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T144: Battle Lines PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maurício Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasily Kornilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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165 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
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178 cm
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160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maurício Aurelio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vasily Kornilov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kornilov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aurelio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kornilov tries to clinch up.
Aurelio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kornilov connects with a nice looking jab.
Kornilov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aurelio.
Donk. Aurelio catches Kornilov right on the button with a cross.
Aurelio takes a swing at Kornilov's ribcage but misses.
Aurelio looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Aurelio trying to control from Kornilov's half guard. Kornilov has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Aurelio stopping the sweep attempt from Kornilov.
Aurelio advances to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kornilov is doing well to control the position and prevent Aurelio from advancing to side control.
Kornilov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aurelio trying to control the position from guard on top but Kornilov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kornilov has his hands on Aurelio's head, controlling the position.
Kornilov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kornilov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aurelio's guard.
Kornilov forces his way into half guard.
Kornilov is trying to control the action in half guard but Aurelio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kornilov is looking to advance position but Aurelio won't allow it.
Aurelio trying to control here.
Kornilov is trying to control. Aurelio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Aurelio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kornilov.
Aurelio looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Aurelio is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at RNC Sport Club, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Aurelio is trying to get back to full guard.
Kornilov controlling the pace.
Kornilov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio gets back to full guard.
Aurelio has his foot on Kornilov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kornilov works his way back into a safe position though.
Aurelio looking for a guillotine here but Kornilov defends easily.
Kornilov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Aurelio's head.
Kornilov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kornilov is looking to work some ground and pound but Aurelio has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kornilov chips away with some ground and pound.
Kornilov trying to control but Aurelio is working from the bottom.
Aurelio has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kornilov has passed into side control.
Kornilov lands an elbow.
Kornilov lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kornilov working the head and body with strikes.
Aurelio is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Aurelio's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aurelio is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kornilov connects with a decent elbow.
Kornilov working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Kornilov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kornilov lands with a nice body kick.
Kornilov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aurelio moves away.
Kornilov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kornilov throws a body shot but no joy.
Aurelio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kornilov.
Kornilov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aurelio, right into the meat.
Kornilov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aurelio blocks a leg kick.
Aurelio lands a really nice looking cross but Kornilov seems unphased.
Aurelio connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aurelio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kornilov throws out a loose jab but Aurelio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kornilov ducks under a wild hook from Aurelio.
Aurelio takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Kornilov.
Maurício Aurelio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kornilov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kornilov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kornilov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aurelio shoots for a takedown but Kornilov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aurelio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kornilov pinned against the cage. Kornilov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Aurelio takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Aurelio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kornilov manages to avoid it.
Aurelio blocks a head kick by Kornilov.
Kornilov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aurelio's sensitive parts.
Kornilov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aurelio's calf.
Vasily Kornilov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kornilov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Aurelio defends well and Kornilov ends up having to push Aurelio into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kornilov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aurelio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio lands with a shot to the body.
Aurelio walks into a jab.
Aurelio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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!
Kornilov ducks under a wild hook from Aurelio.
Kornilov throws a body kick that misses.
Kornilov is looking to slow Aurelio down with leg kicks.
Kornilov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aurelio moves away.
Kornilov misses with a looping left.
Kornilov just misses with a punch to the body.
Aurelio lands with a nice body punch.
Aurelio lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The fighters circling - Kornilov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kornilov misses with a straight right.
Aurelio appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kornilov blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kornilov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aurelio.
Aurelio drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kornilov sprawls and moves away.
Kornilov lands a right hook to the body.
Aurelio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Aurelio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kornilov throws out the jab.
Aurelio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kornilov.
Aurelio scores with a leg kick.
Kornilov misses with an uppercut. Aurelio saw that one coming.
Kornilov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aurelio counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Aurelio preventing the sweep.
Aurelio looking to sit in guard and control but Kornilov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kornilov forces his way into half guard.
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!
Kornilov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kornilov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vasily Kornilov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aurelio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Aurelio on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Aurelio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kornilov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kornilov wants to take a breather but Aurelio is having none of it.
Aurelio tries to get to full guard but Kornilov has control of the leg.
Kornilov is looking to take a break and control but Aurelio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Kornilov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kornilov throws a series of strikes that have Aurelio backpedaling.
Aurelio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kornilov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Aurelio counters with a single leg into guard. Kornilov didn't expect that.
Aurelio trying to control the position from guard on top but Kornilov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kornilov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aurelio is one step ahead there.
Kornilov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio wants to control from the top but Kornilov keeps moving.
Kornilov looking for a sweep. Not yet Kornilov, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio trying to control the position from guard on top but Kornilov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kornilov keeping full guard, as Aurelio tries to pass.
Aurelio's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The fighters circling - Kornilov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kornilov throws a wild body kick that Aurelio sees coming a mile off.
Kornilov throws out a powerful jab.
Kornilov misses with a takedown
and Aurelio counters with a takedown into side control.
Aurelio tries to advance to mount but Kornilov denies him.
Kornilov tries to improve position but can't.
Maurício Aurelio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kornilov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kornilov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aurelio looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kornilov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kornilov keeping moving, preventing Aurelio from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio stopping the sweep attempt from Kornilov.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aurelio drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kornilov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Aurelio has Kornilov in his guard.
Aurelio is trying to keep Kornilov in close.
Kornilov stands up over Aurelio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kornilov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kornilov throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kornilov trying to control the position from guard on top but Aurelio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aurelio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kornilov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Aurelio working for a triangle but Kornilov defends it easily.
Aurelio trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vasily Kornilov.
I've got Kornilov 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasily Kornilov!
After winning the bout, Vasily Kornilov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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160 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
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168 lbs
16 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Jack Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Daniels lands a head shot.
It looks like John Murray has been cut.
Daniels with a hook.
Daniels moves into range and connects with a jab.
Murray rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daniels moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daniels throws a good cross that connects.
Murray lands a high kick!
Murray misses with a straight right.
Daniels fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murray, pushing him back against the cage.
Murray breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murray connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Daniels takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murray takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Murray misses with a straight left.
Daniels throws a hook to the side of Murray's head but Murray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murray misses with a double jab.
Daniels scores with a hook to the body. Murray takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murray keeps the fight on the outside.
Daniels avoids the body shot from Murray.
Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daniels manages to avoid it.
Daniels is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murray misses with a hook.
Daniels throws out a leg kick but Murray moves out of range and Daniels only half commits.
Murray throws a right hand that Daniels ducks under and follows up with a left that Daniels also avoids with ease.
Murray moves out of range as Daniels throws a body kick.
Murray throws a hook to the side of Daniels's head but Daniels sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daniels closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murray manages to break the clinch.
Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daniels manages to avoid it.
Murray looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses.
Murray is looking for a counter combo.
Daniels throws a leg kick that misses.
Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daniels manages to avoid it.
Daniels slips under a jab from Murray.
Murray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
John Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels misses with an uppercut.
Murray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Murray throwing a counter right hand but Daniels manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Daniels counters with a straight right hand.
Daniels fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels misses with a body kick.
Nice body punch from Murray.
Murray blocks a head kick by Daniels.
Murray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Daniels replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Murray blocks it well.
Jab by Murray.
Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniels has closed the distance and engaged Murray in a clinch.
Murray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniels moves away.
Daniels walks into a stiff left hand from Murray.
Murray throws a series of punches but Daniels avoids them all with ease.
Daniels looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murray scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murray lands with a shot to the body.
Murray tries to move into range but Daniels moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniels.
Murray fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Daniels thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Murray if he has to take too many more of those.
Daniels attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Murray takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Daniels misses with a wild body shot.
Daniels slips a jab and a cross from Murray.
Daniels thinks about the counter body kick.
A low kick from Daniels is predictable there
and Murray makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Murray lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Murray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murray misses the shot to the body.
Daniels throws out a counter right but Murray avoids it with no problem.
Nice straight punches there by Murray. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murray.
Murray looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniels is just out of range.
Daniels scores with the left hand. Murray knows he should have avoided that one.
Murray on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
Murray throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Daniels counters with an inside leg kick.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daniels was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray.
Daniels was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Murray throws a head kick but Daniels moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Daniels raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Murray 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.
Murray avoids a kick to the body.
Murray misses with a straight left.
Murray is looking to wear down Daniels with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Murray takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murray scores with a body shot.
Daniels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murray was well out of range. Poor timing from Daniels.
A solid leg kick lands there for Daniels.
Daniels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daniels manages to avoid it.
Daniels takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murray throws out a loose jab but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Murray.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Daniels feints and then cracks Murray's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murray down.
Murray tries to bum rush Daniels with a series of wild strikes but Daniels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murray throws a head kick but Daniels moves 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 John Murray will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Murray's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Daniels connects with a solid leg kick.
Murray scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Daniels doesn't seem bothered though.
Murray scores with a hook to the body. Daniels takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Daniels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murray.
Daniels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murray.
Daniels throws a body punch but Murray moves out of range.
Daniels tries to work over Murray's front leg with a kick but Murray checks it.
Murray misses with a few strikes there.
Daniels counters with a body kick.
Daniels lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murray's sensitive parts.
Daniels lands a jab to the nose.
Murray lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Murray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murray misses with a wild combination.
Nice jab there from Daniels.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Daniels's hands.
John Murray is winning the standup battle so far.
Murray bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Murray blocks a leg kick.
Murray fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Daniels needs to keep his hands up - Murray had a free shot at his head there.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniels moves away.
Daniels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murray.
Murray takes one to the chin there.
Murray looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniels is just out of range.
Murray on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Daniels tries to clinch up.
Daniels moves in looking to clinch but Murray pushes him off.
An attempted straight right counter from Murray misses the target.
Murray swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Murray throws an overhand right that lands on Daniels's shoulder, as Daniels tries to avoid the shot.
Daniels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murray.
Daniels tests Murray's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Daniels motions for Murray to come forward. Daniels throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murray misses with a jab, cross combination.
Daniels appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a leg kick.
Daniels attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Murray scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murray fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Daniels looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Daniels throws a jab when Murray was well out of range.
Murray looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniels is just out of range.
Murray misses with an uppercut.
Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daniels manages to avoid it.
Daniels is looking to chop away at Murray's legs.
Murray chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Daniels can pounce on him.
Murray swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Daniels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murray ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murray scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murray looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniels is just out of range.
Daniels throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murray ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Murray is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Murray throws out a powerful jab.
Daniels throws a front kick that sends Murray stumbling back into the cage.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Daniels moves in looking to clinch but Murray pushes him off.
Daniels punishes Murray's body with a nice straight punch.
Murray takes a swing at Daniels's ribcage but misses.
Daniels misses with a body kick.
Murray connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Daniels momentarily.
Murray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daniels tries to counter by closing the distance.
Murray digs a good body shot into Daniels's ribs.
Murray thuds his right hand into Daniels's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Murray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daniels can do to turn this around?
No joy there for Murray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray takes a swing at Daniels's ribcage but misses.
Daniels tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Daniels is looking to clinch.
Daniels misses with a body kick.
Daniels throws a body punch but Murray moves out of range.
Daniels tries to score with a low kick but Murray moves his leg out of the way.
A combination from Murray does no damage.
Murray takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murray avoids a kick to the body.
Nice shot lands for Murray.
Murray is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Daniels slips under a jab from Murray.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels jabs at Murray's body.
Daniels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murray misses the shot to the body.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Murray dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Murray's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Daniels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murray.
Murray sets himself, and Daniels steps forward looking for the clinch! Murray avoids it this time.
Good exchange - Daniels coming out on top.
Murray misses with a double jab
and Daniels counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Murray thinking.
Murray fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murray swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
Murray takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Murray.
Murray throws a right hand that misses
and Daniels counters with a nice uppercut.
Murray throws a shot from downtown. Daniels moves away and avoids it.
Daniels misses with a low kick as Murray jumps back.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Murray is rocked!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Daniels.
Oh Murray is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murray throws an off balance right hand
and Daniels makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Daniels drops Murray with a straight right hand, right on the button! Daniels follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Daniels!
An out of breath Jack Daniels thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
John Murray was interviewed post fight and said 'Did you guys see the size of that chicken?!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Ragnarson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
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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 London, Gustav Ragnarson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Henderson!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Ragnarson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Henderson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ragnarson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Henderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Ragnarson's head.
Ragnarson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ragnarson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Henderson wants to counter with a clinch but Ragnarson pushes him away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustav Ragnarson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson throws a leg kick but Ragnarson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ragnarson fails with the takedown.
Ragnarson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Henderson avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ragnarson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Henderson's half guard.
Ragnarson looks to land a strike but Henderson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ragnarson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Henderson working a defensive guard here.
Henderson is controlling Ragnarson's posture.
Ragnarson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ragnarson throws a big elbow that misses.
Ragnarson passes Henderson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ragnarson is looking to advance position but Henderson won't allow it.
Ragnarson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Henderson defending well though.
Ragnarson misses with a head shot. Henderson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Henderson is trying to keep Ragnarson in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson throwing strikes but missing.
Ragnarson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ragnarson postures up in Henderson's guard and throws a big left but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ragnarson wants to pass the guard but Henderson is keeping the position.
Henderson is pulling down on Ragnarson's head to control his posture.
Ragnarson slips nicely into half guard.
Henderson is pressing down on Ragnarson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ragnarson is fighting to break Henderson's control of his arms but Henderson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ragnarson 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.
Henderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ragnarson is looking to work some ground and pound but Henderson has wrist control.
Henderson trying to control the position.
Ragnarson cracks Henderson with a solid left hand.
Henderson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ragnarson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ragnarson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ragnarson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ragnarson is in close to Henderson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ragnarson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Henderson is pulling down on Ragnarson's head. It's preventing any offense from Ragnarson, at least for the moment.
Ragnarson passes Henderson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ragnarson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ragnarson misses with a head shot.
Ragnarson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnarson avoids the attempt from Henderson to control.
Ragnarson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Henderson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Henderson tries to lock up and control but Ragnarson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Ragnarson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Henderson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ragnarson shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ragnarson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henderson pinned against the cage. Henderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ragnarson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henderson can do to turn this around?
Henderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Ragnarson circles away.
Henderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Ragnarson. Ragnarson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustav Ragnarson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ragnarson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ragnarson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Henderson but Henderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ragnarson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Henderson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ragnarson somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Henderson.
Henderson lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Gustav Ragnarson has been cut.
Ragnarson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Henderson walks away with a smile on his face. Ragnarson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Henderson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ragnarson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ragnarson 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.
Ragnarson shoots in looking for a takedown but Henderson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ragnarson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Henderson feints and then cracks Ragnarson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ragnarson down.
Henderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Ragnarson. Ragnarson gets slowly back to his feet.
Ragnarson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ragnarson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Henderson.
Henderson swings for the body but Ragnarson moves out of range.
Ragnarson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Henderson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ragnarson is defended easily by Henderson.
Henderson lands with a straight right. Ragnarson didn't see that one coming.
Ragnarson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Henderson's guard.
Henderson is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Ragnarson presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Henderson landing knees to the head.
Henderson landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good body shot from Henderson.
Ragnarson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Henderson is defending well.
Henderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Henderson lands with a right to the head.
Ragnarson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Henderson lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands a knee to the body.
Ragnarson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Henderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Henderson landing knees to the body.
Henderson scores with a knee to the head.
Henderson landing knees to the head.
Henderson lands a knee to the body.
A short right from Henderson.
Henderson with a knee to the head.
Henderson gets through Ragnarson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Henderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henderson obliges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henderson.
Knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ragnarson tries to score a body lock takedown but Henderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Henderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Julius Henderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Henderson lands a body punch.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson takes a knee right on the jaw!
A right hook to the body lands for Henderson.
Henderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ragnarson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Henderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ragnarson or not.
Ragnarson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Henderson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ragnarson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Henderson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ragnarson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Henderson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Henderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Henderson lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Henderson - that landed with a thud.
Henderson lands a knee to the body.
Henderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gustav Ragnarson's cut.
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!
Henderson scores with a spinning back kick!
Ragnarson dives in and grabs Henderson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Henderson pushes down on Ragnarson's head and hops out.
Ragnarson shoots in but Henderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Henderson moves into range and connects with a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ragnarson.
Henderson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ragnarson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustav Ragnarson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ragnarson shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense.
Ragnarson sets himself, and Henderson steps forward looking for the clinch! Ragnarson avoids it this time.
Henderson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ragnarson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson thumps Ragnarson with a low kick.
Julius Henderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ragnarson is defended easily by Henderson.
Henderson stuffs the takedown.
Henderson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gustav Ragnarson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnarson dives in and grabs Henderson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Henderson pushes down on Ragnarson's head and hops out.
Ragnarson shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Henderson lands with a good body shot.
Henderson connects with a looping right hand.
Ragnarson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henderson as he jumps to the side.
Ragnarson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Henderson finds it's target.
Henderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ragnarson has time to react.
Henderson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnarson shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ragnarson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Henderson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Henderson is controlling Ragnarson's posture.
Henderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Henderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ragnarson.
Henderson is pulling down on Ragnarson's head to control his posture.
Let's hope that Henderson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Henderson looking to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gustav Ragnarson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ragnarson.
Henderson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ragnarson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Henderson is pulling down on Ragnarson's head to control his posture.
Ragnarson landing some decent shots from guard.
Henderson is trying to control the position but Ragnarson postures up.
Ragnarson with a nice head shot there.
Ragnarson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Henderson is pulling down on Ragnarson's head to control his posture.
Ragnarson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson stands up over Henderson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Henderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Henderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ragnarson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ragnarson passes Henderson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ragnarson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Henderson wants to control but Ragnarson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ragnarson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Henderson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Ragnarson lands with a punch from half guard.
Ragnarson working Henderson over with strikes.
Ragnarson working Henderson over with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Henderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Henderson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julius Henderson!
A very excited looking Julius Henderson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green's entrance music is Boom Boom. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Newton!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton throws a low kick but Green moves out of range easily.
Green misses with a body kick.
Newton slips a jab from Green.
Newton blocks the body kick.
Green connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Newton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Newton moves out of range of the strikes.
Newton takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Green.
Good leg kick by Newton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slapping body kick lands there for Newton.
Green misses with a lunging right hand
and Green takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton connects with a crisp jab.
Newton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Green stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A punch lands to the side of Green 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green throws an off balance right hand
and Newton counters with a stiff right hand.
Green buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Newton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throws a hook but Newton avoids it easily.
A jab from Green misses.
Green connects with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Newton misses its intended target.
That kick from Newton tenderised Green's leg. Green is trying to keep his angry face on.
Green scores with a nice strike.
Newton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Newton.
A slow jab from Green misses its intended target.
Newton blocks a jab.
Green misses with a straight right.
Newton only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newton.
Green works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Green.
Green waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Newton.
Newton throws an overhand right that lands on Green's shoulder, as Green tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Green throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Green closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green looks to throw the jab but Newton is out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Green has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Green lands with a straight right. Newton didn't see that one coming.
Green pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Green misses with a takedown attempt - Newton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Green is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice body kick from Green.
Green keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Newton ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Green gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Newton.
Green throws a solid leg kick but Newton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Green.
Green lands a jab to the nose.
Green misses with a hook
and Newton counters with a right hand to the body.
Green checks a low kick from Newton.
Newton misses with an uppercut. Green saw that one coming.
Newton misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a jab when Newton was well out of range.
A shot to the liver by Newton. Beautiful body shot.
Newton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circling - Newton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Green misses the shot to the body.
Newton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newton throws a big shot that misses.
Newton thumps Green with a low kick.
Green throws a jab when Newton was well out of range.
Newton moves out of range as Green strikes.
Green attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Newton swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Newton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Green.
Green defending well as Newton loads up on a big left hand.
Green connects with a jab.
No luck for Green with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton connects with a body shot.
Newton misses with a straight left.
Newton throws out a loose jab but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Newton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newton moves away.
Newton throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Newton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Newton looks to land a left hand but Green moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot lands for Green.
Newton throws a front kick that sends Green stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green throws a low kick, looking for Newton's leg but Newton calmly moves out of range.
Newton ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Newton throws a looping overhand right but Green ducks down to avoid it.
Green scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aaron Newton will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Green throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Newton counter with a right hand.
Newton slips a jab from Green.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Newton. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jab by Newton.
Newton moves out of range as Green strikes.
A little jabbing left from Newton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Green slips a straight right by Newton.
Green throwing a counter right hand but Newton manages to avoid it.
Newton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Green avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newton. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
Green fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Newton.
The fighters circling - Newton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Green jabs Newton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Newton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Green looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newton just misses with a punch to the body.
Newton throws a hook but Green avoids it easily.
Green connects with a nice looking jab.
Newton misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton throws a leg kick but Green sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Newton slips under a jab.
Green connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Green uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Newton.
Green was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Newton needs to keep his hands up - Green had a free shot at his head there.
Green misses with a right hand
and Newton counters with a thumping low kick.
Green takes one to the chin there.
Newton throws a low kick but Green avoids it.
Green checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Newton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Newton defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand.
Newton stuns Green with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circling - Green throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Newton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Green finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Newton throws out a counter right but Green avoids it with no problem.
Green connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Newton's hands.
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!
Newton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Newton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Newton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Green makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Newton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as Newton controls his hands.
Newton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Newton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Green breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Newton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Green is looking to clinch.
Aaron Newton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Green throws a body kick that misses.
Newton tries a quick counter leg kick but Green is wise to it.
Newton misses with a low kick.
Newton with a jab.
Newton is looking to slow Green down with leg kicks.
Newton misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton throws a big shot that misses.
Newton lands a jab to the nose.
Newton lands a nice looking body shot.
Green throws a front kick that sends Newton stumbling back into the cage.
Green keeps Newton at a distance using the push kick.
Green throws a low kick but Newton moves out of range easily.
Newton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Newton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newton.
Newton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Green keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Newton.
An attempted straight right counter from Green misses the target.
Newton scores with a nice right hand.
Newton tried to score with a low kick but Green checks it.
Newton throws a body punch but Green moves out of range.
Green swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Newton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green scores with the left hand. Newton knows he should have avoided that one.
Green scores with a sloppy right hand. Newton should have avoided that one.
Newton looks to land a left hand but Green moved out of range nicely.
Green attempts a counter takedown but Newton avoids it well and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Newton.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Newton! But no joy.
Newton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Newton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Green tries a head kick but it misses.
Newton blocks a jab.
Newton feints a counter leg kick.
Green shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Green is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Newton moves away from the strike by Green.
Green connects with a leg kick. Newton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Green avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Green misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green throws a lazy uppercut
and Newton counters with a straight right hand.
Newton throws a jab when Green was well out of range.
Newton moves away from the strike by Green.
Green looks for the body kick but Newton saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aaron Newton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
Green misses the jab.
Green walks into a stiff left hand from Newton.
Green misses with a looping right.
Green throws a head kick but Newton moves out of range.
Green misses with a straight right.
Newton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Green counters with a nice body kick.
Green blocks a jab.
Green drives through and clinches with Newton against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Green.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Newton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Green misses with a body punch.
Newton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Green lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Newton backwards.
Newton misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton lands a hook that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Green breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newton. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
Newton scores with a punch to the head.
Newton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Green.
Newton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Green.
Newton staying out of range there.
Newton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Green takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Newton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Newton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Newton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab lands there for Green.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Newton closes the distance and pushes Green back into the cage.
Newton swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paul Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Green cracks Newton with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Green.
Newton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Green.
Green looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Newton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Newton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Green tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Newton.
Green lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Newton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Green.
Newton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Newton digs a right hand into Green's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Green's gas tank.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Newton controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green blocking some punches.
Green misses with a punch to the body.
Green lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Green goes for a takedown attempt but Newton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Newton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Green. Green circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aaron Newton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Green lands with a kick to the temple. Newton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Newton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Green has time to react.
Green throws a head kick but Newton moves out of range.
Newton throws a shot from downtown. Green moves away and avoids it.
Newton throws a jab but it's blocked by Green.
Green misses with a leg kick.
Newton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Green moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Green has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Newton.
Jab from Green.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Newton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Green's head backwards.
Newton checks a low kick from Green.
A little jabbing left from Newton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Green throws a predictable looking body shot
and Newton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Newton thuds a left hand into Green's body.
Green misses with a body punch
and Newton counters with a nice uppercut.
Aaron Newton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Green takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Newton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Green throws a hook but Newton blocks it.
Newton slips under a jab.
Newton throws out a counter right but Green avoids it with no problem.
Newton lands a nice shot to the body.
Green misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aaron Newton.
I've got Newton 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Newton!
Aaron Newton spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, Paul Green stepped up to the mic, saying 'This blows!!!!!'.
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#R1#
O'Sullivan moves away from the strike by Hussle.
O'Sullivan tries to move into range but Hussle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
O'Sullivan tried to score with a low kick but Hussle checks it.
Hussle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and O'Sullivan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
O'Sullivan moves away from the strike by Hussle.
Hussle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hussle lands a jab.
O'Sullivan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hussle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hussle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hussle throws a chopping leg kick but O'Sullivan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
O'Sullivan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Lucky Liam's MMA Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hussle 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 O'Sullivan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from O'Sullivan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hussle looks to land a right hand but O'Sullivan moved out of range.
Hussle is looking to land body kicks.
O'Sullivan is looking to counter punch.
Hussle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
O'Sullivan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussle connects with a looping right hand.
#T1#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hussle, right into the meat.
O'Sullivan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hussle! But no joy.
Nice shot lands for O'Sullivan.
Hussle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by O'Sullivan.
A good leg kick by Hussle.
Hussle lands a front kick.
O'Sullivan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hussle.
Hussle throws a poor cross that misses
and O'Sullivan counters with a thumping low kick.
Hussle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O'Sullivan.
Hussle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hussle misses with an uppercut
and O'Sullivan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hussle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hussle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of O'Sullivan's head.
Hussle misses with a leg kick #TD#
and O'Sullivan counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #SUB#
O'Sullivan is looking for a kimura but Hussle is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for O'Sullivan to get the leverage. #SUB#
Hussle makes his way to full guard, as O'Sullivan worked for a kimura.
#T2##SUB#
O'Sullivan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hussle keeping full guard, as O'Sullivan tries to pass. #SUB#
O'Sullivan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and O'Sullivan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB#
O'Sullivan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB#
O'Sullivan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Hussle keeping moving, preventing O'Sullivan from controlling successfully. #SUB#
O'Sullivan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hussle is pulling down on O'Sullivan's head to control his posture.
O'Sullivan trying to control but Hussle is working from the bottom.
O'Sullivan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hussle is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
O'Sullivan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and O'Sullivan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Some bone on bone action there as Hussle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
O'Sullivan with a poor takedown
enabling Hussle to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hussle. O'Sullivan does a little dance to reset his feet.
O'Sullivan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
O'Sullivan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hussle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but O'Sullivan is out of range.
O'Sullivan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Hussle misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hussle throws a low kick but it's checked well by O'Sullivan.
Hussle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
O'Sullivan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hussle.
O'Sullivan ducks under a wild hook from Hussle.
Nice sprawl there from Hussle as O'Sullivan shoots in.
Hussle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O'Sullivan thows a leg kick but Hussle checks it
and Hussle counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
O'Sullivan scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Hussle will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Hussle misses with an uppercut. O'Sullivan saw that one coming.
Hussle misses with a leg kick
and O'Sullivan counters with a nice leg kick.
Hussle ducks right into an uppercut from O'Sullivan.
A good leg kick by O'Sullivan.
Hussle scores with a hook.
O'Sullivan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hussle lands an overhand right.
O'Sullivan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O'Sullivan looks to land a body kick but Hussle moved away.
O'Sullivan looks to land a right hand but Hussle moved out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Hussle there.
O'Sullivan stalks Hussle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hussle's face. Hussle staggers backwards, shaken.
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!
Hussle loads up on a big right hand but O'Sullivan slips the punch.
O'Sullivan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
O'Sullivan avoids the body shot from Hussle.
Hussle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O'Sullivan.
Hussle connects with a solid leg kick. #T1#
Nice shot by Hussle.
Hussle slips a straight right by O'Sullivan.
Hussle throws a low kick but it's checked well by O'Sullivan.
O'Sullivan throwing a counter right hand but Hussle manages to avoid it.
O'Sullivan slips under a jab.
A big right from Hussle misses.
Hussle misses with a wild combination.
O'Sullivan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hussle throws a lazy right hand but O'Sullivan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hussle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
O'Sullivan moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from O'Sullivan.
O'Sullivan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Hussle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hussle misses with a looping left.#T2#
O'Sullivan takes a swing at Hussle's ribcage but misses.
Mike Hussle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O'Sullivan tries to land a front kick but Hussle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
O'Sullivan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hussle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O'Sullivan manages to avoid it.
Hussle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mike Hussle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O'Sullivan doesn't manage to clinch there - Hussle circles away.
Hussle feints a counter leg kick.
O'Sullivan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hussle throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O'Sullivan on the side of the head.
Hussle tries to land a leg kick but O'Sullivan saw it coming and moves away.
Hussle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O'Sullivan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O'Sullivan blocks the body kick.
O'Sullivan walks into a jab.
O'Sullivan lands with an overhand left.
Hussle throws a shot from downtown. O'Sullivan moves away and avoids it.
O'Sullivan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T3#
Nice shot lands for O'Sullivan.
Hussle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Hussle.
O'Sullivan is looking to counter punch.
Hussle lands a jab.
O'Sullivan misses with a looping left.
Hussle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Hussle does it's job there.
Hussle wants to land a leg kick but O'Sullivan is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from O'Sullivan misses the target.
Hussle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O'Sullivan throws out the jab.
Hussle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from O'Sullivan.
O'Sullivan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hussle manages to avoid it.
Hussle misses with a body punch
and O'Sullivan counters with a nice body shot.
O'Sullivan misses with a looping right.
Hussle misses with an uppercut
and O'Sullivan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hussle misses with a body kick.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
O'Sullivan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hussle.
A telegraphed right hand from Hussle misses the target.
O'Sullivan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hussle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
O'Sullivan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hussle.
O'Sullivan takes one on the button.
Hussle looks for the body kick but O'Sullivan saw that one coming.
O'Sullivan ducks under a wild hook from Hussle.
O'Sullivan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters circling - Hussle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O'Sullivan wants to clinch but Hussle slips to the side
and Hussle makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#CL#
O'Sullivan closes the distance and clinches.
Hussle swings wildly with an uppercut but O'Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid it.
O'Sullivan slowing the pace effectively.
O'Sullivan misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hussle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
#R3#
Hussle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O'Sullivan manages to avoid it.
Hussle misses with a body shot.
Hussle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but O'Sullivan is out of range.
O'Sullivan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O'Sullivan lands with a cross.
Hussle lands a jab to O'Sullivan's midsection.
O'Sullivan throws a sloppy head kick and Hussle moves out of range easily.
O'Sullivan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hussle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O'Sullivan counters with a thumping low kick.
Hussle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O'Sullivan.
Hussle looks to land a left hand but O'Sullivan moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O'Sullivan moves out of range as Hussle strikes.
Hussle stuns O'Sullivan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
O'Sullivan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
O'Sullivan throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Hussle to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O'Sullivan throws a jab when Hussle was well out of range.#T1#
O'Sullivan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O'Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hussle.
O'Sullivan tries to land a front kick but Hussle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from O'Sullivan, right into the meat.
Hussle looks to land a body kick but O'Sullivan moved away.
Nice defenses there by O'Sullivan.
Hussle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
O'Sullivan lands a really nice looking cross but Hussle seems unphased.
Mike Hussle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Hussle.
Hussle scores with a kick to the body.
Hussle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O'Sullivan was well out of range. Poor timing from Hussle.
Hussle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hussle connects with a solid leg kick.
Hussle scores with a jab to the jaw.
O'Sullivan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hussle appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#T2#
O'Sullivan throws the left hand but Hussle avoids the punch easily.
O'Sullivan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hussle stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hussle wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice shot by Hussle.
O'Sullivan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hussle lands a leg kick that knocks O'Sullivan off balance momentarily.
The fighters circle momentarily. O'Sullivan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hussle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
O'Sullivan misses the body punch
and O'Sullivan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hussle throws a shot from downtown. O'Sullivan moves away and avoids it.
It looked like O'Sullivan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
O'Sullivan walks into a jab.
Hussle misses with a kick to the body.
Hussle jabs at O'Sullivan's body.
O'Sullivan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
O'Sullivan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Hussle misses with a low kick.
Hussle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O'Sullivan.
O'Sullivan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
O'Sullivan jabs Hussle right on the nose. Hussle blinks but takes it well.
Hussle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
O'Sullivan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hussle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hussle takes a swing at O'Sullivan's ribcage but misses.
O'Sullivan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Daniel O'Sullivan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hussle slips under a jab from O'Sullivan.
O'Sullivan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hussle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A big left from O'Sullivan misses.
A telegraphed right hand from O'Sullivan misses the target.
Nice jab there from Hussle.
O'Sullivan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hussle can pounce on him.
Hussle takes one to the side of the head.
#T4#
O'Sullivan throws a leg kick
and Hussle counters with an inside leg kick.
O'Sullivan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hussle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hussle blocks a low kick nicely.
It seemed like Hussle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hussle misses with a hook.
Hussle fails to land with a series of punches.
O'Sullivan scores with a jab to the head.
O'Sullivan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
O'Sullivan wants to clinch.
Hussle swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hussle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O'Sullivan.
O'Sullivan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from O'Sullivan.
Hussle appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That kick from Hussle tenderised O'Sullivan's leg. O'Sullivan is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Hussle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hussle 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Hussle!
Mike Hussle was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Daniel O'Sullivan spoke after the fight, saying 'Maybe it's time I switch weight division...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Clones Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clones Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Pusha T - Blocka. 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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209 lbs
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202 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Clones Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Turner!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner jabs at Clones Jr's body.
Good exchange - Turner coming out on top.
Clones Jr lands a high kick!
It looks like Bobby Turner has been cut.
Clones Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Turner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Clones Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Turner.
Clones Jr misses with a low kick.
Turner ducks right into an uppercut from Clones Jr.
Turner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Clones Jr.
Nice cross by Turner.
Turner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clones Jr's head backwards.
Clones Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Clones Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner scores with a hook to the body. Clones Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Turner 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.
Turner lands with a hook. Clones Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Clones Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Turner.
Turner throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Clones Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Turner off the cage and back into range.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner looks to land a left hand but Clones Jr moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner throws an off balance right hand
and Clones Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clones Jr looks to throw the jab but Turner is out of range.
Clones Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turner.
Clones Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A slapping leg kick lands for Clones Jr.
Turner checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Turner appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Turner with a nice cross.
Turner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Clones Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Turner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Clones Jr there.
Turner feints and then cracks Clones Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Clones Jr down.
Clones Jr misses with an uppercut
and Turner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Clones Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clones Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Turner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Turner is looking to slow Clones Jr down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clones Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clones Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Turner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Turner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Turner misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Clones Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turner throws a low kick but Clones Jr moves out of range easily.
A big right from Clones Jr misses.
Turner lands a nice looking body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Turner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Clones Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner throws a jab when Clones Jr was well out of range.
Turner stuns Clones Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turner throws a shot to the body.
Turner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Clones Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Turner can pounce on him.
Turner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Clones Jr blocks the low kick.
Clones Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
Turner moves out of range as Clones Jr strikes.
Clones Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice straight punches there by Turner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Turner.
It looks like Don Clones Jr has been cut.
Clones Jr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Turner.
Turner throws the left hand but Clones Jr avoids the punch easily.
Clones Jr avoids the body shot from Turner.
Clones Jr tried to counter with a leg kick but Turner avoided it.
Bobby Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner misses with a hook
letting Clones Jr counter with a right hand.
It looks like Clones Jr has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Turner lands with a right hand.
Turner throws a looping overhand right but Clones Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Clones Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turner throws out the jab.
Clones Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Turner feints and then cracks Clones Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Clones Jr down.
Clones Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner 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.
Good shot there by Clones Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Turner.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Clones Jr 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 Turner has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Turner and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Clones Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Clones Jr takes one on the button.
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Clones Jr slips the punch.
Clones Jr throwing a counter right hand but Turner manages to avoid it.
Clones Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Turner. Turner obviously looking to wear him down.
Clones Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turner ducks under a wild hook from Clones Jr.
Clones Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Turner counters with a thumping low kick.
Turner throws a leg kick but Clones Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Turner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Clones Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clones Jr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Turner's corner calls for a 1-2. Turner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Turner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Turner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clones Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Turner dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Turner lands an overhand right.
A lazy left from Clones Jr finds it's target.
Clones Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Turner is out of range and Clones Jr settles back down.
Turner misses with an uppercut.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Clones Jr might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Clones Jr throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
Clones Jr wants to clinch
and Turner counters with a straight right hand.
Clones Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Turner replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Clones Jr blocks it well.
Turner throws a hook to the side of Clones Jr's head but Clones Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Clones Jr misses the target.
Turner swings for the body but Clones Jr moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clones Jr tries to score with a low kick but Turner moves his leg out of the way.
Despite the aggression on Turner's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Turner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turner throws a solid leg kick but Clones Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Turner.
Clones Jr looks to land a left hand but Turner moved out of range nicely.
Turner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Clones Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the liver by Turner. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Clones Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clones Jr walks into a left hand.
Turner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Clones Jr cracks Turner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Clones Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Turner tests Clones Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab from Turner.
Clones Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Clones Jr clinches up with Turner and pushes him back against the cage.
Clones Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Turner misses with a punch on the inside.
Clones Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clones Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Turner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turner scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clones Jr takes a shot to the head.
Turner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clones Jr misses with a body punch.
Turner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turner lands a shot to the body.
Clones Jr works on Turner's body with a couple of short punches.
Turner taking a breather.
Clones Jr manages to break the clinch.
Turner throws a looping overhand right but Clones Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Clones Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Turner.
Turner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Clones Jr misses with a straight left.
Turner flicks out a counter leg kick but Clones Jr steps away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Turner.
Turner throws a chopping leg kick but Clones Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Turner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Turner avoids a kick to the body.
Clones Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clones Jr tests Turner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick from Turner misses.
A left and a right from Turner both land. Nice combination.
Clones Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
A low kick from Turner misses
and Clones Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A leg kick checked by Turner.
Turner stuns Clones Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turner throws a leg kick that misses.
Clones Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Turner, as that shot connected.
Turner misses with a straight right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Turner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Clones Jr throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
Turner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Clones Jr momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Turner there.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Turner misses with a hook to the body
and Clones Jr counters with a big head kick but Turner shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Clones Jr's head.
Clones Jr misses with a hook
and Turner counters with a slapping leg kick.
Clones Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turner lands a left and a right that send Clones Jr crashing to the mat, dazed. Turner thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Clones Jr is rocked!
Clones Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turner.
Oh Clones Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turner connects with an inside leg kick.
BOOM! Turner lands a beautiful left hook that drops Clones Jr. Clones Jr tries to recover but Turner is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Clones Jr lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Turner!
During a confident post fight interview, Bobby Turner thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Don Clones Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'Damn first loss for me. I guess i go home, shake this off and continue planning for the next guy.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derfel Cadarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cadarn has chosen The Saxon as his entrance music. Hector Hernandez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hector Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Derfel Cadarn!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez moves to clinch but Cadarn breaks away
and Cadarn finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hernandez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cadarn.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
Hernandez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cadarn lands a big right hand that sends Hernandez crashing to the mat! Cadarn stays standing though and waves Hernandez back to his feet!
It looks like Hector Hernandez has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cadarn drops Hernandez with a big left hand! Hernandez is injured, injured bad! Cadarn jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derfel Cadarn!
A relieved looking Derfel Cadarn 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Happy Forclit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remi Highjack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Highjack is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Outsider - A Perfect Circle. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Happy Forclit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Remi Highjack!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forclit misses with a head kick.
Highjack appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A big left from Forclit misses.
Forclit scores with a body shot.
Forclit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Highjack misses with a left hand
and Forclit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Forclit looks to land a left hand but Highjack moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Highjack. Forclit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Highjack misses with a hook
and Forclit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forclit scores with a punch to the head.
Highjack misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Forclit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Forclit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forclit throws a jab when Highjack was well out of range.
Forclit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Forclit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Highjack has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Highjack scores with a sloppy right hand. Forclit should have avoided that one.
Highjack swings widly with a right hand
and Forclit counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Highjack throws a sloppy head kick
and Forclit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Forclit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Highjack. Highjack circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Forclit throws a body shot but no joy.
Forclit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Highjack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Happy Forclit has been cut.
Highjack keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Highjack drops Forclit with a beautiful combination! Forclit stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Highjack is looking for the KO!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Highjack throws a hook but Forclit avoids it easily.
Forclit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Forclit.
Highjack throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Highjack misses with a hook
and Forclit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Forclit dips to his left and cracks Highjack with an uppercut!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Highjack checks a leg kick.
Forclit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Highjack manages to avoid it.
Highjack lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Forclit takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forclit throws a body punch but Highjack moves out of range.
Highjack swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Forclit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Highjack.
A slow jab from Highjack misses its intended target.
Highjack lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Happy Forclit's cut is getting worse.
Forclit staying out of range there.
Highjack throws the left hand but Forclit avoids the punch easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Highjack.
Highjack might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice defenses there by Forclit.
Forclit takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Forclit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Forclit throws a lazy head kick
and Highjack counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Highjack slips under a jab from Forclit.
Highjack appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Forclit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Forclit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Forclit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Highjack.
Forclit thuds a left hand into Highjack's body.
Highjack misses with a hook
and Forclit counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Forclit throws a body kick that misses.
Highjack is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Forclit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Highjack.
Forclit cracks Highjack with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Remi Highjack will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Happy Forclit's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A low kick from Forclit is predictable there
enabling Highjack to counter with a crisp jab.
Forclit misses with a lunging right hand
and Highjack counters with a good, hard body kick but Forclit shrugs it off.
Forclit throws a nice looking combination but Highjack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Highjack now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Forclit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Highjack circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Highjack counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forclit gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Forclit throws a chopping leg kick but Highjack manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Highjack thuds a left hand into Forclit's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Highjack throws a looping overhand right but Forclit ducks down to avoid it.
Forclit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Highjack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Forclit.
A jab lands there for Highjack.
Highjack tries to bum rush Forclit with a series of wild strikes but Forclit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Highjack connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Forclit's hands.
Happy Forclit's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Highjack throws a hook but Forclit blocks it.
Highjack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Forclit.
Forclit was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Highjack throws a low kick but Forclit avoids it.
It looked like Forclit was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Highjack throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Forclit to counter with a crisp jab.
Forclit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Forclit does it's job there.
Remi Highjack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Forclit throws a right hand that misses
and Highjack counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Forclit throws a looping overhand right but Highjack ducks down to avoid it.
Highjack lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Forclit is rocked!
Jeez, Happy Forclit's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Forclit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Forclit wants to land a leg kick but Highjack is out of range.
Highjack throws a right and a left that both miss.
Highjack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Highjack swats away the attempt to clinch by Forclit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forclit throws a hook but Highjack avoids it easily.
Highjack lands a big uppercut and Forclit crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Forclit looks OK. Highjack waves Forclit back to his feet!
Oh Forclit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Happy Forclit's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Remi Highjack!
Remi Highjack is the new light heavyweight champion!
Post fight, Remi Highjack took to the microphone: 'I told you son, I told you not to underestimate me. I hit hard son, I go hard son while you going home son.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalervo Kaunismieli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Sarpong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kalervo Kaunismieli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 9 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeffrey Sarpong!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarpong shoots in for a double leg but Kaunismieli sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kaunismieli works Sarpong's body with a nice hook.
Sarpong throws a jab when Kaunismieli was well out of range.
Kaunismieli pushes Sarpong up against the cage in a clinch.
Kaunismieli dodges an elbow strike from Sarpong.
Kaunismieli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kaunismieli displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sarpong up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kaunismieli fails to land.
Sarpong is trying to break the clinch but Kaunismieli is controlling him.
Sarpong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaunismieli avoids the elbow strike from Sarpong, against the cage.
Sarpong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaunismieli takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarpong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kaunismieli is keeping busy.
Kaunismieli struggles to land a body shot inside as Sarpong controls his hands.
Kaunismieli lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sarpong.
Kaunismieli displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sarpong up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Kaunismieli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaunismieli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
I was talking to Kaunismieli's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sarpong.
Sarpong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jeffrey Sarpong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sarpong misses with a low kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kaunismieli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sarpong presses Kaunismieli against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kaunismieli misses with some punches.
Sarpong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sarpong is looking to land body kicks.
Kaunismieli scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kaunismieli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sarpong lands with a kick to the temple. Kaunismieli shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kaunismieli digs a good hook to Sarpong's 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!
Kaunismieli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sarpong darts in looking for a takedown but Kaunismieli gets double underhooks and turns Sarpong into the cage.
Kaunismieli appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kaunismieli cracks Sarpong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Jeffrey Sarpong has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli takes one to the side of the head.
Sarpong fails with a takedown attempt.
Kalervo Kaunismieli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffrey Sarpong.
Kaunismieli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarpong.
Kaunismieli misses with a body shot.
Sarpong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sarpong misses with a head kick.
Sarpong scores with a spinning back kick!
Kaunismieli ducks under a wild hook from Sarpong.
Kaunismieli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sarpong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sarpong thumps Kaunismieli with a low kick.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook. Sarpong ducked under it nicely.
Sarpong throws a body kick that misses.
Sarpong lands with a right hand.
A low kick from Sarpong misses
and Kaunismieli counters with a nice uppercut.
Kalervo Kaunismieli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaunismieli throws a leg kick but Sarpong checks it.
Kaunismieli scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kaunismieli fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sarpong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong throws a leg kick which misses Kaunismieli's front leg but catches the back leg as Kaunismieli tries to avoid it.
Kaunismieli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sarpong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sarpong ducks under a wild hook from Kaunismieli.
Sarpong dives in and scores a takedown into Kaunismieli's guard.
Kaunismieli preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sarpong tries to free his leg and advance position but Kaunismieli is retaining full guard.
Sarpong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sarpong pushes down on Kaunismieli's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sarpong is nestled in close to Kaunismieli, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sarpong is nestled in close to Kaunismieli, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kaunismieli manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sarpong forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sarpong wants to control but Kaunismieli is keeping him busy.
Sarpong seems to be looking for submissions.
Sarpong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kaunismieli gets back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sarpong wants to control from the top but Kaunismieli keeps moving.
Sarpong throwing strikes from guard but Kaunismieli blocks nicely.
Kaunismieli lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
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 Kalervo Kaunismieli will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeffrey Sarpong's cut.
That's time! Kaunismieli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kaunismieli's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sarpong under the eye.
Sarpong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kaunismieli's calf.
Kaunismieli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaunismieli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sarpong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kaunismieli lands a jab to the head.
Kaunismieli throws a leg kick that misses.
Sarpong lands a nice shot that snaps Kaunismieli's head back.
Kaunismieli with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sarpong misses with a body shot.
Sarpong misses with a kick to the body.
Kaunismieli instigates a clinch.
Sarpong has a couple of punches blocked by Kaunismieli.
Sarpong tries to circle away but Kaunismieli has him pinned against the cage.
Kaunismieli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sarpong.
Sarpong throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little feinted left hand from Kaunismieli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarpong throws a poor cross that misses
and Sarpong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sarpong is looking to score with low kicks.
A head kick misses from Sarpong.
Sarpong wants to slow Kaunismieli down by chopping away at his legs.
Sarpong throws a good cross that connects.
Sarpong throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kaunismieli tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sarpong is able to avoid easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli swings for the body but Sarpong moves out of range.
Sarpong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sarpong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sarpong thumps Kaunismieli with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sarpong - that will leave a mark!
Sarpong loads up on a big right hand but Kaunismieli slips the punch.
It looked like Kaunismieli was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sarpong.
Sarpong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kaunismieli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sarpong thows a leg kick but Kaunismieli checks it
enabling Kaunismieli to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaunismieli scores with a jab to the body.
Sarpong throws a right hand that misses
and Kaunismieli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sarpong misses with an uppercut. Kaunismieli saw that one coming.
Kaunismieli slips under a jab from Sarpong.
The fighters circling - Kaunismieli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sarpong scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kaunismieli.
Sarpong slips under a jab.
Kalervo Kaunismieli is winning the standup battle so far.
Sarpong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli cracks Sarpong with a good jab.
Kaunismieli attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kaunismieli ducks under a wild hook from Sarpong.
Kaunismieli misses with a right hand
and Sarpong counters with a straight right hand.
Kaunismieli scores with a nice head shot.
Sarpong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sarpong scores with a nice strike.
A clash of legs there as Kaunismieli blocks the low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Kaunismieli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sarpong moves out of range of the strikes.
Sarpong checks a leg kick.
Sarpong lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sarpong throws a leg kick but Kaunismieli sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kaunismieli with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sarpong to score with a decent uppercut.
Kaunismieli throws a chopping leg kick but Sarpong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sarpong feints the counter takedown.
Sarpong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Sarpong misses the target.
Kaunismieli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Kaunismieli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaunismieli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sarpong. Sarpong obviously looking to wear him down.
Sarpong throws a leg kick which misses Kaunismieli's front leg but catches the back leg as Kaunismieli tries to avoid it.
Sarpong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kaunismieli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sarpong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Kaunismieli misses the target.
Kaunismieli swings for the body but Sarpong moves out of range.
Sarpong thumps Kaunismieli with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli throws a hook but Sarpong avoids it easily.
Sarpong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kaunismieli can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sarpong closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kaunismieli quickly recovers to half guard.
Jeffrey Sarpong has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ground and pound from Sarpong.
Kaunismieli is not content to let Sarpong control the position.
Kaunismieli blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sarpong.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sarpong not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kaunismieli wants to control but Sarpong is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sarpong with the ground and pound but Kaunismieli uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sarpong lying in Kaunismieli's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Kaunismieli decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Sarpong taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kalervo Kaunismieli!
Kalervo Kaunismieli retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Kalervo Kaunismieli thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Bustamante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nickey Spillane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bustamante's entrance music is Here Comes The Boom!. A fine choice. Diego Bustamante has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Bustamante!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nickey Spillane!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bustamante throws a sloppy head kick and Spillane moves out of range easily.
Spillane scores with a nice body kick.
Nickey Spillane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bustamante takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Spillane shoots in looking for a takedown. Bustamante tries to sprawl out of it but Spillane keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bustamante manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bustamante was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slapping leg kick lands for Spillane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bustamante keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spillane.
A cross from Spillane lands.
Bustamante is looking to chop away at Spillane's legs.
Bustamante misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bustamante thows a leg kick but Spillane checks it
so Spillane counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bustamante is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Spillane is looking to work some ground and pound but Bustamante has wrist control.
Spillane has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Spillane's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Spillane trying to control but Bustamante is working from the bottom.
Bustamante preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spillane throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bustamante works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Spillane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bustamante throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spillane thuds his shin into the meat of Bustamante's side.
Spillane tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Spillane lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've been told by Bustamante's head coaches at Lucky Liam's MMA Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bustamante tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Spillane is able to avoid easily.
Spillane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bustamante is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Spillane misses.
Bustamante lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Spillane fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Spillane works Bustamante's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spillane shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bustamante defends it nicely.
Diego Bustamante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nickey Spillane.
Spillane explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Spillane thuds a left hand into Bustamante's body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Spillane.
Spillane connects with a solid leg kick.
Spillane lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bustamante takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spillane darts in looking for a takedown but Bustamante gets double underhooks and turns Spillane into the cage.
Bustamante tried to counter with a leg kick but Spillane avoided it.
Spillane misses with a body shot
and Bustamante counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Spillane.
Bustamante walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spillane checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spillane scoring well with a low kick there.
Bustamante misses with a low kick.
Spillane paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Spillane looks for the body kick but Bustamante saw that one coming.
Bustamante on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spillane. Spillane obviously looking to wear him down.
Bustamante takes one to the chin there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Spillane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nickey Spillane dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Spillane shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bustamante sprawls well. Bustamante wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Spillane gets slowly back to his feet.
Spillane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bustamante. Bustamante obviously looking to wear him down.
Bustamante throws a sloppy head kick and Spillane moves out of range easily.
Bustamante will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Spillane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bustamante on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spillane takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spillane. Bustamante does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spillane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bustamante crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Spillane - the referee stops the clock and Bustamante gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Spillane. Bustamante manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spillane works the jab nicely.
Spillane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bustamante's calf.
Nice straight punches there by Bustamante. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bustamante.
Spillane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bustamante's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Bustamante throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diego Bustamante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spillane scores with a kick to the midsection.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Spillane and Bustamante goes tumbling to the canvas! Spillane follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bustamante avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Spillane.
Bustamante blocking the ground and pound attempt from Spillane.
Bustamante is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Spillane scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spillane landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Spillane is stalling here. Bustamante is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Spillane seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bustamante has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Spillane. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bustamante controls the position.
Spillane is looking for a sweep.
Bustamante working away.
Spillane tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Spillane manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spillane wants to improve his position but Bustamante is controlling well.
Bustamante not doing much here.
Spillane is looking to control Bustamante's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Spillane avoid being mounted?
Spillane manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bustamante trying to control but Spillane is working from the bottom.
Spillane wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Spillane lunges at Bustamante with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bustamante's hand.
Spillane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Spillane fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bustamante has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bustamante ducks under a wild hook from Spillane.
Bustamante thinks about countering with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nickey Spillane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bustamante finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bustamante takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A low kick from Bustamante is predictable there
and Spillane counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Bustamante throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spillane throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bustamante throws a leg kick but Spillane moved away.
Spillane blocks a leg kick.
Spillane swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice body punch from Spillane.
Bustamante is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spillane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bustamante was well out of range. Poor timing from Spillane.
Bustamante thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bustamante 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.
Spillane connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bustamante's hands.
Spillane misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spillane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bustamante doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spillane throws out a powerful jab.
Spillane fails with a takedown attempt.
Spillane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bustamante.
Spillane pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bustamante swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Spillane blocks the body kick.
Bustamante takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Spillane just misses with a punch to the body.
Bustamante tried to counter with a leg kick but Spillane avoided it.
Spillane misses with an uppercut. Bustamante saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spillane throws a body punch but Bustamante moves out of range.
Bustamante is looking to land body kicks.
Spillane looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Spillane moves out of range of the body kick.
Spillane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bustamante moves away.
Spillane checks a leg kick nicely.
Spillane looks to score with a jab to the body but Bustamante is just out of range.
Bustamante takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Spillane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bustamante on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spillane. Spillane obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spillane lands with a nice body kick.
Bustamante throws an off balance right hand
and Spillane counters with an inside leg kick.
Bustamante fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spillane is out of range.
Spillane has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Spillane throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Bustamante tumbling to the canvas!
Bustamante is rocked!
Nickey Spillane has got the better of the ground game so far.
Spillane throws a big elbow that misses.
Oh Bustamante is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spillane loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Spillane sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Spillane lands a couple of elbows.
Bustamante working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Spillane.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spillane postures up in Bustamante's guard and throws a big left but Bustamante blocks it.
Spillane scoring with some ground and pound.
Spillane is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spillane stands and throws Bustamante's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bustamante seems to have got his legs back now.
A big shot lands for Spillane! That's hurt Bustamante! Will he recover? Spillane fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nickey Spillane!
Nickey Spillane is the new heavyweight champion!
Nickey Spillane seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Diego Bustamante was interviewed post fight and said 'I will be back!'.
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