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GAMMA#958 Karim v Bento PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arlo Rochester (ranked 1042 p4p, 2104 weight class) and Romulus Gerber (ranked 143 p4p, 260 weight class). Rochester kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tech N9ne- Dysfunctional. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170
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182
19 - 18 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arlo Rochester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romulus Gerber!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rochester tries to close the distance and clinch but Gerber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gerber misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gerber - that will leave a mark!
Rochester wants to clinch
and Gerber counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A telegraphed right hand from Rochester misses the target.
Gerber throws a wild body kick that Rochester sees coming a mile off.
Rochester fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gerber ducks under a wild hook from Rochester.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerber fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rochester has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rochester waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gerber.
Romulus Gerber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gerber tries to move into range but Rochester moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A low kick lands for Gerber.
Rochester avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerber bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gerber throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rochester 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.
Rochester has Gerber up against the cage in a clinch.
Rochester misses with the head strike.
Gerber manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Gerber.
Gerber turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gerber lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rochester takes the fight into the clinch.
Rochester tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gerber slows down the pace here.
Gerber breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerber misses with a wild body shot.
Rochester throws a hook but Gerber blocks it.
Gerber steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Rochester avoids the body shot from Gerber.
Rochester lands a jab to the nose.
Gerber tries to keep at a distance but Rochester has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gerber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rochester throws a head punch that misses.
Rochester successfully pulls guard.
Rochester throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gerber uses it to pass to side control.
Rochester seems a little lost for a moment, as Gerber dominates the positioning.
You can see the frustration on Rochester's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gerber moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerber trying to control the action but Rochester is working from the bottom.
Gerber in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Gerber scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rochester to see if he's OK.
Rochester tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rochester is working hard here to advance position.
Rochester is trying to escape the position but Gerber is controlling the position.
Rochester is trying to get back to half guard.
Gerber controlling the position from side mount.
Rochester tries to buck Gerber off but Gerber is having none of it.
Rochester is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Romulus Gerber will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
An inside leg kick from Rochester misses.
Rochester throws a hook but Gerber avoids it easily.
Gerber misses with an uppercut. Rochester saw that one coming.
Romulus Gerber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rochester misses with a looping right.
Gerber swats away the attempt to clinch by Rochester.
Gerber lands with a shot to the body.
Gerber thumps Rochester with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerber throws a head kick that misses.
Gerber with a nice cross.
Gerber throws a leg kick which misses Rochester's front leg but catches the back leg as Rochester tries to avoid it.
Rochester tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gerber counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rochester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gerber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gerber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rochester looks to land a right hand but Gerber moved out of range.
Gerber lands a nice shot that snaps Rochester's head back.
Gerber throws a body punch but Rochester moves out of range.
Gerber swings for the body but Rochester moves out of range.
Rochester takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rochester gets the takedown into side control.
Gerber bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gerber. Rochester shrugs it off though.
Gerber fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rochester on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerber thuds a left hand into Rochester's body.
Gerber throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rochester stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rochester thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gerber shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rochester was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gerber fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rochester lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gerber's sensitive parts.
Gerber throws a body kick that misses.
Gerber thuds a left hand into Rochester's body.
The fighters circling - Rochester throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gerber is looking to slow Rochester down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Gerber.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rochester fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Gerber misses.
Gerber scores with a push kick.
Gerber swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gerber moves out of range of the leg kick from Rochester.
Rochester throws a poor cross that misses
and Gerber counters with a right hand to the body.
Gerber lands with a good body shot.
Gerber is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rochester rather than just go for the knockout.
Gerber cracks Rochester with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rochester throws a jab when Gerber was well out of range.
Gerber throws a jab but it's blocked by Rochester.
It looked like Rochester wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rochester chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gerber can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gerber. Rochester does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rochester is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gerber walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rochester checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gerber lands a nice looking body shot.
Rochester is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gerber throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gerber scores with a jab.
Rochester clinches with his opponent.
Rochester throws a head punch that misses.
Gerber lands a damaging elbow.
 It looks like Arlo Rochester has been cut.
Rochester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gerber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gerber manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rochester swings wildly with an uppercut but Gerber uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Rochester fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Romulus Gerber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arlo Rochester's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gerber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gerber paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rochester misses with an uppercut.
Gerber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rochester.
Rochester shoots in for a double leg but Gerber sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gerber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gerber misses with a jab to the body
and Rochester counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gerber slips a jab from Rochester.
Rochester scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rochester misses with an uppercut. Gerber saw that one coming.
Rochester closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rochester lands in his opponent's guard.
Gerber has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Rochester has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rochester swings wildly with an uppercut but Gerber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gerber lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gerber pushes Rochester back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rochester working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gerber blocks an uppercut.
Gerber throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rochester blocks it with crossed arms.
Gerber breaks the clinch.
Gerber catches Rochester with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rochester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gerber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gerber ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rochester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gerber throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Rochester misses the target.
Rochester throws an overhand right that lands on Gerber's shoulder, as Gerber tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rochester.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gerber - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gerber works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gerber with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gerber ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gerber scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gerber throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Romulus Gerber is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
 Rochester is rocked!
Rochester looks to land a left hand but Gerber moved out of range nicely.
Gerber scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rochester misses with an uppercut. Gerber saw that one coming.
Gerber uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rochester has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerber scores with a sloppy right hand. Rochester should have avoided that one.
Rochester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Gerber misses.
Rochester looks to land a right hand but Gerber moved out of range.
Rochester sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gerber cracks Rochester with an open hand slap.
Gerber gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rochester counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Arlo Rochester has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gerber has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rochester is working away from the top position though.
Gerber keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Rochester is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerber wants to get back to full guard.
Gerber gets full guard.
Gerber looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rochester is one step ahead there.
Rochester wants to control from the top but Gerber keeps moving.
Gerber is trying to keep Rochester in close.
Gerber looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rochester is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romulus Gerber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gerber 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 28:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romulus Gerber!
Romulus Gerber 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Moura (ranked 1183 p4p, 1576 weight class) and Henrique Rosa (ranked 159 p4p, 212 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Great wrestler
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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Moura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henrique Rosa!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosa lands a jab to the head.
Moura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rosa, as that shot connected.
Moura misses with a lunging right hand
and Rosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moura wants to slow Rosa down by chopping away at his legs.
Moura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moura avoids the head kick by Rosa.
Moura misses the shot to the body.
Rosa looks to land a body kick but Moura moved away.
Rosa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rosa takes one on the button.
A low kick lands for Moura.
Jab, jab by Moura - just one landing.
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!
Moura throws out a loose jab but Rosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moura clobbers Rosa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Moura throws a lazy right hand but Rosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Moura looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rosa is fending him off so far but Moura persists. Nope, Rosa circles away and we're back to standing.
Moura cracks Rosa with a right hand to the side of the head.
 It looks like Henrique Rosa has been cut.
Moura misses with a hook to the body
and Rosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moura swings for the body but Rosa moves out of range.
Crunch! Rosa slams his shin into Moura's torso.
Moura throws a leg kick that misses.
Moura throws a jab but it's blocked by Rosa.
Rosa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rosa has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rosa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rosa checks the leg kick.
Rosa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Moura.
Moura takes a swing at Rosa's ribcage but misses.
Rosa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Moura missing with a left hand there. Rosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Moura misses with the combination.
Rosa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
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!
Moura moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moura lands with a light punch inside.
Moura stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Moura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Rosa.
Rosa lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Rosa.
Rosa prevents a body shot from Moura.
Rosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Moura is working Rosa over against the cage.
Moura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rosa has him pressed against the cage.
Rosa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Moura.
Moura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moura creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moura prevents a body shot from Rosa.
Rosa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rosa pushes Moura back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rosa blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosa pushes Moura back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moura throws a head punch that misses.
Moura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Moura bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rosa's head backwards.
Moura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rosa moves away.
Moura connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rosa. Rosa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Moura misses with a left hand
and Rosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moura is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Moura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moura is defended easily by Rosa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Moura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moura looks to land a body kick but Rosa moved away.
Jab by Rosa.
Rosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moura throws a leg kick
and Rosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moura tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosa cracks a nice hook into Moura's ribs.
Henrique Rosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moura throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rosa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rosa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rosa slips under a jab.
Moura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rosa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Moura misses with an uppercut. Rosa saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Moura.
Moura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rosa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Moura tries to land a leg kick but Rosa saw it coming and moves away.
Moura takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moura.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Rosa.
Moura lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rosa misses with a looping left.
Moura throws a front kick that sends Rosa stumbling back into the cage.
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 Harry Moura will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Henrique Rosa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A lazy left from Rosa finds it's target.
Rosa blocks a leg kick.
Rosa thuds a left hand into Moura's body.
Rosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moura throws out the jab.
Harry Moura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Moura throws a jab but it's blocked by Rosa.
Rosa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rosa catches Moura with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good work by Moura as he checks the leg kick.
Rosa thuds his shin into the meat of Moura's side.
Rosa scores with a jab.
Moura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rosa.
Moura misses with a low kick.
Moura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moura misses with a leg kick
and Moura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosa works Moura's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moura lands with a nice body kick.
Moura connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rosa's hands.
A slow jab from Moura misses its intended target.
Moura throws a body punch but Rosa moves out of range.
Rosa lands a body shot.
Moura misses with a low kick.
Moura misses with a straight left.
Moura avoids the body shot from Rosa.
Rosa cracks a nice hook into Moura's ribs.
Moura connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rosa's hands.
Henrique Rosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rosa scores with a nice strike.
Moura throws the kick towards the body but Rosa avoids it.
Moura misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rosa counters with a body kick that stops Moura in his tracks momentarily.
Moura with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rosa to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Moura looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rosa throws a push kick but Moura slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Moura finds it's target.
Moura's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rosa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Moura scrambles back to his feet.
Rosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Moura.
A little jabbing left from Rosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rosa moves away.
Moura takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Moura throws a jab when Rosa was well out of range.
Rosa steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Moura is looking to clinch but Rosa is avoiding it.
Rosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Moura misses with the combination.
Moura tries to move into range but Rosa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rosa with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosa with a nice cross.
A bone on bone clash there as Rosa blocks the leg kick.
Rosa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rosa lands a nice hook to Moura's body. Moura takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rosa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A slapping body kick lands there for Moura.
Moura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rosa manages to avoid it.
Rosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rosa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Moura throws a leg kick
and Rosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moura fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moura will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Moura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rosa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosa with the inside leg kick.
Moura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Moura.
Good exchange - Rosa coming out on top.
Moura chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rosa can pounce on him.
Rosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moura misses with a body kick.
Moura lands with a nice body punch.
Rosa lands with a nice body punch.
Moura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rosa manages to avoid it.
Rosa slips under a jab from Moura.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rosa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rosa lunges at Moura with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Moura's hand.
Rosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moura throws a leg kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Rosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Henrique Rosa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Moura goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rosa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moura, pushing him back against the cage.
Moura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rosa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rosa with a nice calf kick.
Moura swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rosa checks a leg kick.
Rosa throws a shot to the body.
Moura wants to land a leg kick but Rosa is out of range.
Moura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rosa ducks under a wild hook from Moura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rosa.
Rosa scores with a jab.
Moura throws a hook to the side of Rosa's head but Rosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moura throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Rosa counter with a right hand.
Moura is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosa walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Moura drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Rosa swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Moura's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henrique Rosa!
Henrique Rosa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez (ranked 632 p4p, 1343 weight class) and Crazy Horse (ranked 93 p4p, 181 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Crazy Horse!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horse lands an overhand right.
Jaegerjaquez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Horse. Jaegerjaquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a wild body shot.
Horse avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body punch from Horse.
Jaegerjaquez looks to land a right hand but Horse moved out of range.
Jaegerjaquez throws a hook to the side of Horse's head but Horse sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - Horse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jaegerjaquez loads up on a big right hand but Horse slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Horse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horse loads up on a big right hand but Jaegerjaquez slips the punch.
We've been told by Jaegerjaquez's head coaches at Berloga that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Horse misses with a lunging right hand
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Horse. Jaegerjaquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jaegerjaquez staying out of range there.
Jaegerjaquez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Horse just manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a body shot.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horse throws a right hand that misses
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a straight right hand.
Jaegerjaquez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Horse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Horse lands a head shot.
Horse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaegerjaquez.
Horse looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Horse's corner calls for a 1-2. Horse obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Horse dives in and scores a takedown into Jaegerjaquez's guard.
Horse looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Horse stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jaegerjaquez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez wants to stand up but Horse is controlling him.
Horse trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaegerjaquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horse slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jaegerjaquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a nice body shot.
Jaegerjaquez throws an overhand right that lands on Horse's shoulder, as Horse tries to avoid the shot.
Horse misses the shot to the body.
Horse walks into a stiff left hand from Jaegerjaquez.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A leg kick checked by Horse.
Horse staying out of range there.
Horse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaegerjaquez moves away.
Jaegerjaquez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jaegerjaquez lands the left hand.
Horse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jaegerjaquez catches Horse with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jaegerjaquez throws a leg kick
and Horse counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jaegerjaquez thinking.
Jaegerjaquez avoids the body shot from Horse.
Horse misses with a hook. Jaegerjaquez ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horse staying out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Horse. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Horse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Horse misses.
Jaegerjaquez moves away from the strike by Horse.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaegerjaquez. Horse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horse misses with a jab to the body
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Horse walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Horse defending well as Jaegerjaquez loads up on a big left hand.
Jaegerjaquez looks to land a right hand but Horse moved out of range.
Horse fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Jaegerjaquez.
Horse's coach down at Clark's Champion's was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Horse's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jaegerjaquez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a sloppy right hand. Horse should have avoided that one.
A low kick from Jaegerjaquez is predictable there
enabling Horse to counter with a crisp jab.
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 Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jaegerjaquez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a nice strike.
Horse throws a big shot that misses.
As Horse backs away, Jaegerjaquez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jaegerjaquez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jaegerjaquez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good leg kick by Jaegerjaquez.
Horse on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jaegerjaquez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Horse has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jaegerjaquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jaegerjaquez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jaegerjaquez connects with a solid leg kick.
Horse misses with a right hand
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a straight right hand.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a hook to the body
and Horse makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jaegerjaquez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jaegerjaquez has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jaegerjaquez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Horse swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse scores with a hook.
Jaegerjaquez slips a straight right by Horse.
A looping hook to the body misses from Horse. Jaegerjaquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jaegerjaquez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Horse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horse throws a shot to the body.
Horse slips a straight right by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez misses with an uppercut
and Horse cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jaegerjaquez thuds a left hand into Horse's body.
Jaegerjaquez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Horse.
A counter left hand to the body from Jaegerjaquez misses its target.
Jaegerjaquez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horse.
Jaegerjaquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Horse is just out of range.
Good shot there by Horse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Jaegerjaquez. Those never looked like landing.
A little jabbing left from Horse on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horse swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a nice uppercut.
Jaegerjaquez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Horse.
Jaegerjaquez throws a shot from downtown. Horse moves away and avoids it.
Jaegerjaquez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Horse checks it well.
Jaegerjaquez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jaegerjaquez ducks under a wild hook from Horse.
Jaegerjaquez moves away from the strike by Horse.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a jab to the body.
Jaegerjaquez takes a swing at Horse's ribcage but misses.
And Horse tries to counter it with a takedown but Jaegerjaquez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Horse throws a body punch but Jaegerjaquez moves out of range.
Jaegerjaquez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Horse scores with a nice head shot.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez is winning the standup battle so far.
Jaegerjaquez slips a straight right by Horse.
Jaegerjaquez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Horse showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez throws an off balance right hand
and Horse counters with a nice body shot.
Jaegerjaquez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jaegerjaquez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Horse misses with a body punch
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a left to the body.
Horse showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez misses the jab.
Horse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Horse throws out the jab.
Jaegerjaquez throws a body shot but no joy.
Horse now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horse moves away.
Jaegerjaquez staying out of range there.
Jaegerjaquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Horse is just out of range.
Horse looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jaegerjaquez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaegerjaquez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Horse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaegerjaquez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jaegerjaquez misses the shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jaegerjaquez!
Jaegerjaquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horse smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a left hand
enabling Horse to counter with a crisp jab.
Jaegerjaquez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Horse counters with a two punch combo.
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 Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez 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. This is the final round!
Jaegerjaquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horse throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Horse takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A shot to the liver by Horse. Beautiful body shot.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a wild body shot.
Jaegerjaquez throws a low kick but Horse avoids it.
Jaegerjaquez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jaegerjaquez dips to his left and cracks Horse with an uppercut!
Jaegerjaquez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Horse sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaegerjaquez cracks a nice hook into Horse's ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jaegerjaquez slips under a jab from Horse.
It looked like Jaegerjaquez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Horse.
Nice body punch from Horse.
Jaegerjaquez slips under a jab from Horse.
Jaegerjaquez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jaegerjaquez there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jaegerjaquez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Horse looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaegerjaquez is just out of range.
Horse's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jaegerjaquez under the eye.
Horse with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Horse works Jaegerjaquez's body with a nice hook.
Jaegerjaquez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jaegerjaquez missing with a left hand there. Horse was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez lands a jab to Horse's midsection.
Crazy Horse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaegerjaquez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Horse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jaegerjaquez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jaegerjaquez is looking to counter punch.
Horse throws a body punch but Jaegerjaquez moves out of range.
Horse lands a right hook to the body.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a lunging right hand
and Horse counters with a straight right hand.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a right hand
and Horse counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jaegerjaquez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jaegerjaquez tries to bum rush Horse with a series of wild strikes but Horse uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jaegerjaquez takes one to the side of the head.
Jaegerjaquez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jaegerjaquez ducks right into an uppercut from Horse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a nice body punch.
Jaegerjaquez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Horse.
Jaegerjaquez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Horse throws out the jab.
Jaegerjaquez lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Horse. Jaegerjaquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horse has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jaegerjaquez finds it's way round the side to connect with Horse's head.
Horse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez throws a low kick but Horse avoids it.
Nice body punch from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez slips a jab from Horse.
Horse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaegerjaquez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Horse doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Horse misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Horse misses with a straight left.
Jaegerjaquez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Horse rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jaegerjaquez 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.
Horse throws a body shot but no joy.
Horse lands a jab to the head.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a two punch combination.
Horse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaegerjaquez.
A big left from Jaegerjaquez misses.
Horse let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a body shot.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a wild body shot.
Jaegerjaquez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jaegerjaquez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jaegerjaquez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Crazy Horse.
I think Jaegerjaquez 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez!
A relieved looking Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dave Ashbourne Jr (ranked 965 p4p, 711 weight class) and Jewel Diaz (ranked 107 p4p, 84 weight class). Ashbourne Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Vertical Horizon - You're A God. Diaz has chosen Andre Nickatina, Drought Season 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Ashbourne Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jewel Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ashbourne Jr sprawls well. Ashbourne Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ashbourne Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diaz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diaz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ashbourne Jr momentarily.
Ashbourne Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ashbourne Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Ashbourne Jr.
Diaz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ashbourne Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ashbourne Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Ashbourne Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ashbourne Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diaz momentarily.
Ashbourne Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashbourne Jr lunges at Diaz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diaz's hand.
Ashbourne Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Diaz fails with the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from Ashbourne Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dave Ashbourne Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jewel Diaz.
Ashbourne Jr takes one on the button.
Ashbourne Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Ashbourne Jr lands with an overhand left.
Dave Ashbourne Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Ashbourne Jr.
Diaz wants to counter the offense by Ashbourne Jr and move into the clinch position.
Diaz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Diaz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Diaz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ashbourne Jr misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Diaz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ashbourne Jr's sensitive parts.
Diaz drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ashbourne Jr wriggles free and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashbourne Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Ashbourne Jr.
Ashbourne Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ashbourne Jr stuffs the takedown.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Diaz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Diaz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Diaz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Diaz working over Ashbourne Jr with some ground and pound. Ashbourne Jr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Diaz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Diaz is nestled in close to Ashbourne Jr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ashbourne Jr looks like he's trying to stand up.
Diaz thows a huge punch but Ashbourne Jr dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashbourne Jr trying to control but Diaz postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Diaz lands a nice short elbow.
Diaz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ashbourne Jr defending well though.
Diaz throwing shots but Ashbourne Jr is blocking nicely.
Ashbourne Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ashbourne Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Diaz prevents Ashbourne Jr from standing back up.
Ashbourne Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diaz.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ashbourne Jr is trying to stand back up but Diaz is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Diaz is nestled in close to Ashbourne Jr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ashbourne Jr is rocked!
Diaz working the head and body with strikes.
Oh Ashbourne Jr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Diaz is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Ashbourne Jr is hurt! He's hurt bad - Diaz fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Ashbourne Jr from any more punishment! Congratulations to Diaz! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jewel Diaz!
A less than humble Jewel Diaz misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Storm (ranked 511 p4p, 239 weight class) and Graham Mantle (ranked 63 p4p, 30 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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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 33 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lincoln Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Graham Mantle!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mantle manages to avoid it.
Mantle lands a nice looking body shot.
Mantle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Storm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Storm.
Storm throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Storm doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mantle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mantle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Storm at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mantle.
Storm misses with a hook to the body
and Mantle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Storm works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Storm tried to score with a low kick but Mantle checks it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mantle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Storm.
Storm looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Storm lands a body shot.
Storm lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantle misses with a body shot
and Storm counters with a low kick, right behind Mantle 's knee.
Lincoln Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Storm swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice side step and Mantle releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Storm cracks Mantle with an open hand slap.
Mantle throws out a powerful jab.
Mantle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Storm.
Mantle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Storm.
The fighters circle momentarily. Storm darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Storm takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Lincoln Storm has been cut.
Storm throws the left hand but Mantle avoids the punch easily.
Mantle clinches.
Mantle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Storm lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Storm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Storm lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Storm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mantle blocks an uppercut.
Storm connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mantle stalling against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Mantle.
Mantle is working Storm over against the cage.
Mantle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mantle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Storm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mantle.
Mantle throws a punch but it's blocked by Storm.
Storm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mantle lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Storm.
Storm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Storm misses with some punches.
Mantle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
Mantle has Storm pressed against the cage.
Mantle scores with a shoulder strike.
Mantle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Storm.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mantle.
Mantle can't get the takedown.
Mantle tries to work over Storm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mantle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mantle blocking some punches.
Mantle scores with a shoulder strike.
Mantle trying to control the position but instead, Storm has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mantle into the cage.
Mantle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mantle tries to stall but Storm uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short uppercut from Mantle.
A right hook to the body lands for Storm.
A right hook to the body lands for Storm.
Mantle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Storm.
Mantle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Storm misses with some punches.
Storm misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Storm.
Mantle is looking to take this one to the mat.
A head punch on the inside from Mantle fails to land.
Storm lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Storm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Storm has a couple of punches blocked by Mantle.
Mantle will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Storm up against the cage.
Storm controlling the action here for a moment.
Good body shot from Storm.
Storm tries to work over Mantle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mantle scores with a shot to the side of Storm's head.
Mantle tries to throw a body punch but Storm avoids it by throwing Mantle back against the cage.
Storm scores with a nice hook to the head.
Storm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Storm lands with a right to the head.
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 Lincoln Storm will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lincoln Storm's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice defenses there by Mantle.
A jab from Mantle finds it's way through Storm's defenses.
Storm throws out a loose jab but Mantle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Storm just misses with a punch to the body.
Storm just misses with a punch to the body.
Storm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mantle appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mantle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mantle walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mantle missing with a left hand there. Storm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mantle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Storm lands a really nice looking cross but Mantle seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mantle moves away.
Mantle throws out a counter right but Storm avoids it with no problem.
Mantle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mantle misses with a body shot.
Storm jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Storm jabs at Mantle's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Storm throws a lazy uppercut
and Mantle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantle tries to move into range but Storm moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mantle circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mantle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Storm stuffs the takedown attempt from Mantle. Mantle gets slowly back to his feet.
Storm throws a leg kick
and Mantle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Storm shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mantle eats them both and turns towards Storm to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mantle moves away from the strike by Storm.
Mantle throws a lazy right hand but Storm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Storm looks to land a left hand but Mantle moved out of range nicely.
Storm scores with a nice body kick.
Storm throws a hook but Mantle blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Mantle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Storm thows a left - swing and a miss!
Storm throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mantle slips a jab and a cross from Storm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mantle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mantle manages to break the clinch.
Storm misses with a wild combination.
Mantle throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Mantle.
Lincoln Storm is winning the standup battle so far.
Storm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Storm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Storm lands with an uppercut that bounces Mantle off the cage and back into range.
Lincoln Storm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Storm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Storm!
Storm gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mantle to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mantle won't allow Storm to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mantle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mantle content to stall in guard here.
Storm looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mantle is one step ahead there.
Mantle throwing strikes from guard but Storm blocks nicely.
Mantle wants to control from the top but Storm keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mantle stopping the sweep attempt from Storm.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Storm takes a swing at Mantle's ribcage but misses.
Storm fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mantle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mantle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mantle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Storm manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Mantle misses.
Mantle misses with a straight left.
Mantle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Storm.
Mantle throws a body shot but no joy.
Storm tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mantle swats away the attempt to clinch by Storm.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lincoln Storm dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lincoln Storm's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Storm moves into range and connects with a jab.
Storm will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mantle doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Storm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mantle can do to turn this around?
Storm throws a shot to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Storm.
Storm is looking to chop away at Mantle's legs.
Mantle wants to counter the offense by Storm and move into the clinch position.
Storm tries a low kick but Mantle avoids it.
Mantle swings widly with a right hand
and Storm counters with a nice body shot.
Storm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mantle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Storm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm clinches up with Mantle and pushes him back against the cage.
Mantle has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Storm is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Storm.
Storm working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mantle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantle lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Storm.
Mantle can't find room to land a body shot as Storm controls the action.
Mantle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Storm's elbow.
Storm misses with an elbow over the top.
Mantle pushes Storm back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Storm lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mantle backwards.
Still in the clinch, Mantle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mantle tries to score a body lock takedown but Storm shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Storm lands a left hand.
Mantle gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Storm blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mantle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Storm is trying to control but can't.
Mantle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Storm taking some punishment here, with Mantle in his half guard.
Storm avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mantle.
Graham Mantle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm wants to get back to full guard.
Mantle looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mantle scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Mantle there.
Storm tries to get to full guard but Mantle has control of the leg.
Mantle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mantle tries to pass to full mount but Storm defends it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mantle connects with a nice short shot to Storm's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantle performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mantle working his ground and pound in the gym.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Storm throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mantle counters with a nice uppercut.
Mantle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mantle checks a leg kick.
Mantle has Storm up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Storm.
Mantle misses with a punch on the inside.
Storm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mantle goes for a takedown attempt but Storm pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lincoln Storm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Graham Mantle.
Storm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Storm misses.
Mantle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Storm.
Mantle takes one on the button.
Mantle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Storm was well out of range. Poor timing from Mantle.
Mantle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mantle moves in looking to clinch but Storm pushes him off.
Mantle throws a body punch but Storm moves out of range.
Storm tried to score with a low kick but Mantle checks it.
Mantle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Storm misses the target.
Lincoln Storm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mantle swats away the attempt to clinch by Storm.
Storm scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Mantle.
Storm ducks under a wild hook from Mantle.
Storm cracks a nice hook into Mantle's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Graham Mantle.
I think Storm 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lincoln Storm!
A victorious Lincoln Storm thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Danilov (ranked 543 p4p, 279 weight class) and Roland Weudke (ranked 78 p4p, 42 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 27 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruslan Danilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roland Weudke!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weudke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Weudke lands with a hook. Danilov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Danilov dodges the punch combination from Weudke.
Danilov tries to clinch up but Weudke circles away and keeps his distance.
Danilov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Weudke checks it well.
Danilov misses with a straight right.
Weudke misses with a low kick.
Weudke checks the leg kick nicely there.
Danilov misses with a low kick.
Weudke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Danilov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Danilov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weudke lands a nice shot to the body.
Weudke motions for Danilov to come forward. Weudke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Danilov wants to land a leg kick but Weudke is out of range.
Danilov misses with a low kick.
Weudke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Danilov's sensitive parts.
Weudke lands a leg kick that knocks Danilov off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danilov takes a swing at Weudke's ribcage but misses.
Danilov loads up on a big right hand but Weudke slips the punch.
Weudke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danilov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Despite the aggression on Weudke's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Weudke misses with a wild body shot.
Weudke keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Danilov misses with an uppercut. Weudke saw that one coming.
Weudke scores with a hook to the body. Danilov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Danilov tries to move into range but Weudke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Weudke misses with a low kick.
Weudke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Danilov throws a body shot but no joy.
Danilov dives in for a single leg takedown but Weudke sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weudke.
Danilov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Weudke's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weudke scores with a shoulder strike.
Danilov blocks the elbow strike.
Weudke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Weudke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
Weudke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Danilov staying out of range there.
Weudke dodges the punch combination from Danilov.
Weudke digs a good body shot into Danilov's ribs.
Danilov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Weudke.
Weudke looks to land a right hand but Danilov moved out of range.
Danilov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruslan Danilov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danilov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Weudke scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Weudke, right into the meat of the thigh.
Weudke lands with a good body shot.
Danilov throws a poor cross that misses
and Weudke finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Weudke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Weudke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Danilov rather than just go for the knockout.
Danilov looks to score with a jab to the body but Weudke is just out of range.
Danilov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Weudke counters with a two punch combo.
Weudke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Danilov.
Weudke connects with an inside leg kick.
Danilov closes the distance and clinches up with Weudke, looking for a takedown. Danilov pushes Weudke against the cage but Weudke circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Danilov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Weudke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Weudke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Weudke scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danilov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Danilov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Weudke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Danilov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Weudke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Danilov takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weudke slips a jab and a cross from Danilov.
Danilov misses with an uppercut.
Danilov throws a lazy uppercut
and Weudke counters with a left to the body.
Weudke connects with an inside leg kick.
Danilov misses with a hook.
A nice side step and Weudke releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Weudke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Weudke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Weudke misses with the combination.
Danilov tries to clinch up but Weudke circles away and keeps his distance.
Danilov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Weudke.
Danilov 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.
An inside leg kick from Danilov misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Weudke. That's going to slow Danilov down.
Danilov avoids a kick to the body.
Weudke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roland Weudke dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Weudke lands the left hand.
Danilov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Weudke sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Danilov somewhat.
Danilov misses with a low kick as Weudke jumps back.
Weudke lands with a nice body punch.
Good leg kick by Weudke.
Danilov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Weudke throws a leg kick which misses Danilov's front leg but catches the back leg as Danilov tries to avoid it.
Weudke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Danilov.
Weudke moves out of range as Danilov strikes.
Weudke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weudke tries to score with a low kick but Danilov moves his leg out of the way.
Danilov swinging wildly here.
Danilov misses with a wild body shot.
Weudke let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Weudke works Danilov's body with a nice hook.
Weudke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Danilov. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weudke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Danilov looks for the body kick but Weudke saw that one coming.
Danilov misses with a looping left.
Roland Weudke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danilov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weudke manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Weudke.
Weudke throws a shot to the body.
Weudke connects with a solid leg kick.
Weudke scores with a hook to the body. Danilov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Danilov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Weudke loads up on a big right hand but Danilov slips the punch.
Weudke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Weudke misses with a straight right.
Danilov wants to slow Weudke down by chopping away at his legs.
Weudke throws a body punch but Danilov moves out of range.
Weudke digs a good hook to Danilov's body.
Danilov avoids the body shot from Weudke.
Danilov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Weudke did well to prevent Danilov getting side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weudke wants to improve his position but Danilov is controlling well.
Weudke is concentrating on defense, preventing Danilov from advancing position.
Let's hope that Weudke has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Danilov is trying to control the action in half guard but Weudke is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Weudke trying to control from the bottom.
Danilov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Weudke does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Danilov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Danilov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Weudke's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weudke tries to get to full guard but Danilov has control of the leg.
Danilov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Weudke keeps working.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Weudke keeps the fight on the outside.
Danilov misses with a body shot.
Danilov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weudke was well out of range. Poor timing from Danilov.
Weudke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Weudke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Danilov misses with an uppercut. Weudke saw that one coming.
Danilov shoots in but no luck this time.
A countering left hand to the body from Weudke misses.
Weudke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Weudke displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Danilov throws the left hand but Weudke avoids the punch easily.
Danilov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weudke ducks under a wild hook from Danilov.
Weudke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Danilov wants to clinch up but Weudke keeps it at a distance.
Danilov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weudke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Danilov.
Danilov throws a front kick aimed at Weudke's knee but Weudke avoids it well.
Danilov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Weudke counters with an outside leg kick.
Weudke lands with a nice body punch.
Weudke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Weudke is looking to slow Danilov down with leg kicks.
Weudke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Weudke takes a swing at Danilov's ribcage but misses.
Weudke connects with a looping right hand.
Weudke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Danilov misses with a looping left.
Danilov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Weudke is able to avoid easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roland Weudke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Good shot there by Weudke.
Weudke moves out of range of the strikes.
Weudke looks to land a combination. Danilov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Weudke misses with a low kick.
Weudke stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Danilov is looking to clinch but Weudke is avoiding it.
Weudke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Danilov.
Danilov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Weudke manages to circle out of the way.
Danilov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Danilov blocks a jab.
Weudke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Danilov. Beautiful body shot.
Good leg kick by Weudke.
Weudke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Weudke misses with a low 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!
Weudke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danilov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Weudke throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danilov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Danilov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Danilov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Weudke can pounce on him.
Roland Weudke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danilov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Weudke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danilov was well out of range. Poor timing from Weudke.
A jab from Danilov misses.
Weudke scores with a jab to the body.
Weudke lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Weudke.
Danilov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Weudke lands a leg kick that knocks Danilov off balance momentarily.
Danilov misses with an uppercut. Weudke saw that one coming.
Weudke takes one to the chin there.
Danilov misses the body punch
and Danilov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weudke lands a nice hook to Danilov's body. Danilov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Danilov misses with a hook to the body
and Weudke finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danilov throws a low kick but Weudke moves out of range easily.
Danilov stuns Weudke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Weudke lands a jab to the nose.
Danilov throws a head kick that misses.
Weudke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Danilov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Weudke.
Danilov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weudke moves away.
Danilov has managed to clinch.
Weudke is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Danilov is keeping busy.
Danilov avoiding damage.
Danilov lands with a short shot to the head.
Weudke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danilov lands a head kick. Weudke smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Weudke walks forward, straight into a front kick from Danilov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danilov takes a swing at Weudke's ribcage but misses.
Weudke swings for the body but Danilov moves out of range.
Danilov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Weudke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Danilov misses the shot to the body.
Ruslan Danilov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Weudke lands with a right hand.
Weudke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Weudke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Danilov.
Weudke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Weudke wants to land a leg kick but Danilov is out of range.
Weudke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Weudke as Danilov shoots in.
Weudke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Weudke lands with an uppercut that bounces Danilov off the cage and back into range.
Danilov has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danilov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Danilov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danilov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Weudke.
Weudke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Danilov circles away quickly and effectively.
Danilov tries to counter by clinching up but Weudke breaks away and moves out of range.
Weudke lands with a hook. Danilov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Weudke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Danilov throws a sloppy body shot
and Weudke counters with a nice leg kick.
Weudke lands the left hand.
Weudke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Danilov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Weudke throws a series of punches but Danilov avoids them all with ease.
Danilov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weudke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Weudke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Danilov.
Danilov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Weudke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roland Weudke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Weudke 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roland Weudke!
Our winner, Roland Weudke, 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scooter Bob (ranked 250 p4p, 482 weight class) and Jubei Akechi (ranked 33 p4p, 67 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scooter Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jubei Akechi!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akechi.
Akechi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bob throws a looping overhand right but Akechi ducks down to avoid it.
Akechi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bob dodges the ground and pound from Akechi.
Bob tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Akechi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ground and pound from Akechi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akechi working the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Akechi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Akechi looks up at the clock and then as Bob takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Akechi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Akechi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bob sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Akechi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bob is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akechi looks up at the clock and then as Bob takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Akechi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akechi misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Akechi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Akechi lands an elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Akechi.
Akechi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bob sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ground and pound from Akechi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bob is not content to let Akechi control the position.
Akechi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Akechi 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akechi misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Akechi controlling the position from side mount.
Akechi in side control, throwing shots but Bob defends.
Bob is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bob looking for a sweep but Akechi has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akechi wants to control the pace but Bob is squirming around nicely.
Bob knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Akechi on the ground.
Akechi throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Akechi throwing strikes here but Bob is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Akechi lands a couple of good shots and Bob has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Akechi thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Akechi is controlling the position but Bob somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Akechi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Akechi throwing shots but Bob is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bob is refusing to be controlled, as Akechi sits in half guard.
Akechi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Akechi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Akechi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bob's head.
Akechi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Akechi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Akechi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Akechi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Akechi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Akechi wants to control but Bob is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jubei Akechi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bob fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Akechi.
Akechi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Akechi blocks a jab.
Akechi with the counter takedown but Bob avoids it easily.
Akechi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bob to the ground. Akechi is now in Bob's guard.
Jubei Akechi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Akechi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Akechi trying to move into half guard but instead Bob has managed to sweep!
Akechi looking for a sweep. Not yet Akechi, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob trying to control the position from guard on top but Akechi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bob with a flurry of punches that miss.
Akechi is trying to keep Bob in close.
Bob avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Akechi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bob trying to control the position from guard on top but Akechi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bob won't allow Akechi to sweep him here.
Akechi keeps trying to improve his position.
Bob wants to pass the guard but Akechi is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Akechi is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akechi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Akechi drops an elbow to the side of Bob's head.
Akechi wants to take a breather but Bob is having none of it.
Akechi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Akechi lands a nice short elbow.
Bob blocking the ground and pound attempt from Akechi.
Bob is staying active underneath Akechi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Akechi thows a huge punch but Bob dodges it nicely.
Akechi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob is trying to maintain the position but Akechi is very close to passing his half guard.
Akechi trying to control from Bob's half guard. Bob has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bob preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Akechi trying to control the position from guard on top but Bob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bob avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bob avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Akechi preventing the sweep.
Akechi wants to control from the top but Bob keeps moving.
Akechi scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Akechi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bob keeping moving, preventing Akechi from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Akechi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bob connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Akechi's hands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bob takes one to the chin there.
Bob moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jubei Akechi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bob's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Akechi has a takedown stuffed.
Bob keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bob throws a leg kick that is checked
and Akechi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Akechi lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Akechi.
Akechi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bob with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akechi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Akechi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Akechi thows a huge punch but Bob dodges it nicely.
Akechi trying to pass the guard but Bob defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Akechi lands a nice short elbow.
Bob keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Akechi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Akechi is trying to control. Bob wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Akechi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bob defending well though.
Akechi is keen to just control but Bob is a slippery customer.
Bob keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bob trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Akechi manages to pass to mount!
Bob tries to lock up and control but Akechi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akechi controlling the pace for now.
Akechi wants to control the pace but Bob is squirming around nicely.
Akechi lands a heavy elbow.
Bob is trying desperately to improve position.
Akechi cracks Bob with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BOOM! Akechi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Akechi with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akechi landing shots from mount.
Akechi content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob tries to reverse the position but Akechi maintains control.
Akechi throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Akechi looking to finish Bob with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bob!
Jubei Akechi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Akechi controlling from the full mount.
Scooter Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akechi is continuing to stall.
Akechi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Let's hope that Akechi has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jubei Akechi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Akechi 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jubei Akechi!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jubei Akechi thanked Brooklyn Threads for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Milo Andrianakis (ranked 348 p4p, 486 weight class) and Serafim Lupei (ranked 54 p4p, 77 weight class). Andrianakis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Andy Milonakis Theme Song. Milo Andrianakis 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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Milo Andrianakis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 2, fighting out of London, Serafim Lupei!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrianakis ducks under a wild hook from Lupei.
Andrianakis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lupei.
Lupei ducks under a wild hook from Andrianakis.
Lupei appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Serafim Lupei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lupei moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Lupei misses.
Andrianakis throws a shot from downtown. Lupei moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Andrianakis.
Lupei rushes Andrianakis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lupei cracks Andrianakis with a nice body shot.
Lupei throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andrianakiss head.
I was talking to Andrianakis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Andrianakis tries to break free but Lupei pushes him back against the cage.
Lupei can't find room to land a body shot as Andrianakis controls the action.
Andrianakis lands an uppercut.
Andrianakis digs a right hand into Lupei's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lupei's gas tank.
Lupei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lupei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andrianakis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lupei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lupei uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andrianakis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lupei.
Lupei lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupei throws a combination. Andrianakis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Andrianakis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lupei looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Andrianakis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lupei was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrianakis.
A good leg kick by Lupei.
Andrianakis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lupei misses with a hook. Andrianakis ducked under it nicely.
Andrianakis moves out of range of the strikes.
Andrianakis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lupei.
Andrianakis throws a body shot but no joy.
Lupei pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lupei forces Andrianakis back against the cage and clinches.
Lupei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lupei scores with a shot to the side of Andrianakis's head.
Lupei softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Lupei.
Lupei can't find room to land a body shot as Andrianakis controls the action.
Andrianakis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lupei.
A head punch on the inside from Andrianakis fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupei tries a body shot but Andrianakis blocks it.
Lupei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lupei misses with a body punch.
Lupei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andrianakis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andrianakis blocking some punches.
Lupei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andrianakis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lupei throws a punch but it's blocked by Andrianakis.
Lupei swings wildly with an uppercut but Andrianakis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrianakis digs a right hand into Lupei's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lupei's gas tank.
Andrianakis lands an elbow inside.
A short body shot lands from Lupei as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Lupei.
Lupei lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Andrianakis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Andrianakis misses with some punches.
Lupei tries a body shot but Andrianakis blocks it.
Andrianakis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lupei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrianakis moves into the clinch.
Andrianakis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andrianakis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Andrianakis lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Lupei as the two fighters clinch.
Andrianakis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Andrianakis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lupei backwards.
Lupei can't find room to land a body shot as Andrianakis controls the action.
Lupei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lupei tries to throw a body punch but Andrianakis avoids it by throwing Lupei back against the cage.
Lupei presses Andrianakis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Andrianakis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lupei lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Andrianakis backwards.
Lupei lands a body shot.
Andrianakis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lupei pushes Andrianakis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lupei stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Andrianakis is breathing heavily.
Lupei lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Andrianakis or not.
Andrianakis blocks a body shot from Lupei.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lupei pushes Andrianakis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrianakis tries to break the clinch but Lupei is controlling the position.
Lupei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andrianakis working aggressively here.
Andrianakis misses with the head strike.
Andrianakis lands with a right to the head.
Lupei swings wildly with an uppercut but Andrianakis uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Andrianakis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lupei's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Andrianakis fails to land.
Andrianakis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lupei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andrianakis's elbow.
Andrianakis blocking some punches.
Lupei lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lupei avoids the elbow strike from Andrianakis, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lupei working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lupei misses with a punch to the body.
Andrianakis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lupei.
Lupei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lupei misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Serafim Lupei dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lupei tries a low kick but Andrianakis avoids it.
Andrianakis has Lupei up against the cage in a clinch.
Andrianakis prevents a body shot from Lupei.
Nice body punch from Andrianakis.
Lupei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andrianakis manages to break the clinch.
Andrianakis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lupei manages to avoid it.
Lupei circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lupei lands with a hook. Andrianakis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Andrianakis misses with a straight right.
Andrianakis misses with a looping right.
Good leg kick by Lupei.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crunch! Lupei slams his shin into Andrianakis's torso.
A head kick misses from Lupei.
Crunch! Lupei slams his shin into Andrianakis's torso.
Lupei lands a lovely overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lupei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupei looks to land a combination but Andrianakis avoids it well.
It looked like Andrianakis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Andrianakis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lupei is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Andrianakis swings for the body but Lupei moves out of range.
Andrianakis throws a big shot that misses.
Andrianakis moves into the clinch successfully.
Lupei stalling in the clinch but Andrianakis improves position.
Lupei blocks an uppercut.
Lupei throws a punch but it's blocked by Andrianakis.
Lupei misses with some punches.
Andrianakis is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lupei's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lupei softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Andrianakis lands a left hand.
Lupei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andrianakis blocks a body shot from Lupei.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Andrianakis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lupei lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Andrianakis.
Andrianakis throws a punch but it's blocked by Lupei.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lupei creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lupei works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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!
Andrianakis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andrianakis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lupei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andrianakis's elbow.
Lupei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lupei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andrianakis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right hook to the body lands for Lupei.
Andrianakis lands with a left to the head.
Lupei tries to work over Andrianakis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lupei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andrianakis's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Lupei.
Andrianakis breaks the clinch.
Andrianakis takes a swing at Lupei's ribcage but misses.
Andrianakis misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lupei darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Andrianakis throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Lupei to counter with a crisp jab.
Lupei scores with a nice strike.
Lupei is looking to land body kicks.
Lupei misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrianakis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lupei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andrianakis.
Andrianakis instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Andrianakis.
Andrianakis lands an elbow just above Lupei 's eye.
Serafim Lupei seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Andrianakis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andrianakis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lupei misses with some punches.
Andrianakis breaks the clinch.
Lupei connects with a right hand. Andrianakis shakes it off.
Lupei has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Andrianakis is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lupei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andrianakis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Serafim Lupei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Decent striking displayed by Lupei there.
Andrianakis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lupei manages to avoid it.
Andrianakis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lupei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andrianakis.
Lupei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andrianakis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lupei misses with a straight left.
Lupei scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrianakis slips under a jab from Lupei.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lupei.
Lupei throws an off balance right hand
and Andrianakis counters with a right hand to the body.
Lupei lands a nice looking body shot.
Lupei throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Andrianakis cracks Lupei with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lupei throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Andrianakis counters with a nice body shot.
Lupei misses with a lunging right hand
and Andrianakis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lupei moves out of range as Andrianakis strikes.
Lupei misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andrianakis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lupei.
Lupei keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lupei takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lupei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lupei throws a right hand that Andrianakis ducks under and follows up with a left that Andrianakis also avoids with ease.
Lupei circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Serafim Lupei will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Andrianakis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Andrianakis ducks under a wild hook from Lupei.
Andrianakis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lupei on the side of the head.
A lazy left from Lupei finds it's target.
Andrianakis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lupei throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Andrianakis is looking to counter punch.
Andrianakis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Andrianakis lunges at Lupei with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lupei's hand.
Andrianakis cracks Lupei with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lupei tries to clinch but Andrianakis moves out of range.
Lupei 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.
Andrianakis takes a swing at Lupei's ribcage but misses.
Andrianakis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lupei throws out a loose jab but Andrianakis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrianakis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lupei.
Lupei throws a series of punches but Andrianakis moves out of range.
Andrianakis throws a series of punches but Lupei moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupei misses with a left hand
and Andrianakis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lupei throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Andrianakis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lupei was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrianakis.
Andrianakis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Andrianakis misses.
Andrianakis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lupei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lupei scores with a sloppy right hand. Andrianakis should have avoided that one.
Lupei throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lupei is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Andrianakis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andrianakis avoids the body shot from Lupei.
Lupei scoring well with a low kick there.
Lupei throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lupei drives through and clinches with Andrianakis against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrianakis lands a right hand.
Lupei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andrianakis's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Andrianakis.
Lupei takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lupei blocks an elbow strike from Andrianakis.
Lupei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andrianakis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lupei misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Andrianakis.
Lupei lands a hook to the side of the head.
Andrianakis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lupei lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lupei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andrianakis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andrianakis scores with a shot to the side of Lupei's head.
Andrianakis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lupei throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Andrianakis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Andrianakis moves in looking to clinch but Lupei pushes him off.
Andrianakis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lupei fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab, jab by Andrianakis - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupei tries to clinch but Andrianakis moves out of range.
Lupei lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big left from Lupei misses.
Lupei uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Andrianakis has time to react.
Lupei tried to score with a low kick but Andrianakis checks it.
Lupei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lupei works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Andrianakis throws a hook but Lupei avoids it easily.
Milo Andrianakis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrianakis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lupei is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Andrianakis tries to clinch but Lupei moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andrianakis. Lupei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andrianakis throws a lazy right hand but Lupei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lupei is looking to clinch.
Lupei just misses with a punch to the body.
Andrianakis circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrianakis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lupei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Andrianakis misses its target.
Lupei is looking to clinch but Andrianakis is avoiding it.
Lupei tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Andrianakis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Lupei.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lupei lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Andrianakis circles away quickly and effectively.
Lupei tries a low kick but Andrianakis avoids it.
Serafim Lupei is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lupei with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Andrianakis to score with a decent uppercut.
Lupei scores with a jab to the head.
Decent striking displayed by Lupei there.
Lupei has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Andrianakis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lupei rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Andrianakis counters by clinching up.
Andrianakis has a couple of punches blocked by Lupei.
Lupei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lupei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Serafim Lupei.
Well Lupei 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serafim Lupei!
A relieved looking Serafim Lupei thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Milo Andrianakis was interviewed post fight and said 'I had sadness for breakfast'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Spratt (ranked 40 p4p, 191 weight class) and Aurelius Augustus (ranked 4 p4p, 30 weight class). Spratt comes into the arena with Fit But You Know It blaring out of the sound system. 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 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Spratt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aurelius Augustus!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augustus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Augustus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Augustus lands a head shot.
Spratt cracks Augustus with a good jab.
A big left from Augustus misses.
Spratt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Spratt throws a hook but Augustus avoids it easily.
Spratt scores with a hook to the body. Augustus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Augustus's corner calls for a 1-2. Augustus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Spratt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Augustus manages to avoid it.
Spratt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Augustus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Augustus.
Augustus tries to land a leg kick but Spratt saw it coming and moves away.
Augustus works Spratt's body with a nice hook.
Augustus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spratt connects with a body shot.
Spratt closes the distance and clinches.
Augustus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spratt blocks a jab.
Spratt darts in and clinches Augustus up against the cage.
Augustus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knees to the body from Augustus.
Spratt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spratt scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Spratt working aggressively here.
Spratt working aggressively here.
Augustus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spratt misses with a body punch.
Spratt lands with a short shot to the head.
Augustus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Augustus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spratt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Augustus.
Augustus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spratt manages to avoid it.
Augustus misses with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Spratt.
Augustus cracks Spratt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Augustus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Spratt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Augustus doesn't seem bothered though.
Spratt moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Augustus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Augustus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spratt works the jab nicely.
Augustus throws the left hand but Spratt avoids the punch easily.
Spratt went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus throws a low kick but Spratt avoids it.
Augustus lands a jab.
Augustus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Spratt lands a nice hook to Augustus's body. Augustus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Augustus thumps Spratt with a low kick.
Spratt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Augustus cracks Spratt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Augustus slips a straight right by Spratt.
Augustus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Spratt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Augustus throws out the jab.
Augustus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spratt finds it's way round the side to connect with Augustus's head.
Spratt swings for the body but Augustus moves out of range.
Augustus throws the left hand but Spratt avoids the punch easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Augustus misses with an uppercut. Spratt saw that one coming.
Augustus lands with a straight right. Spratt didn't see that one coming.
Augustus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Spratt throws a looping overhand right but Augustus ducks down to avoid it.
Augustus avoids the body shot from Spratt.
Spratt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Augustus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spratt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Augustus.
Spratt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spratt moves away from the strike by Augustus.
Augustus misses with a wild body shot.
Spratt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Augustus at a distance.
Augustus misses with a body kick.
Augustus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Augustus is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Spratt had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Augustus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Spratt throws a hook but Augustus avoids it easily.
Augustus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spratt.
Spratt throws a body punch but Augustus moves out of range.
Augustus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Spratt thuds his right hand into Augustus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Augustus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spratt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Augustus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spratt.
Augustus throws out a loose jab but Spratt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spratt looks to throw the jab but Augustus is out of range.
Augustus cracks Spratt with a good jab.
Spratt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Augustus manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spratt looks to land a right hand but Augustus moved out of range.
Augustus throws an overhand right that lands on Spratt's shoulder, as Spratt tries to avoid the shot.
Spratt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Augustus.
Spratt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Augustus.
Augustus scores with a punch to the head.
Augustus connects with a single shot there.
Augustus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Augustus slips a jab from Spratt.
Spratt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Augustus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spratt.
Spratt has managed to clinch.
Augustus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spratt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spratt.
Augustus scores with a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spratt throws a head punch that misses.
Spratt throws a punch but it's blocked by Augustus.
Spratt throws a punch but it's blocked by Augustus.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spratt.
Augustus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spratt throws a punch but it's blocked by Augustus.
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 Jack Spratt will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
An inside leg kick lands from Augustus.
Augustus misses with an uppercut.
Spratt slips a jab from Augustus.
It looked like Spratt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Augustus.
Augustus loads up on a big right hand but Spratt slips the punch.
Augustus misses with an uppercut.
Augustus throws a body punch but Spratt moves out of range.
Aurelius Augustus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body punch from Augustus.
Nice straight punches there by Spratt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spratt.
Spratt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Augustus throws out the jab.
Augustus tests Spratt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Augustus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spratt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spratt avoids a kick to the body.
Augustus misses the jab.
Spratt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Spratt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spratt throws out a loose jab but Augustus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spratt throws a right hand that misses
and Augustus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Spratt has time to react.
Augustus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aurelius Augustus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spratt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Augustus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Augustus tries to move into range but Spratt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Augustus. Spratt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Augustus throws a body punch but Spratt moves out of range.
Augustus throws a body shot but no joy.
Augustus misses with a hook. Spratt ducked under it nicely.
Spratt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Augustus throws out the jab.
Augustus takes a swing at Spratt's ribcage but misses.
Spratt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Augustus stuns Spratt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Augustus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Spratts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Augustus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spratt's sensitive parts.
Spratt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Augustus.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Augustus.
Augustus misses the shot to the body.
Augustus connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spratt checks the leg kick.
Spratt throws an overhand right that lands on Augustus's shoulder, as Augustus tries to avoid the shot.
Spratt takes a swing at Augustus's ribcage but misses.
Augustus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spratt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Augustus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spratt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Augustus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spratt.
Augustus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spratt moves away.
Augustus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spratt.
Spratt moves out of range as Augustus strikes.
Augustus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Augustus swings for the body but Spratt moves out of range.
Spratt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Augustus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Augustus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Spratt looks to score with a jab to the body but Augustus is just out of range.
And Augustus responds with a good body kick, but Spratt manages to step out the way in time.
Augustus misses with an uppercut.
Augustus misses the shot to the body.
Spratt instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spratt lands with a left to the head.
I was talking to Spratt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Augustus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Spratt.
Augustus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spratt throws a looping overhand right but Augustus ducks down to avoid it.
Augustus throws a right hand that misses
and Spratt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Augustus missing with a left hand there. Spratt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spratt is looking to counter punch.
Augustus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spratt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Good exchange - Spratt coming out on top.
Augustus throws a leg kick but Spratt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Spratt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Augustus misses its intended target.
Spratt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Augustus manages to avoid it.
Spratt lands with a nice body punch.
Spratt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Augustus throws a body punch but Spratt moves out of range.
Spratt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Augustus throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Spratt counter with a right hand.
Augustus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Spratt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Augustus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustus throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Spratt misses.
Spratt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Augustus.
Spratt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice straight punches there by Augustus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Augustus.
Spratt looks to score with a jab to the body but Augustus is just out of range.
Spratt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Augustus scores with a shot to the body.
Augustus tries to score with a low kick but Spratt moves his leg out of the way.
A counter left hand to the body from Spratt misses its target.
Augustus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Spratt counters with a nice uppercut.
Augustus throws a push kick but Spratt slaps the foot to one side.
Augustus tests Spratt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spratt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Augustus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Spratt steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Augustus. That one must have hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Augustus.
A countering left hand to the body from Augustus misses.
Spratt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Augustus.
Spratt lands a jab to the head.
Augustus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spratt checks it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aurelius Augustus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Spratt throws a shot from downtown. Augustus moves away and avoids it.
Augustus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Spratt swings for the body but Augustus moves out of range.
Jab from Spratt.
Augustus throws an overhand right that lands on Spratt's shoulder, as Spratt tries to avoid the shot.
Spratt tries to clinch up but Augustus circles away and keeps his distance.
Spratt moves away from the strike by Augustus.
Spratt seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Spratt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Augustus.
Spratt swings for the body but Augustus moves out of range.
Spratt moves away from the strike by Augustus.
Augustus takes a swing at Spratt's ribcage but misses.
Augustus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Augustus throws a head kick that misses.
Spratt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Augustus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Augustus throws a lazy uppercut
and Spratt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Augustus scores with a jab. Spratt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Spratt closes the distance and clinches.
Augustus is trying to break the clinch but Spratt is controlling him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Augustus.
Augustus has a couple of punches blocked by Spratt.
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!
Augustus manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spratt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Augustus.
Spratt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Augustus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Spratt blocks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Spratt misses the target.
The fighters circling - Spratt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Augustus moves out of range as Spratt strikes.
Spratt throws out a loose jab but Augustus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spratt misses with an uppercut.
Augustus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circling - Augustus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Augustus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Augustus misses with a hook.
As Augustus looks to move away, Spratt throws a big counter combo but Augustus just gets out of the way.
Spratt misses with a body punch
letting Augustus counter with a right hand.
Augustus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Augustus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Augustus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spratt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Augustus misses with a kick to the body.
Augustus throws a lazy right hand but Spratt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Augustus throws a jab but it's blocked by Spratt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spratt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spratt tests Augustus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spratt misses with an uppercut. Augustus saw that one coming.
Spratt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Augustus moves away.
A jab from Spratt misses.
Spratt tries to clinch but Augustus is having none of it.
Augustus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Augustus.
Augustus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spratt on the side of the head.
Spratt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Augustus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Augustus misses with a wild body shot.
Augustus misses with a hook.
Spratt misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Augustus misses its intended target.
Augustus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spratt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Augustus misses with a body shot.
Augustus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spratt.
Augustus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Augustus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spratt was well out of range. Poor timing from Augustus.
A slow jab from Augustus misses its intended target.
Spratt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustus misses with a left hand
enabling Spratt to counter with a crisp jab.
Augustus throws the kick towards the body but Spratt avoids it.
Spratt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spratt looks to throw the jab but Augustus is out of range.
Augustus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Augustus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Augustus throws a leg kick that misses.
Augustus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Augustus ducks under a wild hook from Spratt.
Augustus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Spratt defending well as Augustus loads up on a big left hand.
Spratt missing with a left hand there. Augustus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Augustus throws a lazy right hand but Spratt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Augustus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Augustus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Augustus lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Augustus plants his feet and lands a nice head 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!
Augustus misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spratt was well out of range. Poor timing from Augustus.
Spratt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spratt works Augustus's body with a nice hook.
Spratt scores with a nice strike.
Augustus scores with a nice head shot.
Spratt instigates a clinch.
Augustus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Augustus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spratt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Augustus.
It looked like Spratt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Spratt's corner calls for a 1-2. Spratt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Spratt ducks under a wild hook from Augustus.
Augustus ducks under a wild hook from Spratt.
Augustus just misses with a punch to the body.
Spratt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Spratt keeps control of Augustus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jack Spratt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Spratt can't find room to land a body shot as Augustus controls the action.
Augustus breaks the clinch.
Spratt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big left from Spratt misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Aurelius Augustus just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Augustus is looking to land body kicks.
Augustus misses with a right hand
and Spratt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Augustus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spratt.
Augustus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Augustus motions for Spratt to come forward. Augustus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Augustus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spratt throws out a loose jab but Augustus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spratt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spratt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Spratt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Augustus.
Augustus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Augustus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spratt.
Spratt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Augustus.
Spratt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spratt loads up on a big right hand but Augustus slips the punch.
Augustus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spratt.
Spratt is looking to counter with head kicks.
Spratt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Spratt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Spratt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Augustus misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus walks into a jab.
Spratt ducks right into an uppercut from Augustus.
Spratt takes one to the chin there.
Augustus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spratt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Augustus.
Spratt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Spratt moves into the clinch.
Spratt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Augustus is looking to break free of the clinch but Spratt has double underhooks.
Spratt throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Augustus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spratt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Augustus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spratt has him pressed against the cage.
Spratt swings wildly with an uppercut but Augustus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spratt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Augustus blocking some punches.
Augustus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Augustus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spratt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus ducks under a wild hook from Spratt.
Spratt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spratt tries to clinch but Augustus is having none of it.
Augustus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little feinted left hand from Spratt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Augustus lands a nice hook to Spratt's body. Spratt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spratt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spratt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Augustus defending well as Spratt loads up on a big left hand.
Augustus thuds a left hand into Spratt's body.
A shot to the liver by Spratt. Beautiful body shot.
Augustus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spratt throws a nice looking combination but Augustus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spratt throws a hook but Augustus avoids it easily.
Spratt staying out of range there.
Augustus moves away from the strike by Spratt.
Spratt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick from Augustus misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spratt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Augustus.
A little feinted left hand from Spratt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A punch combination from Spratt misses.
Spratt looks to throw the jab but Augustus is out of range.
Augustus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Spratt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Augustus throws out the jab.
Spratt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Spratt throws out a loose jab but Augustus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Augustus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Augustus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Augustus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Augustus loads up on a big right hand but Spratt slips the punch.
Spratt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Augustus.
Augustus misses with a hook.
Spratt scores with a jab. Augustus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Augustus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spratt.
Augustus appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Augustus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Spratt moves out of range of the strikes.
Spratt scores with a nice strike.
Spratt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spratt ducks under a wild hook from Augustus.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spratt lands with a hook. Augustus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Augustus misses with a low kick.
Spratt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Augustus throws a lazy right hand but Spratt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Spratt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Augustus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spratt slips under a jab.
A quick step to the side and Spratt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Augustus sizes up Spratt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Spratt moves into range and clinches up with Augustus.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Augustus.
Spratt lands a hook that snaps the head of Augustus backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spratt.
Spratt throws a punch but it's blocked by Augustus.
Augustus misses with a punch on the inside.
Augustus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good body shot from Spratt.
Augustus is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Augustus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Augustus misses with a knee to the head.
Augustus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Aurelius Augustus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Spratt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Augustus manages to avoid it.
Augustus follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Spratt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Spratt misses with a combination
and Augustus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spratt just misses with a punch to the body.
Augustus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Spratt.
Augustus cracks Spratt with a good jab.
Augustus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spratt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Augustus scrambles back to his feet.
Augustus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice shot by Augustus.
Spratt slips under a jab.
Spratt moves away from the strike by Augustus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Augustus tries to score with a low kick but Spratt moves his leg out of the way.
Augustus misses the jab.
A lazy left from Augustus finds it's target.
Augustus misses with a hook.
Augustus misses with a straight left.
Spratt slips under a jab from Augustus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Augustus.
Spratt pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Augustus back to the cage. Spratt follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Spratt lands a glancing blow to the side of Augustus's head.
Good work by Spratt as he checks the leg kick.
Spratt misses with an uppercut.
Augustus misses with a straight right.
Spratt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spratt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spratt backing away here, and Augustus unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Augustus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spratt ducks under a wild hook from Augustus.
Spratt takes a swing at Augustus's ribcage but misses.
Augustus avoids the body shot from Spratt.
Augustus defending well as Spratt loads up on a big left hand.
Augustus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spratt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Spratt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Augustus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spratt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spratt throws a big shot that misses.
Jack Spratt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aurelius Augustus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus defending well as Spratt loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Spratt misses the target.
Augustus raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Augustus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spratt.
Augustus looks to land a right hand but Spratt moved out of range.
Spratt throwing a counter right hand but Augustus manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Augustus throws a shot from downtown. Spratt moves away and avoids it.
Spratt just misses with a punch to the body.
Spratt throws a body shot but no joy.
Augustus feints and then cracks Spratt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spratt down.
Augustus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spratt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Augustus scrambles back to his feet.
Spratt checks a low kick from Augustus.
Augustus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Spratt's head backwards.
Spratt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Augustus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Augustus ducks under a wild hook from Spratt.
Spratt closes the distance and pushes Augustus back into the cage.
Spratt lands a nice uppercut.
Augustus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustus working aggressively here.
Augustus manages to break the clinch.
Augustus throws a hook to the side of Spratt's head but Spratt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spratt tries to clinch there but Augustus circles away.
Augustus lands with a good body shot.
Augustus's corner calls for a 1-2. Augustus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Spratt jabs at Augustus's body.
Spratt blocks a head kick by Augustus.
Spratt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Augustus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Spratt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Augustus.
Augustus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Spratt moves in looking to clinch but Augustus pushes him off.
Spratt scores with a punch to the head.
Augustus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Spratt misses.
Spratt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Spratt misses its intended target.
Augustus scores with the left hand. Spratt knows he should have avoided that one.
Augustus cracks Spratt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Spratt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Augustus manages to avoid it.
A cross from Augustus lands.
Spratt throws a lazy uppercut
letting Augustus counter with a right hand.
Spratt just misses with a punch to the body.
Augustus lands a nice hook to Spratt's body. Spratt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spratt throws a good cross that connects.
Augustus thuds a left hand into Spratt's body.
Augustus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Augustus works Spratt's body with a nice hook.
Augustus throws a big shot that misses.
Spratt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spratt blocks the body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aurelius Augustus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Augustus 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 48:48
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Aurelius Augustus!
Aurelius Augustus is the new middleweight champion!
Aurelius Augustus decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karim Johnson (ranked 6 p4p, 171 weight class) and Bento Barboza (ranked 1 p4p, 7 weight class). Johnson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Don't say nuthin'. Barboza has chosen Angel Of Death 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 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Karim Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bento Barboza!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Barboza misses
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson scores with a spinning back kick!
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barboza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barboza misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson scores with a hook.
It looks like Bento Barboza has been cut.
Johnson takes a swing at Barboza's ribcage but misses.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Barboza blocks the low kick.
Barboza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barboza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Barboza counters with an outside leg kick.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Barboza flicks out a counter leg kick but Johnson steps away.
Barboza 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.
Barboza checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An inside leg kick from Barboza misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Barboza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johnson tests Barboza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Johnson.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson drops Barboza with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Barboza looks back up at him and smiles so Johnson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Barboza is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barboza leaves his chin hanging out and Johnson seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Barboza crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karim Johnson!
Karim Johnson retains his super heavyweight title!
Karim Johnson 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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