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GAMMA#879 Storm v MacNamara PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Temirov (ranked 1310 p4p, 1940 weight class) and Dulles Bush (ranked 147 p4p, 215 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Insanely flexible |
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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 25 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruslan Temirov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Dulles Bush!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Temirov.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bush - that will leave a mark!
Bush walks into a left hand.
Bush lands with a kick to the temple. Temirov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Temirov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bush has time to react.
A jab from Temirov finds it's way through Bush's defenses.
Temirov misses with an uppercut
and Bush counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Temirov throws a sloppy body shot
and Bush counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Temirov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bush manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Temirov. Bush does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Temirov misses with the head strike.
Temirov blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bush.
Temirov breaks from the clinch.
Bush doesn't manage to clinch there - Temirov circles away.
Temirov misses the shot to the body.
Bush appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Temirov.
Bush throws out a counter right but Temirov avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Temirov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bush throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bush with a jab.
Temirov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bush looks to throw the jab but Temirov is out of range.
Temirov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bush throws a hook but Temirov avoids it easily.
Bush keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bush avoids the body shot from Temirov.
Temirov misses with a body shot.
Temirov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bush.
Bush throws a sloppy head kick and Temirov moves out of range easily.
A jab from Temirov misses.
Bush misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Temirov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bush.
Bush misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bush fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Temirov takes a swing at Bush's ribcage but misses.
Temirov takes a swing at Bush's ribcage but misses.
Bush throws a hook to the side of Temirov's head but Temirov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Temirov slips a jab from Bush.
Temirov misses with a body shot.
Temirov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Temirov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Temirov takes a swing at Bush's ribcage but misses.
Temirov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Temirov scores with a punch to the head.
Bush feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Temirovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Temirov takes a swing at Bush's ribcage but misses.
Bush instigates a clinch.
Bush breaks from the clinch.
Temirov takes a swing at Bush's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temirov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left lands for Bush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Temirov. Bush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Temirov throws an off balance right hand
and Bush counters with an inside leg kick.
Bush throws a lazy right hand but Temirov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Temirov blocks the leg kick.
Temirov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bush.
Bush connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bush 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.
Bush lands a nice looking body shot.
Bush ducks under a wild hook from Temirov.
Bush throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Temirov misses with a shot to the body
and Bush counters with a straight right hand.
Bush throws a push kick but Temirov slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Temirov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bush.
Temirov misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Temirov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bush's head.
Bush avoids the body shot from Temirov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temirov works Bush's body with a nice hook.
Bush on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bush misses with a wild body shot.
Temirov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bush is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bush lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Temirov circles away quickly and effectively.
Bush misses with a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Bush.
Temirov lands a jab to the head.
Temirov throws a body shot but no joy.
Bush lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bush keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bush throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Temirov misses with a straight right.
Bush looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bush throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jab, jab by Temirov - just one landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dulles Bush will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Some bone on bone action there as Temirov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Temirov is looking to wear down Bush with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Temirov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bush moves out of range as Temirov strikes.
Temirov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bush throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
 It looks like Ruslan Temirov has been cut.
Bush misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Temirov.
Temirov lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circling - Temirov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bush uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Temirov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Temirov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bush. Bush obviously looking to wear him down.
Bush tries to clinch up.
Temirov is looking to counter punch.
Temirov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bush can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Temirov.
Temirov misses the shot to the body.
Bush let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bush scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dulles Bush seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Temirov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temirov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bush is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bush swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bush fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Temirov, pushing him back against the cage.
Temirov manages to break the clinch.
Bush jabs at Temirov's body.
Bush has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bush lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bush is looking to slow Temirov down with leg kicks.
Temirov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Temirov looks to score with a jab to the body but Bush is just out of range.
Bush throws a leg kick but Temirov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Temirov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bush throws out a loose jab but Temirov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Temirov misses the target.
Bush displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Temirov throws out the jab.
Bush flicks out a counter leg kick but Temirov steps away.
A telegraphed right hand from Bush misses the target.
As Bush backs away, Temirov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Temirov looks to throw the jab but Bush is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush scores with a shot to the body.
Temirov swings for the body but Bush moves out of range.
Bush now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Temirov throws a poor cross that misses
and Bush counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bush swats away the attempt to clinch by Temirov.
Temirov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bush looks to throw the jab but Temirov is out of range.
Temirov misses with a looping right.
Bush connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Temirov thuds a left hand into Bush's body.
Temirov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bush lands a jab to Temirov's midsection.
Temirov misses the jab.
Temirov avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temirov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bush.
Temirov swings for the body but Bush moves out of range.
Bush misses with an uppercut. Temirov saw that one coming.
It looked like Temirov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Temirov. Bush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bush takes one on the button.
Temirov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bush.
Temirov misses with a hook.
Bush clobbers Temirov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Temirov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Temirov blocks a head kick by Bush.
Temirov clinches with his opponent.
Bush misses with a hook from the clinch.
Temirov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Temirov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temirov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Temirov. That snapped Bush's head back.
Bush throws a quick inside leg kick.
Temirov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Temirov tried to score with a low kick but Bush checks it.
Bush avoids the body shot from Temirov.
Bush shapes to counter with a head kick.
A low kick lands for Bush.
Temirov throws a body punch but Bush moves out of range.
Bush uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bush pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bush misses with an uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Temirov finds it's way through Bush's defenses.
Bush drives through and clinches with Temirov against the cage.
Temirov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bush buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dulles Bush showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Temirov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Temirov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bush manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Temirov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bush misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Temirov.
Bush stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bush closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Temirov.
Bush throws a punch but it's blocked by Temirov.
Bush lands a hook to the side of the head.
Temirov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Temirov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Temirov with a nice cross.
Temirov lands a lovely overhand right.
Bush pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Temirov throws a body shot but no joy.
Temirov takes a swing at Bush's ribcage but misses.
Bush walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Temirov lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Temirov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bush with the inside leg kick.
Temirov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bush.
Temirov scores with a sloppy right hand. Bush should have avoided that one.
Bush scores with a leg kick.
That kick from Bush tenderised Temirov's leg. Temirov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sloppy strikes from Bush. Those never looked like landing.
Temirov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Temirov. Bush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Temirov defending well as Bush loads up on a big left hand.
Temirov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bush.
Temirov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Temirov looks to land a left hand but Bush moved out of range nicely.
Temirov missing with a left hand there. Bush was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Temirov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bush.
Bush misses with a few strikes there.
Ruslan Temirov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Temirov.
Bush misses with a hook
and Temirov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Temirov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bush.
Bush uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Temirov.
Temirov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Temirov digs a good body shot into Bush's ribs.
An inside leg kick from Bush misses.
As Bush backs away, Temirov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jab, jab by Temirov - just one landing.
 It looks like Dulles Bush has been cut.
Bush keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bush throws out a counter right but Temirov avoids it with no problem.
Temirov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bush scoring well with a low kick there.
Temirov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bush clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bush.
Temirov lands with a left to the head.
 Bush is rocked!
Temirov blocks an uppercut.
Bush is still on wobbly legs! Can Temirov finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bush seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right from Temirov on the inside.
Bush misses with a hook from the clinch.
Temirov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Temirov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bush or not.
Bush pushes Temirov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bush misses with a body punch.
Temirov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bush throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Temirovs head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Temirov.
Temirov lands a hook that snaps the head of Bush backwards.
Bush blocks a body shot from Temirov.
A shot in the inside from Temirov.
Bush misses with some punches.
Temirov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Temirov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Temirov misses with a hook to the body
and Bush counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bush throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Temirov misses.
Temirov throws a shot to the body.
Bush throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Temirov misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bush! But no joy.
Temirov throws a jab when Bush was well out of range.
Bush throws a sloppy head kick
and Temirov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Temirov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bush counters with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Temirov. Bush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dulles Bush is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Temirov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Temirov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Temirov scores with a jab to the body.
Temirov misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bush fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Temirov.
Bush on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bush scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Temirov misses with a hook. Bush ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruslan Temirov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bush has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dulles Bush!
Our winner, Dulles Bush, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mason Norris (ranked 552 p4p, 734 weight class) and Vertti Ekstrovertti (ranked 68 p4p, 101 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Vertti Ekstrovertti!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ekstrovertti counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ekstrovertti.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Ekstrovertti from controlling successfully.
Norris knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ekstrovertti on the ground.
Norris keeping full guard, as Ekstrovertti tries to pass.
Ekstrovertti is looking to advance position but Norris has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Ekstrovertti tries to lock up and control but Norris gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris prevents Ekstrovertti from getting the reversal.
Norris controlling the pace for now.
Ekstrovertti is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti wants to control but Norris is having none of it.
Ekstrovertti is desperately trying to improve his position but Norris has a good base and remains in mount.
Ekstrovertti keeps trying to improve his position.
Ekstrovertti sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Norris is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Ekstrovertti manages to get to full guard.
Norris has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ekstrovertti is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti is looking for a triangle but Norris pushes his legs off easily.
Norris is fighting to break Ekstrovertti's control of his arms but Ekstrovertti is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ekstrovertti looking for a sweep. Not yet Ekstrovertti, not yet.
Ekstrovertti wants to hit a sweep here but Norris passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ekstrovertti there!
Norris prevents Ekstrovertti from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti is still trying to improve position.
Norris looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ekstrovertti keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ekstrovertti tries to hold on but Norris postures up.
Ekstrovertti prevents any damage by holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Norris is looking to stand but Ekstrovertti has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Ekstrovertti wants to hold on but Norris pushes him away.
Norris gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Norris is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Norris throws an off balance right hand
and Ekstrovertti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice body kick there by Norris.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Norris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ekstrovertti lands a jab to the head.
Norris throws a sloppy head kick and Ekstrovertti moves out of range easily.
Ekstrovertti tries a quick counter leg kick but Norris is wise to it.
Ekstrovertti misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ekstrovertti misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mason Norris will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ekstrovertti throws the left hand but Norris avoids the punch easily.
Norris fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Norris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Norris throws a hook but Ekstrovertti avoids it easily.
Norris throws a body shot but no joy.
Ekstrovertti tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ekstrovertti ducks under a wild hook from Norris.
Ekstrovertti is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ekstrovertti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ekstrovertti takes a swing at Norris's ribcage but misses.
A solid body kick from Norris.
A nice leg kick from Norris, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ekstrovertti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ekstrovertti misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Norris - that will leave a mark!
Ekstrovertti throws a hook but Norris blocks it.
Norris looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ekstrovertti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mason Norris is winning the standup battle so far.
Norris scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ekstrovertti moves away.
Ekstrovertti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norris manages to avoid it.
Norris throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Norris misses with a body shot.
Ekstrovertti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Norris on the side of the head.
Norris scores with a jab to the body.
Norris connects with a crisp jab.
Norris looks to land a right hand but Ekstrovertti moved out of range.
Ekstrovertti changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Norris throws a front kick that sends Ekstrovertti stumbling back into the cage.
Ekstrovertti slips a straight right by Norris.
Norris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ekstrovertti can do to turn this around?
Ekstrovertti throws a leg kick but Norris sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Norris looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Norris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ekstrovertti.
Norris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ekstrovertti to score with a decent uppercut.
Ekstrovertti keeps the fight on the outside.
Ekstrovertti misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norris slips under a jab.
Ekstrovertti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Norris scores with a jab to the jaw.
Norris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A telegraphed right hand from Norris misses the target.
Ekstrovertti misses with a looping left.
Ekstrovertti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norris tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ekstrovertti manages to circle out of the way.
Nice body kick from Norris.
Nice uppercut lands for Norris. That snapped Ekstrovertti's head back.
Ekstrovertti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Norris.
Norris throws a quick inside leg kick.
Norris dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ekstrovertti. That did some damage!
Norris swings widly with a right hand
and Ekstrovertti counters with a nice double leg into side control. Norris won't be happy with that.
Ekstrovertti working the ground and pound but Norris is defending the strikes.
Norris has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ekstrovertti sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Norris is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ekstrovertti postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ekstrovertti with the ground and pound but Norris regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Ekstrovertti is working for a submission of some sort.
Ekstrovertti seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Norris does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ekstrovertti trying to pass the guard but Norris defending well.
Ekstrovertti prevents Norris from standing back up.
Well, if Ekstrovertti is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ekstrovertti works his way into full mount!
Norris is squirming around, avoiding Ekstrovertti's attempts to control the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Norris dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ekstrovertti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Norris appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ekstrovertti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Norris appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Norris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ekstrovertti was well out of range. Poor timing from Norris.
Norris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Norris lands a nice hook to Ekstrovertti's body. Ekstrovertti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Norris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Norris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Norris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Norris dips to his left and cracks Ekstrovertti with an uppercut!
Norris walks into a stiff left hand from Ekstrovertti.
Norris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ekstrovertti manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris tries a low kick but Ekstrovertti avoids it.
A low kick lands for Norris.
Ekstrovertti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ekstrovertti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Norris.
Ekstrovertti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ekstrovertti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ekstrovertti avoids the body shot from Norris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ekstrovertti working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ekstrovertti trying to move into half guard but instead Norris has managed to sweep!
Ekstrovertti trying to control the position.
Ekstrovertti looking for subs off his back but Norris has passed one foot through into half guard.
Ekstrovertti trying to control but Norris postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Ekstrovertti tries a low kick but Norris avoids it.
Norris wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A low kick lands for Ekstrovertti.
Norris clinches with his opponent.
Norris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Vertti Ekstrovertti has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Norris throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ekstrovertti.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ekstrovertti can't find room to land a body shot as Norris controls the action.
Ekstrovertti tries to throw a body punch but Norris avoids it by throwing Ekstrovertti back against the cage.
Norris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti effectively controlling the action here.
Norris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ekstrovertti blocks a body shot from Norris.
Ekstrovertti cracks Norris with a nice body shot.
Norris throws an elbow but it misses.
Ekstrovertti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
Ekstrovertti is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ekstrovertti lands with a left to the head.
Norris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norris misses with a punch to the body.
Ekstrovertti wants to stall.
Ekstrovertti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Norris misses with a punch to the body.
Norris lands with a right to the head.
Norris can't find room to land a body shot as Ekstrovertti controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Norris.
Norris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norris.
Norris is trying to stall.
Ekstrovertti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ekstrovertti's defenses.
Ekstrovertti tries to throw a body punch but Norris avoids it by throwing Ekstrovertti back against the cage.
Vertti Ekstrovertti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice left hand lands by Norris.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ekstrovertti presses Norris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ekstrovertti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ekstrovertti avoids the elbow strike from Norris, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti scores with a shoulder strike.
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 Mason Norris.
Well Norris 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mason Norris!
Mason Norris tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kebab Nurminen (ranked 730 p4p, 748 weight class) and Ruslan Danilov (ranked 101 p4p, 104 weight class). Ruslan Danilov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kebab Nurminen's chin.
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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kebab Nurminen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruslan Danilov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurminen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Danilov.
Danilov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nurminen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That kick from Danilov tenderised Nurminen's leg. Nurminen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Danilov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Danilov throws a front kick aimed at Nurminen's knee but Nurminen avoids it well.
Danilov throws a right hand that misses
and Danilov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nurminen dives in and scores a takedown into Danilov's guard.
Danilov is trying to control the position but Nurminen postures up.
Danilov being controlled here, momentarily.
Danilov keeping moving, preventing Nurminen from controlling successfully.
Nurminen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nurminen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Danilov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurminen tries to free his leg and advance position but Danilov is retaining full guard.
Nurminen postures up.
Danilov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nurminen defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Danilov is on top in guard.
Danilov wants to control from the top but Nurminen keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurminen looking to control.
Nurminen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Danilov is one step ahead there.
Danilov landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen keeping moving, preventing Danilov from controlling successfully.
Nurminen has Danilov pulled in close to control his posture.
Danilov stays in close to Nurminen's body and controls the position.
Nurminen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Danilov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Danilov trying to control but Nurminen is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Danilov scores with a punch to the head.
Danilov pushes Nurminen away with a front kick.
Ruslan Danilov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Nurminen.
Danilov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurminen was well out of range. Poor timing from Danilov.
Nurminen fails to land the takedown.
Danilov misses with a low kick as Nurminen jumps back.
Danilov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nurminen counters with an inside leg kick.
Danilov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Danilov.
Danilov misses with a body shot.
Nurminen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Danilov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nurminen.
Nurminen slips a jab and a cross from Danilov.
Danilov throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nurminen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Danilov.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nurminen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Danilov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Danilov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Danilov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nurminen.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nurminen.
Danilov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nurminen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nurminen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Danilov can pounce on him.
Danilov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nurminen throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Danilov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nurminen misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Danilov misses.
Danilov throws a low kick, looking for Nurminen's leg but Nurminen calmly moves out of range.
Danilov scoring well with a low kick there.
A low kick from Danilov is predictable there
and Nurminen counters with a series of strikes that sends Danilov to the canvas! Nurminen follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Danilov is rocked!
Nurminen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Danilov is still in real trouble! Can Nurminen finish him?
Nurminen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Danilov seems to have recovered his senses.
Nurminen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nurminen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurminen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danilov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nurminen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nurminen trying to control but Danilov is having none of it.
Nurminen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nurminen is landing with some decent strikes but Danilov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Danilov tries to lock up and control but Nurminen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen lands a nice shot to the head.
Danilov is looking to get to half guard.
Danilov keeps trying to improve his position.
Danilov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nurminen landing punches.
Nurminen with shots to the head and body - Danilov looks very uncomfortable down there.
Danilov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Danilov wants to hold on but Nurminen pushes him away.
Danilov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nurminen haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kebab Nurminen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Danilov can't escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danilov is still trying to improve position.
Nurminen looking to control but Danilov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danilov gets back to half guard.
Danilov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nurminen 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.
Danilov is trying to keep Nurminen in close.
Our spies down at at The Barn inform us that Danilov has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Nurminen wants to control from the top but Danilov keeps moving.
Nurminen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nurminen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Danilov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nurminen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nurminen postures up.
Nurminen trying to control but Danilov is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Danilov wants to sweep here but Nurminen controlling him for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Danilov lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nurminen checks a leg kick.
Danilov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ruslan Danilov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danilov throws a lazy uppercut
and Nurminen counters with a left and a right that stings Danilov.
Danilov slips a straight right by Nurminen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kebab Nurminen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Nurminen.
An inside leg kick lands from Danilov.
Danilov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Danilov misses with an uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Danilov.
Danilov scores with a leg kick.
Danilov missing with a left hand there. Nurminen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nurminen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Danilov throws a leg kick but Nurminen checks it.
Danilov slips a straight right by Nurminen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurminen throws a poor cross that misses
and Danilov counters with a body kick that stops Nurminen in his tracks momentarily.
Danilov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nurminen is able to avoid easily.
Danilov connects with a solid leg kick.
Danilov throws a lazy right hand but Nurminen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nurminen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Danilov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nurminen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danilov lands a jab.
Danilov lands a high kick!
Danilov throws a head kick that misses.
Danilov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nurminen.
Nurminen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Danilov.
Danilov tried to score with a low kick but Nurminen checks it.
Danilov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Danilov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nurminen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Nurminen misses the target.
Danilov connects with a solid leg kick.
Nurminen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Danilov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Danilov throws out a leg kick but Nurminen moves out of range and Danilov only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nurminen wants to slow Danilov down by chopping away at his legs.
An inside leg kick from Danilov misses.
Danilov scores with a leg kick.
Danilov moves out of range as Nurminen strikes.
Danilov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Danilov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nurminen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Danilov throws a leg kick
and Nurminen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nurminen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nurminen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nurminen throws a shot from downtown. Danilov moves away and avoids it.
Danilov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Danilov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nurminen throws a body shot but no joy.
Nurminen missing with a left hand there. Danilov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nurminen throws a nice looking combination but Danilov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And Danilov responds with a good body kick, but Nurminen manages to step out the way in time.
Danilov scores with a nice body kick.
Danilov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A right-left combo lands from Nurminen.
Danilov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nurminen at a distance.
Nurminen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Danilov. Danilov obviously looking to wear him down.
Danilov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nurminen throws an overhand right that lands on Danilov's shoulder, as Danilov tries to avoid the shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Danilov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danilov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danilov lands a nice looking body kick.
Danilov misses with a wild body shot.
Nurminen misses with a double jab.
Nurminen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Danilov's hands.
Danilov slips a straight right by Nurminen.
And Danilov tries to counter it with a takedown but Nurminen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Danilov misses with a low kick.
Nurminen throws a quick counter kick to the body but Danilov avoids it.
A low kick lands for Danilov.
Nurminen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Danilov.
Danilov throws a leg kick that misses.
Nurminen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Danilov scores with a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Danilov as he connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Nurminen misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruslan Danilov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Danilov 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruslan Danilov!
Ruslan Danilov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carey Mahoney (ranked 863 p4p, 1318 weight class) and Maki Tantor (ranked 122 p4p, 187 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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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carey Mahoney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Maki Tantor!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Tantor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tantor.
Tantor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mahoney looks to land a combination but Tantor avoids it well.
Mahoney tries to clinch
so Tantor counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tantor gets to his feet - Mahoney follows without any prompting.
Tantor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tantor misses with a few strikes there.
Mahoney forces Tantor back against the cage and clinches.
Mahoney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tantor backwards.
Tantor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mahoney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tantor is defending well for now.
Mahoney blocks an uppercut.
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!
Tantor struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahoney controls his hands.
Tantor blocks an elbow strike from Mahoney.
Tantor has a couple of punches blocked by Mahoney.
Tantor lands a shoulder strike.
Mahoney tries a body shot but Tantor blocks it.
Tantor misses with the head strike.
Mahoney scores with a shoulder strike.
Tantor misses with a punch to the body.
Tantor scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tantor as Mahoney tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Tantor fails to land.
Tantor working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Tantor.
Mahoney can't find room to land a body shot as Tantor controls the action.
Tantor tries to throw a body punch but Mahoney avoids it by throwing Tantor back against the cage.
Tantor misses with a punch to the body.
Tantor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mahoney lands a hook that snaps the head of Tantor backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tantor.
Tantor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tantor tries a body shot but Mahoney blocks it.
Mahoney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tantor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mahoney backwards.
Tantor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tantor tries to work over Mahoney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahoney crunches a lovely knee into Tantor's ribcage.
Tantor throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tantor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tantor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mahoney has a couple of punches blocked by Tantor.
Tantor swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahoney uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Mahoney on the inside.
Mahoney lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tantor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tantor misses with some punches.
Mahoney lands a hook that snaps the head of Tantor backwards.
Tantor lands a nice uppercut.
Tantor can't find room to land a body shot as Mahoney controls the action.
Tantor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tantor avoiding damage as Mahoney throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tantor.
Tantor scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Mahoney.
Mahoney lands with a light punch inside.
Tantor tries to throw a body punch but Mahoney avoids it by throwing Tantor back against the cage.
Tantor misses with a body punch.
Mahoney blocks a body shot from Tantor.
Mahoney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tantor backwards.
Tantor can't find room to land a body shot as Mahoney controls the action.
Tantor lands with a light punch inside.
Tantor pushes Mahoney back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Mahoney has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Tantor lands an uppercut.
Tantor prevents a body shot from Mahoney.
Tantor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tantor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mahoneys head.
Tantor digs a right hand into Mahoney's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mahoney's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Tantor fails to land.
Mahoney pushes Tantor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahoney prevents a body shot from Tantor.
Tantor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahoney's elbow.
Tantor throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tantor.
Mahoney blocks a body shot from Tantor.
Tantor has a couple of punches blocked by Mahoney.
Tantor misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Mahoney.
Tantor letting Mahoney take a breather here.
Tantor pushes Mahoney back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tantor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tantor struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahoney controls his hands.
Mahoney prevents a body shot from Tantor.
Tantor has a couple of punches blocked by Mahoney.
Tantor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tantor misses with a punch on the inside.
Tantor throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahoney.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maki Tantor dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tantor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mahoney moves away from the strike by Tantor.
Mahoney tries to clinch but Tantor is having none of it.
Mahoney listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mahoney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tantor lands with a right hand.
Mahoney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahoney is looking to clinch but Tantor is avoiding it.
Mahoney misses with the combination.
Carey Mahoney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahoney scores with a hook.
Tantor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahoney.
Tantor jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tantor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mahoney's head.
Mahoney gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tantor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maki Tantor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mahoney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tantor is defending well for now.
Tantor misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Mahoney.
Tantor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Mahoney.
Tantor can't find room to land a body shot as Mahoney controls the action.
Tantor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahoney digs a right hand underneath Tantor's ribcage. Tantor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tantor.
Tantor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mahoney is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mahoney wants to stall.
Tantor pushes Mahoney back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Mahoney on the inside.
Mahoney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tantor's elbow.
Tantor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahoney lands with a right to the head.
Mahoney lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tantor backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor misses with a punch on the inside.
Tantor can't find room to land a body shot as Mahoney controls the action.
Tantor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tantor pushes Mahoney back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tantor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tantor tries to throw a body punch but Mahoney avoids it by throwing Tantor back against the cage.
Tantor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Tantor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tantor misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tantor fails to land.
Tantor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tantor misses with a body punch.
A short right from Tantor.
Mahoney blocking some punches.
Tantor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Tantor fails to land.
Tantor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor tries to work over Mahoney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tantor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tantor working aggressively here.
Tantor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahoney scores with a shoulder strike.
Tantor lands a left hand.
Tantor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tantor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mahoney.
Tantor misses with a punch on the inside.
Tantor has a couple of punches blocked by Mahoney.
Tantor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tantor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Mahoney scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mahoney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tantor misses with a body punch.
Mahoney tries a body shot but Tantor blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor tries a body shot but Mahoney blocks it.
Tantor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahoney's elbow.
A short left from Tantor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahoney displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tantor up against the cage.
Mahoney misses with a body punch.
Tantor avoids a wild elbow strike from Mahoney.
Tantor struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahoney controls his hands.
Tantor lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Mahoney.
Mahoney throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tantor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mahoney backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahoney.
Tantor misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahoney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tantor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maki Tantor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mahoney's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mahoney lands a nice shot to the body.
Tantor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tantor scores with the left hand. Mahoney knows he should have avoided that one.
Maki Tantor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tantor avoids the body shot from Mahoney.
Mahoney misses with an uppercut. Tantor saw that one coming.
Mahoney connects with a body shot that sends Tantor's belly button to the back.
Good work by Mahoney as he checks the leg kick.
Tantor throws a leg kick but Mahoney moved away.
It looked like Mahoney was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mahoney tries to bum rush Tantor with a series of wild strikes but Tantor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mahoney lands a nice hook to Tantor's body. Tantor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mahoney blocks a jab.
A quick step to the side and Mahoney tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tantor throws a low kick but Mahoney avoids it.
Mahoney looks to score with a jab to the body but Tantor is just out of range.
Mahoney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tantor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tantor with a nice calf kick.
Mahoney tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tantor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tantor tries to counter with a clinch but Mahoney shakes him off and moves away.
Tantor throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahoney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mahoney is looking to wear down Tantor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tantor checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tantor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mahoney instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mahoney fails to land.
Tantor tries to work over Mahoney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tantor tries a body shot but Mahoney blocks it.
Mahoney with a knee to the head.
Tantor prevents the takedown attempt.
Mahoney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tantor can't find room to land a body shot as Mahoney controls the action.
Tantor misses with a punch on the inside.
Tantor struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahoney controls his hands.
Tantor gets through Mahoney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mahoney blocking some punches.
Tantor can't find room to land a body shot as Mahoney controls the action.
Mahoney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tantor backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tantor.
Mahoney throws an elbow that misses.
Tantor tries to work over Mahoney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahoney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carey Mahoney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tantor misses with some punches.
Mahoney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahoney misses with a punch to the body.
Tantor misses with a body punch.
Tantor prevents a body shot from Mahoney.
Tantor misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Tantor.
Mahoney scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tantor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tantor throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahoney.
Tantor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tantor struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahoney controls his hands.
Mahoney blocks a body shot from Tantor.
Tantor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tantor tries a body shot but Mahoney blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney presses Tantor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mahoney lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tantor lands with a light punch inside.
Tantor lands with a right to the head.
Tantor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mahoney misses with a knee to the head.
Tantor prevents a body shot from Mahoney.
Tantor avoids the elbow strike from Mahoney, against the cage.
Mahoney tries to throw a body punch but Tantor avoids it by throwing Mahoney back against the cage.
Tantor lands with a light punch inside.
Tantor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tantor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tantor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tantor tries a body shot but Mahoney blocks it.
Mahoney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahoney lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tantor can't find room to land a body shot as Mahoney controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tantor swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahoney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tantor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tantor scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tantor misses with a punch to the body.
Tantor lands a body punch.
Tantor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tantor blocks an elbow strike from Mahoney.
Mahoney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahoney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tantor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tantor can't find room to land a body shot as Mahoney controls the action.
Mahoney is trying to stall.
A short right from Tantor.
Mahoney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tantor struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahoney controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tantor.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maki Tantor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tantor winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maki Tantor!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kongchai Phetboonme (ranked 947 p4p, 1206 weight class) and Lazy Bastard (ranked 116 p4p, 144 weight class). Phetboonme comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Kongchai Phetboonme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazy Bastard!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phetboonme works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Phetboonme gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good leg kick by Phetboonme.
Bastard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bastard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Phetboonme lands a leg kick that knocks Bastard off balance momentarily.
Phetboonme scores with a jab. Bastard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bastard is rocked!
Phetboonme dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bastard. That did some damage!
Bastard is still on wobbly legs! Can Phetboonme finish him?
Bastard throws the left hand but Phetboonme avoids the punch easily.
Bastard seems to have recovered his senses.
Bastard misses with a wild body shot.
Bastard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lazy Bastard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phetboonme has managed to clinch.
Bastard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bastard blocks an uppercut.
Bastard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bastard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bastard swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bastard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bastard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phetboonme slips under a jab from Bastard.
Phetboonme lands a slapping body shot.
Bastard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phetboonme slips a jab and a cross from Bastard.
A solid leg kick lands there for Phetboonme.
Bastard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bastard has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bastard misses with an uppercut. Phetboonme saw that one coming.
Bastard misses with a series of wild punches.
Bastard looks to throw the jab but Phetboonme is out of range.
Bastard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phetboonme moves away.
Bastard throws a nice looking combination but Phetboonme bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A quick step to the side and Phetboonme tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phetboonme rushes Bastard and presses him up against the cage.
Bastard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bastard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bastard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bastard misses with a wild body shot.
Bastard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Phetboonme counters with a crisp one two that drops Bastard! Phetboonme thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bastard to his feet! Bastard is in big trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bastard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme drops Bastard with a big left hand! Bastard is injured, injured bad! Phetboonme jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kongchai Phetboonme!
During a confident post fight interview, Kongchai Phetboonme thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Husein Magomaevaboff (ranked 133 p4p, 159 weight class) and Joy Rones (ranked 14 p4p, 16 weight class). Magomaevaboff comes to the cage accompanied by AMV ShutEmDown. Rones is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Side to Side. Husein Magomaevaboff had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Husein Magomaevaboff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Joy Rones!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomaevaboff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rones moves away.
Magomaevaboff swings widly with a right hand
and Rones counters with a left to the body.
Magomaevaboff misses with a kick to the body
and Rones counters with a left and a right that stings Magomaevaboff.
Rones has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Magomaevaboff is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Rones just misses with a punch to the body.
Rones misses with a straight left.
Rones misses with a straight right.
Magomaevaboff was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magomaevaboff fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A head kick misses from Rones.
Magomaevaboff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Magomaevaboff pushes Rones up against the cage in a clinch.
Magomaevaboff lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rones is trying to break free.
Magomaevaboff lands with a left to the head.
Rones is trying to break the clinch but Magomaevaboff has him pressed against the cage.
Rones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Magomaevaboff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rones wants to get back to striking at distance but Magomaevaboff won't allow it.
Magomaevaboff makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Magomaevaboff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rones is trying to break the clinch but Magomaevaboff has him pressed against the cage.
Magomaevaboff lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magomaevaboff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rones's efforts to push away.
Rones tries to break free but Magomaevaboff pushes him back against the cage.
Rones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rones is trying to force a seperation but Magomaevaboff has the dominant position.
Rones breaks from the clinch.
Magomaevaboff fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Magomaevaboff throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rones misses with a few strikes there.
Magomaevaboff lands a really nice looking cross but Rones seems unphased.
Magomaevaboff moves in looking to clinch but Rones pushes him off.
A slapping body kick lands there for Magomaevaboff.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rones moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Magomaevaboff blocks a head kick by Rones.
A jab from Rones does it's job there.
Magomaevaboff tries to work over Rones's front leg with a kick but Rones checks it.
Magomaevaboff slips under a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Magomaevaboff as he connects with a hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff lands the left hand.
Magomaevaboff misses with a body kick.
Magomaevaboff with a hook.
Magomaevaboff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rones manages to avoid it.
Magomaevaboff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rones throws a series of punches but Magomaevaboff moves out of range.
Magomaevaboff throws a lazy right hand but Rones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rones! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magomaevaboff seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Magomaevaboff fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Husein Magomaevaboff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rones throws an off balance right hand
and Magomaevaboff counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rones takes one to the side of the head.
Rones looks to land a left hand but Magomaevaboff moved out of range nicely.
Magomaevaboff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rones.
Magomaevaboff throws a head kick that misses
and Rones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rones takes one to the chin there.
Magomaevaboff throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rones throws a hook but Magomaevaboff blocks it.
Magomaevaboff with a nice calf kick.
Good shot there by Magomaevaboff.
Rones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Magomaevaboff counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magomaevaboff scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rones throws a hook but Magomaevaboff avoids it easily.
Magomaevaboff misses with an attempted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rones! But no joy.
A thudding body kick lands there by Magomaevaboff!
Rones slips a straight right by Magomaevaboff.
Rones throws a fast counter high kick but Magomaevaboff manages to duck under it in time.
Magomaevaboff digs a good hook to Rones's body.
Rones throws a hook but Magomaevaboff avoids it easily.
Magomaevaboff throws a big counter combination but Rones scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Magomaevaboff throws a hook but Rones avoids it easily.
Rones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab from Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff connects with a body shot.
Magomaevaboff is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magomaevaboff slips a jab and a cross from Rones.
Magomaevaboff misses with a hook
enabling Rones to counter with a crisp jab.
Magomaevaboff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Husein Magomaevaboff dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A big right from Rones misses.
Rones slips a straight right by Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magomaevaboff moves in looking to clinch but Rones pushes him off.
Magomaevaboff jabs Rones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Magomaevaboff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rones throws out a counter right but Magomaevaboff avoids it with no problem.
Magomaevaboff connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rones misses the jab.
Magomaevaboff chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Rones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Magomaevaboff throws a chopping leg kick but Rones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Rones.
Magomaevaboff jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff takes a swing at Rones's ribcage but misses.
Magomaevaboff turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Magomaevaboff lands with a nice body kick.
A big left from Rones misses.
Magomaevaboff walks into a left hand.
Magomaevaboff throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rones tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rones 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.
Magomaevaboff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rones.
Rones ducks under a wild hook from Magomaevaboff.
A slow jab from Magomaevaboff misses its intended target.
Rones throws out a counter right but Magomaevaboff avoids it with no problem.
A big right from Rones misses.
Magomaevaboff tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rones is able to avoid easily.
Rones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rones.
Rones slips a straight right by Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Magomaevaboff throws a right hand that misses
and Rones counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magomaevaboff ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That kick from Magomaevaboff tenderised Rones's leg. Rones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Magomaevaboff darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Magomaevaboff tries to clinch up.
A good leg kick by Magomaevaboff.
Rones moves out of range as Magomaevaboff throws a body kick.
Rones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Magomaevaboff with the inside leg kick.
Magomaevaboff lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Magomaevaboff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Magomaevaboff attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff scores with a jab to the body.
Rones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Magomaevaboff lands a right hook to the body.
Rones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Magomaevaboff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magomaevaboff darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Magomaevaboff avoids the head kick by Rones.
It appears Magomaevaboff was looking to counter with a kick there.
Magomaevaboff thumps Rones with a low kick.
Magomaevaboff swings for the body but Rones moves out of range.
Magomaevaboff tries to land a front kick but Rones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rones throws a jab when Magomaevaboff was well out of range.
Magomaevaboff scores with a body shot.
Rones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Magomaevaboff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rones doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomaevaboff throws a head kick that misses.
Magomaevaboff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magomaevaboff slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Rones blocks the leg kick.
Magomaevaboff throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rones.
Magomaevaboff throws a lazy uppercut
and Rones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rones scores with a decent looking hook.
Magomaevaboff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Magomaevaboff throws a low kick, looking for Rones's leg but Rones calmly moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Husein Magomaevaboff 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!
Rones throws a lazy right hand but Magomaevaboff sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Magomaevaboff lands a nice shot to the body.
Rones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Magomaevaboff. That's going to slow Rones down.
Rones misses with a body shot.
Rones walks into a straight right hand from Magomaevaboff.
Rones throws a right hand that Magomaevaboff ducks under and follows up with a left that Magomaevaboff also avoids with ease.
Magomaevaboff connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Magomaevaboff throws a leg kick but Rones checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomaevaboff wants to slow Rones down by chopping away at his legs.
Magomaevaboff wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Rones misses.
Magomaevaboff throws a hook but Rones avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rones. Magomaevaboff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Husein Magomaevaboff is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice straight punches there by Magomaevaboff. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Magomaevaboff.
Rones throws a hook to the side of Magomaevaboff's head but Magomaevaboff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Rones misses the target.
Magomaevaboff looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Magomaevaboff can pounce on him.
Magomaevaboff lands a nice hook to Rones's body. Rones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good leg kick by Magomaevaboff.
Rones throws a right hand that Magomaevaboff ducks under and follows up with a left that Magomaevaboff also avoids with ease.
Magomaevaboff wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Joy Rones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rones slips a straight right by Magomaevaboff.
Rones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Magomaevaboff. Magomaevaboff obviously looking to wear him down.
Magomaevaboff with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomaevaboff thows a body kick. Rones tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rones throws an off balance right hand
and Magomaevaboff moves into the clinch.
A short right from Rones on the inside.
Magomaevaboff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Magomaevaboff.
Rones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Magomaevaboff creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rones has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rones has had enough of the clinch but Magomaevaboff keeps him there for the moment.
Rones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Husein Magomaevaboff has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A cross from Magomaevaboff lands.
Magomaevaboff lands a jab to the head.
Magomaevaboff scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff clinches with his opponent.
Rones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Magomaevaboff misses with a punch to the body.
Magomaevaboff keeps control of Rones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Magomaevaboff prevents Rones from breaking the clinch.
Rones is trying to push Magomaevaboff away but Magomaevaboff has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Magomaevaboff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Magomaevaboff there.
Magomaevaboff lands a glancing blow to the side of Rones's head.
Rones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magomaevaboff was well out of range. Poor timing from Rones.
Magomaevaboff swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rones.
Magomaevaboff wants to clinch.
Magomaevaboff scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Magomaevaboff throws an overhand right that lands on Rones's shoulder, as Rones tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rones! But no joy.
Magomaevaboff scores with a shot to the body.
Rones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rones throws a hook to the side of Magomaevaboff's head but Magomaevaboff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Magomaevaboff connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Magomaevaboff just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Rones misses.
Rones takes one to the side of the head.
Rones misses with a hook. Magomaevaboff ducked under it nicely.
Magomaevaboff cracks a nice hook into Rones's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Husein Magomaevaboff showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Magomaevaboff has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Husein Magomaevaboff!
Husein Magomaevaboff decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Falcone (ranked 100 p4p, 258 weight class) and Shane Raffington (ranked 15 p4p, 35 weight class). Falcone comes to the cage accompanied by Goodfellas - long take restaurant scene. Raffington has chosen Logan Lucky as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 22 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Falcone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Raffington!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raffington chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A left lands for Raffington.
Falcone throws a quick inside leg kick.
Raffington connects with a body shot.
Shane Raffington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raffington takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Raffington throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Falcone counter with a right hand.
Falcone has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Falcone wants to land a leg kick but Raffington is out of range.
Falcone throws a jab but it's blocked by Raffington.
Falcone with a jab.
Raffington swings widly with a right hand
and Falcone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raffington fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Raffington throws the kick towards the body but Falcone avoids it.
Falcone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raffington throws out the jab.
Raffington ducks under a wild hook from Falcone.
Raffington lands a leg kick that knocks Falcone off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raffington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Falcone throws a jab but it's blocked by Raffington.
Raffington fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Falcone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Falcone throws a leg kick but Raffington checks it.
Falcone just misses with a punch to the body.
Falcone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raffington.
Raffington throws a hook to the side of Falcone's head but Falcone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raffington looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Raffington throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Falcone counter with a right hand.
Raffington with a jab.
Falcone walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Falcone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Raffington has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Raffington tries to land a body kick
and Falcone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raffington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Falcone clobbers Raffington with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Falcone is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Falcone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Falcone scores with a decent looking hook.
Falcone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raffington was well out of range. Poor timing from Falcone.
A slapping body kick lands there for Raffington.
Raffington throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Falcone on the side of the head.
Falcone works Raffington's body with a nice hook.
Raffington lands with a good body shot.
Falcone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raffington.
Raffington throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Falcone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Falcone scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Raffington.
A low kick from Raffington is predictable there
and Falcone counters with a nice low kick that buckles Raffington's knee momentarily.
Falcone connects with an inside leg kick.
Raffington goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Raffington lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Raffington misses.
Raffington lands with a cross.
Falcone takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Falcone throws a body shot but no joy.
Falcone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Raffington finds it's way round the side to connect with Falcone's head.
Falcone throws a big shot that misses.
Raffington changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raffington takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falcone blocks a jab.
Falcone throws out a loose jab but Raffington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Falcone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raffington.
Raffington looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Falcone is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Falcone throws a half hearted mid kick.
Raffington tries a quick counter leg kick but Falcone is wise to it.
Raffington swinging wildly here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Falcone. Raffington shrugs it off though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falcone checks a low kick from Raffington.
Falcone fakes the leg kick and cracks Raffington in the body.
Raffington looks winded!
Falcone misses with a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Anthony Falcone will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Falcone lands a nice shot to the body.
Raffington lands a nice hook to Falcone's body. Falcone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Raffington has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Falcone.
Raffington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anthony Falcone is winning the standup battle so far.
Falcone misses with a body shot.
Raffington throws a counter combo.
Raffington throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Falcone counter with a right hand.
Raffington throws a leg kick
and Falcone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Raffington darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Falcone just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone cracks Raffington with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Raffington takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raffington takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Raffington is breathing heavily.
Falcone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raffington moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raffington stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Falcone.
Falcone throws a jab but it's blocked by Raffington.
Raffington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falcone moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Falcone.
Falcone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Raffington misses with a low kick.
Falcone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good work by Falcone as he checks the leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Raffington might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Falcone has got the better of the exchanges.
Raffington chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Falcone can pounce on him.
Falcone throws a looping overhand right but Raffington ducks down to avoid it.
Raffington scores with a leg kick.
Falcone lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raffington comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Raffington takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Falcone dips to his left and cracks Raffington with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raffington lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Raffington cracks Falcone with a good jab.
Raffington throws a hook to the side of Falcone's head but Falcone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Falcone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Raffington's hands.
Raffington misses with a low kick.
Raffington scores with a leg kick.
Raffington on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice cross by Raffington.
Raffington misses with a straight left.
Falcone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raffington doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone is looking to slow Raffington down with leg kicks.
Falcone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raffington moves away.
Falcone 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.
Raffington moves out of range of the body kick from Falcone.
Raffington scoring well with a low kick there.
Raffington cracks a nice hook into Falcone's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Falcone misses the target.
Raffington just misses with a punch to the body.
Raffington's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Raffington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Falcone.
Falcone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raffington misses with a body kick.
Raffington looks to throw the jab but Falcone is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcone misses with a straight left.
Raffington scores with a jab. Falcone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Raffington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Falcone.
Raffington misses with a low kick as Falcone jumps back.
Raffington scores with a spinning back 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!
Falcone on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Raffington throws a hook but Falcone avoids it easily.
Falcone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Raffington lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Raffington takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Falcone connects with an inside leg kick.
Raffington lands a nice leg kick that just misses Falcone's sensitive parts.
Falcone lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Falcone dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Raffington ducks under a wild hook from Falcone.
Raffington slips a jab from Falcone.
Raffington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raffington misses with a leg kick
letting Falcone counter with a right hand.
Raffington lands with a straight right. Falcone didn't see that one coming.
Falcone moves out of range as Raffington strikes.
Falcone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falcone with the inside leg kick.
Raffington scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone throws a low kick but Raffington avoids it.
Raffington throws a hook but Falcone blocks it.
Raffington throws a front kick aimed at Falcone's knee but Falcone avoids it well.
Falcone fires out a quick counter leg kick but Raffington just manages to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Falcone crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Raffington - the referee stops the clock and Falcone gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Raffington. Falcone manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Falcone misses the target.
Raffington thumps Falcone with a low kick.
Falcone misses with a leg kick
and Raffington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raffington lands an overhand right.
Raffington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Falcone throws out the jab.
Raffington blocks the body kick.
Raffington wants to land a leg kick but Falcone is out of range.
Raffington will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Raffington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Falcone.
Falcone throws a leg kick
and Raffington counters with a slapping leg kick.
Falcone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raffington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raffington swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Raffington thows a leg kick but Falcone checks it
enabling Falcone to counter with a crisp jab.
Raffington throws a nice outside leg kick.
Falcone ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Falcone scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raffington fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Falcone checks it well.
A little feinted left hand from Falcone on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raffington lands a nice hook to Falcone's body. Falcone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Raffington looks to score with a jab to the body but Falcone is just out of range.
A jab lands there for Raffington.
Raffington on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Falcone. Falcone obviously looking to wear him down.
Falcone keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Raffington.
Raffington moves away from the strike by Falcone.
Falcone tries to work over Raffington's front leg with a kick but Raffington checks it.
Raffington tries to land a body kick
and Falcone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Falcone checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Raffington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shane Raffington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raffington darts in and clinches Falcone up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Raffington scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raffington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Falcone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Raffington misses.
Falcone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Raffington attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Falcone appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Raffington gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcone lands a jab to the head.
Falcone throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raffington misses with an uppercut
and Raffington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Falcone uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Raffington has time to react.
Raffington looks to land a right hand but Falcone moved out of range.
Raffington misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Falcone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Falcone lands an overhand right.
Raffington is rocked!
Falcone cracks Raffington with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Falcone!
During a confident post fight interview, Anthony Falcone thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harley King (ranked 394 p4p, 135 weight class) and Song Turillo (ranked 61 p4p, 28 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harley King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Song Turillo!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turillo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turillo moves out of range of the strikes.
Turillo scores with a jab to the head.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turillo counters with a good low kick that King was not able to check.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
Turillo is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Turillo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
King lands with a cross.
It looks like Song Turillo has been cut.
Turillo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping King at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by King.
Turillo defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
King has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Turillo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turillo scores with a jab to the head.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
Turillo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Turillo tried to score with a low kick but King checks it.
Turillo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
King throws a jab when Turillo was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Turillo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
King takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
King takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
King lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turillo at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Turillo shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! King is backing up but Turillo catches him with a final right hook that drops him! King covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Turillo Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Song Turillo!
A very excited looking Song Turillo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Landon Priester (ranked 30 p4p, 80 weight class) and Mark Boma (ranked 2 p4p, 10 weight class). Landon Priester could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mark Boma's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 8 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Landon Priester!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Boma!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boma connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boma avoids the head kick by Priester.
Priester throws a sloppy body shot
and Boma counters with a big head kick but Priester shrugs it off.
Boma takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Priester lands with a slapping head kick.
Boma scores with a push kick.
Priester lands a body shot.
Priester clobbers Boma with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Priester has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Priester. Boma does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Boma responds with a good body kick, but Priester manages to step out the way in time.
Boma just misses with a punch to the body.
Priester fires out a quick counter leg kick but Boma just manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Priester swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boma.
Priester throws a looping overhand right but Boma ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Priester.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A countering left hand to the body from Boma misses.
Priester lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boma circles away quickly and effectively.
Boma now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Landon Priester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Priester lands a jab to Boma's midsection.
Boma closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Priester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boma moves away.
Boma is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Priester misses the shot to the body.
Boma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Priester.
Boma is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Priester misses with an uppercut.
Boma on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Priester stalks Boma and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Boma's face. Boma staggers backwards, shaken.
Priester misses with an uppercut. Boma saw that one coming.
Priester is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Priester connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boma has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Priester.
Priester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boma tries to work over Priester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boma prevents a body shot from Priester.
Boma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Priester backwards.
Boma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Priester backwards.
Boma lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boma blocks a body shot from Priester.
Boma throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Priester.
Priester lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boma.
Priester lands a left hand.
Priester softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Priester gets through Boma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma tries to throw a body punch but Priester avoids it by throwing Boma back against the cage.
Priester misses with the head strike.
Priester struggles to land a body shot inside as Boma controls his hands.
Boma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boma pushes Priester back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Priester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boma blocks a body shot from Priester.
Boma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boma lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boma works on Priester's body with a couple of short punches.
Priester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boma has a couple of punches blocked by Priester.
Boma blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boma.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Boma.
Boma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Boma.
Boma tries to work over Priester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boma takes a shot to the head.
Priester throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Priester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boma misses with a punch to the body.
Priester throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boma pushes Priester back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boma.
Priester misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boma misses with a body punch.
Priester blocks an uppercut.
Priester working aggressively here.
Boma lands a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Landon Priester dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Priester misses with a kick to the body.
Boma now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Boma comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boma takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Priester looks to throw the jab but Boma is out of range.
Priester throws a leg kick but Boma moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from Priester.
Boma slips under a jab from Priester.
It seemed like Boma was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Priester. That's going to slow Boma down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Priester fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boma ducks under a wild hook from Priester.
Boma follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Boma closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Priester is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boma can do to turn this around?
Priester throws a poor cross that misses
and Boma counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Priester thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Priester does no damage.
Boma steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Priester throws a good cross that connects.
Priester throws a shot from downtown. Boma moves away and avoids it.
Priester throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boma pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Priester lands a two punch combo.
Priester misses with a body punch
and Boma counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A low kick lands for Priester.
Priester misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Priester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boma.
Boma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boma takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Boma connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Landon Priester has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boma scores with a push kick.
Boma is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Priester rather than just go for the knockout.
Priester throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boma replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Priester blocks it well.
Priester throws a right hand that misses
and Boma counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boma gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Priester dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boma avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Boma in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Boma staying out of range there.
Priester throws a lazy right hand but Boma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Priester throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Boma counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Priester does no damage.
Boma just misses with a punch to the body.
Boma misses with a straight right.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Priester. Boma shrugs it off though.
Boma moves out of range of the body kick from Priester.
Boma let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boma steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Priester. That one must have hurt.
Priester looks to score with a jab to the body but Boma is just out of range.
It seemed like Boma was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Priester throws a body shot but no joy.
Boma avoids a kick to the body.
Boma blocks the body kick.
Priester throws a jab when Boma was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma swats away the attempt to clinch by Priester.
Boma steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Priester.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Priester lands with a right hand.
Landon Priester is winning the standup battle so far.
Priester throws a body punch but Boma moves out of range.
Boma lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Priester throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Priester looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Priester tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Boma counters with a right hand to the body.
Priester keeps Boma at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Priester throws a leg kick
and Boma counters with a stiff right hand.
Priester cracks Boma with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Landon Priester dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Landon Priester's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Priester throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boma throws a push kick but Priester slaps the foot to one side.
Priester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boma throws a fast counter high kick but Priester manages to duck under it in time.
Priester lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Priester lands a body shot.
Priester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boma moves away.
Boma replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Priester blocks it well.
Priester looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Priester lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Priester throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boma staying out of range there.
Priester throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Priester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boma was well out of range. Poor timing from Priester.
Boma wants to counter with a clinch but Priester pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Boma.
Priester moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Priester lands with a kick to the ribs.
Priester throws a looping overhand right but Boma ducks down to avoid it.
Boma throws out a counter right but Priester avoids it with no problem.
Priester takes a swing at Boma's ribcage but misses.
Priester fakes the leg kick and cracks Boma in the body.
Good leg kick by Priester.
Boma takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Priester turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Priester slams his shin into Boma's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boma throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Priester misses the target.
Priester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boma.
Boma tries to counter by closing the distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Priester, as that shot connected.
Some bone on bone action there as Boma checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Priester.
A solid leg kick lands there for Priester.
Boma ducks right into an uppercut from Priester.
Boma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Priester.
Boma feints a counter leg kick.
Priester throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Priester misses the body punch
and Boma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boma takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Priester.
Priester tries to close the distance and clinch but Boma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Priester throws a lazy uppercut
and Boma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Priester misses the jab.
Priester throws a low kick, looking for Boma's leg but Boma calmly moves out of range.
Boma looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Boma misses with a hook.
Priester throws a body punch but Boma moves out of range.
Boma misses with a double jab.
Priester uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Priester manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Priester throws a leg kick
enabling Boma to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boma appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boma staying out of range there.
A low kick lands for Priester.
Boma avoids the body shot from Priester.
Priester scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Priester throws a jab but it's blocked by Boma.
Boma falls off balance throwing a combination
and Priester counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boma tries to keep at a distance but Priester has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boma pushes Priester back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Landon Priester clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Landon Priester's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Priester throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Boma counters with a stiff right hand.
Boma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Priester.
Priester misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boma swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice cross by Priester.
Boma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Priester.
Boma is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Priester with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Priester.
Priester throws a head kick but Boma moves out of range.
Boma has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Priester.
Priester looks to score with a jab to the body but Boma is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Priester tries to work over Boma's front leg with a kick but Boma checks it.
A little jabbing left from Boma on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Priester misses with the body kick
and Boma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Priester 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priester misses with a shot to the body
and Boma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boma thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Priester if he has to take too many more of those.
A slapping body kick lands there for Priester.
Priester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boma throws out the jab.
Priester tries to close the distance and clinch but Boma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boma tries to counter by closing the distance.
Priester misses with a body kick.
Boma moves out of range as Priester throws a body kick.
Priester looks to land a body kick but Boma moved away.
Boma tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Priester ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Priester connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priester tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boma lands a really nice looking cross but Priester seems unphased.
Landon Priester's cut is getting worse.
Priester lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boma throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Boma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Priester misses with an uppercut.
Priester throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Boma to counter with a crisp jab.
Priester lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Priester throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boma is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Priester tries to clinch but Boma is having none of it.
Priester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boma wants to counter with a clinch but Priester pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priester swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boma wants to counter the offense by Priester and move into the clinch position.
Boma moves out of range of the leg kick from Priester.
Boma shapes to counter with a head kick.
Priester misses the shot to the body.
Boma throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Priester.
Priester throws a sloppy head kick
and Boma counters with a nice uppercut.
Priester connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boma. That's going to slow Priester down.
Boma takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Priester blocks a jab.
Priester missing with a left hand there. Boma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma staying out of range there.
Boma steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Priester.
Priester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boma throws out a counter right but Priester avoids it with no problem.
Boma avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Priester throws a leg kick that misses.
Boma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Priester moves away.
Priester throws a predictable looking body shot
and Boma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boma walks into a jab.
Priester works the jab nicely.
Priester scores with a body shot.
Priester uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Landon Priester had his way with Mark Boma in that round.
The cut man is working on Landon Priester's cut.
That's time! Priester's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Priester with a jab.
Priester looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Boma - that will leave a mark!
Priester bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boma's head backwards.
Boma misses with a wild body shot.
Boma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Priester.
Boma appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Priester moves out of range as Boma strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Priester scores with a jab. Boma acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Priester wants to slow Boma down by chopping away at his legs.
Boma throws a fast counter high kick but Priester manages to duck under it in time.
Priester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boma now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Priester closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Priester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boma misses with the head strike.
Boma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Priester backwards.
Boma has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boma is leaning against Priester and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boma lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boma.
Boma misses with some punches.
Priester blocks a body shot from Boma.
Boma throws a head punch that misses.
Priester lands a body punch in the clinch.
Boma lands with a right to the head.
Priester lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boma backwards.
Boma's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boma blocks a body shot from Priester.
Mark Boma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boma misses with a punch to the body.
Boma cracks Priester with a nice body shot.
Priester lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boma tries to work over Priester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boma working aggressively here.
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!
Boma digs a right hand underneath Priester's ribcage. Priester let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Priester misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Priester blocks a body shot from Boma.
Boma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boma prevents a body shot from Priester.
Priester has a couple of punches blocked by Boma.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boma.
Mark Boma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Priester scores with a shoulder strike.
Priester misses with a body punch.
Boma misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priester swings wildly with an uppercut but Boma uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Boma on the inside.
Boma misses with a punch on the inside.
Boma lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boma tries to throw a body punch but Priester avoids it by throwing Boma back against the cage.
Boma has a couple of punches blocked by Priester.
Priester misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Boma fails to land.
Boma misses with a punch on the inside.
Priester tries to throw a body punch but Boma avoids it by throwing Priester back against the cage.
Boma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Priester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Priester on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Priester scores with a nice short uppercut.
Priester lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boma or not.
Priester blocking some punches.
Priester blocks a body shot from Boma.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Priester's elbow.
Priester lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boma blocks a body shot from Priester.
Good body shot from Boma.
Priester misses with a punch to the body.
Priester lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Priester fails to land.
Priester struggles to land a body shot inside as Boma controls his hands.
Boma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Priester tries to throw a body punch but Boma avoids it by throwing Priester back against the cage.
Boma working aggressively here.
Boma is working Priester over against the cage.
Boma lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Priester.
Boma struggles to land a body shot inside as Priester controls his hands.
Priester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boma gets through Priester's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Boma.
I think Priester 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Landon Priester!
Landon Priester retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Landon Priester 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Storm (ranked 28 p4p, 102 weight class) and Seamus MacNamara (ranked 6 p4p, 12 weight class). MacNamara has chosen The Ramones - I Wanna Live as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lincoln Storm!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seamus MacNamara!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacNamara throws a body kick that misses.
MacNamara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Storm.
Nice shot by Storm.
A telegraphed right hand from Storm misses the target.
Storm throws a jab but it's blocked by MacNamara.
Decent striking displayed by MacNamara there.
Storm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MacNamara misses with a body kick.
Storm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
MacNamara doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
MacNamara misses with a straight left.
Storm looks to land a right hand but MacNamara moved out of range.
Storm ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm has closed the distance and engaged MacNamara in a clinch.
MacNamara is leaning against Storm and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've been informed that MacNamara has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Storm tries a knee to the head but MacNamara blocks it.
MacNamara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Storm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacNamara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Storm throwing a counter right hand but MacNamara manages to avoid it.
Storm has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Storm misses with a wild body shot.
MacNamara misses with a hook.
Storm throws the left hand but MacNamara avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Storm.
MacNamara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacNamara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Storm lands a nice looking body shot.
MacNamara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Storm.
MacNamara misses with an uppercut. Storm saw that one coming.
MacNamara thows a left - swing and a miss!
MacNamara throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
MacNamara misses with a looping left.
Storm misses with an uppercut. MacNamara saw that one coming.
Storm throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck MacNamara on the side of the head.
Lincoln Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Storm connects with a solid leg kick.
Storm throws a leg kick but MacNamara sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm moves away from the strike by MacNamara.
Storm throws an overhand right that lands on MacNamara's shoulder, as MacNamara tries to avoid the shot.
MacNamara looks to land a right hand but Storm moved out of range.
MacNamara connects with an inside 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!
The fighters circling - Storm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
MacNamara scores with a body shot.
MacNamara looks for the body kick but Storm saw that one coming.
MacNamara lands with a good body shot.
MacNamara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacNamara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MacNamara misses with a wild body shot.
MacNamara shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Storm eats them both and turns towards MacNamara to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Storm takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
MacNamara misses with a body kick.
MacNamara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Storm throws a poor cross that misses
and MacNamara counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
MacNamara throws a head kick but Storm moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Storm moves away.
Storm thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Storm misses.
MacNamara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
MacNamara scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
MacNamara throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Storm throws a jab but it's blocked by MacNamara.
Storm throws a looping overhand right but MacNamara ducks down to avoid it.
MacNamara lands with a right hand.
MacNamara takes one on the chin but seems OK.
MacNamara defending well as Storm loads up on a big left hand.
MacNamara swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Storm misses with a left hand
and MacNamara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Storm is looking to clinch.
Storm goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacNamara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Storm stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
MacNamara lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara blocks a jab.
Storm closes the distance and clinches.
Storm has MacNamara pressed against the cage, preventing MacNamara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Storm misses with some punches.
MacNamara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
MacNamara tries to circle away but Storm has him pinned against the cage.
Storm has MacNamara pressed against the cage, preventing MacNamara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
MacNamara is trying to break free.
MacNamara struggles to land a body shot inside as Storm controls his hands.
MacNamara digs a right hand underneath Storm's ribcage. Storm let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A frustrated look appears on MacNamara's face as he tries to break the clinch.
MacNamara is trying to force a seperation but Storm has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Storm.
MacNamara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Storm fails to land with a series of punches.
Storm misses with a body shot.
Storm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
MacNamara looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
MacNamara swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Storm on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Seamus MacNamara will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
No joy there for Storm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
MacNamara stuns Storm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
MacNamara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
MacNamara throws a body punch but Storm moves out of range.
Storm is looking to counter the offense by MacNamara and move into the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for MacNamara.
Storm just misses with a punch to the body.
Seamus MacNamara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
MacNamara slips under a jab from Storm.
MacNamara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Storm loads up on a big right hand but MacNamara slips the punch.
Storm throws an overhand right that lands on MacNamara's shoulder, as MacNamara tries to avoid the shot.
Storm slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacNamara with a jab.
Storm slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
MacNamara 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.
Nice jab there from MacNamara.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Storm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm swings away with a leg kick that misses.
MacNamara moves out of range as Storm strikes.
Storm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Storm moves out of range of the leg kick from MacNamara.
Storm misses with a straight left.
A countering left hand to the body from MacNamara misses.
MacNamara connects with the punch.
MacNamara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Storm throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling MacNamara to counter with a crisp jab.
MacNamara scores with a nice strike.
Storm attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
MacNamara unleashes a big counter combination but Storm bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Storm is looking to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Storm darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for MacNamara.
MacNamara slips under a jab from Storm.
Jab by Storm.
Storm throws a jab but it's blocked by MacNamara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick misses from MacNamara.
MacNamara misses with a body shot.
MacNamara looks to score with a jab to the body but Storm is just out of range.
MacNamara takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from Storm misses.
A nice side step and MacNamara releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
MacNamara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
MacNamara walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Storm checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Storm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Storm throws a lazy uppercut
and MacNamara counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Storm thinking.
A good leg kick by Storm.
Storm takes a swing at MacNamara's ribcage but misses.
MacNamara throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Storm was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
MacNamara takes a swing at Storm's ribcage but misses.
MacNamara misses with a low kick as Storm jumps back.
Storm seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Storm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MacNamara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Storm throws a quick counter kick to the body but MacNamara avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Storm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacNamara.
Storm sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Storm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacNamara manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
MacNamara scores with a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for MacNamara.
MacNamara moves out of range as Storm strikes.
MacNamara looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
MacNamara throws a shot to the body.
Storm throws a body shot but no joy.
Storm throws a solid leg kick but MacNamara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Storm.
MacNamara is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Storm rather than just go for the knockout.
Storm takes one on the button.
MacNamara jabs at Storm's body.
Storm's jab looks to have found its range, popping MacNamara under the eye.
Storm lands a jab.
Storm looks to throw the jab but MacNamara is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacNamara fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Storm is out of range.
MacNamara misses with a body shot.
Storm slips a jab from MacNamara.
The fighters circling - Storm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
MacNamara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Storm.
A nice leg kick from Storm, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good work by Storm as he checks the leg kick.
MacNamara clobbers Storm with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Storm tests MacNamara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
MacNamara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Storm manages to avoid it.
Storm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MacNamara.
MacNamara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Storm. Those never looked like landing.
MacNamara misses with a wild body shot.
Storm takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for MacNamara. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
MacNamara lands with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus MacNamara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Storm misses with a low kick.
Storm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Storm throws a big shot that misses.
MacNamara slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from MacNamara.
Storm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacNamara was well out of range. Poor timing from Storm.
MacNamara stuns Storm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
MacNamara scores with a punch to the head.
Storm misses with a straight right.
Storm throws a leg kick but MacNamara moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MacNamara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
MacNamara looks to throw a body kick
and Storm makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
MacNamara's corner calls for a 1-2. MacNamara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
MacNamara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Storm on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on MacNamara. That did some damage!
Storm rushes MacNamara and presses him up against the cage.
Storm throws a blind hook that connects with the side of MacNamaras head.
MacNamara has had enough of the clinch but Storm keeps him there for the moment.
MacNamara tries to break free but Storm pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from MacNamara.
MacNamara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Storm or not.
MacNamara misses with a hook to the ribs.
MacNamara works on Storm's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from MacNamara.
MacNamara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
MacNamara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Storm.
A slow jab from Storm misses its intended target.
A shot to the liver by Storm. Beautiful body shot.
MacNamara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Storm.
MacNamara misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Storm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm is looking to slow MacNamara down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacNamara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MacNamara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Storm.
MacNamara blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Storm.
MacNamara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Storm. That did some damage!
MacNamara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Storm.
MacNamara throws a big shot that misses.
MacNamara throws a good cross that connects.
Storm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good work by Storm as he checks the leg kick.
Storm swings widly with a right hand
and MacNamara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No joy there for Storm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Storm misses with a head kick.
Storm bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps MacNamara's head backwards.
MacNamara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by MacNamara.
Storm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Storm shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
MacNamara walks forward, straight into a front kick from Storm.
Nice straight punches there by MacNamara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of MacNamara.
MacNamara is looking to land body kicks.
Storm blocks a leg kick.
MacNamara throws a nice inside leg kick.
Storm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Storm swings away with a body shot that misses
and MacNamara counters with a three punch combo that has Storm backing up. Storm nods at MacNamara to acknowledge the strikes.
Storm fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but MacNamara is out of range.
Storm drives through and clinches with MacNamara against the cage.
Storm lands a hook to the side of the head.
MacNamara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Storm misses with a punch to the body.
MacNamara lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Storm scores with a nice hook to the head.
Storm misses with a hook to the ribs.
Storm lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Storm throws a punch but it's blocked by MacNamara.
MacNamara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Storm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Storm makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
MacNamara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MacNamara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Storm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from MacNamara.
MacNamara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MacNamara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Storm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacNamara breaks from the clinch.
Storm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but MacNamara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Storm is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Storm throws a sloppy body shot
and MacNamara counters with a left to the body.
Storm tests MacNamara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Lincoln Storm did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Storm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Storm throws a front kick aimed at MacNamara's knee but MacNamara avoids it well.
MacNamara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacNamara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Storm.
MacNamara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
MacNamara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Storm.
Storm avoids the body shot from MacNamara.
Storm throws a lazy right hand but MacNamara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from MacNamara misses.
A jab lands there for Storm.
MacNamara throws a body shot but no joy.
Storm tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacNamara.
MacNamara with a nice calf kick.
Storm moves out of range of the body kick from MacNamara.
Storm throwing a counter right hand but MacNamara manages to avoid it.
Storm misses with a body shot.
MacNamara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacNamara checks a low kick from Storm.
MacNamara ducks under a wild hook from Storm.
MacNamara wants to land a leg kick but Storm is out of range.
MacNamara slips under a jab.
Storm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MacNamara.
MacNamara keeps Storm at a distance using the push kick.
MacNamara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Storm avoids the body shot from MacNamara.
MacNamara throws a leg kick but Storm moved away.
MacNamara with a nice calf kick.
Storm avoids the body shot from MacNamara.
A low kick lands for MacNamara.
Storm throws a looping overhand right but MacNamara ducks down to avoid it.
MacNamara blocks a leg kick.
Storm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MacNamara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara blocks a jab.
A nice side step and MacNamara releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Storm throws a low kick, looking for MacNamara's leg but MacNamara calmly moves out of range.
Storm lands a body shot.
Storm throws a lazy right hand but MacNamara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
MacNamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Storm misses with an uppercut.
MacNamara misses with a body shot.
MacNamara scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacNamara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Storm has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Storm misses with a head kick.
As Storm backs off MacNamara throws a huge counter combo but Storm manages to avoid it all.
MacNamara pushes Storm away with a front kick.
MacNamara misses the shot to the body.
MacNamara moves away from the strike by Storm.
Storm throws the left hand but MacNamara avoids the punch easily.
MacNamara with a nice calf kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws a hook but MacNamara blocks it.
MacNamara looks for the body kick but Storm saw that one coming.
It looked like Storm wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Storm misses with a wild body shot.
MacNamara throws out a counter right but Storm avoids it with no problem.
MacNamara lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Storm at a distance.
MacNamara lands a nice looking body kick.
MacNamara is looking to chop away at Storm's legs.
Storm with a nice calf kick.
MacNamara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Storm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacNamara was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Storm tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
MacNamara swinging wildly here.
Storm avoids a kick to the body.
MacNamara misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara looks to land a right hand but Storm moved out of range.
MacNamara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacNamara throws a jab but it's blocked by Storm.
MacNamara throws a body punch but Storm moves out of range.
MacNamara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Storm throws out the jab.
Storm works MacNamara's body with a nice hook.
Storm is looking to chop away at MacNamara's legs.
MacNamara misses with a wild body shot.
Storm with the inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Storm throws a poor cross that misses
and MacNamara counters with an outside leg kick.
MacNamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Storm moves away.
Storm slips a jab and a cross from MacNamara.
Storm was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
MacNamara throws a lazy uppercut
and Storm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
MacNamara moves out of range as Storm strikes.
MacNamara flicks out a counter leg kick but Storm steps away.
Storm misses with an uppercut. MacNamara saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus MacNamara dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
MacNamara throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Storm scores with a jab to the head.
MacNamara moves out of range as Storm strikes.
MacNamara attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Storm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacNamara was well out of range. Poor timing from Storm.
Storm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
MacNamara just misses with a punch to the body.
Storm throws a lazy right hand but MacNamara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
MacNamara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Storm.
MacNamara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm lands the left hand.
Storm throws a series of punches but MacNamara moves out of range.
MacNamara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
MacNamara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Storm.
Storm misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacNamara scores with a spinning back kick!
Storm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacNamara manages to avoid it.
Storm swings widly with a right hand
and MacNamara counters with a nice kick to the body.
MacNamara keeps Storm at a distance using the push kick.
Storm scores with a crisp jab that stopped MacNamara in his tracks.
Storm misses the jab.
MacNamara looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Storm misses with a body shot.
Storm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacNamara was well out of range. Poor timing from Storm.
Storm throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A head kick misses from Storm.
MacNamara misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by MacNamara.
MacNamara shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
MacNamara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Storm swings widly with a right hand
and MacNamara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm thumps MacNamara with a low kick.
MacNamara checks a low kick from Storm.
And MacNamara responds with a good body kick, but Storm manages to step out the way in time.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from MacNamara.
Storm throws out a loose jab but MacNamara uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Storm tries to close the distance and clinch up but MacNamara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
MacNamara moves out of range of the leg kick from Storm.
MacNamara looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Storm is looking to counter the offense by MacNamara and move into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Storm. That snapped MacNamara's head back.
MacNamara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Storm has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Storm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MacNamara is looking to score with low kicks.
Storm lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Storm throws the left hand but MacNamara avoids the punch easily.
Storm checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara tries to move into range but Storm moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for MacNamara.
MacNamara misses the body punch
and Storm counters with a straight right hand.
Storm is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Storm throws out a leg kick but MacNamara moves out of range and Storm only half commits.
MacNamara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Storm misses with a hook to the body
and MacNamara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Storm misses with a straight right.
MacNamara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
MacNamara misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Storm. That snapped MacNamara's head back.
MacNamara throws a hook but Storm avoids it easily.
MacNamara throws an overhand right that lands on Storm's shoulder, as Storm tries to avoid the shot.
MacNamara misses the shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of MacNamara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Storm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lincoln Storm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacNamara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
MacNamara checks a low kick from Storm.
MacNamara is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Storm with a body shot.
Storm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good leg kick by MacNamara.
MacNamara misses with the body kick
enabling Storm to counter with a crisp jab.
MacNamara keeps Storm at a distance using the push kick.
Seamus MacNamara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
MacNamara misses with a wild body shot.
MacNamara checks a leg kick.
MacNamara throws a big counter head kick but Storm avoids it with no problem.
MacNamara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Storm.
Storm throws a nice inside leg kick.
Storm stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from MacNamara.
MacNamara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A cross from MacNamara lands.
Storm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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 Lincoln Storm.
I think MacNamara has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 47:49
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 47:49
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seamus MacNamara!
Seamus MacNamara is the new featherweight champion!
Seamus MacNamara seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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