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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Halder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blake Halder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halder misses with a takedown attempt
and Morgan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Halder misses with a body shot.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halder pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Halder throws a low kick but Morgan moves out of range easily.
Morgan misses with a hook.
Halder looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Halder's head.
Morgan throws the kick towards the body but Halder avoids it.
Halder takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jab, jab by Morgan - just one landing.
Halder throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Halder misses.
Morgan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halder fails with the takedown
and Morgan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Morgan misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halder throws a good cross that connects.
Halder scores with a nice right hand.
Halder closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Halder thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Morgan struggling a bit here.
Morgan is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Halder working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Morgan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Halder off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halder can't escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan has good solid back control here.
Let's hope that Morgan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Halder's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Morgan has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Halder's body.
Halder is really stuck here.
Morgan has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Halder's body.
Morgan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halder turns into Morgan and is now in his guard.
Morgan wants to sweep here but Halder controlling him for the moment.
Morgan trying to keep a closed guard but Halder is proving a slippery customer.
Halder throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morgan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Halder tries to free his leg and advance position but Morgan is retaining full guard.
Halder is looking to work some ground and pound but Morgan has wrist control.
Halder scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halder wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Morgan is trying to keep Halder in close.
Halder trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Halder throwing strikes from guard but Morgan blocks nicely.
Morgan looking for a sweep. Not yet Morgan, not yet.
Halder working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morgan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morgan wants to stand and escape but Halder is having none of it.
Halder passes Morgan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jason Morgan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Morgan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Halder tries to land a front kick but Morgan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morgan.
Halder thows a left - swing and a miss!
A solid leg kick lands there for Morgan.
Halder connects with a solid leg kick.
Halder checks the leg kick nicely there.
Halder tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halder. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halder misses with a wild body shot.
Halder throws an off balance right hand
and Morgan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halder gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halder throws a push kick but Morgan slaps the foot to one side.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Halder. That did some damage!
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Morgan tries to get set, Halder tries to push him back and clinch up but Morgan manages to avoid the attempt.
Morgan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halder. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jason Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Morgan misses the target.
Halder plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Halder throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Halder fires out a quick counter leg kick but Morgan just manages to avoid it.
Morgan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Morgan takes one to the side of the head.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Halder 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.
Halder checks a leg kick nicely.
Morgan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Halder.
Morgan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morgan misses with a hook
and Halder counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halder cracks Morgan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Morgan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halder throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morgan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Halder bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morgan's head.
Morgan scores with a punch to the head.
Halder closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Halder not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Halder throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Morgan to regain full guard.
Halder throwing strikes from guard but Morgan blocks nicely.
Halder throwing strikes from guard but Morgan blocks nicely.
Morgan wants to sweep here but Halder controlling him for the moment.
Halder postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halder works over Morgan with some ground and pound from guard.
Morgan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Halder throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Halder wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Halder keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morgan's head.
Halder wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Halder throwing strikes from guard but Morgan blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Halder with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morgan trying to keep a closed guard but Halder is proving a slippery customer.
Halder drops back, looking for a kneebar! Morgan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Morgan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Morgan!
Halder is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Morgan off and has taken his back!
Morgan is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Halder 's hooks.
Halder lands a nice shot to the head.
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 Blake Halder will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A leg kick checked by Halder.
Halder avoids a kick to the body.
Morgan connects with an inside leg kick.
Halder avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Morgan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Halder on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Morgan. Morgan obviously looking to wear him down.
Halder tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morgan swivels and escapes.
Morgan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Halder. Halder circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Halder decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Halder not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Halder is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Morgan sees it coming and defends easily.
Morgan gets full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halder postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Morgan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Halder, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halder working a defensive guard here.
Morgan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Morgan wants to stand but Halder is controlling his posture from full guard.
Morgan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
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.
Halder is trying to hold Morgan in close to prevent damage but Morgan has managed to pass into half guard.
Halder is not content to let Morgan control the position.
Morgan is looking to advance position but Halder won't allow it.
Halder is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morgan pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Morgan wants to pass the guard but Halder is defending well.
Halder is looking to control Morgan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Halder avoid being mounted?
Morgan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jason Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
Halder ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Halder misses with a hook.
Halder scores with a takedown into Morgan's guard.
Morgan uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan delivers a nice body kick.
Halder digs a good body shot into Morgan's ribs.
Halder misses with a kick to the body.
Halder backing away here, and Morgan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
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!
Halder throws a low kick but it's checked well by Morgan.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halder.
Morgan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Halder.
Halder throws a leg kick but Morgan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halder is looking to counter punch.
Halder misses with a looping left.
Halder is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Halder throws an overhand right that lands on Morgan's shoulder, as Morgan tries to avoid the shot.
Halder throws a poor cross that misses
and Morgan counters with a left to the body.
Morgan takes a swing at Halder's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morgan 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jason Morgan!
Jason Morgan got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kip Aragus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hildebrand Coenan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aragus comes to the cage accompanied by Kill of the Night - Gin Wigmore. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kip Aragus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Hildebrand Coenan!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aragus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Aragus tries to pass to full mount but Coenan defends it.
Aragus is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coenan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aragus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Aragus tries to pass the half guard into mount. Coenan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Coenan wants to control but Aragus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aragus is working for a kimura but Coenan is defending it quite comfortably.
Coenan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Coenan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coenan keeping full guard, as Aragus tries to pass.
Coenan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Coenan is pulling down on Aragus's head. It's preventing any offense from Aragus, at least for the moment.
Aragus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Coenan is keeping the position for now.
Aragus stopping the sweep attempt from Coenan.
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.
Coenan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Aragus is controlling him.
Coenan wants to sweep here but Aragus controlling him for the moment.
Aragus drops back looking for a leg! Coenan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Coenan manages to kick Aragus off! Aragus jumps back into Coenan's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Coenan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Coenan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Coenan is working for a kimura but Aragus is defending it quite comfortably.
Aragus is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coenan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Coenan drops an elbow to the side of Aragus's head.
Coenan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Coenan wants to pass to mount but Aragus is defending the position.
Aragus is refusing to be controlled, as Coenan sits in half guard.
Coenan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Aragus defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice strikes from Coenan there.
Coenan is nestled in close to Aragus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Coenan is keen to just control but Aragus is a slippery customer.
Coenan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Coenan thows a huge punch but Aragus dodges it nicely.
Coenan 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aragus trying to control from the bottom.
Coenan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aragus regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Coenan.
Coenan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hildebrand Coenan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice cross by Coenan.
Aragus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Coenan to counter with a crisp jab.
Aragus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aragus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aragus attempts a counter takedown but Coenan avoids it well and moves away.
Coenan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Aragus to the mat! Aragus manages to get full guard.
Coenan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Coenan wants to control from the top but Aragus keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aragus looking for a guillotine here but Coenan defends easily.
Coenan scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coenan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aragus lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Aragus tries to free his leg and advance position but Coenan is retaining full guard.
Coenan pulls Aragus in close to prevent any damage.
Coenan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Coenan keeping full guard, as Aragus tries to pass.
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.
Coenan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Coenan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aragus is one step ahead there.
Aragus passes into half guard.
Coenan moves into full guard.
Aragus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Coenan is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aragus sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Coenan's guard.
Coenan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coenan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aragus pulls his head out easily.
Aragus seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Coenan has recovered full guard.
Aragus wants to pass the guard but Coenan is keeping the position.
Aragus is working hard here to advance position.
Aragus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Coenan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Aragus has managed to get both his arms back between Coenan's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Coenan wants to sweep but no luck.
Aragus has gone for a leg lock! Coenan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Aragus's guard.
Coenan wants to pass the guard but Aragus is keeping the position.
Aragus keeping moving, preventing Coenan from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Coenan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Aragus is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Coenan, into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hildebrand Coenan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Coenan throws a jab but it's blocked by Aragus.
Aragus moves out of range as Coenan strikes.
Coenan throws a jab when Aragus was well out of range.
Aragus moves into range and clinches up with Coenan.
Aragus has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Coenan regains guard immediately.
Aragus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coenan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Coenan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aragus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Aragus passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aragus trying to pass the guard but Coenan defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coenan is pressing down on Aragus's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Coenan pulls Aragus in close to prevent any damage.
Aragus tries to free his leg and advance position but Coenan is retaining full guard.
Coenan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Aragus looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Coenan puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Coenan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coenan is trying to control the action in half guard but Aragus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Coenan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Coenan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Coenan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Coenan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Aragus has hold of Coenan's hands but Coenan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Aragus moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Aragus keeping moving, preventing Coenan from controlling successfully.
Coenan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coenan working some strikes from top position.
Coenan trying to control but Aragus is working from the bottom.
Coenan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Coenan wants to control from the top but Aragus keeps moving.
Coenan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coenan postures up in Aragus's guard and throws a big left but Aragus blocks it.
Coenan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Coenan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Aragus to the ground. Coenan is now in Aragus's guard.
Aragus pushes Coenan off and scrambles back to his feet.
Hildebrand Coenan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aragus moves away from the strike by Coenan.
A jab from Coenan misses.
Aragus was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Aragus moves to clinch but Coenan breaks away
and Aragus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Coenan throws a hook but Aragus avoids it easily.
Coenan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kip Aragus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coenan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aragus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aragus dives in for a single leg takedown but Coenan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A countering left hand to the body from Coenan misses.
Coenan connects with a body shot that sends Aragus's belly button to the back.
Aragus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coenan.
Aragus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Aragus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hildebrand Coenan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Coenan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hildebrand Coenan!
Hildebrand Coenan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Black Dynamite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiroy Parayan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black Dynamite had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Black Dynamite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jiroy Parayan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dynamite throws a solid leg kick but Parayan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dynamite.
And Parayan tries to counter it with a takedown but Dynamite pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Parayan blocks a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dynamite!
Parayan looks to land a left hand but Dynamite moved out of range nicely.
Dynamite will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fighters circling - Dynamite throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And Parayan tries to counter it with a takedown but Dynamite pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dynamite - that will leave a mark!
A punch combination from Parayan misses.
Dynamite tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And Parayan tries to counter it with a takedown but Dynamite pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Parayan throws a sloppy body shot
and Dynamite holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dynamite misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parayan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Parayan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dynamite working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dynamite.
Dynamite lands a hook that snaps the head of Parayan backwards.
Parayan blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamite throws a punch but it's blocked by Parayan.
Parayan prevents a body shot from Dynamite.
Dynamite goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dynamite misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dynamite lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dynamite misses with some punches.
Dynamite throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Dynamite fails to land.
Parayan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Parayan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dynamite throws a head punch that misses.
Parayan blocking some punches.
Parayan can't break the clinch.
Dynamite goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Dynamite fails to land.
Parayan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parayan.
Parayan throws a solid leg kick but Dynamite takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Parayan.
A jab from Dynamite finds it's way through Parayan's defenses.
Dynamite lands a leg kick that knocks Parayan off balance momentarily.
Parayan avoids a kick to the body.
Dynamite scores with a kick to the body.
Dynamite takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dynamite will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dynamite throws out a leg kick but Parayan moves out of range and Dynamite only half commits.
Parayan misses the shot to the body.
Parayan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dynamite is out of range and Parayan settles back down.
Good work by Parayan as he checks the leg kick.
Dynamite scores with a leg kick.
Dynamite throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dynamite ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Parayan avoids a kick to the body.
Dynamite misses with a low kick as Parayan jumps back.
Jiroy Parayan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dynamite throws the kick towards the body but Parayan avoids it.
Parayan throws a lazy head kick
and Dynamite counters with an inside leg kick.
Parayan misses with the combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dynamite.
Parayan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dynamite throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dynamite fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parayan manages to avoid it.
Parayan cracks a nice hook into Dynamite's ribs.
Dynamite gets tackled into the cage by Parayan. Parayan maintains the clinch.
Dynamite swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dynamite throws a head punch that misses.
Dynamite has a couple of punches blocked by Parayan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite has a couple of punches blocked by Parayan.
Dynamite misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dynamite scores with a hook to the body.
Parayan has had enough of the clinch but Dynamite keeps him there for the moment.
Parayan blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parayan.
Parayan prevents a body shot from Dynamite.
Parayan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dynamite shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dynamite uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parayan.
Dynamite pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dynamite throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parayan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parayan with the counter takedown but Dynamite avoids it easily.
Parayan just misses with a punch to the body.
Dynamite misses with an attempted mid kick.
Parayan checks a leg kick.
Dynamite lands a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Black Dynamite dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dynamite shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Parayan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dynamite.
Dynamite lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sloppy strikes from Parayan. Those never looked like landing.
Dynamite appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Parayan throws a nice looking combination but Dynamite bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parayan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
No joy there for Parayan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dynamite swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Parayan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dynamite is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Parayan.
Parayan looks to land a left hand but Dynamite moved out of range nicely.
Dynamite fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parayan manages to avoid it.
Parayan with the counter takedown but Dynamite avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Dynamite blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dynamite throws a low kick but Parayan moves out of range easily.
Dynamite throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dynamite tries to work over Parayan's front leg with a kick but Parayan checks it.
Dynamite throws out a leg kick but Parayan moves out of range and Dynamite only half commits.
Parayan lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parayan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dynamite throws out the jab.
Dynamite takes one on the button.
Jiroy Parayan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parayan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dynamite takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Parayan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dynamite on the side of the head.
Parayan blocks a leg kick.
Dynamite attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dynamite throws a leg kick but Parayan checks it.
Dynamite misses with a low kick.
Parayan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dynamite fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Parayan is out of range.
Parayan needs to keep his hands up - Dynamite had a free shot at his head there.
Parayan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dynamite moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dynamite jabs Parayan right on the nose. Parayan blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Parayan misses.
Dynamite misses with a leg kick
and Parayan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dynamite is looking to improve his position.
Dynamite trying to control but Parayan postures up.
Dynamite is trying to get back to full guard.
Dynamite trying to hold on to Parayan's head to control him but Parayan postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite has his hands clasped together around Parayan's back. He's all about the action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dynamite tries to get to full guard but Parayan has control of the leg.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Parayan misses with an uppercut.
Parayan tests Dynamite's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Parayan scores with a jab to the body.
Dynamite throws out a leg kick but Parayan moves out of range and Dynamite only half commits.
Parayan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite lands a front kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dynamite!
Parayan is breathing heavily.
Dynamite uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Parayan has time to react.
Dynamite misses with a low kick as Parayan jumps back.
Dynamite fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Parayan.
Dynamite throws a hook but Parayan avoids it easily.
Dynamite throws a body punch but Parayan moves out of range.
Dynamite cracks a nice hook into Parayan's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dynamite pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dynamite is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parayan can do to turn this around?
Dynamite looks to land a right hand but Parayan moved out of range.
Dynamite throws a leg kick that misses.
Parayan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dynamite looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Parayan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Parayan checks the leg kick.
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 Black Dynamite will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dynamite throws a low kick but Parayan avoids it.
Parayan misses with a few strikes there.
Parayan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Parayan misses with a body punch
and Dynamite counters with a low kick, right behind Parayan 's knee.
Dynamite throws a big shot that misses.
And Parayan tries to counter it with a takedown but Dynamite pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A jab from Parayan finds it's way through Dynamite's defenses.
Black Dynamite is winning the standup battle so far.
Dynamite takes a swing at Parayan's ribcage but misses.
Parayan checks the leg kick.
Dynamite chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dynamite swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Parayan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dynamite throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dynamite looks to land a combination but Parayan avoids it well.
Dynamite misses with a wild body shot.
Parayan misses the shot to the body.
Parayan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Parayan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parayan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dynamite, pushing him back against the cage.
Dynamite lands a left hand that snaps the head of Parayan backwards.
Dynamite is leaning against Parayan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dynamite lands a shoulder strike.
Dynamite softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dynamite swings wildly with an uppercut but Parayan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dynamite makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dynamite swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parayan wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Parayan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dynamite throws a head punch that misses.
Parayan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parayan blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parayan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Black Dynamite has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dynamite creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dynamite pushes Parayan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parayan is rocked!
Dynamite misses with some punches.
Parayan is still on wobbly legs! Can Dynamite finish him?
Parayan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parayan misses with a few strikes there.
Parayan seems to have recovered his senses.
Dynamite throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dynamite lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Parayan misses with a wild combination.
Dynamite is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Parayan.
Parayan throws a leg kick that misses.
Dynamite keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dynamite looks to land a body kick but Parayan moved away.
Dynamite ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dynamite. Parayan shrugs it off though.
Parayan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dynamite scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dynamite is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dynamite lands a nice leg kick that just misses Parayan's sensitive parts.
Dynamite swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parayan moves away from the strike by Dynamite.
Dynamite looks to land a body kick but Parayan moved away.
Parayan throws a body punch but Dynamite moves out of range.
Parayan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dynamite.
A combination from Dynamite does no damage.
Parayan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dynamite manages to avoid it.
Dynamite scores with a jab to the head.
Parayan has managed to clinch.
Parayan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dynamite.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parayan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite works on Parayan's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dynamite lands with a right to the head.
Dynamite swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dynamite throws a punch but it's blocked by Parayan.
Dynamite has a couple of punches blocked by Parayan.
Parayan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dynamite misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jiroy Parayan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parayan blocks an uppercut.
Dynamite misses with a punch on the inside.
Dynamite has a couple of punches blocked by Parayan.
Parayan blocking some punches.
Parayan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dynamite working aggressively here.
Dynamite fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Black Dynamite showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dynamite, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Black Dynamite!
Black Dynamite looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'can y'digg it!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Alighieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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288 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tristan Alighieri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alighieri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alighieri closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Doe's guard.
Doe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Alighieri loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Doe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alighieri lands a couple of elbows.
Alighieri trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alighieri with a nice head shot there.
Alighieri is in close to Doe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Doe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alighieri's guard.
Doe trying to control but Alighieri is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Doe landing with the ground and pound.
Doe won't allow Alighieri to sweep him here.
Doe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Doe wants to control from the top but Alighieri keeps moving.
Alighieri keeping full guard, as Doe tries to pass.
Alighieri 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doe wants to control from the top but Alighieri keeps moving.
Alighieri controlling Doe's posture.
Alighieri continues to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Doe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alighieri looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alighieri pulls Doe in to control the position.
Doe wants to control from the top but Alighieri keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Doe passes into half guard.
Alighieri is trying to get back to full guard.
Alighieri trying to control here.
Doe is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri controlling the position for now.
Alighieri tries to roll over but Doe keeps him under control.
Doe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alighieri makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Alighieri.
Doe looking to pass the guard.
Doe trying to control but Alighieri is working from the bottom.
Doe won't allow Alighieri to sweep him here.
Doe wants to pass the guard but Alighieri is keeping the position.
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.
Alighieri wants to sweep here but Doe controlling him for the moment.
Doe being controlled here momentarily.
Doe trying to control the position from guard on top but Alighieri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Doe trying to control but Alighieri is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Alighieri scoring well with a low kick there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
No luck for Alighieri with that takedown attempt.
Alighieri throws a right and a left that Doe avoids nicely.
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 Tristan Alighieri will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Doe blocks the body kick.
Alighieri tries to land a front kick but Doe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Doe catches Alighieri with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Doe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alighieri throws a quick inside leg kick.
Doe lands a glancing blow to the side of Alighieri's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Doe checks a leg kick.
Alighieri closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Doe quickly recovers to half guard.
Alighieri working Doe over with strikes.
Alighieri not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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. Alighieri connects with a nice short shot to Doe's temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doe is looking to improve his position.
Doe gets back to full guard.
Doe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Doe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alighieri is one step ahead there.
Doe trying to control the position.
Doe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alighieri connects with a couple of short punches.
Doe looking for a guillotine here but Alighieri defends easily.
Alighieri is looking to work some ground and pound but Doe has wrist control.
Alighieri landing with the ground and pound.
Alighieri working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Doe's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Alighieri has passed into side control.
Doe is not content to let Alighieri control the position.
Alighieri is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Doe has escaped the position, nice work there.
Doe is looking for a sweep.
Alighieri lands some shots froms side control.
Alighieri working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Doe sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Doe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Doe wants to improve his position but Alighieri is controlling well.
Alighieri slips a nice elbow through Doe's hands, connecting with Doe's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alighieri thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Doe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alighieri.
Doe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Alighieri's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Alighieri's back!
Alighieri just trying to survive but Doe is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Doe lands a shot to the head.
Tristan Alighieri overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Doe wants to control but Alighieri is keeping busy.
Doe punches Alighieri on the ear.
Doe gets his hands free as Alighieri looks to control.
You can see the frustration on Alighieri's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe controlling the position well here. Alighieri rolled but Doe kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Doe misses with an elbow to the head.
Alighieri just trying to survive but Doe is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alighieri is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Doe is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Alighieri is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Well, with Doe on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Alighieri is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Doe is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Doe gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Doe gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Doe apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Alighieri misses the shot to the body.
Doe looks to land a left hand but Alighieri moved out of range nicely.
Alighieri scores with a jab to the head.
Doe misses with a double jab.
Alighieri gets caught flat footed, as Doe shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Doe connects with a couple of short punches.
Alighieri controls Doe momentarily but Doe frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Doe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Doe throws a right hand that Alighieri ducks under and follows up with a left that Alighieri also avoids with ease.
Alighieri closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Alighieri lands in his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Doe is on top in guard.
Alighieri has control of Doe's left arm, preventing Doe from doing any damage.
Doe throws a strike but Alighieri rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Doe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alighieri manages to get himself to full guard.
Doe landing with the ground and pound.
Doe won't allow Alighieri to sweep him here.
Doe looking to pass the guard.
Doe trying to control but Alighieri is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alighieri looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doe is one step ahead there.
Alighieri is working hard here to advance position.
Alighieri seems keen to control Doe's posture.
Doe stopping the sweep attempt from Alighieri.
Doe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alighieri 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.
Alighieri trying to keep a closed guard but Doe is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Doe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
Doe throws a big elbow that misses.
Doe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Doe trying to control but Alighieri is working from the bottom.
Alighieri has Doe pulled in close to control his posture.
Doe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Doe wants to pass the guard but Alighieri is keeping the position.
Alighieri avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Doe is looking to work some ground and pound but Alighieri has wrist control.
Doe stands up over Alighieri, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Alighieri looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alighieri keeping full guard, as Doe tries to pass.
Doe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Doe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Doe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Doe postures up.
Doe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Doe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Doe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alighieri swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Doe wants to control from the top but Alighieri keeps moving.
Doe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Doe trying to control but Alighieri is working from the bottom.
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.
Alighieri is adopting a defensive guard.
Alighieri tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Doe passes Alighieri's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Doe is trying to control. Alighieri wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Alighieri has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Doe is working away from the top position though.
Doe lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doe works his way into full mount!
Alighieri tries to reverse the position but Doe maintains control.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Doe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Doe 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... John Doe!
John Doe is the new heavyweight champion!
John Doe took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Holy shit, 2 fights in a row with a game-plan and 2 wins.. Guess this is what I'm best at..'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mayo Kermode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Washington (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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34
220 lbs
28 - 17 - 0 |
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32
213 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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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
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mayo Kermode!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gabriel Washington!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Washington looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kermode misses with a looping left.
Kermode slips under a jab from Washington.
Washington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kermode swings widly with a right hand
and Washington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Washington lands with a straight right. Kermode didn't see that one coming.
Kermode clinches up with Washington and pushes him back against the cage.
Kermode lands a nice uppercut.
Washington managing to block the knees to the body from Kermode.
Washington's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Washington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kermode tries to throw a body punch but Washington avoids it by throwing Kermode back against the cage.
Kermode working aggressively here.
Kermode blocks a body shot from Washington.
Kermode lands a good knee to the midsection. Washington won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Washington misses with some punches.
Washington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Washington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kermode lands a shoulder strike.
Washington tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermode misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Washington jumps guard and drags Kermode to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kermode postures up in Washington's guard and throws a big left but Washington blocks it.
Washington looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kermode is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kermode trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kermode controlling from the top position.
Washington keeping moving, preventing Kermode from controlling successfully.
That's two 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.
Washington pulls Kermode in close to prevent any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Washington's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kermode moves to clinch but Washington breaks away
letting Washington counter with a right hand.
Kermode moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kermode tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Washington looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kermode slips a jab from Washington.
Washington sizes up Kermode with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice cross by Washington.
Kermode takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Washington misses with an uppercut. Kermode saw that one coming.
Kermode throws a body punch but Washington moves out of range.
Washington let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington wants to clinch up but Kermode keeps it at a distance.
Kermode lands a nice shot that snaps Washington's head back.
Washington lands a right hook to the body.
Washington sizes up Kermode with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kermode goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kermode bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Washington's head.
Washington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Washington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Washington walks into a left hand.
Washington takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kermode misses with a hook
and Washington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Washington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kermode moves into the clinch successfully.
Washington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kermodes head.
Kermode crunches a lovely knee into Washington's ribcage.
Washington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kermode blocks an uppercut.
Kermode swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kermode lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kermode scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kermode working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Washington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kermode's elbow.
Kermode crunches a lovely knee into Washington's ribcage.
Washington looks winded!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kermode creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kermode using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kermode lands a knee to the body.
Kermode lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kermode lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Kermode.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kermode.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kermode landing knees to the head.
Nice body punch from Kermode - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Kermode.
Kermode lands a nice elbow.
Kermode working Washington over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mayo Kermode dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kermode tries to clinch but Washington moves out of range.
Washington throws out a counter right but Kermode avoids it with no problem.
Kermode tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Washington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kermode scores with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Washington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kermode scores with a leg kick.
Kermode doesn't manage to clinch there - Washington circles away.
Washington throws a hook to the side of Kermode's head but Kermode sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kermode closes the distance looking to clinch
and Washington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gabriel Washington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kermode fails with an attempt to clinch.
Washington looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Washington might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kermode misses with a looping left.
Kermode tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Washington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Washington lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermode will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mayo Kermode seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kermode darts in and clinches Washington up against the cage.
Kermode is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Washington can do to turn this around?
Kermode lands with a short shot to the head.
Kermode with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kermode scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mayo Kermode has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Washington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Washington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Washington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kermode lands an elbow inside that Washington shrugs off.
Washington has a couple of punches blocked by Kermode.
Kermode tries to land knees in the clinch but Washington avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Kermode.
A short right from Kermode on the inside.
Kermode unloads a knee to the mid-section. Washington lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kermode lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington tries to throw a body punch but Kermode avoids it by throwing Washington back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Kermode.
Kermode is working Washington over against the cage.
Washington is breathing heavily.
A short right from Kermode.
Kermode tries to land knees in the clinch but Washington avoids the damage to the body.
Kermode lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Washington backwards.
Kermode blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kermode.
Kermode gets through Washington's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kermode lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Gabriel Washington has been cut.
Washington struggles to land a body shot inside as Kermode controls his hands.
Washington takes an elbow to the temple.
Kermode throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Washingtons head.
Kermode softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kermode misses with a knee to the head.
Kermode lands an elbow that stopped Washington in his tracks for a moment.
Kermode digs a right hand into Washington's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Washington's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Kermode.
Kermode using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Washington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kermode blocking some punches.
Kermode lands with a left to the head.
Kermode lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Washington is rocked!
Kermode creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Washington with a big uppercut! Washington tries to clinch up but Kermode pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Washington to the mat! Washington covers up and Kermode unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mayo Kermode!
A very excited looking Mayo Kermode made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenichi Shirahama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by call to prayer. 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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135 lbs
28 - 11 - 0 |
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36
142 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenichi Shirahama!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Shirahama - just one landing.
Shirahama looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Shirahama is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Shirahama misses the jab.
Nice shot lands for Smith.
Shirahama takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Shirahama looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith punishes Shirahama's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shirahama momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shirahama moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Shirahama lands a left hand.
Smith is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Shirahama has picked Smith up - he's going for a ride! Shirahama dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Smith is trying to stand.
Nice strikes from Shirahama there.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirahama not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shirahama not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shirahama stops Smith from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shirahama working Smith over with strikes.
Smith wants to improve his position but Shirahama is controlling well.
Smith trying to control from the bottom.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Shirahama slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.
Shirahama trying to pass the guard but Smith defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Smith is trying to stand.
Smith tries to roll over but Shirahama keeps him under control.
Shirahama trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Shirahama is thwarting Smith's attempts to control the position.
Shirahama looks to land a strike but Smith avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Shirahama throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Shirahama keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama advances to half guard.
Smith is not content to let Shirahama control the position.
Smith moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Shirahama scoring with punches to the head and body.
Shirahama's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Shirahama scoring with punches to the head and body.
Shirahama cracks Smith with a solid left hand.
Shirahama thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Shirahama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shirahama slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama scores with a couple of short elbows.
Smith regains half guard.
Shirahama not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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. Shirahama connects with a nice short shot to Smith's temple.
Smith is holding on to half guard well.
Shirahama throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shirahama looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shirahama thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Smith manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Shirahama working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Shirahama from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenichi Shirahama dominated that round.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Kenichi Shirahama has been cut.
Shirahama fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smith avoids it really well and circles away.
Smith avoids the body shot from Shirahama.
Shirahama misses with the combination.
Smith punishes Shirahama's body with a nice straight punch.
Shirahama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
A swing and a miss from Shirahama.
Smith appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shirahama's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shirahama scrambles back to his feet.
Smith misses with a combination
and Shirahama counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirahama misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Shirahama looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Shirahama closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shirahama drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Paul Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenichi Shirahama.
Shirahama is looking to control Smith's arms but Smith gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shirahama has his back to the cage.
Shirahama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Shirahama is out of range.
Smith stuns Shirahama with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shirahama misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Smith finds it's way through Shirahama's defenses.
Shirahama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Shirahama takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from Shirahama misses.
Shirahama misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shirahama's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smith under the eye.
Smith throws a hook but Shirahama avoids it easily.
Smith tests Shirahama's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shirahama shoots in looking for a takedown but Smith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shirahama's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Smith - that will leave a mark!
Shirahama connects with a nice looking jab.
Smith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shirahama sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smith somewhat.
Shirahama misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a solid leg kick but Shirahama takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smith.
Smith throws a series of punches but Shirahama avoids them all with ease.
Shirahama throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith misses the body punch
letting Shirahama counter with a right hand.
Shirahama lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Shirahama lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shirahama fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Smith sprawls well initially but Shirahama persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shirahama winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smith is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Shirahama's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Shirahama's back!
You can see the frustration on Shirahama's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Smith not allowing Shirahama to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith has the hooks in. Shirahama is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Shirahama staying busy and making it hard for Smith to control.
Smith is riding his opponent, not letting Shirahama buck him off.
Smith tries to keep control of the position but Shirahama is staying busy.
Shirahama trying to control the position but Smith manages to sink in the hooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kenichi Shirahama's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Shirahama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith lands with a cross.
No joy there for Shirahama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shirahama moves out of range of the strikes.
Shirahama tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shirahama. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shirahama was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shirahama looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Shirahama takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
letting Shirahama counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirahama throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shirahama off to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Shirahama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shirahama looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Shirahama persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shirahama looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Shirahama takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shirahama is rocked!
Smith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Shirahama is still in real trouble! Can Smith finish him?
Shirahama is trying to stand back up but Smith is controlling him
Smith tries to stand and escape but Shirahama actually recovers to full guard.
Shirahama seems to have recovered his senses.
Shirahama is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Shirahama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Shirahama is keeping the position.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Shirahama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith is fighting to break Shirahama's control of his arms but Shirahama is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Smith postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Smith lands with a straight right. Shirahama didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Shirahama ducks down to avoid it.
Shirahama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Shirahama feints a jab promting Smith to slip. Shirahama then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Smith slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Shirahama has his takedown stuffed
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Paul Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenichi Shirahama.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shirahama misses with a wild body shot.
Smith throws a front kick aimed at Shirahama's knee but Shirahama avoids it well.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shirahama looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shirahama looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shirahama throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Shirahama gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith slips a straight right by Shirahama.
Shirahama lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shirahama is defended easily by Smith.
Shirahama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice uppercut lands for Shirahama. That snapped Smith's head back.
Shirahama throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith is looking to counter punch.
Shirahama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith scores with a nice head shot.
Shirahama misses with a few strikes there.
As Shirahama backs away, Smith returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Shirahama takes one to the chin there.
Shirahama dives in and scores a takedown into Smith's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smith 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Smith!
Paul Smith retains his featherweight title!
Paul Smith made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'The Jihad has arrived. The Order 777 is ready to fight. The future will judge us as the resistance when liberals were begging the enemy to takeover. No surrender, ever!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sammer Bammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Judo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Judo has chosen Da Mystery of Chessboxin by Wu-Tang Clan as his entrance music. Sammer Bammer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack Judo's chin.
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149 lbs
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149 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sammer Bammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Judo!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bammer!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Judo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bammer keeps working.
Bammer is trying to get back to half guard.
Judo throwing strikes but Bammer manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Bammer gets to mount! Judo was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Judo working to try and regain half guard.
Bammer goes for an armbar but Judo turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Judo.
Judo postures up in Bammer's guard and throws a big left but Bammer blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bammer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Judo is aware though and is defending well.
Judo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bammer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bammer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Judo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Judo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Judo looking to sit in guard and control but Bammer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bammer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bammer stopping the sweep attempt from Judo.
Judo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Judo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Judo looking for a guillotine here but Bammer defends easily.
Bammer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Judo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bammer has managed to get both his arms back between Judo's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bammer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Judo wants to sweep but no luck.
Judo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bammer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Judo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Judo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bammer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bammer actively working from the bottom here.
Bammer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judo trying to control the action but Bammer is working from the bottom.
Judo is trying to work for a kimura but Bammer is defending well.
Bammer is staying active underneath Judo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Judo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bammer wants to get back to full guard.
Judo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Judo in particular looking to stall.
Judo 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.
Bammer is looking to control Judo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bammer avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bammer sees it coming and defends easily.
Judo drops an elbow to the side of Bammer's head.
Bammer tries to get to full guard but Judo has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Judo 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.
Bammer throws a series of punches but Judo avoids them all with ease.
Judo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bammer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bammer lands a nice shot that snaps Judo's head back.
Bammer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bammer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bammer takes one to the side of the head.
Judo stuffs the takedown attempt from Bammer. Bammer gets slowly back to his feet.
Bammer leaves Judo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Judo shoots in but no luck this time.
Sammer Bammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Judo.
Bammer looks to throw the jab but Judo is out of range.
Judo misses with a hook. Bammer ducked under it nicely.
Judo shoots in for a takedown but Bammer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bammer closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Judo's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bammer trying to control the position from guard on top but Judo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bammer drops back looking for a leg! Judo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Judo manages to kick Bammer off! Bammer jumps back into Judo's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judo working for a triangle but Bammer defends it easily.
Judo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bammer advances position into side control!
Judo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bammer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bammer is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Judo has latched onto it... Big trouble! Judo pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Bammer is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Judo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Judo!
Jack Judo looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Can I get a Shucky Ducky Quack Quack?'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robinson Crusoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrien Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen DJ Khalil - China as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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215 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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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
22 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robinson Crusoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adrien Silva!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
Crusoe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crusoe keeps working.
Sloppy strikes there by Silva.
Silva with the ground and pound but Crusoe regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Crusoe is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Crusoe is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Crusoe tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crusoe's head.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Crusoe actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
Crusoe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva throwing shots but Crusoe is blocking nicely.
Crusoe actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva throws a strike but Crusoe avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
Silva stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Crusoe throws up his legs and catches Silva in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Silva tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Crusoe! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Robinson Crusoe!
During a confident post fight interview, Robinson Crusoe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Adrien Silva spoke after the fight, saying 'I have failed...'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rumina Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merik Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sato comes to the cage accompanied by Call to prayer of islam. Hunt has chosen Comfortably Numb as his entrance music. Sato is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Rumina Sato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 26 - 0, fighting out of London, Merik Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Sato.
A jab from Hunt finds it's way through Sato's defenses.
Sato is breathing heavily.
Hunt misses the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hunt.
Hunt connects with a body shot that sends Sato's belly button to the back.
Hunt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sato moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sato checks a leg kick.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt works the jab nicely.
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Hunt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sato has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hunt finds it's way round the side to connect with Sato's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Hunt coming out on top.
Sato throws a low kick, looking for Hunt's leg but Hunt calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato ducks right into an uppercut from Hunt.
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.
Rumina Sato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hunt connects with a crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hunt, right into the meat.
Hunt with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Hunt misses.
Sato tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sato takes one to the chin there.
Hunt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sato. Sato circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hunt misses the jab.
Hunt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt throws a hook but Sato blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hunt throws a leg kick that misses.
Sato is looking to counter punch.
Sato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt lands a nice hook to Sato's body. Sato takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunt. Hunt obviously looking to wear him down.
Hunt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sato had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hunt lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sato will feel that in the morning.
Sato closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hunt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sato's guard.
Hunt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hunt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hunt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sato works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hunt postures up in Sato's guard and throws a big left but Sato blocks it.
Hunt throws a big right hand that misses.
Hunt postures up in Sato's guard and throws a big left but Sato blocks it.
Hunt landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sato is rocked!
Hunt is working Sato over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oh Sato is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunt postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Sato covers up, he's hurt! Hunt keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Hunt and the ref steps in to end the fight! Hunt can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Merik Hunt!
Merik Hunt is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Merik Hunt thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Rumina Sato spoke after the fight, saying 'It's at times like this, one must reach deeply into his soul,challenge his heart, feel new courage, endure the fuck pain and say 'FUCK ISLAM AND MOHAMMED WAS A PEDOPHILE''.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heath Marcum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eildon Heap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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34
196 lbs
23 - 14 - 0 |
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33
220 lbs
28 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heath Marcum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eildon Heap!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcum smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marcum lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marcum slips under a jab.
Eildon Heap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heap misses with a hook. Marcum ducked under it nicely.
Heap moves forwards but Marcum connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marcum throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Heap throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heap lands a jab.
Heap tries to land a front kick but Marcum steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Heap stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A shot to the liver by Heap. Beautiful body shot.
Heap connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Marcum shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Heap pinned against the cage. Heap gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Marcum lands.
Marcum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heap thinks about the counter body kick.
Heap motions for Marcum to come forward. Heap throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marcum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heap swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcum tries to clinch up.
Heap misses with a body kick.
Heap takes a swing at Marcum's ribcage but misses.
Heap throws a body punch but Marcum moves out of range.
Eildon Heap is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heap throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Marcum moves out of range of the strikes.
Marcum throws a nice inside leg kick.
Heap is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marcum.
Nice defenses there by Marcum.
Heap wants to clinch.
Heap jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Heap looks to move away, Marcum throws a big counter combo bu Heap just gets out of the way.
Heap misses with a lunging right hand
and Marcum counters with a straight right hand.
Marcum tries to score a power double leg takedown but Heap sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Marcum somewhat.
Marcum lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marcum looks for a takedown but Heap sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heath Marcum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heap throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marcum stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marcum tries to score a power double leg takedown but Heap sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Marcum somewhat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marcum looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heap closes the distance and pushes Marcum back into the cage.
Marcum fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Heap throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Heap creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Marcum misses with some punches.
Marcum drops down looking for an ankle pick but Heap pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Heap.
Jab, jab by Heap - just one landing.
It looks like Heath Marcum has been cut.
Heap throws a sloppy head kick and Marcum moves out of range easily.
Marcum tries to clinch up.
Heap wants to clinch up but Marcum keeps it at a distance.
Heap throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marcum has managed to clinch.
Knees to the body from Heap.
Marcum is breathing heavily.
Marcum misses with some punches.
Marcum is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Marcum has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Heap after a bit of a struggle.
Marcum tries for a takedown. No joy.
Marcum is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Heap to keep the fight standing.
Marcum has Heap pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Heap manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Heap lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Heap unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Heap obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heap pushes off an throws an elbow but Marcum leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Heap blocking some punches.
Heap scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marcum is rocked!
Heap lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Marcum to his knees! Heap keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eildon Heap!
Eildon Heap is the new light heavyweight champion!
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