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WFC 19:Baker vs Vurny PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herb Dean (ranked 24019 p4p, 757 weight class) and Ante Perkovic (ranked 6161 p4p, 579 weight class). The key to victory for Herb Dean has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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265 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Herb Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ante Perkovic!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkovic misses with a combination
and Perkovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Ante Perkovic has been cut.
Perkovic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dean counters with a stiff right hand.
Perkovic misses with a shot to the body
and Dean counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perkovic misses with a leg kick
and Dean counters with a crisp right hand that drops Perkovic! Dean lets Perkovic back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Perkovic is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkovic gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dean counters with a right hand from hell and Perkovic is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Herb Dean!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skender Baruti (ranked 4815 p4p, 504 weight class) and Ivan Emelianenko (ranked 8651 p4p, 703 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Skender Baruti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Emelianenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baruti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baruti scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A bone on bone clash there as Baruti blocks the leg kick.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baruti.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baruti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baruti blocks a jab.
Emelianenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baruti seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Emelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Baruti.
A big left from Emelianenko misses.
Baruti wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baruti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baruti tries to counter by clinching up but Emelianenko breaks away and moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Baruti as he connects with a hook.
Baruti doesn't manage to clinch there - Emelianenko circles away.
Emelianenko throws a fast counter high kick but Baruti manages to duck under it in time.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Baruti working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baruti can't find room to land a body shot as Emelianenko controls the action.
Emelianenko stalling against the cage.
Baruti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Baruti on the inside.
Emelianenko breaks from the clinch.
Baruti with a hook.
Baruti clinches with his opponent.
Emelianenko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Baruti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Emelianenko tries a body shot but Baruti blocks it.
Emelianenko is trying to break the clinch but Baruti has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Baruti.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baruti.
Baruti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Emelianenko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Baruti tries to work over Emelianenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Baruti.
Emelianenko tries to break the clinch but Baruti is controlling the position.
Emelianenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Baruti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baruti has him pressed against the cage.
Emelianenko is looking to break free of the clinch but Baruti has double underhooks.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch.
Baruti moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Ivan Emelianenko has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko takes a swing at Baruti's ribcage but misses.
Baruti clinches up against the cage.
Baruti tries to throw a body punch but Emelianenko avoids it by throwing Baruti back against the cage.
Baruti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Baruti.
Baruti lands a body shot.
Baruti is working Emelianenko over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Baruti.
A right hand to the body from Baruti.
Emelianenko looks winded!
Baruti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baruti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Baruti scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Baruti.
Baruti lands with a short shot to the head.
Baruti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baruti lands a right hand.
Emelianenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baruti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Emelianenko has time to react.
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!
Baruti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Baruti works Emelianenko's body with a nice hook.
Baruti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Baruti.
Baruti moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baruti scores with a shot to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Baruti prevents Emelianenko from breaking the clinch.
Baruti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Emelianenkos head.
Baruti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Baruti's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Baruti lands with a right to the head.
Baruti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Baruti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Emelianenkos head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baruti.
Baruti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baruti.
Baruti lands a body punch in the clinch.
Baruti gets through Emelianenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skender Baruti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Emelianenko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Baruti slips a jab from Emelianenko.
Baruti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A hook to the body from Baruti.
Baruti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Emelianenko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Baruti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Baruti.
Baruti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is trying to push Baruti away but Baruti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko is trying to force a seperation but Baruti has the dominant position.
Emelianenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baruti has him pressed against the cage.
Baruti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Baruti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Baruti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Baruti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baruti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Baruti lands a nice uppercut.
Baruti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Baruti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baruti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
Skender Baruti is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick from Emelianenko misses.
Baruti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Baruti scores with a decent looking hook.
Baruti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Baruti is looking to clinch.
Baruti is looking to clinch.
Emelianenko throws a solid leg kick but Baruti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Emelianenko.
Emelianenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emelianenko throws a shot from downtown. Baruti moves away and avoids it.
Baruti connects with a jab.
Baruti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emelianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko connects with a jab.
Baruti closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baruti lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Emelianenko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Baruti lands a left hand.
Emelianenko can't break the clinch.
Emelianenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baruti checks a low kick from Emelianenko.
Baruti wants to clinch.
Baruti scores with the left hand. Emelianenko knows he should have avoided that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baruti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emelianenko moves forwards but Baruti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Baruti blocks the body kick.
As Emelianenko tries to get set, Baruti tries to push him back and clinch up but Emelianenko manages to avoid the attempt.
Baruti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baruti jabs Emelianenko right on the nose. Emelianenko blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baruti slips under a jab from Emelianenko.
Baruti tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Baruti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ivan Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko looks to land a body kick but Baruti moved away.
Baruti tries to clinch but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Baruti digs a good body shot into Emelianenko's ribs.
Baruti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baruti.
Baruti lands with a nice body punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Emelianenko.
Baruti connects with a body shot that sends Emelianenko's belly button to the back.
Baruti moves into the clinch.
Baruti scores with a shot to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Baruti lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Baruti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Baruti - that landed with a thud.
Skender Baruti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Baruti.
Baruti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Baruti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Baruti lands a hook that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Baruti lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Baruti as the two fighters clinch.
Baruti lands a body punch.
Baruti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Baruti.
Baruti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Baruti scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baruti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Baruti.
Emelianenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baruti 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.
Skender Baruti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Emelianenko's cut.
That's time! Baruti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Baruti lands a jab to the head.
Nice takedown defense from Emelianenko. No joy for Baruti on that attempt.
Baruti scores with a nice head shot.
Emelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Baruti.
Baruti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Emelianenko can do to turn this around?
Baruti moves out of range as Emelianenko throws a body kick.
Baruti thuds his right hand into Emelianenko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Baruti closes the distance and clinches.
Baruti tries a body shot but Emelianenko blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Baruti fails to land.
Baruti trying to control the position but instead, Emelianenko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Baruti into the cage.
Baruti lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baruti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baruti misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Baruti as the two fighters clinch.
Emelianenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko stalling in the clinch but Baruti improves position.
Baruti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Baruti lands a left hand.
Baruti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Baruti scores with a shot to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Baruti scores with a shot to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Baruti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Baruti digs a right hand underneath Emelianenko's ribcage. Emelianenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Baruti.
Baruti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Baruti lands a shot to the body.
Baruti lands with a left to the head.
Baruti gets through Emelianenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Baruti as the two fighters clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Baruti lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Baruti.
Baruti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baruti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Emelianenko is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baruti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Emelianenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Baruti finish him?
Baruti lands a shoulder strike.
Baruti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Baruti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Baruti drops Emelianenko onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Emelianenko is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Baruti scores with a hook to the body.
Baruti lands a body punch in the clinch.
Baruti scores with a shot to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Emelianenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Baruti.
Baruti lands with a light punch inside.
Baruti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baruti lands a hook that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Baruti lands with a short shot to the head.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the head.
Skender Baruti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Emelianenko looking to slow down the pace here.
Baruti lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko trying to land knees to the body.
Emelianenko seems to have recovered his senses.
Baruti lands a shoulder strike.
Baruti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baruti.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baruti presses Emelianenko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Baruti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baruti letting Emelianenko take a breather here.
Emelianenko misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Skender Baruti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baruti has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skender Baruti!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jo Asce (ranked 24649 p4p, 736 weight class) and Dilon Goncalves (ranked 3199 p4p, 402 weight class). Goncalves has chosen TAPOUT as his entrance music. The key to victory for Jo Asce has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jo Asce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dilon Goncalves!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asce tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goncalves tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Asce pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Goncalves back to the cage. Asce follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Goncalves is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Asce.
Asce throws a left and a right that both miss
and Goncalves counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Asce is looking to stand back up but Goncalves counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Asce.
Goncalves stands up out of the half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick from Asce lands but Goncalves takes it in his stride.
Asce throws a body shot but no joy.
Goncalves tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Asce throws a right and a left that both miss.
Goncalves with the counter takedown but Asce avoids it easily.
Asce throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Asce coming out on top.
Asce misses with a double jab
and Goncalves counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Asce is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Goncalves dives into side control.
Goncalves stands up and beckons Asce to his feet.
Goncalves gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Asce.
Asce misses with a double jab
so Goncalves counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Asce is wriggling around but Goncalves manages to pass to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goncalves decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Asce sizes up Goncalves with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Asce misses with an uppercut
and Goncalves counters with a shoot takedown. Asce fights it but they end up in guard.
Goncalves won't allow Asce to sweep him here.
Goncalves stands up and waves to Asce to follow him.
Asce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Goncalves counters with a nice double leg into side control. Asce won't be happy with that.
Asce wants to get back to his feet but Goncalves is dominant here and he's now got Asce's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves decides to get back to his feet. A strange decision but one that the crowd certainly appreciate.
Both fighters circling a little - Asce finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Asce closes the distance looking to clinch
and Goncalves counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Asce!
Asce is looking to get back to his feet here but Goncalves is keeping cool and he's managed to take Asce's back.
Asce is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asce is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Goncalves's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Goncalves gets to his feet and calls for his opponent to stand and trade! Heeeere we go!
Asce looks to throw the jab but Goncalves is out of range.
Goncalves is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Asce darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Asce looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jo Asce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Asce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Goncalves counters with a single leg into guard. Asce didn't expect that.
Asce is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Goncalves dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dilon Goncalves will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Asce throws a combination that misses
and Goncalves counters with a shoot takedown. Asce fights it but they end up in guard.
Asce is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Goncalves dives into side control.
Dilon Goncalves has got the better of the ground game so far.
Goncalves stands up.
Asce cracks Goncalves with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A head kick by Asce misses
and Goncalves counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Asce is looking to stand back up but Goncalves counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Asce.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goncalves stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Asce to get to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Goncalves counters with a takedown into side control.
Asce tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Asce is trying to reverse the position but instead Goncalves has taken his back - oops!
Well, with Goncalves on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Asce is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Goncalves gets to his feet! The crowd go wild in anticipation of a knockout!
Goncalves takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Goncalves has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jo Asce is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goncalves moves away from the strike by Asce.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asce throws a head kick that misses.
Jo Asce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Asce misses with a double jab
and Goncalves counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Asce!
Asce wants to get back to his feet but Goncalves is dominant here and he's now got Asce's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goncalves controlling from the back.
More stalling from Goncalves.
Goncalves stands up from back control! Strange decision that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asce throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Goncalves counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Asce wants to get back to his feet but Goncalves passes into half guard.
Asce wants to get back to his feet.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Goncalves escapes and gets back to his feet.
Asce moves to clinch but Goncalves breaks away
and Goncalves counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Asce!
Asce tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
That's four 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!
Goncalves stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Asce misses with a double jab
and Goncalves decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Asce's guard.
Goncalves is standing up over Asce. Asce looks to escape but Goncalves dives into side control.
Goncalves decides to stand up, so the ref orders Asce to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Asce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Goncalves counters with a single leg into guard. Asce didn't expect that.
Asce wants to get back to his feet but Goncalves passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dilon Goncalves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Asce stalks Goncalves and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Goncalves's face. Goncalves staggers backwards, shaken.
Asce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Goncalves counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Asce is looking to stand back up but Goncalves counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Asce.
Goncalves decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Asce misses with a double jab
and Goncalves counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asce is working an open guard so Goncalves takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Asce misses with a combination
and Goncalves counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Asce is looking to stand back up but Goncalves counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Asce.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goncalves stands up from half guard.
Asce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Goncalves counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Goncalves.
Asce is wriggling around but Goncalves manages to pass to half guard.
Goncalves gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Asce throws a combination that misses
and Goncalves counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Asce tries to kick Goncalves off in order to stand up. Goncalves Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goncalves decides to stand back up.
Asce falls off balance throwing a combination
and Goncalves counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Asce wants to get back to his feet but Goncalves passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goncalves escapes and gets back to his feet.
Asce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goncalves manages to avoid it.
And Goncalves tries to counter it with a takedown but Asce pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Asce throws a lazy uppercut
and Goncalves counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Asce!
Asce bucks up and tries to throw Goncalves off but instead Goncalves has got his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves gets to his feet! The crowd go wild in anticipation of a knockout!
Asce throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Goncalves decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Asce's guard.
Asce is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Goncalves dives into side control.
Goncalves decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Asce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Goncalves counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Asce is looking to stand back up but Goncalves counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Asce.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goncalves gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Asce throws a sloppy head kick
and Goncalves counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Asce is looking to get back to is feet but Goncalves passes into side control.
Goncalves has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Asce falls off balance throwing a combination
and Goncalves counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Asce is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Goncalves dives into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jo Asce showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Goncalves 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dilon Goncalves!
A victorious Dilon Goncalves thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Darwin (ranked 3833 p4p, 450 weight class) and Bill Hicks (ranked 3865 p4p, 454 weight class). Hicks has chosen Bill Hicks at Dangerfields as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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178 lbs
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172 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Hicks!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Darwin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hicks slips under a jab.
Hicks throws a right hand that misses
and Darwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darwin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hicks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hicks scores with a nice strike.
Darwin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hicks punishes Darwin's body with a nice straight punch.
Hicks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hicks throws an off balance right hand
and Darwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Darwin throws a right hand that misses
and Hicks counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darwin looks to throw the jab but Hicks is out of range.
Hicks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darwin can pounce on him.
Darwin digs a good hook to Hicks's body.
Charlie Darwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darwin checks a leg kick.
Hicks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin scores with a shot to the body.
Hicks is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Darwin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Darwin looks to throw the jab but Hicks is out of range.
Hicks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darwin.
Darwin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Hicks got wobbled bad by a big combination! Darwin presses forward with punches and knees until Hicks stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Hicks closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Darwin!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dougie Logan (ranked 1747 p4p, 190 weight class) and Jason Bozzi (ranked 2713 p4p, 266 weight class). Jason Bozzi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dougie Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Bozzi!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan punishes Bozzi's body with a nice straight punch.
Logan lands a jab.
Dougie Logan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bozzi.
Bozzi ducks under a wild hook from Logan.
Logan throws a body punch but Bozzi moves out of range.
Bozzi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Logan scores with a nice strike.
Logan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bozzi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Logan just misses with a punch to the body.
Logan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Logan throws a body shot but no joy.
Logan is looking to wear down Bozzi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Logan swings widly with a right hand
and Bozzi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Logan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bozzi decides to pull guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bozzi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bozzi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Logan controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bozzi is keeping the position for now.
Bozzi being controlled here, momentarily.
Bozzi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Logan is one step ahead there.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Logan sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Logan throws a body punch but Bozzi moves out of range.
Bozzi ducks under a wild hook from Logan.
Logan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bozzi.
Logan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bozzi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Logan to score with a decent uppercut.
Logan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Logan throws a leg kick but Bozzi checks it.
Nice jab there from Logan.
A good leg kick by Bozzi.
Logan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bozzi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Logan defends it nicely.
Logan throws a jab when Bozzi was well out of range.
Bozzi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
An inside leg kick from Logan misses.
Bozzi feints the counter takedown.
Logan checks the leg kick.
Logan tried to counter with a leg kick but Bozzi avoided it.
Bozzi slips a jab from Logan.
Bozzi's coach down at Roosters Coop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bozzi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Logan cracks a nice hook into Bozzi's ribs.
Bozzi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Logan misses the shot to the body.
Bozzi defending well as Logan loads up on a big left hand.
Bozzi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan clinches with his opponent.
Bozzi blocks a body shot from Logan.
A head punch on the inside from Logan fails to land.
Bozzi breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Logan looks to score with a jab to the body but Bozzi is just out of range.
Logan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bozzi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Logan throws out the jab.
And Bozzi tries to counter it with a takedown but Logan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Logan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bozzi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bozzi ducks right into an uppercut from Logan.
Logan misses with a few strikes there.
Bozzi feints the counter takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bozzi.
Logan tried to counter with a leg kick but Bozzi avoided it.
Dougie Logan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Bozzi.
Nice sprawl there from Logan as Bozzi shoots in.
Bozzi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Logan clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dougie Logan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Logan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bozzi tries to counter with a clinch but Logan shakes him off and moves away.
Dougie Logan is winning the standup battle so far.
Logan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bozzi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Logan's guard.
Logan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Logan here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bozzi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bozzi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bozzi is looking to work some ground and pound but Logan has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bozzi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bozzi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bozzi tries to free his leg and advance position but Logan is retaining full guard.
Bozzi preventing the sweep.
Bozzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Logan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bozzi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Logan swivels and escapes.
Bozzi moves into range and clinches up with Logan.
Logan misses with a punch to the body.
Bozzi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Logan avoids the elbow strike from Bozzi, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Logan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bozzi tries to pull guard but Logan holds him up against the cage and eventually Bozzi drops back down to his feet.
Bozzi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bozzi pulls guard.
Bozzi pulls Logan in close to his closed guard and prevents Logan from doing any damage or advancing position.
Logan trying to control the position from guard on top but Bozzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Logan advances to half guard.
Bozzi tries to get to full guard but Logan has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Logan tries to clinch but Bozzi moves out of range.
Logan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bozzi shoots in but Logan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dougie Logan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Bozzi.
Logan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bozzi, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Logan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bozzi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bozzi drives through and clinches with Logan against the cage.
Logan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bozzi closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Bozzi.
Logan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Logan tries to throw a body punch but Bozzi avoids it by throwing Logan back against the cage.
Logan struggles to land a body shot inside as Bozzi controls his hands.
Logan misses with a punch to the body.
Logan misses with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Logan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Logan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bozzi backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bozzi breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Logan throws a big shot that misses.
Logan throws a leg kick which misses Bozzi's front leg but catches the back leg as Bozzi tries to avoid it.
Bozzi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Logan circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jason Bozzi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Logan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Logan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bozzi manages to avoid it.
Logan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Logan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bozzi moves away.
Bozzi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Logan.
Bozzi checks the leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Logan.
Logan throws a body punch but Bozzi moves out of range.
Bozzi moves in looking to clinch but Logan pushes him off.
Bozzi tries for a takedown but Logan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Logan cracks the inside of Bozzi's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan works over Bozzi's head and body with a nice combination.
Logan is looking to clinch.
Logan misses the shot to the body.
Bozzi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jason Bozzi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bozzi wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bozzi closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Logan's guard.
Bozzi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bozzi trying to control but Logan is working from the bottom.
Logan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bozzi stays in close to Logan's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan looking for a sweep. Not yet Logan, not yet.
Bozzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Logan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bozzi throwing strikes from guard but Logan blocks nicely.
Bozzi trying to control but Logan is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dougie Logan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bozzi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Logan stuns Bozzi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Logan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bozzi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Logan as he avoids it easily.
Logan throws out a loose jab but Bozzi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Logan is predictable there
and Bozzi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Logan!
Bozzi trying to control the action but Logan is working from the bottom.
Bozzi tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bozzi looks up at the clock and then as Logan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bozzi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Logan tries to buck Bozzi off but Bozzi is having none of it.
Bozzi working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan is not content to let Bozzi control the position.
Logan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bozzi trying to control the action but Logan is working from the bottom.
Bozzi scores with punches from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bozzi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Logan keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dougie Logan.
I think Logan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dougie Logan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brodie Darrow (ranked 4060 p4p, 362 weight class) and Fubar Teller (ranked 2520 p4p, 252 weight class). Fubar Teller is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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157 lbs
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155 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Brodie Darrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fubar Teller!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teller looks to land a body kick but Darrow moved away.
Darrow lands a jab to the head.
Teller throws a solid leg kick but Darrow takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Teller.
Teller misses with a wild body shot.
Darrow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Teller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Teller tries to clinch there but Darrow circles away.
Darrow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darrow misses the shot to the body.
And Teller tries to counter it with a takedown but Darrow pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A swing and a miss from Darrow.
Darrow with a hook.
Darrow lands a head shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Darrow checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow throws a leg kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darrow.
Teller 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.
Darrow scores with a nice head shot.
Teller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darrow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller slips a jab from Darrow.
Darrow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Teller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Teller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Darrow listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Darrow there.
Darrow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brodie Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teller blocks a jab.
Teller feints the counter takedown.
Darrow throws a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Teller.
Darrow throws a shot to the body.
Teller misses with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Darrow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Darrow.
Teller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darrow.
Teller defending well as Darrow loads up on a big left hand.
Darrow tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Darrow misses the target.
Darrow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Darrow moves into range and connects with a jab.
Darrow lands a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Darrow!
Teller moves out of range of the leg kick from Darrow.
The fighters circling - Darrow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darrow darts in and clinches Teller up against the cage.
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Teller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darrow.
Darrow misses with a straight left.
Teller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A good leg kick by Darrow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller blocks a leg kick.
Teller swings away with a body shot that misses
and Darrow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Teller thinking.
Darrow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good standup being displayed there by Darrow as he connects with a hook.
Teller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Teller just misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow throws a big shot that misses.
Darrow connects with a body shot.
Darrow throws a nice inside leg kick.
Darrow misses with a low kick.
Teller changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A good leg kick by Darrow.
Darrow lands a jab to Teller's midsection.
Darrow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Darrow misses with a lunging right hand
and Teller counters with a nice low kick that buckles Darrow's knee momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darrow keeps the fight on the outside.
Darrow lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teller throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Darrow throws an overhand right that lands on Teller's shoulder, as Teller tries to avoid the shot.
Teller is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Darrow with a body shot.
Darrow lands with a nice body punch.
Darrow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Teller takes one to the chin there.
Darrow throws a leg kick
and Teller makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Darrow attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Darrow connects with a body shot that sends Teller's belly button to the back.
Darrow throws out a loose jab but Teller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Teller moves away.
Teller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow wants to slow Teller down by chopping away at his legs.
Darrow misses with a wild body shot.
Teller slips under a jab from Darrow.
Darrow throws a low kick but it's checked well by Teller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brodie Darrow dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Darrow throws a lazy right hand but Teller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Teller can do to turn this around?
Some bone on bone action there as Teller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Teller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Darrow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darrow lands a jab to Teller's midsection.
Teller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darrow throws an overhand right that lands on Teller's shoulder, as Teller tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick from Darrow misses.
Darrow takes a swing at Teller's ribcage but misses.
Teller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Teller's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Darrow connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Teller scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Darrow.
A left lands for Darrow.
Darrow scores with a leg kick.
Darrow clinches up with Teller and pushes him back against the cage.
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!
Teller tries to work over Darrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Darrow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Darrow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darrow looks to land a left hand but Teller moved out of range nicely.
Darrow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teller.
Darrow misses with a body shot.
Teller appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Teller defending well as Darrow loads up on a big left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Darrow.
No joy there for Darrow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Darrow throws a lazy right hand but Teller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Teller on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Darrow throws a body punch but Teller moves out of range.
Darrow feints and then cracks Teller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Teller down.
Darrow cracks Teller with a right hand to the side of the head.
Darrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller tries to close the distance and clinch but Darrow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Teller scores with a hook to the body. Darrow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brodie Darrow is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Teller tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Teller shoots in and drives through. Darrow sprawls well.
Teller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darrow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Darrow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Darrow misses with a straight right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darrow.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darrow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darrow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Darrow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Teller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Teller feints the counter takedown.
Teller works over Darrow's head and body with a nice combination.
Teller darts in looking for a takedown but Darrow gets double underhooks and turns Teller into the cage.
Teller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Darrow circles away quickly and effectively.
Good shot there by Darrow.
Darrow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Teller was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A good leg kick by Darrow.
Teller gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Teller tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Darrow misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darrow.
Darrow swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Teller.
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!
Teller looks to score with a jab to the body but Darrow is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Teller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darrow.
Good exchange - Teller coming out on top.
Teller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Darrow takes a swing at Teller's ribcage but misses.
Teller is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Darrow rather than just go for the knockout.
Teller walks into a jab.
Darrow checks a leg kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Darrow misses the target.
Darrow moves into the clinch.
Teller goes for a takedown in the clinch but Darrow prevents it.
Brodie Darrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fubar Teller.
Teller lands a nice uppercut.
Darrow is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Darrow lands a body punch.
Darrow manages to break the clinch.
Teller tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brodie Darrow dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Darrow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Teller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Darrow throws a leg kick
and Teller counters with a shoot takedown. Darrow fights it but they end up in guard.
Teller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darrow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Teller trying to control but Darrow is working from the bottom.
Teller stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Darrow throws up his legs and catches Teller in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Teller tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Darrow! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Brodie Darrow!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Miller (ranked 1179 p4p, 123 weight class) and Ksawery Koltun (ranked 4009 p4p, 355 weight class). Miller kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Killers. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 25 - 4, fighting out of New York, Jeffrey Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Ksawery Koltun!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koltun bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Koltun tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Koltun trying to control the action but Miller is working from the bottom.
Koltun thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Koltun creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Miller sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Koltun looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Miller is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koltun throws a strike aimed at the side of Miller's head but Miller avoids it well.
Koltun tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Koltun passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Miller!
Miller is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Miller avoids a series of strikes thrown by Koltun.
Koltun throws a sloppy strike and Miller uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Miller has ended up in Koltun's guard.
Miller distracts Koltun with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Koltun looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Koltun throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Koltun keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun throws his legs up looking for a submission but Miller uses it to pass to side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Koltun is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Miller off and has taken his back!
Koltun trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Koltun.
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!
Miller is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Koltun wants to control but Miller is keeping busy.
Miller is trying to stand back up.
Koltun throwing sloppy strikes.
Koltun lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Koltun.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is trying to stand back up.
Koltun throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Koltun has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Koltun missing with strikes from the back.
Miller is trying to stand back up.
Koltun tightening his grip on Miller, looking for the choke.
Miller defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun throwing strikes and Miller squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Miller defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Koltun.
Miller really wants to buck Koltun off and get back to his feet.
Koltun looking to ground and pound but Miller is blocking nicely.
Koltun is landing with some decent strikes but Miller is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Koltun unloads with some shots from mount but Miller bucks and avoids them well.
You get the feeling that Miller really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ksawery Koltun dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Miller tries to clinch there but Koltun circles away.
Koltun moves out of range as Miller strikes.
Koltun misses with an uppercut.
Koltun moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Miller throws a body shot but no joy.
Koltun has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koltun dodges the punch combination from Miller.
A big right from Koltun misses.
Koltun swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Koltun with the counter takedown but Miller avoids it easily.
Miller forces Koltun back against the cage and clinches.
Koltun wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Miller.
Koltun fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Miller effectively controlling the action here.
Koltun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koltun makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Miller trying to control the position but instead, Koltun has worked for underhooks and has pushed Miller into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koltun.
Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Miller misses with an elbow strike.
Koltun tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Koltun fails to land.
Miller misses with a body punch.
Koltun is working for takedown but Miller is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jeffrey Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ksawery Koltun.
Koltun swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koltun.
Koltun misses with a punch to the body.
Koltun misses with the head strike.
Koltun lands with a right to the head.
Koltun lands a nice elbow.
A hook to the body from Koltun.
Koltun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miller lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koltun scores with a nice hook to 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!
Koltun is trying to pull guard but Miller turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Miller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Miller pushes off an throws an elbow but Koltun leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Koltun lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Koltun gets through Miller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Koltun effectively controlling the action here.
Koltun is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Miller to keep the fight standing.
Koltun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koltun blocking some punches.
Miller avoids a wild elbow strike from Koltun.
Miller slows down the pace here.
Miller scores with a shot to the side of Koltun's head.
Koltun lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Miller misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ksawery Koltun seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Koltun successfully pulls guard.
Koltun lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Miller has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Koltun off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Miller tries to clinch up.
Koltun walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Miller staying out of range there.
Miller scores with a kick to the body.
Koltun gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koltun tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Miller swings widly with a right hand
and Koltun counters with a right hand to the body.
Miller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Koltun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Koltun on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Miller. Miller obviously looking to wear him down.
Koltun takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Miller paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun looks for the body kick but Miller saw that one coming.
Miller blocks a jab.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Koltun swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jeffrey Miller is winning the standup battle so far.
Miller throws a half hearted mid kick.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Koltun swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Miller misses with a body punch
and Koltun counters with a one-two to the body.
Miller throws a body punch but Koltun moves out of range.
Jeffrey Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koltun throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koltun moves away from the strike by Miller.
Koltun throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Koltun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Koltun is looking to chop away at Miller's legs.
Nice jab there from Miller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ksawery Koltun 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!
Koltun misses with a kick to the body.
Miller scores with a nice right hand.
Miller takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Koltun lands a two punch combo.
Koltun on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Miller misses with a body shot
and Koltun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koltun tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Koltun.
Miller was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Koltun swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koltun.
Miller throws a body punch but Koltun moves out of range.
Koltun misses with a body shot
and Miller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miller cracks Koltun with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Miller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Miller wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller misses with a hook.
Miller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koltun.
Miller looks to land a combination. Koltun sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Miller misses with a kick to the body.
Koltun is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Koltun throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Miller tests Koltun's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Miller tries to move into range but Koltun moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Koltun throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koltun connects with a jab.
A jab lands there for Miller.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koltun avoids a kick to the body.
Miller cracks Koltun with a good jab.
Miller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Koltun, pushing him back against the cage.
Koltun throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun scores with a shoulder strike.
Miller is working Koltun over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
Miller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Koltun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koltun tries to pull guard but Miller won't allow it.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Koltun working aggressively here.
Miller manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Koltun jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Miller walks away with a smile on his face. Koltun gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Koltun shoots in for a double leg but Miller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ksawery Koltun is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jeffrey Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ksawery Koltun.
Miller throws a poor cross that misses
and Koltun counters with a nice uppercut.
Miller misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Koltun on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Koltun avoids the body shot from Miller.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Miller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun gets a takedown into half guard.
Koltun is looking to take a break and control but Miller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Miller is trying to stand back up but Koltun is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koltun wants to control but Miller is keeping him busy.
Koltun looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Koltun takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jeffrey Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to kick Koltun off but Koltun keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice side step and Koltun releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Miller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Miller lands a slapping body shot.
Miller throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A low kick from Miller misses
and Koltun counters with a nice double leg into 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!
Koltun seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Koltun prevents Miller from getting back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeffrey Miller showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Koltun 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Judah (ranked 2093 p4p, 281 weight class) and Dmitar Zvonimir (ranked 2678 p4p, 342 weight class). Zvonimir is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kletva kralja Zvonimira. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dmitar Zvonimir enters the cage!
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195 lbs
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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
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Judah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dmitar Zvonimir!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zvonimir clinches up against the cage.
Judah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Judah tries a knee to the head but Zvonimir blocks it.
Judah lands a good knee to the midsection. Zvonimir won't want to take too many of those.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Judah.
Judah connects with a knee to the head.
Zvonimir trying to control the position but instead, Judah has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zvonimir into the cage.
Zvonimir tries to stall but Judah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Judah landing knees to the head.
Zvonimir working aggressively here.
Judah tries to land knees in the clinch but Zvonimir avoids the damage to the body.
Zvonimir has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
Judah stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Judah misses with a punch on the inside.
Zvonimir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Judah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zvonimirs head.
A right handed body shot lands from Zvonimir.
Judah letting Zvonimir take a breather here.
Judah blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zvonimir's elbow.
Judah misses with a knee to the head.
Zvonimir digs a right hand into Judah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Judah's gas tank.
Zvonimir is trying to stall.
A short left from Zvonimir.
It looks like Daniel Judah has been cut.
Zvonimir has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zvonimir misses with a punch to the body.
Judah tries to land knees in the clinch but Zvonimir avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Judah fails to land.
Zvonimir misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judah tries a knee to the head but Zvonimir blocks it.
Zvonimir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judah tries to throw a body punch but Zvonimir avoids it by throwing Judah back against the cage.
Zvonimir tries a body shot but Judah blocks it.
Judah misses with a knee to the head.
Judah tries to land knees in the clinch but Zvonimir avoids the damage to the body.
Zvonimir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judah misses with some punches.
Judah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zvonimir's face.
It looks like Dmitar Zvonimir has been cut.
Judah prevents a body shot from Zvonimir.
Zvonimir lands a left hand that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
Judah lands a hook that snaps the head of Zvonimir backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zvonimir tries to stall but Judah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short left from Zvonimir.
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zvonimir's elbow.
Zvonimir lands with a right to the head.
Judah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zvonimir swings wildly with an uppercut but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zvonimir misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Zvonimir fails to land.
Zvonimir effectively controlling the action here.
Zvonimir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zvonimir lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Judah.
Judah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zvonimir is defending well for now.
Judah lands a hook that snaps the head of Zvonimir backwards.
Judah lands a damaging elbow.
Judah looking to throw knees to the head but Zvonimir is blocking nicely.
Judah with a knee to the head.
Zvonimir lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Judah or not.
Zvonimir is trying to stall.
Zvonimir throws a punch but it's blocked by Judah.
Zvonimir lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Judah.
Zvonimir takes an elbow to the temple.
Judah misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zvonimir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Judah creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Judah lands a nice uppercut.
Zvonimir dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Zvonimir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zvonimir's elbow.
I was talking to Judah's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Zvonimir lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Zvonimir.
Judah misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Judah.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Judah pushes Zvonimir back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zvonimir has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
Judah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Judah.
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judah lands with a right to the head.
Zvonimir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zvonimir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zvonimir swings wildly with an uppercut but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Zvonimir.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Zvonimir on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Judah 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!
Zvonimir throws a hook to the side of Judah's head but Judah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Judah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zvonimir can do to turn this around?
Judah scores with a jab.
A lazy body kick from Judah
letting Zvonimir counter with a right hand.
Judah takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Judah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zvonimir darts in and clinches Judah up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Judah scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Judah.
A nice right hand lands inside from Judah.
Zvonimir working aggressively here.
Judah blocks a body shot from Zvonimir.
A short uppercut from Judah.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judah gets through Zvonimir's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zvonimir is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Judah.
Zvonimir is still on wobbly legs! Can Judah finish him?
Judah dips a shoulder and cracks Zvonimir with a mighty uppercut! Zvonimir falls back against the cage and Judah unloads with a barrage of strikes! Zvonimir is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Judah screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Judah!
A relieved looking Daniel Judah 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Milne (ranked 2034 p4p, 247 weight class) and Alexander Rewell (ranked 3213 p4p, 364 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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245 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Milne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Rewell!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rewell lands a big head kick that sends Milne tumbling to the mat! Rewell takes a step backwards and waves Milne back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Harry Milne has been cut.
A combination from Milne does no damage.
Milne fails with the takedown.
Milne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rewell.
Milne half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Milne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rewell circles away quickly and effectively.
Rewell misses the jab.
Rewell tries a head kick but it misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Milne throws out a loose jab but Rewell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Milne swings widly with a right hand
and Rewell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rewell, as that shot connected.
Rewell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Milne swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Milne throws a jab but it's blocked by Rewell.
Rewell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Milne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rewell jabs Milne right on the nose. Milne blinks but takes it well.
Milne misses with the combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Rewell misses.
Milne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rewell.
Jab by Milne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rewell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Milne moves out of range of the strikes.
Rewell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Milne.
Rewell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Milne.
Milne cracks a nice hook into Rewell's ribs.
Milne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rewell unleashes a big counter combination but Milne bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Milne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rewell.
Milne throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rewell was covering up waiting for the punch and Milne finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rewell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rewell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Milne throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Milne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rewell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rewell looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milne throws an elbow that misses. Rewell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Milne's guard. Nice move by Rewell!
Rewell trying to control but Milne is working from the bottom.
Rewell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Milne is controlling Rewell's posture.
Milne can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rewell controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Rewell 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.
Rewell is continuing to stall.
Milne tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nice straight punches there by Rewell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rewell.
Alexander Rewell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rewell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rewell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rewell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Milne shoots in looking for a takedown but Rewell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Milne's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A little jabbing left from Rewell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Milne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rewell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Rewell misses.
Milne misses with a hook.
Rewell slips under a jab from Milne.
Rewell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rewell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Milne throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rewell. Milne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rewell jabs at Milne's body.
Rewell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Milne.
Rewell scores with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rewell.
Rewell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Milne's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Rewell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Milne's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Rewell misses the target.
Milne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rewell throws out the jab.
Rewell swings for the body but Milne moves out of range.
Milne shoots and misses
and Rewell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rewell jabs Milne right on the nose. Milne blinks but takes it well.
Rewell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Milne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rewell.
Rewell jabs Milne right on the nose. Milne blinks but takes it well.
Alexander Rewell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Milne misses.
Rewell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Milne fails with the takedown
and Rewell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Milne misses with a takedown attempt
and Rewell counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Milne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rewell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rewell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Milne can pounce on him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rewell delivers a nice body kick.
Milne fails to land with a series of punches.
Rewell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rewell there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rewell lands a big uppercut and Milne crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Milne looks OK. Rewell waves Milne back to his feet!
Milne is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oh Milne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Milne gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rewell finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rewell jabs at Milne's body.
Rewell darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Milne's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Rewell before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexander Rewell!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Humphrey Baker (ranked 342 p4p, 50 weight class) and Aldo Vurny (ranked 332 p4p, 48 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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203 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Humphrey Baker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Aldo Vurny!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker throws a leg kick but Vurny sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Baker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Baker cracks Vurny with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vurny checks a low kick from Baker.
Vurny lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Baker throws out a loose jab but Vurny uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baker closes the distance but Vurny moves to the side
and Vurny counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Baker throws a head kick but Vurny moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Vurny.
Baker seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker wants to clinch but Vurny slips to the side
and Vurny counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baker is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vurny off and has taken his back!
Vurny tries to escape but Baker has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Vurny keeps trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurny controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.
Vurny can't escape the position.
Baker biding his time, controlling Vurny.
Vurny felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Baker wants to control but Vurny is keeping busy.
Vurny can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny trying to control the position but Baker manages to sink in the hooks.
Vurny rolls, trying to escape but Baker keeps control of the position.
Baker is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
You can see the frustration on Vurny's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Vurny looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
You can see the frustration on Vurny's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker has good solid back control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vurny trying to control but not successfully.
Even with his hooks in, Baker manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Vurny wants to control his opponent's hands but Baker gets his hands free.
Vurny can't escape the position.
Vurny trying to control the action but Baker just sinks the hooks in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurny tries to roll but Baker sticks to his back.
Baker just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Vurny just trying to survive but Baker is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Vurny tries to break free.
Vurny is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Baker tries to get the hooks in deep but Vurny pushed the leg off.
Vurny manages to reverse the position and now he's in Baker's guard. Nice work there by Vurny.
Baker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humphrey Baker dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Baker clinches up with Vurny and pushes him back against the cage.
Vurny pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vurny swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vurny throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Baker misses the target.
Vurny has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baker.
Baker tries to sprawl but Vurny drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Vurny is working for a kimura but Baker is defending it quite comfortably.
Baker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurny not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurny is keen to just control but Baker is a slippery customer.
Vurny landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vurny drops an elbow to the side of Baker's head.
Vurny performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Humphrey Baker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vurny is thwarting Baker's attempts to control the position.
Baker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vurny.
Vurny is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Baker is trying to stand up here but Vurny is controlling him well.
Baker regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vurny is one step ahead there.
Vurny lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Baker trying to keep a closed guard but Vurny is proving a slippery customer.
Baker is pulling down on Vurny's head. It's preventing any offense from Vurny, at least for the moment.
Baker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Baker keeping moving, preventing Vurny from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurny 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 ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vurny throws a hook but Baker blocks it.
We've been told by Baker's head coaches at Brazilian Elite Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Baker takes the fight into the clinch.
Baker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Baker tries to work over Vurny's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vurny blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baker digs a right hand into Vurny's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vurny's gas tank.
Vurny jumps into guard, dragging Baker to the mat.
Baker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker stopping the sweep attempt from Vurny.
Baker wants to control from the top but Vurny keeps moving.
Vurny being controlled here, momentarily.
Baker wants to stand but Vurny is controlling his posture from full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vurny wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Vurny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vurny avoids the head kick by Baker.
Vurny throws out a counter right but Baker avoids it with no problem.
Vurny takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Baker misses with a low kick.
Vurny lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That kick from Baker tenderised Vurny's leg. Vurny is trying to keep his angry face on.
Baker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vurny has time to react.
Baker misses with a wild combination.
Nice body kick there by Baker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker misses with a kick to the body.
Vurny with the counter takedown but Baker avoids it easily.
Baker doesn't manage to clinch there - Vurny circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Baker.
Baker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker is looking to chop away at Vurny's legs.
Baker tries to land a body kick
and Vurny counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vurny takes one to the side of the head.
Baker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vurny momentarily.
Vurny looks to land a left hand but Baker moved out of range nicely.
Vurny shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vurny feints and as Baker raises his hands in defense, Vurny changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Baker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vurny can do to turn this around?
Baker trying to control the position here.
Vurny postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vurny scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vurny missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vurny won't allow Baker to get back to his feet.
Baker controlling the position.
Vurny in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Baker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Baker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Baker pulls Vurny in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vurny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baker.
Baker is looking to counter the offense by Vurny and move into the clinch.
Vurny throws a hook but Baker avoids it easily.
Vurny scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Baker throws Vurny to one side and escapes!
Humphrey Baker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Baker, as that shot connected.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vurny swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vurny changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Baker throws a right and a left that Vurny avoids nicely.
Baker lands the left hand.
Baker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baker clinches up with Vurny and pushes him back against the cage.
Vurny is trying to push Baker away but Baker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Baker fails to land.
Vurny breaks from the clinch.
Baker wants to clinch
enabling Vurny to counter with a crisp jab.
Baker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vurny throws out a counter right but Baker avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker scores with a leg kick.
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!
Vurny is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Baker's half guard.
Baker makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vurny swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vurny.
Vurny drops his hands momentarily and Baker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Baker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vurny.
Vurny moves away from the strike by Baker.
Baker pushes Vurny up against the cage in a clinch.
Baker cracks Vurny with a nice body shot.
Baker misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humphrey Baker clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Baker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vurny scores with a takedown into Baker's guard.
Baker is looking to stand back up but Vurny counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Baker.
Vurny not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vurny lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vurny is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vurny.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurny seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Baker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vurny is looking for a kimura but Baker is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vurny to get the leverage.
Baker is trying to stand.
Vurny lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vurny is stalling here. Baker is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Vurny seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Baker has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Vurny tries to improve position but can't.
Baker postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Vurny tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vurny has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny being controlled for a moment.
Baker decides to stand up, so the ref orders Vurny to his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vurny.
Jab, jab by Vurny - just one landing.
Vurny misses with an uppercut. Baker saw that one coming.
Vurny's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vurny scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vurny has time to react.
Baker throws the kick towards the body but Vurny avoids it.
Vurny lands with a right hand.
Humphrey Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Baker throws a head kick but Vurny moves out of range.
Vurny tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Vurny moves forwards but Baker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Baker throws a sloppy head kick and Vurny moves out of range easily.
Baker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Baker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Baker connects with a solid leg kick.
Baker misses with a few strikes there.
Baker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker doesn't manage to clinch there - Vurny circles away.
Baker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Humphrey Baker is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vurny lands the left hand.
Baker tries to clinch up but Vurny circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Vurny on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A shot to the body from Baker misses
and Vurny counters with a left and a right that stings Baker.
Baker misses with a head kick.
Baker lands with a nice body kick.
Baker throws a lazy uppercut
and Vurny counters with a three punch combo that has Baker backing up. Baker nods at Vurny to acknowledge the strikes.
Vurny just misses with a punch to the body.
Baker lands with a right hand.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch but Vurny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Baker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Humphrey Baker will probably get the nod.
That's time! Baker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice body kick there by Baker.
Vurny throws a series of punches but Baker moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baker stuns Vurny with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baker throws a head kick that misses.
Baker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vurny moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vurny 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.
Baker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker is looking to clinch but Vurny is avoiding it.
Baker lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vurny will feel that in the morning.
Vurny moves forwards but Baker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vurny falls off balance throwing a combination
and Baker counters with a nice uppercut.
Vurny closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Vurny lands in his opponent's guard.
Baker scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Baker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aldo Vurny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vurny closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Baker's guard.
Baker keeping moving, preventing Vurny from controlling successfully.
Vurny stops Baker from standing up.
Baker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vurny stopping the sweep attempt from Baker.
Vurny missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Baker controls Vurny momentarily but Vurny frees himself.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Baker is looking to stand up but Vurny isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurny shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vurny showed some decent athleticism there.
Baker trying to control but Vurny postures up.
Vurny trying to pass the guard but Baker defending well.
Vurny misses with a head shot. Baker uses the momentum to regain guard.
Vurny is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vurny manages to get himself to full guard.
Baker won't allow Vurny to sweep him here.
Baker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vurny wants to sweep but no luck.
Vurny 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!
Humphrey Baker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humphrey Baker!
Humphrey Baker is the new middleweight champion!
Humphrey Baker spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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