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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cage (ranked 1316 p4p, 172 weight class) and Naoise Durnin (ranked 1198 p4p, 157 weight class). Cage's entrance music is Walk - Pantera. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Durnin's choice of entrance music: I'm Shipping Up To Boston by The Dropkick Murphy's. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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270 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Naoise Durnin!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've been informed that Durnin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Durnin is looking to score with low kicks.
Cage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Durnin.
Durnin misses with a hook. Cage ducked under it nicely.
Durnin throws a head kick but Cage moves out of range.
Cage was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab, jab by Durnin - just one landing.
Durnin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Durnin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Durnin throws a chopping leg kick but Cage manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It looked like Cage wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cage avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cage rushes Durnin and presses him up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cage.
Cage lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Durnin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durnin scores with a shot to the side of Cage's head.
Cage's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cage manages to break the clinch.
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!
Cage tries to clinch up but Durnin circles away and keeps his distance.
Cage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Durnin is looking to slow Cage down with leg kicks.
Durnin slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durnin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cage moves in looking to clinch but Durnin pushes him off.
Cage tries to work over Durnin's front leg with a kick but Durnin checks it.
Durnin connects with a body shot.
Durnin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good leg kick by Durnin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cage throws an overhand right that lands on Durnin's shoulder, as Durnin tries to avoid the shot.
Cage ducks under a wild hook from Durnin.
Cage avoids the body shot from Durnin.
Durnin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cage.
Cage lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Durnin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durnin. Cage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durnin's corner calls for a 1-2. Durnin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cage swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Durnin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cage checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cage avoids the head kick by Durnin.
Durnin swats away the attempt to clinch by Cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durnin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cage moves in looking to clinch but Durnin pushes him off.
Durnin misses the shot to the body.
Durnin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Durnin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cage counters with a nice uppercut.
Durnin's corner calls for a 1-2. Durnin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cage fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Durnin.
Cage gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Durnin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cage drives through and clinches with Durnin against the cage.
Durnin lands a nice uppercut.
Cage manages to break the clinch.
Cage avoids the body shot from Durnin.
Durnin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cage moves in looking to clinch but Durnin pushes him off.
Durnin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage misses with a body shot.
Cage checks a low kick from Durnin.
Cage steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Durnin. That one must have hurt.
Durnin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Durnin looks to score with a jab to the body but Cage is just out of range.
Cage clinches with his opponent.
Durnin lands with a light punch inside.
Durnin gets through Cage's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Durnin misses with a body punch.
Cage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cage blocks a body shot from Durnin.
Cage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Durnin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cage throws a one two combo.
It looks like Naoise Durnin has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cage throws a predictable looking body shot
and Durnin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cage darts in and clinches Durnin up against the cage.
Durnin struggles to land a body shot inside as Cage controls his hands.
Cage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Durnin lands a right hand.
Durnin tries to throw a body punch but Cage avoids it by throwing Durnin back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cage misses with a punch on the inside.
Durnin blocking some punches.
Cage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Durnin is looking to land body kicks.
Durnin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Durnin.
Durnin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cage's head.
Cage tries to clinch up.
Durnin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cage. That did some damage!
Cage tries to clinch there but Durnin circles away.
A slow jab from Durnin misses its intended target.
Cage shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Durnin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cage 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.
Durnin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Durnin thumps Cage with a low kick.
Durnin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cage had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Durnin misses with an uppercut. Cage saw that one coming.
Cage on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naoise Durnin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Naoise Durnin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Durnin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cage at a distance.
A big left from Durnin misses.
Durnin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Durnin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cage makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Durnin stuns Cage with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Durnin lands a really nice looking cross but Cage seems unphased.
Cage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Durnin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Durnin connects with a solid leg kick.
Durnin tries a head kick but it misses.
Durnin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cage.
Durnin misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Cage wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cage is looking to clinch but Durnin is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Durnin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durnin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cage doesn't manage to clinch there - Durnin circles away.
Durnin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durnin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cage manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durnin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cage has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nice defenses there by Cage.
Cage gets a clinch.
Cage lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Durnin backwards.
Durnin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cage misses with a punch on the inside.
Cage is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Durnin cracks Cage with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Durnin.
A short right from Durnin.
Cage throws a head punch that misses.
Cage breaks from the clinch.
Durnin catches Cage with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cage forces Durnin back against the cage and clinches.
Durnin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cage's elbow.
Cage lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Durnin backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cage prevents a body shot from Durnin.
Cage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Durnin throws a lazy right hand but Cage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cage gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Durnin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durnin. Cage does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Durnin. That's going to slow Cage down.
Naoise Durnin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Durnin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cage. That did some damage!
Durnin throws a low kick, looking for Cage's leg but Cage calmly moves out of range.
Cage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Durnin.
Cage is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Durnin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Durnin tries to work over Cage's front leg with a kick but Cage checks it.
Durnin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cage tries to clinch up.
Cage wants to clinch but Durnin slips to the side
and Cage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cage doesn't manage to clinch there - Durnin circles away.
Durnin tests Cage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Durnin moves out of range as Cage strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cage checks a leg kick.
Cage is looking to clinch.
Durnin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Durnin swats away the attempt to clinch by Cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durnin misses with a straight right.
Durnin lands a jab to Cage's midsection.
A slow jab from Durnin misses its intended target.
Durnin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Durnin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Durnin blocks an uppercut.
Durnin lands a nice uppercut.
Cage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cage doesn't manage to clinch there - Durnin circles away.
Cage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Durnin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cage on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Durnin throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cage on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Durnin. Durnin obviously looking to wear him down.
Cage tries to clinch up but Durnin circles away and keeps his distance.
Cage defending well as Durnin loads up on a big left hand.
Durnin clobbers Cage with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durnin.
Cage has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cage.
Durnin struggles to land a body shot inside as Cage controls his hands.
Cage misses with some punches.
Cage breaks from the clinch.
Cage wants to clinch.
Cage looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Durnin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Durnin takes a swing at Cage's ribcage but misses.
Durnin swings for the body but Cage moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cage staying out of range there.
Cage appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cage clinches with his opponent.
Durnin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Durnin tries a body shot but Cage blocks it.
Cage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naoise Durnin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Naoise Durnin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Durnin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cage.
Durnin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Durnin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cage moves in looking to clinch but Durnin pushes him off.
Durnin feints and then cracks Cage's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cage down.
Cage with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Durnin to score with a decent uppercut.
Cage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cage doesn't manage to clinch there - Durnin circles away.
Durnin dips to his left and cracks Cage with an uppercut!
Durnin cracks Cage with an open hand slap.
Durnin connects with a single shot there.
Cage lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Durnin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice 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!
A clash of legs there as Cage blocks the low kick.
Durnin lands a glancing blow to the side of Cage's head.
Durnin throws a hook but Cage avoids it easily.
Cage has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Durnin.
Good work by Cage as he checks the leg kick.
Durnin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durnin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cage.
Cage scores with a jab to the jaw.
Durnin throws a body punch but Cage moves out of range.
Cage tries to clinch but Durnin moves out of range.
A jab from Durnin misses.
Cage is looking to counter punch.
Durnin misses with a straight left.
Cage lands with an uppercut that bounces Durnin off the cage and back into range.
Durnin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Durnin backs away, Cage returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Durnin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Durnin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cage loads up on a big right hand but Durnin slips the punch.
Durnin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Durnin swats away the attempt to clinch by Cage.
Durnin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Naoise Durnin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durnin scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Durnin misses.
Cage gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cage tries to throw a body punch but Durnin avoids it by throwing Cage back against the cage.
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!
Cage prevents a body shot from Durnin.
Johnny Cage has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cage blocking some punches.
Durnin struggles to land a body shot inside as Cage controls his hands.
Durnin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cages head.
Still in the clinch, Cage scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cage manages to break the clinch.
Cage moves in looking to clinch but Durnin pushes him off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cage.
Sloppy strikes from Durnin. Those never looked like landing.
Durnin lands with a nice body kick.
Durnin connects with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Durnin blocks the leg kick.
Durnin lands a leg kick that knocks Cage off balance momentarily.
Durnin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cage.
Cage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durnin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cage closes the distance and clinches.
Durnin tries to throw a body punch but Cage avoids it by throwing Durnin back against the cage.
Cage has a couple of punches blocked by Durnin.
Durnin lands a shoulder strike.
Durnin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Durnin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Durnin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Cage.
Cage breaks from the clinch.
Durnin throws a jab but it's blocked by Cage.
Durnin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cage's calf.
Durnin throws a sloppy body shot
and Cage counters with a nice uppercut.
Durnin swings for the body but Cage moves out of range.
Cage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durnin manages to avoid it.
Johnny Cage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cage blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durnin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durnin throws a body shot but no joy.
Durnin lands a nice looking body shot.
Durnin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cage.
Cage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Durnin slips a jab from Cage.
Cage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Durnin swats away the attempt to clinch by Cage.
Durnin scores with a shot to the body.
Durnin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cage forces Durnin back against the cage and clinches.
Cage manages to break the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Durnin.
Cage avoids a kick to the body.
As Durnin looks to move away, Cage throws a big counter combo but Durnin just gets out of the way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cage connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Naoise Durnin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Durnin 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Naoise Durnin!
Naoise Durnin 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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