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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Rowen (ranked 4061 p4p, 6140 weight class) and Jero Wolf (ranked 460 p4p, 522 weight class). Wolf is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Better Together. Brendan Rowen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jero Wolf's chin.
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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 11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brendan Rowen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jero Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf lands a two punch combo.
Rowen throws a right hand that misses
and Wolf counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wolf is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rowen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wolf is looking to advance position but Rowen won't allow it.
Wolf trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolf is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wolf not doing much here.
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. Wolf connects with a nice short shot to Rowen's temple.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Wolf working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wolf in particular looking to stall.
Rowen tries to get to full guard but Wolf has control of the leg.
Wolf working Rowen over with strikes.
Rowen is trying to maintain the position but Wolf is very close to passing his half guard.
Rowen is breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wolf in particular looking to stall.
Wolf winds up and cracks Rowen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wolf keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rowen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
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. Wolf connects with a nice short shot to Rowen's temple.
Wolf takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rowen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wolf landing some decent shots from guard.
Wolf sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wolf jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wolf drops back looking for a leg! Rowen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rowen manages to kick Wolf off! Wolf jumps back into Rowen's guard.
Wolf drops back looking for a leg! Rowen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rowen manages to kick Wolf off! Wolf jumps back into Rowen's guard.
Wolf has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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.
Rowen wants to stand and escape but Wolf is having none of it.
Wolf is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rowen ducks under a wild hook from Wolf.
Rowen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A swing and a miss from Rowen.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rowen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rowen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wolf counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jero Wolf dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rowen shoots for a takedown but Wolf saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wolf tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wolf gets a takedown into half guard.
Wolf moves into full mount! Rowen won't be happy about that!
Wolf lands a heavy elbow.
Wolf is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rowen has managed to escape the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf controlling the position easily from mount.
Wolf landing strikes from the mount and Rowen is in trouble!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wolf lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wolf with the ground and pound from mount.
 It looks like Brendan Rowen has been cut.
Wolf controlling the position easily from mount.
Wolf has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wolf is continuing to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf with good strikes from the mount here!
Wolf has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rowen's face.
Rowen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wolf working the ground and pound effectively.
Wolf looking to secure an arm triangle but Rowen defends it well.
Wolf is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Rowen is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Rowen flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Wolf anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Rowen and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Wolf slips an arm under Rowen chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Wolf has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Wolf is squeezing on Rowen like an anaconda would it's prey. Rowen fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jero Wolf!
Jero Wolf was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deepi White (ranked 4147 p4p, 5618 weight class) and Charlie Simmer (ranked 430 p4p, 507 weight class). Simmer has chosen Lynyrd Skynyrd - Swamp Music as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deepi White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Simmer!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White clinches with his opponent.
Simmer working aggressively here.
White lands a knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
White crunches a lovely knee into Simmer's ribcage.
Simmer looks winded!
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White takes the fight into the clinch.
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
White pushes Simmer up against the cage in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
White lands an elbow just above Simmer 's eye.
A right hook to the body lands for White.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick from White, right into the meat of the thigh.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Simmer.
White moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hook to the body lands for White.
White pushes Simmer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
White utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White clinches up with Simmer and pushes him back against the cage.
White taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short left from White.
White definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Simmer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
White gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
White breaks from the clinch.
White moves into the clinch successfully.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmer takes a shot to the head.
White works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section.
White stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Simmer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Simmers head.
White breaks from the clinch.
White fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Simmer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
White shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Simmer eats them both and turns towards White to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Simmer has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
White lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Simmer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
White darts in and clinches Simmer up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White pushes Simmer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from White.
White manages to break the clinch.
White lands a big head kick that sends Simmer tumbling to the mat! White takes a step backwards and waves Simmer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Simmer is rocked!
A decent looking body kick lands there for White.
Simmer is still on wobbly legs! Can White finish him?
Simmer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simmer glances at the clock... BAM! White nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Simmer crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Simmer is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Deepi White!
Charlie Simmer was interviewed post fight and said 'Time go home, I guess. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Murphy (ranked 2781 p4p, 3753 weight class) and Mehdi Alanavi (ranked 375 p4p, 456 weight class). The key to victory for Gunnar Murphy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gunnar Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mehdi Alanavi!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Alanavi saw that one coming.
Murphy throws a lazy uppercut
and Alanavi counters with a nice uppercut.
Alanavi stuns Murphy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alanavi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murphy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Alanavi walks into a left hand.
Alanavi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alanavi lands a head shot.
Alanavi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alanavi unleashes a big counter combination but Murphy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Murphy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murphy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Murphy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alanavi lands with a right hand.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Alanavi.
Alanavi misses with a few strikes there.
Gunnar Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alanavi circles away quickly and effectively.
Alanavi lands a jab to Murphy's midsection.
Alanavi misses with a body shot
and Murphy counters with a one-two to the body.
Murphy lands a jab.
Alanavi thuds a left hand into Murphy's body.
Murphy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murphy throws a half hearted mid kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alanavi checks a leg kick.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Alanavi moves away and avoids it.
Alanavi avoids a kick to the body.
Alanavi is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
Good work by Alanavi as he checks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Alanavi.
Murphy throws a leg kick
and Alanavi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alanavi clinches up with Murphy and pushes him back against the cage.
Murphy is looking to break free of the clinch but Alanavi has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alanavi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alanavi blocks an elbow strike from Murphy.
Alanavi is working Murphy over against the cage.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Our sources have told us that Murphy has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Murphy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murphy tries to break the clinch but Alanavi is controlling the position.
Alanavi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Murphy lands with a short shot to the head.
Alanavi stalls.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Alanavi avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murphy.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alanavi is defending well for now.
Alanavi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Alanavi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alanavi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alanavi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murphy lands a nice knee to the body.
Alanavi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Alanavi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Alanavi can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Alanavi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Alanavi.
A left hand lands to the body for Alanavi.
Alanavi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Murphy throws an elbow that misses.
Alanavi struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Alanavi works on Murphy's body with a couple of short punches.
Alanavi lands a shoulder strike.
Alanavi tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Alanavi controlling the action here for a moment.
Murphy being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alanavi tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy working hard to break the clinch.
Alanavi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alanavi.
Alanavi slowing the pace effectively.
Alanavi blocks an elbow strike from Murphy.
Alanavi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murphy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alanavi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Alanavi avoids the damage to the body.
Murphy misses with an elbow over the top.
A frustrated look appears on Murphy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alanavi avoiding damage as Murphy throws knees to the body.
Alanavi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murphy wants to break free but Alanavi has control.
Alanavi lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mehdi Alanavi will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alanavi misses with an uppercut.
Murphy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alanavi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body kick there by Murphy.
Alanavi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Alanavi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Alanavi connects with a body shot.
Murphy looks to land a body kick but Alanavi moved away.
Alanavi misses with an uppercut.
Alanavi misses with a body kick.
Gunnar Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
Alanavi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Alanavi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alanavi looks for the body kick but Murphy saw that one coming.
Murphy quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alanavi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alanavi throws a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alanavi moves out of range of the body kick.
Alanavi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alanavi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Alanavi duly obliges.
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!
Murphy lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alanavi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murphy tried to counter with a leg kick but Alanavi avoided it.
Alanavi tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
Alanavi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Murphy counters with a left and a right that stings Alanavi.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murphy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alanavi misses with a body shot.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alanavi has time to react.
Alanavi defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Alanavi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Alanavi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alanavi wants to counter with a clinch but Murphy pushes him away.
Alanavi throws out a leg kick but Murphy moves out of range and Alanavi only half commits.
Alanavi loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Alanavi jabs Murphy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy throws the kick towards the body but Alanavi avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alanavi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy connects with a jab.
Murphy throws a hook but Alanavi avoids it easily.
Alanavi throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Alanavi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alanavi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Murphy swings for the body but Alanavi moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
Alanavi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alanavi throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy swinging wildly here.
Alanavi digs a good body shot into Murphy's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
and Alanavi counters with a nice uppercut.
Alanavi misses with a body shot
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Alanavi scores with a body shot.
Murphy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alanavi misses with a series of wild punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Murphy misses the target.
Alanavi moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Alanavi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Alanavi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murphy wants to land a leg kick but Alanavi is out of range.
Alanavi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murphy misses with a double jab.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Alanavi.
Alanavi pushes Murphy up against the cage in a clinch.
Alanavi scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Alanavi.
Alanavi pushes Murphy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alanavi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws an elbow that misses.
Alanavi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murphy or not.
Murphy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mehdi Alanavi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alanavi.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Alanavi.
Alanavi lands with a left to the head.
Alanavi blocks an elbow strike.
Murphy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Alanavi - that landed with a thud.
Alanavi has Murphy pressed against the cage.
Murphy wants to get back to striking at distance but Alanavi won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Alanavi.
Murphy trying to land knees to the body.
Alanavi is struggling to control the position.
Alanavi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy takes a shot to the head.
Alanavi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mehdi Alanavi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alanavi closes the distance and clinches.
Murphy can't break the clinch.
Murphy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alanavi prevents Murphy from breaking the clinch.
Murphy lands an elbow that stopped Alanavi in his tracks for a moment.
Alanavi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murphy tries to break free but Alanavi pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Murphy throws an elbow but misses.
Alanavi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Alanavi avoids the elbow strike from Murphy, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Alanavi avoids the damage to the body.
Alanavi blocks the elbow strike.
Murphy lands a right hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Murphy throws an elbow but misses.
The referee calls for Alanavi to work.
Stalling in the clinch from Alanavi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alanavi misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alanavi digs a right hand into Murphy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murphy's gas tank.
Stalling in the clinch from Alanavi.
Alanavi pushes Murphy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Alanavi.
Alanavi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch but Alanavi keeps him there for the moment.
Murphy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 It looks like Mehdi Alanavi has been cut.
Alanavi lands a shot to the body.
Alanavi stalling against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Alanavi as the two fighters clinch.
Alanavi lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Alanavi.
Alanavi stalling.
Alanavi blocking some punches.
Alanavi just leaning against Murphy, taking a breather.
Alanavi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gunnar Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Alanavi.
Alanavi is leaning against Murphy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alanavi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alanavi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alanavi stalling in the clinch.
Murphy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murphy pushes off an throws an elbow but Alanavi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alanavi dodges an elbow strike from Murphy.
Alanavi lands with a light punch inside.
Alanavi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Murphy up against the cage.
Alanavi lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Alanavi as the two fighters clinch.
Alanavi lands a body punch.
Alanavi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Alanavi.
Alanavi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murphy tries to circle away but Alanavi has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alanavi is leaning against Murphy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alanavi lands with a left to the head.
Alanavi lands a nice shot to the body.
Alanavi has Murphy pushed against the cage.
Alanavi slows down the pace here.
Alanavi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murphy.
Alanavi scores with a shot to the side of Murphy's head.
Mehdi Alanavi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Murphy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alanavi lands a hook that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Alanavi avoids the elbow strike from Murphy, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Alanavi.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alanavi is defending well for now.
Murphy missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy missing with knees to the body.
Alanavi avoids a wild elbow strike from Murphy.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Alanavi avoids the damage to the body.
Murphy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alanavi.
Alanavi avoids a wild elbow strike from Murphy.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Alanavi is controlling him.
Murphy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Alanavi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Murphy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alanavi can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alanavi avoids a wild elbow strike from Murphy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mehdi Alanavi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alanavi 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mehdi Alanavi!
Our winner, Mehdi Alanavi, 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 Ty Little (ranked 2684 p4p, 3698 weight class) and Nasir Malikai (ranked 345 p4p, 434 weight class). Malikai has chosen Huka Blues as his entrance music. Nasir Malikai told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ty Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nasir Malikai!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little has a takedown stuffed.
Little takes one to the chin there.
Malikai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Little misses with an uppercut. Malikai saw that one coming.
Little lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Malikai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Little stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Some wild striking there from Little.
Malikai misses with a series of wild punches.
Little was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Little catches Malikai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Little tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Little uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malikai.
Malikai misses with a double jab.
Malikai ducks under a wild hook from Little.
Malikai scores with a leg kick.
Little fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Malikai misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malikai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Malikai backs away, Little returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Little throws a lazy right hand but Malikai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Little tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Malikai defends well and Little ends up having to push Malikai into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ty Little. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malikai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nasir Malikai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malikai stuffs the takedown.
Malikai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Little.
Malikai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Little slips under a jab.
A punch combination from Little misses.
Malikai's coach down at Combat Wombat Burrow was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Malikai's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Little jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malikai is looking for the big counter here.
Little throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malikai misses with a straight right.
Malikai goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Ty Little has been cut.
Little is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Malikai's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Little swings widly with a right hand
letting Malikai counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Little misses with a looping right.
Little walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
 Little is rocked!
A nice leg kick from Malikai, right into the meat of the thigh.
Malikai has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Little lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A left lands for Malikai.
Oh Little is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malikai scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little misses with a lunging right hand
and Malikai counters with a nice right hand that sends Little toppling to the canvas! Little scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Malikai finish him?!
Ty Little's cut is getting worse.
Malikai misses with a series of wild punches.
Little throws a lazy right hand but Malikai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crunch! Little slams his shin into Malikai's torso.
Little seems to have got his legs back now.
Little throws a hook but Malikai blocks it.
Little on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Little looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Little throws a jab when Malikai was well out of range.
Malikai is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Malikai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Little throws out the jab.
Little connects with a single shot there.
Malikai slips a straight right by Little.
Malikai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malikai slips under a jab.
Little throws a hook to the side of Malikai's head but Malikai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Decent striking displayed by Little there.
Little defending well as Malikai loads up on a big left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Malikai.
Little is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Little thows a left - swing and a miss!
Little lands with a right hand.
Little takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Malikai throws a combination. Little tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malikai moves out of range of the strikes.
Little shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
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.
Little controlling the pace.
Little escapes and gets back to his feet.
Malikai works Little's body with a nice hook.
Ty Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Little blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Little on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Malikai.
Malikai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A right-left combo lands from Malikai.
Ty Little's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect 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!
Little slips under a jab.
Little drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Malikai throws a right hand that Little ducks under and follows up with a left that Little also avoids with ease.
Malikai ducks under a wild hook from Little.
Malikai cracks Little with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Little misses with a wild combination.
Little lands the left hand.
Little fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Malikai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Little shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Malikai as he jumps to the side.
Little throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Little misses with a head kick.
Little throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malikai slips a jab from Little.
Little closes this distance looking for a takedown but Malikai circles away.
Malikai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Little.
Malikai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Malikai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nasir Malikai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ty Little's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Malikai feints and then cracks Little's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Little down.
Malikai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Little uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malikai.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Malikai!
Malikai moves forwards but Little connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Little throws a head kick that misses.
Malikai throws a counter combo.
Little will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Little showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malikai.
Little is looking for a counter combo.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Malikai leaves Little with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Little misses with a hook
and Malikai counters with a crisp one two that drops Little! Malikai thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Little to his feet! Little is in big trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little misses with a straight left.
Malikai drops Little with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Little! Malikai dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nasir Malikai!
Nasir Malikai 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eric Fassett (ranked 3507 p4p, 3540 weight class) and Volodimir Borrisinov (ranked 200 p4p, 203 weight class). Volodimir Borrisinov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Basic striking
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Fassett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Volodimir Borrisinov!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Fassett.
Fassett throws a predictable looking body shot
and Borrisinov counters with a takedown into side control.
Fassett is trying to improve his position.
Borrisinov trying to control the action but Fassett is working from the bottom.
Borrisinov cracks Fassett with a big right hand but Fassett just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Borrisinov throws an elbow but Fassett slips to the side and avoids it well.
Borrisinov controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fassett dodges the ground and pound from Borrisinov.
Borrisinov lands a nice forearm strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borrisinov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Fassett keeps Borrisinov under control for a moment.
Fassett might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Borrisinov scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fassett struggling a bit here.
Borrisinov trying to control the position but Fassett is working away.
Borrisinov scoring with punches and elbows.
Borrisinov working away.
Borrisinov scores with punches from side control.
Borrisinov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Borrisinov is looking to take a break and control but Fassett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borrisinov working the strikes but Fassett uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Borrisinov throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Fassett to regain full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fassett holds on and takes a little breather.
Borrisinov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Borrisinov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Borrisinov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fassett wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fassett keeping moving, preventing Borrisinov from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Borrisinov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fassett missing with a left hand there. Borrisinov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fassett looks to score with a jab to the body but Borrisinov is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borrisinov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fassett.
Fassett throws a lazy right hand but Borrisinov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Borrisinov's coach down at The Italian Job was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Borrisinov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fassett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borrisinov moves away.
Borrisinov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fassett misses with a hook.
Borrisinov feints the counter takedown.
Borrisinov blocks a jab.
Fassett misses with a combination
and Borrisinov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fassett won't be happy with that.
Fassett is looking to reverse the position.
Borrisinov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fassett to see if he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fassett wants to control but Borrisinov postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fassett is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Borrisinov scoring with punches from side control.
Fassett is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Borrisinov working away.
Borrisinov trying to control the action but Fassett is working from the bottom.
Fassett is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Volodimir Borrisinov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fassett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borrisinov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fassett throws a left and a right that both miss
and Borrisinov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Borrisinov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Borrisinov trying to control the pace.
Borrisinov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fassett works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borrisinov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fassett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Borrisinov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Borrisinov with a nice head shot there.
Borrisinov scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borrisinov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fassett is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Borrisinov is looking to control Fassett's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Borrisinov avoid being mounted?
Fassett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Borrisinov is looking to control Fassett's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Borrisinov avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Fassett there.
Borrisinov is looking to improve his position.
Borrisinov desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fassett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Borrisinov's head.
Borrisinov controlling the position well.
Fassett prevents Borrisinov from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fassett in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fassett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Borrisinov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fassett is pressing down on Borrisinov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Borrisinov is holding on for now.
Borrisinov keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Borrisinov tries to roll over but Fassett keeps him under control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Borrisinov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fassett.
Borrisinov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fassett looks to score with a jab to the body but Borrisinov is just out of range.
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.
Fassett misses with a lunging right hand
and Borrisinov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Borrisinov is looking for a kimura but Fassett is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Borrisinov to get the leverage.
Fassett taking some punishment here, with Borrisinov in his half guard.
Fassett is looking to improve his position.
Borrisinov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fassett has managed to free his arm - good work.
Borrisinov trying to control from half guard but Fassett is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Borrisinov lands strikes from half guard.
Borrisinov working over Fassett with some ground and pound. Fassett looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Volodimir Borrisinov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Borrisinov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Borrisinov feints the counter takedown.
The fighters circling - Fassett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fassett swings for the body but Borrisinov moves out of range.
Borrisinov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fassett throws a body shot but no joy.
Fassett looks to score with a jab to the body but Borrisinov is just out of range.
Borrisinov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fassett defends it well.
Fassett shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Borrisinov sprawls well. Borrisinov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fassett gets slowly back to his feet.
Borrisinov with the counter takedown but Fassett avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fassett throws a looping overhand right but Borrisinov ducks down to avoid it.
Borrisinov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fassett misses with a body shot.
Borrisinov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fassett throws a right hand that misses
and Borrisinov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fassett's guard.
Borrisinov trying to control the position from guard on top but Fassett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borrisinov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Borrisinov throws a big elbow that misses.
Borrisinov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Borrisinov looking to sit in guard and control but Fassett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fassett connects with a couple of short punches.
Volodimir Borrisinov 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.
Fassett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fassett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fassett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fassett not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fassett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Borrisinov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Borrisinov pulls Fassett in to control the position.
Fassett wants to control from the top but Borrisinov keeps moving.
Borrisinov controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fassett trying to control but Borrisinov is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fassett is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Borrisinov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
No luck for Fassett with that takedown attempt.
Borrisinov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fassett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Borrisinov blocks a jab.
Fassett loads up on a big right hand but Borrisinov slips the punch.
Borrisinov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fassett defends it well.
Fassett takes a swing at Borrisinov's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borrisinov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fassett.
Borrisinov feints the counter takedown.
Eric Fassett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fassett. Borrisinov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Borrisinov with the counter takedown but Fassett avoids it easily.
Fassett misses with a hook. Borrisinov ducked under it nicely.
Borrisinov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fassett just misses with a punch to the body.
Borrisinov with the counter takedown but Fassett avoids it easily.
Fassett digs a good hook to Borrisinov's body.
Fassett misses with a body shot.
Borrisinov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fassett catches Borrisinov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fassett throws a hook but Borrisinov avoids it easily.
Borrisinov feints the counter takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Fassett showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Borrisinov 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Volodimir Borrisinov!
An out of breath Volodimir Borrisinov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Dinklage (ranked 2491 p4p, 4081 weight class) and Detritus Rubble (ranked 148 p4p, 223 weight class). Rubble has chosen Flux Pavilion x Feed Me - Survive (feat. meesh) as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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135
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Dinklage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Detritus Rubble!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubble misses the jab.
Rubble smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rubble misses with an uppercut.
Rubble bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dinklage's head.
Dinklage takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dinklage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dinklage is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rubble lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Rubble.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubble just misses with a punch to the body.
Rubble is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rubble waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dinklage.
Dinklage takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rubble misses with a jab to the body
and Dinklage counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Detritus Rubble has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinklage jabs at Rubble's body.
Dinklage throws a hook but Rubble avoids it easily.
Rubble misses with an uppercut.
Dinklage swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dinklage misses with a looping right.
Rubble misses with an uppercut. Dinklage saw that one coming.
Dinklage was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rubble swings for the body but Dinklage moves out of range.
Dinklage is looking to counter punch.
We've been told by Dinklage's head coaches at Is It Avatary Enough? that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A big left from Dinklage misses.
Rubble keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rubble works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dinklage looks to land a right hand but Rubble moved out of range.
Rubble misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dinklage.
Rubble scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinklage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rubble lands with a good body shot.
Dinklage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rubble misses with a hook.
Rubble gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rubble's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rubble pushes Dinklage back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dinklage lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rubble backwards.
Rubble misses with a punch to the body.
Dinklage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rubble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rubble misses with some punches.
Dinklage is stalling here.
Rubble tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dinklage's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rubble cracks Dinklage with a nice body shot.
Rubble tries a body shot but Dinklage blocks it.
Rubble swings wildly with an uppercut but Dinklage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dinklage lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rubble misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rubble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rubble misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rubble looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rubble lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dinklage or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rubble.
Rubble throws a punch but it's blocked by Dinklage.
Dinklage tries to work over Rubble's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dinklage takes a shot to the head.
Rubble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rubble swings wildly with an uppercut but Dinklage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dinklage prevents a body shot from Rubble.
Rubble struggles to land a body shot inside as Dinklage controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubble tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Rubble fails to land.
Dinklage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rubble throws a punch but it's blocked by Dinklage.
Dinklage tries a body shot but Rubble blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Dinklage scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Dinklage.
Still in the clinch, Dinklage scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rubble scores with a shot to the side of Dinklage's head.
Rubble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Dinklage as the two fighters clinch.
Dinklage tries to throw a body punch but Rubble avoids it by throwing Dinklage back against the cage.
Dinklage takes a shot to the head.
Rubble misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dinklage.
Rubble misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dinklage blocks a body shot from Rubble.
Dinklage scores with a shoulder strike.
Rubble tries to pull guard but Dinklage won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dinklage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Detritus Rubble dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Detritus Rubble's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rubble misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Rubble misses.
Dinklage throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rubble dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rubble sizes up Dinklage with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dinklage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rubble rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dinklage counters with a nice body shot.
Dinklage misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Dinklage.
Rubble works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rubble throws a jab when Dinklage was well out of range.
Dinklage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rubble sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinklage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rubble.
Dinklage swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rubble swings widly with a right hand
and Dinklage counters with a nice uppercut.
Dinklage throws a hook to the side of Rubble's head but Rubble sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloppy strikes from Dinklage. Those never looked like landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rubble! But no joy.
Rubble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dinklage moves away.
Dinklage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rubble counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dinklage is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rubble's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Dinklage takes a swing at Rubble's ribcage but misses.
Rubble swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rubble feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dinklages jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rubble scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rubble rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dinklage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Detritus Rubble seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble misses with an uppercut
and Dinklage counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Dinklage slips a jab from Rubble.
Dinklage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rubble slips a jab and a cross from Dinklage.
A shot to the liver by Rubble. Beautiful body shot.
Rubble has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rubble throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dinklage was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dinklage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dinklage staying out of range there.
Dinklage with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rubble misses with a looping right.
Dinklage was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Rubble throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinklage takes one to the chin there.
Dinklage ducks under a wild hook from Rubble.
Rubble misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Dinklage wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rubble throws a poor cross that misses
and Rubble takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dinklage clinches with his opponent.
Dinklage lands with a left to the head.
Rubble misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rubble's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rubble is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dinklage to keep the fight standing.
Rubble misses with a punch on the inside.
Peter Dinklage has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dinklage lands a right hand.
Rubble throws a head punch that misses.
Dinklage pushes Rubble back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dinklage blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dinklage creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinklage lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dinklage lands a hook that snaps the head of Rubble backwards.
Rubble drags the fight down to the ground.
Dinklage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rubble swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dinklage won't allow Rubble to sweep him here.
Rubble has his hands on Dinklage's head, controlling the position.
Rubble is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dinklage stopping the sweep attempt from Rubble.
Dinklage knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rubble on the ground.
Rubble trying to control the position.
Dinklage won't allow Rubble to sweep him here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Dinklage dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Detritus Rubble's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rubble misses the jab.
Detritus Rubble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dinklage throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dinklage takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dinklage throws a jab but it's blocked by Rubble.
Rubble might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rubble misses with a left hand
and Dinklage counters with a straight right hand.
Rubble misses with an uppercut
and Dinklage counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Rubble misses.
Rubble takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rubble is rocked!
Dinklage misses with a looping right.
Rubble is still on wobbly legs! Can Dinklage finish him?
Dinklage takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rubble lands with a hook. Dinklage tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rubble seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rubble throws an off balance right hand
and Dinklage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rubble throws a lazy right hand but Dinklage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rubble takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dinklage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dinklage is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dinklage slips under a jab from Rubble.
Rubble swings widly with a right hand
and Dinklage counters with a big right hand! Oh Rubble is in trouble here! Dinklage follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Dinklage!
Peter Dinklage thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Temple (ranked 2057 p4p, 2417 weight class) and Magnus Thorgard (ranked 308 p4p, 353 weight class). Temple comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- What My Life For. This should be fireworks!
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Temple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Magnus Thorgard!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Temple.
Temple landing strikes.
Thorgard is not content to let Temple control the position.
Thorgard tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thorgard stops Temple from passing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Temple wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thorgard keeps working.
The referee asks Temple politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Temple prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Thorgard is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Temple wants to control but Thorgard is keeping him busy.
Temple looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Temple scoring with punches and elbows.
Temple postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Temple is looking to take a break and control but Thorgard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temple working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
A lull in the action here as Temple stalls from top position.
Thorgard is not content to let Temple control the position.
You can see the frustration on Thorgard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Temple wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thorgard keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temple working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Temple thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Temple is trying to move to mount but Thorgard reverses beautifully and ends up in Temple's guard.
Temple working a defensive guard here.
Temple looking for a sweep. Not yet Temple, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard postures up.
Thorgard is working Temple over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thorgard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thorgard wants to control from the top but Temple keeps moving.
Temple has his hands on Thorgard's head, controlling the position.
Temple has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thorgard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Temple controls Thorgard momentarily but Thorgard frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Temple dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thorgard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Temple closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Temple lands in his opponent's guard.
Temple pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thorgard is keeping the position for now.
Temple loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Temple content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Temple trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thorgard lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Temple had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thorgard defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorgard looking to pass the guard.
Temple wants to sweep but no luck.
Temple looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Temple keeping full guard, as Thorgard tries to pass.
Thorgard trying to control the position from guard on top but Temple is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Temple escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thorgard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Trent Temple overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thorgard slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Temple keeping his opponent close.
Temple is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Temple struggling a bit here.
Temple is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard cracks Temple with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Temple is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Temple is looking to regain half guard here but Thorgard keeps moving and retains side control.
Temple struggling a bit here.
Thorgard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Temple keeps working.
Thorgard scores with punches from side control.
Temple on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Temple tries to get out of the position.
Thorgard sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Temple is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temple is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Thorgard working the ground and pound.
Thorgard is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Temple tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Temple is trying to escape the position but Thorgard is controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thorgard working away.
Thorgard trying to control the action but Temple is working from the bottom.
Temple is trying to control Thorgard's posture but Thorgard avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Magnus Thorgard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Temple shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Temple swings widly with a right hand
and Temple takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Trent Temple has been cut.
Temple throws a hook but Thorgard avoids it easily.
Thorgard's coach down at Combat Wombat Burrow was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Thorgard's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Thorgard moves out of range of the strikes.
Temple doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Thorgard to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Temple moves to clinch but Thorgard breaks away
and Thorgard counters with a crisp right hand that drops Temple! Thorgard lets Temple back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Temple is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Temple connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thorgard's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temple misses with an uppercut
and Thorgard counters with a crisp right hand that drops Temple! Thorgard lets Temple back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Temple is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Temple misses with a takedown attempt - Thorgard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trent Temple. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Temple tries to clinch
and Thorgard counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Magnus Thorgard!
After winning the bout, Magnus Thorgard thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Maurelli (ranked 1691 p4p, 2351 weight class) and Striker Jackson (ranked 221 p4p, 296 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Maurelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Striker Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maurelli misses the jab.
Maurelli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson goes for a double leg but Maurelli avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Maurelli continues to drive forward.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick
letting Maurelli counter with a right hand.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Maurelli circles away.
Maurelli jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jackson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jackson clinches up with Maurelli and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maurelli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maurelli stalling in the clinch but Jackson improves position.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Maurelli controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maurelli avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Maurelli.
Still in the clinch, Maurelli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Maurelli blocks it.
Maurelli scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maurelli just leaning against Jackson, taking a breather.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maurelli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Maurelli managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Maurelli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Maurelli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson looks to throw a body kick
and Maurelli counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Maurelli misses the target.
A low kick lands for Maurelli.
Maurelli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jackson scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maurelli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jackson throws a push kick but Maurelli slaps the foot to one side.
Maurelli misses the jab.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maurelli throws out the jab.
Jackson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Striker Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maurelli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maurelli swings widly with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Jackson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jackson instigates a clinch.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maurelli.
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!
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maurelli blocks an uppercut.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Maurelli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Maurelli as Jackson shoots in.
Maurelli misses the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maurelli.
Jackson lands a head shot.
A head kick by Jackson misses
and Maurelli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Striker Jackson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Maurelli misses the target.
Jackson counters with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Maurelli.
Maurelli scores with a decent looking hook.
Jackson tries to clinch but Maurelli moves out of range.
Maurelli appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maurelli, as that shot connected.
Jackson throws out a leg kick but Maurelli moves out of range and Jackson only half commits.
Maurelli throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maurelli missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson wants to counter the offense by Maurelli and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy body kick from Jackson
and Maurelli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson throws out a leg kick but Maurelli moves out of range and Jackson only half commits.
Maurelli thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maurelli scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maurelli throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jackson scoring well with a low kick there.
Maurelli throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Nice cross by Maurelli.
Jackson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Maurelli sprawls well initially but Jackson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Maurelli trying to control from the bottom.
Maurelli regains full guard. Nicely done.
Maurelli is pulling down on Jackson's head. It's preventing any offense from Jackson, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to stand but Maurelli has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Maurelli looking for a guillotine here but Jackson defends easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maurelli is pulling down on Jackson's head. It's preventing any offense from Jackson, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Maurelli controlling Jackson's posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Maurelli counters with a body kick.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Maurelli circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Maurelli misses the target.
A slow jab from Maurelli misses its intended target.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Maurelli.
Maurelli throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson throws a big counter head kick but Maurelli avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Maurelli. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maurelli counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jab, jab by Maurelli - just one landing.
Jackson misses with a kick to the body
and Maurelli counters with a straight right hand.
Maurelli keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maurelli ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses
and Maurelli counters with a nice kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maurelli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Maurelli dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Maurelli throws a body shot but no joy.
Maurelli throws an off balance right hand
and Jackson counters with a solid body kick.
Chris Maurelli is winning the standup battle so far.
Maurelli throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Maurelli throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson clinches up with Maurelli and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maurelli blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
Maurelli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maurelli throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson clobbers Maurelli with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maurelli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Jackson scores with the left hand. Maurelli knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maurelli misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Maurelli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson tries to counter with a clinch but Maurelli shakes him off and moves away.
Jackson looks for the body kick but Maurelli saw that one coming.
Jackson misses with the body kick
and Maurelli counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maurelli throws out the jab.
Maurelli throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson with a jab.
Maurelli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Maurelli misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick from Maurelli.
Jackson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Maurelli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Maurelli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maurelli avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Maurelli stalling.
Maurelli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Maurelli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maurelli throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maurelli avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson digs a right hand underneath Maurelli's ribcage. Maurelli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maurelli working hard to break the clinch.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maurelli wants to stall.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maurelli misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maurelli.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson landing knees to the head.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Maurelli blocks with his arms.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Maurelli has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Maurelli is pushing Jackson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Maurelli is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maurelli.
Maurelli misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Striker Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jackson 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Striker Jackson!
Post fight, an emotional Striker Jackson said 'I don't ever want to hear the name, Chris Maurelli, again! I’m going Wolf hunting! Jaimie Hopson…… you are NEXT!!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaimie Hopson (ranked 949 p4p, 1574 weight class) and Marcus Johnson (ranked 138 p4p, 210 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jaimie Hopson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Hopson.
Johnson throws out a leg kick but Hopson moves out of range and Johnson only half commits.
Hopson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johnson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hopson jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hopson.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hopson wants to clinch.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Hopson's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Hopson. That snapped Johnson's head back.
It looks like Marcus Johnson has been cut.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Hopson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Hopson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hopson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Despite the aggression on Johnson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hopson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hopson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Hopson.
Hopson darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hopson blocks a jab.
Johnson moves out of range as Hopson strikes.
Johnson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Johnson feints and then cracks Hopson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hopson down.
Hopson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
Hopson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A left lands for Hopson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jab, jab by Hopson - just one landing.
Hopson misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Hopson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fighters circling - Hopson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hopson throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hopson.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Hopson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hopson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnson manages to circle out of the way.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hopson.
Johnson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hopson. Hopson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hopson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hopson misses the jab.
Hopson cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jaimie Hopson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hopson throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Hopson shakes it off.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopson was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Hopson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Hopson misses with a straight left.
Donk. Hopson catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.
Hopson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hopson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
Hopson closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hopson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson slips under a jab from Hopson.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Hopson.
Hopson moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Hopson closes the distance and clinches.
Hopson gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson is trying to stall.
Hopson is working Johnson over against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hopson as Johnson tries to tie him up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Hopson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopson controls his hands.
Hopson lands a right hand.
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 Jaimie Hopson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcus Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hopson cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hopson.
Hopson throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Hopson slips a straight right by Johnson.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hopson gets a clinch.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hopson backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopson tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Hopson fails to land.
Hopson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopson throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hopson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopson prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Hopson misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopson working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hopson.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopson tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopson.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Hopson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Hopson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Hopson misses with the head strike.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Hopson working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopson misses with some punches.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson tries to circle away but Hopson has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hopson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Hopson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hopson working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Hopson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Hopson misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Hopson fails to land.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Hopson lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Hopson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hopson presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hopson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Hopson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Hopson fails to land.
Hopson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopson working aggressively here.
Hopson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hopson misses with some punches.
Hopson throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopson.
Johnson trying to control the position but instead, Hopson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnson into the cage.
Jaimie Hopson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hopson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopson lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Still in the clinch, Hopson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hopson throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Hopson can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Hopson is controlling him.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hopson throws a head punch that misses.
Hopson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hopson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
Hopson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hopson misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaimie Hopson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hopson lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopson throws out the jab.
Hopson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Hopson moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hopson backwards.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Hopson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marcus Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hopson closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Hopson works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Hopson misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopson misses with some punches.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Hopson backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopson tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Hopson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Johnson slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hopson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Hopson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hopson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnson walks into a straight right hand from Hopson.
Hopson throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Hopson jabs at Johnson's body.
Hopson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopson.
Hopson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hopson wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Hopson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Hopson pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Hopson throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Hopson working aggressively here.
Hopson throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hopson fails to land.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopson has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Hopson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Hopson has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hopson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Hopson.
Hopson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Hopson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hopson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hopson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Hopson has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Hopson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hopson fails to land.
Hopson throws a head punch that misses.
Hopson has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson works on Hopson's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hopson lands a body punch.
Hopson working aggressively here.
Hopson tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Hopson back against the cage.
Hopson misses with the head strike.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaimie Hopson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hopson wants to clinch.
Hopson is looking to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Hopson clinches.
Hopson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopson lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Hopson working aggressively here.
Hopson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopson throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hopson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hopson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Hopson.
Johnson misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Hopson as the two fighters clinch.
Hopson lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hopson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Hopson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hopson fails to land.
A short right from Hopson on the inside.
Hopson works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Hopson lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Hopson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Johnson.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Hopson has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hopson's elbow.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hopson is keeping busy.
Hopson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Hopson has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Hopson blocking some punches.
Hopson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Hopson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Hopson improves position.
Hopson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hopson scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Hopson swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hopson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hopson misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopson swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hopson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopson swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hopson won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hopson.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson tries to circle away but Hopson has him pinned against the cage.
Hopson lands a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hopson lands an uppercut.
Hopson lands a nice uppercut.
Hopson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Hopson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Hopson misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaimie Hopson had his way with Marcus Johnson in that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hopson cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hopson walks into a left hand.
Hopson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hopson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Hopson blocks the low kick.
Hopson has managed to clinch.
Hopson misses with some punches.
Hopson misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopson misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Hopson misses with some punches.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hopson fails to land.
Johnson blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopson misses with some punches.
Hopson has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hopson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Hopson's ribcage. Hopson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hopson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hopson fails to land.
Johnson blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Hopson lands a right hand.
Johnson is trying to push Hopson away but Hopson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hopson keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hopson swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaimie Hopson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hopson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Hopson.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hopson swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopson blocking some punches.
Hopson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hopson blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Hopson keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson tries to circle away but Hopson has him pinned against the cage.
Hopson prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
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.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopson.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hopson won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marcus Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaimie Hopson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hopson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 50:46
Judge William Peck scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaimie Hopson!
Jaimie Hopson retains his middleweight title!
Jaimie Hopson 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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