misses with a looping right.
Spratt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lupei looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spratt cracks Lupei with an open hand slap.
Lupei throws a jab when Spratt was well out of range.
Lupei connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lupei throws an off balance right hand
enabling Spratt to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Spratt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spratt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Spratt!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jack Spratt made sure he mentioned Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kebab Nurminen (ranked 51 p4p, 144 weight class) and Grey Ape (ranked 8 p4p, 22 weight class). Kebab Nurminen 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 welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kebab Nurminen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Grey Ape!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurminen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ape was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurminen.
Nurminen lands a head shot.
That kick from Ape tenderised Nurminen's leg. Nurminen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nurminen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mentor Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Nurminen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ape lands with a straight right. Nurminen didn't see that one coming.
Ape is looking to clinch.
Nurminen tries to counter by clinching up but Ape breaks away and moves out of range.
Nurminen looks to land a left hand but Ape moved out of range nicely.
A good leg kick by Ape.
Nurminen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ape 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.
Nurminen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nurminen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ape.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nurminen. Ape does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurminen misses with a looping left.
Ape connects with a leg kick.
Nurminen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ape scores with a one two! Nurminen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nurminen punishes Ape's body with a nice straight punch.
Ape fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nurminen throws a shot from downtown. Ape moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurminen misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ape! But no joy.
Nurminen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ape. That's going to slow Nurminen down.
Nurminen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Nurminen misses.
A jab from Ape misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ape throws a hook to the side of Nurminen's head but Nurminen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nurminen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ape moves out of range of the strikes.
Ape doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ape tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurminen was well out of range. Poor timing from Ape.
Nurminen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nurminen fails with the takedown.
Grey Ape is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ape misses with a looping left.
Ape tries to close the distance and clinch but Nurminen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nurminen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nurminen 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.
Nurminen misses with a jab to the body
and Ape counters with a left to the body.
Nurminen misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ape misses with a leg kick
and Ape takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ape.
Ape bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Ape was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nurminen scores with a jab to the body.
Ape misses with a looping left.
Nurminen slips under a jab.
Ape throws a lazy right hand but Nurminen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nurminen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nurminen cracks Ape with an open hand slap.
Nurminen checks a low kick from Ape.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ape. Nurminen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ape ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nurminen moves away.
Ape motions for Nurminen to come forward. Ape throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ape fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nurminen, pushing him back against the cage.
Nurminen lands with a short shot to the head.
Nurminen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ape prevents a body shot from Nurminen.
Ape lands with a left to the head.
Nurminen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ape gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ape missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ape is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kebab Nurminen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ape prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ape lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch on the inside from Nurminen fails to land.
Nurminen tries a body shot but Ape blocks it.
Ape's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nurminen lands a hook that snaps the head of Ape backwards.
Ape misses with a punch on the inside.
Nurminen has a couple of punches blocked by Ape.
Ape working aggressively here.
Ape with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nurminen can't get the takedown.
Nurminen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ape blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ape missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ape trying to stall but Nurminen improves his position.
Ape with a knee to the head.
Ape tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nurminen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ape's elbow.
Ape with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nurminen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ape gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nurminen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurminen misses with a punch on the inside.
Nurminen struggles to land a body shot inside as Ape controls his hands.
Ape lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nurminen lands with a right to the head.
Ape misses with a punch to the body.
Ape controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurminen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ape tries a knee to the head but Nurminen blocks it.
Ape takes a shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Grey Ape will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ape feints and then cracks Nurminen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nurminen down.
Nurminen lands with a shot to the body.
Ape dips to his left and cracks Nurminen with an uppercut!
Ape throws a low kick but Nurminen avoids it.
Nurminen scores with a jab.
Ape uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nurminen.
Ape takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nurminen tests Ape's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nurminen scores with a takedown into Ape's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ape avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nurminen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nurminen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nurminen trying to control the position from guard on top but Ape is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nurminen is looking to work some ground and pound but Ape has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurminen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ape is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nurminen trying to control but Ape is working from the bottom.
Nurminen landing some decent shots from guard.
Nurminen postures up.
Nurminen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ape has control of Nurminen's left arm, preventing Nurminen from doing any damage.
Nurminen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ape works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ape wants to sweep but no luck.
Ape is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nurminen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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.
Nurminen trying to control but Ape is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nurminen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ape can pounce on him.
Nurminen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ape manages to avoid it.
Nurminen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nurminen checks a low kick from Ape.
Ape keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nurminen.
A jab from Ape misses.
Nurminen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ape throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ape cracks Nurminen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nurminen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ape as he jumps to the side.
Ape looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nurminen looks to score with a jab to the body but Ape is just out of range.
Ape throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ape throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nurminen lands a nice shot to the body.
Ape moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ape fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ape throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nurminen looks to score with a jab to the body but Ape is just out of range.
Nurminen lands a right hook to the body.
Ape throws out a loose jab but Nurminen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nurminen misses the jab.
Ape with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nurminen to score with a decent uppercut.
Ape misses the jab.
Ape closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ape takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Decent striking displayed by Ape there.
Nurminen avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Nurminen misses the target.
Nurminen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ape but Ape pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nurminen keeps the fight on the outside.
Nurminen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nurminen misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ape 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.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nurminen or perhaps it was just good defense by Ape, which made it look bad.
A little jabbing left from Ape on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kebab Nurminen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nurminen missing with a left hand there. Ape was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ape throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Ape tries to get set, Nurminen tries to push him back and clinch up but Ape manages to avoid the attempt.
Nurminen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ape moves out of range as Nurminen strikes.
Ape on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ape rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nurminen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nurminen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nurminen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ape throws out the jab.
Ape fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ape looks to score with a jab to the body but Nurminen is just out of range.
Ape takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ape looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ape scores with the left hand. Nurminen knows he should have avoided that one.
Nurminen connects with a nice looking jab.
Nurminen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ape.
Nurminen just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kebab Nurminen dominated that second 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.
Some bone on bone action there as Nurminen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ape tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nurminen is able to avoid easily.
Ape throws a leg kick
and Nurminen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nurminen lands with an uppercut that bounces Ape off the cage and back into range.
Nurminen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nurminen misses with a straight left.
A big right from Nurminen misses.
Nurminen lands a head shot.
Ape looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ape misses with a wild body shot.
Nurminen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice cross by Nurminen.
Nice takedown defense from Ape. No joy for Nurminen on that attempt.
Ape gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nurminen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Nurminen catches Ape right on the button with a cross.
Nurminen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ape sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nurminen somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ape tries to score with a low kick but Nurminen moves his leg out of the way.
Nurminen misses with a body shot.
Nurminen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nurminen landing with the ground and pound.
Nurminen cracks Ape with a solid left hand.
Nurminen wants to control from the top but Ape keeps moving.
Ape trying to control the position here.
Nurminen postures up in Ape's guard and throws a big left but Ape blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ape is looking to stand back up but Nurminen counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Ape.
Nurminen stalling away here and it's allowed Ape to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Nurminen won't allow Ape to sweep him here.
Ape has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Nurminen off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Ape blocks a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nurminen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nurminen scores with a nice right hand.
Nurminen swats away the attempt to clinch by Ape.
Nurminen loads up on a big right hand but Ape slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen misses with a wild body shot.
Nurminen looks for the body kick but Ape saw that one coming.
Ape takes one to the chin there.
Nurminen moves out of range of the body kick from Ape.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nurminen checks a leg kick.
Nurminen cracks Ape with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nurminen digs a good body shot into Ape's ribs.
A big right from Nurminen misses.
Ape tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nurminen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nurminen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nurminen looks to throw the jab but Ape is out of range.
Ape throws out a powerful jab.
Ape moves out of range of the strikes.
Nurminen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Nurminen digs a good hook to Ape's body.
Ape throws a one two combo.
Kebab Nurminen is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Ape misses.
Ape throws a leg kick that misses.
Ape swings for the body but Nurminen moves out of range.
Ape pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ape misses with a hook
enabling Nurminen to counter with a crisp jab.
Ape takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nurminen slips under a jab.
Ape throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ape has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ape swings for the body but Nurminen moves out of range.
Nurminen drives through with a takedown into Ape's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ape has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Nurminen is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Grey Ape seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nurminen misses with a punch to the body.
Nurminen is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kebab Nurminen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ape is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ape wants to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kebab Nurminen did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ape slips a straight right by Nurminen.
Nurminen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ape missing with a left hand there. Nurminen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Nurminen does it's job there.
Nurminen misses with a body shot.
Nurminen looks to land a left hand but Ape moved out of range nicely.
Ape appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nurminen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nurminen misses with a wild body shot.
Ape is looking to chop away at Nurminen's legs.
Nurminen misses with an uppercut
and Ape counters with a one-two to the body.
Nurminen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ape tries to clinch there but Nurminen circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ape scores with a hook.
Ape stuffs the takedown attempt from Nurminen. Nurminen gets slowly back to his feet.
Ape checks a low kick from Nurminen.
Ape misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ape scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nurminen gets tackled into the cage by Ape. Ape maintains the clinch.
Nurminen struggles to land a body shot inside as Ape controls his hands.
Ape is stalling here.
Nurminen is trying to trip Ape. He has hold of a leg but Ape is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nurminen persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ape bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nurminen's guard.
Nurminen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ground and pound from Nurminen.
Ape won't allow Nurminen to pass to mount.
Nurminen is stalling here. Ape is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nurminen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ape has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Nurminen 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.
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!
Nurminen is looking to reverse the position.
Ape trying to control the action but Nurminen is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ape has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Nurminen regains half guard.
Nurminen tries to get to full guard but Ape has control of the leg.
Nurminen is looking to control Ape's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nurminen avoid being mounted?
Ape perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nurminen tries to get to full guard but Ape has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ape seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Nurminen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nurminen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nurminen is looking for a sweep. Ape is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ape controlling the pace.
Nurminen is pressing down on Ape's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ape won't allow Nurminen to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nurminen keeping full guard, as Ape tries to pass.
Ape decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ape uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nurminen.
Ape throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nurminen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ape.
Good leg kick by Nurminen.
Ape goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nurminen just misses with a punch to the body.
Nurminen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ape fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nurminen, pushing him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nurminen as Ape tries to tie him up.
Ape blocks a body shot from Nurminen.
A short uppercut from Nurminen.
Ape is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grey Ape dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ape is looking to slow Nurminen down with leg kicks.
Nurminen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ape takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Nurminen misses the target.
Ape throws a hook but Nurminen avoids it easily.
Nurminen looks to land a left hand but Ape moved out of range nicely.
Ape slips under a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nurminen checks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ape.
Nurminen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nurminen throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurminen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ape ducks under a wild hook from Nurminen.
Ape swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ape avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A low kick lands for Ape.
A low kick lands for Ape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurminen tries a low kick but Ape avoids it.
Nurminen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ape's head backwards.
Ape takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nurminen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ape slips under a jab from Nurminen.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ape.
Ape lunges at Nurminen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nurminen's hand.
Ape keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nurminen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ape moves away.
Nurminen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ape in his tracks.
Nurminen cracks Ape with an open hand slap.
Nurminen scores with a shot to the body.
Nurminen misses with a body shot
and Ape counters with a stiff right hand.
Ape drives through and clinches with Nurminen against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurminen misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Ape.
Nurminen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ape is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ape blocks a body shot from Nurminen.
Nurminen misses with a punch to the body.
Nurminen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nurminen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ape gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nurminen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ape prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kebab Nurminen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Ape using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nurminen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ape wants to stall.
Ape is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ape lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ape content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nurminen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nurminen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ape connects with a knee to the head.
Nurminen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ape blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Ape.
Nurminen being controlled against the cage.
Ape lands a hook that snaps the head of Nurminen backwards.
Ape misses with a knee to the head.
Nurminen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Apes head.
Ape blocking some punches.
Ape stalling in the clinch but Nurminen improves position.
Ape gets underhooks to prevent Nurminen's takedown attempt.
Ape lands with a right to the head.
Nurminen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ape backwards.
Nurminen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A right hand to the body from Nurminen.
Ape stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nurminen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ape avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nurminen misses with a body punch.
Ape unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nurminen wants a takedown but no success here.
Ape blocking some punches.
Ape lands a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nurminen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ape misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nurminen.
Ape misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nurminen.
Ape missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Ape.
Ape just leaning against Nurminen, taking a breather.
Nurminen gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ape regains guard.
Nurminen postures up in Ape's guard and throws a big left but Ape blocks it.
Ape looking for a sweep. Not yet Ape, not yet.
Ape wants to stand and escape but Nurminen is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grey Ape comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ape has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 47:48
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grey Ape!
Grey Ape is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Grey Ape 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit (ranked 15 p4p, 162 weight class) and Jay Simon (ranked 3 p4p, 28 weight class). Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jay Simon!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Simon misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Simon dives in and grabs Sitsongrit's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sitsongrit pushes down on Simon's head and hops out.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Simon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sitsongrit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Simon swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Jay Simon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sitsongrit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Simon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Simon trying to control from half guard but Sitsongrit is working away.
Sitsongrit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simon works his foot free and advances to mount.
Simon is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sitsongrit to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sitsongrit shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simon controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simon is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sitsongrit is surviving well by controlling Simon's body position as best he can.
Sitsongrit is squirming around, avoiding Simon's attempts to control the action.
Sitsongrit is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Simon content just to control the position here.
Sitsongrit doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
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.
Sitsongrit is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sitsongrit is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Simon is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Simon looking to control but Sitsongrit is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sitsongrit is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sitsongrit is squirming around, avoiding Simon's attempts to control the action.
Sitsongrit looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Sitsongrit just trying to survive but Simon is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Simon patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simon avoiding Sitsongrit 's attempts to control his hands.
Simon has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Sitsongrit's body.
Simon is not going to allow Sitsongrit to sit and survive in this position.
Sitsongrit wants to escape the position.
Simon has his arm under Sitsongrit's chin here. Game over son! Simon squeezes tightly and Sitsongrit is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jay Simon!
Jay Simon is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Jay Simon 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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Shane Raffington really struggled with his weight cut for this fight. After coming in at 188.3, he had two hours to cut the additional weight. He was unable to do so and as a result, his fight with Aurelius Augustus was cancelled.
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