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BFC Bloodbath 6 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrej Krajnak (ranked 24447 p4p, 23303 weight class) and Pierre Mvarre (ranked 584 p4p, 582 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Pierre Mvarre enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrej Krajnak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierre Mvarre!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krajnak goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
 It looks like Pierre Mvarre has been cut.
Krajnak takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
 It looks like Andrej Krajnak has been cut.
Krajnak tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mvarre sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Krajnak somewhat.
Pierre Mvarre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krajnak rushes Mvarre and presses him up against the cage.
A short left from Krajnak.
Krajnak tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mvarre tries to pull guard but Krajnak forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Come on Krajnak - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Krajnak is pushing Mvarre up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Krajnak breaks the clinch.
Krajnak avoids the head kick by Mvarre.
Krajnak fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mvarre, pushing him back against the cage.
Krajnak breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mvarre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krajnak clinches.
Mvarre tries to pull guard but Krajnak forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mvarre is trying to break the clinch but Krajnak has him pressed against the cage.
Mvarre has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Krajnak after a bit of a struggle.
Andrej Krajnak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Mvarre.
Krajnak successfully pulls guard.
Krajnak 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.
Krajnak is pulling down on Mvarre's head to control his posture.
Krajnak working a defensive guard here.
Mvarre tries to stand but Krajnak is controlling from the bottom.
Mvarre stands up from Krajnak's guard - Mvarre perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mvarre gets tackled into the cage by Krajnak. Krajnak maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krajnak has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mvarre is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mvarre fails to pull guard.
Mvarre gets underhooks to prevent Krajnak's takedown attempt.
Krajnak successfully pulls guard.
Mvarre wants to stand but Krajnak has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Krajnak on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Krajnak tries to get out of the position.
Mvarre gets to his feet. Krajnak looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Krajnak goes for a double leg but Mvarre avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mvarre continues to drive forward.
Mvarre wants to take the fight to the mat but Krajnak manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Krajnak pulls Mvarre into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mvarre stands and steps away. Krajnak gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mvarre scores with a body shot.
Krajnak is breathing heavily.
Mvarre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mvarre misses with a looping left.
Mvarre scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krajnak pushes Mvarre up against the cage in a clinch.
Mvarre has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Krajnak is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Krajnak tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Krajnak decides to pull guard.
Mvarre wants to stand but Krajnak is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mvarre stands up from Krajnak's guard - Mvarre perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mvarre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mvarre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krajnak closes the distance and pushes Mvarre back into the cage.
Krajnak is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mvarre gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Krajnak manages to break the clinch.
Krajnak walks into a left hand.
Pierre Mvarre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krajnak avoids the head kick by Mvarre.
Mvarre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mvarre pounces like a tiger and cracks Krajnak with a vicious hook! Krajnak is down but not out! Mvarre follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pierre Mvarre!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Hric (ranked 24127 p4p, 5380 weight class) and Abdul Azizsbatereja (ranked 697 p4p, 568 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tomas Hric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abdul Azizsbatereja!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hric blocks a head kick by Azizsbatereja.
Hric lands with a hook. Azizsbatereja tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Azizsbatereja moves in looking to clinch but Hric pushes him off.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hric darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Azizsbatereja moves away from the strike by Hric.
Azizsbatereja walks into a jab.
 Azizsbatereja is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Azizsbatereja lands a big head kick that sends Hric tumbling to the mat! Azizsbatereja takes a step backwards and waves Hric back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hric is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azizsbatereja.
Azizsbatereja wants to counter with a clinch but Hric pushes him away.
Some wild striking there from Hric.
Azizsbatereja slips a jab from Hric.
Azizsbatereja dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hric. That did some damage!
Azizsbatereja moves out of range of the strikes.
Azizsbatereja walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Hric drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Azizsbatereja swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Hric's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdul Azizsbatereja!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soons Sam (ranked 23621 p4p, 4056 weight class) and Paolinho Antonio Mateis Laeiro (ranked 711 p4p, 502 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Soons Sam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paolinho Antonio Mateis Laeiro!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mateis Laeiro slips a jab and a cross from Sam.
Sam feints and as Mateis Laeiro raises his hands in defense, Sam changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mateis Laeiro is looking for a triangle but Sam pushes his legs off easily.
Mateis Laeiro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sam is aware though and is defending well.
Mateis Laeiro looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sam puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sam 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.
Mateis Laeiro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mateis Laeiro regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mateis Laeiro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sam missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mateis Laeiro has his foot on Sam's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sam works his way back into a safe position though.
Mateis Laeiro looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sam has picked Mateis Laeiro up and slammed him! Mateis Laeiro can't keep hold of the triangle and Sam manages to pass to side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mateis Laeiro is trying to get back to half guard.
Mateis Laeiro sneaks back into half guard.
Mateis Laeiro told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sam is working for a submission of some sort.
Sam looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mateis Laeiro looking for submissions off his back.
Mateis Laeiro tries to roll over but Sam keeps him under control.
Mateis Laeiro won't allow Sam to pass to mount.
Mateis Laeiro is pressing down on Sam's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mateis Laeiro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mateis Laeiro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sam doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sam manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mateis Laeiro looking for a guillotine here but Sam defends easily.
Sam wants to control from the top but Mateis Laeiro keeps moving.
Sam looking to pass the guard.
Sam might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mateis Laeiro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sam wants to control from the top but Mateis Laeiro keeps moving.
Mateis Laeiro has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Sam doesn't defend quickly enough and Mateis Laeiro has managed to lock this one up! Can Sam escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Mateis Laeiro on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Paolinho Antonio Mateis Laeiro!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Battaglia (ranked 6577 p4p, 2380 weight class) and Jorge Dos Santos (ranked 640 p4p, 309 weight class). Dos Santos has chosen 2Pac - All Eyez On Me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Battaglia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battaglia fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dos Santos sprawls well initially but Battaglia persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Battaglia performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Battaglia seems to be looking for submissions.
Battaglia landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dos Santos is looking for a sweep. Battaglia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dos Santos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Battaglia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Battaglia 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.
Battaglia is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battaglia takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dos Santos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dos Santos has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Battaglia looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dos Santos is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Battaglia throwing shots but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
Battaglia controlling the pace.
Dos Santos wants to get back to his feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Battaglia content to control rather than advance.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Battaglia slips a straight right by Dos Santos.
Battaglia drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dos Santos sprawls and moves away.
Battaglia dodges the punch combination from Dos Santos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battaglia jabs Dos Santos right on the nose. Dos Santos blinks but takes it well.
Battaglia changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dos Santos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dos Santos tries to bench press Battaglia off him but Battaglia keeps the position.
Battaglia is trying to get an arm triangle but Dos Santos is defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dos Santos is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos is not content to let Battaglia control the position.
Dos Santos tries to bench press Battaglia off him but Battaglia keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battaglia remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Battaglia landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dos Santos is trying to escape the position but Battaglia is controlling the position.
Battaglia has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dos Santos taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Battaglia dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dos Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Battaglia lands a really nice looking cross but Dos Santos seems unphased.
Dos Santos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Battaglia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Santos can do to turn this around?
Dos Santos misses with a lunging right hand
and Battaglia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A good leg kick by Dos Santos.
Battaglia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dos Santos scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos misses with a left hand
and Battaglia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Marco Battaglia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Battaglia.
Battaglia is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dos Santos defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battaglia keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dos Santos tries to kick Battaglia off but Battaglia keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Battaglia lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Battaglia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dos Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Battaglia controlling the action here.
Battaglia is looking to pass Dos Santos's guard but actually Dos Santos recovers to full guard.
Dos Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
Dos Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Battaglia is proving a slippery customer.
Battaglia is stalling in the full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battaglia's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Dos Santos cracks Battaglia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Battaglia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dos Santos scores with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Battaglia.
Jab from Battaglia.
Some wild striking there from Dos Santos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dos Santos.
Battaglia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Battaglia fakes the leg kick and cracks Dos Santos in the body.
Jorge Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Battaglia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dos Santos's hands.
A jab from Battaglia does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Battaglia shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dos Santos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee asks Battaglia politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Battaglia prefers to stall for the moment though.
Further stalling from Battaglia.
Battaglia working the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Battaglia dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dos Santos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dos Santos throws the left hand but Battaglia avoids the punch easily.
Dos Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Battaglia. Battaglia obviously looking to wear him down.
Battaglia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dos Santos checks it well.
Marco Battaglia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Battaglia with a nice cross.
Battaglia with a nice calf kick.
Battaglia misses with a hook to the body
and Dos Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battaglia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dos Santos.
Dos Santos scores with a body shot.
Dos Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick but Battaglia sees it coming and moves out of range.
Battaglia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Battaglia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dos Santos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Battaglia somewhat.
Battaglia looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dos Santos!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battaglia in side control lands a decent elbow.
Battaglia working the ground and pound but Dos Santos is defending the strikes.
Battaglia is working Dos Santos over with some ground and pound from side control.
Battaglia controlling the position from side mount.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Battaglia.
Battaglia working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is looking for a sweep.
Battaglia controls the position from side control.
Dos Santos is looking for a sweep.
Battaglia lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Battaglia working the ground and pound from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Marco Battaglia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Battaglia is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Battaglia continues to hold on tight.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jorge Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dos Santos throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Battaglia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Battaglia has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Battaglia!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timo Jukola (ranked 2266 p4p, 2383 weight class) and Jack Horvat (ranked 297 p4p, 310 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jack Horvat enters 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 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timo Jukola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Horvat!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jukola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horvat manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Horvat.
Jukola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horvat works the jab nicely.
Jukola looks to score with a jab to the body but Horvat is just out of range.
Horvat throws a nice looking combination but Jukola bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jukola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jukola misses with a wild body shot.
Jukola scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jukola closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Horvat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jukola just misses with a punch to the body.
Horvat throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jukola throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Horvat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jukola is looking to wear down Horvat with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jukola misses with a hook.
Nice shot by Horvat.
Jukola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horvat moves away.
That kick from Jukola tenderised Horvat's leg. Horvat is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Horvat scores with a hook.
Horvat scores with a nice head shot.
The fighters circling - Horvat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horvat connects with a body shot that sends Jukola's belly button to the back.
Jukola slaps away a takedown attempt from Horvat, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jukola on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jukola scores with a hook to the body. Horvat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jukola takes one to the side of the head.
Jukola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Horvat.
Jukola looks to score with a jab to the body but Horvat is just out of range.
Jukola slips under a jab.
Horvat throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jukola.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horvat lands a jab to the head.
Jukola walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Horvat.
Jukola misses with a low kick.
Horvat is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jukola had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Horvat works the jab nicely.
Jukola wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Horvat throws a looping overhand right but Jukola ducks down to avoid it.
Horvat has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Horvat throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Jukola to counter with a crisp jab.
Jukola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jukola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Horvat.
Jukola misses with a body shot.
Horvat works the jab nicely.
Horvat ducks under a wild hook from Jukola.
Horvat lands a nice hook to Jukola's body. Jukola takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Horvat lands with an uppercut that bounces Jukola off the cage and back into range.
Jukola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horvat manages to avoid it.
Horvat dips to his left and cracks Jukola with an uppercut!
Horvat connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Horvat throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jukola tries to move into range but Horvat moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Horvat fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jukola.
Horvat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jukola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jukola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horvat paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Jukola misses.
Jukola cracks Horvat with a right hand to the side of the head.
Horvat throws a sloppy head kick and Jukola moves out of range easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Horvat, as that shot connected.
Horvat looks to score with a jab to the body but Jukola is just out of range.
Horvat has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jukola.
Horvat dives in and grabs Jukola's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jukola pushes down on Horvat's head and hops out.
Jukola takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Horvat lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jukola doesn't seem phased though.
Horvat lands an overhand right.
Jukola throws a body shot but no joy.
Horvat slips a jab from Jukola.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horvat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jukola. That did some damage!
Jukola cracks Horvat with a good jab.
Horvat attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Horvat's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jukola under the eye.
Jukola pivots, looking for a leg kick but Horvat is out of range and Jukola settles back down.
Jack Horvat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Jukola.
Jukola misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Horvat on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Horvat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Horvat misses with a low kick as Jukola jumps back.
Jukola misses with a body shot.
Horvat lands a really nice looking cross but Jukola seems unphased.
Jukola lands an overhand right.
Horvat is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jukola misses with a body shot.
Horvat is still on wobbly legs! Can Jukola finish him?
Horvat walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Jukola swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Timo Jukola!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Muamer Tomovic (ranked 2731 p4p, 2585 weight class) and Jay Calico (ranked 274 p4p, 259 weight class). Calico comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Real American Anthem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jay Calico has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Muamer Tomovic's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Muamer Tomovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Calico!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calico fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tomovic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tomovic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tomovic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Donk. Calico catches Tomovic right on the button with a cross.
Calico defending well as Tomovic loads up on a big left hand.
Tomovic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Calico scores with a jab to the head.
Tomovic slips a jab from Calico.
Tomovic throws the kick towards the body but Calico avoids it.
Calico swats away the attempt to clinch by Tomovic.
Calico takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tomovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Calico throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tomovic wants to clinch up but Calico keeps it at a distance.
Calico connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomovic misses with a wild combination.
Tomovic avoids the body shot from Calico.
Calico digs a good body shot into Tomovic's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calico throws a big shot that misses.
Tomovic tries to keep at a distance but Calico has taken the fight into the clinch.
Calico pushes Tomovic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've been informed that Calico 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.
Calico lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Calico creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
 Tomovic is rocked!
Calico misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oh Tomovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tomovic blocks an uppercut.
Tomovic blocking some punches.
Calico misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tomovic seems to have got his legs back now.
Tomovic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Calico just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tomovic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Calico smiles and moves away.
Calico keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tomovic.
Tomovic looks to land a combination but Calico avoids it well.
Calico slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A slow jab from Calico misses its intended target.
Calico throws a body shot but no joy.
Tomovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calico decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Calico controlling the action here.
Calico lands a big elbow - Tomovic is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Calico!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Calico!
A very excited looking Jay Calico 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Ward (ranked 2970 p4p, 1587 weight class) and Arriorus Adee (ranked 380 p4p, 224 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maxim Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arriorus Adee!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adee misses with a right hand
and Ward counters with a nice uppercut.
Adee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A shot to the liver by Adee. Beautiful body shot.
Adee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Adee throws a lazy uppercut
and Ward counters with a nice double leg into side control. Adee won't be happy with that.
Ward thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Adee can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ward working the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ward with the ground and pound but Adee regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Ward thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adee's head.
Ward not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adee is not content to let Ward control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ward sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Adee defending well though.
Ward is keen to just control but Adee is a slippery customer.
Ward is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ward seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Adee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Adee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ward.
Ward missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've been hearing that Ward has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ward not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ward not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ward missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ward tries to pass the half guard into mount. Adee knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ward throwing shots but Adee is blocking nicely.
Ward is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Adee sees it coming and defends easily.
Ward working over Adee with some ground and pound. Adee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ward 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.
Ward is looking to stall here but Adee recovers full guard.
Ward lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ward lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward looking to sit in guard and control but Adee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Adee wants to control from the top but Ward keeps moving.
Adee preventing the sweep.
Ward is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ward is on top in guard.
Ward passes Adee's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ward scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ward not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ward missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Adee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Adee!
Adee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ward. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ward connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ward has control of Adee's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Adee regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Ward throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ward throws some wild stikes that Adee manages to avoid easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ward cracks Adee with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Adee is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ward scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Adee?
Adee really wants to buck Ward off and get back to his feet.
Ward thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ward is landing with some decent strikes but Adee is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Ward 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.
Adee is looking to score with low kicks.
Adee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ward counters with a single leg into guard. Adee didn't expect that.
Adee is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Ward presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Ward has Adee pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ward pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Adee tumbling to the mat - Ward dives into Adee's guard.
Adee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ward trying to control but Adee is working from the bottom.
Ward is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adee can do to turn this around?
Ward working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Adee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ward is controlling him.
Ward looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ward wants to pass the guard but Adee is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward postures up and lands a big shot to Adee's brow.
Adee keeping moving, preventing Ward from controlling successfully.
Adee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ward.
Adee keeping moving, preventing Ward from controlling successfully.
Ward throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maxim Ward overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ward accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ward trying to control the position from guard on top but Adee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ward looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ward trying to control but Adee is working from the bottom.
Ward chips away with some ground and pound.
Adee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ward is looking to work some ground and pound but Adee has wrist control.
Adee is looking to stand up but Ward isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Adee misses with a body kick.
Adee has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Adee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Adee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ward tries to score a power double leg takedown but Adee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ward somewhat.
Adee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ward is able to avoid easily.
Ward avoids the body shot from Adee.
Ward bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Adee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Adee throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Ward was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Adee.
A nice leg kick from Adee, right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Ward misses.
Ward fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arriorus Adee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Adee.
An attempted straight right counter from Ward misses the target.
A jab from Adee misses.
Ward fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Adee avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward looks to score with a jab to the body but Adee is just out of range.
Adee tries to counter by closing the distance.
Adee jabs at Ward's body.
Ward lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ward uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adee.
Ward defending well as Adee loads up on a big left hand.
Ward changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Adee tries to work over Ward's front leg with a kick but Ward checks it.
Ward throwing a counter right hand but Adee manages to avoid it.
Ward throws a series of punches but Adee moves out of range.
Ward sets himself, and Adee steps forward looking for the clinch! Ward avoids it this time.
Adee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Maxim Ward will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ward's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Adee tries to clinch there but Ward circles away.
Arriorus Adee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ward is looking to counter punch.
Ward misses the shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Adee as Ward shoots in.
Adee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Maxim Ward has been cut.
Adee tries to clinch but Ward moves out of range.
Adee looks to land a left hand but Ward moved out of range nicely.
Adee is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ward misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Adee throws out a counter right but Ward avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward blocks a leg kick.
Adee gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ward counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Ward misses the target.
Ward is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Adee throws a sloppy head kick and Ward moves out of range easily.
Ward gets the takedown into side control.
Ward happy to just control the position for now.
Ward misses with the ground and pound.
Ward working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ward trying to control the position but Adee is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward throwing strikes but Adee manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Ward is looking for a sweep.
Ward wants to control but Adee postures up.
Ward manages to work his way to half guard, despite Adee's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adee is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Ward is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ward gets back to full guard.
Adee won't allow Ward to sweep him here.
Arriorus Adee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adee has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ward is proving hard to escape from.
Ward managing to control the position.
Ward wants to hit a sweep here but Adee passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ward there!
Maxim Ward is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward can't escape the position.
Adee throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ward because Adee loaded up on that one.
Ward is looking to improve his position but Adee isn't that keen on the idea.
Ward is working hard here to advance position.
Ward is in a horrible position here. Adee smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ward is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Adee cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ward is looking to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arriorus Adee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ward has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Maxim Ward!
A very excited looking Maxim Ward rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cody Garbrandt (ranked 1956 p4p, 3627 weight class) and Li Xiaodong (ranked 103 p4p, 180 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cody Garbrandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Li Xiaodong!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garbrandt moves out of range as Xiaodong strikes.
Garbrandt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Xiaodong counters with a right hand to the body.
Garbrandt misses with a body shot
and Xiaodong counters with a nice uppercut.
Garbrandt lands a jab to Xiaodong's midsection.
Garbrandt tries to clinch but Xiaodong moves out of range.
Xiaodong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garbrandt.
Garbrandt loads up on a big right hand but Xiaodong slips the punch.
Garbrandt rushes Xiaodong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Xiaodong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Garbrandt digs a right hand underneath Xiaodong's ribcage. Xiaodong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Xiaodong breaks the clinch.
Xiaodong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garbrandt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garbrandt is looking to clinch but Xiaodong is avoiding it.
Xiaodong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaodong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Garbrandt coming out on top.
Garbrandt throws an off balance right hand
and Xiaodong counters with a stiff right hand.
Xiaodong moves away from the strike by Garbrandt.
Garbrandt tries to close the distance and clinch but Xiaodong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garbrandt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garbrandt swings widly with a right hand
and Xiaodong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garbrandt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Garbrandt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xiaodong.
Xiaodong lands a nice shot to the body.
Garbrandt misses with a right hand
and Xiaodong counters with a crisp right hand that drops Garbrandt! Xiaodong lets Garbrandt back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Garbrandt is rocked!
It looks like Cody Garbrandt has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiaodong drops Garbrandt with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Garbrandt looks back up at him and smiles so Xiaodong waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Garbrandt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garbrandt throws a right hand that misses
and Xiaodong counters with a big left hand that crumples Garbrandt! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Li Xiaodong!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Martin Alexander (ranked 1760 p4p, 1592 weight class) and Bot #1 (ranked 234 p4p, 208 weight class). Alexander's entrance music is Hellraiser - Ozzy Osbourne. A fine choice. #1 has chosen The Way as his entrance music. Martin Alexander has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bot #1!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander with a hook.
It looks like Bot #1 has been cut.
Alexander lands a jab to #1's midsection.
#1 digs a good hook to Alexander's body.
Alexander ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alexander was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
#1 fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alexander manages to avoid it.
Alexander misses with a wild combination.
#1 throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alexander takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bot #1 seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
#1 throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
#1 cracks Alexander with an open hand slap.
#1 throws out a loose jab but Alexander uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
#1 connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by #1 there.
The fighters circling - Alexander throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
#1 throws a lazy right hand but Alexander sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A quick step to the side and Alexander tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
#1 fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alexander manages to avoid it.
Alexander takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
#1 throws a body shot but no joy.
#1 looks to land a right hand but Alexander moved out of range.
Alexander ducks under a wild hook from #1.
#1 clinches up against the cage.
Alexander wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but #1 has him pressed against the cage.
#1 misses with some punches.
Alexander breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#1 waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alexander.
It looked like Alexander wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
#1 throws a jab but it's blocked by Alexander.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
#1 avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alexander takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
#1 lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alexander at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
#1 works Alexander's body with a nice hook.
#1 has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Alexander uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from #1.
Alexander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by #1.
A telegraphed right hand from Alexander misses the target.
#1 scores with a nice right hand.
#1 misses with an uppercut. Alexander saw that one coming.
#1 slips a jab and a cross from Alexander.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
#1 throws a big shot that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Alexander. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alexander.
Alexander displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as #1 throws out the jab.
#1 forces Alexander back against the cage and clinches.
#1 misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for #1.
#1 lands a body shot.
#1 manages to break the clinch.
#1 just misses with a punch to the body.
Alexander lands a jab to the nose.
#1 takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alexander slips under a jab from #1.
#1 gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
#1 tries to clinch up.
Alexander with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, jab by #1 - just one landing.
Alexander is rocked!
#1 throws a pinpoint strike between Alexander's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Alexander crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and #1 scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bot #1!
Bot #1 thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Winston Todd (ranked 219 p4p, 876 weight class) and Lou Higgins (ranked 32 p4p, 119 weight class). Todd comes to the cage accompanied by Piano Man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Winston Todd!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lou Higgins!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higgins throws a lazy uppercut
and Todd counters with a nice body shot.
Higgins moves away from the strike by Todd.
Todd tried to score with a low kick but Higgins checks it.
Todd with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Higgins defending well as Todd loads up on a big left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Todd.
Todd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Higgins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Higgins throws out a counter right but Todd avoids it with no problem.
Higgins lands a slapping body shot.
Todd misses with a right hand
and Higgins counters with a stiff right hand.
Higgins takes a swing at Todd's ribcage but misses.
Winston Todd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Todd tries to land a front kick but Higgins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Higgins lands with a cross.
Todd on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!
Higgins takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Todd looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higgins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Todd with a nice cross.
Higgins 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.
Higgins blocks the body kick.
Higgins tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Higgins moves into the clinch.
Todd looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Todd lands a nice shot to the body.
Todd blocks an uppercut.
Todd breaks the clinch.
Todd digs a good hook to Higgins's body.
Todd darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Todd lands a body shot.
Todd takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Higgins. That snapped Todd's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higgins moves out of range of the body kick from Todd.
Todd scores with a nice right hand.
Todd thumps Higgins with a low kick.
Higgins pushes Todd up against the cage in a clinch.
Higgins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Higgins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Todd.
Higgins is leaning against Todd and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Higgins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Todd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Todd lands a left hand that snaps the head of Higgins backwards.
Higgins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Todd as Higgins tries to tie him up.
Higgins prevents a body shot from Todd.
Todd looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Higgins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Todd blocks an uppercut.
Higgins throws a head punch that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Todd.
Todd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Higgins tries to throw a body punch but Todd avoids it by throwing Higgins back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Higgins.
Higgins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Todd's elbow.
Higgins tries a body shot but Todd blocks it.
Todd blocks a body shot from Higgins.
Todd misses with a body punch.
Higgins misses with a punch on the inside.
Todd misses with a punch on the inside.
Todd throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Higgins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Todd - that landed with a thud.
Todd throws a punch but it's blocked by Higgins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Todd on the inside.
Todd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Todd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Todd staying out of range there.
Todd jabs Higgins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Higgins gets a clinch.
Higgins swings wildly with an uppercut but Todd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Todd throws a punch but it's blocked by Higgins.
Todd presses Higgins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Todd prevents a body shot from Higgins.
Higgins misses with a punch on the inside.
Higgins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Higgins blocking some punches.
Higgins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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 Winston Todd 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.
Higgins misses with a straight right.
Todd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Todd scores with a jab.
Higgins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Todd stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Higgins misses the shot to the body.
Todd misses with a low kick as Higgins jumps back.
Higgins just misses with a punch to the body.
Todd lands a body shot.
Todd throws a low kick but it's checked well by Higgins.
Higgins wants to counter the offense by Todd and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd throws a leg kick but Higgins moved away.
Todd looks to throw a body kick
and Higgins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Higgins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Todd misses with a hook. Higgins ducked under it nicely.
Higgins let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Winston Todd is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Todd.
Todd scores with a jab.
Todd cracks Higgins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Higgins moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Todd throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Higgins tries to counter by closing the distance.
Higgins throws a poor cross that misses
and Higgins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Todd smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Higgins takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Todd throws a half hearted mid kick.
Todd thumps Higgins with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Higgins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Todd throws a head kick that misses
enabling Higgins to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Higgins. Those never looked like landing.
Todd feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Higginss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Todd missing with a left hand there. Higgins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Higgins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Higgins lands with a nice combination. Todd backs away looking to recover.
Todd throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Higgins to counter with a crisp jab.
Todd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Todd moves out of range of the strikes.
Todd throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Higgins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick lands for Todd.
Todd tests Higgins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Todd lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd throws a shot from downtown. Higgins moves away and avoids it.
Todd rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Higgins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Todd misses with a straight right.
Todd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Todd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Higgins throws a jab but it's blocked by Todd.
Todd connects with a leg kick.
Todd scores with a jab to the body.
Higgins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Todd lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Higgins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Todd pushes Higgins away with a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higgins has closed the distance and engaged Todd in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Higgins throws a punch but it's blocked by Todd.
Todd misses with a body punch.
Higgins gets through Todd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Higgins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Higgins stalling in the clinch.
Higgins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Todd's elbow.
Todd breaks the clinch.
Higgins walks into a straight right hand from Todd.
Todd throws a leg kick which misses Higgins's front leg but catches the back leg as Higgins tries to avoid it.
Todd tries to work over Higgins's front leg with a kick but Higgins checks it.
Higgins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Higgins has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Todd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Todd swings for the body but Higgins moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Todd dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Higgins walks into a stiff left hand from Todd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Todd. That's going to slow Higgins down.
Higgins missing with a left hand there. Todd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Higgins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Todd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Higgins's sensitive parts.
Todd dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Higgins. That did some damage!
Higgins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Higgins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Todd moves away.
Higgins misses with a right hand
and Todd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd misses with a low kick.
A jab from Todd does it's job there.
Higgins throws an off balance right hand
and Todd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Todd connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Higgins's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd throws an overhand right that lands on Higgins's shoulder, as Higgins tries to avoid the shot.
Higgins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Higgins looks to throw the jab but Todd is out of range.
Todd misses the shot to the body.
Todd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Todd connects with a body shot that sends Higgins's belly button to the back.
Todd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Higgins throws a combination. Todd tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Higgins moves forwards but Todd connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Todd moves into range and connects with a jab.
A good leg kick by Todd.
Higgins misses with a hook
and Todd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Higgins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Todd manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick from Todd, right into the meat of the thigh.
Higgins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Todd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Todd misses with a looping right.
Higgins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Higgins throws a body shot but no joy.
Todd lands a jab.
Higgins wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Todd.
Higgins misses with a wild body shot.
Todd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Higgins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Higgins is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Todd with a body shot.
Higgins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Todd.
Todd takes a swing at Higgins's ribcage but misses.
Todd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Higgins's sensitive parts.
Higgins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Higgins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Todd.
A jab from Todd does it's job there.
Higgins avoids the body shot from Todd.
Todd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Todd connects with a solid leg kick.
Higgins moves out of range of the leg kick from Todd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd lands with a thumping leg kick.
Todd with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters circling - Higgins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good shot there by Todd.
Todd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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!
Todd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Todd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Higgins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Higgins throws a big shot that misses.
Higgins throws a hook but Todd avoids it easily.
Todd thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Todd clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Higgins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Todd moves away.
Todd misses with a body kick.
Todd scores with a push kick.
Todd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Higgins appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Higgins scores with the left hand. Todd knows he should have avoided that one.
Higgins scores with a nice right hand.
Higgins misses with a wild body shot.
Higgins throws a body punch but Todd moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Higgins lands with a good body shot.
Todd throws an off balance right hand
and Higgins counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Todd walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd throws an off balance right hand
and Higgins counters with a stiff right hand.
Higgins moves away from the strike by Todd.
Todd lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Todd.
A telegraphed right hand from Higgins misses the target.
Higgins lands with a shot to the body.
A big right from Todd misses.
Todd misses with a low kick.
Higgins doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Higgins scores with a hook.
Todd scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Todd misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Higgins! But no joy.
Higgins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Todd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higgins has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Higgins there as he acknowledges the shot.
Todd throws a leg kick
and Todd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Todd scores with a hook.
Higgins misses with an uppercut. Todd saw that one coming.
Todd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Higgins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Todd, pushing him back against the cage.
Todd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Higgins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Todd manages to avoid it.
Higgins tries to clinch up.
Todd is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Higgins's corner calls for a 1-2. Higgins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Higgins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higgins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A jab from Todd does it's job there.
Higgins throws a series of punches but Todd moves out of range.
And Todd counters with a quick kick to the body but Higgins blocks it.
Higgins avoids the body shot from Todd.
Todd feints and then cracks Higgins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Higgins down.
Higgins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Todd.
Higgins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Todd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Todd works Higgins's body with a nice hook.
Good shot there by Todd.
A big right from Higgins misses.
Higgins takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higgins throws the left hand but Todd avoids the punch easily.
Todd fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Higgins looks to throw the jab but Todd is out of range.
Todd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Todd was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Higgins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Todd circles away quickly and effectively.
Todd swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Higgins on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Higgins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A chopping leg kick lands by Todd.
Todd walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Higgins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Higgins rushes Todd and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Todd working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Todd throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Winston Todd will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Todd scores with a jab to the head.
Higgins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Higgins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Todd misses with some punches.
Higgins has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Todd.
Todd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Higgins avoids the body shot from Todd.
Higgins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Todd takes a swing at Higgins's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Higgins misses.
Higgins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd loads up on a big right hand but Higgins slips the punch.
Todd misses with a kick to the body.
Higgins defending well as Todd loads up on a big left hand.
Higgins throws the left hand but Todd avoids the punch easily.
Todd throws a quick counter kick to the body but Higgins avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd slips under a jab from Higgins.
An attempted straight right counter from Todd misses the target.
Higgins loads up on a big right hand but Todd slips the punch.
Todd throws a lazy uppercut
and Todd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Higgins ducks under a wild hook from Todd.
Higgins looks to score with a jab to the body but Todd is just out of range.
Todd punishes Higgins's body with a nice straight punch.
Todd lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Higgins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Higgins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Higgins misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Todd misses the target.
Todd swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Higgins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higgins scores with a body shot.
Higgins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Todd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Higgins.
Todd takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Todd throws a poor cross that misses
and Higgins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Higgins throws a jab but it's blocked by Todd.
Higgins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Todd misses with a wild body shot.
Higgins now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lou Higgins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Todd throws a head kick that Higgins semi-blocks.
Higgins moves into range and connects with a jab.
Todd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Todd misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd misses with an uppercut. Higgins saw that one coming.
Higgins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Todd. Todd obviously looking to wear him down.
Higgins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Todd moves away.
Higgins throws a looping overhand right but Todd ducks down to avoid it.
Todd misses with a hook
and Higgins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Higgins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Todd.
Higgins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Todd connects with an inside leg kick.
Higgins missing with a left hand there. Todd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Higgins jabs at Todd's body.
Todd swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Higgins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Winston Todd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higgins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Todd on the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Todd.
Todd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Todd lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circling - Todd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Todd staying out of range there.
Todd is looking to slow Higgins down with leg kicks.
Higgins looks to clinch
and Todd counters with a nice kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Higgins.
Higgins moves forwards but Todd connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Todd throws a lazy right hand but Higgins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Todd lands a lovely overhand right.
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 Winston Todd.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Todd, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Winston Todd!
Winston Todd retains his middleweight title!
Winston Todd bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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