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DMMA 160 Championship Chaos 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Brown (ranked 2215 p4p, 2202 weight class) and Charles Bukowski (ranked 276 p4p, 274 weight class). 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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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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Leroy Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Bukowski!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Chris Dean and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bukowski closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Brown trying his best to control but Bukowski has mounted him.
Bukowski lands a nice shot to the head.
Bukowski breaks from Brown's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Bukowski.
Brown tries to lock up and control but Bukowski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bukowski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Brown hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bukowski lands a big shot there that rocks Brown but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Brown is in a horrible position here. Bukowski smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bukowski in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bukowski working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Brown really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bukowski raining down shots from the mount!
Brown tries to reverse the position but Bukowski maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukowski connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bukowski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown wants to hold on but Bukowski pushes him away.
Bukowski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bukowski trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
Brown tries to hold on but Bukowski pushes him away.
Brown is looking to get to half guard.
Brown is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Brown keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bukowski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski controlling his opponent.
Brown tries to reverse the position but Bukowski maintains control.
Bukowski connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bukowski trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
Brown is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brown regains half guard.
Bukowski is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown has hold of Bukowski's hands but Bukowski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bukowski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brown is trying to control but can't.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bukowski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brown tries to roll over but Bukowski keeps him under control.
Brown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Bukowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bukowski tries to pass to full mount but Brown defends it.
Brown gets full guard.
Brown has his foot on Bukowski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bukowski works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking for a guillotine here but Bukowski defends easily.
Bukowski works over Brown with some ground and pound from guard.
Bukowski stays in close to Brown's body and controls the position.
Brown had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bukowski defends it easily.
Bukowski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bukowski looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bukowski trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Bukowski dominated that round.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Bukowski lands a jab.
Bukowski scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Brown is looking to get back to his feet here but Bukowski is keeping cool and he's managed to take Brown's back.
Bukowski is punishing Brown with strikes - can he finish him?!
Bukowski struggling to keep hold of the position.
Bukowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bukowski is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Bukowski is hanging on to Brown's back as he tries to escape.
Brown is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
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!
Bukowski takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brown throws the left hand but Bukowski avoids the punch easily.
Bukowski connects with a body shot that sends Brown's belly button to the back.
Bukowski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leroy Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bukowski.
Bukowski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brown rather than just go for the knockout.
Bukowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brown counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Bukowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Bukowski throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Bukowski.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Brown misses.
Brown lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Bukowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Bukowski jabs at Brown's body.
Bukowski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Brown scores with a head kick.
Bukowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown moves away from the strike by Bukowski.
Bukowski shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brown napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Brown wants to control but Bukowski postures up.
Brown is looking to reverse the position.
Brown manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bukowski lands with a punch from half guard.
Bukowski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brown regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bukowski won't allow Brown to get back to his feet.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bukowski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brown has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bukowski has managed to get both his arms back between Brown's legs - danger averted.
Brown is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brown prevents Bukowski from improving his position.
Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but Bukowski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bukowski tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Brown is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bukowski is just riding it out for now. Brown eventually gives up the hold.
Bukowski keeping hold of Brown's head, controlling as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski gets full guard.
Bukowski keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bukowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Bukowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bukowski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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 Leroy Brown will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bukowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leroy Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown misses with a hook. Bukowski ducked under it nicely.
Bukowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown dips to his left and cracks Bukowski with an uppercut!
Bukowski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bukowski is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Brown's half guard.
Brown looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bukowski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bukowski is thwarting Brown's attempts to control the position.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukowski content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bukowski working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bukowski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bukowski drops an elbow to the side of Brown's head.
Bukowski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brown is trying to stand up here but Bukowski is controlling him well.
Brown looking for submissions off his back.
Brown trying to hold on to Bukowski's head to control him but Bukowski postures up.
Bukowski prevents Brown from improving his position.
Bukowski trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Brown is pressing down on Bukowski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bukowski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Brown has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bukowski off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bukowski lands a nice shot that snaps Brown's head back.
Bukowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown lands a head kick. Bukowski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Bukowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bukowski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs.
A swing and a miss from Bukowski.
Bukowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown misses with a hook. Bukowski ducked under it nicely.
Bukowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Bukowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bukowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Bukowski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Bukowski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bukowski misses with a wild body shot.
Brown throws a hook but Bukowski blocks it.
Bukowski walks into a straight right hand from Brown.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown gets caught napping as Bukowski dives in and scores a takedown. Brown manages to retain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bukowski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bukowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Brown looking for subs off his back but Bukowski has passed one foot through into half guard.
Bukowski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bukowski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bukowski wants to pass the guard but Brown is defending well.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
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 Leroy Brown.
I think Brown 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Leroy Brown!
Leroy Brown seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazuma Kiryu (ranked 1099 p4p, 1855 weight class) and Guy Le Franc (ranked 143 p4p, 236 weight class). Guy Le Franc has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kazuma Kiryu's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kazuma Kiryu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guy Le Franc!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Darius Henderson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Franc throws a hook but Kiryu avoids it easily.
Kiryu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Le Franc. Le Franc circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kiryu throws a head kick but Le Franc moves out of range.
A jab from Le Franc does it's job there.
 It looks like Kazuma Kiryu has been cut.
Kiryu throws a lazy right hand but Le Franc sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Le Franc looks to land a body kick but Kiryu moved away.
Kiryu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le Franc.
Le Franc appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Le Franc. That did some damage!
Kiryu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kiryu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Franc misses with an uppercut
and Kiryu counters with a low kick, right behind Le Franc 's knee.
Le Franc throws a hook but Kiryu avoids it easily.
That kick from Kiryu tenderised Le Franc's leg. Le Franc is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jab from Kiryu.
Le Franc changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kiryu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Le Franc.
Le Franc tries to land a leg kick but Kiryu saw it coming and moves away.
Kiryu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kiryu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Le Franc.
Kiryu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu lands with a right hand.
A jab from Le Franc finds it's way through Kiryu's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Kiryu there.
A low kick lands for Le Franc.
Kiryu feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Le Franc sprawling to the canvas! Le Franc rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kiryu finish him?!
 Le Franc is rocked!
Kiryu throws a lazy uppercut
and Le Franc counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Le Franc missing with a left hand there. Kiryu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiryu gets tackled into the cage by Le Franc. Le Franc maintains the clinch.
Le Franc tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kiryu swings wildly with an uppercut but Le Franc uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiryu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Kiryu.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kiryu.
Kiryu misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiryu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Le Franc lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiryu misses with the head strike.
Kiryu lands with a right to the head.
Le Franc misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Le Franc.
Kiryu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Le Franc backwards.
A hook to the body from Le Franc.
Le Franc misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiryu throws a punch but it's blocked by Le Franc.
A head punch on the inside from Kiryu fails to land.
Kiryu throws a head punch that misses.
Kiryu lands a shot to the body.
Kiryu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Kiryu.
Le Franc misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kiryu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Le Franc.
Kiryu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Kiryu.
Kiryu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Le Franc lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kiryu backwards.
Le Franc lands a right hand.
Kiryu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiryu swings wildly with an uppercut but Le Franc uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiryu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiryu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Le Franc can't find room to land a body shot as Kiryu controls the action.
Le Franc blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Le Franc manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Le Franc is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kiryu defends well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuma Kiryu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazuma Kiryu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Le Franc moves away from the strike by Kiryu.
Le Franc appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kiryu looks to throw the jab but Le Franc is out of range.
Le Franc tries to land a leg kick but Kiryu saw it coming and moves away.
Kiryu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kiryu throws a poor cross that misses
and Le Franc counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiryu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Le Franc lands with a right hand.
Le Franc thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kiryu half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu misses with a hook
and Le Franc counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kazuma Kiryu's cut is getting worse.
Le Franc uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kiryu.
A leg kick checked by Le Franc.
Le Franc now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kazuma Kiryu is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiryu throws a chopping leg kick but Le Franc manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kiryu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Le Franc can do to turn this around?
The fighters circle momentarily. Le Franc darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Le Franc is looking to clinch.
Kiryu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kiryu lands with a nice body kick.
Kiryu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kiryu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Le Franc misses the jab.
Le Franc misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kiryu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Le Franc looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Le Franc fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Kiryu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiryu throws a low kick but Le Franc avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Le Franc on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kiryu misses the body punch
and Le Franc connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kiryu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
 It looks like Guy Le Franc has been cut.
Kiryu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kiryu cracks Le Franc with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Le Franc looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kiryu finish him?
Le Franc is still on wobbly legs! Can Kiryu finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Franc throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kiryu counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Le Franc badly! He tries to strike back but Kiryu puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Le Franc out cold! Oh man, Le Franc will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kazuma Kiryu!
A very excited looking Kazuma Kiryu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gage Bennett (ranked 2256 p4p, 1810 weight class) and Seppo Ilmarinen (ranked 312 p4p, 250 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gage Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seppo Ilmarinen!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Ilmarinen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bennett to the mat! Bennett manages to get full guard.
Ilmarinen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bennett wants to get back to his feet but Ilmarinen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ilmarinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bennett is keeping the position for now.
Ilmarinen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bennett's head.
Ilmarinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ilmarinen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ilmarinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen trying to control but Bennett is working from the bottom.
Ilmarinen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ilmarinen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ilmarinen throws a big right hand that misses.
Ilmarinen postures up in Bennett's guard and throws a big left but Bennett blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ilmarinen throwing strikes but missing.
Ilmarinen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ilmarinen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ilmarinen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ilmarinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ilmarinen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ilmarinen trying to control but Bennett is working from the bottom.
Ilmarinen distracts Bennett with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ilmarinen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ilmarinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ilmarinen wants to control from the top but Bennett keeps moving.
Ilmarinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ilmarinen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ilmarinen pushes down on Bennett's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ilmarinen passes to side control.
Ilmarinen trying to control the action but Bennett is working from the bottom.
Ilmarinen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen throws a strike aimed at the side of Bennett's head but Bennett avoids it well.
Ilmarinen cracks Bennett with a big right hand but Bennett just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ilmarinen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bennett is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ilmarinen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ilmarinen in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Bennett is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Seppo Ilmarinen!
Seppo Ilmarinen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Cortez (ranked 848 p4p, 1350 weight class) and Vern Vurris (ranked 40 p4p, 63 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Excellent boxer
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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 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Don Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vern Vurris!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vurris momentarily.
Cortez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canadian Combat Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Cortez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vurris clobbers Cortez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vurris misses the shot to the body.
Cortez throws a lazy right hand but Vurris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Cortez misses.
Cortez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vurris counters with a nice body shot.
Vurris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cortez throws a jab but it's blocked by Vurris.
A combination from Cortez does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vurris.
Vurris moves out of range as Cortez strikes.
Cortez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vurris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the body from Cortez misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cortez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vurris only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cortez manages to avoid it.
Vurris fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cortez avoids it really well and circles away.
Cortez misses with a straight right.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez with a nice cross.
Vurris slips a jab and a cross from Cortez.
Vurris defending well as Cortez loads up on a big left hand.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vurris napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Vurris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez is looking to take a break and control but Vurris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vurris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vurris struggling a bit here.
Cortez controlling the position from side mount.
Cortez wants to control but Vurris is keeping him busy.
Check out the look on Cortez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vurris keeps working.
Vurris is trying to escape the position but Cortez is controlling the position.
Cortez wants to control but Vurris is keeping him busy.
Vurris manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cortez misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Cortez tries to roll over but Vurris keeps him under control.
Vurris seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vurris slips a nice elbow through Cortez's hands, connecting with Cortez's forehead.
Cortez is controlling Vurris's trapped leg to prevent Vurris from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurris is nestled in close to Cortez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cortez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cortez trying to hold on to Vurris's head to control him but Vurris postures up.
Cortez is holding on to half guard well.
Vurris landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vurris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vurris is looking to take a break and control but Cortez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cortez is looking to control Vurris's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cortez avoid being mounted?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Cortez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Donk. Vurris catches Cortez right on the button with a cross.
Cortez scores with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Cortez.
Nice uppercut lands for Vurris. That snapped Cortez's head back.
Nice shot by Cortez.
Don Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vurris shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cortez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Vurris postures up.
Cortez controlling Vurris's posture.
Vurris slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez tries to bench press Vurris off him but Vurris keeps the position.
Cortez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vurris off and has taken his back!
Cortez loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Vurris hold on?
Vurris wants to control his opponent's hands but Cortez gets his hands free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cortez connects with a big shot to the side of Vurris's head.
Vurris is taking damage to the body and head.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez has Vurris flattened out and is raining down punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cortez scores with punches and elbows.
Vurris is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Don Cortez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vurris looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Cortez lands shots from the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortez softening up his opponent with strikes here.
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez lands strikes to the head.
Cortez tries to keep control of the position but Vurris is staying busy.
Cortez throwing damaging strikes from the back! Vurris could be in trouble here!
Vurris is in bad spot here.
The referee is taking a good look at Vurris as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Cortez!
Vurris wants to escape the position.
Vurris looking very determined here, making life difficult for Cortez.
Cortez has the hooks in. Vurris is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Cortez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vurris can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurris defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Cortez looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Cortez softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Vurris is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Vurris's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Cortez just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Cortez has Vurris flattened out and is raining down punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Cortez dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
A big left from Vurris misses.
Vurris blocks a jab.
Cortez throws a right and a left that Vurris avoids nicely.
Vurris jabs Cortez right on the nose. Cortez blinks but takes it well.
Vurris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vurris defending well as Cortez loads up on a big left hand.
Vurris takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vurris with the inside leg kick.
Cortez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vurris circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez throws a looping overhand right but Vurris ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Cortez misses
and Vurris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Don Cortez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cortez misses with a body shot.
Vurris wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vurris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cortez misses with the combination.
Cortez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vurris pinned against the cage. Vurris gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cortez misses with a series of wild punches.
Cortez looks for a takedown but Vurris sprawls well.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vurris as he jumps to the side.
Vern Vurris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vurris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cortez throws out the jab.
Vurris now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cortez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vurris.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown but Vurris shows good takedown defense.
Vurris thows a body kick. Cortez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cortez throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vurris's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vurris duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cortez takes a swing at Vurris's ribcage but misses.
Cortez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cortez lands with a right hand.
Cortez throws a series of punches but Vurris moves out of range.
Vurris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Vurris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vurris closes the distance and clinches.
Cortez lands a takedown into guard.
Cortez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vurris lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Cortez is looking for a triangle but Vurris pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vurris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cortez can't keep his opponent in guard - Vurris advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Vurris trying to control from half guard but Cortez is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurris scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cortez tries to get to full guard but Vurris has control of the leg.
Vurris is thwarting Cortez's attempts to control the position.
Cortez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cortez has hold of Vurris's hands but Vurris slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cortez trying to control but Vurris postures up.
Vurris scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vern Vurris.
I think Cortez 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Cortez!
After the fight, Don Cortez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zachary Klimenko (ranked 673 p4p, 1020 weight class) and Pavel Kostov (ranked 94 p4p, 132 weight class). Klimenko comes to the cage accompanied by WEED & MEMORIES. Pavel Kostov has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zachary Klimenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Kostov!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, John Mangel and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kostov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kostov misses with a wild body shot.
Kostov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Klimenko's head.
Kostov lands a lovely overhand right.
Klimenko moves away from the strike by Kostov.
Klimenko tried to counter with a leg kick but Kostov avoided it.
Klimenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klimenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kostov counters with a nice uppercut.
Klimenko needs to keep his hands up - Kostov had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Klimenko if he has to take too many more of those.
Klimenko rushes Kostov and presses him up against the cage.
Kostov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Klimenko lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klimenko tries to throw a body punch but Kostov avoids it by throwing Klimenko back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimenko blocks an uppercut.
Klimenko blocks an uppercut.
Klimenko breaks from the clinch.
Kostov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klimenko.
Good leg kick by Kostov.
Klimenko throws a low kick but Kostov moves out of range easily.
Kostov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Klimenko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Kostov slips a straight right by Klimenko.
Kostov sizes up Klimenko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by Kostov as he connects with a hook.
Klimenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Kostov misses.
Pavel Kostov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klimenko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostov looks to score with a jab to the body but Klimenko is just out of range.
Klimenko quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kostov delivers a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kostov.
Klimenko throws a head kick but Kostov moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klimenko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Klimenko drops his hands momentarily and Kostov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Klimenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Kostov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kostov throws a good cross that connects.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kostov.
Klimenko missing with a left hand there. Kostov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kostov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostov looks to land a body kick but Klimenko moved away.
Kostov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kostov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick from Klimenko misses
and Kostov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kostov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Klimenko.
The crowd cheers as Kostov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Klimenko doesn't seem phased though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kostov, as that shot connected.
Nice cross by Kostov.
Kostov lands a glancing blow to the side of Klimenko's head.
Kostov misses with a body shot.
Klimenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kostov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Klimenko momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kostov connects with an inside leg kick.
Kostov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kostov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Klimenko is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Klimenko misses with a right hand
and Kostov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kostov with the inside leg kick.
Kostov punishes Klimenko's body with a nice straight punch.
Kostov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Klimenko.
A slow jab from Kostov misses its intended target.
Kostov misses with a left hand
and Klimenko counters with a straight right hand.
Klimenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kostov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kostov! But no joy.
Kostov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Klimenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Kostov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Klimenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kostov can pounce on him.
Kostov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Klimenko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kostov keeps the fight on the outside.
Klimenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Klimenko scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice uppercut lands for Kostov. That snapped Klimenko's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Klimenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klimenko just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimenko throws a head kick but Kostov moves out of range.
Kostov counters with a body kick.
Klimenko connects with a right hand. Kostov shakes it off.
Kostov lands a body shot.
Klimenko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice body punch from Klimenko.
Kostov lands a nice shot to the body.
Kostov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klimenko.
Klimenko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kostov lands an overhand right.
Klimenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Kostov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostov blocks a jab.
Pavel Kostov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kostov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Klimenko looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Klimenko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kostov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And Klimenko counters with a quick kick to the body but Kostov blocks it.
Kostov misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Klimenko misses its target.
Kostov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kostov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kostov misses with a low kick.
Kostov connects with a single shot there.
Klimenko avoids the body shot from Kostov.
Kostov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Klimenko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A low kick from Kostov misses
and Klimenko counters with a right hand to the body.
Kostov delivers a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostov is looking to slow Klimenko down with leg kicks.
Kostov lands with a good body shot.
Klimenko has Kostov up against the cage in a clinch.
Kostov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klimenko blocks a body shot from Kostov.
Kostov is trying to break free.
Kostov working hard to break the clinch.
Klimenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kostov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Klimenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klimenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Klimenko.
Klimenko has a couple of punches blocked by Kostov.
Kostov keeps control of Klimenko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko lands with a light punch inside.
Klimenko working aggressively here.
Klimenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Kostov controls his hands.
Klimenko misses with the head strike.
Klimenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kostov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Klimenko misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klimenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kostov's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Kostov fails to land.
Klimenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kostov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Klimenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Klimenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kostov lands a nice shot to the body.
Kostov scores with a jab.
Klimenko staying out of range there.
Klimenko throwing a counter right hand but Kostov manages to avoid it.
Kostov circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Kostov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Kostov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kostov throws an off balance right hand
and Klimenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Klimenko blocks a jab.
Klimenko throws a front kick aimed at Kostov's knee but Kostov avoids it well.
Kostov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klimenko. Kostov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Kostov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Klimenko misses with a straight left.
Kostov scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostov throws a lazy right hand but Klimenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Klimenko swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A big left from Kostov misses.
Kostov throws a body punch but Klimenko moves out of range.
Kostov looks to score with a jab to the body but Klimenko is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimenko throws a series of punches but Kostov moves out of range.
Kostov throws a leg kick which misses Klimenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Klimenko tries to avoid it.
Kostov throws a body shot but no joy.
Kostov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kostov lands the left hand.
Kostov misses with a straight right.
Kostov moves out of range of the body kick from Klimenko.
Klimenko tries to clinch but Kostov moves out of range.
Kostov connects with a solid leg kick.
Klimenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zachary Klimenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pavel Kostov 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.
Nice straight punches there by Kostov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kostov.
Klimenko misses with a jab to the body
and Kostov counters with a nice body shot.
Kostov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Klimenko will feel that in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kostov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kostov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kostov struggles to land a body shot inside as Klimenko controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Kostov.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kostov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kostov tries a body shot but Klimenko blocks it.
Klimenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Kostov controls his hands.
Kostov struggles to land a body shot inside as Klimenko controls his hands.
Klimenko pushes Kostov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Klimenko tries to work over Kostov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Klimenko working aggressively here.
Kostov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Klimenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Kostov.
Kostov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kostov blocks an uppercut.
Klimenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Kostov controls his hands.
Kostov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Klimenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Kostov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Klimenko.
Klimenko lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kostov.
A short body shot lands from Kostov as the two fighters clinch.
Klimenko can't find room to land a body shot as Kostov controls the action.
Kostov tries a body shot but Klimenko blocks it.
Klimenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kostov's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kostov's elbow.
Klimenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Klimenko ducks right into an uppercut from Kostov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kostov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Klimenko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kostov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kostov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Klimenko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kostov doesn't seem bothered though.
Klimenko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Klimenko takes one to the side of the head.
Kostov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Klimenko. That did some damage!
And that's the end of the fight!
Pavel Kostov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kostov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pavel Kostov!
Pavel Kostov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Koos Van Asch (ranked 321 p4p, 308 weight class) and Maurits Assndrop (ranked 21 p4p, 19 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Koos Van Asch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Maurits Assndrop!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Asch slips under a jab.
Van Asch throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Asch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Assndrop avoids the body shot from Van Asch.
Van Asch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Assndrop.
Van Asch moves away from the strike by Assndrop.
Van Asch defending well as Assndrop loads up on a big left hand.
Assndrop lands with a straight right. Van Asch didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Van Asch misses.
Assndrop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Asch scores with a decent looking hook.
Assndrop cracks Van Asch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Assndrop lands with a straight right. Van Asch didn't see that one coming.
Assndrop is looking to score with low kicks.
Assndrop lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick from Assndrop, right into the meat of the thigh.
Assndrop digs a good body shot into Van Asch's ribs.
Maurits Assndrop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assndrop moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop is looking to chop away at Van Asch's legs.
A low kick from Assndrop misses
and Van Asch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Asch connects with a crisp jab.
Assndrop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Asch.
Assndrop flicks out a counter leg kick but Van Asch steps away.
Assndrop loads up on a big right hand but Van Asch slips the punch.
Assndrop's corner calls for a 1-2. Assndrop obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Van Asch has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Assndrop shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Van Asch tried to counter with a leg kick but Assndrop avoided it.
Assndrop has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Van Asch throws a body shot but no joy.
Assndrop throws a leg kick
letting Van Asch counter with a right hand.
Van Asch throws a body punch but Assndrop moves out of range.
Assndrop lands a lovely overhand right.
Assndrop with a nice cross.
Assndrop fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Asch ducks under a wild hook from Assndrop.
Assndrop lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop slips under a jab from Van Asch.
Van Asch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Asch walks into a straight right hand from Assndrop.
A slapping leg kick lands for Assndrop.
Van Asch swings for the body but Assndrop moves out of range.
Van Asch misses with an uppercut. Assndrop saw that one coming.
Assndrop throws a hook but Van Asch blocks it.
Van Asch misses with an uppercut.
Assndrop blocks a head kick by Van Asch.
Van Asch pivots, looking for a leg kick but Assndrop is out of range and Van Asch settles back down.
Van Asch walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Assndrop throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Van Asch on the side of the head.
Van Asch attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Assndrop connects with a nice looking jab.
Van Asch 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.
Assndrop avoids the body shot from Van Asch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Assndrop misses the shot to the body.
As Assndrop looks to move away, Van Asch throws a big counter combo but Assndrop just gets out of the way.
Van Asch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Assndrop scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Assndrop thumps Van Asch with a low kick.
Assndrop misses with a right hand
and Van Asch counters with a thumping low kick.
Assndrop missing with a left hand there. Van Asch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Assndrop is looking to slow Van Asch down with leg kicks.
Assndrop getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Van Asch feints a jab promting Assndrop to slip. Van Asch then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Assndrop slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Assndrop looks to land a left hand but Van Asch moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assndrop lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Assndrop is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Van Asch had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Van Asch throws a chopping leg kick but Assndrop manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Assndrop lands a lovely overhand right.
Assndrop loads up on a big right hand but Van Asch slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Van Asch walks into a left hand.
Assndrop motions for Van Asch to come forward. Assndrop throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Assndrop.
Assndrop misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Assndrop is predictable there
and Assndrop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Asch misses with a leg kick
and Assndrop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Assndrop lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Asch throws out a leg kick but Assndrop moves out of range and Van Asch only half commits.
Assndrop slips a jab from Van Asch.
Van Asch looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Assndrop feints a counter leg kick.
Van Asch tries a low kick but Assndrop avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A leg kick checked by Assndrop.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Assndrop! But no joy.
Van Asch misses with a straight right.
Assndrop swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Assndrop ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maurits Assndrop dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Van Asch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Assndrop connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Assndrop lands a leg kick that knocks Van Asch off balance momentarily.
Van Asch looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Assndrop throws a looping overhand right but Van Asch ducks down to avoid it.
Assndrop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Assndrop cracks Van Asch with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Asch is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Van Asch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sloppy strikes from Van Asch. Those never looked like landing.
Assndrop misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Asch misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assndrop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Asch walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice uppercut lands for Assndrop. That snapped Van Asch's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Asch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Assndrop counter with a right hand.
Van Asch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Asch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Asch scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Assndrop throws a leg kick
and Van Asch counters with a good low kick that Assndrop was not able to check.
Assndrop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Asch tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Asch.
Van Asch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assndrop was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Asch.
Assndrop works the jab nicely.
A jab from Assndrop misses.
A big right from Assndrop misses.
It looked like Van Asch was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Assndrop.
A big right from Assndrop misses.
Van Asch half committed to a counter leg kick.
Van Asch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Assndrop swings for the body but Van Asch moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Asch misses the target.
Assndrop changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Assndrop paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Assndrop buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assndrop scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Assndrop throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Asch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Asch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assndrop.
Assndrop misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Asch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Assndrop moves out of range of the strikes.
Maurits Assndrop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut lands for Assndrop. That snapped Van Asch's head back.
Assndrop throws an off balance right hand
and Van Asch counters with a left and a right that stings Assndrop.
Assndrop steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Van Asch. That one must have hurt.
Assndrop dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Asch. That did some damage!
Van Asch throws a series of punches but Assndrop moves out of range.
Assndrop misses with a hook
and Assndrop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Assndrop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Asch's sensitive parts.
Van Asch blocks a low kick nicely.
Assndrop misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Assndrop.
Van Asch 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.
Assndrop lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Asch swinging wildly here.
Assndrop takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Van Asch walks into a jab.
Van Asch fails to land with a series of punches.
Assndrop jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van Asch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Assndrop.
Assndrop takes one to the side of the head.
Assndrop chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Asch can pounce on him.
A cross from Assndrop lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assndrop missing with a left hand there. Van Asch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Van Asch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Assndrop let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Assndrop takes one to the side of the head.
No joy there for Van Asch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Asch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Assndrop throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Van Asch drops his hands momentarily and Assndrop takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Assndrop swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Van Asch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Assndrop, as that shot connected.
Assndrop comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Van Asch sizes up Assndrop with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Assndrop swings widly with a right hand
and Van Asch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assndrop fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Assndrop showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Asch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maurits Assndrop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice defenses there by Assndrop.
Van Asch misses with a left hand
enabling Assndrop to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Assndrop misses.
Van Asch is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Assndrop, as that shot connected.
Van Asch misses with an uppercut
and Assndrop counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Assndrop.
Van Asch misses with a hook.
Van Asch misses with a wild combination.
Assndrop lands with a straight right. Van Asch didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assndrop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Asch.
Assndrop scores with a punch to the head.
Assndrop fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Assndrop swings widly with a right hand
and Van Asch counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Assndrop appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Van Asch misses with a lunging right hand
and Assndrop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Asch walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Assndrop checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Assndrop scores with a leg kick.
Assndrop connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Van Asch misses with a leg kick
and Assndrop counters with a good low kick that Van Asch was not able to check.
Assndrop ducks under a wild hook from Van Asch.
Assndrop let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Assndrop.
The crowd cheers as Assndrop lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Asch doesn't seem phased though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Assndrop. That's going to slow Van Asch down.
Van Asch throws a leg kick that misses.
Van Asch on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Van Asch is looking to chop away at Assndrop's legs.
Van Asch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Assndrop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van Asch, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assndrop connects with a looping right hand.
Assndrop blocks the body kick.
Assndrop misses with a low kick.
Assndrop tries to score with a low kick but Van Asch moves his leg out of the way.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Assndrop, as that shot connected.
Van Asch tries a low kick but Assndrop avoids it.
Van Asch staying out of range there.
Assndrop moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Asch on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van Asch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Assndrop tries a quick counter leg kick but Van Asch is wise to it.
Good leg kick by Van Asch.
Some bone on bone action there as Assndrop checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Assndrop scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Assndrop misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Assndrop.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Asch misses the target.
Van Asch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Assndrop.
Assndrop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Assndrop with the inside leg kick.
Van Asch motions for Assndrop to come forward. Van Asch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Assndrop misses with a looping right.
Van Asch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Assndrop finds it's way round the side to connect with Van Asch's head.
Assndrop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Asch counters with a two punch combo.
Assndrop takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Assndrop misses the target.
Van Asch throws a low kick but Assndrop avoids it.
Assndrop throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Koos Van Asch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Assndrop scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Asch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Assndrop uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Asch has time to react.
Assndrop lands a leg kick that knocks Van Asch off balance momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Assndrop.
Assndrop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Asch throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Assndrop counters with a nice leg kick.
Van Asch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Assndrop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice cross by Assndrop.
Assndrop uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Van Asch throws a low kick, looking for Assndrop's leg but Assndrop calmly moves out of range.
Assndrop throws a jab when Van Asch was well out of range.
Van Asch slips under a jab.
A big left from Assndrop misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maurits Assndrop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Assndrop 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maurits Assndrop!
A very excited looking Maurits Assndrop made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Pinkman (ranked 42 p4p, 193 weight class) and Aubrey Grant (ranked 7 p4p, 33 weight class). Pinkman's entrance music is Quavo & Takeoff - Hotel Lobby . A fine choice. Aubrey Grant has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Pinkman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Aubrey Grant!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Steve Erwin and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinkman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grant. Pinkman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grant throws an off balance right hand
and Pinkman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pinkman misses with a looping left.
Pinkman connects with a nice looking jab.
Grant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pinkman.
Pinkman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pinkman throws the left hand but Grant avoids the punch easily.
Pinkman lands a glancing blow to the side of Grant's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinkman drives through and clinches with Grant against the cage.
Pinkman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pinkman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Grant swings wildly with an uppercut but Pinkman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinkman scores with a shot to the side of Grant's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman lands with a light punch inside.
Pinkman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pinkman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grant scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grant scores a nice knee to the body.
Grant lands with a right to the head.
Pinkman throws a head punch that misses.
Pinkman is trying to drag Grant to the mat but Grant just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pinkman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grant missing with knees to the body.
Grant landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pinkman working aggressively here.
Pinkman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Pinkman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Grant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pinkman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman blocking some punches.
Pinkman misses with a punch to the body.
Grant prevents a body shot from Pinkman.
Pinkman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Grant fails to land.
Pinkman looking to stall.
Grant connects with a knee to the head.
Pinkman throws a punch but it's blocked by Grant.
Grant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Pinkman - that landed with a thud.
Pinkman avoiding damage as Grant throws knees to the body.
Grant throws a head punch that misses.
Pinkman scores with a hook to the body.
Knees to the body from Grant.
Pinkman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grant backwards.
Pinkman throws a head punch that misses.
Pinkman misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant looking to throw knees to the head but Pinkman is blocking nicely.
Grant is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Grant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pinkman's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Grant.
Grant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pinkman.
Grant trying to land knees to the body.
Grant is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pinkman is defending well for now.
Grant misses with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pinkman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grant backwards.
Good body shot from Pinkman.
Pinkman working aggressively here.
Pinkman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pinkman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grant blocks a body shot from Pinkman.
Pinkman lands a right hand.
Pinkman avoiding damage as Grant throws knees to the body.
Pinkman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pinkman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Pinkman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grant lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pinkman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pinkman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grant lands a right hand.
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!
Grant lands a good knee to the midsection. Pinkman won't want to take too many of those.
Grant scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grant.
Pinkman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice body punch from Pinkman - that landed with a thud.
Grant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Pinkman.
Grant lands a hook that snaps the head of Pinkman backwards.
Pinkman can't find room to land a body shot as Grant controls the action.
Grant lands an uppercut.
Grant missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pinkman.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jesse Pinkman will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pinkman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pinkman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grant has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pinkman finds it's way round the side to connect with Grant's head.
Pinkman blocks a low kick nicely.
Pinkman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Pinkman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pinkman scores with a jab.
Pinkman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grant moves away.
Pinkman misses with a looping right.
Grant looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grant takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant misses with a hook
and Pinkman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pinkman.
Pinkman misses with a right hand
and Grant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pinkman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grant.
The fighters circling - Pinkman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grant.
Grant takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pinkman closes the distance and pushes Grant back into the cage.
Pinkman tries to throw a body punch but Grant avoids it by throwing Pinkman back against the cage.
Pinkman managing to block the knees to the body from Grant.
Pinkman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinkman blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Pinkman.
Pinkman swings wildly with an uppercut but Grant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grant lands a knee to the head.
Grant prevents a body shot from Pinkman.
Pinkman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinkman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grant trying to land knees to the body.
Grant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aubrey Grant seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinkman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pinkman lands a left hand.
Pinkman goes for a takedown attempt but Grant pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jesse Pinkman is winning the standup battle so far.
Pinkman blocks a jab.
Pinkman throwing a counter right hand but Grant manages to avoid it.
Pinkman lands with a straight right. Grant didn't see that one coming.
A low kick from Grant is predictable there
enabling Pinkman to counter with a crisp jab.
Pinkman misses with a hook. Grant ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grant! But no joy.
Pinkman feints a jab promting Grant to slip. Pinkman then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Grant slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pinkman throws a big shot that misses.
Pinkman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grant swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grant throws a wild body kick that Pinkman sees coming a mile off.
Grant avoids the body shot from Pinkman.
Pinkman throws a lazy right hand but Grant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman lands a nice looking body shot.
Grant misses with a hook.
Pinkman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pinkman throws the left hand but Grant avoids the punch easily.
Grant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Pinkman misses.
It seemed like Grant was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pinkman throws a jab when Grant was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Grant on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grant closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grant throws a series of punches but Pinkman avoids them all with ease.
Pinkman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Grant avoids the body shot from Pinkman.
Grant ducks under a wild hook from Pinkman.
Nice shot by Pinkman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman moves out of range of the strikes.
Grant lands a lovely overhand right.
Pinkman misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pinkman.
Grant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pinkman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grant staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Grant on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pinkman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Grant counters with a good low kick that Pinkman was not able to check.
Grant throws a jab but it's blocked by Pinkman.
Grant lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pinkman misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Pinkman 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.
Pinkman misses with a wild body shot.
As Pinkman backs off Grant throws a huge counter combo but Pinkman manages to avoid it all.
Pinkman tries to bum rush Grant with a series of wild strikes but Grant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pinkman doesn't manage to clinch there - Grant circles away.
Grant looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pinkman swings for the body but Grant moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grant! But no joy.
Grant throws a body kick that misses.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Pinkman misses.
Grant doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pinkman misses with a double jab
and Grant counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pinkman thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Pinkman.
Pinkman misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Grant was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pinkman tests Grant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pinkman wants to clinch up but Grant keeps it at a distance.
Pinkman blocks a jab.
Pinkman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pinkman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grant throws out the jab.
Pinkman moves out of range as Grant strikes.
Pinkman checks a low kick from Grant.
Grant throws out a loose jab but Pinkman uses good head movement to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pinkman.
Grant throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pinkman looks to land a right hand but Grant moved out of range.
Grant appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pinkman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grant doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Pinkman misses.
Pinkman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pinkman throws a hook but Grant avoids it easily.
Grant only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Grant walks into a stiff left hand from Pinkman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinkman throws out a loose jab but Grant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinkman ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
Grant takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pinkman slips under a jab.
Nice body punch from Pinkman.
Pinkman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grant.
Grant has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pinkman misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pinkman connects with a crisp jab.
Pinkman wants to clinch.
Grant throws a hook but Pinkman avoids it easily.
Grant on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pinkman ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
Pinkman misses with a looping right.
Grant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grant! But no joy.
Grant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good standup being displayed there by Pinkman as he connects with a hook.
Pinkman ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman slips a jab from Grant.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pinkman, as that shot connected.
Grant staying out of range there.
Pinkman is looking to clinch but Grant is avoiding it.
Pinkman lands with a good body shot.
Pinkman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinkman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grant is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pinkman lands a nice hook to Grant's body. Grant takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pinkman throws a lazy right hand but Grant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grant looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grant throws the left hand but Pinkman avoids the punch easily.
Pinkman attempts a counter takedown but Grant avoids it well and moves away.
Pinkman cracks Grant with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Pinkman clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pinkman scores with a hook to the body. Grant takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pinkman connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Pinkman finds it's way through Grant's defenses.
Pinkman throws a lazy uppercut
and Pinkman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grant misses with a double jab.
Grant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pinkman rushes Grant and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Grant lands a hook that snaps the head of Pinkman backwards.
Pinkman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant has a couple of punches blocked by Pinkman.
Pinkman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pinkman pushes Grant back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grant working aggressively here.
Grant is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinkman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman working aggressively here.
A short right from Pinkman on the inside.
Pinkman tries a body shot but Grant blocks it.
Grant lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pinkman backwards.
Pinkman takes a shot to the head.
Grant scores a nice knee to the body.
Pinkman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pinkman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grant can do to turn this around?
Pinkman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pinkman is trying to pull guard but Grant turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pinkman lands a nice shot to the body.
Pinkman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grant is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Grant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pinkman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Grant smiles and moves away.
Grant slips under a jab.
Pinkman throws a hook but Grant blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pinkman is looking to clinch but Grant is avoiding it.
Grant takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinkman ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
Pinkman throws an overhand right that lands on Grant's shoulder, as Grant tries to avoid the shot.
Pinkman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grant.
A little jabbing left from Grant on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pinkman misses with a hook. Grant ducked under it nicely.
Jesse Pinkman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pinkman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grant ducks under a wild hook from Pinkman.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grant! But no joy.
Grant lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pinkman misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant misses the jab.
Pinkman swings widly with a right hand
and Grant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pinkman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grant defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Pinkman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grant takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grant misses with a looping left.
A big right from Pinkman misses.
Pinkman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Grant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grant needs to keep his hands up - Pinkman had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman throws a body shot but no joy.
Grant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pinkman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grant has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pinkman finds it's way round the side to connect with Grant's head.
Pinkman tries to clinch there but Grant circles away.
Pinkman slips a jab from Grant.
Pinkman throws the left hand but Grant avoids the punch easily.
Pinkman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grant was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinkman.
Pinkman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grant counters with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinkman. Grant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pinkman missing with a left hand there. Grant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grant throws a lazy right hand but Pinkman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Aubrey Grant will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
A head kick misses from Grant.
Grant throws a hook to the side of Pinkman's head but Pinkman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pinkman lands a nice shot to the body.
Pinkman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pinkman is looking for a kimura but Grant is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pinkman to get the leverage.
Pinkman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grant does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pinkman lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinkman is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinkman stalling away here and it's allowed Grant to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Aubrey Grant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jesse Pinkman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pinkman tries to free his leg and advance position but Grant is retaining full guard.
Pinkman won't allow Grant to sweep him here.
Pinkman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pinkman wants to control from the top but Grant keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Grant misses with a hook. Pinkman ducked under it nicely.
Pinkman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grant.
Pinkman staying out of range there.
Pinkman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Grant was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grant fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pinkman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pinkman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grants jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Grant throws out a loose jab but Pinkman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinkman drives through with a takedown into Grant's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Pinkman stands and throws Grant's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman tries to advance to mount but can't.
Pinkman is looking to take a break and control but Grant is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grant felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Grant is being controlled here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Grant's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pinkman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Pinkman trying to control the action but Grant is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pinkman in side control, just content to control the action for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Pinkman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pinkman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 50:47
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Pinkman!
Jesse Pinkman retains his lightweight title!
After the fight, Jesse Pinkman was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sean O Malley (ranked 94 p4p, 274 weight class) and Shigeru Otori (ranked 10 p4p, 28 weight class). O Malley kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Goat Talk- Sugar Sean. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean O Malley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Shigeru Otori!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Chris Dean and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Malley just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from O Malley misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Otori looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Malley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Otori.
O Malley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Malley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
O Malley throws a right and a left that Otori avoids nicely.
O Malley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Otori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Malley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Otori is out of range and O Malley settles back down.
O Malley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Otori finds it's way round the side to connect with O Malley's head.
O Malley connects with a single shot there.
Otori's jab looks to have found its range, popping O Malley under the eye.
O Malley looks to land a left hand but Otori moved out of range nicely.
Otori lands an overhand right.
Otori digs a good hook to O Malley's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Otori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Malley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
O Malley throws a poor cross that misses
and O Malley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Otori scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otori moves out of range as O Malley strikes.
Otori moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Otori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
Otori misses the shot to the body.
Otori moves out of range of the strikes.
O Malley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Otori fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Otori throws a looping overhand right but O Malley ducks down to avoid it.
O Malley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Otori.
Otori throws a chopping leg kick but O Malley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Otori wants to clinch.
Otori paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Otori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Malley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley walks into a left hand.
Otori throws an off balance right hand
and O Malley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Otori swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O Malley.
O Malley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Otori throws out the jab.
Otori thumps O Malley with a low kick.
O Malley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
O Malley misses with a looping right.
O Malley throws a jab but it's blocked by Otori.
Otori takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
O Malley misses with a right hand
and Otori counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Malley throws a jab but it's blocked by Otori.
Otori slips a jab from O Malley.
O Malley throws a head kick that misses.
O Malley misses with a looping right.
Otori throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
O Malley throwing a counter right hand but Otori manages to avoid it.
We've been told by O Malley's head coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
O Malley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Otori.
O Malley misses with a hook.
Otori takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Otori misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otori takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Otori shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
O Malley swings for the body but Otori moves out of range.
Otori tries a quick counter leg kick but O Malley is wise to it.
O Malley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Otori counters with a leg kick.
Otori lands a head shot.
O Malley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Otori.
Otori ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
Otori checks a low kick from O Malley.
A shot to the body from Otori misses
and O Malley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
O Malley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Otori throws a nice inside leg kick.
That kick from Otori tenderised O Malley's leg. O Malley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Otori throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from O Malley misses.
It seemed like Otori was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Otori misses with a straight left.
O Malley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
O Malley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Malley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otori throws a hook but O Malley avoids it easily.
O Malley missing with a left hand there. Otori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from O Malley misses.
Otori thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Malley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Malley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Otori is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! O Malley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Otori's corner calls for a 1-2. Otori obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
O Malley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Otori looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Otori throws out a powerful jab.
Otori fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
O Malley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Otori throws out the jab.
O Malley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Malley throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley throws a chopping leg kick but Otori manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Otori ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Otori ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Otori checks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sean O Malley will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Otori moves out of range of the strikes.
Otori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Malley throws the left hand but Otori avoids the punch easily.
Otori throws a head kick but O Malley moves out of range.
Otori with a nice calf kick.
Otori ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
Otori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Malley was well out of range. Poor timing from Otori.
O Malley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Otori.
Otori looks to land a left hand but O Malley moved out of range nicely.
O Malley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
O Malley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Otori misses with an uppercut. O Malley saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Malley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
O Malley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Otori counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
O Malley misses with a body shot.
Otori slips a jab from O Malley.
Otori with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Malley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otori scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. O Malley doesn't seem bothered though.
Otori darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from O Malley misses the target.
O Malley swings away with a body shot that misses
and O Malley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Otori looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O Malley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Otori throws a looping overhand right but O Malley ducks down to avoid it.
O Malley misses with a low kick.
O Malley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
O Malley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Otori's head backwards.
Nice defenses there by Otori.
O Malley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Otori throws out a counter right but O Malley avoids it with no problem.
O Malley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Otori.
O Malley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Otori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Malley.
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!
Otori scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Otori misses with a head kick.
O Malley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Otori scores with a jab to the jaw.
Otori slips a jab from O Malley.
Otori is looking to chop away at O Malley's legs.
O Malley lands with a good body shot.
Otori misses with a wild body shot.
Otori ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Otori! But no joy.
Otori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Otori with a nice calf kick.
O Malley lands a jab to the nose.
Nice defenses there by Otori.
Otori moves out of range as O Malley strikes.
Otori connects with the punch.
Otori misses the shot to the body.
Otori throws a looping overhand right but O Malley ducks down to avoid it.
O Malley scores with a jab to the jaw.
O Malley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley throws a jab when Otori was well out of range.
O Malley throws a poor cross that misses
and Otori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Malley scores with a jab to the jaw.
O Malley ducks under a wild hook from Otori.
O Malley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Otori.
O Malley slips under a jab.
Otori just misses with a punch to the body.
O Malley throws a right hand that misses
and Otori counters with an inside leg kick.
Otori scores with a decent looking hook.
Otori scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A nice leg kick from O Malley, right into the meat of the thigh.
Otori throws out a loose jab but O Malley uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - O Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Otori cracks O Malley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Otori scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
O Malley looks to throw the jab but Otori is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otori misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Otori does it's job there.
O Malley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Otori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Malley.
Otori throws a good cross that connects.
O Malley throws a right hand that misses
and Otori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Malley throws a lazy uppercut
and Otori counters with a stiff right hand.
Otori misses with a wild body shot.
Otori closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Otori bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Otori lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Otori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Malley.
Otori appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Otori looks to land a right hand but O Malley moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by O Malley.
O Malley misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from O Malley.
O Malley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shigeru Otori 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!
O Malley misses with a hook
and Otori counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Malley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
O Malley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Otori throws out a counter right but O Malley avoids it with no problem.
Otori misses with a right hand
and O Malley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - O Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Otori looks to score with a jab to the body but O Malley is just out of range.
Otori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Otori throws a shot from downtown. O Malley moves away and avoids it.
O Malley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
O Malley misses with a left hand
and Otori counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice cross by Otori.
Otori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Malley.
Otori jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Malley misses with a looping left.
A big right from Otori misses.
Otori connects with a body shot that sends O Malley's belly button to the back.
O Malley misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Malley misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Otori's sensitive parts.
Otori ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Otori misses the target.
O Malley blocks a head kick by Otori.
O Malley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Otori showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Malley.
A low kick from Otori is predictable there
and O Malley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Otori darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
O Malley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Otori manages to avoid it.
Otori cracks O Malley with an open hand slap.
Otori loads up on a big right hand but O Malley slips the punch.
O Malley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Otori.
Otori jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Malley slips a jab from Otori.
Nice jab there from Otori.
Shigeru Otori seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Otori looks to score with a jab to the body but O Malley is just out of range.
O Malley is looking to counter punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Otori throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Malley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
O Malley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
O Malley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Malley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
O Malley 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.
Otori cracks O Malley with a good jab.
O Malley loads up on a big right hand but Otori slips the punch.
A leg kick checked by O Malley.
Otori moves out of range of the leg kick from O Malley.
Otori ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
Otori swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Otori checks a leg kick.
Otori lands a high kick!
Otori connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otori scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
O Malley misses with a kick to the body.
Otori looks to land a left hand but O Malley moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Otori.
It looked like O Malley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Otori.
Otori scores with a nice head shot.
Otori fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O Malley on the side of the head.
Otori throws a poor cross that misses
and O Malley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Malley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Otori.
O Malley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Otori.
Otori throws out a counter right but O Malley avoids it with no problem.
O Malley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
O Malley throws a low kick, looking for Otori's leg but Otori calmly moves out of range.
Otori throws out a counter right but O Malley avoids it with no problem.
Otori scores with a nice right hand.
O Malley throws a hook but Otori blocks it.
O Malley throws a nice looking combination but Otori bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Otori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Malley was well out of range. Poor timing from Otori.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Malley. Otori does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
O Malley missing with a left hand there. Otori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Otori lands a jab to the nose.
O Malley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Otori tries to work over O Malley's front leg with a kick but O Malley checks it.
Otori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Otori as he connects with a hook.
O Malley walks into a left hand.
Otori misses with a looping left.
Otori buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Otori walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Otori lands the left hand.
O Malley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab from Otori.
O Malley throws a looping overhand right but Otori ducks down to avoid it.
O Malley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shigeru Otori really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Otori connects with a right hand. O Malley shakes it off.
O Malley checks the leg kick.
O Malley looks to throw the jab but Otori is out of range.
O Malley misses with a wild body shot.
O Malley jabs Otori right on the nose. Otori blinks but takes it well.
A swing and a miss from Otori.
Otori misses with a looping left.
O Malley walks into a left hand.
O Malley checks a leg kick nicely.
A head kick misses from O Malley.
A jab from Otori misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Otori throws a sloppy body shot
and O Malley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Otori is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Otori is rocked!
Otori connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Otori is still on wobbly legs! Can O Malley finish him?
O Malley 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.
Otori seems to have recovered his senses.
O Malley with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Malley staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley checks a low kick from Otori.
A jab from O Malley misses.
O Malley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
O Malley lands a big right hand that sends Otori crashing to the mat! O Malley stays standing though and waves Otori back to his feet!
O Malley misses with a hook
and O Malley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Malley drops Otori with a big left hand! Otori is injured, injured bad! O Malley jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean O Malley!
Sean O Malley retains his featherweight title!
Sean O Malley spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Harakka (ranked 196 p4p, 290 weight class) and Raminus Polus (ranked 26 p4p, 34 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustav Harakka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raminus Polus!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Watson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harakka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harakka looks to throw the jab but Polus is out of range.
Harakka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Polus feints the counter takedown.
Polus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Polus 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.
Polus tries to clinch up
and Harakka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Raminus Polus has been cut.
Jab, jab by Polus - just one landing.
Harakka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Polus looks to score with a jab to the body but Harakka is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Polus is defended easily by Harakka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harakka throws a right hand that misses
and Polus counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Harakka!
Polus swings around for an armbar but Harakka sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Polus's guard.
Harakka stays in close to Polus's body and controls the position.
Polus working for a triangle but Harakka defends it easily.
Polus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harakka manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Polus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harakka looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Polus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harakka is keeping the position for now.
Polus keeps trying to improve his position.
Harakka keeping moving, preventing Polus from controlling successfully.
Polus drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Harakka dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harakka sitting in guard here, content to control.
Harakka has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Harakka stands up from Polus's guard - Harakka perhaps looking for a knockout.
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.
Harakka throws a body shot but no joy.
Harakka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Polus is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Harakka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Polus momentarily.
Polus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harakka throws a head kick but Polus moves out of range.
Nice shot by Polus.
Harakka misses with a shot to the body
and Polus counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Harakka keeping full guard, as Polus tries to pass.
Harakka is trying to keep Polus in close.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gustav Harakka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raminus Polus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Polus throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Polus has managed to clinch.
Harakka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harakka throws a head punch that misses.
Polus wants the takedown. Harakka is fighting it off but Polus persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Harakka's guard against the cage.
Harakka is looking to stand back up but Polus counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Harakka.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Polus is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Polus wants to control from the top but Harakka keeps moving.
Harakka pulls Polus in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polus passes Harakka's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Polus is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Polus is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Harakka is defending against the submission attempts here by Polus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Polus stops Harakka from getting back to his feet.
Harakka is refusing to be controlled, as Polus sits in half guard.
Raminus Polus has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polus passes to full mount!
Polus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harakka is looking to escape.
Harakka is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Polus has taken his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polus is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Polus is not going to allow Harakka to sit and survive in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Polus has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harakka is really stuck here.
Harakka looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raminus Polus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raminus Polus's cut.
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.
Harakka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harakka there as he acknowledges the shot.
Polus is looking to slow Harakka down with leg kicks.
Harakka lands a high kick!
Polus shoots in for a takedown but Harakka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Polus misses with a body shot.
Harakka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harakka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harakka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Polus has time to react.
Polus misses with a leg kick.
Polus slips a straight right by Harakka.
And Polus tries to counter it with a takedown but Harakka pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harakka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Polus moves away.
And Polus tries to counter it with a takedown but Harakka pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Polus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harakka. Harakka circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gustav Harakka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harakka throws a head kick but Polus moves out of range.
Harakka throws a good cross that connects.
A head kick by Harakka misses
and Polus counters with a shoot takedown. Harakka fights it but they end up in guard.
Harakka controls Polus momentarily but Polus frees himself.
Harakka pushes Polus off and gets back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harakka. Polus does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Polus. Beautiful 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!
Harakka moves into the clinch.
Harakka swings wildly with an uppercut but Polus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Polus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harakka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Polus digs a right hand into Harakka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harakka's gas tank.
Polus has hold of one of Harakka's legs. Harakka is fighting the takedown attempt but Polus gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Polus passes Harakka's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Polus is thwarting Harakka's attempts to control the position.
Harakka looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polus looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Harakka is trying to stand back up but Polus is controlling him
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.
Polus is looking for a kimura but Harakka is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Polus to get the leverage.
Polus looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Polus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Polus is looking to take a break and control but Harakka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Polus prevents Harakka from standing back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Polus fails to land the takedown.
Polus just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHarakka.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Gustav Harakka did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Raminus Polus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Harakka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Polus.
And Polus tries to counter it with a takedown but Harakka pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Polus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harakka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Polus.
Harakka punishes Polus's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheers as Polus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harakka doesn't seem phased though.
Polus throws the left hand but Harakka avoids the punch easily.
Harakka drops his hands momentarily and Polus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harakka throws a jab when Polus was well out of range.
Polus goes for a double leg but Harakka avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Harakka continues to drive forward.
Polus lunges at Harakka with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harakka's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harakka stuffs the takedown attempt from Polus. Polus gets slowly back to his feet.
Harakka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harakka jabs Polus right on the nose. Polus blinks but takes it well.
That has opened up Raminus Polus's cut even more.
Polus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harakka.
Harakka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Polus scores with a jab to the body.
Polus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harakka throws out the jab.
Polus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harakka is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polus throws a hook but Harakka blocks it.
Polus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harakka.
Polus feints the counter takedown.
Polus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harakka.
Harakka lands a head kick. Polus smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Polus throws a hook to the side of Harakka's head but Harakka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Polus defending well as Harakka loads up on a big left hand.
Polus slips a jab from Harakka.
Harakka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Polus has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harakka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Polus finds it's way through Harakka's defenses.
Harakka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Polus.
Polus with the counter takedown but Harakka avoids it easily.
Harakka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Polus tries to counter it with a takedown but Harakka pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Harakka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Polus.
Polus tries to clinch but Harakka moves out of range.
Polus slips under a jab from Harakka.
Polus slips under a jab from Harakka.
Polus is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Harakka's half guard.
Polus prevents Harakka from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polus is trying to work for a kimura but Harakka is defending well.
Polus is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Harakka doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Polus.
Harakka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Polus.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Gustav Harakka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raminus Polus's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Polus moves in looking to clinch but Harakka pushes him off.
Harakka slaps away a takedown attempt from Polus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Polus ducks under a wild hook from Harakka.
Polus tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Polus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Polus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Polus.
Polus gets tackled into the cage by Harakka. Harakka maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harakka has a couple of punches blocked by Polus.
Polus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Polus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Polus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harakka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Polus has a couple of punches blocked by Harakka.
Polus drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gustav Harakka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raminus Polus.
Polus lands a hook that snaps the head of Harakka backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Harakka fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harakka.
Harakka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Polus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harakka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harakka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Polus tries for a takedown. No joy.
Polus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raminus Polus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Harakka - that landed with a thud.
Harakka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Polus presses Harakka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harakka.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Polus prevents Harakka from breaking the clinch.
Harakka tries a body shot but Polus blocks it.
Harakka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Polus backwards.
Harakka is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Polus lands a nice uppercut.
Harakka struggles to land a body shot inside as Polus controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Harakka fails to land.
Polus goes for a takedown attempt but Harakka pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Polus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polus throws the left hand but Harakka avoids the punch easily.
Harakka misses with a kick to the body.
Harakka thumps Polus with a low kick.
Polus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harakka swivels and escapes.
Polus shoots for a takedown but Harakka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Polus is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Polus misses with a few strikes there.
Polus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harakka throws a head kick that misses.
Harakka cracks Polus with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harakka tries to sprawl but Polus drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Harakka kicks off Polus and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harakka swings for the body but Polus moves out of range.
Polus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harakka finds it's way round the side to connect with Polus's head.
Polus jabs Harakka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Polus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harakka.
Harakka avoids the body shot from Polus.
A telegraphed right hand from Polus misses the target.
Harakka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Polus.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustav Harakka showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harakka has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 49:46
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustav Harakka!
Gustav Harakka is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Gustav Harakka thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Macca Outback (ranked 65 p4p, 190 weight class) and Salomon Mukunzi (ranked 10 p4p, 26 weight class). Mukunzi has chosen Champion (ft. D Smoke) - Fireboy DML as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Macca Outback!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Salomon Mukunzi!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mukunzi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mukunzi throws a looping overhand right but Outback ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Outback misses the target.
Mukunzi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Outback misses the shot to the body.
Outback throws a good cross that connects.
A slapping leg kick lands for Outback.
Outback ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Mukunzi.
Mukunzi throws a body shot but no joy.
Outback throws a push kick but Mukunzi slaps the foot to one side.
Outback works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Outback throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Outback throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Outback looks to land a right hand but Mukunzi moved out of range.
Macca Outback seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mukunzi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mukunzi throws a leg kick
and Outback counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mukunzi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Outback.
Outback misses with a straight right.
Outback tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mukunzi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Outback swings for the body but Mukunzi moves out of range.
Mukunzi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Outback can pounce on him.
Mukunzi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A lazy body kick from Outback
and Outback takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Outback swings for the body but Mukunzi moves out of range.
Mukunzi swings for the body but Outback moves out of range.
Outback fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Outback tries to close the distance and clinch but Mukunzi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mukunzi throws out a counter right but Outback avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Outback.
Mukunzi throws a shot from downtown. Outback moves away and avoids it.
Outback lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Outback throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Outback keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Outback misses with a wild body shot.
A clash of legs there as Mukunzi blocks the low kick.
Mukunzi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Outback with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Outback throws a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Outback.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mukunzi.
Outback punishes Mukunzi's body with a nice straight punch.
Outback throws a lazy body kick
and Mukunzi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Outback looks for the body kick but Mukunzi saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Outback throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Outback rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mukunzi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mukunzi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mukunzi swings widly with a right hand
and Outback counters with a left to the body.
Outback throws a leg kick
and Mukunzi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Outback rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mukunzi counters with a nice body shot.
Mukunzi motions for Outback to come forward. Mukunzi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Outback tries to clinch up.
Mukunzi throws out a counter right but Outback avoids it with no problem.
Outback lands a leg kick that knocks Mukunzi off balance momentarily.
Mukunzi misses with a body kick.
Outback connects with a leg kick.
Mukunzi throws a hook to the side of Outback's head but Outback sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Outback keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mukunzi throws a body punch but Outback moves out of range.
Mukunzi checks a leg kick nicely.
Mukunzi lands a really nice looking cross but Outback seems unphased.
Outback throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Outback connects with a looping right hand.
Outback throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mukunzi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Outback moves out of range as Mukunzi throws a body kick.
Outback moves out of range as Mukunzi strikes.
Outback scores with a nice right hand.
Outback throws a body kick that misses.
Mukunzi throws out a counter right but Outback avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mukunzi. Outback does a little dance to reset his feet.
Outback throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Macca Outback 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.
Outback avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Outback scores with a spinning back kick!
Outback bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mukunzi's head.
Outback blocks a jab.
Outback misses with a low kick.
Outback tries to land a front kick but Mukunzi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Outback misses with a lunging right hand
and Mukunzi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Outback takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Outback swings widly with a right hand
and Mukunzi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Outback missing with a left hand there. Mukunzi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mukunzi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mukunzi just misses with a punch to the body.
Outback fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mukunzi checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Outback uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mukunzi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mukunzi. Outback does a little dance to reset his feet.
Outback digs a good hook to Mukunzi's body.
Outback doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Outback has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mukunzi is working Outback over against the cage.
Outback throws a punch but it's blocked by Mukunzi.
Mukunzi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Macca Outback is winning the standup battle so far.
Outback throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mukunzi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mukunzi blocks a jab.
A low kick from Outback misses
and Mukunzi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Outback's knee momentarily.
Mukunzi connects with a solid leg kick.
Outback lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mukunzi takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Outback looks for the body kick but Mukunzi saw that one coming.
A jab from Outback finds it's way through Mukunzi's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Outback feints and then cracks Mukunzi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mukunzi down.
Outback shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A jab from Mukunzi misses.
A punch combination from Mukunzi misses.
Mukunzi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mukunzi throws a leg kick but Outback sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mukunzi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Outback.
Outback tries a low kick but Mukunzi avoids it.
Mukunzi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mukunzi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Outback is looking to counter punch.
Outback misses with an uppercut. Mukunzi saw that one coming.
Outback ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mukunzi moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Outback misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mukunzi.
A low kick from Outback is predictable there
and Mukunzi counters with a straight right hand.
Outback throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mukunzi counters with a series of strikes. Outback will be more careful next time no doubt.
Outback lands a really nice looking cross but Mukunzi seems unphased.
Mukunzi cracks a nice hook into Outback's ribs.
Mukunzi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Outback in his tracks.
Mukunzi misses with a body punch
and Outback counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Outback takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Outback throws a solid leg kick but Mukunzi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Outback.
Mukunzi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Outback moves in looking to clinch but Mukunzi pushes him off.
Outback scores with a jab. Mukunzi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Outback scores with a shot to the body.
Mukunzi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mukunzi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Outback.
Outback lands with a thumping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Mukunzi.
Some bone on bone action there as Mukunzi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mukunzi tries a quick counter leg kick but Outback is wise to it.
Outback throws a body kick that misses.
Mukunzi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Outback pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mukunzi is out of range and Outback settles back down.
Mukunzi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mukunzi takes a jab right on the kisser.
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 Macca Outback will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Outback misses the jab.
Mukunzi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mukunzi throws a chopping leg kick but Outback manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Outback misses with a looping left.
Mukunzi lands a nice shot to the body.
Outback is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Outback.
Outback misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Outback tries a low kick but Mukunzi avoids it.
Outback closes the distance and clinches.
Mukunzi prevents a body shot from Outback.
Mukunzi blocks a body shot from Outback.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Outback softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mukunzi prevents a body shot from Outback.
Mukunzi lands a left hand.
Mukunzi tries to throw a body punch but Outback avoids it by throwing Mukunzi back against the cage.
Outback lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mukunzi tries to break the clinch but Outback is controlling the position.
Mukunzi is looking to break free of the clinch but Outback has double underhooks.
Outback blocks a body shot from Mukunzi.
Outback's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Outback.
Outback fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mukunzi checks it well.
Outback ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mukunzi moves away.
Mukunzi misses with an uppercut.
Outback slips a straight right by Mukunzi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Outback. Mukunzi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Outback 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Outback misses with a series of wild punches.
Outback waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mukunzi.
Outback lands a jab to Mukunzi's midsection.
Mukunzi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Outback checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A low kick from Outback misses
and Mukunzi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mukunzi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Outback is out of range and Mukunzi settles back down.
Outback ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mukunzi moves away.
Outback is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mukunzi can do to turn this around?
Outback slips a jab from Mukunzi.
A jab from Outback misses.
Outback wants to land a leg kick but Mukunzi is out of range.
Mukunzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Outback.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mukunzi misses with a body shot.
Outback rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Mukunzi to counter with a crisp jab.
Outback scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Outback throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mukunzi thinks about the counter body kick.
Mukunzi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Outback takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mukunzi ducks under a wild hook from Outback.
Mukunzi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Outback goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mukunzi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Outback tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Outback gets a clinch.
Outback blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mukunzi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Mukunzi.
A head punch on the inside from Mukunzi fails to land.
Mukunzi presses Outback against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mukunzi.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mukunzi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Outback pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Outback displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mukunzi throws out the jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Outback - that will leave a mark!
Mukunzi tests Outback's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Outback closes the distance but Mukunzi moves to the side
and Mukunzi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Outback really felt that one!
Mukunzi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mukunzi tries to land a front kick but Outback steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Outback swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Mukunzi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Salomon Mukunzi just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mukunzi tries to score with a low kick but Outback moves his leg out of the way.
Outback steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mukunzi.
Outback turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Outback. Beautiful body shot.
Outback tries to clinch up.
Mukunzi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Outback.
Outback with a nice calf kick.
Outback tries to land a front kick but Mukunzi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mukunzi stuns Outback with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mukunzi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Outback connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mukunzi scrambles back to his feet.
Mukunzi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Outback backing away here, and Mukunzi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mukunzi checks a low kick from Outback.
Mukunzi flicks out a counter leg kick but Outback steps away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Outback looks to throw the jab but Mukunzi is out of range.
Outback misses with a shot to the body
letting Mukunzi counter with a right hand.
Mukunzi dips to his left and cracks Outback with an uppercut!
Outback jabs at Mukunzi's body.
Outback dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Outback takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Outback works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mukunzi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Outback counters with a good low kick that Mukunzi was not able to check.
Mukunzi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mukunzi lands a body shot.
Mukunzi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Outback scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mukunzi misses with a jab to the body
letting Outback counter with a right hand.
Mukunzi takes a swing at Outback's ribcage but misses.
Mukunzi missing with a left hand there. Outback was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Outback shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mukunzi misses with a wild body shot.
Outback misses the shot to the body.
Outback's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Outback misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi throws a body kick that misses
and Outback counters with a nice body shot.
Mukunzi throws a lazy body kick
and Outback counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Outback misses with a low kick.
Outback looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Outback throws a big shot that misses.
Mukunzi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Outback with a hook.
Outback defending well as Mukunzi loads up on a big left hand.
Mukunzi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Outback lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mukunzi stuns Outback with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Outback throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mukunzi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Outback pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mukunzi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Outback looks to land a left hand but Mukunzi moved out of range nicely.
A solid body kick from Outback.
Outback throws a looping overhand right but Mukunzi ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mukunzi! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Outback misses with an uppercut. Mukunzi saw that one coming.
Mukunzi is looking for the big counter here.
Mukunzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Outback takes a swing at Mukunzi's ribcage but misses.
Mukunzi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Outback takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mukunzi blocks the body kick.
Mukunzi throws a leg kick which misses Outback's front leg but catches the back leg as Outback tries 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!
Mukunzi throws a jab when Outback was well out of range.
Outback throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Outback connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mukunzi momentarily.
Mukunzi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Outback.
Mukunzi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Outback with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Macca Outback had his way with Salomon Mukunzi in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Outback moves out of range of the strikes.
Outback takes a swing at Mukunzi's ribcage but misses.
Outback moves into range and clinches up with Mukunzi.
Mukunzi has a couple of punches blocked by Outback.
Outback scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Outback lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mukunzi lands a body shot.
Mukunzi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Mukunzi.
Outback misses with a body punch.
Outback has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mukunzi tries to throw a body punch but Outback avoids it by throwing Mukunzi back against the cage.
Mukunzi lands a body shot.
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.
Mukunzi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Outback backwards.
Outback tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mukunzi's elbow.
Mukunzi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mukunzi lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mukunzi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Mukunzi.
Mukunzi lands a shot to the body.
Mukunzi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Outback's elbow.
Mukunzi working aggressively here.
Mukunzi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Outback throws a poor cross that misses
and Mukunzi counters with a low kick, right behind Outback 's knee.
Mukunzi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Outback throws a body kick that misses.
Mukunzi throws a hook to the side of Outback's head but Outback sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch lands to the side of Outback 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Decent striking displayed by Mukunzi there.
Mukunzi misses with a body shot.
Salomon Mukunzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Outback misses with a leg kick
and Outback takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Outback lands with a nice body kick.
Outback misses with a looping right.
Mukunzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Outback.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Outback misses with a leg kick
letting Mukunzi counter with a right hand.
Outback misses with a body punch
enabling Mukunzi to counter with a crisp jab.
Mukunzi moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mukunzi! But no joy.
Outback throws a right hand that misses
and Mukunzi counters with a stiff right hand.
Mukunzi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Outback counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Donk. Mukunzi catches Outback right on the button with a cross.
Outback shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Outback scores with a jab to the body.
Mukunzi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mukunzi misses the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Outback.
Outback misses with a body shot.
Macca Outback is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Outback uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mukunzi.
Mukunzi avoids the body shot from Outback.
Crunch! Outback slams his shin into Mukunzi's torso.
Outback connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Outback ducks under a wild hook from Mukunzi.
Outback swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mukunzi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Outback fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Outback closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Outback escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Outback stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mukunzi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mukunzi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mukunzi ducks under a wild hook from Outback.
Mukunzi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Outback slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Outback scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Outback wants to clinch.
Outback moves in looking to clinch but Mukunzi pushes him off.
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 Macca Outback.
I think Outback has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 50:46
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Macca Outback!
Macca Outback retains his middleweight title!
Macca Outback was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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