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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. It's Dark and Hell Is Hot kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Albert Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Liddell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rodriguez. That did some damage!
Rodriguez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Chuck Liddell has been cut.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Liddell moves out of range.
Albert Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Liddell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodriguez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liddell is looking to clinch but Rodriguez is avoiding it.
Liddell tries to clinch there but Rodriguez circles away.
Rodriguez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liddell misses with a body shot.
Liddell avoids the body shot from Rodriguez.
Liddell throws a shot to the body.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Liddell tries to clinch up but Rodriguez circles away and keeps his distance.
Liddell tries to clinch up but Rodriguez circles away and keeps his distance.
Liddell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liddell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Liddell darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Liddell seems content to control.
Rodriguez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rodriguez tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell is looking to advance position but Rodriguez won't allow it.
Liddell is keen to just control but Rodriguez is a slippery customer.
Liddell wants to free his trapped foot but Rodriguez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Chuck Liddell.
Liddell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodriguez.
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.
Liddell manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rodriguez on his heels. He'll look to pass Rodriguez's guard now, I'm sure.
Liddell wants to pass the guard but Rodriguez is keeping the position.
Liddell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Liddell sitting in guard here, content to control.
Liddell passes Rodriguez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Liddell not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is in trouble now - Liddell has advanced to mount!
Rodriguez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Liddell misses with a head shot.
Rodriguez looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Rodriguez avoids the strikes from Liddell.
Rodriguez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Liddell on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is trying to defend against the choke here but Liddell has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Liddell Tightens the hold and Rodriguez taps out furiously! Liddell displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chuck Liddell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between RIck Brandford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miika Liukkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). RIck Brandford could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Miika Liukkonen's chin.
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190 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, RIck Brandford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miika Liukkonen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandford is looking to land body kicks.
RIck Brandford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brandford closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Liukkonen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brandford tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Liukkonen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brandford off and has taken his back!
Brandford avoids the strikes from Liukkonen.
Liukkonen has managed to slip his arm under Brandford's chin. This could be all over... yep, Brandford is tapping out! Submission win for Liukkonen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Miika Liukkonen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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197 lbs
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194 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hector Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Pablo Morales!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Hill with that takedown attempt.
Morales misses with a double jab
letting Hill counter with a right hand.
Hill scores with a punch to the head.
A combination from Hill does no damage.
Hill closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hill is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morales throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morales misses with a series of wild punches.
Morales throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morales throws a nice looking combination but Hill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morales looks to land a combination but Hill avoids it well.
Morales lands a two punch combo.
Morales throws a series of punches but Hill moves out of range.
Morales comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales misses with a double jab
and Hill counters with a stiff right hand.
Morales throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hill.
Morales throws a series of punches but Hill moves out of range.
Hill misses with the combination.
Morales avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
Hill throws a solid leg kick but Morales takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hill.
Morales fails to land with a series of punches.
Morales is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hill.
Hill misses with a wild combination.
Morales falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hill counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hill prevents Morales from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill lands with a punch from half guard.
Morales trying to control from the bottom.
Morales is trying to get back to full guard.
Hill is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Morales is just riding it out for now. Hill eventually gives up the hold.
Hill tries to pass the half guard into mount. Morales knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hill seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morales does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hill prevents Morales from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morales does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hill is looking for a kimura here.
Hill sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morales defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hill drops an elbow to the side of Morales's head.
Hill blocks the strikes from Morales.
Hill slips a nice elbow through Morales's hands, connecting with Morales's forehead.
Hill is thwarting Morales's attempts to control the position.
Morales taking some punishment here, with Hill in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hill connects with a nice short shot to Morales's temple.
Hill scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Morales throws a strike from the bottom but Hill passes into side control!
Morales tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill cracks Morales with a big right hand but Morales just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hill is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Morales knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hill trying to control the position but Morales is working away.
Hill is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Morales is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Morales is trying to control Hill's posture but Hill avoids it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hill thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hill wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Morales, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Hill 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.
Hill's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morales connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hill scrambles back to his feet.
Morales throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hill shoots in for a takedown but Morales shows good takedown defense.
Morales misses with a double jab
and Hill counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Morales darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Morales throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Morales.
Morales misses with a double jab
and Hill counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morales fails to land with a series of punches.
Hector Hill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morales misses with a double jab
and Hill counters with a series of strikes. Morales will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill dodges the punch combination from Morales.
Morales throws a right and a left that Hill avoids nicely.
Hill throws a right and a left that Morales avoids nicely.
Morales falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Hill to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Hill misses its intended target.
Morales misses with a two punch combination.
Morales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hill will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pablo Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morales throws a series of punches but Hill avoids them all with ease.
Morales checks a leg kick nicely.
Hector Hill is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Hill.
Morales throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hill slips a jab and a cross from Morales.
Morales is breathing heavily.
Hill sizes up Morales with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Morales misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morales missing with a left hand there. Hill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morales swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hill shoots in and gets a takedown into Morales's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hill jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hill trying to control but Morales is working from the bottom.
Morales is working an open guard so Hill takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morales throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morales throws a right and a left that Hill avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a right hand that Morales ducks under and follows up with a left that Morales also avoids with ease.
Hill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morales.
Morales misses with the combination.
Hill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morales.
Pablo Morales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
Morales misses with a double jab.
Hill tries to clinch but Morales is having none of it.
Hill fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morales misses with a wild combination.
Hill dodges the punch combination from Morales.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hill throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Morales misses with a few strikes there.
Morales swinging wildly here.
Hill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morales is fending him off so far but Hill persists. Nope, Morales circles away and we're back to standing.
Morales fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morales thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morales misses with a double jab
and Hill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morales throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morales misses with a combination
and Hill counters with a three punch combo that has Morales backing up. Morales nods at Hill to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hector Hill will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Morales misses with a combination
and Morales takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morales staying out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Hill. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hill.
Morales thows a body shot but no joy.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morales lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hill circles away quickly and effectively.
Morales throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hill counters with a series of strikes. Morales will be more careful next time no doubt.
Morales checks a leg kick.
Morales swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hill counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morales tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morales manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hill on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hill tries to get out of the position.
Morales takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morales not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hector Hill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hill pushes Morales off looking to stand but Morales dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hill.
Morales avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hill is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morales is aware though and is defending well.
Hill is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morales wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Morales wants to pass the guard but Hill is keeping the position.
Hill looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hill looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morales postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hill is striking from the bottom but Morales uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Morales has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales cracks Hill with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Morales lands with some strikes.
Morales landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Morales.
Hill regains half guard.
Morales tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hill knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill pushes Morales off and gets back to his feet.
Hill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morales throws a right and a left that Hill avoids nicely.
Morales misses with a wild combination.
Pablo Morales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hill looks to land a combination but Morales avoids it well.
Jab from Morales.
Morales looks to land a combination but Hill avoids it well.
Morales keeps the fight on the outside.
Hill shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Morales is trying to defend but Hill finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Morales regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hill has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hill thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hill drops back looking for a leg! Morales is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Morales manages to kick Hill off! Hill jumps back into Morales's guard.
Hill drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Morales manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hill has Morales in his guard.
Hector Hill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hector Hill.
Well Hill has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hector Hill!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zaru Kayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuo Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watanabe has chosen Metallica - All Nightmare Long as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zaru Kayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Katsuo Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Watanabe scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Zaru Kayne has been cut.
Watanabe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Watanabe misses with a double jab.
Kayne moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Kayne.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watanabe fails to pull guard.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kayne obliges.
Kayne lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Katsuo Watanabe has been cut.
Kayne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Watanabe looks gassed!
Kayne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Watanabe's face.
Kayne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kayne crunches a lovely knee into Watanabe's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kayne.
A bit of stalling here from Kayne.
Watanabe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kayne smiles and moves away.
Kayne digs a good hook to Watanabe's body.
Kayne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe tries to keep at a distance but Kayne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kayne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kayne.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kayne lands a knee to the body.
Kayne lands a nice knee to the body.
Kayne lands a knee to the body.
Kayne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Watanabes head.
Kayne lands a right hand.
Kayne lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Katsuo Watanabe's cut even more.
Kayne lands a knee to the body.
Kayne lands with a light punch inside.
Kayne with a knee to the head.
Kayne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Watanabe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kayne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kayne.
A right handed body shot lands from Kayne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayne lands a right hand.
Watanabe takes an elbow to the temple.
Good body shot from Kayne.
A body shot lands from Kayne.
Kayne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kayne leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kayne lands an elbow inside that Watanabe shrugs off.
The cut above Katsuo Watanabe's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A knee to the head by Kayne.
Kayne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kayne lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kayne.
Nice elbow from Kayne.
Katsuo Watanabe's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kayne leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kayne lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Katsuo Watanabe's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zaru Kayne!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Sankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sankari is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Finlandia - Hymn. Tero Sankari has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rafael Villa's chin.
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rafael Villa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tero Sankari!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sankari throws a leg kick that is checked
and Villa counters with a big head kick but Sankari shrugs it off.
Villa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sankari is out of range and Villa settles back down.
Sankari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sankari shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Villa as he avoids it easily.
Sankari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Villa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Sankari.
Sankari will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sankari throws a head kick that misses
and Villa counters with a nice body kick.
Sankari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Villa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sankari as he jumps to the side.
Villa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sankari is fending him off so far but Villa persists. Nope, Sankari circles away and we're back to standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villa avoids the head kick by Sankari.
Villa moves out of range of the strikes.
Sankari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Villa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Villa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Villa throws a leg kick which misses Sankari's front leg but catches the back leg as Sankari tries to avoid it.
Sankari checks a leg kick.
Sankari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankari throws a head kick but Villa moves out of range.
Sankari tries to clinch there but Villa circles away.
Villa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Villa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tero Sankari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sankari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Villa can pounce on him.
Sankari looks gassed!
Sankari throws out a leg kick but Villa moves out of range and Sankari only half commits.
Sankari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab, jab by Villa - just one landing.
A big right from Sankari misses.
Sankari throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Villa throws a front kick aimed at Sankari's knee but Sankari avoids it well.
Villa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sankari avoids the head kick by Villa.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Villa 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 Sankari has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sankari and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sankari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sankari misses with a head kick.
Sankari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Sankari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sankari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Villa drives through with a takedown into Sankari's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Villa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Villa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sankari swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Villa won't allow Sankari to sweep him here.
Sankari keeping moving, preventing Villa from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sankari tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Villa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rafael Villa.
A head kick misses from Villa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Villa.
Villa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Villa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sankari tries to clinch but Villa moves away
and Villa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Villa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick from Sankari lands but Villa takes it in his stride.
Villa misses with a head kick.
Villa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sankari throws a head kick that misses.
Sankari walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Villa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Villa checks the leg kick.
Sankari takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sankari misses with a leg kick
and Villa counters with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Villa as he checks the leg kick.
Sankari misses with a head kick.
Sankari tries a low kick but Villa avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sankari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sankari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sankari tries to clinch up but Villa circles away and keeps his distance.
Sankari tries to clinch but Villa moves out of range.
Sankari takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tero Sankari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sankari throws a sloppy head kick and Villa moves out of range easily.
Villa feints and then cracks Sankari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sankari down.
Villa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sankari moves away.
Villa misses with a head kick.
Sankari tries a head kick but it misses.
Sankari misses with a head kick.
Villa throws a push kick but Sankari slaps the foot to one side.
Sankari blocks a low kick nicely.
Villa blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sankari throws a head kick but Villa moves out of range.
Villa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sankari looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sankari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Villa thows a body kick. Sankari tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Villa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Villa lands a nice shot to the body.
Villa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sankari throws a push kick but Villa slaps the foot to one side.
Sankari takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Villa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Villa cracks Sankari with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sankari throws a sloppy head kick and Villa moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villa drives through with a takedown into guard.
Villa drops back looking for a leg! Sankari is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sankari manages to kick Villa off! Villa jumps back into Sankari's guard.
Villa wants to control from the top but Sankari keeps moving.
Sankari is breathing heavily.
Villa postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa wants to control from the top but Sankari keeps moving.
Sankari is striking but Villa is not phased and passes to half guard.
Sankari tries to roll over but Villa keeps him under control.
Sankari trying to control but Villa postures up.
Villa is looking for a kimura but Sankari is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Villa to get the leverage.
Sankari trying to control but Villa postures up.
Villa trying to control the action but Sankari is working from the bottom.
Sankari tries to roll over but Villa keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sankari trying to control but Villa postures up.
Sankari is trying to get back to full guard.
Sankari is trying to control but can't.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A bone on bone clash there as Villa blocks the leg kick.
Villa misses with a wild body shot.
Sankari on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Villa. Villa obviously looking to wear him down.
Sankari wants to clinch.
Villa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sankari pinned against the cage. Sankari gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sankari throws a leg kick but Villa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A head kick by Sankari misses
and Villa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sankari throws out a leg kick but Villa moves out of range and Sankari only half commits.
Villa throws a sloppy head kick and Sankari moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from Sankari misses.
Sankari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Villa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Villa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sankari tries to clinch but Villa moves out of range.
Jab by Villa.
Tero Sankari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Villa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sankari sprawls well. Sankari wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Villa gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Villa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Villa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Villa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Villa lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa blocks a low kick nicely.
Villa pushes Sankari away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sankari goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A good leg kick by Villa.
Sankari tries a head kick but it misses.
Sankari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Villa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sankari's sensitive parts.
A shot to the liver by Villa. Beautiful body shot.
Sankari's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Villa scores with a decent looking hook.
Villa stuns Sankari with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Villa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Villa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sankari.
Villa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sankari. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Villa lands a jab to Sankari's midsection.
Villa drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Villa passes into half guard.
Villa is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Villa dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Villa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Villa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sankari lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sankari shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Villa.
Villa checks a leg kick.
Sankari throws a head kick that misses
and Villa counters with a solid body kick.
Villa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Villa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Villa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Villa.
Villa misses with a head kick.
Villa scores with a sloppy right hand. Sankari should have avoided that one.
Sankari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sankari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Villa dives in and scores a takedown into Sankari's guard.
Sankari keeping full guard, as Villa tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa wants to control from the top but Sankari keeps moving.
Villa advances to half guard.
Villa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sankari is looking for a sweep. Villa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sankari is trying to control but can't.
Villa is pressing down on Sankari's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sankari is holding on for now.
Villa is trying to control. Sankari wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Villa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We're going to have a standup here because Rafael Villa wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sankari explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sankari pivots, looking for a leg kick but Villa is out of range and Sankari settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa avoids the head kick by Sankari.
Sankari has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Villa.
Sankari throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Villa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sankari tries to buck Villa off but Villa is having none of it.
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!
Villa wants to control but Sankari is keeping him busy.
Villa in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Villa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sankari keeps working.
Sankari is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Villa is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Villa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sankari can do to turn this around?
Villa controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sankari to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sankari shrugs it off.
Villa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sankari is desperately trying to improve his position but Villa has a good base and remains in mount.
Villa controlling the position easily from mount.
Villa with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Sankari slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Villa wants to pass the guard but Sankari is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sankari is looking to get back to full guard here but Villa has managed to pass to side control instead.
Sankari is trying to control Villa's posture but Villa avoids it.
Sankari looks to move to half guard but instead Villa has passed into mount! Damn!
Sankari is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Villa prevents Sankari from getting the reversal.
Sankari tries to hold on but Villa pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sankari is wriggling around trying to escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villa moves to back control.
Sankari looking very determined here, making life difficult for Villa.
Villa keeps control of the position as Sankari tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Villa clearly takes 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.
Sankari wants to land a leg kick but Villa is out of range.
Villa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sankari misses with a head kick.
Sankari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sankari takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sankari throws a sloppy head kick and Villa moves out of range easily.
Villa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Villa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sankari tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Villa. Sankari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Villa's corner calls for a 1-2. Villa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sankari clinches up with Villa and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sankari walks away with a smile on his face. Villa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Villa lands a leg kick that knocks Sankari off balance momentarily.
Sankari is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Villa tries a head kick but it misses.
Villa throws a low kick but Sankari moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Villa is looking to wear down Sankari with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Villa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sankari tries to clinch up.
Sankari thumps Villa with a low kick.
Sankari tries to clinch but Villa is having none of it.
Sankari throws a leg kick but Villa checks it.
Sankari doesn't manage to clinch there - Villa circles away.
Sankari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Villa scores with a nice body kick.
Sankari throws a chopping leg kick but Villa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Villa throws a head kick but Sankari moves out of range.
Villa misses with a head kick.
Villa avoids the head kick by Sankari.
An inside leg kick from Villa misses.
Villa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sankari.
A head kick misses from Villa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sankari lands a nice looking body kick.
Sankari cracks the inside of Villa's front leg.
Sankari wants to clinch up but Villa keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sankari throws a leg kick but Villa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sankari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sankari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sankari throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Villa's waist but Villa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sankari off to one side.
Sankari is looking to clinch.
Sankari takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Villa looks for a takedown but Sankari sprawls well.
Sankari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rafael Villa is winning the standup battle so far.
Sankari tries a head kick but it misses.
Villa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Villa throws out a leg kick but Sankari moves out of range and Villa only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sankari walks into a jab.
Villa blocks a head kick by Sankari.
Sankari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Villa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sankari throws a leg kick
and Villa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Villa looks for the body kick but Sankari saw that one coming.
Villa throws a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Sankari.
A head kick misses from Sankari.
Sankari throws a front kick aimed at Villa's knee but Villa avoids it well.
Sankari on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sankari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donk. Villa catches Sankari right on the button with a cross.
Villa shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sankari napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Villa is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa is looking to take a break and control but Sankari is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sankari manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Villa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sankari keeps working.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rafael Villa has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Villa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Villa had his way with Tero Sankari in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sankari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sankari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Villa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sankari.
Villa tries to land a leg kick but Sankari saw it coming and moves away.
Sankari throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Villa lands a nice looking body shot.
Villa blocks a head kick by Sankari.
Sankari throws a low kick but Villa moves out of range easily.
Sankari fails with the takedown.
Villa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sankari throws a sloppy head kick and Villa moves out of range easily.
Sankari throws a leg kick
and Villa counters with a low kick, right behind Sankari 's knee.
Sankari is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The crowd cheers as Villa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sankari doesn't seem phased though.
Villa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sankari manages to avoid it.
Villa blocks a head kick by Sankari.
Villa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sankari throws a low kick but it's checked well by Villa.
A chopping leg kick lands by Villa.
Villa avoids the head kick by Sankari.
Villa misses with a wild body shot.
Villa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Villa digs a good hook to Sankari's body.
Sankari has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Villa.
Villa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sankari. That did some damage!
Villa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sankari wants to get back to full guard.
Villa stalling.
Villa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tero Sankari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sankari is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sankari is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Villa wants to control but Sankari is keeping him busy.
Sankari tries to roll over but Villa keeps him under control.
Villa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Villa wants to pass the guard but Sankari is defending well.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rafael Villa wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A low kick from Sankari misses
and Sankari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa is looking to land body kicks.
Sankari throws a quick inside leg kick.
Villa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Villa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sankari throws a nice head kick!
Sankari avoids the head kick by Villa.
Villa fakes the leg kick and cracks Sankari in the body.
Sankari thows a leg kick but Villa checks it
and Villa counters with a straight right hand.
Sankari throws a head kick but Villa moves out of range.
Villa punishes Sankari's body with a nice straight punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sankari.
Villa avoids the head kick by Sankari.
A head kick from Villa lands but Sankari takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good standup being displayed there by Villa as he connects with a hook.
A head kick misses from Sankari.
Sankari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sankari circles away quickly and effectively.
Villa gets a takedown into half guard.
Sankari wants to improve his position but Villa is controlling well.
Villa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sankari wants to improve his position but Villa is controlling well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Villa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sankari knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sankari landing strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Villa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Villa, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Villa!
Rafael Villa retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craven Moorehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvador Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moorehead comes to the cage accompanied by Me So Horny - 2 Live Crew. The crowd seem to be enjoying Alves's choice of entrance music: Mama said "Knock You Out". The key to victory for Craven Moorehead has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craven Moorehead!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvador Alves!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moorehead has managed to clinch.
Alves misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alves.
Moorehead wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Moorehead prevents a body shot from Alves.
Alves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alves tries to work over Moorehead's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Moorehead's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alves can't find room to land a body shot as Moorehead controls the action.
Alves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Moorehead is pushing Alves up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Alves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alves misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves lands with a left to the head.
Alves lands a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Moorehead's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alves misses with a punch to the body.
Moorehead tries to stall but Alves uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Moorehead blocks a body shot from Alves.
Alves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alves tries a body shot but Moorehead blocks it.
Alves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moorehead's elbow.
A short left from Alves.
Moorehead is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands with a short shot to the head.
Alves works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alves can't find room to land a body shot as Moorehead controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moorehead.
Alves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moorehead prevents a body shot from Alves.
Alves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alves stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alves has a couple of punches blocked by Moorehead.
Alves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moorehead backwards.
Alves keeps control of Moorehead as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moorehead's elbow.
Alves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alves misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alves.
Alves working aggressively here.
Alves swings wildly with an uppercut but Moorehead uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Alves on the inside.
Alves working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alves misses with a body punch.
Alves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moorehead blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alves scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alves misses with a punch on the inside.
Alves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alves misses with a punch to the body.
Alves throws a punch but it's blocked by Moorehead.
Alves throws a head punch that misses.
Moorehead blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moorehead blocks an uppercut.
Alves misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Alves fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moorehead is trying to force a seperation but Alves has the dominant position.
Alves misses with some punches.
Alves misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvador Alves dominated that round.
That's time! Moorehead's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Alves throws a shot from downtown. Moorehead moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Alves misses.
Moorehead dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alves. That did some damage!
Alves keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Alves throws the left hand but Moorehead avoids the punch easily.
Alves slips a straight right by Moorehead.
Moorehead misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Moorehead scores with a jab to the body.
Alves on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alves walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big right from Moorehead misses.
Alves listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead clinches up against the cage.
Moorehead blocks a body shot from Alves.
A head punch on the inside from Alves fails to land.
Moorehead blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alves misses with a body punch.
Alves has a couple of punches blocked by Moorehead.
Moorehead blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves misses with the head strike.
Moorehead is stalling here.
Alves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moorehead looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alves scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Alves fails to land.
Salvador Alves seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alves misses with a punch to the body.
Alves throws a head punch that misses.
Alves misses with a punch on the inside.
Alves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alves struggles to land a body shot inside as Moorehead controls his hands.
Alves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alves throws a head punch that misses.
Alves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alves misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves has a couple of punches blocked by Moorehead.
A body shot lands from Alves.
Alves has Moorehead pressed against the cage, preventing Moorehead from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alves lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves misses with a punch to the body.
Alves lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alves pushes Moorehead back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moorehead tries to break the clinch but Alves is controlling the position.
Alves lands a shoulder strike.
Alves can't find room to land a body shot as Moorehead controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves can't find room to land a body shot as Moorehead controls the action.
Alves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moorehead's elbow.
Moorehead is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alves throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvador Alves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Moorehead's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Alves looks to score with a jab to the body but Moorehead is just out of range.
Moorehead keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alves misses with a hook.
Alves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moorehead cracks a nice hook into Alves's ribs.
Moorehead lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Salvador Alves has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moorehead lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alves at a distance.
Moorehead swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moorehead just misses with a punch to the body.
Moorehead thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alves tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Moorehead swats away the attempt to clinch by Alves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alves misses the jab.
Moorehead fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alves looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moorehead throws a wild body kick that Alves sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Alves misses.
Salvador Alves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moorehead. Alves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by Moorehead.
Moorehead is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alves sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Moorehead has closed the distance and engaged Alves in a clinch.
Alves can't find room to land a body shot as Moorehead controls the action.
Alves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moorehead's elbow.
Alves misses with a punch on the inside.
Moorehead tries to stall but Alves uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with a body punch.
Moorehead blocking some punches.
Alves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moorehead is trying to break the clinch but Alves is controlling him.
Alves scores with a shot to the side of Moorehead's head.
A short right from Alves.
Moorehead wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alves has him pressed against the cage.
Alves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moorehead is looking to break free of the clinch but Alves has double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moorehead blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alves.
Alves misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craven Moorehead clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Salvador Alves's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alves lands a nice shot to the body.
Alves moves in looking to clinch but Moorehead pushes him off.
Alves thuds a left hand into Moorehead's body.
Alves is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alves just misses with a punch to the body.
Moorehead on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves throws an off balance right hand
and Moorehead counters with a nice body shot.
Alves misses with a body shot.
Moorehead moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alves doesn't manage to clinch there - Moorehead circles away.
Alves takes a swing at Moorehead's ribcage but misses.
Salvador Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alves swings for the body but Moorehead moves out of range.
Alves throws a body punch but Moorehead moves out of range.
Craven Moorehead is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Moorehead misses the target.
Alves moves out of range as Moorehead strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alves with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Moorehead to score with a decent uppercut.
Moorehead has closed the distance and engaged Alves in a clinch.
Alves working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moorehead wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Alves fails to land.
Alves lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Alves.
Alves can't find room to land a body shot as Moorehead controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moorehead has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alves misses with the head strike.
Alves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alves tries to work over Moorehead's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alves.
A head punch on the inside from Alves fails to land.
Moorehead blocks an uppercut.
Alves lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alves tries to throw a body punch but Moorehead avoids it by throwing Alves back against the cage.
Moorehead blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvador Alves dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Salvador Alves's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Alves misses with a hook.
Alves lands a two punch combo.
Moorehead gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Moorehead looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moorehead blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alves can't find room to land a body shot as Moorehead controls the action.
Alves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moorehead blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves tries to throw a body punch but Moorehead avoids it by throwing Alves back against the cage.
Moorehead blocking some punches.
Alves is leaning against Moorehead and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alves working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Alves can't find room to land a body shot as Moorehead controls the action.
Alves misses with a punch on the inside.
Alves struggles to land a body shot inside as Moorehead controls his hands.
Alves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alves scores with a hook to the body.
Craven Moorehead has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a head punch that misses.
Moorehead blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moorehead.
Alves has a couple of punches blocked by Moorehead.
Alves misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moorehead.
Alves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Alves on the inside.
Alves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alves.
Alves swings wildly with an uppercut but Moorehead uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moorehead.
Alves misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moorehead working hard to break the clinch.
Moorehead effectively controlling the action here.
Moorehead wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Alves.
Alves tries to work over Moorehead's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalling in the clinch from Moorehead.
Moorehead wants to get back to striking at distance but Alves won't allow it.
Moorehead escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alves is looking to clinch but Moorehead is avoiding it.
Good standup being displayed there by Alves as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alves lands a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Moorehead lands with a cross.
Moorehead throws a hook to the side of Alves's head but Alves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed right hand from Alves misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Salvador Alves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alves has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salvador Alves!
Salvador Alves is the new middleweight champion!
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