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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Milton Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrei East has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Milton Myers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei East!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myers bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of East's head.
Myers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
East walks into a jab.
Myers digs a good hook to East's body.
East fails with a takedown attempt.
Myers leaves East with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Myers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A shot to de liver by Myers. Beautiful body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Myers. No joy for East on that attempt.
Milton Myers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei East.
Good shot there by Myers.
Myers scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
East ducks under a wild hook from Myers.
Myers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
East shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Myers as he jumps to the side.
Myers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
East looks gassed!
East takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers thows a body shot but no joy.
Myers lands a glancing blow to the side of East's head.
Myers tries to clinch up.
East is trying desperately to land a takedown but Myers is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for East.
Myers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. East looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A punch lands to the side of East 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice takedown defense from Myers. No joy for East on that attempt.
Myers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Myers forces East back against the cage and clinches.
Myers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Myers digs a right hand underneath East's ribcage. East let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Myers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Myers lands the left hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from East is defended easily by Myers.
Myers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but East was well out of range. Poor timing from Myers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers takes the fight into the clinch.
Myers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Myers works on East's body with a couple of short punches.
East is trying to break free.
Myers lands a left hand.
Myers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Easts head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Myers.
Myers lands an uppercut.
Myers has East pressed against the cage.
East taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Myers as the two fighters clinch.
Myers lands with a left to the head.
Myers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Myers. East does a little dance to reset his feet.
East is trying hard to land a takedown here. Myers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
East takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Myers misses the shot to the body.
Myers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Myers moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers lands an uppercut.
Myers gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from East.
East looking for a takedown.
Myers content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Myers lands a left hand that snaps the head of East backwards.
Myers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Myers.
Myers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Myers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Myers darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
East will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Myers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Myers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Myers lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Myers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
East takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myers scores with the left hand. East knows he should have avoided that one.
East tries to keep at a distance but Myers has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Myers.
East goes for a takedown in the clinch but Myers prevents it.
Myers is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Myers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
East slips a jab and a cross from Myers.
Myers scores with a hook to the body. East takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
East throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Myers's waist but Myers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing East off to one side.
Myers is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Myers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
East slips a jab and a cross from Myers.
Myers looks to land a combination. East sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
East scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Myers wants to get back to his feet.
Myers blocking the ground and pound attempt from East.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milton Myers dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Myers stuffs the takedown.
Myers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Myers wants it to stay on the feet.
East has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from East there as he acknowledges the shot.
East shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Myers's guard.
East won't allow Myers to get back to his feet.
Myers will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Myers has control of East's left arm, preventing East from doing any damage.
Myers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that East can do to turn this around?
East pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Myers is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Myers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Myers manages to escape and get back to his feet.
East closes this distance looking for a takedown but Myers circles away.
Milton Myers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei East.
Myers takes a swing at East's ribcage but misses.
East drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but East was well out of range. Poor timing from Myers.
East throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Myers's waist but Myers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing East off to one side.
East shoots in for a double leg but Myers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
East moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Milton Myers is winning the standup battle so far.
East feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
East throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
East wants to control from the top but Myers keeps moving.
Myers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
East working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
East throwing strikes from guard but Myers blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Myers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
East looks to throw the jab but Myers is out of range.
East throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Myers's waist but Myers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing East off to one side.
The fighters circle momentarily. Myers darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Myers stuffs the takedown.
Milton Myers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Myers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Myers wants it to stay on the feet.
Myers is looking to wear down East with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Myers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. East sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Myers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but East moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
East looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - East throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
East closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - East lands in his opponent's guard.
Myers kicks East off and gets to his feet.
East is trying hard to land a takedown here. Myers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Myers lands the left hand.
Myers thows a body shot but no joy.
Myers moves into range and connects with a jab.
Milton Myers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
East dodges the punch combination from Myers.
East uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Myers.
Myers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
East is trying hard to land a takedown here. Myers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
East shoots in for a takedown but Myers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Myers loads up on a big right hand but East slips the punch.
Myers works East's body with a nice hook.
East looks to land a right hand but Myers moved out of range.
East on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Myers tries to clinch up.
East uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Myers.
A shot to de liver by Myers. Beautiful body shot.
East misses with a takedown attempt - Myers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
East closes the distance and clinches up with Myers, looking for a takedown. East pushes Myers against the cage but Myers circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
East takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
East looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milton Myers dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
East looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
East shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Myers manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Myers wants to stand up but East is controlling him.
East trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Myers pushes East off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
East drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
East prevents Myers from escaping the position.
East working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
East tries to score with some ground and pound. Myers controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East wants to lay and pray for a moment but Myers keeps working.
East lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
East has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Check out the look on East's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Myers takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
East throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Myers takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
East wants to control but Myers is keeping him busy.
Myers is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but East has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Myers taking a bit of punishment here - East scoring with strikes.
East wants to lay and pray for a moment but Myers keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Myers is looking for a sweep.
East is looking to take a break and control but Myers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Myers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
East has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Myers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but East was well out of range. Poor timing from Myers.
East closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
East sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Myers defending well though.
East trying to control from half guard but Myers is working away.
East looks to land a strike but Myers avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Myers keeping moving, preventing East from controlling successfully.
Myers keeping full guard, as East tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East trying to control but Myers is working from the bottom.
Myers is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst East is controlling him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Myers stuffs the takedown.
Myers sizes up East with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Myers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Myers slips a jab from East.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from East.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Myers gets caught flat footed, as East shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Myers wants to stand up but East is controlling him.
East throws a strike but Myers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
East is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Myers wants to stand but East has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei East really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Myers stuffs the takedown attempt from East. East gets slowly back to his feet.
East fails with a takedown attempt.
Jab from Myers.
East closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Myers did well to prevent East getting side control.
Myers pushes East off looking to stand but East dives back in and keeps control.
East not landing any meaningful shots this time.
East sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Myers defending well though.
East is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
East thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Myers's head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East trying to control the action but Myers is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Myers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from East.
Milton Myers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei East.
East shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Myers sprawls well. Myers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. East gets slowly back to his feet.
East steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Myers.
East takes a shot to the body in his stride.
East closes this distance looking for a takedown but Myers circles away.
East takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Myers lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Myers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
East sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Myers defending well though.
Myers wants to control but East is keeping busy and won't allow it.
East not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Myers is trying to control but can't.
East thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Myers to regain full guard.
Myers is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst East is controlling him.
East is stalling in the full guard.
Myers is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst East is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Myers misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but East was well out of range. Poor timing from Myers.
East scores with a takedown into Myers's guard.
East tries to free his leg and advance position but Myers is retaining full guard.
East is looking to advance position but Myers has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
East sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
East trying to control here.
East gets back to full guard.
East trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myers trying to stand up but can't free himself from East's guard.
East has control of Myers's left arm, preventing Myers from doing any damage.
East manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Myers manages to get himself to full guard.
Myers is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
East is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Myers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but East is keeping busy.
East wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Andrei East will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Myers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Myers ducks under a wild hook from East.
Myers stuffs the takedown attempt from East. East gets slowly back to his feet.
Myers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from East.
East avoids the body shot from Myers.
Myers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but East moves away.
East gets the takedown into side control.
East misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
East in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Myers is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
East cracks Myers with a big right hand but Myers just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
East lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East trying to control the position but Myers is working away.
East is chipping away with strikes.
Myers tries to buck East off but East is having none of it.
East is looking to take a break and control but Myers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Myers is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
East trying to control the position but Myers is working away.
East throws an elbow but Myers slips to the side and avoids it well.
East is looking to take a break and control but Myers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
East throws a strike aimed at the side of Myers's head but Myers avoids it well.
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.
Myers is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown by East or perhaps it was just good defense by Myers which made him look bad.
East tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Myers swivels and escapes.
Milton Myers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei East.
East staying out of range there.
East walks into a straight right hand from Myers.
East shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Myers is trying to defend but East finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
East takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Andrei East has got the better of the ground game so far.
East is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Myers reverses the position - he's now on top in East's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers won't allow East to sweep him here.
Myers wants to stand but East is controlling his posture from full guard.
East is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Myers lands with a cross.
The fighters circling - Myers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Myers stuns East with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
East closes this distance looking for a takedown but Myers circles away.
Myers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from East.
Myers swings for the body but East moves out of range.
Myers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Myers misses with a looping right.
Jab by Myers.
East shoots for a takedown but Myers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Myers scores with a jab to the body.
East tries to score a power double leg takedown but Myers sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten East somewhat.
Myers looks to land a combination but East avoids it well.
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 Milton Myers.
I think Myers 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 48:46
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:46
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milton Myers!
Milton Myers retains his middleweight title!
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