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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mister Happypants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Van Der Meer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Happypants kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is avenged sevenfold-nightmare. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Excellent 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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mister Happypants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethan Van Der Meer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Meer tries to clinch up
and Happypants counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Der Meer moves into the clinch.
Happypants wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Der Meer crunches a lovely knee into Happypants's ribcage.
Van Der Meer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Van Der Meer.
Van Der Meer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Der Meer landing knees to the body.
Van Der Meer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Der Meer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Der Meer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Der Meer missing with knees to the body.
Van Der Meer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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 bit of stalling here from Van Der Meer.
Van Der Meer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Meer trying to stall but Happypants improves his position.
Van Der Meer misses with a knee strike.
Van Der Meer trying to land knees to the body.
Van Der Meer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Happypants blocks it with crossed arms.
Happypants has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Der Meer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Van Der Meer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Happypants is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Van Der Meer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Happypants has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Der Meer misses with a knee to the head.
Happypants's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Happypants fails with the takedown.
Van Der Meer tries to sprawl but Happypants drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Happypants prevents Van Der Meer from standing back up.
Van Der Meer looks gassed!
Happypants not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Still in half guard, Happypants seems content to control.
Happypants throws a strike but Van Der Meer avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Van Der Meer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Happypants slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Happypants has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Happypants trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Der Meer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Mister Happypants wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Happypants circles away from the clinch attempt
and Happypants connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meer moves to clinch but Happypants breaks away
and Happypants counters with a right hand to the body.
Ethan Van Der Meer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Happypants looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Van Der Meer is fending him off so far but Happypants persists. Nope, Van Der Meer circles away and we're back to standing.
Van Der Meer closes the distance but Happypants moves to the side
and Happypants counters by moving into the clinch.
Van Der Meer keeps control of Happypants as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Happypants pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Happypants is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Der Meer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mister Happypants. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Happypants fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch but Happypants moves away
and Happypants counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Van Der Meer closes the distance but Happypants moves to the side
and Happypants counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Der Meer moves to clinch but Happypants breaks away
and Happypants counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Der Meer tries to clinch
and Van Der Meer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch
and Happypants counters with a takedown into side control.
Happypants tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Happypants has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Van Der Meer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Happypants has hold of Van Der Meer's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Van Der Meer tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Happypants cranks the arm and Van Der Meer screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Van Der Meer, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mister Happypants!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derek Moye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hit the Lights by Metallica kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mickey Henson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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192 lbs
16 - 11 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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Excellent 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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Moye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Mickey Henson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henson feints and as Moye raises his hands in defense, Henson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Moye keeping full guard, as Henson tries to pass.
Henson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Henson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Moye looking for a sweep. Not yet Moye, not yet.
Henson thows a big elbow that misses.
Moye avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Moye looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henson is one step ahead there.
Henson wants to pass the guard but Moye is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moye works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henson stands up over Moye, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Henson stopping the sweep attempt from Moye.
Henson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Moye manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Moye wants to pass the guard but Henson is keeping the position.
Henson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Moye is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Henson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moye is one step ahead there.
Henson has his foot on Moye's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Moye works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Henson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Moye can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Moye in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henson throws a couple of heel strikes.
Moye is working Henson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson has an active guard here but Moye has managed to pass into half guard.
Henson is refusing to be controlled, as Moye sits in half guard.
Henson won't allow Moye to pass to mount.
Moye winds up and cracks Henson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Moye trying to control from half guard but Henson is working away.
Henson tries to get to full guard but Moye has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Moye is looking to take a break and control but Henson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Henson trying to get back to full guard but Moye takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Moye is working for a guillotine from mount but Henson frees his head quite easily.
Henson is trying desperately to improve position.
Henson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Derek Moye will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Henson walks into a left hand.
Moye showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henson.
Moye blocks a leg kick.
Henson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big left from Henson misses.
Moye bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Moye tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Henson is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moye is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Henson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Henson is looking for a sweep.
Henson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Henson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Moye's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Moye wants to free his trapped foot but Henson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Henson is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Henson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Moye.
Henson tries to get to full guard but Moye has control of the leg.
Moye looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Henson wants to control but Moye is keeping busy.
Moye landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moye is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Henson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Henson controlling the position for now.
Henson is looking to improve his position.
Moye 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.
Moye is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Henson is looking for a sweep. Moye is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Moye wants to control but Henson is keeping him busy.
Henson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Moye is working away from the top position though.
Henson gets back to full guard.
Henson wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Henson 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Moye dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Henson scores with a jab.
Henson clobbers Moye with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Henson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Henson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Henson slips under a jab from Moye.
Henson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Henson throws a body punch but Moye moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Henson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moye slips under a jab from Henson.
Moye avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moye chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Henson can pounce on him.
Henson stuns Moye with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Henson misses with a head kick.
Moye slips a jab and a cross from Henson.
Henson blocks a jab.
Henson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Moye misses with a lunging right hand
and Henson counters with a nice body shot.
Henson scores with a punch to the head.
Derek Moye is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moye gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Henson gets the takedown into side control.
Henson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Moye is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Moye wants to control but Henson postures up.
Henson is looking to take a break and control but Moye is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Henson working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Moye, who protects the arm well.
Henson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Moye down.
Henson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Henson is putting a hurting on Moye here, landing some big shots from side control.
Henson is looking to take a break and control but Moye is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Henson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Moye has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Henson but great work by Moye.
Henson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henson is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moye is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Derek Moye overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moye gets to mount! Henson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Mickey Henson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moye controlling the position easily from mount.
Henson working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Henson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Moye 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Derek Moye!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Sherk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Trap Door. 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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179 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryan Sherk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiago Mendez!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mendez trying to control the position from guard on top but Sherk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sherk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mendez looking to pass the guard.
Mendez trying to control but Sherk is working from the bottom.
Mendez prevents Sherk from getting back to his feet.
Mendez stands and throws Sherk's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sherk is not content to let Mendez control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sherk is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Mendez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sherk is trying to control Mendez's posture but Mendez avoids it.
Mendez with the ground and pound but Sherk regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sherk has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mendez throwing shots but Sherk is blocking nicely.
Sherk is trying to stand up here but Mendez is controlling him well.
Mendez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sherk does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sherk has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mendez is working away from the top position though.
Mendez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mendez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mendez seems to be looking for submissions.
Mendez wants to stand up but Sherk manages to regain full guard.
Mendez thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez wants to control from the top but Sherk keeps moving.
Sherk 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.
Sherk controlling the position.
Mendez thows a big elbow that misses.
Sherk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mendez is controlling him.
Sherk wants to sweep but no luck.
Sherk keeping full guard, as Mendez tries to pass.
Mendez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sherk looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sherk looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sherk!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mendez gets back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Sherk there.
Sherk passes into side control, despite Mendez's attempt to control the position.
Sherk working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mendez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Mendez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mendez throws a looping overhand right but Sherk ducks down to avoid it.
Sherk misses with a body shot.
Mendez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sherk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mendez shoots and misses
and Sherk counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mendez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sherk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mendez controls Sherk momentarily but Sherk frees himself.
Sherk drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mendez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sherk has Mendez in his guard.
Sherk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez looking to pass the guard.
Mendez is looking to advance position but Sherk has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Sherk cracks Mendez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sherk avoids the attempt from Mendez to control.
Mendez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mendez tries to hold on but Sherk postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherk is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mendez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sherk is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mendez is surviving well by controlling Sherk's body position as best he can.
Mendez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sherk trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sherk prevents Mendez from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez trying desperately to get to his feet.
Sherk lands a nice shot to the head.
It looks like Tiago Mendez has been cut.
Sherk tries to control but Mendez wriggling away.
Sherk avoids the attempt from Mendez to control.
Sherk is landing with some decent strikes but Mendez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mendez is trying to escape the mount.
Sherk fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sherk is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mendez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Mendez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sherk dives on top into guard.
Sherk stopping the sweep attempt from Mendez.
Sherk wants to control from the top but Mendez keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sherk scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Sherk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tiago Mendez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sherk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sherk circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sherk counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mendez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sherk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sherk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mendez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mendez pushes a forearm under Sherk's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Sherk is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tiago Mendez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikio Okita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Eastmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Eastmond's choice of entrance music: Nelly- Here Comes The Boom . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 lbs
14 - 5 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikio Okita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Ryan Eastmond!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eastmond throws a combination that misses
enabling Okita to counter with a crisp jab.
A combination from Eastmond does no damage.
Ryan Eastmond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okita shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Eastmond counters with a straight right hand.
Eastmond misses with a two punch combination.
Eastmond swings widly with a right hand
and Okita counters with a takedown into side control.
Okita throws an elbow but Eastmond slips to the side and avoids it well.
Okita working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Okita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eastmond keeps working.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastmond is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Okita is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Okita tries to control but Eastmond wriggling away.
Okita swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Eastmond is now in Okita's guard. A big mistake from Okita there, giving up the dominant position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Eastmond loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Eastmond stopping the sweep attempt from Okita.
Eastmond wants to control from the top but Okita keeps moving.
Okita has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Okita's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Okita has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We're going to have a standup here because Mikio Okita wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Okita missing with a left hand there. Eastmond was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eastmond misses with a combination
enabling Okita to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Okita misses.
Eastmond scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Okita ducks under a wild hook from Eastmond.
Eastmond tries to bum rush Okita with a series of wild strikes but Okita uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Okita with a poor takedown
and Eastmond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eastmond connects with a single shot there.
Okita misses with a left hand
and Eastmond counters with a three punch combo that has Okita backing up. Okita nods at Eastmond to acknowledge the strikes.
Eastmond throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Okita.
Okita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okita ducks under a wild hook from Eastmond.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eastmond misses with a double jab.
Okita lands an overhand right.
Okita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eastmond.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikio Okita dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Okita lands with a nice body punch.
Eastmond takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice sprawl there from Eastmond as Okita shoots in.
Okita misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eastmond.
A big right from Okita misses.
Eastmond lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Okita fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Eastmond fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eastmond misses with a hook.
Okita misses the shot to the body.
Eastmond misses the jab.
Okita throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okita throws a big shot that misses.
Eastmond lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Okita circles away quickly and effectively.
Eastmond misses with a few strikes there.
Eastmond swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Okita to counter with a crisp jab.
Eastmond throws a hook but Okita avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Eastmond. Those never looked like landing.
Eastmond throws a right hand that Okita ducks under and follows up with a left that Okita also avoids with ease.
Eastmond uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Okita has his takedown stuffed
and Eastmond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eastmond falls off balance throwing a combination
and Okita counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ryan Eastmond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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.
Okita misses with a jab to the body
and Eastmond counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Okita with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Eastmond to score with a decent uppercut.
Eastmond throws a jab but it's blocked by Okita.
A punch combination from Eastmond misses.
The crowd cheers as Eastmond lands an impressive looking overhand right. Okita doesn't seem phased though.
Eastmond throws a lazy right hand but Okita sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Okita cracks Eastmond with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Okita throws a hook but Eastmond avoids it easily.
Eastmond throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Okita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Okita's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Eastmond connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Okita scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Okita decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Eastmond's guard.
Okita is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Okita trying to control but Eastmond is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Mikio Okita wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Okita lands with a right hand.
Eastmond stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Eastmond wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikio Okita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Okita gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Eastmond swings widly with a right hand
enabling Okita to counter with a crisp jab.
Eastmond swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Okita counters with a left to the body.
Okita on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Eastmond scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Okita misses with an uppercut
and Eastmond counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Eastmond throws a poor cross that misses
so Okita counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikio Okita dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Okita throws a poor cross that misses
and Eastmond counters with a good low kick that Okita was not able to check.
Okita takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A swing and a miss from Okita.
Eastmond misses with a double jab
and Okita counters with a shoot takedown. Eastmond fights it but they end up in guard.
Eastmond 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.
Okita missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Eastmond utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okita looking to pass the guard.
Okita pushing down on Eastmond's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Okita slows the pace down in half guard.
Okita trying to control the action but Eastmond is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Eastmond is trying to control but can't.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ryan Eastmond hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Eastmond misses with a jab, cross combination.
Okita blocks a jab.
Eastmond has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Eastmond throws a combination that misses
and Okita counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Okita.
Eastmond swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Okita fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Eastmond sprawls well initially but Okita persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Okita looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Okita has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Eastmond tries to lock up and control but Okita gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okita tries to control but Eastmond wriggling away.
Okita thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Okita is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Eastmond to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Eastmond shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikio Okita showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Okita, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikio Okita!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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261 lbs
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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
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Martin !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin throws a looping overhand right but Roberts ducks down to avoid it.
Roberts misses with a low kick as Martin jumps back.
Martin misses with a straight left.
Martin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Roberts throws out a leg kick but Martin moves out of range and Roberts only half commits.
Roberts displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Martin .
Roberts throws a sloppy head kick and Martin moves out of range easily.
Martin looks to land a left hand but Roberts moved out of range nicely.
Roberts doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Martin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Martin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roberts lands a high kick!
It looks like Dean Martin has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts throws a sloppy head kick and Martin moves out of range easily.
Roberts connects with a solid leg kick.
Martin fails to land the takedown.
Martin 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.
Martin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Roberts can pounce on him.
Martin is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin . Roberts does a little dance to reset his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roberts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Martin .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Martin . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roberts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roberts throws a leg kick which misses Martin 's front leg but catches the back leg as Martin tries to avoid it.
Roberts tries a head kick but it misses.
Roberts scores with a jab. Martin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Roberts lands a big head kick that sends Martin tumbling to the mat! Roberts takes a step backwards and waves Martin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Martin is rocked!
Roberts throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Martin crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bruce Roberts!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Paquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abu Dubai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dubai is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Samurai. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Manuel Paquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Abu Dubai!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubai throws a poor cross that misses
and Paquiao counters with a nice uppercut.
Dubai misses with a straight left.
Abu Dubai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dubai lands a nice looking body shot.
Dubai throws the kick towards the body but Paquiao avoids it.
Dubai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paquiao.
Dubai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Decent striking displayed by Paquiao there.
Dubai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dubai throws a leg kick but Paquiao checks it.
Dubai slips a jab from Paquiao.
Dubai throws a body punch but Paquiao moves out of range.
Dubai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dubai throws a low kick but Paquiao avoids it.
Dubai throws a lazy uppercut
and Paquiao counters with a stiff right hand.
Paquiao is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dubai wants to clinch up but Paquiao keeps it at a distance.
Dubai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Paquiao's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubai tries to clinch
enabling Paquiao to counter with a crisp jab.
Paquiao takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dubai closes the distance looking to clinch
and Paquiao counters with a three punch combo that has Dubai backing up. Dubai nods at Paquiao to acknowledge the strikes.
Paquiao works Dubai's body with a nice hook.
Dubai tries to clinch but Paquiao moves away
and Paquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paquiao throws a jab but it's blocked by Dubai.
Paquiao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dubai wants to clinch.
Dubai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paquiao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dubai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dubai.
Dubai is looking to land body kicks.
Paquiao throws a right hand that Dubai ducks under and follows up with a left that Dubai also avoids with ease.
Decent striking displayed by Paquiao there.
Dubai keeps Paquiao at a distance using the push kick.
Paquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paquiao misses with a hook.
Paquiao avoids the head kick by Dubai.
Dubai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dubai tries to close the distance and clinch but Paquiao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paquiao really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dubai misses with a hook to the body
enabling Paquiao to counter with a crisp jab.
Paquiao moves out of range as Dubai throws a body kick.
Paquiao blocks the body kick.
Dubai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paquiao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paquiao is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dubai throws the kick towards the body but Paquiao avoids it.
Dubai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Paquiao moves out of range as Dubai throws a body kick.
Paquiao sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dubai is looking to clinch but Paquiao is avoiding it.
Paquiao catches Dubai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dubai is looking to clinch but Paquiao is avoiding it.
Dubai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dubai throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Paquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paquiao is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Paquiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dubai tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Paquiao to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Paquiao blocks the body kick.
Paquiao is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Paquiao throws a looping overhand right but Dubai ducks down to avoid it.
Dubai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dubai throws a head kick that half lands.
Paquiao scores with a nice strike.
Dubai connects with a solid leg kick.
Dubai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Paquiao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paquiao 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paquiao throws a big shot that misses.
Dubai scores with a kick to the body.
Paquiao is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paquiao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dubai can pounce on him.
Dubai is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dubai - that will leave a mark!
Dubai misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abu Dubai dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dubai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paquiao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dubai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Paquiao's calf.
Dubai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paquiao.
Dubai tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Paquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dubai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dubai misses with a kick to the body.
Dubai tries to clinch but Paquiao moves away
and Paquiao counters with a three punch combo that has Dubai backing up. Dubai nods at Paquiao to acknowledge the strikes.
A punch combination from Dubai misses.
Dubai misses with a lunging right hand
and Paquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dubai throws a leg kick but Paquiao moved away.
Dubai swings away with a body shot that misses
and Paquiao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dubai connects with a body shot.
Dubai throws a wild body kick that Paquiao sees coming a mile off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dubai misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubai lands with a kick to the ribs.
Abu Dubai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paquiao blocks the body kick.
Dubai is looking to clinch.
Dubai tried to score with a low kick but Paquiao checks it.
Dubai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Paquiao is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Paquiao swinging wildly here.
Dubai blocks a jab.
Dubai tries to clinch up.
Dubai throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Paquiao will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Dubai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dubai looks to land a body kick but Paquiao moved away.
Dubai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dubai connects with a right hand. Paquiao shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dubai. That one must have hurt.
Paquiao 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.
Paquiao defending well as Dubai loads up on a big left hand.
Dubai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dubai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dubai.
Dubai has Paquiao up against the cage in a clinch.
Dubai slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting on Dubai's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Dubai lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Dubai.
Dubai lands a hook that snaps the head of Paquiao backwards.
Dubai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A bit of stalling here from Dubai.
Dubai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dubai is working Paquiao over against the cage.
Knees to the body from Dubai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paquiao in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Dubai.
Dubai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dubai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dubai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paquiao lands with a good body shot.
Dubai misses with a kick to the body.
Dubai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Paquiao.
Dubai darts in trying to clinch
and Paquiao counters with a right hand to the body.
Paquiao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dubai throws a right hand that Paquiao ducks under and follows up with a left that Paquiao also avoids with ease.
Paquiao punishes Dubai's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dubai.
Paquiao throws an off balance right hand
and Dubai counters with a good low kick that Paquiao was not able to check.
Abu Dubai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dubai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dubai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Paquiao.
Paquiao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dubai.
Paquiao swats away the attempt to clinch by Dubai.
Dubai tries a low kick but Paquiao avoids it.
Dubai misses with a double jab
and Paquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paquiao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dubai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dubai thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Paquiao if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abu Dubai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dubai misses with a double jab
and Paquiao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dubai thinking.
Dubai takes one to the chin there.
Dubai throws a head kick but Paquiao moves out of range.
Paquiao moves out of range of the body kick from Dubai.
Dubai throws a leg kick but Paquiao moved away.
Dubai looks to clinch
and Paquiao counters with a straight right hand.
Paquiao moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dubai misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dubai is looking to clinch.
A shot to the body from Paquiao misses
and Dubai counters with an outside leg kick.
Dubai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dubai clinches up with Paquiao and pushes him back against the cage.
Paquiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Paquiao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Paquiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dubai has him pressed against the cage.
Paquiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dubai has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Dubai on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dubai.
Paquiao is trying to break the clinch but Dubai has him pressed against the cage.
Paquiao wants to break free but Dubai has control.
Dubai throws a punch but it's blocked by Paquiao.
Dubai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paquiao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dubai lands a hook that snaps the head of Paquiao backwards.
Dubai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paquiao blocks it with crossed arms.
Dubai is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Paquiao is keeping busy.
Dubai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paquiao backwards.
Dubai is trying to stall.
Dubai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Dubai.
Dubai has Paquiao pressed against the cage, preventing Paquiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dubai misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Dubai.
Dubai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dubai lands a body shot.
Manuel Paquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dubai lands with a right to the head.
Dubai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paquiao backwards.
Dubai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Dubai fails to land.
Paquiao is trying to force a seperation but Dubai has the dominant position.
Dubai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A clash of legs there as Paquiao blocks the low kick.
Dubai ducks under a wild hook from Paquiao.
Dubai tries to land a front kick but Paquiao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Paquiao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dubai throws a lazy uppercut
and Paquiao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dubai throws a poor cross that misses
letting Paquiao counter with a right hand.
Good exchange - Paquiao coming out on top.
Dubai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Paquiao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dubai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Paquiao checks a low kick from Dubai.
Paquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Paquiao with a hook.
Dubai misses with a shot to the body
and Paquiao counters with a right hand to the body.
Paquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dubai throws a push kick but Paquiao slaps the foot to one side.
Paquiao moves out of range of the body kick from Dubai.
Paquiao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dubai in his tracks.
Paquiao throws a shot from downtown. Dubai moves away and avoids it.
Dubai misses with a body kick.
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.
Jab from Dubai.
Paquiao moves out of range as Dubai throws a body kick.
Dubai tries to clinch but Paquiao moves away
and Paquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dubai throws a lazy uppercut
and Dubai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Dubai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dubai throws a leg kick but Paquiao checks it.
Paquiao swats away the attempt to clinch by Dubai.
Dubai tries to clinch but Paquiao is having none of it.
Paquiao sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dubai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paquiao.
Dubai tries to clinch there but Paquiao circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abu Dubai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dubai 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abu Dubai!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick O Flattery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Wojarski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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22
258 lbs
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21
248 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick O Flattery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Michal Wojarski!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Flattery swings widly with a right hand
and Wojarski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the body from O Flattery misses
and Wojarski counters with a stiff right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wojarski.
O Flattery swings widly with a right hand
enabling Wojarski to counter with a crisp jab.
O Flattery gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wojarski.
Wojarski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wojarski shoots in looking for a takedown. O Flattery tries to sprawl out of it but Wojarski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. O Flattery manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
O Flattery thows a body shot but no joy.
O Flattery lands a jab to Wojarski's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from O Flattery misses.
O Flattery misses with a hook to the body
and Wojarski counters with a straight right hand.
Patrick O Flattery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojarski rushes O Flattery and presses him up against the cage.
Wojarski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
O Flattery prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wojarski breaks from the clinch.
Patrick O Flattery is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Flattery swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wojarski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wojarski lands with a short shot to the head.
Wojarski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Flattery can't break the clinch.
O Flattery tries to circle away but Wojarski has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Wojarski.
O Flattery lands a shot to the body.
O Flattery swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Flattery wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wojarski lands a shoulder strike.
O Flattery wants to get back to striking at distance but Wojarski won't allow it.
O Flattery is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wojarski is keeping busy.
Wojarski breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Flattery misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wojarski counters with a nice uppercut.
O Flattery throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wojarski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Flattery misses with a jab to the body
and Wojarski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wojarski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
O Flattery is struggling to control the position.
O Flattery misses with some punches.
Wojarski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Flattery's efforts to push away.
O Flattery stops a takedown attempt from Wojarski.
Patrick O Flattery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michal Wojarski.
O Flattery slowing the pace effectively.
Wojarski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
O Flattery breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Flattery misses with a lunging right hand
and Wojarski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wojarski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Flattery swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wojarski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Flattery misses with a hook to the body
enabling Wojarski to counter with a crisp jab.
O Flattery misses with a lunging right hand
and Wojarski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Flattery misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wojarski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Flattery takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab, jab by Wojarski - just one landing.
Wojarski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Flattery misses with a double jab
and Wojarski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps O Flattery thinking.
O Flattery is breathing heavily.
O Flattery misses with a left hand
and Wojarski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Flattery takes one to the chin there.
O Flattery is looking to wear down Wojarski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Flattery misses with a double jab
and Wojarski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wojarski has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
O Flattery takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wojarski working away from the top, dropping strikes.
O Flattery in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wojarski thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Wojarski landing strikes from the mount.
Wojarski landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Wojarski 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.
O Flattery takes one to the side of the head.
Wojarski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Flattery throws a lazy uppercut
letting Wojarski counter with a right hand.
A shot to the body from O Flattery misses
and Wojarski counters with a three punch combo that has O Flattery backing up. O Flattery nods at Wojarski to acknowledge the strikes.
O Flattery misses with a left hand
enabling Wojarski to counter with a crisp jab.
O Flattery takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
O Flattery throws a lazy uppercut
and Wojarski counters by clinching up.
O Flattery breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Flattery throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wojarski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wojarski drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wojarski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wojarski distracts O Flattery with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Flattery keeping moving, preventing Wojarski from controlling successfully.
Wojarski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wojarski trying to control the position from guard on top but O Flattery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wojarski lands a couple of elbows.
Wojarski postures up in O Flattery's guard and throws a big left but O Flattery blocks it.
Wojarski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Flattery swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
O Flattery looking to control.
Wojarski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Flattery is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wojarski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. O Flattery doesn't seem bothered though.
O Flattery slips a straight right by Wojarski.
O Flattery throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wojarski counters with a straight right hand.
O Flattery looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
O Flattery misses with a hook to the body
and Wojarski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jab by Wojarski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Flattery misses with a right hand
and Wojarski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wojarski throws a one two combo.
O Flattery swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wojarski moves into the clinch.
O Flattery tries to circle away but Wojarski has him pinned against the cage.
O Flattery is looking to break free of the clinch but Wojarski has double underhooks.
O Flattery breaks from the clinch.
Wojarski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wojarski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of O Flattery's head.
O Flattery connects with a right hand. Wojarski shakes it off.
Wojarski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wojarski loads up on a big right hand but O Flattery slips the punch.
O Flattery throws a right hand that misses
and Wojarski counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wojarski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
O Flattery misses with a hook to the body
and Wojarski counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wojarski scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Flattery misses with a body shot
and Wojarski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wojarski cracks O Flattery with a good jab.
O Flattery takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
O Flattery throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wojarski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wojarski throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. O Flattery tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wojarski is in O Flattery's guard.
Wojarski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wojarski slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
O Flattery taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Wojarski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
O Flattery takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
O Flattery misses with a jab to the body
and Wojarski counters with a nice body shot.
Wojarski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wojarski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
O Flattery misses with a combination
and O Flattery takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Flattery throws a right hand that misses
and Wojarski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wojarski, as that shot connected.
Decent striking displayed by Wojarski there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wojarski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Flattery's hands.
Michal Wojarski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Flattery throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wojarski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Flattery moves out of range as Wojarski strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Flattery swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wojarski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps O Flattery thinking.
O Flattery swings widly with a right hand
and Wojarski counters with a nice body shot.
Wojarski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wojarski wants to control from the top but O Flattery keeps moving.
Michal Wojarski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wojarski advances position into side control!
Wojarski is working O Flattery over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wojarski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Flattery is not content to let Wojarski control the position.
O Flattery is looking for a sweep.
O Flattery is working hard here to advance position.
O Flattery trying to control but Wojarski flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
O Flattery is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
O Flattery looking very determined here, making life difficult for Wojarski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojarski wants to control the position but O Flattery frees himself and scrambles - Wojarski manages to regain control in side control.
Wojarski tries to advance to mount but can't.
Wojarski looking to control but instead O Flattery has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
O Flattery is trying to control but can't.
Patrick O Flattery has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wojarski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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.
Wojarski has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
BOOM! Wojarski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Michal Wojarski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Flattery is bucking up trying to escape but Wojarski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wojarski lands a big elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wojarski throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for O Flattery because Wojarski loaded up on that one.
Wojarski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can O Flattery hang on?
And that's the end of the fight!
Michal Wojarski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wojarski 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 25:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 25:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michal Wojarski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Zimmerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickhard Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zimmerman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Run This Town (Jay Z feat. Rhianna). Rickhard Smith has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Robert Zimmerman's chin.
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223 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Robert Zimmerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Rickhard Smith!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zimmerman shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Smith is trying to defend but Zimmerman finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Smith gets full guard.
Zimmerman stops Smith from standing up.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zimmerman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Smith gets back to full guard.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zimmerman defends it easily.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zimmerman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zimmerman wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Zimmerman works over Smith with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Zimmerman from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zimmerman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zimmerman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zimmerman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Smith's guard.
Nice strikes from Zimmerman there.
Zimmerman drops an elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Zimmerman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith is looking to escape.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zimmerman.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zimmerman.
Smith makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Smith.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman looking to pass the guard.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Smith looks gassed!
Zimmerman wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Smith holds on and takes a little breather.
Zimmerman distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zimmerman is one step ahead there.
Zimmerman trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zimmerman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zimmerman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Zimmerman from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zimmerman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Zimmerman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zimmerman is keeping the position for now.
Zimmerman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zimmerman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith 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.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zimmerman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zimmerman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zimmerman being controlled here momentarily.
Smith is trying to control the position but Zimmerman postures up.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zimmerman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Zimmerman dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zimmerman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zimmerman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zimmerman showed some decent athleticism there.
Zimmerman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Smith is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zimmerman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zimmerman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Smith has hold of Zimmerman's hands but Zimmerman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Smith manages to get to full guard.
Zimmerman looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman is looking to advance position but Smith has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Smith with shots to the head and body - Zimmerman looks very uncomfortable down there.
Zimmerman is trying desperately to improve position.
Zimmerman is working hard here to advance position.
Smith is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Smith raining down shots from the mount!
Zimmerman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zimmerman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smith lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing shots from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zimmerman sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Smith 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.
Zimmerman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from Smith.
Smith is thwarting Zimmerman's attempts to control the position.
Smith 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.
Rickhard Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith is thwarting Zimmerman's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
BOOM! Smith connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Smith working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Zimmerman is rocked!
Zimmerman is working to get back to half guard.
Oh Zimmerman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith lands a big shot to the head and Zimmerman winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rickhard Smith!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lasi Kukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Handelman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Handelman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by All I Do is Win. Kevin Handelman has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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26
194 lbs
11 - 2 - 2 |
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24
190 lbs
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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 - 2 - 2, fighting out of London, Lasi Kukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Handelman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukko misses with a takedown
and Handelman counters with a stiff right hand.
Handelman misses with a body shot.
Kukko misses with a head kick.
Handelman tries to clinch up but Kukko circles away and keeps his distance.
Kukko misses with a takedown attempt
and Handelman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kukko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Handelman counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lasi Kukko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Handelman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Handelman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kukko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Handelman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kukko.
Handelman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko walks into a left hand.
Kukko motions for Handelman to come forward. Kukko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kukko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Handelman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kukko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Handelman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Handelman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kukko fails with the takedown
and Handelman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kukko fails to pull guard.
Handelman misses with a body punch.
Kukko is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Handelman stalling in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Handelman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handelman is leaning against Kukko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kukko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Handelman stops a takedown attempt from Kukko.
Kukko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Handelman walks away with a smile on his face. Kukko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kukko misses with a looping left.
Kukko tries for a takedown but Handelman circles away easily
and Handelman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Handelman.
Kukko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Handelman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kukko is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice body punch from Handelman.
Kukko tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Handelman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Handelman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Handelman misses with a body punch.
Handelman leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukko has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Handelman uses from the top position.
Kukko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kukko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Handelman is aware though and is defending well.
Handelman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Handelman wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Kukko's closed guard. He's half up but Kukko has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Kukko pivots and extends the arm, Handelman falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Kukko! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lasi Kukko!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pro Ject (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Torni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torni comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gallowbraid - Ashen Eidolon kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pro Ject!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Torni!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torni cracks Ject with a right hand to the side of the head.
Torni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ject throws a right hand that misses
and Torni counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ject's knee momentarily.
Ject misses with a left hand
and Torni counters with a body kick that stops Ject in his tracks momentarily.
Torni shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ject misses with a hook
and Torni counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ject's knee momentarily.
Torni clinches up with Ject and pushes him back against the cage.
Torni trying to land knees to the body.
Ject can't break the clinch.
Ject avoids the elbow strike from Torni, against the cage.
Ject looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Torni prevents Ject from breaking the clinch.
Torni connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ject's face.
Ject wants to break free but Torni has control.
Torni breaks from the clinch.
Torni slips under a jab.
Torni moves into the clinch successfully.
Ject is trying to break the clinch but Torni is controlling him.
Torni lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torni using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ject has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Torni lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Torni using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ject has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Torni looking to throw knees to the head but Ject is blocking nicely.
Torni lands an elbow inside.
Torni creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ject's defenses.
Torni tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ject has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ject takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ject is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Torni unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Torni with a knee to the head.
Torni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ject uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torni.
Torni scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ject throws a body kick that misses.
Ject misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torni takes the fight into the clinch.
Torni has Ject pressed against the cage, preventing Ject from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Torni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Torni misses its intended target.
Torni connects with a solid leg kick.
Ject scores with a one two! Torni had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ject rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Torni counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torni tries a head kick but it misses.
Torni slips under a jab.
Ject moves out of range as Torni strikes.
Torni moves into range and clinches up with Ject.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Torni just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ject's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torni throws an elbow but it misses.
Torni breaks the clinch.
A left lands for Ject.
Ject thows a left - swing and a miss!
Torni tries to work over Ject's front leg with a kick but Ject checks it.
Torni wants to slow Ject down by chopping away at his legs.
Torni tries to work over Ject's front leg with a kick but Ject checks it.
Ject misses with a double jab
and Torni counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ject's knee momentarily.
Torni lands with a good body shot.
Torni throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ject.
Ject takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Torni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ject was well out of range. Poor timing from Torni.
Ject throws a leg kick
and Torni counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ject.
Torni lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ject will feel that in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ject is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Torni.
Ject throws a right hand that misses
and Torni counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ject is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Torni misses with an uppercut
and Ject counters with a three punch combo that has Torni backing up. Torni nods at Ject to acknowledge the strikes.
Torni lands with a good body shot.
Ject is breathing heavily.
Torni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Ject blocks the low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Torni.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ject misses with a hook
and Torni makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ject misses with a right hand
and Torni counters with a nice uppercut.
Torni scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Torni lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ject doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Torni dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ject throws a right hand that misses
and Torni counters with a three punch combo that has Ject backing up. Ject nods at Torni to acknowledge the strikes.
Torni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Torni scoring well with a low kick there.
Ject throws the kick towards the body but Torni avoids it.
Ject takes one to the side of the head.
Torni throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ject's head.
Ject scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Torni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ject is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ject gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Torni.
Ject takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Torni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ject moves forwards but Torni connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Torni scores with a sloppy right hand. Ject should have avoided that one.
Ject takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lauri Torni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torni connects with a leg kick. Ject looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ject avoids the head kick by Torni.
Torni lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ject walks into a jab.
Ject takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ject swings widly with a right hand
and Torni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Torni scores with a jab. Ject acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Torni looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Torni connects with a solid leg kick.
Pro Ject seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crunch! Torni slams his shin into Ject's torso.
Torni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Torni.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torni drives through and clinches with Ject against the cage.
Knees to the body from Torni.
Torni breaks the clinch.
Torni throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Torni.
Torni scores with a head kick.
Torni lands with a shot to the body.
Torni lands a nice looking body shot.
Torni scores with a head kick.
Torni lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Torni lands a nice hook to Ject's body. Ject takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ject on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ject tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Torni. That's going to slow Ject down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torni lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Torni throws a head kick that half lands.
Torni digs a good body shot into Ject's ribs.
Torni moves into the clinch.
Torni is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Torni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ject avoids it.
Ject takes an elbow to the temple.
Torni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Torni, right into the meat.
Torni scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Torni scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Torni lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Torni with a nice cross.
Torni lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Ject.
Ject takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Torni lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Torni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torni has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ject misses with a hook to the body
and Torni counters by clinching up.
Ject tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torni's elbow.
Torni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ject misses with a series of wild punches.
Torni instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Torni.
Ject managing to block the knees to the body from Torni.
Ject blocks the elbow strike.
Torni with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Torni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Torni throws a jab when Ject was well out of range.
Torni fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Torni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ject has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ject lands with a shot to the body.
Ject throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Torni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ject checks the leg kick.
Ject throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Torni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ject takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ject misses with a jab to the body
and Torni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Torni lands a jab to Ject's midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torni lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torni fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Torni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torni scores with a hook.
Torni scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ject moves out of range of the leg kick from Torni.
Ject doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ject throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Torni counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ject is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A head kick misses from Torni.
Ject walks into a stiff left hand from Torni.
Torni takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Torni shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ject eats them both and turns towards Torni to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Torni is looking to slow Ject down with leg kicks.
Ject misses with a lunging right hand
and Ject takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ject throws a right hand that misses
and Torni counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ject takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ject lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ject rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Torni counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torni connects with an inside leg kick.
Torni connects with an inside leg kick.
Ject walks into a jab.
Ject misses with a right hand
and Torni counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Torni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ject avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Torni throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Torni.
Torni breaks from the clinch.
A low kick from Ject misses
and Torni counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ject avoids the body shot from Torni.
A nice inside leg kick there by Torni. That's going to slow Ject down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torni lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ject swings widly with a right hand
and Torni counters with a big head kick but Ject shrugs it off.
Torni catches Ject with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ject uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torni.
Nice cross by Torni.
Torni looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Torni lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Torni feints and then cracks Ject's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ject down.
Ject swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Torni counters with a low kick, right behind Ject 's knee.
Torni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Torni looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Torni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ject has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Torni stuns Ject with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torni displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ject on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Torni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Torni lands a head shot.
Ject on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Torni. Torni obviously looking to wear him down.
Ject rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ject takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ject takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Torni scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torni fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Torni scores with a leg kick.
Torni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ject's sensitive parts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Torni, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Torni 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.
Torni scoring well with a low kick there.
A right-left combo lands from Torni.
Ject is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Torni.
A head kick misses from Ject.
Torni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Torni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Torni throws a right and a left that both miss.
Torni throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Torni throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torni lands a head kick. Ject smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Torni lands a leg kick that knocks Ject off balance momentarily.
Ject tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Torni cracks a nice hook into Ject's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ject with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Torni to score with a decent uppercut.
Torni throws a series of punches but Ject moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Torni.
Ject tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ject swings away with a body shot that misses
and Torni counters with a good low kick that Ject was not able to check.
Ject takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Torni lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Torni clinches up with Ject and pushes him back against the cage.
Ject looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Torni lands an elbow just above Ject 's eye.
Torni misses with a knee to the head.
Torni using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Torni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torni lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ject tries to keep at a distance but Torni has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torni tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Torni scores with a knee to the head.
Torni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Ject 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A low kick from Ject misses
and Torni counters with a slapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Torni misses.
Ject misses with a hook
and Torni counters with an outside leg kick.
A nice combination there by Torni.
Torni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ject stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Torni sizes up Ject with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Torni connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Torni lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Torni.
Torni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ject paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ject misses with a lunging right hand
and Torni counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Torni.
Torni breaks from the clinch.
Torni walks into a straight right hand from Ject.
Ject takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Donk. Ject catches Torni right on the button with a cross.
Ject misses with a lunging right hand
and Torni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Torni wants to slow Ject down by chopping away at his legs.
Ject throws a lazy uppercut
and Torni counters with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Torni.
Ject connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ject swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Torni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Torni lands with a slapping head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Torni.
Torni feints and then cracks Ject's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ject down.
Torni lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torni misses with a head kick.
Torni throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ject throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ject takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ject misses with a lunging right hand
and Torni counters with a big head kick but Ject shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ject throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Torni makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Torni.
Torni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Torni dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ject misses with a hook
and Torni counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Torni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torni lands with a nice body punch.
Torni connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Torni moves into the clinch.
Torni landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Torni creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ject's defenses.
Ject managing to block the knees to the body from Torni.
Torni landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Torni trying to land knees to the body.
Torni lands a damaging elbow.
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.
Torni breaks the clinch.
Torni lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ject misses with a lunging right hand
and Torni counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Torni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ject's sensitive parts.
Ject will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torni moves into range and clinches up with Ject.
Ject is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Torni misses with a knee strike.
Torni lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Torni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ject misses with a body kick.
Torni thumps Ject with a low kick.
Torni moves into range and clinches up with Ject.
Torni throws a knee to the head but misses.
Torni scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Torni.
Nice elbow from Torni.
Torni misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ject.
Torni breaks from the clinch.
Torni connects with a solid leg kick.
Pro Ject has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torni misses with a two punch combination.
Torni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ject. That did some damage!
Ject throws a lazy uppercut
and Torni counters with a low kick, right behind Ject 's knee.
Torni pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ject takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ject dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Ject misses.
Ject throws a lazy uppercut
and Torni makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Torni bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ject misses with an uppercut
and Torni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Torni scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ject throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ject lands with a nice combination. Torni backs away looking to recover.
Torni throws a one two combo.
Torni misses with a head kick.
Torni throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Torni throws a nice inside leg kick.
Torni on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ject misses with a hook
and Torni counters with an inside leg kick.
Ject throws a leg kick that is checked
and Torni counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ject misses with a right hand
and Torni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ject takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Torni.
Lauri Torni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Torni.
Torni throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ject counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ject on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Torni. Torni obviously looking to wear him down.
Torni digs a good hook to Ject's body.
Torni rushes Ject and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lauri Torni seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Torni lands an elbow inside that Ject shrugs off.
Torni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Torni finds it's way through Ject's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torni lands a head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A thudding body kick lands there by Torni!
Torni cracks the inside of Ject's front leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lauri Torni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Torni 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 42:50
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 42:50
Judge William Gold scores the fight 42:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lauri Torni!
Lauri Torni is the new middleweight champion!
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