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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Coleman (ranked 3978 p4p, 449 weight class) and Alexander Henriksen (ranked 7231 p4p, 554 weight class). Coleman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I Mother Earth - Not Quite Sonic. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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216 lbs
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223 lbs
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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
32 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Henriksen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henriksen tries to close the distance and clinch but Coleman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Coleman misses the target.
Henriksen is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Coleman.
Coleman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Henriksen there.
Henriksen dives in and scores a takedown into Coleman's guard.
Coleman has his feet on Henriksen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Alexander Henriksen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henriksen tries to clinch up but Coleman circles away and keeps his distance.
Henriksen throws a body punch but Coleman moves out of range.
Coleman throws an overhand right that lands on Henriksen's shoulder, as Henriksen tries to avoid the shot.
Coleman moves out of range as Henriksen strikes.
Some wild striking there from Coleman.
Henriksen looks to clinch
and Coleman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Alexander Henriksen has been cut.
Coleman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henriksen moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henriksen's elbow.
Henriksen blocks a body shot from Coleman.
Coleman tries a body shot but Henriksen blocks it.
Coleman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Henriksen.
Coleman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Coleman breaks from the clinch.
Coleman missing with a left hand there. Henriksen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot lands for Henriksen.
Coleman throws a jab but it's blocked by Henriksen.
Henriksen throws a sloppy body shot
and Henriksen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Coleman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And Henriksen tries to counter it with a takedown but Coleman pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Henriksen throws a right hand that misses
enabling Coleman to counter with a crisp jab.
Coleman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henriksen throws out the jab.
Henriksen throws a poor cross that misses
and Henriksen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Coleman.
Henriksen clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henriksen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henriksen managing to block the knees to the body from Coleman.
Henriksen prevents a body shot from Coleman.
Coleman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henriksen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Coleman backwards.
Coleman prevents a body shot from Henriksen.
Henriksen misses with a body punch.
Henriksen lands with a left to the head.
Coleman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Henriksen avoiding damage as Coleman throws knees to the body.
Henriksen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Coleman is defending well.
Henriksen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coleman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henriksen managing to block the knees to the body from Coleman.
Coleman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coleman blocks a body shot from Henriksen.
Henriksen prevents a body shot from Coleman.
Henriksen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henriksen prevents a body shot from Coleman.
Henriksen scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henriksen throws a punch but it's blocked by Coleman.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henriksen.
Henriksen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henriksen misses with a head kick.
A combination from Henriksen does no damage.
Coleman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Henriksen tries to close the distance and clinch but Coleman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coleman seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A cross from Henriksen lands.
Henriksen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Coleman went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Coleman slips a straight right by Henriksen.
Greg Coleman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coleman lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coleman avoids the body shot from Henriksen.
Henriksen lands the left hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Henriksen, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henriksen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coleman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Coleman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Henriksen under the eye.
Henriksen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henriksen tries to clinch
and Coleman counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Coleman as Henriksen shoots in.
Greg Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Henriksen.
Henriksen closes the distance and clinches.
Henriksen misses with some punches.
Henriksen tries to work over Coleman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Coleman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henriksen takes an elbow to the temple.
Coleman tries to work over Henriksen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henriksen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Coleman has a couple of punches blocked by Henriksen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coleman lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Coleman fails to land.
Coleman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henriksen tries to throw a body punch but Coleman avoids it by throwing Henriksen back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Coleman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Henriksen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Henriksen shoots and misses
and Coleman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Coleman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Henriksen looks to clinch
and Coleman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henriksen throws a lazy right hand but Coleman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coleman throws a jab but it's blocked by Henriksen.
Coleman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Coleman counters with a quick kick to the body but Henriksen blocks it.
Henriksen lands a nice shot that snaps Coleman's head back.
Henriksen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Henriksen misses with a wild body shot.
Coleman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coleman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henriksen.
It seemed like Henriksen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Coleman does it's job there.
Coleman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henriksen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coleman slips under a jab from Henriksen.
Henriksen digs a good body shot into Coleman's ribs.
Henriksen throws a hook but Coleman blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henriksen misses with a jab to the body
and Coleman counters with a head kick. That will keep Henriksen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Coleman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Coleman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Coleman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henriksen can do to turn this around?
Henriksen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Coleman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Henriksen doesn't seem phased though.
Henriksen is rocked!
That has opened up Alexander Henriksen's cut even more.
Coleman avoids the body shot from Henriksen.
It looked like Coleman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Henriksen scores with a jab to the head.
Henriksen misses with an uppercut
and Coleman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Henriksen thinking.
Henriksen connects with the punch.
Coleman looks to score with a jab to the body but Henriksen is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coleman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Henriksen finds it's way round the side to connect with Coleman's head.
Henriksen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coleman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henriksen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Henriksen throws a big shot that misses.
Coleman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henriksen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henriksen tries to clinch up.
Greg Coleman is winning the standup battle so far.
Henriksen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Henriksen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Coleman to the ground. Henriksen is now in Coleman's guard.
Coleman manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Coleman blocks an uppercut.
Coleman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Coleman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coleman has Henriksen pressed against the cage.
Henriksen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Coleman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Coleman.
Henriksen misses with a punch to the body.
Henriksen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Coleman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Henriksen is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henriksen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Coleman lands a nice knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Coleman is pressed up against the cage. Henriksen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Coleman down to the mat. Coleman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Greg Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Henriksen.
Coleman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coleman throws a head kick that Henriksen semi-blocks.
Henriksen misses with a right hand
and Coleman counters with a nice right hand that sends Henriksen toppling to the canvas! Henriksen scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Coleman finish him?!
Henriksen is still on wobbly legs! Can Coleman finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henriksen throws a right hand that misses
and Coleman counters with a crisp right that sends Henriksen to the canvas! Coleman follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Coleman!
A relieved looking Greg Coleman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baldur Torsten (ranked 5850 p4p, 428 weight class) and Karim Johnson (ranked 5518 p4p, 418 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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211 lbs
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270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Baldur Torsten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Karim Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torsten gets a takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Torsten seems content to control.
Torsten is working for a submission of some sort.
Torsten slows the pace down in half guard.
Torsten is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Johnson defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson looking for subs from the bottom but Torsten mounts him!
Torsten controlling from mount.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Torsten. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to hold on but Torsten postures up.
Torsten sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Torsten has hold of Johnson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Johnson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Torsten is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Johnson is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Baldur Torsten!
Baldur Torsten thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodolfo De La Pena (ranked 5099 p4p, 406 weight class) and Gaizka Elizondo (ranked 5102 p4p, 405 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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187 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodolfo De La Pena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gaizka Elizondo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Pena has a takedown stuffed.
Elizondo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for De La Pena!
De La Pena prevents Elizondo from moving into mount.
De La Pena wants to control but Elizondo postures up.
De La Pena could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Elizondo trying to control the position but De La Pena is working away.
Elizondo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Elizondo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Elizondo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Elizondo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elizondo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, De La Pena rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Elizondo's guard! Nice work there by De La Pena!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elizondo has an active guard here but De La Pena has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Pena is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Elizondo regains full guard. Nicely done.
De La Pena drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and De La Pena jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Elizondo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Elizondo trying to control the position from guard on top but De La Pena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Elizondo looking to pass the guard.
De La Pena wants to control the position but Elizondo says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elizondo is just content to waste time from the top position. De La Pena takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Elizondo drops back looking for a leg! De La Pena is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and De La Pena manages to kick Elizondo off! Elizondo jumps back into De La Pena's guard.
De La Pena keeping moving, preventing Elizondo from controlling successfully.
Elizondo has gone for a leg lock! De La Pena slips out almost immediately though and dives into Elizondo's guard.
De La Pena works a leg free and moves into half guard.
De La Pena is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Elizondo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Elizondo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elizondo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Elizondo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. De La Pena defends it easily.
De La Pena is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
De La Pena drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Elizondo dives on top into guard.
De La Pena working for a triangle but Elizondo defends it easily.
De La Pena is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elizondo preventing the sweep.
De La Pena working for a triangle but Elizondo defends it easily.
De La Pena has his foot on Elizondo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Elizondo works his way back into a safe position though.
Elizondo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Elizondo trying to control but De La Pena is working from the bottom.
Elizondo looking to sit in guard and control but De La Pena gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Elizondo keeping full guard, as De La Pena tries to pass.
Elizondo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gaizka Elizondo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Elizondo shoots in looking for a takedown. De La Pena tries to sprawl out of it but Elizondo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De La Pena manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Elizondo. No joy for De La Pena on that attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Elizondo.
Elizondo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. De La Pena quickly recovers to half guard.
Elizondo moves into full mount! De La Pena won't be happy about that!
Elizondo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Elizondo works his way to his opponent's back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Pena showing good submission defense here.
De La Pena preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Elizondo.
Elizondo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Pena looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
De La Pena manages to reverse the position and now he's in Elizondo's guard. Nice work there by De La Pena.
De La Pena controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
De La Pena stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Elizondo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Elizondo is looking for a triangle but De La Pena pushes his legs off easily.
De La Pena pushes down on Elizondo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Elizondo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Pena is working for a kimura but Elizondo is defending it quite comfortably.
De La Pena moves into full mount! Elizondo won't be happy about that!
De La Pena wants to finish this one by submission but Elizondo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from De La Pena.
De La Pena looking for a guillotine from mount but Elizondo is having none of it.
Gaizka Elizondo has got the better of the ground game so far.
De La Pena wants to take his opponent's back but Elizondo doesn't allow it.
De La Pena jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Elizondo manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elizondo tries to improve position but can't.
De La Pena working away.
Elizondo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control De La Pena haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Elizondo gets back to half guard.
De La Pena seems to be looking for submissions.
Elizondo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
De La Pena trying to control but Elizondo is working from the bottom.
Elizondo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
De La Pena slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Elizondo is trying to control De La Pena's posture but De La Pena avoids it.
Elizondo is looking for a sweep.
Elizondo manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Elizondo wants to control the action here but instead De La Pena manages to pass to full mount!
De La Pena wants to finish this one by submission but Elizondo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from De La Pena.
De La Pena controlling from mount.
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 Rodolfo De La Pena will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
De La Pena closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Elizondo quickly recovers to half guard.
Elizondo tries to roll over but De La Pena keeps him under control.
De La Pena is trying to work for a kimura but Elizondo is defending well.
Elizondo is looking to improve his position.
De La Pena is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Elizondo sees it coming and defends easily.
De La Pena prevents Elizondo from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elizondo actively working from the bottom here.
Elizondo trying to control but De La Pena postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Pena tries to pass to full mount but Elizondo defends it.
De La Pena perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
De La Pena is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Elizondo wants to control but De La Pena is keeping busy.
De La Pena is working for a submission of some sort.
De La Pena is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De La Pena prevents Elizondo from improving his position.
De La Pena keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
De La Pena is working for a submission of some sort.
De La Pena is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Elizondo is just riding it out for now. De La Pena eventually gives up the hold.
De La Pena is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elizondo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but De La Pena pulls his head out easily.
Elizondo trying to control from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Elizondo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
De La Pena is looking for a sweep.
Elizondo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by De La Pena, who protects the arm well.
Elizondo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Elizondo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Pena is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Elizondo off and has taken his back!
De La Pena tries to get the hooks in deep but Elizondo pushed the leg off.
De La Pena looking for the RNC.
Elizondo preventing the rear naked choke attempt from De La Pena.
De La Pena looking for the choke from the back.
Elizondo preventing the rear naked choke attempt from De La Pena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De La Pena has the hooks in. Elizondo is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De La Pena is persistently looking for the submission but Elizondo is defending it well.
Elizondo trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodolfo De La Pena showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De La Pena has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gaizka Elizondo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aksel Stenger (ranked 1335 p4p, 176 weight class) and Sea Level Cain (ranked 1253 p4p, 170 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stenger might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hit2face - Ain't it nice to get hit to the face?. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Aksel Stenger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sea Level Cain!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cain misses with a wild body shot.
Stenger has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gentlemans Offence and Defense System in the buildup to the fight.
Cain throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stenger throws a leg kick but Cain sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stenger is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Stenger missing with a left hand there. Cain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Despite the aggression on Cain's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stenger.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cain checks a leg kick.
Cain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Stenger does it's job there.
Stenger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cain momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cain looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stenger just misses with a punch to the body.
Stenger lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenger misses with a looping right.
Cain lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Stenger throws a shot to the body.
Stenger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stenger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Despite the aggression on Cain's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Aksel Stenger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stenger moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab, jab by Stenger - just one landing.
Stenger tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stenger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cain looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stenger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stenger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cain throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Stenger to counter with a crisp jab.
Stenger just misses with a punch to the body.
Cain is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cain has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Stenger wants to slow Cain down by chopping away at his legs.
Cain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stenger lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cain walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stenger scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cain in his tracks.
Stenger lands a head kick!
Stenger getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stenger, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenger lunges at Cain with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cain's hand.
Aksel Stenger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cain thuds his shin into the meat of Stenger's side.
Cain looks to land a body kick but Stenger moved away.
Stenger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stenger is looking to counter with head kicks.
Stenger lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cain takes a step back to recover.
Stenger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stenger scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cain in his tracks.
Stenger swings for the body but Cain moves out of range.
Cain with the counter takedown but Stenger avoids it easily.
Cain's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stenger under the eye.
Stenger is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stenger slips a jab and a cross from Cain.
Stenger throws out a leg kick but Cain moves out of range and Stenger only half commits.
Cain lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenger throws an overhand right that lands on Cain's shoulder, as Cain tries to avoid the shot.
Cain throws a fast counter high kick but Stenger manages to duck under it in time.
Stenger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stenger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stenger throws a body punch but Cain moves out of range.
Stenger scores with a sloppy right hand. Cain should have avoided that one.
Stenger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cain's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stenger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cain scrambles back to his feet.
Stenger thuds his right hand into Cain's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stenger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cain was well out of range. Poor timing from Stenger.
Cain on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stenger scores with a head kick. Cain tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aksel Stenger 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.
Stenger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stenger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cain was well out of range. Poor timing from Stenger.
Stenger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stenger misses with a low kick as Cain jumps back.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cain might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Stenger has got the better of the exchanges.
Stenger's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cain under the eye.
Stenger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stenger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stenger throws a lazy head kick
and Cain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stenger misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenger misses with a wild body shot.
Stenger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stenger scores with a head kick. Cain tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stenger throws a head kick that Cain semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenger thuds a left hand into Cain's body.
Stenger lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Stenger misses the target.
Cain blocks a head kick by Stenger.
Stenger blocks a head kick by Cain.
Stenger lands a leg kick that knocks Cain off balance momentarily.
Stenger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stenger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stenger scores with a jab.
Stenger throws a head kick that half lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stenger. Cain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sea Level Cain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stenger appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stenger misses with a leg kick
and Cain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stenger is looking to slow Cain down with leg kicks.
Cain throws a head kick but Stenger moves out of range.
Cain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stenger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cain has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stenger avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick from Stenger lands but Cain takes it in his stride.
Cain blocks a head kick by Stenger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stenger.
A leg kick checked by Cain.
Stenger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cain stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cain tries to bum rush Stenger with a series of wild strikes but Stenger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stenger looks to score with a jab to the body but Cain is just out of range.
Stenger is looking to chop away at Cain's legs.
Cain's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stenger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stenger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cain moves away.
Cain looks to land a combination but Stenger avoids it well.
Stenger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cain can do to turn this around?
Good leg kick by Stenger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cain takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Cain. Those never looked like landing.
Stenger throws a leg kick but Cain sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cain misses with a wild combination.
Cain shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cain scores with a head kick.
Cain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stenger throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Cain misses.
Some wild striking there from Stenger.
Cain connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aksel Stenger dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Stenger throws a jab but it's blocked by Cain.
Stenger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stenger misses the shot to the body.
Stenger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stenger tries a head kick but it misses.
Stenger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cain looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Nice body punch from Stenger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cain has a takedown stuffed.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenger cracks Cain with an open hand slap.
Cain throws a series of punches but Stenger moves out of range.
Cain moves out of range as Stenger strikes.
Stenger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aksel Stenger is winning the standup battle so far.
Stenger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stenger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cain lands with an uppercut that bounces Stenger off the cage and back into range.
Stenger cracks Cain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stenger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cain was well out of range. Poor timing from Stenger.
Stenger connects with a crisp jab.
Sea Level Cain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenger swings for the body but Cain moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Cain's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Stenger has Cain up against the cage in a clinch.
Stenger throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cain jumps guard and drags Stenger to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Cain has Stenger pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stenger throws an elbow that misses. Cain uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stenger's guard. Nice move by Cain!
Stenger pulls Cain in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenger wants to stand but Cain is controlling the position.
Stenger throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Aksel Stenger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cain's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cain is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stenger has momentary wrist control but Cain slips an elbow through the middle.
Stenger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stenger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stenger is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cain is controlling him.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Stenger looking for a sweep. Not yet Stenger, not yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Stenger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stenger jabs Cain right on the nose. Cain blinks but takes it well.
Stenger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cain.
Stenger lands a high kick!
Stenger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stenger thuds a left hand into Cain's body.
Cain misses with a straight right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aksel Stenger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stenger, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aksel Stenger!
During a confident post fight interview, Aksel Stenger thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chiku Maneno (ranked 742 p4p, 107 weight class) and Brandon Baldwin (ranked 2406 p4p, 293 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Brandon Baldwin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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178 lbs
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World class 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
44 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chiku Maneno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Brandon Baldwin!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baldwin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maneno takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Maneno looks to land a right hand but Baldwin moved out of range.
Maneno avoids the body shot from Baldwin.
Maneno takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Baldwin moves forwards but Maneno connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
Maneno lands a jab to the nose.
Baldwin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Baldwin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Maneno crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Baldwin - the referee stops the clock and Maneno gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Baldwin. Maneno manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maneno walks forward, straight into a front kick from Baldwin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baldwin.
Maneno throws a looping overhand right but Baldwin ducks down to avoid it.
Baldwin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maneno has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Baldwin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maneno throwing a counter right hand but Baldwin manages to avoid it.
Baldwin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baldwin throws a nice looking combination but Maneno bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baldwin throws a lazy body kick
and Maneno counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldwin looks for the body kick but Maneno saw that one coming.
Baldwin misses with a low kick.
Maneno blocks the body kick.
Baldwin throws a head kick that Maneno semi-blocks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Baldwin.
Baldwin tries to land a leg kick but Maneno saw it coming and moves away.
Maneno was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maneno checks a leg kick nicely.
Baldwin tries to score with a low kick but Maneno moves his leg out of the way.
Baldwin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Baldwin throws out a leg kick but Maneno moves out of range and Baldwin only half commits.
Baldwin avoids the body shot from Maneno.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baldwin is looking for the big counter here.
Maneno throws a jab when Baldwin was well out of range.
Baldwin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Brandon Baldwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baldwin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Maneno avoids the head kick by Baldwin.
Maneno lands with a nice body punch.
Maneno punishes Baldwin's body with a nice straight punch.
Maneno is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Maneno checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Baldwin throws a lazy head kick
letting Maneno counter with a right hand.
It looks like Brandon Baldwin has been cut.
Baldwin misses with a low kick.
Maneno misses with a body punch
and Baldwin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Maneno really felt that one!
Baldwin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maneno cracks Baldwin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Baldwin is rocked!
Maneno lands a jab to Baldwin's midsection.
Baldwin is still on wobbly legs! Can Maneno finish him?
Maneno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maneno cracks Baldwin with a hook to the temple - Baldwin is on wobbly legs here! Maneno swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Baldwin falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Maneno wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chiku Maneno!
Chiku Maneno thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ephram Urani (ranked 673 p4p, 83 weight class) and Brando Reigns (ranked 227 p4p, 27 weight class). Reigns is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tragedy. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ephram Urani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brando Reigns!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urani throws a jab but it's blocked by Reigns.
Reigns looks to throw the jab but Urani is out of range.
Reigns swings away with a body shot that misses
and Urani counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reigns throws a jab when Urani was well out of range.
Urani circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reigns thows a leg kick but Urani checks it
and Urani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Reigns has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Urani looks to throw the jab but Reigns is out of range.
Reigns throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Urani to counter with a crisp jab.
A cross from Reigns lands.
Reigns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urani.
Reigns has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Urani.
Reigns connects with a looping right hand.
Reigns shoots in but Urani avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Urani throws a wild body kick that Reigns sees coming a mile off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reigns lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urani scores with a hook.
Reigns throws a leg kick
letting Urani counter with a right hand.
Urani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Urani takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brando Reigns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Urani misses the target.
Urani is looking to slow Reigns down with leg kicks.
Urani throws a right hand that misses
and Reigns counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Urani thinking.
Reigns lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reigns looks to throw the jab but Urani is out of range.
Urani ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Urani. Reigns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reigns works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reigns drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Reigns slips nicely into half guard.
Urani wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urani actively working from the bottom here.
Urani won't allow Reigns to pass to mount.
Reigns is working for an americana but Urani has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Reigns was thinking about the submission.
Urani not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reigns trying to control but Urani is working from the bottom.
Reigns drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Urani manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Reigns has Urani in his guard.
Reigns looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reigns is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Urani defends well.
Reigns is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Urani is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Reigns not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Urani advances position into side control!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Urani working away.
That's four 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.
Urani is looking to take a break and control but Reigns is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reigns is trying to work for a sweep but Urani has mounted him!
Reigns regains half guard.
Urani is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Reigns reverses the position - he's now on top in Urani's guard.
Reigns wants to pass the guard but Urani is keeping the position.
Urani controls Reigns momentarily but Reigns frees himself.
Urani pulls Reigns in close to prevent any damage.
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 Ephram Urani will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Urani slips under a jab.
Urani is looking to counter punch.
Urani checks a low kick from Reigns.
Urani throws a body punch but Reigns moves out of range.
Reigns moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Urani keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Reigns lunges at Urani with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Urani's hand.
Urani thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reigns avoids the body shot from Urani.
Urani takes a swing at Reigns's ribcage but misses.
Urani walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urani needs to keep his hands up - Reigns had a free shot at his head there.
Urani throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Reigns.
Reigns swings widly with a right hand
and Urani counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reigns jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Urani misses with a hook to the body
and Reigns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urani takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Urani takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
No joy there for Urani, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reigns swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Urani.
Urani throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ephram Urani is winning the standup battle so far.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Urani lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Reigns has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reigns and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reigns takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Reigns moves out of range of the body kick from Urani.
Good exchange - Urani coming out on top.
Reigns swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Urani.
Reigns is looking to chop away at Urani's legs.
Reigns lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Reigns there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reigns connects with a crisp jab.
Reigns buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reigns lands with an uppercut that bounces Urani off the cage and back into range.
Reigns connects with a jab.
Reigns moves out of range of the strikes.
Reigns misses with a wild body shot.
Urani on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reigns. Reigns obviously looking to wear him down.
Ephram Urani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Urani misses with an uppercut
and Reigns counters with a solid body kick.
Reigns needs to keep his hands up - Urani had a free shot at his head there.
Urani tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reigns throws out a powerful jab.
Reigns misses the shot to the body.
Urani takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reigns scores with a leg kick.
Reigns throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Urani throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Reigns as he checks the leg kick.
Urani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Urani throws a quick counter kick to the body but Reigns avoids it.
Urani scores with a hook to the body. Reigns takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Urani looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reigns lands with a good body shot.
Reigns 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.
Urani scores with a punch to the head.
Urani smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Reigns takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reigns lands a jab.
Reigns lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urani scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Reigns scores with a crisp jab that stopped Urani in his tracks.
Brando Reigns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urani walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Reigns just misses with a punch to the body.
Urani tests Reigns's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reigns blocks a low kick nicely.
Reigns slips a jab from Urani.
Reigns lands a front kick.
Urani scoring well with a low kick there.
Reigns misses with an uppercut
and Urani counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Urani throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reigns.
Urani slips under a jab from Reigns.
Reigns moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reigns lands with a nice body punch.
Reigns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Urani. That did some damage!
Reigns is looking to slow Urani down with leg kicks.
Urani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reigns.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brando Reigns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Reigns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Urani.
Reigns looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reigns throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Reigns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Urani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reigns.
Reigns misses with an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Reigns. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reigns.
Reigns lands with a thumping leg kick.
Urani on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reigns. Reigns obviously looking to wear him down.
Reigns looks to throw a body kick
and Urani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reigns throws out a powerful jab.
Urani tries to bum rush Reigns with a series of wild strikes but Reigns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Urani is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reigns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reigns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reigns fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Reigns misses.
Reigns cracks Urani with a good jab.
Urani takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urani throws a body punch but Reigns moves out of range.
Reigns checks a low kick from Urani.
Urani lunges at Reigns with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reigns's hand.
Reigns throws a low kick but Urani moves out of range easily.
Urani swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reigns misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Urani counters with a stiff right hand.
Urani moves out of range of the body kick from Reigns.
Reigns attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Reigns connects with a good right hand that stumbles Urani. Urani circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Urani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Urani backing away here, and Reigns unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Reigns cracks Urani with a right hand to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Reigns misses.
Urani half committed to a counter leg kick.
Urani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reigns misses with a hook
and Urani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reigns is rocked!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reigns.
Reigns is looking to slow Urani down with leg kicks.
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!
Good shot there by Urani.
Reigns is still on wobbly legs! Can Urani finish him?
Reigns missing with a left hand there. Urani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Urani is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Reigns has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Reigns blocks a head kick by Urani.
Urani takes a swing at Reigns's ribcage but misses.
Reigns throws a right hand that misses
and Urani counters with a crisp right hand that drops Reigns! Urani lets Reigns back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Urani is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Reigns hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ephram Urani!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elmore James (ranked 683 p4p, 85 weight class) and Katu Partio (ranked 308 p4p, 39 weight class). James's entrance music is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aMfD2O9Gds. A fine choice. Partio has chosen Sininen sunnuntai as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elmore James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Katu Partio!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body kick from Partio.
Partio plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
James moves out of range of the body kick from Partio.
A counter left hand to the body from James misses its target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from James, right into the meat.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Partio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James slips under a jab from Partio.
James fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
James stuns Partio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Partio connects with a nice looking jab.
Partio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Partio.
Partio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Partio ducks right into an uppercut from James.
Partio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Partio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as James checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from James on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
James takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A left lands for James.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Partio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
James takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Partio lands a nice shot that snaps James's head back.
James throws an overhand right that lands on Partio's shoulder, as Partio tries to avoid the shot.
James avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A little feinted left hand from James on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
James shoots in looking for a takedown but Partio manages to keep the fight standing, pushing James's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
James with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice defenses there by Partio.
A nice leg kick lands there from Partio.
James takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James walks into a left hand.
Partio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
Partio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Partio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've been hearing reports that James has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Partio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Partio feints and then cracks James's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow James down.
Partio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Partio moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Partio walks into a stiff left hand from James.
James takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Partio lands a head kick. James smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Partio checks a leg kick.
Partio has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Partio gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Partio looking to hit a scissor sweep but James is one step ahead there.
James postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Partio is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of James, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Partio gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
James had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Partio defends it easily.
Partio is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
James had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Partio defends it easily.
Partio chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Partio chips away with some ground and pound.
Partio wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
James looking for subs off his back but Partio has passed one foot through into half guard.
James looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
James is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Partio pulls his head out easily.
James looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
James on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katu Partio dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Partio scores with a kick to the body.
James 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.
It looks like Katu Partio has been cut.
Partio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
Partio is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
James walks into a stiff left hand from Partio.
Partio misses with a low kick.
Partio misses with a body kick.
Partio punishes James's body with a nice straight punch.
James tries for a takedown but Partio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Partio lands a really nice looking cross but James seems unphased.
That kick from Partio tenderised James's leg. James is trying to keep his angry face on.
James shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than James was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Partio is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
James is trying to work for a kimura but Partio is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Partio is just riding it out for now. James eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio gets full guard.
Partio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Partio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Partio looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Partio has his feet on James's thighs here. He's pushed James off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! James screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Katu Partio!
A less than humble Katu Partio misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Campbell (ranked 210 p4p, 30 weight class) and Oswald Cobblepot (ranked 304 p4p, 41 weight class). Stephen Campbell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stephen Campbell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oswald Cobblepot!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobblepot.
It looked like Campbell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cobblepot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Campbell moves away.
Campbell throws an overhand right that lands on Cobblepot's shoulder, as Cobblepot tries to avoid the shot.
Cobblepot has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cobblepot throws a lazy right hand but Campbell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Campbell defending well as Cobblepot loads up on a big left hand.
Campbell looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Campbell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cobblepot.
Campbell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cobblepot throws a body punch but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cobblepot scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cobblepot just misses with a punch to the body.
Cobblepot cracks Campbell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Campbell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cobblepot's hands.
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!
Cobblepot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cobblepot throws a hook but Campbell blocks it.
Campbell shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cobblepot manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Campbell stopping the sweep attempt from Cobblepot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cobblepot trying to keep a closed guard but Campbell is proving a slippery customer.
Campbell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cobblepot swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Campbell trying to control the position from guard on top but Cobblepot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cobblepot wants to stand but Campbell is controlling the position.
Campbell slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cobblepot misses with a looping left.
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.
Cobblepot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campbell was well out of range. Poor timing from Cobblepot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Campbell!
Cobblepot looks to score with a jab to the body but Campbell is just out of range.
Campbell throws a hook to the side of Cobblepot's head but Cobblepot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cobblepot moves out of range of the strikes.
Campbell dives in and grabs Cobblepot's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cobblepot pushes down on Campbell's head and hops out.
Despite the aggression on Cobblepot's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Campbell throws a hook but Cobblepot avoids it easily.
Campbell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Campbell shoots for a takedown but Cobblepot saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Campbell moves out of range of the strikes.
Cobblepot looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oswald Cobblepot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Campbell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Campbell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cobblepot.
Campbell missing with a left hand there. Cobblepot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Campbell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cobblepot takes a swing at Campbell's ribcage but misses.
Campbell changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Cobblepot dips to his left and cracks Campbell with an uppercut!
Cobblepot fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Campbell on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Campbell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Campbell closes the distance and clinches up with Cobblepot, looking for a takedown. Campbell pushes Cobblepot against the cage but Cobblepot circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cobblepot misses with a hook.
Cobblepot throws a hook to the side of Campbell's head but Campbell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Campbell misses with a looping left.
Cobblepot tries a quick counter leg kick but Campbell is wise to it.
Cobblepot lands with a shot to the body.
Campbell scores with a nice right hand.
Cobblepot lands an overhand right.
An inside leg kick lands from Cobblepot.
Cobblepot throws a combination. Campbell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cobblepot feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Campbells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cobblepot avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cobblepot! But no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campbell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Campbell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cobblepot to score with a decent uppercut.
Cobblepot connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobblepot shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Campbell.
Cobblepot blocks a jab.
Cobblepot is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Campbell had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cobblepot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Campbell misses the target.
Cobblepot throws a right and a left that Campbell avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Campbell misses.
Cobblepot swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Danga de danga de dang - Cobblepot scores with a four punch combination!
Campbell ducks under a wild hook from Cobblepot.
Campbell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Campbell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cobblepot.
Cobblepot wants to land a leg kick but Campbell is out of range.
Campbell takes one to the chin there.
Campbell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campbell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cobblepot under the eye.
Campbell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cobblepot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Campbell.
Cobblepot misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oswald Cobblepot dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Good standup being displayed there by Campbell as he connects with a hook.
Campbell blocks a low kick nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Campbell.
Oswald Cobblepot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cobblepot scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Campbell doesn't seem bothered though.
Cobblepot tries to bum rush Campbell with a series of wild strikes but Campbell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cobblepot throws a jab when Campbell was well out of range.
Cobblepot checks a leg kick.
Campbell wants to land a leg kick but Cobblepot is out of range.
Cobblepot listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Campbell connects with a nice looking jab.
Campbell shoots in looking for a takedown but Cobblepot manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Campbell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Campbell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Campbell fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Campbell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cobblepot stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobblepot lands with a good body shot.
Campbell tries to land a leg kick but Cobblepot saw it coming and moves away.
Cobblepot throws out a counter right but Campbell avoids it with no problem.
Cobblepot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Campbell blocks a leg kick.
Campbell lands with a nice body punch.
Campbell looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Campbell throwing shots but Cobblepot is blocking nicely.
Campbell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Campbell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cobblepot's head.
Campbell thows a huge punch but Cobblepot dodges it nicely.
Campbell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cobblepot doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Campbell.
Cobblepot wants to control but Campbell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell stops Cobblepot from getting back to his feet.
Campbell throwing shots but Cobblepot is blocking nicely.
Cobblepot blocking the ground and pound attempt from Campbell.
Campbell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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. Campbell connects with a nice short shot to Cobblepot's temple.
Cobblepot keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Campbell throwing shots but Cobblepot is blocking nicely.
Campbell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cobblepot defending well though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobblepot is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is looking to take a break and control but Cobblepot is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cobblepot blocking the ground and pound attempt from Campbell.
Campbell winds up and cracks Cobblepot with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Campbell throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cobblepot to regain full guard.
Stephen Campbell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Campbell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cobblepot is keeping the position for now.
Campbell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cobblepot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Campbell.
Campbell cracks Cobblepot with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell trying to control but Cobblepot is working from the bottom.
Campbell throws a big elbow that misses.
Cobblepot keeping moving, preventing Campbell from controlling successfully.
Campbell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Campbell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Campbell ducks under a wild hook from Cobblepot.
Cobblepot scores with a three punch combo!
Cobblepot takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cobblepot takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big left from Campbell misses.
Campbell throws a shot from downtown. Cobblepot moves away and avoids it.
A nice side step and Cobblepot releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Campbell dominated that second round.
That's time! Campbell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Campbell looks to score with a jab to the body but Cobblepot is just out of range.
Campbell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Campbell swings for the body but Cobblepot moves out of range.
Campbell misses with a looping right.
Cobblepot throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cobblepot throws a looping overhand right but Campbell ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Campbell. Cobblepot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cobblepot looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Campbell connects with a looping right hand.
Cobblepot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Campbell.
Cobblepot throws a body shot but no joy.
Cobblepot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Campbell throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobblepot lands a slapping body shot.
Oswald Cobblepot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campbell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cobblepot at a distance.
Cobblepot walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cobblepot slips a straight right by Campbell.
Campbell misses with a left hand
and Cobblepot counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobblepot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Campbell moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobblepot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cobblepot cracks Campbell with an open hand slap.
Campbell misses with an uppercut. Cobblepot saw that one coming.
A big right from Cobblepot misses.
Campbell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobblepot.
Cobblepot slips a straight right by Campbell.
Cobblepot uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Campbell has time to react.
Campbell misses with a body shot.
Campbell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cobblepot defends well and Campbell ends up having to push Cobblepot into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cobblepot takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cobblepot misses with a kick to the body
and Campbell counters with a nice uppercut.
Cobblepot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Campbell lands with a nice body punch.
Cobblepot just misses with a punch to the body.
Campbell lands a slapping body shot.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cobblepot as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobblepot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Campbell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cobblepot defends well and Campbell ends up having to push Cobblepot into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cobblepot, as that shot connected.
Campbell slips a jab from Cobblepot.
Cobblepot fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Campbell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown but Cobblepot shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cobblepot throws a jab but it's blocked by Campbell.
Nice defenses there by Campbell.
Cobblepot misses with a looping right.
Campbell throws a body punch but Cobblepot moves out of range.
Cobblepot looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Campbell shoots for a takedown but Cobblepot saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Campbell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cobblepot.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Cobblepot enables Campbell to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cobblepot manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cobblepot wants to sweep but no luck.
Cobblepot uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell cracks Cobblepot with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Campbell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A left lands for Cobblepot.
Cobblepot works the jab nicely.
Cobblepot misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobblepot. Campbell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Campbell is looking to counter punch.
Cobblepot throws a hook to the side of Campbell's head but Campbell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Campbell feinted with a counter takedown.
Cobblepot avoids the body shot from Campbell.
Cobblepot cracks Campbell with an open hand slap.
Cobblepot comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cobblepot connects with the punch.
Cobblepot lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Campbell at a distance.
Cobblepot does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A big left from Cobblepot misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campbell throws a big shot that misses.
Cobblepot misses the shot to the body.
Campbell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cobblepot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Campbell.
Campbell drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cobblepot sprawls and moves away.
Cobblepot listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cobblepot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Campbell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Campbell throwing a counter right hand but Cobblepot manages to avoid it.
Campbell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cobblepot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Cobblepot was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Campbell tries to move into range but Cobblepot moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Campbell looks to land a left hand but Cobblepot moved out of range nicely.
Cobblepot wants to land a leg kick but Campbell is out of range.
Cobblepot moves out of range of the body kick.
Cobblepot appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cobblepot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Campbell.
Cobblepot looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Campbell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cobblepot steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Campbell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobblepot misses with a hook
and Cobblepot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oswald Cobblepot really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cobblepot misses with a hook. Campbell ducked under it nicely.
Cobblepot scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cobblepot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cobblepot moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobblepot. Campbell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cobblepot lands a really nice looking cross but Campbell seems unphased.
Campbell scores with a punch to the head.
A jab lands there for Cobblepot.
Campbell looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Campbell landing some decent shots from guard.
Cobblepot wants to sweep here but Campbell controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell advances to half guard.
Cobblepot avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Campbell.
Campbell working Cobblepot over with strikes.
Campbell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cobblepot trying to control here.
Campbell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Campbell trying to control from Cobblepot's half guard. Cobblepot has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Campbell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cobblepot works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Campbell wants to pass the guard but Cobblepot is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobblepot has his feet on Campbell's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Cobblepot throws a hook but Campbell avoids it easily.
Cobblepot moves out of range as Campbell strikes.
Cobblepot slips under a jab from Campbell.
Cobblepot looks to land a right hand but Campbell moved out of range.
Campbell throwing a counter right hand but Cobblepot manages to avoid it.
Campbell lands a nice shot to the body.
Campbell cracks Cobblepot with an open hand slap.
Cobblepot swings for the body but Campbell moves out of range.
Cobblepot slips a jab from Campbell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Campbell misses.
Cobblepot is trying to counter with his kicks.
A jab from Campbell misses.
Cobblepot scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Campbell punishes Cobblepot's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobblepot throws a body shot but no joy.
Cobblepot misses with a looping left.
Campbell connects with a body shot.
Cobblepot misses with a body kick.
Cobblepot lands an overhand right.
Cobblepot lands with a nice combination. Campbell backs away looking to recover.
Campbell connects with the punch.
Campbell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Campbell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Cobblepot finds it's way through Campbell's defenses.
Campbell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cobblepot shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Campbell eats them both and turns towards Cobblepot to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobblepot throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Campbell shoots in for a double leg but Cobblepot sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Campbell lands a really nice looking cross but Cobblepot seems unphased.
Campbell thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cobblepot throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Campbell tries to counter with a takedown but Cobblepot is quick to defend against it.
Cobblepot throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Campbell.
Cobblepot swinging wildly here.
Cobblepot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Campbell.
Cobblepot takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cobblepot digs a good hook to Campbell's body.
Campbell slips a jab from Cobblepot.
Cobblepot walks into a jab.
Campbell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cobblepot just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Campbell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Oswald Cobblepot will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cobblepot dips to his left and cracks Campbell with an uppercut!
A head kick misses from Cobblepot.
Campbell misses with an uppercut. Cobblepot saw that one coming.
Campbell avoids the body shot from Cobblepot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Campbell checks a leg kick.
Campbell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cobblepot manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Cobblepot.
Campbell lands a lovely overhand right.
Campbell dives in and grabs Cobblepot's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cobblepot pushes down on Campbell's head and hops out.
Nice jab there from Cobblepot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobblepot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Campbell moves away.
Donk. Cobblepot catches Campbell right on the button with a cross.
Campbell throws a big shot that misses.
Cobblepot throws a hook but Campbell avoids it easily.
Campbell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cobblepot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Campbell connects with a couple of short punches.
Campbell throwing strikes but missing.
Cobblepot is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Campbell trying to control but Cobblepot is working from the bottom.
Campbell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Campbell postures up.
Cobblepot looking for a sweep. Not yet Cobblepot, not yet.
Oswald Cobblepot is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobblepot is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cobblepot kicks Campbell off and gets to his feet.
Cobblepot swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Campbell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Campbell throws out a loose jab but Cobblepot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobblepot keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Campbell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cobblepot slips under a jab from Campbell.
Cobblepot throws a leg kick but Campbell checks it.
Cobblepot swings for the body but Campbell moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throws a series of punches but Cobblepot avoids them all with ease.
Campbell slips under a jab from Cobblepot.
Cobblepot is looking to clinch.
Cobblepot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Campbell manages to avoid it.
Campbell dives in and scores a takedown into Cobblepot's guard.
Campbell trying to control the position from guard on top but Cobblepot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cobblepot avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stephen Campbell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Campbell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cobblepot pulls Campbell in close to his closed guard and prevents Campbell from doing any damage or advancing position.
Campbell throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobblepot wants to get back to his feet but Campbell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cobblepot is trying to control the position but Campbell postures up.
Campbell scoring with some ground and pound.
Campbell stands up over Cobblepot, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cobblepot preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Campbell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Campbell trying to control but Cobblepot is working from the bottom.
Campbell is in close to Cobblepot's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cobblepot has his hands on Campbell's head, controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oswald Cobblepot.
I think Cobblepot has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 46:49
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oswald Cobblepot!
Oswald Cobblepot is the new middleweight champion!
Oswald Cobblepot decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Shamrock (ranked 19 p4p, 2 weight class) and Garegin Balayan (ranked 44 p4p, 7 weight class). Shamrock comes to the cage accompanied by One Winged Angel by The Black Mages. Balayan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Troika. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Garegin Balayan!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock throws a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Shamrock.
Shamrock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Balayan.
Shamrock swings for the body but Balayan moves out of range.
Shamrock lands a really nice looking cross but Balayan seems unphased.
A solid body kick from Balayan.
Balayan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shamrock.
Crunch! Balayan slams his shin into Shamrock's torso.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Balayan.
Balayan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Shamrock looks to score with a jab to the body but Balayan is just out of range.
Balayan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shamrock.
Balayan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balayan checks a leg kick.
Balayan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Balayan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shamrock swings for the body but Balayan moves out of range.
Balayan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shamrock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Balayan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shamrock has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Shamrock misses with a body shot.
Shamrock lands the left hand.
Shamrock with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a straight left.
Balayan motions for Shamrock to come forward. Balayan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Balayan looks to land a right hand but Shamrock moved out of range.
Shamrock is looking to counter punch.
Shamrock misses with a straight left.
A countering left hand to the body from Balayan misses.
Shamrock misses with a looping right.
Shamrock throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Balayan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Balayan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shamrock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shamrock throws a hook but Balayan avoids it easily.
A big left from Shamrock misses.
Shamrock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
Balayan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice defenses there by Balayan.
Shamrock scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Balayan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shamrock.
Balayan loads up on a big right hand but Shamrock slips the punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shamrock lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Balayan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Balayan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Balayan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Balayan checks a low kick from Shamrock.
Balayan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Balayan checks a leg kick nicely.
Shamrock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Balayan.
Shamrock tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Balayan is able to avoid easily.
Balayan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balayan tries to clinch but Shamrock is having none of it.
Balayan moves out of range as Shamrock strikes.
Balayan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balayan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shamrock throws a chopping leg kick but Balayan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Balayan steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Balayan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balayan is looking to score with low kicks.
Balayan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A low kick from Shamrock is predictable there
and Balayan counters with an inside leg kick.
Balayan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shamrock.
Balayan looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamrock is just out of range.
Nick Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamrock misses the jab.
Balayan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shamrock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balayan throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balayan avoids the body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a leg kick which misses Balayan's front leg but catches the back leg as Balayan tries to avoid it.
Shamrock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balayan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Balayan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Balayan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Balayan throws a head kick that misses.
Shamrock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Balayan.
Shamrock connects with an inside leg kick.
Balayan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shamrock throws out the jab.
Shamrock throws a lazy uppercut
and Balayan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shamrock cracks Balayan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Balayan misses with a low kick.
Balayan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shamrock throws a leg kick but Balayan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shamrock throws a big shot that misses.
Shamrock misses with a hook.
Shamrock misses with a straight right.
Balayan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shamrock is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Shamrock looks to land a left hand but Balayan moved out of range nicely.
Balayan walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balayan feints and then cracks Shamrock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shamrock down.
Shamrock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Shamrock. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shamrock.
Shamrock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Balayan looks for the body kick but Shamrock saw that one coming.
Shamrock appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shamrock, right into the meat.
Balayan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Balayan throws a body shot but no joy.
Shamrock stuns Balayan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shamrock tries to work over Balayan's front leg with a kick but Balayan checks it.
Balayan feints a counter leg kick.
Shamrock throws the left hand but Balayan avoids the punch easily.
Shamrock thuds his right hand into Balayan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Balayan misses with a hook. Shamrock ducked under it nicely.
Shamrock checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shamrock appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balayan throws a hook to the side of Shamrock's head but Shamrock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Balayan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A shot to the liver by Shamrock. Beautiful body shot.
Balayan tries to clinch there but Shamrock circles away.
Shamrock is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Balayan.
Shamrock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balayan was well out of range. Poor timing from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamrock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balayan.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Balayan checks a leg kick.
Balayan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balayan cracks Shamrock with a good jab.
Shamrock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Balayan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Decent striking displayed by Balayan there.
Balayan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shamrock.
Balayan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shamrock misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock throws a jab when Balayan was well out of range.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Shamrock here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Balayan thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Shamrock misses.
Balayan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamrock was well out of range. Poor timing from Balayan.
Balayan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shamrock throws a hook but Balayan avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balayan takes one on the button.
Balayan throws the left hand but Shamrock avoids the punch easily.
Balayan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Balayan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shamrock checks it well.
Shamrock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Balayan can do to turn this around?
Balayan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shamrock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shamrock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Balayan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Shamrock has got the better of the exchanges.
Balayan tries to land a front kick but Shamrock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Balayan ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Balayan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shamrock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Balayan at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balayan. Shamrock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balayan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamrock was well out of range. Poor timing from Balayan.
Balayan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shamrock on the side of the head.
Balayan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick from Balayan misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Balayan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shamrock scrambles back to his feet.
Shamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamrock slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Balayan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Balayan throws the left hand but Shamrock avoids the punch easily.
Balayan misses with an uppercut.
Balayan tries to work over Shamrock's front leg with a kick but Shamrock checks it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Balayan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
Shamrock looks to throw the jab but Balayan is out of range.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balayan lands a glancing blow to the side of Shamrock's head.
Balayan ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
Shamrock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balayan moves away.
Balayan is trying to counter with his kicks.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
Balayan throws a wild body kick that Shamrock sees coming a mile off.
Shamrock tests Balayan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Balayan checks a low kick from Shamrock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balayan throws a big shot that misses.
Shamrock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balayan was well out of range. Poor timing from Shamrock.
Balayan staying out of range there.
Shamrock looks to land a combination but Balayan avoids it well.
Shamrock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balayan manages to avoid it.
Shamrock swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Balayan counters with a nice leg kick.
Balayan slips a straight right by Shamrock.
Balayan checks a low kick from Shamrock.
Shamrock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Balayan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shamrock.
Balayan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shamrock scores with a hook to the body. Balayan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Balayan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shamrock is able to avoid easily.
Shamrock misses with a looping right.
Shamrock takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Balayan takes one on the button.
Shamrock defending well as Balayan loads up on a big left hand.
Shamrock swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shamrock throws a combination. Balayan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balayan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Balayan checks a low kick from Shamrock.
Shamrock on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Balayan. Balayan obviously looking to wear him down.
Balayan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Shamrock.
Balayan is trying to counter with his kicks.
Shamrock misses the jab.
Balayan misses with a low kick as Shamrock jumps back.
Balayan throws a hook but Shamrock blocks it.
Shamrock scoring well with a low kick there.
Balayan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shamrock looks to throw the jab but Balayan is out of range.
Balayan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shamrock throws out the jab.
Shamrock scores with a sloppy right hand. Balayan should have avoided that one.
Balayan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shamrock on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Shamrock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body punch from Balayan.
Nick Shamrock is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Balayan is looking to score with low kicks.
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 Nick Shamrock will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Balayan.
Shamrock takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shamrock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
Balayan throws out a loose jab but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balayan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shamrock manages to avoid it.
Balayan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shamrock. That did some damage!
Balayan tries to land a front kick but Shamrock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shamrock connects with an inside leg kick.
Balayan misses with a low kick.
Shamrock lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Balayan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Balayan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balayan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shamrock is able to avoid easily.
An inside leg kick from Balayan misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shamrock. Balayan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balayan scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balayan. Shamrock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab from Balayan.
Shamrock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Balayan.
Some wild striking there from Shamrock.
Balayan misses with a hook.
It looked like Shamrock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shamrock walks into a left hand.
Shamrock staying out of range there.
Shamrock checks a low kick from Balayan.
Balayan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shamrock takes a swing at Balayan's ribcage but misses.
Shamrock connects with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Shamrock misses.
Shamrock lands a nice hook to Balayan's body. Balayan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shamrock looks to score with a jab to the body but Balayan is just out of range.
Shamrock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balayan manages to avoid it.
Balayan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shamrock, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shamrock.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balayan tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
A short right from Balayan.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Balayan tries to throw a body punch but Shamrock avoids it by throwing Balayan back against the cage.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Balayan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shamrock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balayan manages to avoid it.
Balayan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shamrock counters with a straight right hand.
Shamrock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balayan.
Balayan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Balayan misses the shot to the body.
Balayan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shamrock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Balayan misses with a low kick.
Shamrock throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shamrock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shamrock throws a leg kick
and Balayan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Balayan misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balayan blocks a leg kick.
Balayan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Balayan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Balayan tries to clinch but Shamrock moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Balayan checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Balayan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shamrock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Balayan lands with an overhand left.
Shamrock throws a big shot that misses.
Shamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamrock blocks a low kick nicely.
Balayan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamrock was well out of range. Poor timing from Balayan.
Balayan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Balayan throws a leg kick
letting Shamrock counter with a right hand.
Balayan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shamrock's sensitive parts.
Shamrock misses with a hook.
Shamrock takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab by Balayan.
Balayan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balayan motions for Shamrock to come forward. Balayan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a lunging right hand
and Balayan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shamrock.
Shamrock throws an off balance right hand
and Balayan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Balayan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balayan staying out of range there.
Balayan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shamrock manages to avoid it.
A big left from Balayan misses.
Balayan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shamrock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shamrock checks a low kick from Balayan.
Shamrock misses with a hook.
Shamrock throws the left hand but Balayan avoids the punch easily.
Shamrock throws a shot from downtown. Balayan moves away and avoids it.
Shamrock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick from Shamrock is predictable there
and Balayan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balayan ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Shamrock moves out of range as Balayan throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Garegin Balayan just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Balayan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shamrock avoids a kick to the body.
Balayan blocks a jab.
Balayan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Balayan throws out a loose jab but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balayan throws a body punch but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock throws a low kick but it's checked well by Balayan.
Shamrock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Balayan takes one to the side of the head.
Shamrock checks a leg kick.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
Balayan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shamrock. Balayan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shamrock throws a chopping leg kick but Balayan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Balayan misses with an uppercut
and Shamrock counters with a thumping low kick.
Balayan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Balayan misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balayan.
Balayan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab from Balayan misses.
Balayan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shamrock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shamrock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Balayan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shamrock momentarily.
Balayan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shamrock moves out of range as Balayan throws a body kick.
Shamrock misses with a straight left.
Balayan throws out a counter right but Shamrock avoids it with no problem.
Shamrock scores with the left hand. Balayan knows he should have avoided that one.
Shamrock loads up on a big right hand but Balayan slips the punch.
Shamrock throws a right hand that misses
and Shamrock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Balayan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Shamrock was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Balayan.
Balayan scores with the left hand. Shamrock knows he should have avoided that one.
Balayan lunges at Shamrock with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shamrock's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balayan throws a leg kick but Shamrock sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shamrock tries a low kick but Balayan avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a looping overhand right but Balayan ducks down to avoid it.
Balayan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Balayan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shamrock is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shamrock avoids a kick to the body.
Shamrock misses with a hook. Balayan ducked under it nicely.
Shamrock connects with a nice looking jab.
Balayan just misses with a punch to the body.
Balayan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shamrock.
Balayan counters with a body kick.
Shamrock slips under a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Balayan.
Balayan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Balayan takes a swing at Shamrock's ribcage but misses.
Balayan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shamrock looks to throw the jab but Balayan is out of range.
Balayan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shamrock tests Balayan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Balayan drives through and clinches with Shamrock against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shamrock.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balayan swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balayan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Balayan avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
Balayan lands with a left to the head.
Balayan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Balayan misses with a punch to the body.
Balayan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Balayan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balayan throws a punch but it's blocked by Shamrock.
Balayan tries to throw a body punch but Shamrock avoids it by throwing Balayan back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balayan scores with a shoulder strike.
Shamrock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shamrock cracks Balayan with a nice body shot.
Shamrock lands a body punch.
Balayan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Shamrock takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balayan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shamrock scores with a shot to the side of Balayan's head.
Balayan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.
Good body shot from Shamrock.
Balayan digs a right hand underneath Shamrock's ribcage. Shamrock let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shamrock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Balayan has a couple of punches blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shamrock.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shamrock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Balayan or not.
Shamrock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Balayan or not.
A nice left hand lands by Shamrock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Nick Shamrock will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Balayan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shamrock.
Balayan misses with a looping left.
Nice shot lands for Shamrock.
Shamrock moves out of range of the body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shamrock.
Shamrock clobbers Balayan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Balayan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Balayan misses with a looping right.
Balayan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Balayan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Balayan lands a jab to the head.
Balayan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Shamrock to counter with a crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Shamrock as he connects with a hook.
Shamrock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Balayan.
Balayan is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Balayan misses with a body shot.
Shamrock throws a hook to the side of Balayan's head but Balayan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balayan misses with a looping left.
Balayan throws a hook to the side of Shamrock's head but Shamrock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shamrock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balayan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Balayan ducks right into an uppercut from Shamrock.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a poor cross that misses
and Balayan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Shamrock lands an impressive looking overhand right. Balayan doesn't seem phased though.
Balayan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Balayan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shamrock scores with a punch to the head.
Shamrock on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Balayan. Balayan obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Balayan. That's going to slow Shamrock down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balayan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shamrock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balayan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balayan throws an overhand right that lands on Shamrock's shoulder, as Shamrock tries to avoid the shot.
Shamrock fires out a quick counter leg kick but Balayan just manages to avoid it.
Balayan thumps Shamrock with a low kick.
Shamrock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Balayan doesn't seem bothered though.
Balayan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shamrock.
Balayan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shamrock's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Shamrock duly obliges.
Balayan tries to land a front kick but Shamrock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the body
and Balayan counters with a nice body kick.
Shamrock looks to land a left hand but Balayan moved out of range nicely.
Balayan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shamrock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balayan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shamrock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Balayan takes a swing at Shamrock's ribcage but misses.
Balayan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut.
Balayan is looking to land body kicks.
Shamrock will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Balayan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Shamrock misses.
Balayan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamrock.
Balayan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Balayan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shamrock is out of range.
Balayan avoids the body shot from Shamrock.
Garegin Balayan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shamrock takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shamrock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shamrock bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Balayan's head backwards.
Shamrock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Balayan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shamrock is out of range.
Shamrock scores with a leg kick.
Balayan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shamrock throws a body punch but Balayan moves out of range.
A nice side step and Balayan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Balayan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shamrock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shamrock fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Balayan checks it well.
Shamrock scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock works Balayan's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock connects with a good right hand that stumbles Balayan. Balayan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shamrock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Balayan doesn't seem bothered though.
Balayan throws a big shot that misses.
Balayan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shamrock tried to counter with a leg kick but Balayan avoided it.
Balayan throws a body kick that misses.
Balayan throws a push kick but Shamrock slaps the foot to one side.
Balayan throws a big shot that misses.
Shamrock keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shamrock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balayan wants to slow Shamrock down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock defending well as Balayan loads up on a big left hand.
Shamrock throwing a counter right hand but Balayan manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Shamrock.
Shamrock connects with a body shot that sends Balayan's belly button to the back.
Balayan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shamrock manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Shamrock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shamrock has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Shamrock!
Nick Shamrock retains his lightweight title!
Nick Shamrock spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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