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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Regal Montgomery (ranked 2588 p4p, 3777 weight class) and Lee Jordan (ranked 316 p4p, 427 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Regal Montgomery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montgomery throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montgomery just misses with a punch to the body.
Montgomery scores with a shot to the body.
Montgomery wants to clinch up but Jordan keeps it at a distance.
Montgomery closes the distance but Jordan moves to the side
and Jordan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Regal Montgomery has been cut.
Montgomery looks to clinch
and Jordan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Montgomery tries to clinch but Jordan moves out of range.
Jordan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jordan counters with a nice body shot.
Montgomery seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montgomery tries to clinch
and Jordan counters with a stiff right hand.
Montgomery gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jordan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Montgomery looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery tries to clinch up but Jordan circles away and keeps his distance.
Montgomery throws a body punch but Jordan moves out of range.
Jordan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Montgomery with a body shot.
Jordan has Montgomery up against the cage in a clinch.
Montgomery is trying to pull guard but Jordan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Jordan as the two fighters clinch.
Jordan lands a left hand.
Jordan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A left hand lands to the body for Jordan.
Montgomery tries to pull guard but Jordan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Regal Montgomery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montgomery's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Montgomery fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jordan lands with a right to the head.
Jordan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jordan lands an elbow inside that Montgomery shrugs off.
Jordan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Montgomery backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montgomery tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jordan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Montgomery tries to pull guard but Jordan won't allow it.
Montgomery is breathing heavily.
Montgomery is trying to pull guard but Jordan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jordan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Montgomery's defenses.
Regal Montgomery's cut is getting worse.
Jordan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Montgomery or not.
Jordan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jordan digs a right hand into Montgomery's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Montgomery's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Jordan.
Jordan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jordan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Montgomery backwards.
Montgomery takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jordan lands a body punch.
Jordan presses Montgomery against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Montgomery takes an elbow to the temple.
Jordan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jordan scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Jordan.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jordan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Regal Montgomery's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jordan is working Montgomery over against the cage.
Jordan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jordan lands a damaging elbow.
Jeez, Regal Montgomery's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Regal Montgomery's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lee Jordan!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bye Bye (ranked 2815 p4p, 3466 weight class) and Shinzade Murakami (ranked 297 p4p, 352 weight class). Shinzade Murakami will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bye Bye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shinzade Murakami!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ron Honeybunn and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murakami misses with a body shot.
Bye appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Murakami is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bye bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murakami moves in looking to clinch but Bye pushes him off.
Bye tries to score a power double leg takedown but Murakami sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bye somewhat.
Murakami connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murakami lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bye is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Murakami's half guard.
Murakami tries to kick Bye off but Bye keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bye wants to work for an arm triangle but Murakami is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bye is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bye maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Murakami could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Bye has cracked it and Murakami is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Bye!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bye Bye!
A very excited looking Bye Bye rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Shinzade Murakami spoke after the fight, saying 'Congrats to my opponent, but I’ll be back.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Short (ranked 2300 p4p, 1366 weight class) and Couscous Mahoo (ranked 138 p4p, 73 weight class). Short comes to the cage accompanied by Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger. Jerry Short has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jerry Short!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Couscous Mahoo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahoo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Short appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jerry Short seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahoo scores with a sloppy right hand. Short should have avoided that one.
Mahoo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mahoo tries for a kimura but Short is defending well.
Mahoo trying to control the position but Short is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahoo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Short has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mahoo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Short is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mahoo off and has taken his back!
Mahoo is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Short off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Mahoo is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Mahoo keeps trying to improve his position.
Short has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Short is working for a rear naked choke. Mahoo is not defending it well and Short has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Mahoo refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Mahoo's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jerry Short!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Punchy Cartwright (ranked 1598 p4p, 656 weight class) and Shug Skinner (ranked 213 p4p, 85 weight class). Cartwright comes to the cage accompanied by A Pound of Flesh. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Punchy Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Shug Skinner!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright throws a body shot but no joy.
We've been told by Cartwright's head coaches at Irish Collar & Elbow Academy (ICE) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cartwright works the jab nicely.
Punchy Cartwright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skinner moves out of range as Cartwright strikes.
The fighters circling - Cartwright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cartwright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Cartwright misses.
Cartwright sets himself, and Skinner steps forward looking for the clinch! Cartwright avoids it this time.
Skinner swings widly with a right hand
enabling Cartwright to counter with a crisp jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cartwright.
Skinner throws a series of punches but Cartwright moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright ducks under a wild hook from Skinner.
Cartwright with a lazy takedown attempt
and Skinner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Skinner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Skinner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cartwright's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skinner breaks the clinch.
Cartwright avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skinner is looking to clinch but Cartwright is avoiding it.
Skinner moves out of range of the leg kick from Cartwright.
Skinner tries to counter with a clinch but Cartwright shakes him off and moves away.
Skinner shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Skinner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cartwright cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cartwright shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Skinner but Skinner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Punchy Cartwright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skinner slips under a jab from Cartwright.
Cartwright moves out of range as Skinner strikes.
Cartwright misses with a straight right.
Skinner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Skinner throws a shot to the body.
Cartwright throws a leg kick but Skinner moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skinner throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Cartwright misses its intended target.
Cartwright misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skinner walks into a stiff left hand from Cartwright.
Cartwright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A clash of legs there as Skinner blocks the low kick.
Cartwright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skinner.
Skinner tries to clinch up but Cartwright circles away and keeps his distance.
Cartwright has his takedown stuffed
and Skinner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Skinner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cartwright looks to land a combination but Skinner avoids it well.
Skinner avoids the body shot from Cartwright.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright misses with a low kick.
Skinner wants to counter the offense by Cartwright and move into the clinch position.
Cartwright misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Cartwright.
Cartwright bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Skinner's head.
Skinner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cartwright just misses with a punch to the body.
Cartwright connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cartwright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skinner.
Skinner throws a lazy uppercut
and Cartwright counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shug Skinner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A bone on bone clash there as Skinner blocks the leg kick.
Skinner throws a good cross that connects.
Skinner staying out of range there.
Skinner steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cartwright.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cartwright.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cartwright stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Skinner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cartwright misses with a takedown attempt - Skinner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Skinner misses with a jab to the body
and Cartwright counters with a three punch combo that has Skinner backing up. Skinner nods at Cartwright to acknowledge the strikes.
Cartwright throws a low kick, looking for Skinner's leg but Skinner calmly moves out of range.
Cartwright throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cartwright misses with a straight right.
Skinner tries to counter with a clinch but Cartwright shakes him off and moves away.
Skinner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cartwright counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Punchy Cartwright dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Cartwright doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Skinner moves into the clinch.
Skinner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Skinner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cartwright ducks under a wild hook from Skinner.
Skinner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Skinner is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cartwright looks to land a combination. Skinner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Skinner tries to clinch but Cartwright moves out of range.
Skinner misses with an uppercut. Cartwright saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skinner jabs Cartwright right on the nose. Cartwright blinks but takes it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cartwright.
Skinner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cartwright.
Skinner wants to counter with a clinch but Cartwright pushes him away.
A telegraphed right hand from Skinner misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice takedown defense from Skinner. No joy for Cartwright on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Punchy Cartwright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cartwright throws a low kick, looking for Skinner's leg but Skinner calmly moves out of range.
Skinner steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cartwright.
Jab, jab by Cartwright - just one landing.
Cartwright misses with a body punch
and Skinner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Skinner.
Skinner stalling.
Skinner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Punchy Cartwright has been cut.
Skinner lands a damaging elbow.
Skinner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Skinner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Skinner leaning against his opponent.
Cartwright tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skinner breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cartwright jumps guard and drags Skinner to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Skinner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cartwright trying to control the position here.
My spies in London MMA Club inform me that Skinner has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Skinner sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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.
Skinner pushing down on Cartwright's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Skinner tries to pass to full mount but Cartwright defends it.
Cartwright is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Skinner's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Skinner's back!
Skinner can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cartwright is looking for the choke from the back position but Skinner is controlling his hands well.
Cartwright is not going to allow Skinner to sit and survive in this position.
Cartwright trying to control.
Skinner tries to roll but Cartwright sticks to his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shug Skinner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Punchy Cartwright's cut.
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!
Cartwright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Cartwright.
Skinner tries to counter with a clinch but Cartwright shakes him off and moves away.
Skinner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cartwright.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cartwright.
Cartwright throws a low kick but it's checked well by Skinner.
Cartwright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cartwright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skinner tries to counter with a clinch but Cartwright shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skinner blocks a low kick nicely.
Skinner throws a lazy right hand but Cartwright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cartwright throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Skinner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Skinner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cartwright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright looks to score with a jab to the body but Skinner is just out of range.
Skinner misses with a body shot.
Cartwright throws a shot to the body.
Skinner tries to clinch but Cartwright is having none of it.
Cartwright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skinner misses with the combination.
Cartwright tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Skinner swivels and escapes.
Cartwright with a jab.
A jab from Skinner misses.
Cartwright shoots for a takedown but Skinner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Punchy Cartwright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skinner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cartwright.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright needs to keep his hands up - Skinner had a free shot at his head there.
Cartwright lands a nice hook to Skinner's body. Skinner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cartwright paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cartwright is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Skinner clinches up with Cartwright and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cartwright blocks an elbow strike from Skinner.
Skinner throws an elbow but it misses.
Cartwright is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Skinner is defending well.
Skinner lands an elbow inside that Cartwright shrugs off.
Skinner will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cartwright up against the cage.
Skinner lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Skinner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cartwright's brow.
Cartwright is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Skinner to keep the fight standing.
Cartwright avoids the elbow strike from Skinner, against the cage.
Skinner breaks the clinch.
Cartwright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skinner manages to avoid it.
Cartwright throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Skinner drives through and clinches with Cartwright against the cage.
Skinner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cartwright drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Skinner gets the underhooks and prevents it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Skinner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cartwright's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright blocks an elbow strike from Skinner.
Skinner has Cartwright pushed against the cage.
Cartwright dodges an elbow strike from Skinner.
Shug Skinner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cartwright is looking for a takedown.
Cartwright dodges an elbow strike from Skinner.
Cartwright blocks the elbow strike.
Cartwright blocks an elbow strike from Skinner.
Skinner misses with an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shug Skinner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Skinner has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shug Skinner!
Shug Skinner 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Scottie Lamez (ranked 919 p4p, 1532 weight class) and Seamus Murphy (ranked 51 p4p, 88 weight class). Murphy has chosen Molly Malone- The Dubliners as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scottie Lamez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seamus Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy tries to keep at a distance but Lamez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lamez pulls guard.
Lamez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Murphy defends it easily.
Lamez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Murphy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lamez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Murphy has managed to get both his arms back between Lamez's legs - danger averted.
Murphy wants to stand but Lamez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Murphy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lamez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Murphy is looking to stand up but Lamez won't let him.
Lamez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lamez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lamez clinches.
Lamez pulls guard effortlessly.
Murphy wants to get up but he can't break Lamez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lamez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Murphy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy being controlled here momentarily.
Lamez is trying to keep Murphy in close.
Lamez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murphy wanted to stand there but Lamez had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lamez has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Murphy is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lamez.
Lamez tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Murphy easily slips into full mount!
Murphy avoids the attempt from Lamez to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lamez regains half guard.
Lamez trying to control from the bottom.
Lamez trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Murphy manages to pass to mount!
Lamez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lamez has given up his back here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
I really don't envy Lamez right now.
Lamez is working hard here to advance position.
Lamez rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
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 Scottie Lamez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lamez closes the distance and pushes Murphy back into the cage.
Lamez takes a shot to the head.
Lamez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Lamez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lamez pulls Murphy into guard.
Lamez has control of Murphy's left arm, preventing Murphy from doing any damage.
Lamez is trying to keep Murphy in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Murphy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Murphy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Murphy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lamez is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamez working for submissions but it's allowed Murphy to get to half guard.
Murphy is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lamez is controlling Murphy's trapped leg to prevent Murphy from advancing to side control.
Murphy is thwarting Lamez's attempts to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Lamez instigates a clinch.
Lamez successfully pulls guard.
Lamez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Murphy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Murphy wants to stand but Lamez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lamez controls Murphy momentarily but Murphy frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Murphy defends it easily.
Lamez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lamez looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Murphy has picked Lamez up and slammed him! Lamez can't keep hold of the triangle and Murphy manages to pass to side control!
Lamez is trying to control Murphy's posture but Murphy avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lamez is trying to get back to half guard.
Scottie Lamez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lamez struggling a bit here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lamez tries to bench press Murphy off him but Murphy keeps the position.
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 Scottie Lamez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lamez has Murphy up against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lamez blocks an uppercut.
Lamez lands with a left to the head.
Lamez lands a left hand.
Lamez jumps into guard, dragging Murphy to the mat.
Murphy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lamez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Murphy has managed to get both his arms back between Lamez's legs - danger averted.
Murphy wants to stand but Lamez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Murphy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamez is looking for a triangle but Murphy pushes his legs off easily.
Murphy wants to stand but Lamez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lamez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Lamez is looking for a triangle but Murphy pushes his legs off easily.
Murphy wants to get up but he can't break Lamez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Murphy tries to keep at a distance but Lamez has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Lamez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Lamez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Murphy uses from the top position.
Lamez throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Murphy escapes and throws Lamez's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Murphy wants to stand but Lamez is controlling his arm.
Murphy wants to stand but Lamez has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Lamez is looking for a triangle but Murphy pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Murphy is aware though and is defending well.
Lamez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Murphy is aware though and is defending well.
Murphy tries to stand but Lamez is controlling from the bottom.
Lamez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Murphy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lamez is proving hard to escape from.
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.
Lamez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Murphy wants to stand but Lamez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lamez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Murphy passes into half guard.
Lamez looking for submissions off his back.
Seamus Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lamez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scottie Lamez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lamez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scottie Lamez!
Scottie Lamez 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between New Car (ranked 1696 p4p, 2542 weight class) and Mapple Syrup (ranked 259 p4p, 355 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, New Car!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mapple Syrup!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Car works the jab nicely.
 It looks like Mapple Syrup has been cut.
Car cracks a nice hook into Syrup's ribs.
Car seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Car lands a big uppercut and Syrup crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Syrup looks OK. Car waves Syrup back to his feet!
 Syrup is rocked!
Car closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Syrup out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). New Car!
A relieved looking New Car 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 Miguel Azevedo Souza (ranked 622 p4p, 1721 weight class) and Magnus Goddard (ranked 83 p4p, 197 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miguel Azevedo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magnus Goddard!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Darius Henderson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goddard darts in trying to clinch
and Azevedo Souza counters with a right hand to the body.
Magnus Goddard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azevedo Souza missing with a left hand there. Goddard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Goddard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Azevedo Souza avoids the head kick by Goddard.
Azevedo Souza appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Goddard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Goddard feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Azevedo Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Goddard is one step ahead there.
Azevedo Souza looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Goddard trying to control the position from guard on top but Azevedo Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goddard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Azevedo Souza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Goddard defends well.
Azevedo Souza looking for a sweep. Not yet Azevedo Souza, not yet.
Azevedo Souza has his foot on Goddard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Goddard works his way back into a safe position though.
Goddard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Goddard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Azevedo Souza is keeping the position for now.
Azevedo Souza pulls Goddard in close to prevent any damage.
Goddard is looking to advance position but Azevedo Souza has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goddard is in all sorts of trouble here.
Azevedo Souza goes for an armbar but Goddard turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Goddard.
Goddard trying to control but Azevedo Souza is working from the bottom.
Goddard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Goddard stays in close to Azevedo Souza's body and controls the position.
Goddard looking to sit in guard and control but Azevedo Souza gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goddard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Azevedo Souza forces his way into half guard.
Goddard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Goddard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Azevedo Souza is keen to just control but Goddard is a slippery customer.
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.
Goddard gets full guard.
Goddard is trying to keep Azevedo Souza in close.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Azevedo Souza passes into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Azevedo Souza frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Azevedo Souza dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Goddard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azevedo Souza throws out the jab.
Goddard looks to clinch
and Azevedo Souza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Goddard fails with the takedown
and Azevedo Souza counters with a nice uppercut.
Goddard is looking to clinch.
Goddard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Goddard to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Goddard tries to free his leg and advance position but Azevedo Souza is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo Souza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Goddard looking to sit in guard and control but Azevedo Souza gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Azevedo Souza looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza preventing the sweep.
Azevedo Souza looking to pass the guard.
Goddard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Goddard is working for a submission of some sort.
Azevedo Souza won't allow Goddard to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza works his way to full guard. Good work.
Azevedo Souza is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Azevedo Souza is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Goddard trying to control the position from guard on top but Azevedo Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goddard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Azevedo Souza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Goddard throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goddard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Goddard won't allow Azevedo Souza to sweep him here.
Goddard connects with a couple of short punches.
Azevedo Souza is trying to keep Goddard in close.
Goddard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Azevedo Souza is keeping the position for now.
Azevedo Souza looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Goddard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Azevedo Souza is keeping the position for now.
Azevedo Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Goddard is one step ahead there.
Goddard stands up over Azevedo Souza, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goddard trying to move into half guard but instead Azevedo Souza has managed to sweep!
Goddard isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Azevedo Souza stacks Goddard on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Azevedo Souza!
Goddard regains half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Azevedo Souza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goddard keeps working.
Goddard is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Azevedo Souza's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Azevedo Souza's back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Magnus Goddard 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Azevedo Souza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goddard.
Goddard fails with the takedown
enabling Azevedo Souza to counter with a crisp jab.
Goddard moves away from the strike by Azevedo Souza.
Goddard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Goddard misses with a takedown attempt
and Azevedo Souza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Azevedo Souza works Goddard's body with a nice hook.
Goddard slips under a jab.
Goddard slips under a jab from Azevedo Souza.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goddard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Azevedo Souza counters with a straight right hand.
Miguel Azevedo Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magnus Goddard.
Azevedo Souza rushes Goddard and presses him up against the cage.
Azevedo Souza pushes Goddard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Azevedo Souza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Goddard is trying to drag Azevedo Souza to the mat but Azevedo Souza just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Still in the clinch, Azevedo Souza scores with a nice short uppercut.
Goddard tries to stall but Azevedo Souza uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Goddard looking to stall.
Azevedo Souza lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Goddard or not.
Goddard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Azevedo Souza lands a body shot in the clinch.
Azevedo Souza lands a hook to the side of the head.
Azevedo Souza lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Azevedo Souza lands a shoulder strike.
Azevedo Souza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goddard can do to turn this around?
Goddard drops down looking for an ankle pick but Azevedo Souza pulls his leg out and moves away.
Azevedo Souza lands a body shot.
Magnus Goddard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Azevedo Souza feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Goddards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goddard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Azevedo Souza was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Azevedo Souza cracks Goddard with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Azevedo Souza has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Goddard to stand back up!
Goddard is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azevedo Souza sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Goddard's defenses. It connects perfectly with Goddard's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Miguel Azevedo Souza!
Miguel Azevedo Souza thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Millard Masters really struggled with his weight cut for this fight. After coming in at 138.2, he had two hours to cut the additional weight. He was unable to do so and as a result, his fight with Enzo Williams was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Ziskie (ranked 350 p4p, 1030 weight class) and Muchy Cartwright (ranked 55 p4p, 158 weight class). Cartwright has chosen Mauled as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Mike Ziskie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Muchy Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziskie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ziskie. Cartwright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cartwright has closed the distance and engaged Ziskie in a clinch.
Cartwright lands an elbow that stopped Ziskie in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Mike Ziskie has been cut.
Cartwright lands a body shot.
Ziskie misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cartwright.
A short left from Cartwright.
Cartwright lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ziskie backwards.
Cartwright throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cartwright tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cartwright blocks a body shot from Ziskie.
Cartwright tries to work over Ziskie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cartwright working Ziskie over with knees to the body.
Cartwright blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cartwright using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ziskie takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've been hearing reports that Ziskie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ziskie is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Cartwright scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cartwright landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cartwright is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cartwright landing knees to the head.
Cartwright is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ziskie is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cartwright.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ziskie backwards.
Cartwright scores with a hook to the body.
Cartwright cracks Ziskie with a nice body shot.
Cartwright utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Cartwright.
Cartwright lands an elbow just above Ziskie 's eye.
Knees to the body from Cartwright.
Cartwright misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cartwright dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cartwright doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cartwright lands an elbow inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cartwright obliges.
Cartwright scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cartwright lands a nice shot to the body.
Cartwright lands a good knee to the midsection. Ziskie won't want to take too many of those.
Cartwright scores with a hook to the body.
Cartwright lands with a short shot to the head.
Cartwright lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright lands a body punch.
Cartwright utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cartwright misses with a knee strike.
Ziskie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cartwright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cartwright lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ziskie throws a punch but it's blocked by Cartwright.
A short body shot lands from Cartwright as the two fighters clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A shot in the inside from Cartwright.
Cartwright is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cartwright landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cartwright is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cartwright throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cartwright lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cartwright.
A short left from Cartwright.
Cartwright lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cartwright landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ziskie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cartwright.
Ziskie tries to work over Cartwright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ziskie misses with some punches.
Ziskie working aggressively here.
Cartwright lands a knee to the body.
Cartwright lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cartwright unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ziskie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cartwright landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cartwright lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cartwright blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ziskie fails to land.
Cartwright lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ziskie or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cartwright scores with a shoulder strike.
Knees to the body from Cartwright.
Cartwright unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cartwright lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright lands a left hand.
Cartwright is leaning against Ziskie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ziskie takes a shot to the head.
Cartwright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cartwright crunches a lovely knee into Ziskie's ribcage.
Cartwright stalling against the cage.
Cartwright scores with a nice hook to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cartwright.
Cartwright lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cartwright.
Cartwright lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ziskie working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cartwright.
Cartwright scores with a shot to the side of Ziskie's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cartwright lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ziskie backwards.
 Ziskie is rocked!
Cartwright scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Ziskie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knees to the body from Cartwright.
Cartwright lands a right hand.
Cartwright has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Ziskie - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Cartwright, and another! Ziskie is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Muchy Cartwright!
A relieved looking Muchy Cartwright 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 Anwar Rinda (ranked 77 p4p, 128 weight class) and Kazuo Takashi (ranked 10 p4p, 19 weight class). Takashi has chosen 吉田兄弟 Rising as his entrance music. Anwar Rinda could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kazuo Takashi's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Anwar Rinda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kazuo Takashi!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takashi works the jab nicely.
Rinda walks into a straight right hand from Takashi.
Rinda definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Takashi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rinda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Takashi scores with a jab. Rinda acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Takashi drives through with a takedown into Rinda's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Takashi looking to pass the guard.
Takashi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rinda has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Takashi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takashi wants to pass the guard but Rinda is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takashi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Takashi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rinda is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Takashi, into his guard.
Rinda looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rinda trying to control the position from guard on top but Takashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takashi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rinda got a little sloppy there for a moment and Takashi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rinda has managed to get both his arms back between Takashi's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinda trying to control but Takashi is working from the bottom.
Takashi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rinda trying to control the position from guard on top but Takashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
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.
Takashi has his hands on Rinda's head, controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rinda throws a body punch but Takashi moves out of range.
Takashi just misses with a punch to the body.
Takashi closes the distance and clinches.
Rinda can't get the takedown.
Rinda has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Takashi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short body shot lands from Takashi as the two fighters clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Takashi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The referee calls for Takashi to work.
Rinda is pressed up against the cage. Takashi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rinda down to the mat. Rinda avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuo Takashi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rinda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Takashi tries to counter it with a takedown but Rinda pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Takashi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rinda takes a swing at Takashi's ribcage but misses.
Takashi has Rinda up against the cage in a clinch.
Takashi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Takashi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rinda has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Takashi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takashi effectively controlling the action here.
Takashi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Takashi has clasped his hands together around Rinda's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Takashi politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Takashi prefers to stall for the moment though.
Takashi trying to control the action but Rinda is working from the bottom.
Takashi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rinda has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rinda can't do much from the bottom here.
Rinda is trying to work for a sweep but Takashi has mounted him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rinda is working to get back to half guard.
Rinda looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Takashi is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Rinda is defending well though. Takashi let's go of the attempt for now.
Kazuo Takashi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rinda fending off the submission attempt from Takashi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinda showing good submission defense here.
Takashi biding his time, looking for the opening.
You can see the frustration on Rinda's face He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
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.
Takashi trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Rinda doesn't escape.
Takashi is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Rinda tries to escape but Takashi has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuo Takashi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Takashi tries to close the distance and clinch but Rinda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takashi tries to clinch but Rinda moves out of range.
Rinda looks for a takedown but Takashi sprawls well.
Takashi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rinda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rinda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rinda throws a looping overhand right but Takashi ducks down to avoid it.
Takashi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Takashi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rinda looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rinda tries to get to full guard but Takashi has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rinda manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rinda throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Takashi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rinda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takashi keeps trying to improve his position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rinda is on top in guard.
Rinda has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Takashi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Takashi pulls Rinda in close to prevent any damage.
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.
Rinda drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Takashi dives on top into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takashi passes Rinda's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Takashi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Takashi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Kazuo Takashi just about did enough to take it.
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.
Rinda shoots in but Takashi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rinda displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Takashi.
Rinda is looking to counter punch.
Takashi moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takashi gets underhooks to prevent Rinda's takedown attempt.
Takashi prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anwar Rinda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takashi just leaning against Rinda, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rinda scores with a hook to the body.
Rinda is looking to take this one to the mat.
Takashi stalls.
Takashi slowing the pace effectively.
Takashi receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A short right from Takashi on the inside.
Takashi has clasped his hands together around Rinda's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Takashi moves into full mount!
Rinda bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Takashi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takashi has Rinda pulled in close to control his posture.
Takashi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Takashi has control of Rinda's left arm, preventing Rinda from doing any damage.
Rinda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Takashi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinda won't allow Takashi to sweep him here.
Takashi pulls Rinda in to control the position.
Takashi working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Rinda has passed into half guard!
Takashi regains full guard. Nicely done.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Rinda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takashi is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Takashi pulls Rinda in to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rinda wants to pass the guard but Takashi is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Takashi moves in looking to clinch but Rinda pushes him off.
Takashi has closed the distance and engaged Rinda in a clinch.
Takashi gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Rinda regains guard.
Takashi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rinda looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Takashi puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuo Takashi dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rinda keeps the fight on the outside.
Takashi closes the distance and pushes Rinda back into the cage.
Rinda drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rinda has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Takashi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rinda prevents a body shot from Takashi.
Takashi gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Rinda regains guard.
Takashi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rinda looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Takashi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rinda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Takashi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Takashi trying to pass the guard but Rinda defending well.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Anwar Rinda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rinda wants to get back to full guard.
Rinda looking for subs from the bottom but Takashi mounts him!
Takashi controlling from mount.
Rinda is in all sorts of trouble here.
Takashi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takashi swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Rinda is now in Takashi's guard. A big mistake from Takashi there, giving up the dominant position!
Rinda throwing strikes from guard but Takashi blocks nicely.
Rinda postures up in Takashi's guard and throws a big left but Takashi blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rinda loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Takashi has control of Rinda's left arm, preventing Rinda from doing any damage.
Takashi wants to improve his position but instead Rinda has moved into half guard.
Rinda is looking for a kimura here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rinda throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazuo Takashi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Takashi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 45:50
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 45:50
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazuo Takashi!
Kazuo Takashi is the new featherweight champion!
A less than humble Kazuo Takashi 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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