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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barnabas Ungar (ranked 2333 p4p, 265 weight class) and Bo Angliese (ranked 2429 p4p, 278 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bo Angliese enters the cage!
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
30 - 22 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barnabas Ungar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 22 - 2, fighting out of London, Bo Angliese!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angliese looks for the body kick but Ungar saw that one coming.
Ungar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ungar scores with a hook.
Ungar clinches with his opponent.
Ungar is trying to pull guard but Angliese turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Angliese breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Angliese looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ungar misses with a jab to the body
and Angliese counters with a nice body kick.
A low kick from Ungar is predictable there
enabling Angliese to counter with a crisp jab.
Ungar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ungar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ungar looks for the body kick but Angliese saw that one coming.
Angliese ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ungar checks a low kick from Angliese.
Ungar misses with a kick to the body.
Ungar backing away here, and Angliese unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Angliese ducks under a wild hook from Ungar.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Angliese! But no joy.
We've been informed that Angliese has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ungar misses with a lunging right hand
and Angliese counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barnabas Ungar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ungar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ungar with a jab.
Ungar misses the body punch
and Angliese counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Angliese throws a right hand that Ungar ducks under and follows up with a left that Ungar also avoids with ease.
Ungar missing with a left hand there. Angliese was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Angliese moves out of range of the leg kick from Ungar.
Ungar throws an off balance right hand
and Angliese counters with a straight right hand.
Ungar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Angliese.
Ungar wants to clinch up but Angliese keeps it at a distance.
Angliese scores with a leg kick.
Angliese takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ungar has closed the distance and engaged Angliese in a clinch.
Ungar misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angliese wants to break free but Ungar has control.
A short left from Ungar.
Ungar lands a nice uppercut.
Angliese is trying to break free.
Angliese is looking to break free of the clinch but Ungar has double underhooks.
Angliese is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Angliese has had enough of the clinch but Ungar keeps him there for the moment.
Angliese has had enough of the clinch but Ungar keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Ungar.
Ungar tries a body shot but Angliese blocks it.
Ungar throws a head punch that misses.
Angliese tries to break free but Ungar pushes him back against the cage.
Ungar leaning against his opponent.
Ungar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Angliese backwards.
Ungar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ungar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Angliese breaks the clinch.
That kick from Ungar tenderised Angliese's leg. Angliese is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Ungar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Angliese steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Ungar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Angliese.
Ungar shoots in and drives through. Angliese sprawls well.
Angliese throws an overhand right that lands on Ungar's shoulder, as Ungar tries to avoid the shot.
Ungar throws a front kick aimed at Angliese's knee but Angliese avoids it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Angliese misses.
Ungar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ungar misses with a kick to the body
and Angliese counters with a one-two to the body.
Ungar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ungar lands a jab.
Angliese takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ungar takes the fight into the clinch.
Angliese pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ungar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Angliese throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ungar misses with a hook
letting Angliese counter with a right hand.
Ungar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ungar misses with a straight left.
Angliese takes one on the button.
Ungar swings for the body but Angliese moves out of range.
Angliese is looking for the big counter here.
Ungar slips a straight right by Angliese.
Ungar thumps Angliese with a low kick.
Ungar staying out of range there.
Ungar misses with a leg kick
and Angliese counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ungar scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ungar throws a right and a left that Angliese avoids nicely.
Ungar tries to clinch but Angliese moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Angliese. Ungar does a little dance to reset his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ungar.
Angliese looks like he wants to counter punch here.
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 Barnabas Ungar 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.
Sloppy strikes from Angliese. Those never looked like landing.
Angliese throws a hook but Ungar blocks it.
Ungar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ungar tries to land a leg kick but Angliese saw it coming and moves away.
Ungar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ungar connects with a high kick.
Ungar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ungar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Angliese throws out the jab.
Ungar misses with a looping right.
Ungar scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ungar lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bo Angliese seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Angliese enables Ungar to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Angliese manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Angliese can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ungar controls the pace.
Angliese wants to stand but Ungar is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ungar trying to control but Angliese is working from the bottom.
Angliese keeping full guard, as Ungar tries to pass.
Angliese is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ungar is controlling him.
Angliese keeping moving, preventing Ungar from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ungar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Angliese can do to turn this around?
Angliese wants to stand but Ungar is controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ungar cracks Angliese with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Angliese checks a leg kick.
Angliese throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ungar!
Ungar looks to land a body kick but Angliese moved away.
A little jabbing left from Angliese on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ungar wants to land a leg kick but Angliese is out of range.
Bo Angliese is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Angliese takes one to the side of the head.
Ungar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Angliese's sensitive parts.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ungar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ungar connects with a crisp jab.
Ungar ducks under a wild hook from Angliese.
Angliese throws a series of punches but Ungar avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ungar. Angliese does a little dance to reset his feet.
Angliese swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Angliese throws a hook but Ungar avoids it easily.
Angliese misses with a double jab.
Ungar throws a low kick but Angliese moves out of range easily.
Ungar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A punch lands to the side of Angliese 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Angliese fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ungar manages to avoid it.
Ungar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Angliese takes a step back to recover.
Ungar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Angliese misses with a straight left.
Ungar swings for the body but Angliese moves out of range.
Ungar moves into the clinch.
Angliese is trying to break the clinch but Ungar has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angliese can't break the clinch.
Ungar gets through Angliese's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Angliese tries to break free but Ungar pushes him back against the cage.
Angliese breaks from the clinch.
Ungar throws a low kick but Angliese avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ungar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ungar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ungar moves to clinch but Angliese breaks away
letting Angliese counter with a right hand.
Ungar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ungar is looking to clinch.
Ungar thumps Angliese with a low kick.
Ungar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Angliese counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Angliese throws a shot from downtown. Ungar moves away and avoids it.
Ungar is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Angliese.
Angliese walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barnabas Ungar dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ungar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Angliese is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ungar.
Ungar looks to land a left hand but Angliese moved out of range nicely.
Ungar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ungar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Angliese's sensitive parts.
Ungar tries to clinch up.
Ungar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ungar scores with a hook.
Ungar looks to score with a jab to the body but Angliese is just out of range.
Ungar lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ungar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Angliese takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ungar tries to clinch but Angliese moves out of range.
Angliese misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ungar.
Ungar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ungar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Angliese's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Angliese fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ungar.
Ungar lands a slapping body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ungar - that will leave a mark!
Ungar tests Angliese's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Angliese swings for the body but Ungar moves out of range.
Ungar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Angliese connects with a single shot there.
Angliese just misses with a punch to the body.
Ungar lands a nice hook to Angliese's body. Angliese takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Angliese chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ungar can pounce on him.
Angliese misses the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ungar throws out a loose jab but Angliese uses good head movement to avoid it.
Angliese is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angliese's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ungar under the eye.
Ungar with a hook.
Angliese misses with a straight left.
Angliese loads up on a big right hand but Ungar slips the punch.
Angliese checks the leg kick nicely there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Angliese! But no joy.
Angliese needs to keep his hands up - Ungar had a free shot at his head there.
Good leg kick by Ungar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheers as Ungar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Angliese doesn't seem phased though.
A leg kick checked by Angliese.
Ungar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Angliese has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ungar bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ungar cracks Angliese with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Angliese takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angliese fails to land with a series of punches.
Ungar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Angliese looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Angliese explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Ungar walks into a stiff left hand from Angliese.
Ungar misses the jab.
Angliese looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ungar looks to score with a jab to the body but Angliese is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circle momentarily. Ungar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ungar shoots in for a takedown but Angliese shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Angliese has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ungar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Angliese lands with a slapping head kick.
Ungar misses with a head kick.
Angliese circles away from the clinch attempt
and Angliese counters with a head kick.
Bo Angliese has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ungar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Angliese.
Ungar throws a body punch but Angliese moves out of range.
Ungar wants to clinch up but Angliese keeps it at a distance.
Angliese has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ungar finds it's way round the side to connect with Angliese's head.
Angliese fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ungar manages to avoid it.
Ungar misses with a low kick.
Despite the aggression on Angliese's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ungar misses with a hook
and Ungar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ungar misses with a looping left.
Angliese misses with a straight right.
Ungar is looking to counter the offense by Angliese and move into the clinch.
Angliese takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Angliese misses with a double jab.
Barnabas Ungar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ungar loads up on a big right hand but Angliese slips the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barnabas Ungar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ungar, 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barnabas Ungar!
The defeated Bo Angliese had this to say: 'This can't be real. All of you are on steroids! Yeah I said it, EVERYONE IS ON STEROIDS!!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gum Shoe (ranked 1086 p4p, 151 weight class) and Manu Ahonen (ranked 1695 p4p, 231 weight class). Manu Ahonen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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170 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
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gum Shoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manu Ahonen!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shoe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ahonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shoe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ahonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shoe.
Shoe cracks Ahonen with a good jab.
Ahonen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ahonen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shoe's hands.
Ahonen feints and then cracks Shoe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shoe down.
Ahonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shoe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A shot to the liver by Ahonen. Beautiful body shot.
Shoe thows a body kick. Ahonen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahonen jabs Shoe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shoe throws a low kick, looking for Ahonen's leg but Ahonen calmly moves out of range.
Ahonen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ahonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shoe throws a low kick but Ahonen avoids it.
Shoe connects with a body shot.
Shoe throws out a leg kick but Ahonen moves out of range and Shoe only half commits.
Ahonen feints a counter leg kick.
Shoe checks a low kick from Ahonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ahonen.
Shoe throws a body kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ahonen, right into the meat.
Shoe throws a leg kick
and Ahonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Ahonen throws a jab when Shoe was well out of range.
Ahonen connects with a nice looking jab.
Shoe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ahonen has time to react.
Shoe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shoe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shoe is looking to land body kicks.
Ahonen throws a wild body kick that Shoe sees coming a mile off.
Ahonen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A solid body kick from Shoe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shoe tests Ahonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ahonen looks to land a right hand but Shoe moved out of range.
Shoe dips to his left and cracks Ahonen with an uppercut!
Shoe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahonen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ahonen wants to counter the offense by Shoe and move into the clinch position.
Ahonen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shoe doesn't seem bothered though.
Ahonen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shoe scores with a punch to the head.
Shoe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ahonen checks it well.
Gum Shoe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shoe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ahonen.
Ahonen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shoe avoids the body shot from Ahonen.
Ahonen has closed the distance and engaged Shoe in a clinch.
Ahonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shoe scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shoe.
Shoe slows down the pace here.
A short body shot lands from Ahonen as the two fighters clinch.
Shoe prevents a body shot from Ahonen.
Shoe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shoe throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoe misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shoe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shoe throws a punch but it's blocked by Ahonen.
Shoe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ahonen loads up on a big right hand but Shoe slips the punch.
Ahonen throws an overhand right that lands on Shoe's shoulder, as Shoe tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Ahonen finds it's way through Shoe's defenses.
Shoe throws a low kick but Ahonen avoids it.
Shoe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ahonen's head.
Shoe sizes up Ahonen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ahonen checks a low kick from Shoe.
Ahonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shoe moves away.
Shoe pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ahonen back to the cage. Shoe follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Good standup being displayed there by Shoe as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahonen thuds his right hand into Shoe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ahonen avoids a kick to the body.
Shoe connects with a solid leg kick.
Shoe tries to clinch but Ahonen is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shoe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shoe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shoe lands a nice looking body shot.
Shoe clinches.
Ahonen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ahonen jumps guard but Shoe stands there with Ahonen around his waist. Ahonen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ahonen.
Shoe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shoe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ahonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ahonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ahonen can't find room to land a body shot as Shoe controls the action.
Shoe misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shoe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ahonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Shoe.
Shoe misses with the head strike.
Shoe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shoe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gum Shoe dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Shoe misses the target.
Ahonen swings for the body but Shoe moves out of range.
Gum Shoe is winning the standup battle so far.
Ahonen throws a leg kick
and Shoe counters by clinching up.
A short right from Shoe on the inside.
Shoe is stalling here.
Ahonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Shoe controls his hands.
Shoe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shoe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ahonen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shoe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shoe has closed the distance and engaged Ahonen in a clinch.
Ahonen misses with the head strike.
Ahonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shoe scores with a shot to the side of Ahonen's head.
Shoe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shoe swings wildly with an uppercut but Ahonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shoe lands a nice uppercut.
Shoe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ahonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Shoe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shoe.
Ahonen lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Ahonen.
Ahonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ahonen misses with a body punch.
Ahonen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shoe misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ahonen fails to land.
Ahonen misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Ahonen.
Ahonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shoe tries a body shot but Ahonen blocks it.
Ahonen is working Shoe over against the cage.
Shoe throws a head punch that misses.
Ahonen tries to work over Shoe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Shoe.
Shoe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ahonen lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ahonen avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahonen gets through Shoe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shoe blocks an uppercut.
Shoe scores with a shot to the side of Ahonen's head.
Ahonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shoe backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shoe.
Shoe is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ahonen cracks Shoe with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Ahonen fails to land.
Ahonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Shoe controls his hands.
Shoe manages to break the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ahonen.
Nice jab there from Ahonen.
Shoe throws a front kick aimed at Ahonen's knee but Ahonen avoids it well.
Shoe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shoe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ahonen blocks a head kick by Shoe.
Ahonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoe throws a lazy head kick
letting Ahonen counter with a right hand.
Ahonen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A telegraphed right hand from Ahonen misses the target.
Shoe digs a good hook to Ahonen's body.
Ahonen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ahonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shoe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shoe has managed to clinch.
Ahonen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Shoe after a bit of a struggle.
Ahonen tries to throw a body punch but Shoe avoids it by throwing Ahonen back against the cage.
Gum Shoe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shoe digs a right hand underneath Ahonen's ribcage. Ahonen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shoe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shoe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shoe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shoe.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ahonen.
Ahonen blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Shoe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shoe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ahonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shoe lands a right hand.
Ahonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shoe misses with a punch on the inside.
Ahonen lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Shoe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shoe scores with a shoulder strike.
Shoe can't find room to land a body shot as Ahonen controls the action.
Shoe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shoe lands a nice uppercut.
Ahonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ahonen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shoes head.
Shoe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ahonen backwards.
Ahonen misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Ahonen.
Shoe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Ahonen.
Ahonen working aggressively here.
Ahonen blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gum Shoe dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ahonen throws the left hand but Shoe avoids the punch easily.
Shoe wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice shot by Shoe.
Ahonen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shoe's sensitive parts.
Shoe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Shoe scores with a four punch combination!
Shoe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ahonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ahonen swings for the body but Shoe moves out of range.
Gum Shoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Shoe.
Shoe defending well as Ahonen loads up on a big left hand.
Ahonen takes one to the side of the head.
Ahonen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slow jab from Shoe misses its intended target.
Ahonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ahonen moves forwards but Shoe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahonen loads up on a big right hand but Shoe slips the punch.
A jab from Ahonen misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahonen moves away from the strike by Shoe.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ahonen! But no joy.
Ahonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Shoe throws a head kick but Ahonen moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shoe. Ahonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shoe scores with a nice strike.
Shoe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ahonen throws a low kick but Shoe moves out of range easily.
Shoe feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Shoe scores with a hook to the body. Ahonen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ahonen avoids the head kick by Shoe.
Ahonen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ahonen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ahonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shoe.
Ahonen lands with a hook. Shoe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Shoe misses.
Shoe lands with a right hand.
Ahonen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shoe.
Shoe swings for the body but Ahonen moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoe scores with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Ahonen does it's job there.
Shoe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shoe throws a solid leg kick but Ahonen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shoe.
A nice side step and Ahonen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ahonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shoe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ahonen throws a head kick but Shoe moves out of range.
Shoe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shoe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ahonen counters with a right hand to the body.
Shoe misses with a low kick.
Ahonen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Shoe lands the left hand.
Ahonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shoe.
Shoe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shoe lands with a kick to the temple. Ahonen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ahonen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoe misses with a left hand
and Ahonen counters with a leg kick.
Ahonen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shoe's calf.
Shoe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ahonen.
A cross from Shoe lands.
Shoe lands a leg kick that knocks Ahonen off balance momentarily.
Shoe looks to land a combination but Ahonen avoids it well.
Ahonen digs a good body shot into Shoe's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shoe.
Manu Ahonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shoe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ahonen.
Shoe throwing a counter right hand but Ahonen manages to avoid it.
Ahonen checks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shoe.
Shoe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ahonen. That did some damage!
Shoe connects with a leg kick. Ahonen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ahonen blocks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahonen misses with a hook.
Shoe tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shoe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ahonen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahonen. Shoe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shoe feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ahonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ahonen scores with the left hand. Shoe knows he should have avoided that one.
Ahonen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ahonen checks a leg kick.
Shoe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shoe moves out of range of the body kick from Ahonen.
Danga de danga de dang - Shoe scores with a four punch combination!
Ahonen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shoe.
Ahonen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shoe to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ahonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shoe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ahonen misses with a looping left.
Shoe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ahonen can do to turn this around?
Shoe misses with a kick to the body.
Gum Shoe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ahonen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gum Shoe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shoe 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gum Shoe!
Post fight, Gum Shoe stared into the camera and said 'Don't touch my gums, I won't steal your shoes.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Wesson (ranked 905 p4p, 120 weight class) and Arjen Lucassen (ranked 954 p4p, 126 weight class). Wesson comes to the cage accompanied by In Your Honor - Foo Fighters. Arjen Lucassen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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201 lbs
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186 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Wesson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arjen Lucassen!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucassen connects with a body shot that sends Wesson's belly button to the back.
Lucassen throws a head kick that misses.
Wesson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wesson blocks a jab.
Lucassen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wesson connects with a body shot.
Lucassen misses with a body kick.
Wesson misses with an uppercut
and Lucassen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wesson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wesson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Lucassen.
Lucassen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Wesson misses the target.
Wesson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lucassen connects with a looping right hand.
Lucassen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wesson pushes Lucassen up against the cage in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wesson.
Lucassen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lucassen lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucassen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wesson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wesson works over Lucassen's head and body with a nice combination.
Lucassen misses with a wild combination.
Lucassen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lucassen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lucassen throws a wild body kick that Wesson sees coming a mile off.
Both fighters circling a little - Lucassen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lucassen moves out of range of the strikes.
Wesson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A clash of legs there as Lucassen blocks the low kick.
Wesson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lucassen.
Wesson closes the distance and pushes Lucassen back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucassen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lucassen misses with a hook. Wesson ducked under it nicely.
Wesson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lucassen.
Wesson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lucassen manages to circle out of the way.
Lucassen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wesson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucassen misses with a two punch combination.
Lucassen throws a hook to the side of Wesson's head but Wesson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wesson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wesson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucassen was well out of range. Poor timing from Wesson.
Wesson misses with a hook. Lucassen ducked under it nicely.
Lucassen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wesson sizes up Lucassen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wesson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big left from Lucassen misses.
Lucassen throws a head kick but Wesson moves out of range.
Lucassen lands a nice hook to Wesson's body. Wesson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wesson misses with an uppercut. Lucassen saw that one coming.
Lucassen looks to land a right hand but Wesson moved out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wesson, as that shot connected.
Lucassen clobbers Wesson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lucassen tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Wesson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lucassen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wesson's hands.
Lucassen lunges at Wesson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wesson's hand.
Wesson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lucassen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lucassen is just out of range.
Wesson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wesson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wesson digs a good body shot into Lucassen's ribs.
Lucassen scores with the left hand. Wesson knows he should have avoided that one.
Lucassen scores with the left hand. Wesson knows he should have avoided that one.
Lucassen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wesson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lucassen lands with a good body shot.
Wesson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lucassen is able to avoid easily.
Wesson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lucassen.
Lucassen throws a body punch but Wesson moves out of range.
Wesson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lucassen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Wesson. Beautiful body shot.
Lucassen ducks under a wild hook from Wesson.
Wesson tests Lucassen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arjen Lucassen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wesson looks to land a left hand but Lucassen moved out of range nicely.
Lucassen looks to land a body kick but Wesson moved away.
Wesson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lucassen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucassen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Lucassen does it's job there.
Lucassen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wesson on the side of the head.
Lucassen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lucassen walks into a jab.
Lucassen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A swing and a miss from Lucassen.
Lucassen scores with a head kick. Wesson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wesson slips a straight right by Lucassen.
Lucassen looks to land a right hand but Wesson moved out of range.
Lucassen misses with a body shot.
A cross from Wesson lands.
Lucassen lands a really nice looking cross but Wesson seems unphased.
Lucassen tries to keep at a distance but Wesson has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lucassen takes a shot to the head.
Lucassen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wesson misses with a hook. Lucassen ducked under it nicely.
Lucassen throws a hook but Wesson blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjen Lucassen dominated that round.
That's time! Wesson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lucassen throws a right and a left that Wesson avoids nicely.
Wesson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lucassen looks to score with a jab to the body but Wesson is just out of range.
Lucassen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wesson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lucassen.
Wesson ducks under a wild hook from Lucassen.
Lucassen misses with an uppercut. Wesson saw that one coming.
Nice body kick there by Lucassen.
Wesson moves away from the strike by Lucassen.
Wesson connects with a nice looking jab.
Arjen Lucassen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lucassen looks to land a left hand but Wesson moved out of range nicely.
Wesson jabs Lucassen right on the nose. Lucassen blinks but takes it well.
Lucassen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wesson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lucassen's hands.
Lucassen lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wesson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lucassen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wesson throwing a counter right hand but Lucassen manages to avoid it.
Lucassen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wesson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lucassen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lucassen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Lucassen misses.
Wesson needs to keep his hands up - Lucassen had a free shot at his head there.
Lucassen misses with a kick to the body.
Lucassen misses with a hook
and Wesson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wesson slips a straight right by Lucassen.
A little feinted left hand from Wesson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lucassen lands with an uppercut that bounces Wesson off the cage and back into range.
Jab by Lucassen.
Lucassen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lucassen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wesson scores with a leg kick.
Lucassen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wesson has time to react.
Lucassen throws the kick towards the body but Wesson avoids it.
Wesson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wesson throws a jab when Lucassen was well out of range.
Lucassen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wesson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lucassen manages to avoid it.
Lucassen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wesson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lucassen has time to react.
Lucassen throws a right hand that Wesson ducks under and follows up with a left that Wesson also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lucassen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wesson lands a nice looking body shot.
A cross from Lucassen lands.
Lucassen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wesson connects with a right hand. Lucassen shakes it off.
Lucassen throws a shot from downtown. Wesson moves away and avoids it.
Wesson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sloppy strikes from Lucassen. Those never looked like landing.
Lucassen lands a really nice looking cross but Wesson seems unphased.
Lucassen moves out of range of the body kick from Wesson.
Lucassen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wesson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lucassen throws a push kick but Wesson slaps the foot to one side.
Wesson lands with a cross.
Wesson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wesson punishes Lucassen's body with a nice straight punch.
Wesson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucassen connects with the punch.
Lucassen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wesson throws out the jab.
Wesson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wesson scoring well with a low kick there.
Wesson avoids the head kick by Lucassen.
Lucassen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lucassen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wesson.
Lucassen is looking to land body kicks.
Wesson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lucassen is looking to land body kicks.
Wesson thumps Lucassen with a low kick.
Lucassen throws a hook but Wesson blocks it.
It looked like Wesson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lucassen.
Lucassen throws a sloppy head kick and Wesson moves out of range easily.
Wesson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wesson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wesson lands a slapping body shot.
Wesson ducks under a wild hook from Lucassen.
A jab from Lucassen misses.
Wesson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lucassen misses with a body kick.
Lucassen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wesson throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucassen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wesson looks to land a right hand but Lucassen moved out of range.
Lucassen throws out a loose jab but Wesson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lucassen throws a hook but Wesson blocks it.
A big right from Wesson misses.
Lucassen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lucassen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wesson.
Lucassen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wesson in his tracks.
Lucassen blocks a head kick by Wesson.
Lucassen missing with a left hand there. Wesson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wesson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wesson moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wesson lands a right hook to the body.
Wesson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lucassen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lucassen takes one to the chin there.
Lucassen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lucassen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wesson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arjen Lucassen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wesson moves away from the strike by Lucassen.
Wesson missing with a left hand there. Lucassen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lucassen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lucassen throws a head kick that misses.
Wesson lands a leg kick that knocks Lucassen off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Wesson.
Lucassen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lucassen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wesson takes one to the side of the head.
Lucassen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lucassen misses with a straight left.
Lucassen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wesson.
Wesson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lucassen checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wesson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lucassen! But no joy.
Lucassen throws a wild body kick that Wesson sees coming a mile off.
Wesson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lucassen moves out of range of the body kick from Wesson.
Lucassen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wesson.
Lucassen moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucassen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wesson.
Lucassen scores with a head kick.
Wesson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lucassen is out of range.
Lucassen looks to throw a body kick
and Wesson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lucassen with a nice cross.
Lucassen takes a swing at Wesson's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Lucassen misses.
Wesson has Lucassen up against the cage in a clinch.
Lucassen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lucassen throws a hook but Wesson blocks it.
Wesson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Wesson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wesson.
Wesson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wesson tries to clinch up.
Lucassen flicks out a counter leg kick but Wesson steps away.
Wesson defending well as Lucassen loads up on a big left hand.
Wesson slips a straight right by Lucassen.
Lucassen misses with a looping right.
Wesson throws a good cross that connects.
Dean Wesson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wesson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice shot by Wesson.
It looks like Wesson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Lucassen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lucassen fakes the leg kick and cracks Wesson in the body.
Wesson misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Lucassen misses.
Nice cross by Lucassen.
Wesson slips a straight right by Lucassen.
Lucassen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wesson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Lucassen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lucassen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lucassen throws a hook but Wesson avoids it easily.
Wesson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wesson tries to clinch there but Lucassen circles away.
Wesson swings for the body but Lucassen moves out of range.
Wesson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lucassen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesson throws a body punch but Lucassen moves out of range.
Wesson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wesson connects with an inside leg kick.
Wesson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lucassen.
Wesson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Lucassen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lucassen.
Lucassen misses with a hook. Wesson ducked under it nicely.
Wesson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wesson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lucassen to score with a decent uppercut.
Arjen Lucassen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lucassen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lucassen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wesson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lucassen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wesson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wesson misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wesson ducks under a wild hook from Lucassen.
Lucassen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lucassen feints and then cracks Wesson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wesson down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucassen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lucassen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wesson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lucassen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wesson.
Wesson closes the distance and pushes Lucassen back into the cage.
Wesson misses with an elbow over the top.
Lucassen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lucassen manages to break the clinch.
Wesson throws a hook but Lucassen avoids it easily.
Wesson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wesson takes a swing at Lucassen's ribcage but misses.
Wesson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wesson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wesson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lucassen is just out of range.
Wesson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lucassen in his tracks.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arjen Lucassen.
I've got Lucassen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arjen Lucassen!
Arjen Lucassen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Dean Wesson had this to say: 'The better fighter won tonight. Congrats to my opponent. Got to get back to the gym and work my way to avenge this loss.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Garegin Balayan (ranked 287 p4p, 39 weight class) and Jack Douglas (ranked 350 p4p, 46 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Balayan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Troika. The crowd seem to be enjoying Douglas's choice of entrance music: Go For a Soda by Kim Mitchell. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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30
165 lbs
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160 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Garegin Balayan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Douglas.
Balayan misses with a body shot.
Balayan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Balayan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It seemed like Douglas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Douglas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Balayan lands a right hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Balayan.
Douglas is looking for the big counter here.
Balayan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Douglas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Balayan takes a swing at Douglas's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Douglas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Balayan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Balayan.
Balayan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Douglas misses with a leg kick
and Balayan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garegin Balayan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balayan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Douglas under the eye.
Balayan is looking to wear down Douglas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Douglas fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Balayan sprawls well initially but Douglas persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Balayan pushes Douglas off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balayan scores with a decent looking hook.
Balayan swings for the body but Douglas moves out of range.
Douglas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Douglas throws a nice looking combination but Balayan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Balayan is looking to counter with a body kick.
Balayan has managed to clinch.
Douglas prevents a body shot from Balayan.
Douglas can't find room to land a body shot as Balayan controls the action.
Balayan lands with a left to the head.
Balayan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Douglas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Balayan.
Balayan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Balayan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balayan blocking some punches.
Douglas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balayan's elbow.
Douglas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balayan blocks an uppercut.
Balayan lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Balayan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Balayan presses Douglas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Balayan on the inside.
Balayan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Balayan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Douglas has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Balayan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Douglas can turn it around.
Douglas working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Balayan.
Balayan blocks a body shot from Douglas.
Balayan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Balayan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Balayan.
Douglas looks winded!
Balayan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Balayan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Douglas throws a head punch that misses.
Douglas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Balayan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Balayan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Douglas is leaning against Balayan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Balayan can't find room to land a body shot as Douglas controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas tries a body shot but Balayan blocks it.
Balayan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Balayan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Balayan pushes Douglas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Balayan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Balayan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Balayan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Douglas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balayan's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Balayan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Balayan.
Balayan works on Douglas's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Balayan on the inside.
Douglas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Balayan.
Balayan lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balayan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Balayan.
Balayan lands a nice shot to the body.
Balayan cracks Douglas with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Balayan.
Nice body punch from Balayan.
A short left from Balayan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Balayan.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Balayan.
A short left from Balayan.
Douglas misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas misses with a punch on the inside.
Douglas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Douglas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Balayan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balayan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Balayan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Balayan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Douglas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Balayan gets through Douglas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Douglas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balayan scores with a shoulder strike.
Balayan lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balayan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Balayan lands a nice uppercut.
Douglas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Douglas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Balayan tries to work over Douglas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garegin Balayan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Douglas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Balayan delivers a nice body kick.
A lazy left from Balayan finds it's target.
Donk. Balayan catches Douglas right on the button with a cross.
The fighters circle momentarily. Balayan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Balayan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Balayan throws a body shot but no joy.
Balayan thuds a left hand into Douglas's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balayan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Douglas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Douglas.
Douglas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balayan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Douglas's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balayan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Douglas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Balayan finds it's way through Douglas's defenses.
An inside leg kick lands from Balayan.
Douglas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Douglas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A jab lands there for Balayan.
Balayan connects with a solid leg kick.
Douglas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Balayan swings for the body but Douglas moves out of range.
Balayan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Garegin Balayan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Douglas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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 cracks Douglas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Balayan.
Douglas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Garegin Balayan is winning the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by Balayan.
Douglas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Balayan. That one must have hurt.
Douglas misses the shot to the body.
Balayan clinches up with Douglas and pushes him back against the cage.
Douglas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Balayan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Balayan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balayan scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Douglas.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Douglas.
Balayan can't find room to land a body shot as Douglas controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas struggles to land a body shot inside as Balayan controls his hands.
Balayan manages to break the clinch.
Douglas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Balayan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balayan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Douglas throws a leg kick
and Balayan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Balayan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Douglas's sensitive parts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Douglas, right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balayan. Douglas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balayan throws a front kick that sends Douglas stumbling back into the cage.
Balayan scores with a body shot.
Balayan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Balayan scores with a jab. Douglas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balayan connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Balayan. That's going to slow Douglas down.
Douglas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balayan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Douglas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Douglas needs to keep his hands up - Balayan had a free shot at his head there.
Balayan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Douglas's sensitive parts.
Decent striking displayed by Balayan there.
Balayan moves into range and clinches up with Douglas.
A left hand lands to the body for Douglas.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Douglas.
A short right from Balayan.
Balayan lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garegin Balayan dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Douglas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balayan manages to avoid it.
Douglas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Douglas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Balayan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Douglas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Douglas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Balayan scores with a hook to the body. Douglas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Douglas connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balayan closes the distance and clinches.
Balayan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Douglas can do to turn this around?
Douglas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Douglas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Douglas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balayan works on Douglas's body with a couple of short punches.
Douglas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garegin Balayan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balayan lands with a light punch inside.
Balayan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Balayan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Balayan misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Douglas takes a shot to the head.
Douglas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Douglas takes a shot to the head.
Douglas throws a head punch that misses.
Balayan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Douglas struggles to land a body shot inside as Balayan controls his hands.
Douglas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balayan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Balayan lands with a short shot to the head.
Balayan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Douglas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Balayan cracks Douglas with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Balayan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balayan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Balayan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Balayan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Balayan lands with a nice body punch.
Douglas walks into a straight right hand from Balayan.
Balayan lands a nice shot to the body.
Balayan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters circling a little - Balayan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Balayan connects with a body shot.
Balayan throws out a powerful jab.
Nice jab there from Balayan.
Balayan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Balayan clobbers Douglas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Douglas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Douglas.
Balayan tried to counter with a leg kick but Douglas avoided it.
A good leg kick by Balayan.
Douglas throws the kick towards the body but Balayan avoids it.
Balayan lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Balayan.
Douglas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Balayan is looking to slow Douglas down with leg kicks.
Balayan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Douglas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Balayan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balayan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Douglas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Balayan.
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 scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Douglas doesn't seem bothered though.
Douglas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Douglas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balayan cracks Douglas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Douglas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Balayan finds it's way round the side to connect with Douglas's head.
Douglas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balayan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Douglas needs to keep his hands up - Balayan had a free shot at his head there.
Balayan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Garegin Balayan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Balayan 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garegin Balayan!
Garegin Balayan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Jack Douglas had this to say: 'The judges are corrupt! I should have won that.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshi Ekaku (ranked 772 p4p, 83 weight class) and Walter White (ranked 283 p4p, 36 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroshi Ekaku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walter White!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White scores with a decent looking hook.
White throws a body punch but Ekaku moves out of range.
White loads up on a big right hand but Ekaku slips the punch.
Ekaku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
Ekaku pivots, looking for a leg kick but White is out of range and Ekaku settles back down.
Ekaku misses with a hook.
Ekaku looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
Ekaku has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ekaku.
White scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from White.
White throws a lazy right hand but Ekaku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
White throws a front kick aimed at Ekaku's knee but Ekaku avoids it well.
Ekaku uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
White takes a swing at Ekaku's ribcage but misses.
White looks to land a left hand but Ekaku moved out of range nicely.
Ekaku fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. White looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ekaku throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
White throws a leg kick but Ekaku sees it coming and moves out of range.
White takes a swing at Ekaku's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ekaku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White blocks a leg kick.
Ekaku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
Ekaku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Ekaku on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ekaku shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice cross by White.
White lands with a shot to the body.
Ekaku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
Ekaku is looking to counter punch.
Ekaku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White throws a low kick but Ekaku avoids it.
Ekaku fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ekaku looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
Ekaku throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ekaku is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ekaku connects with a leg kick. White looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ekaku moves away from the strike by White.
White avoids the head kick by Ekaku.
Ekaku avoids the body shot from White.
White connects with a leg kick. Ekaku looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ekaku looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ekaku.
Ekaku tries to clinch there but White circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Ekaku checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
White scores with a leg kick.
White looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ekaku closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
White throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ekaku.
White throws a solid leg kick but Ekaku takes the impact on his shin and smiles at White.
Ekaku fires out a quick counter leg kick but White just manages to avoid it.
White throws a solid leg kick but Ekaku takes the impact on his shin and smiles at White.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ekaku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White takes a swing at Ekaku's ribcage but misses.
Ekaku checks a low kick from White.
White fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ekaku.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ekaku.
White looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
White moves out of range of the leg kick from Ekaku.
White throws a low kick, looking for Ekaku's leg but Ekaku calmly moves out of range.
Ekaku slips a jab from White.
Ekaku throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
Ekaku ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ekaku moves out of range as White throws a body kick.
Ekaku connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ekaku doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku gets cracked with a nice right hand there by White.
Ekaku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ekaku misses with a wild body shot.
Ekaku goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
White slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ekaku takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
Ekaku misses with a low kick.
White works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Walter White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ekaku avoids the body shot from White.
A jab lands there for Ekaku.
Ekaku loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Ekaku checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ekaku uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
Ekaku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
Ekaku attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
White misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for White.
Ekaku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ekaku can pounce on him.
Ekaku misses with a looping left.
White checks a low kick from Ekaku.
Ekaku throws a front kick that sends White stumbling back into the cage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from White.
Both fighters circling a little - Ekaku finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ekaku thows a left - swing and a miss!
White fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ekaku is out of range.
Ekaku throws a counter high kick but White was just alert enough to avoid it.
Ekaku checks a leg kick.
White throws a front kick aimed at Ekaku's knee but Ekaku avoids it well.
White throws a low kick but Ekaku moves out of range easily.
White slips under a jab.
White is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ekaku had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
White misses with a low kick as Ekaku jumps back.
White swings for the body but Ekaku moves out of range.
Ekaku checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ekaku swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ekaku tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ekaku takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ekaku tries to score with a low kick but White moves his leg out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Ekaku does a little dance to reset his feet.
White scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter White dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
White goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
White avoids the body shot from Ekaku.
Walter White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Ekaku.
Ekaku uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
White misses with a hook. Ekaku ducked under it nicely.
Ekaku is looking to counter punch.
White throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ekaku staying out of range there.
White misses with an uppercut.
White looks to land a left hand but Ekaku moved out of range nicely.
Ekaku throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ekaku throws a body kick that misses
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
White loads up on a big right hand but Ekaku slips the punch.
Ekaku checks a leg kick.
White throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ekaku thows a left - swing and a miss!
And White responds with a good body kick, but Ekaku manages to step out the way in time.
Ekaku looking to land some kicks to the body here.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White avoids a kick to the body.
White looks to land a right hand but Ekaku moved out of range.
Ekaku with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ekaku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
White buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
White connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ekaku's hands.
White misses with a low kick.
Ekaku quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ekaku was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Ekaku throws a big shot that misses.
White throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
White connects with an inside leg kick.
White throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ekaku.
White lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ekaku misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
White throws a body punch but Ekaku moves out of range.
Ekaku misses with a hook.
Ekaku dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White. That did some damage!
White defending well as Ekaku loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body kick there by White.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ekaku gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Ekaku's shoulder, as Ekaku tries to avoid the shot.
White uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ekaku is looking to land body kicks.
Ekaku tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ekaku might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ekaku. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ekaku keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ekaku is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
White throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ekaku throws a quick counter head kick but White was just out of range.
Ekaku throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ekaku takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ekaku moves into range and connects with a jab.
White lands with an overhand left.
Ekaku moves out of range as White strikes.
Ekaku takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ekaku throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ekaku tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
Ekaku's hands are dropping dangerously low here and White connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ekaku scrambles back to his feet.
Ekaku takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ekaku throws a big shot that misses.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White scores with a punch to the head.
Jab from White.
Ekaku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ekaku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White connects with a nice looking jab.
Ekaku lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
White is looking to slow Ekaku down with leg kicks.
Ekaku misses with a body kick.
Ekaku dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ekaku.
Ekaku punishes White's body with a nice straight punch.
White swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ekaku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Ekaku.
White tried to score with a low kick but Ekaku checks it.
Ekaku is looking to counter punch.
Ekaku looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ekaku throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
White paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good leg kick by Ekaku there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice body punch from Ekaku.
Ekaku delivers a nice body kick.
White misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku avoids the body shot from White.
A jab lands there for White.
Ekaku uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
White cracks the inside of Ekaku's front leg.
Ekaku throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White misses with an uppercut.
Ekaku thuds a left hand into White's body.
Ekaku ducks under a wild hook from White.
White scores with a punch to the head.
Ekaku blocks a jab.
White looks to land a right hand but Ekaku moved out of range.
Ekaku throwing a counter right hand but White manages to avoid it.
White misses with a body punch
and Ekaku counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ekaku throws a low kick but it's checked well by White.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from White misses.
Ekaku takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ekaku.
Ekaku moves away from the strike by White.
Ekaku loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Ekaku lands with a hook. White tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ekaku takes a jab right on the kisser.
White throws a lazy right hand but Ekaku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It appears Ekaku was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ekaku fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but White is out of range.
White finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
White misses with a straight left.
White misses with an uppercut.
Ekaku scores with a jab to the head.
White 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.
Ekaku looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
White checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by White.
White moves away from the strike by Ekaku.
Ekaku takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekaku throws the kick towards the body but White avoids it.
Ekaku works White's body with a nice hook.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ekaku.
Ekaku tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ekaku lands with a hook. White tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White tried to score with a low kick but Ekaku checks it.
White attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
White bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ekaku scoring well with a low kick there.
Ekaku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White throws a low kick but Ekaku moves out of range easily.
White paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ekaku checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A slow jab from Ekaku misses its intended target.
White misses with a kick to the body.
Ekaku misses with a looping right.
Ekaku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
White motions for Ekaku to come forward. White throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for White. That snapped Ekaku's head back.
White tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ekaku is able to avoid easily.
Ekaku scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ekaku scores with a punch to the head.
Ekaku's jab looks to have found its range, popping White under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White misses with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts White, as that shot connected.
Hiroshi Ekaku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good leg kick by White there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
White slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ekaku dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White. That did some damage!
Ekaku avoids the body shot from White.
Good shot there by White.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Ekaku counters with a straight right hand.
Ekaku misses with a kick to the body.
Good work by Ekaku as he checks the leg kick.
White lands a really nice looking cross but Ekaku seems unphased.
White chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ekaku keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ekaku walks into a stiff left hand from White.
A good leg kick by White.
White scores with a shot to the body.
White lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ekaku misses with a low kick.
White lands with a hook. Ekaku tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
White lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White throws a nice outside leg kick.
White tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by White there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slow jab from Ekaku misses its intended target.
Ekaku walks into a left hand.
White throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ekaku misses with a looping left.
Ekaku 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.
White uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ekaku has time to react.
Ekaku darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Walter White has been cut.
White cracks Ekaku with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
White connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White throws a leg kick but Ekaku sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ekaku misses with a straight right.
Ekaku misses with a body shot.
Ekaku with a hook.
Ekaku scores with a hook to the body. White takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
A clash of legs there as Ekaku blocks the low kick.
White walks into a left hand.
White misses with an uppercut.
Walter White is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ekaku fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the cage.
White blocking some punches.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White throws a big shot that misses.
Ekaku throws a hook but White blocks it.
White connects with a body shot.
Ekaku gets cracked with a nice right hand there by White.
Ekaku listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick from White.
White throws a leg kick which misses Ekaku's front leg but catches the back leg as Ekaku tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ekaku lunges at White with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by White's hand.
White fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ekaku.
Ekaku misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got White winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter White!
A victorious Walter White thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elgin Turner (ranked 292 p4p, 47 weight class) and Yancy Makaki Iii (ranked 393 p4p, 64 weight class). Turner comes to the cage accompanied by Wu-Tang Clan - Da Mystery Of Chessboxin'. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Elgin Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Yancy Makaki Iii!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Makaki Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Makaki Iii throws a leg kick which misses Turner's front leg but catches the back leg as Turner tries to avoid it.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makaki Iii manages to avoid it.
Turner connects with a body shot that sends Makaki Iii's belly button to the back.
Makaki Iii throws the left hand but Turner avoids the punch easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice cross by Turner.
Makaki Iii missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Makaki Iii misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Makaki Iii finds it's way through Turner's defenses.
A jab lands there for Turner.
Turner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Turner misses its intended target.
Turner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Makaki Iii.
Turner throws the left hand but Makaki Iii avoids the punch easily.
Turner throws a hook but Makaki Iii avoids it easily.
Turner throws a shot from downtown. Makaki Iii moves away and avoids it.
Jab, jab by Turner - just one landing.
The fighters circling - Makaki Iii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Makaki Iii.
An inside leg kick lands from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii tried to score with a low kick but Turner checks it.
Makaki Iii connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turner. Turner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner throws a right and a left that Makaki Iii avoids nicely.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yancy Makaki Iii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makaki Iii.
Turner lands with a hook. Makaki Iii tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Makaki Iii lands a nice looking kick to the body. Turner takes a step back to recover.
Makaki Iii gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elgin Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner misses with a hook. Makaki Iii ducked under it nicely.
Turner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Turner gets a clinch.
Turner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makaki Iii breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Makaki Iii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
Makaki Iii 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.
Makaki Iii chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Turner can pounce on him.
Turner seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makaki Iii checks the leg kick nicely there.
Turner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Makaki Iii.
Turner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Makaki Iii.
A big right from Turner misses.
Makaki Iii doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner looks to land a right hand but Makaki Iii moved out of range.
Turner lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Turner misses with an uppercut. Makaki Iii saw that one coming.
Turner lands a nice hook to Makaki Iii's body. Makaki Iii takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Makaki Iii throws the kick towards the body but Turner avoids it.
Makaki Iii throws a leg kick but Turner sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Makaki Iii blocks a jab.
The crowd cheers as Makaki Iii lands an impressive looking overhand right. Turner doesn't seem phased though.
Turner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Makaki Iii throws a push kick but Turner slaps the foot to one side.
Makaki Iii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
A little jabbing left from Makaki Iii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Turner throws a hook to the side of Makaki Iii's head but Makaki Iii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makaki Iii misses with a low kick.
Makaki Iii misses with the combination.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Turner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Turner.
Turner avoids the body shot from Makaki Iii.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Makaki Iii scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii blocks a jab.
Makaki Iii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Makaki Iii misses the shot to the body.
Makaki Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Turner walks into a straight right hand from Makaki Iii.
Turner misses with a hook. Makaki Iii ducked under it nicely.
Turner connects with a looping right hand.
Turner lands a head shot.
Makaki Iii ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
Turner works Makaki Iii's body with a nice hook.
Makaki Iii throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
Turner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Makaki Iii breaks from the clinch.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makaki Iii throws the left hand but Turner avoids the punch easily.
Makaki Iii looks to throw the jab but Turner is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turner shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Makaki Iii eats them both and turns towards Turner to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Turner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Turner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Makaki Iii with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
Makaki Iii will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Makaki Iii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turner throws out the jab.
Makaki Iii wants to counter with a clinch but Turner pushes him away.
Turner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Makaki Iii pinned against the cage. Makaki Iii gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Makaki Iii misses the shot to the body.
Makaki Iii misses the shot to the body.
Turner checks the leg kick.
Makaki Iii tries to land a leg kick but Turner saw it coming and moves away.
Turner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Makaki Iii, pushing him back against the cage.
Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Turner throws a jab but it's blocked by Makaki Iii.
Turner misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner misses with a straight right.
Makaki Iii feints a counter leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Turner.
Makaki Iii misses with an uppercut. Turner saw that one coming.
Turner shoots in for a takedown but Makaki Iii shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Turner checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elgin Turner 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.
Turner blocks a jab.
Turner thuds his right hand into Makaki Iii's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Makaki Iii pushes Turner away with a front kick.
Makaki Iii scores with a crisp jab that stopped Turner in his tracks.
Turner throws a hook to the side of Makaki Iii's head but Makaki Iii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turner throws a shot from downtown. Makaki Iii moves away and avoids it.
Makaki Iii avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Makaki Iii throws the left hand but Turner avoids the punch easily.
Makaki Iii throws a leg kick that misses.
Elgin Turner is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Turner does it's job there.
Turner tries to land a leg kick but Makaki Iii saw it coming and moves away.
Turner swings for the body but Makaki Iii moves out of range.
Turner misses with a body punch
and Makaki Iii counters with a nice uppercut.
Turner lands a body shot.
Turner avoids the body shot from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Turner is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Makaki Iii darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner misses with an uppercut.
Turner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makaki Iii was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Makaki Iii slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaki Iii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Makaki Iii misses with a wild body shot.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makaki Iii swats away the attempt to clinch by Turner.
Turner scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Turner misses.
Turner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Makaki Iii takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Turner lands with a right hand.
Makaki Iii connects with a looping right hand.
Turner throws a body punch but Makaki Iii moves out of range.
Makaki Iii scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Makaki Iii was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Makaki Iii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Makaki Iii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Turner connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makaki Iii shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Makaki Iii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii lands with a thumping leg kick.
Makaki Iii works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Turner lands a jab to Makaki Iii's midsection.
Turner moves into the clinch.
Makaki Iii blocks an uppercut.
Turner misses with a punch to the body.
Turner misses with some punches.
Makaki Iii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Makaki Iii - that landed with a thud.
Makaki Iii lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Turner.
Turner struggles to land a body shot inside as Makaki Iii controls his hands.
Turner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Makaki Iii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makaki Iii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turner.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Turner here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Turner throws a jab when Makaki Iii was well out of range.
Turner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Turner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Makaki Iii throws out the jab.
Turner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Turner walks forward, straight into a front kick from Makaki Iii.
Turner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Makaki Iii.
Turner gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii lands a body shot.
Turner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Makaki Iii has him pressed against the cage.
Turner misses with the head strike.
Makaki Iii's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turner.
Turner clobbers Makaki Iii with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Turner avoids the body shot from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii misses with a body kick.
Makaki Iii just misses with a punch to the body.
Makaki Iii just misses with a punch to the body.
Turner jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Turner throws a jab but it's blocked by Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
Makaki Iii misses with a low kick as Turner jumps back.
Turner punishes Makaki Iii's body with a nice straight punch.
Turner misses with a shot to the body
and Turner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch lands to the side of Makaki Iii 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Turner is looking to score with low kicks.
Turner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii misses the shot to the body.
Makaki Iii connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A leg kick checked by Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii throws a front kick aimed at Turner's knee but Turner avoids it well.
Makaki Iii swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Makaki Iii is looking to land body kicks.
Turner is looking to chop away at Makaki Iii's legs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Makaki Iii.
A big left from Turner misses.
Turner blocks a jab.
Turner blocks a low kick nicely.
Makaki Iii has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turner misses with a body shot.
Makaki Iii moves out of range as Turner strikes.
Makaki Iii takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turner seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Makaki Iii misses with a hook.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makaki Iii misses with a low kick.
A jab from Makaki Iii misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yancy Makaki Iii 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Makaki Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
Makaki Iii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Turner clinches up against the cage.
Turner lands a shot to the body.
Makaki Iii is fighting off a takedown attempt but Turner is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Makaki Iii to the mat. Makaki Iii regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Turner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Turner engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Turner continues to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Turner misses with a body shot.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makaki Iii moves away.
Makaki Iii dips to his left and cracks Turner with an uppercut!
Turner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Makaki Iii feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Turner's calf.
Makaki Iii swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Makaki Iii chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a jab but it's blocked by Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Turner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A combination from Turner does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Turner.
Turner throws a series of punches but Makaki Iii moves out of range.
Turner defending well as Makaki Iii loads up on a big left hand.
Nice jab there from Makaki Iii.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makaki Iii lands a really nice looking cross but Turner seems unphased.
Turner tries to clinch up.
Makaki Iii has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Makaki Iii takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Makaki Iii enables Turner to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Makaki Iii manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
More hug and hope from Turner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii controlling Turner's posture.
Turner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Makaki Iii is trying to keep Turner in close.
Makaki Iii pulls Turner in close to his closed guard and prevents Turner from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Turner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makaki Iii.
A little feinted left hand from Turner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Makaki Iii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makaki Iii misses with a kick to the body.
Turner feinted with a counter takedown.
Makaki Iii wants to slow Turner down by chopping away at his legs.
Turner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Turner throws a jab but it's blocked by Makaki Iii.
Turner ducks under a wild hook from Makaki Iii.
Turner throws a poor cross that misses
and Makaki Iii counters with a stiff right hand.
Makaki Iii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turner manages to avoid it.
Turner closes the distance and clinches.
Turner is trying to push Makaki Iii away but Makaki Iii has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Makaki Iii blocking some punches.
Turner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Makaki Iii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Makaki Iii breaks the clinch.
Makaki Iii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turner throws out a loose jab but Makaki Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner doesn't manage to clinch there - Makaki Iii circles away.
Makaki Iii looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Makaki Iii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elgin Turner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Turner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elgin Turner!
Elgin Turner bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitri Zaitsev (ranked 743 p4p, 101 weight class) and Mush Mouth (ranked 570 p4p, 77 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dmitri Zaitsev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mush Mouth!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaitsev scores with the left hand. Mouth knows he should have avoided that one.
Zaitsev lands with a right hand.
Mouth misses with a body shot.
Zaitsev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mouth takes a swing at Zaitsev's ribcage but misses.
Mouth is looking to chop away at Zaitsev's legs.
Mouth changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zaitsev tries to avoid it but Mouth manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zaitsev to the ground. Zaitsev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zaitsev throws a body punch but Mouth moves out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mouth 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.
Mouth takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circling - Zaitsev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mouth dives in and scores a takedown into Zaitsev's guard.
Mouth stopping the sweep attempt from Zaitsev.
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!
Mouth distracts Zaitsev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mouth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zaitsev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mouth postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaitsev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mouth is one step ahead there.
Zaitsev has Mouth pulled in close to control his posture.
Mouth stopping the sweep attempt from Zaitsev.
Mouth postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mouth lands a couple of digs.
Mouth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mouth connects with a couple of short punches.
Mouth distracts Zaitsev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mouth is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Zaitsev wants to sweep here but Mouth controlling him for the moment.
Mouth lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zaitsev is on top in guard.
Zaitsev throwing strikes from guard but Mouth blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zaitsev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zaitsev throws a big right hand that misses.
Mouth avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zaitsev throws a strike but Mouth rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mouth lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mouth throwing strikes but missing.
Zaitsev 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mouth's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zaitsev keeping full guard, as Mouth tries to pass.
Mouth is working Zaitsev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouth with a nice head shot there.
Zaitsev has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mouth chips away with some ground and pound.
Mouth advances position into side control!
Mouth is looking to take a break and control but Zaitsev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zaitsev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zaitsev is working hard here to advance position.
Mouth is putting a hurting on Zaitsev here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mouth is working Zaitsev over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouth working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mouth lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Zaitsev down.
Zaitsev is trying to get back to half guard.
Mouth gets to mount! Zaitsev was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
A nice elbow there by Mouth.
Zaitsev is rocked!
Mouth lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Zaitsev! Mouth sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Zaitsev and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mush Mouth!
Mush Mouth managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Garra Nutri, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Shamrock (ranked 94 p4p, 13 weight class) and Archie Griffiths (ranked 71 p4p, 10 weight class). Shamrock's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, One Winged Angel by The Black Mages. Archie Griffiths is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Archie Griffiths!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffiths.
Shamrock has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Shamrock moves out of range as Griffiths throws a body kick.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
Shamrock lands a lovely overhand right.
Griffiths avoids the body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock scores with the left hand. Griffiths knows he should have avoided that one.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
Griffiths misses with a body shot.
Griffiths misses the shot to the body.
Shamrock 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.
Shamrock tries to score with a low kick but Griffiths moves his leg out of the way.
Shamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamrock moves out of range of the body kick from Griffiths.
Griffiths throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shamrock lands with a cross.
Shamrock takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shamrock.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffiths buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nick Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Griffiths.
Shamrock sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Griffiths throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shamrock moves out of range of the leg kick from Griffiths.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
Shamrock checks a leg kick nicely.
Shamrock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A clash of legs there as Shamrock blocks the low kick.
Griffiths misses with a wild body shot.
Shamrock is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Griffiths digs a good body shot into Shamrock's ribs.
Shamrock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A good leg kick by Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a hook. Griffiths ducked under it nicely.
Griffiths misses with a leg kick
and Shamrock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griffiths throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shamrock connects with a body shot that sends Griffiths's belly button to the back.
Griffiths tries to land a front kick but Shamrock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Griffiths misses with an uppercut.
Griffiths waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shamrock.
Griffiths takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Griffiths lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamrock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffiths manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A looping hook to the body misses from Shamrock. Griffiths does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griffiths walks into a stiff left hand from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a body punch but Griffiths moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut. Griffiths saw that one coming.
Griffiths throws a head kick but Shamrock moves out of range.
Griffiths is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shamrock rather than just go for the knockout.
Shamrock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Griffiths connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shamrock takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shamrock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Griffiths pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shamrock is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Griffiths waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shamrock.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Griffiths 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 Shamrock has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shamrock and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab from Shamrock finds it's way through Griffiths's defenses.
Shamrock connects with a nice looking jab.
Shamrock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A nice inside leg kick there by Griffiths. That's going to slow Shamrock down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Griffiths.
Shamrock scores with a jab to the head.
Shamrock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Griffiths scores with a jab to the head.
Shamrock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Griffiths.
Griffiths fakes the leg kick and cracks Shamrock in the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shamrock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Griffiths blocks the low kick.
Shamrock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griffiths throws a body shot but no joy.
Griffiths misses the shot to the body.
Shamrock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Griffiths has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Griffiths throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Griffiths defending well as Shamrock loads up on a big left hand.
Griffiths with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shamrock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shamrock misses with a hook.
A big left from Shamrock misses.
Shamrock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Griffiths on the side of the head.
Shamrock 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.
A low kick from Shamrock is predictable there
and Griffiths counters with a left and a right that stings Shamrock.
Griffiths misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Griffiths's sensitive parts.
Griffiths scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shamrock misses with a two punch combination.
Shamrock throws out a leg kick but Griffiths moves out of range and Shamrock only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shamrock can pounce on him.
Nice defenses there by Griffiths.
Jab by Shamrock.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Griffiths, right into the meat.
Shamrock throws a leg kick but Griffiths moved away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Griffiths, right into the meat.
Griffiths moves out of range as Shamrock strikes.
Shamrock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Griffiths doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Shamrock misses.
Shamrock throws a shot from downtown. Griffiths moves away and avoids it.
Griffiths only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A jab from Shamrock finds it's way through Griffiths's defenses.
Griffiths fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shamrock is out of range.
Shamrock swings for the body but Griffiths moves out of range.
Griffiths lands an overhand right.
Griffiths lands a leg kick that knocks Shamrock off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffiths throws a leg kick but Shamrock sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shamrock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Griffiths's calf.
Griffiths misses with a looping left.
A clash of legs there as Shamrock blocks the low kick.
Griffiths lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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 Nick Shamrock will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shamrock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffiths manages to avoid it.
Shamrock scores with a crisp jab that stopped Griffiths in his tracks.
Griffiths slips under a jab.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
Shamrock moves out of range as Griffiths throws a body kick.
Shamrock looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Griffiths tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shamrock lands a slapping body shot.
Griffiths takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shamrock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Griffiths scores with a nice right hand.
Shamrock lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shamrock throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Griffiths 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.
Griffiths throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Griffiths 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 looks to land a left hand but Griffiths moved out of range nicely.
Shamrock throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamrock moves out of range of the leg kick from Griffiths.
Shamrock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffiths moves away.
Griffiths uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shamrock.
Griffiths throws out a counter right but Shamrock avoids it with no problem.
Griffiths closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shamrock throws out a loose jab but Griffiths uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice side step and Griffiths releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Griffiths is looking to land body kicks.
Shamrock throws a body shot but no joy.
Shamrock throws a leg kick but Griffiths moved away.
Griffiths checks a leg kick nicely.
Shamrock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Griffiths's calf.
Shamrock clobbers Griffiths with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shamrock feints a jab promting Griffiths to slip. Shamrock then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Griffiths slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Shamrock's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Griffiths connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shamrock scrambles back to his feet.
A slow jab from Griffiths misses its intended target.
Shamrock throws a shot to the body.
Griffiths's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Griffiths smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Griffiths throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shamrock throws an off balance right hand
and Griffiths counters with a right hand to the body.
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!
Shamrock moves out of range as Griffiths throws a body kick.
Shamrock is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Shamrock scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Griffiths misses with a looping right.
Shamrock fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths misses with a hook.
Shamrock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffiths was well out of range. Poor timing from Shamrock.
Shamrock scores with a decent looking hook.
Griffiths misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shamrock counters with an inside leg kick.
Shamrock scores with a leg kick.
Shamrock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griffiths can do to turn this around?
Griffiths throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shamrock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shamrock. That's going to slow Griffiths down.
Shamrock tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Griffiths is able to avoid easily.
Griffiths tries a low kick but Shamrock avoids it.
Shamrock avoids a kick to the body.
Shamrock throws a solid leg kick but Griffiths takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shamrock.
Griffiths misses with a leg kick.
Shamrock throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Griffiths on the side of the head.
Shamrock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griffiths.
Griffiths fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shamrock throws out a loose jab but Griffiths uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock sizes up Griffiths with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Griffiths throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shamrock.
Shamrock tried to counter with a leg kick but Griffiths avoided it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Griffiths misses
and Shamrock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Griffiths lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shamrock checks the leg kick.
Shamrock tries a low kick but Griffiths avoids it.
It seemed like Griffiths was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Griffiths fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shamrock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shamrock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Griffiths showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shamrock.
Griffiths throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shamrock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Griffiths misses with a double jab.
Shamrock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Griffiths throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good leg kick by Shamrock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Griffiths misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shamrock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffiths. Shamrock does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock throws a shot from downtown. Griffiths moves away and avoids it.
A left lands for Griffiths.
Shamrock missing with a left hand there. Griffiths was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths throws a looping overhand right but Shamrock ducks down to avoid it.
A left lands for Shamrock.
Griffiths scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shamrock doesn't seem bothered though.
Griffiths has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shamrock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Griffiths can pounce on him.
Griffiths throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shamrock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Griffiths is looking to land body kicks.
Shamrock swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shamrock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Griffiths keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffiths takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shamrock scores with a body shot.
Griffiths blocks a jab.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
Nick Shamrock is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shamrock. Griffiths does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffiths walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shamrock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
No joy there for Griffiths, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big right from Griffiths misses.
Shamrock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Griffiths counters with a low kick, right behind Shamrock 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Griffiths uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shamrock.
Griffiths feints a counter leg kick.
Griffiths cracks the inside of Shamrock's front leg.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
Griffiths has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a low kick but Griffiths avoids it.
Griffiths throws a body kick that misses.
Griffiths fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shamrock is out of range.
Shamrock swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shamrock stuns Griffiths with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from Griffiths.
Shamrock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griffiths.
Griffiths lands a head kick. Shamrock smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Shamrock throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock swings for the body but Griffiths moves out of range.
Shamrock throws an overhand right that lands on Griffiths's shoulder, as Griffiths tries to avoid the shot.
Griffiths throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shamrock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A good leg kick by Shamrock.
Shamrock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Griffiths lands with a kick to the temple. Shamrock shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffiths.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths throws a chopping leg kick but Shamrock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Griffiths connects with an inside leg kick.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
Shamrock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Griffiths at a distance.
Shamrock misses with a looping right.
Griffiths moves out of range of the leg kick from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a leg kick that misses.
Shamrock is looking to slow Griffiths down with leg kicks.
Shamrock connects with a body shot.
Griffiths has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shamrock.
Good work by Griffiths as he checks the leg kick.
Shamrock throws out a powerful jab.
Griffiths throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shamrock.
An attempted straight right counter from Shamrock misses the target.
Griffiths scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shamrock moves out of range of the strikes.
Shamrock throws a lazy right hand but Griffiths sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shamrock backing away here, and Griffiths unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Griffiths throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Griffiths lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock throws the left hand but Griffiths avoids the punch easily.
Shamrock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Griffiths.
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 Griffiths has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Griffiths and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shamrock takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shamrock attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Griffiths, right into the meat.
Shamrock tried to score with a low kick but Griffiths checks it.
Griffiths misses the shot to the body.
Griffiths staying out of range there.
Griffiths's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shamrock connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Griffiths scrambles back to his feet.
Griffiths tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shamrock is able to avoid easily.
Griffiths cracks Shamrock with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shamrock scores with a nice head shot.
Shamrock misses with a jab to the body
and Griffiths counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shamrock misses with a body shot.
Griffiths throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamrock looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Griffiths jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Shamrock.
Griffiths on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shamrock. Shamrock obviously looking to wear him down.
Archie Griffiths has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffiths.
Griffiths loads up on a big right hand but Shamrock slips the punch.
Good exchange - Shamrock coming out on top.
Shamrock scores with a jab. Griffiths acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffiths on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shamrock. Shamrock obviously looking to wear him down.
Griffiths connects with a solid leg kick.
Shamrock throws out a leg kick but Griffiths moves out of range and Shamrock only half commits.
Griffiths ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Shamrock backing away here, and Griffiths unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Griffiths attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shamrock lands with an overhand left.
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from Griffiths.
Griffiths uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shamrock.
Shamrock lands with a shot to the body.
Shamrock moves away from the strike by Griffiths.
Shamrock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffiths.
Griffiths thumps Shamrock with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffiths pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Griffiths swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Griffiths misses the target.
Shamrock moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Shamrock on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Griffiths swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.
Griffiths takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shamrock dips to his left and cracks Griffiths with an uppercut!
Shamrock stuns Griffiths with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Griffiths on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good shot there by Shamrock.
A big right from Griffiths misses.
Shamrock lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shamrock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Griffiths has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice jab there from Shamrock.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock checks a leg kick nicely.
Griffiths throws a series of punches but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock cracks the inside of Griffiths's front leg.
Griffiths slips a straight right by Shamrock.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Shamrock!
Nick Shamrock 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Diggs (ranked 67 p4p, 11 weight class) and Benson Whyte (ranked 98 p4p, 15 weight class). Diggs comes to the cage accompanied by HARDAWAY. Whyte has chosen Bob Marley - Jammin as his entrance music. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Diggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Benson Whyte!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte moves out of range as Diggs strikes.
Diggs misses with a low kick.
Diggs definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Diggs misses with a kick to the body.
Diggs misses with a leg kick
and Whyte counters with a leg kick.
Whyte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diggs.
Whyte throws a big shot that misses.
Diggs motions for Whyte to come forward. Diggs throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diggs scoring well with a low kick there.
Diggs slips a jab from Whyte.
Whyte walks into a stiff left hand from Diggs.
Diggs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whyte slips a jab and a cross from Diggs.
Whyte takes a swing at Diggs's ribcage but misses.
Whyte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diggs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Whyte scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diggs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whyte throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggs lands a right hook to the body.
Diggs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diggs throws a leg kick but Whyte sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte misses with a hook
and Diggs counters with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diggs. That's going to slow Whyte down.
Diggs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whyte looks to score with a jab to the body but Diggs is just out of range.
Whyte looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Diggs lands a nice hook to Whyte's body. Whyte takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice body punch from Whyte.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Whyte cracks a nice hook into Diggs's ribs.
Diggs moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Diggs 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.
Whyte appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Diggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diggs throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diggs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Whyte misses with a body kick.
Whyte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diggs.
Diggs delivers a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Whyte misses its intended target.
Whyte throws a looping overhand right but Diggs ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte moves in looking to clinch but Diggs pushes him off.
Whyte connects with a solid leg kick.
Diggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whyte.
Whyte misses with a leg kick
and Diggs counters with a straight right hand.
Whyte misses with a body kick.
A big left from Whyte misses.
Diggs is looking to wear down Whyte with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Whyte 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.
Diggs throws the kick towards the body but Whyte avoids it.
Whyte pushes Diggs up against the cage in a clinch.
Whyte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whyte has a couple of punches blocked by Diggs.
Diggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diggs is working Whyte over against the cage.
Whyte misses with some punches.
Diggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whyte scores with a nice strike.
Diggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whyte.
Whyte tries a head kick but it misses.
Whyte moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs scores with a hook to the body.
Diggs blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diggs.
Whyte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whyte can't find room to land a body shot as Diggs controls the action.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whyte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Diggs wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Diggs chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Whyte throws a big shot that misses.
Diggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whyte takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diggs misses with a looping right.
Whyte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diggs.
Diggs appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Diggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whyte.
Diggs throws a leg kick but Whyte checks it.
Diggs throws a low kick but it's checked well by Whyte.
Diggs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whyte.
Whyte clinches with his opponent.
Whyte tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whyte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggs working aggressively here.
Whyte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whyte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diggs backwards.
Diggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diggs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Whyte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whyte blocking some punches.
Diggs tries to throw a body punch but Whyte avoids it by throwing Diggs back against the cage.
Whyte tries a knee to the head but Diggs blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Whyte.
Diggs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diggs lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whyte cracks Diggs with a nice body shot.
Whyte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Whyte blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diggs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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 Orlando Diggs will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Whyte avoids the head kick by Diggs.
Whyte scores with a nice head shot.
Whyte lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diggs lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Whyte throws a jab when Diggs was well out of range.
Whyte throws the left hand but Diggs avoids the punch easily.
Whyte slips under a jab.
Whyte checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diggs lands a jab to Whyte's midsection.
Whyte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diggs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Whyte.
Whyte misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte misses the jab.
Diggs blocks a jab.
A jab from Whyte finds it's way through Diggs's defenses.
Diggs pivots, looking for a leg kick but Whyte is out of range and Diggs settles back down.
Whyte thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Diggs if he has to take too many more of those.
Orlando Diggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diggs ducks under a wild hook from Whyte.
Diggs just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs catches Whyte with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diggs moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Whyte tries to clinch but Diggs moves out of range.
Diggs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Whyte misses with a head kick.
Whyte fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diggs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice body kick from Diggs.
Diggs lands a jab to Whyte's midsection.
Diggs checks a leg kick nicely.
Diggs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whytes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Whyte misses with a looping left.
Diggs throws a hook but Whyte avoids it easily.
Whyte works the jab nicely.
Whyte throws a looping overhand right but Diggs ducks down to avoid it.
Whyte throws a chopping leg kick but Diggs manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggs lands a nice shot that snaps Whyte's head back.
Whyte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whyte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Whyte.
Diggs looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diggs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whytes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Diggs lands a glancing blow to the side of Whyte's head.
Whyte dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diggs. That did some damage!
Diggs lands with a kick to the ribs.
Whyte takes a kick to the side of the head.
Diggs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diggs slips a straight right by Whyte.
Diggs throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diggs slips under a jab from Whyte.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diggs 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 Whyte has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Whyte and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Whyte misses with an uppercut.
Whyte throws a lazy right hand but Diggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diggs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diggs. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diggs is looking to score with low kicks.
Diggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Whyte - just one landing.
Diggs defending well as Whyte loads up on a big left hand.
Diggs throwing a counter right hand but Whyte manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte throws a leg kick which misses Diggs's front leg but catches the back leg as Diggs tries to avoid it.
Diggs throws a jab but it's blocked by Whyte.
Diggs moves out of range of the body kick from Whyte.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diggs looks to land a right hand but Whyte moved out of range.
Whyte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diggs avoids a kick to the body.
Diggs lands a slapping body shot.
Diggs lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Whyte wants to slow Diggs down by chopping away at his legs.
Diggs looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Diggs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whyte counters with a solid body kick.
Whyte takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diggs attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Whyte throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diggs on the side of the head.
Whyte has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diggs lands a body shot in the clinch.
Benson Whyte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Diggs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte tries a knee to the head but Diggs blocks it.
Whyte swings wildly with an uppercut but Diggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whyte lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Orlando Diggs has been cut.
Whyte working aggressively here.
Diggs works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Whyte can't find room to land a body shot as Diggs controls the action.
Diggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Whyte.
Diggs working aggressively here.
Whyte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whyte tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Whyte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whyte blocks a body shot from Diggs.
Whyte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whyte blocking some punches.
Diggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Whyte - that landed with a thud.
Diggs lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Benson Whyte will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Orlando Diggs's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Whyte feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diggss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Whyte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diggs.
Diggs throws a nice head kick!
Diggs takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Whyte moves out of range as Diggs strikes.
Whyte cracks a nice hook into Diggs's ribs.
Diggs moves out of range of the body kick.
Diggs misses with a head kick.
Whyte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diggs throws a sloppy head kick and Whyte moves out of range easily.
Diggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whyte.
Diggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whyte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Diggs counter with a right hand.
Whyte lands with a right hand.
Whyte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diggs throws out the jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diggs, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Whyte misses with a wild body shot.
Diggs throwing a counter right hand but Whyte manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Diggs misses its intended target.
Whyte is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs with a hook.
Diggs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Diggs moves out of range of the body kick from Whyte.
Diggs's corner calls for a 1-2. Diggs obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Diggs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whyte throws out the jab.
As Whyte looks to move away, Diggs throws a big counter combo but Whyte just gets out of the way.
Whyte buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Whyte's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diggs throws a jab when Whyte was well out of range.
Whyte fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diggs is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whyte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diggs connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Whyte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Whyte misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diggs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Whyte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diggs.
Diggs misses with a leg kick.
Whyte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot lands for Diggs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whyte.
Whyte looks to land a right hand but Diggs moved out of range.
A leg kick checked by Diggs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Diggs swings widly with a right hand
and Whyte counters with a right hand to the body.
Whyte checks the leg kick.
Whyte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice defenses there by Whyte.
Whyte misses with an uppercut.
Diggs is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big right from Whyte misses.
Diggs keeps Whyte at a distance using the push kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diggs.
Whyte only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Diggs misses the jab.
Whyte throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diggs lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Diggs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Whyte counters with a leg kick.
Whyte connects with a single shot there.
Diggs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diggs misses with a wild body shot.
Whyte counters with a body kick.
Diggs misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whyte.
Diggs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whyte throws out the jab.
Diggs misses with a low kick.
Whyte throws a sloppy head kick and Diggs moves out of range easily.
Diggs tried to score with a low kick but Whyte checks it.
Diggs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diggs cracks Whyte with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diggs displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Whyte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diggs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Whyte.
Whyte has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diggs finds it's way round the side to connect with Whyte's head.
An inside leg kick from Diggs misses.
Whyte is looking to slow Diggs down with leg kicks.
Diggs throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Diggs moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diggs punishes Whyte's body with a nice straight punch.
Diggs drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs wants to land a leg kick but Whyte is out of range.
Whyte takes a swing at Diggs's ribcage but misses.
Whyte throws a hook to the side of Diggs's head but Diggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Diggs.
Whyte takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Diggs misses with an attempted mid kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Whyte.
Diggs moves away from the strike by Whyte.
Diggs with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Whyte to score with a decent uppercut.
Jab by Whyte.
Whyte tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diggs throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diggs throws a body kick that misses.
Whyte dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diggs. That did some damage!
Diggs throws a solid leg kick but Whyte takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diggs.
Whyte motions for Diggs to come forward. Whyte throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Whyte throws a big shot that misses.
Whyte lands with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Orlando Diggs.
I think Diggs has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Orlando Diggs!
A victorious Orlando Diggs thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Benson Whyte had this to say: 'Man what a bad streak of luck. I can't catch a break lately can I? I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Latka Gravas (ranked 85 p4p, 15 weight class) and Junkyard Dog (ranked 147 p4p, 22 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latka Gravas !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Junkyard Dog!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog misses the shot to the body.
Dog darts in and clinches Gravas up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Gravas as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gravas fails to land.
Dog working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gravas lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Dog.
Dog has Gravas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gravas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dog gets a trip takedown into half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Dog working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Gravas actively working from the bottom here.
Dog throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gravas trying to control but Dog postures up.
Dog is nestled in close to Gravas , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gravas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gravas defending well though.
Gravas wants to control but Dog is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gravas misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Dog thows a huge punch but Gravas dodges it nicely.
Dog sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gravas defending well though.
Dog misses with a head shot. Gravas uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gravas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dog has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dog.
Dog postures up and lands a big shot to Gravas 's brow.
Gravas is pulling down on Dog's head. It's preventing any offense from Dog, at least for the moment.
Gravas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gravas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gravas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gravas is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dog working the head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Gravas 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dog cracks Gravas with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Gravas is looking for a sweep.
Dog working the ground and pound from side control.
Gravas takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dog working away.
Gravas takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas wants to control but Dog postures up.
Dog trying to control the position but Gravas is working away.
Gravas struggling a bit here.
Dog is trying to ground and pound but Gravas uses the momentary lack of control by Dog to regain half guard.
Gravas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dog is working away from the top position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gravas is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junkyard Dog 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.
Dog paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gravas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gravas throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Junkyard Dog has been cut.
Gravas thuds his right hand into Dog's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dog tries to clinch but Gravas moves out of range.
Gravas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gravas swats away the attempt to clinch by Dog.
Gravas thumps Dog with a low kick.
Dog scores with a jab to the body.
Gravas tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice jab there from Gravas .
Latka Gravas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gravas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gravas throws a head kick but Dog moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Dog on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gravas throws out a leg kick but Dog moves out of range and Gravas only half commits.
A solid body kick from Gravas .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog looks for a takedown but Gravas sprawls well.
Gravas misses with a wild body shot.
Latka Gravas is winning the standup battle so far.
Gravas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gravas lands a body shot.
Gravas lands a really nice looking cross but Dog seems unphased.
Dog throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gravas misses with a body kick.
Dog steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Gravas throws a leg kick but Dog checks it.
Gravas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gravas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dog misses with a low kick.
Gravas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gravas throws a head kick but Dog moves out of range.
Dog shapes to counter with a head kick.
Gravas takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dog fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravas lands a nice looking body kick.
Dog throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dog misses with a body kick.
Gravas misses with a kick to the body
and Dog counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gravas !
Dog working away.
Dog working the ground and pound.
Gravas can't do much from the bottom here.
Dog scores with punches from side control.
Gravas struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog lands an elbow.
Gravas tries to buck Dog off but Dog is having none of it.
Dog scores with punches from side control.
Dog looks up at the clock and then as Gravas takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dog smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dog is working Gravas over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gravas is trying to improve his position.
Dog has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gravas takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gravas is looking for a sweep.
Dog is working Gravas over with some ground and pound from side control.
Dog wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gravas keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gravas struggling a bit here.
Gravas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gravas is working hard here to advance position.
You can see the frustration on Gravas 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Junkyard Dog will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Junkyard Dog's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dog blocks the body kick.
Dog is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Gravas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dog bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gravas 's head.
Gravas misses with a wild body shot.
Dog checks a leg kick.
Gravas tries a head kick but it misses.
Gravas looks to throw a body kick
and Dog counters with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Gravas misses its intended target.
Gravas throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dog throws a head kick that misses.
Dog misses the shot to the body.
Dog tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gravas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dog somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog is looking to slow Gravas down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gravas misses with a body kick.
Gravas scores with a body shot.
Dog connects with a right hand. Gravas shakes it off.
Dog lands a body shot.
Gravas throws a wild body kick that Dog sees coming a mile off.
Dog moves out of range of the body kick.
Dog throws out a loose jab but Gravas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dog lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gravas just misses with a punch to the body.
Gravas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gravas throws a sloppy head kick and Dog moves out of range easily.
Dog only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gravas 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.
Gravas 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.
Gravas misses with the body kick
and Dog counters with an outside leg kick.
Latka Gravas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dog ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dog, right into the meat.
Gravas throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dog makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gravas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dog scores with a punch to the head.
Gravas throws a right and a left that Dog avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gravas scores with a head kick. Dog tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dog moves into range and clinches up with Gravas .
Gravas swings wildly with an uppercut but Dog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gravas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dog.
Dog lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dog softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dog lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gravas backwards.
Dog is looking for a takedown.
Dog has a couple of punches blocked by Gravas .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gravas .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Dog.
Dog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gravas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gravas is fighting off a takedown attempt but Dog is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gravas to the mat. Gravas regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Dog postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gravas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gravas keeping full guard, as Dog tries to pass.
Dog postures up.
Gravas is looking for a triangle but Dog pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dog cracks Gravas with a solid left hand.
Gravas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dog working some strikes from top position.
Gravas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dog wants to pass the guard but Gravas is keeping the position.
Dog cracks Gravas with a solid left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junkyard Dog comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dog winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junkyard Dog!
A relieved looking Junkyard Dog 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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