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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hanibal Lector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kerry Mcgee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcgee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Superman's Worst Nightmare. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hanibal Lector!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kerry Mcgee!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mcgee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lector pinned against the cage. Lector gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lector misses with a head kick.
Mcgee throws a lazy uppercut
and Mcgee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lector moves in looking to clinch but Mcgee pushes him off.
Lector gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mcgee is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lector lands an elbow inside that Mcgee shrugs off.
Lector lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Kerry Mcgee has been cut.
Lector wants to get back to striking at distance but Mcgee won't allow it.
Lector tries to throw a body punch but Mcgee avoids it by throwing Lector back against the cage.
Lector breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Lector does no damage.
Nice sprawl there from Mcgee as Lector shoots in.
Mcgee swats away the attempt to clinch by Lector.
Mcgee moves into the clinch.
Lector prevents the takedown attempt.
Hanibal Lector has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kerry Mcgee.
Lector breaks the clinch.
Mcgee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mcgee moves into the clinch successfully.
Lector escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kerry Mcgee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcgee changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lector looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mcgee advances to mount.
Mcgee putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lector wants to get back to his feet.
Mcgee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mcgee lands a nice shot to the head.
Mcgee controlling the position easily from mount.
Lector is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Mcgee has taken his back!
Lector knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mcgee on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lector preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Mcgee.
Mcgee working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Mcgee scores with punches from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcgee is working the ground and pound. Can Lector escape?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lector is trying to remain composed but Mcgee is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Mcgee is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Lector knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Lector for a finish.
Mcgee biding his time, controlling Lector.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kerry Mcgee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kerry Mcgee's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mcgee closes the distance and clinches.
Lector throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mcgee blocks it with crossed arms.
Lector manages to break the clinch.
Mcgee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lector but Lector pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lector is looking to clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lector stuffs the takedown attempt from Mcgee. Mcgee gets slowly back to his feet.
Mcgee takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lector shoots and misses
and Mcgee counters by moving into the clinch.
Mcgee is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lector can't fight it off and eventually Mcgee manages to take the fight to the floor. Lector looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcgee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lector swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mcgee is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kerry Mcgee was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mcgee fails to land the takedown.
Hanibal Lector has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kerry Mcgee.
Mcgee has managed to clinch.
Lector wants to get back to striking at distance but Mcgee won't allow it.
Lector lands with a left to the head.
Mcgee drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lector gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lector is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mcgee is keeping busy.
Lector is looking to break free of the clinch but Mcgee has double underhooks.
Lector tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mcgee's elbow.
Lector lands a knee to the head.
Lector with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lector connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mcgee's face.
Mcgee tightens his grip and picks Lector up, before dumping him to the ground. Lector manages to land in guard.
Mcgee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lector is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mcgee is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mcgee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lector is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mcgee looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lector preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kerry Mcgee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kerry Mcgee's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mcgee keeps the fight on the outside.
Lector tries to clinch
and Mcgee counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lector won't be happy with that.
Mcgee just content to control the position.
Lector on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lector pushes Mcgee away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mcgee gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mcgee decides to stand up, so the ref orders Lector to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lector throws a series of punches but Mcgee moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee swats away the attempt to clinch by Lector.
Lector fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mcgee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lector's waist but Lector gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mcgee off to one side.
Lector fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mcgee scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mcgee working the ground and pound.
Mcgee decides to stand back up.
Mcgee drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcgee controlling from the top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kerry Mcgee wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lector misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Mcgee with that takedown attempt.
Mcgee fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lector sprawls well initially but Mcgee persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mcgee seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lector is trying to stand back up but Mcgee is controlling him
Hanibal Lector has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kerry Mcgee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kerry Mcgee wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lector works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kerry Mcgee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mcgee 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kerry Mcgee!
Kerry Mcgee bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emerson Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McGuirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emerson Castillo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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250 lbs
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emerson Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John McGuirk!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo closes the distance but McGuirk moves to the side
and McGuirk counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McGuirk.
A frustrated look appears on McGuirk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McGuirk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castillo moves to clinch but McGuirk breaks away
and McGuirk counters by clinching up.
McGuirk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castillo has him pressed against the cage.
Castillo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McGuirk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGuirk tries for a takedown but Castillo manages to get underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Castillo.
Castillo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGuirk avoids it.
McGuirk takes an elbow to the forehead.
A frustrated look appears on McGuirk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McGuirk jumps guard but Castillo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
McGuirk goes for a takedown in the clinch but Castillo prevents it.
Emerson Castillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John McGuirk.
McGuirk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuirk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Castillo.
Castillo closes the distance looking to clinch
and McGuirk counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Emerson Castillo has been cut.
Castillo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McGuirk moves into the clinch.
McGuirk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castillo has him pressed against the cage.
Castillo lands an elbow inside that McGuirk shrugs off.
It looks like John McGuirk has been cut.
Castillo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McGuirk manages to break the clinch.
Castillo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McGuirk counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castillo tries to clinch but McGuirk moves away
letting McGuirk counter with a right hand.
Castillo moves to clinch but McGuirk breaks away
and McGuirk holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo avoids the elbow strike from McGuirk, against the cage.
Castillo avoids the elbow strike from McGuirk, against the cage.
McGuirk lands a knee to the body.
McGuirk has had enough of the clinch but Castillo keeps him there for the moment.
McGuirk has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Castillo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Castillo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGuirk's efforts to push away.
McGuirk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McGuirk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Castillo tries to clinch up
and McGuirk counters with a nice kick to the body.
McGuirk closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuirk is trying to force a seperation but Castillo has the dominant position.
Castillo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGuirk breaks the clinch.
McGuirk misses with a body kick.
McGuirk throws a leg kick that misses.
Castillo looks to clinch
and McGuirk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Castillo shoots in for a double leg but McGuirk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Castillo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
McGuirk slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Castillo working a defensive guard here.
McGuirk stands up over Castillo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castillo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McGuirk slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Castillo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McGuirk on the ground.
McGuirk stands up and waves to Castillo to follow him.
Emerson Castillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castillo is breathing heavily.
No joy there for McGuirk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from McGuirk misses.
McGuirk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castillo looks to clinch
and McGuirk counters with a three punch combo that has Castillo backing up. Castillo nods at McGuirk to acknowledge the strikes.
McGuirk misses with a double jab.
McGuirk throws a sloppy head kick and Castillo moves out of range easily.
Castillo wants to clinch
and McGuirk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John McGuirk dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Castillo moves to clinch but McGuirk breaks away
and McGuirk counters with a head kick. That will keep Castillo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Castillo moves in looking to clinch but McGuirk pushes him off.
Castillo tries to clinch up
letting McGuirk counter with a right hand.
McGuirk circles away from the clinch attempt
and McGuirk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuirk looks to land a combination but Castillo avoids it well.
Castillo looks to clinch
and McGuirk counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McGuirk throws a series of punches but Castillo avoids them all with ease.
Castillo closes the distance looking to clinch
and McGuirk counters with a nice body kick.
Emerson Castillo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuirk throws a nice looking combination but Castillo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGuirk shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Well, if McGuirk is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Castillo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McGuirk scores with a couple of nice shots.
Emerson Castillo's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuirk sitting and controlling from the half guard.
McGuirk landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Emerson Castillo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuirk escapes and gets back to his feet.
Castillo tries to clinch but McGuirk moves away
and McGuirk counters by clinching up.
McGuirk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Castillo tries to clinch up
and McGuirk counters with a head kick.
Castillo tries to clinch up
and McGuirk counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuirk throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jeez, Emerson Castillo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Emerson Castillo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John McGuirk!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matteus Saarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Letchford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Letchford has chosen Steel Panther - 17 Girls in a Row as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matteus Saarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kelvin Letchford!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Saarinen or perhaps it was just good defense by Letchford which made him look bad.
A slapping leg kick lands for Letchford.
Letchford thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Saarinen if he has to take too many more of those.
Letchford lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Letchford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saarinen's sensitive parts.
Saarinen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Letchford sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Letchford slaps away a takedown attempt from Saarinen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matteus Saarinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Letchford connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Letchford lands a nice looking kick to the body. Saarinen takes a step back to recover.
Saarinen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Letchford fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Saarinen is out of range.
Letchford connects with a solid leg kick.
Letchford throws a front kick that sends Saarinen stumbling back into the cage.
Letchford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letchford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Letchford connects with an inside leg kick.
Letchford circles away from the clinch attempt.
Letchford keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck for Saarinen with that takedown attempt.
Saarinen is breathing heavily.
Saarinen tries to clinch
and Letchford counters with a nice body kick.
Letchford misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Letchford.
Letchford displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Saarinen.
Letchford lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Letchford scores with a head kick. Saarinen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Letchford dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saarinen. That did some damage!
Letchford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letchford scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Letchford.
Letchford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saarinen's sensitive parts.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Saarinen. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Saarinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saarinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice body kick from Letchford.
Letchford throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Saarinen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kelvin Letchford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Letchford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Letchford lands a front kick.
That kick from Letchford tenderised Saarinen's leg. Saarinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Letchford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saarinen's calf.
A nice inside leg kick there by Letchford. That's going to slow Saarinen down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Letchford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letchford throws a nice inside leg kick.
Letchford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saarinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Letchford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saarinen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Letchford is looking to slow Saarinen down with leg kicks.
Letchford keeps Saarinen at a distance using the push kick.
Letchford scores with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Letchford.
Good leg kick by Letchford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Letchford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Letchford connects with a leg kick. Saarinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Letchford scoring well with a low kick there.
Letchford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Letchford scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letchford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Letchford throws a leg kick which misses Saarinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Saarinen tries to avoid it.
Letchford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Letchford.
A chopping leg kick lands by Letchford.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Letchford.
A solid leg kick lands there for Letchford.
Letchford thumps Saarinen with a low kick.
Saarinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Letchford.
Letchford dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saarinen. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Letchford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Saarinen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Letchford.
A head kick misses from Letchford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Letchford dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Letchford delivers a nice body kick.
Letchford scores with a leg kick.
Letchford throws a half hearted mid kick.
Letchford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Letchford cracks the inside of Saarinen's front leg.
Saarinen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Letchford.
Letchford cracks the inside of Saarinen's front leg.
Saarinen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Saarinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Letchford.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Letchford lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Saarinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saarinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Saarinen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Letchford throws a head kick that misses.
Letchford throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Letchford, right into the meat.
Letchford misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letchford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saarinen's calf.
That kick from Letchford tenderised Saarinen's leg. Saarinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Saarinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Letchford can pounce on him.
Letchford lands a high kick!
Letchford lands with a slapping head kick.
Letchford moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Saarinen darts in trying to clinch
and Letchford counters with a leg kick.
Saarinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Letchford.
Letchford connects with a solid leg kick.
Letchford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Letchford scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letchford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saarinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Letchford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saarinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Saarinen closes the distance and clinches up with Letchford, looking for a takedown. Saarinen pushes Letchford against the cage but Letchford circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Saarinen wants to clinch up but Letchford keeps it at a distance.
Letchford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saarinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Letchford delivers a nice body kick.
Saarinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Letchford can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Letchford.
Letchford scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Letchford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Letchford throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Letchford throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelvin Letchford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saarinen blocks a head kick by Letchford.
Letchford throws a nice inside leg kick.
Letchford pushes Saarinen away with a front kick.
Letchford scores with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Letchford.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Letchford, right into the meat.
Saarinen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Letchford throws a nice head kick!
Saarinen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Saarinen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Letchford dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saarinen. That did some damage!
Letchford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Letchford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letchford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Letchford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saarinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Letchford dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saarinen. That did some damage!
Saarinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Letchford.
Letchford explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A solid body kick from Letchford.
Letchford connects with a leg kick. Saarinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Letchford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saarinen's sensitive parts.
Saarinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Letchford.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Letchford is looking to slow Saarinen down with leg kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Letchford.
Letchford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Letchford throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Letchford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Letchford scoring well with a low kick there.
Letchford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saarinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Letchford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saarinen misses with a wild combination.
Saarinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Letchford can pounce on him.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Saarinen might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Saarinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Letchford swats away the attempt to clinch by Saarinen.
Letchford is looking to slow Saarinen down with leg kicks.
Letchford scores with a nice body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Letchford!
Saarinen blocks a head kick by Letchford.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Letchford. That's going to slow Saarinen down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letchford scores with a leg kick.
Letchford misses with a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Letchford lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Saarinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saarinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A solid leg kick lands there for Letchford.
A good leg kick by Letchford.
Letchford throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Letchford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Letchford lands a leg kick that knocks Saarinen off balance momentarily.
Letchford throws a solid leg kick but Saarinen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Letchford.
A chopping leg kick lands by Letchford.
Letchford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Saarinen closes the distance but Letchford moves to the side
and Letchford counters with a good, hard body kick but Saarinen shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letchford scores with a leg kick.
Letchford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saarinen is looking to clinch but Letchford is avoiding it.
Saarinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Letchford.
Saarinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Letchford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saarinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Letchford throws a front kick that sends Saarinen stumbling back into the cage.
Kelvin Letchford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Letchford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saarinen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Letchford.
Saarinen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Letchford throws a nice inside leg kick.
Letchford circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letchford throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saarinen misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Letchford.
A nice leg kick lands there from Letchford.
Letchford throws a leg kick which misses Saarinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Saarinen tries to avoid it.
Letchford scores with a leg kick.
Kelvin Letchford is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Letchford throws a leg kick which misses Saarinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Saarinen tries to avoid it.
Matteus Saarinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Letchford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Letchford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saarinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Letchford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Saarinen throws a right and a left that Letchford avoids nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Letchford.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letchford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Letchford.
Letchford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Letchford thuds his shin into the meat of Saarinen's side.
Letchford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saarinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Letchford.
A nice inside leg kick there by Letchford. That's going to slow Saarinen down.
Letchford throws a front kick that sends Saarinen stumbling back into the cage.
Letchford scores with a spinning back kick!
Saarinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Letchford.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Letchford.
Saarinen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Matteus Saarinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Letchford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saarinen's calf.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kelvin Letchford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Letchford has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelvin Letchford!
A less than humble Kelvin Letchford misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nosiaj Avlis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crissay Tosen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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18
261 lbs
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275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nosiaj Avlis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crissay Tosen!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avlis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tosen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Avlis throws out the jab.
Tosen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tosen wants to clinch.
Avlis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tosen.
Avlis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tosen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Avlis just misses with a punch to the body.
Tosen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tosen connects with an inside leg kick.
Avlis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tosen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Avlis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Tosen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Avlis throws a sloppy head kick and Tosen moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avlis throws a sloppy head kick and Tosen moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tosen.
Crissay Tosen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avlis misses with a hook.
Avlis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tosen. Tosen obviously looking to wear him down.
Tosen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Avlis is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Tosen.
Tosen scores with a head kick.
Avlis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tosen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tosen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
Avlis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
No luck for Avlis with that takedown attempt.
Tosen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tosen misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tosen.
Tosen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Avlis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Avlis misses with a looping right.
Avlis throws a head kick that misses
and Tosen counters with an outside leg kick.
Tosen lands a high kick!
Avlis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tosen.
Tosen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Avlis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tosen.
Tosen is looking to slow Avlis down with leg kicks.
Tosen thumps Avlis with a low kick.
Tosen lands a leg kick that knocks Avlis off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Avlis misses.
Tosen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tosen connects with a solid leg kick.
Avlis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tosen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Avlis tries to clinch but Tosen moves out of range.
Avlis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Avlis is trying to break the clinch but Tosen is controlling him.
Tosen tries to circle away but Avlis has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tosen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosen is trying to break free.
Avlis struggles to land a body shot inside as Tosen controls his hands.
Tosen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tosen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Avlis controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Avlis seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crissay Tosen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tosen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Avlis manages to avoid it.
Tosen throws out a leg kick but Avlis moves out of range and Tosen only half commits.
Tosen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Avlis.
Tosen moves out of range of the body kick from Avlis.
Tosen motions for Avlis to come forward. Tosen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Avlis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tosen moves away.
Avlis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tosen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Avlis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Avlis misses with a low kick.
Tosen pushes Avlis away with a front kick.
Avlis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tosen throws a leg kick but Avlis sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosen scores with a head kick.
Avlis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tosen at a distance.
Tosen throws a solid leg kick but Avlis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tosen.
Tosen throws a leg kick but Avlis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Avlis checks a low kick from Tosen.
Tosen wants to slow Avlis down by chopping away at his legs.
Tosen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tosen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Avlis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Avlis throws a head kick but Tosen moves out of range.
Avlis doesn't manage to clinch there - Tosen circles away.
Avlis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tosen's waist but Tosen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Avlis off to one side.
Tosen connects with a leg kick. Avlis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avlis tries to close the distance and clinch but Tosen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Avlis misses the target.
Avlis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tosen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosen throws a leg kick which misses Avlis's front leg but catches the back leg as Avlis tries to avoid it.
Crissay Tosen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tosen doesn't manage to clinch there - Avlis circles away.
Tosen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Avlis.
Tosen throws a hook to the side of Avlis's head but Avlis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tosen. Avlis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Avlis doesn't manage to clinch there - Tosen circles away.
Tosen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Avlis, pushing him back against the cage.
Tosen keeps control of Avlis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tosen has Avlis pressed against the cage, preventing Avlis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tosen gets underhooks to prevent Avlis's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avlis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Avlis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tosen uses from the top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tosen is standing up over Avlis. Avlis looks to escape but Tosen dives into side control.
Tosen decides to stand up, so the ref orders Avlis to his feet.
Tosen throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Avlis.
Tosen thumps Avlis with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tosen feints and then cracks Avlis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Avlis down.
Tosen misses the shot to the body.
Avlis is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Tosen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Tosen cracks the inside of Avlis's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tosen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Tosen. That's going to slow Avlis down.
A head kick from Tosen lands but Avlis takes it in his stride.
Avlis tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by Tosen.
Tosen scoring well with a low kick there.
Avlis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tosen. Tosen obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crissay Tosen 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!
Avlis throws a leg kick that misses.
Avlis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Avlis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tosen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tosen wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Avlis.
Tosen looks to land a right hand but Avlis moved out of range.
Crissay Tosen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Avlis. Those never looked like landing.
Tosen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Avlis. That did some damage!
Avlis digs a good hook to Tosen's body.
Tosen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Avlis fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nosiaj Avlis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tosen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tosen wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tosen.
Tosen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tosen feints and then cracks Avlis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Avlis down.
Tosen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Avlis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tosen can pounce on him.
Tosen lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tosen misses the shot to the body.
Tosen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Avlis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tosen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tosen.
Tosen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tosen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Avlis. That did some damage!
Tosen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Avlis's calf.
Tosen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tosen misses with a wild body shot.
Avlis keeps the fight on the outside.
Avlis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tosen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Avlis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tosen.
Avlis closes the distance and clinches up with Tosen, looking for a takedown. Avlis pushes Tosen against the cage but Tosen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tosen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Avlis. That did some damage!
Tosen throws a body punch but Avlis moves out of range.
Tosen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tosen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Avlis misses with a body kick.
Tosen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tosen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Avlis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Avlis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tosen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Avlis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Avlis is looking to clinch but Tosen is avoiding it.
Avlis moves into the clinch successfully.
Avlis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Avlis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tosen smiles and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Tosen.
Crissay Tosen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Avlis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tosen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Avlis's sensitive parts.
Tosen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tosen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tosen scores with a leg kick.
Tosen lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tosen lands a head kick. Avlis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The fight stays on the outside here - Avlis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nosiaj Avlis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Avlis throws a sloppy head kick and Tosen moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Crissay Tosen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tosen 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crissay Tosen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinn Holt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quinn Holt!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holt tries to bum rush Da Silva with a series of wild strikes but Da Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Holt misses with a wild combination.
Da Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Da Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Holt tries to kick Da Silva off but Da Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Da Silva is trying for a kimura here. Holt looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Da Silva wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pedro Da Silva!
A very excited looking Pedro Da Silva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Rich Forever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Hawkins!
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, Rick Rich Forever!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rich Forever shoots for a takedown but Hawkins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hawkins looks to land a combination but Rich Forever avoids it well.
Rich Forever shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rich Forever sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hawkins wants to get back to his feet.
Rich Forever looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rich Forever takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rick Rich Forever.
A swing and a miss from Hawkins.
Hawkins displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rich Forever.
Rich Forever throws a sloppy head kick and Hawkins moves out of range easily.
Hawkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich Forever shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rich Forever scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rich Forever stops Hawkins from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rich Forever in particular looking to stall.
Rick Rich Forever has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rich Forever moves in looking to clinch but Hawkins pushes him off.
Hawkins sizes up Rich Forever with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Rick Rich Forever has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rich Forever walks into a left hand.
Rich Forever throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Rich Forever to the canvas! Rich Forever doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Hawkins keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Hawkins!
Jeremy Hawkins tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Dwyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dwyer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dave Matthews Band - You Might Die Trying. Nowak is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nelly - Heart of a Champion. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Dwyer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michal Nowak!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dwyer tries to clinch but Nowak is having none of it.
Dwyer drops Nowak with a beautiful combination! Nowak stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dwyer is looking for the KO!
It looks like Michal Nowak has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Nowak got wobbled bad by a big combination! Dwyer presses forward with punches and knees until Nowak stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Nowak closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Dwyer!
Andy Dwyer is the new welterweight champion!
Andy Dwyer managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Malicious Intent Fight Gear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Skaft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mad Raefon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raefon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Riot - Three Days Grace. The key to victory for Johannes Skaft has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johannes Skaft!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mad Raefon!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raefon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Skaft.
Raefon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Skaft scoring well with a low kick there.
Skaft throws a nice inside leg kick.
Raefon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Skaft circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raefon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Skaft tries to avoid it but Raefon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Skaft to the ground. Skaft escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Raefon looks gassed!
Raefon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johannes Skaft has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mad Raefon.
Skaft throws a quick inside leg kick.
Skaft lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Skaft.
Skaft digs a good body shot into Raefon's ribs.
That kick from Skaft tenderised Raefon's leg. Raefon is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slapping leg kick lands for Skaft.
Skaft cracks Raefon with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Mad Raefon has been cut.
Raefon is trying desperately to land a takedown but Skaft is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Raefon.
Skaft lands a right hook to the body.
Skaft moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Skaft connects with an inside leg kick.
Skaft lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Raefon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skaft lands a slapping body shot.
Skaft throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Skaft - that will leave a mark!
Skaft buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Skaft scoring well with a low kick there.
Mad Raefon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Skaft there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Skaft turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skaft scores with a shot to the body.
Skaft lands a nice looking body kick.
Skaft turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Skaft connects with a leg kick. Raefon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Skaft.
Skaft feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Raefon's calf.
Skaft turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Skaft is looking to wear down Raefon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Skaft thuds his shin into the meat of Raefon's side.
Skaft lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raefon's sensitive parts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Skaft, right into the meat.
Skaft cracks a nice hook into Raefon's ribs.
Raefon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Raefon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Skaft scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skaft throws a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Skaft.
Skaft dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Skaft connects with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Skaft there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Skaft lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Raefon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Skaft.
Raefon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Skaft.
A nice leg kick lands there from Skaft.
Skaft throws a nice outside leg kick.
No luck for Raefon with that takedown attempt.
Skaft thuds a left hand into Raefon's body.
Skaft listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Raefon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Skaft.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skaft scoring well with a low kick there.
Raefon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Skaft changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Skaft throws a front kick that sends Raefon stumbling back into the cage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Raefon.
Skaft throws a shot to the body.
Skaft with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Skaft rushes Raefon and presses him up against the cage.
Raefon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Skaft fights it off and pushes away nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Skaft.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skaft connects with a body shot.
Raefon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Skaft gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skaft controlling the action here for a moment.
Skaft is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short right from Skaft on the inside.
Skaft lands with a left to the head.
Skaft lands a right hand.
Raefon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Skaft gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skaft creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skaft creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skaft lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skaft lands a shoulder strike.
Skaft lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Raefon looking for a takedown.
Raefon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Skaft fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Skaft dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mad Raefon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Skaft chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Skaft scores with a leg kick.
Skaft lands a nice looking body shot.
Raefon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Skaft can pounce on him.
Mad Raefon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skaft lands a right hook to the body.
Raefon takes one to the chin there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Skaft.
Johannes Skaft is winning the standup battle so far.
Crunch! Skaft slams his shin into Raefon's torso.
Raefon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Skaft.
Skaft connects with a solid leg kick.
Skaft jabs Raefon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Raefon is breathing heavily.
Raefon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Skaft.
Skaft is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raefon can do to turn this around?
Skaft fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Raefon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Skaft moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raefon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Skaft.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raefon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Skaft feints and then cracks Raefon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Raefon down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Skaft.
Skaft turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Skaft with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Skaft turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Skaft there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Skaft dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Raefon. That did some damage!
Raefon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Skaft. Skaft obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Skaft scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Raefon doesn't seem bothered though.
Skaft connects with a leg kick. Raefon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Skaft. That's going to slow Raefon down.
Raefon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Skaft, right into the meat.
Skaft fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Skaft.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Skaft.
Raefon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Skaft.
Skaft scores with a kick to the body.
Raefon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Skaft connects with a leg kick. Raefon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Skaft is looking to slow Raefon down with leg kicks.
Raefon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Raefon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Raefon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Skaft fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Raefon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice inside leg kick there by Skaft. That's going to slow Raefon down.
Skaft scores with a shot to the body.
Skaft digs a good body shot into Raefon's ribs.
Skaft tries to clinch up.
Skaft pushes Raefon away with a front kick.
Skaft connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raefon shoots in for a takedown but Skaft shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Raefon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johannes Skaft has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mad Raefon.
Raefon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Skaft, right into the meat.
Skaft lands a nice looking body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Raefon.
Skaft fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Raefon.
Raefon fails with the takedown.
A shot to the liver by Skaft. Beautiful body shot.
Skaft scores with a body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Skaft finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Skaft.
Skaft scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raefon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Skaft to score with a decent uppercut.
Raefon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Skaft avoids it really well and circles away.
Skaft lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Skaft there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Skaft scoring well with a low kick there.
Skaft punishes Raefon's body with a nice straight punch.
Skaft displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Raefon.
Raefon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Skaft scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skaft leaves Raefon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johannes Skaft is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Skaft fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raefon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Skaft dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mad Raefon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Raefon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Raefon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Skaft slaps away a takedown attempt from Raefon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Skaft lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Raefon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Skaft throws a leg kick which misses Raefon's front leg but catches the back leg as Raefon tries to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Skaft, right into the meat.
Raefon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skaft lands a nice hook to Raefon's body. Raefon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Skaft lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Raefon at a distance.
Skaft scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Skaft lands a nice shot to the body.
Raefon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Skaft buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Skaft, right into the meat.
Raefon shoots for a takedown but Skaft saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raefon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Skaft sprawls well. Skaft wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Raefon gets slowly back to his feet.
Johannes Skaft has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mad Raefon.
Skaft moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Skaft. That's going to slow Raefon down.
Skaft scores with a hook to the body. Raefon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Skaft scores with a nice body kick.
Skaft lands a nice hook to Raefon's body. Raefon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Raefon shoots in looking for a takedown but Skaft manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Raefon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Skaft throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Raefon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Skaft chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Skaft lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raefon's sensitive parts.
Skaft jabs Raefon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raefon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Skaft. Skaft obviously looking to wear him down.
Raefon fails to land the takedown.
A solid leg kick lands there for Skaft.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Skaft. That's going to slow Raefon down.
Raefon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Skaft avoids it really well and circles away.
Skaft connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Skaft is looking to slow Raefon down with leg kicks.
Skaft buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Raefon avoids the body shot from Skaft.
Raefon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Skaft keeps Raefon at a distance using the push kick.
Skaft lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Raefon misses with a takedown attempt - Skaft sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Skaft connects with a leg kick. Raefon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Raefon with that takedown attempt.
Skaft scores with a jab. Raefon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Skaft connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Raefon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Skaft ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters circling a little - Skaft finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Raefon tries for a takedown but Skaft sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Skaft scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Raefon misses with a takedown attempt - Skaft sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Skaft.
Good leg kick by Skaft there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Skaft feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Raefon's calf.
Skaft misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skaft throws a low kick but Raefon moves out of range easily.
Raefon shoots in for a takedown but Skaft shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Skaft jabs at Raefon's body.
Raefon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Skaft swivels and escapes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raefon tries for a takedown but Skaft sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That kick from Skaft tenderised Raefon's leg. Raefon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Skaft lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Raefon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skaft.
Raefon fails with a takedown attempt.
Skaft throws a leg kick which misses Raefon's front leg but catches the back leg as Raefon tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skaft throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Raefon shoots for a takedown but Skaft saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Raefon is defended easily by Skaft.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Skaft clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Mad Raefon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Raefon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Skaft sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Raefon somewhat.
Crunch! Skaft slams his shin into Raefon's torso.
Skaft dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Raefon. That did some damage!
Raefon shoots in and drives through. Skaft sprawls well.
Skaft fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raefon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Skaft fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Raefon.
Skaft lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Skaft throws a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Skaft.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skaft scores with a decent looking hook.
Skaft throws a nice inside leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Raefon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Raefon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skaft connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Skaft.
Skaft turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Skaft.
Skaft lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raefon's sensitive parts.
A lazy left from Skaft finds it's target.
Skaft thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Raefon if he has to take too many more of those.
Skaft throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raefon feints and as Skaft raises his hands in defense, Raefon changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Raefon distracts Skaft with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Raefon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Raefon cracks Skaft with a solid left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raefon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Raefon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Skaft's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raefon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Raefon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Skaft's head.
Raefon distracts Skaft with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Raefon scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Raefon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Raefon connects with a couple of short punches.
Raefon stands up over Skaft, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Raefon works over Skaft with some ground and pound from guard.
Raefon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Raefon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Raefon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raefon working some strikes from top position.
Raefon distracts Skaft with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Raefon postures up and lands a big shot to Skaft's brow.
Skaft on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Skaft tries to get out of the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Raefon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Raefon landing with the ground and pound.
Raefon lands a couple of elbows.
Raefon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raefon connects with a couple of short punches.
Raefon advances to half guard.
Raefon working Skaft over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raefon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Raefon lands with a punch from half guard.
Raefon drops an elbow to the side of Skaft's head.
Raefon lands with a punch from half guard.
Raefon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Raefon.
Raefon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Raefon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Raefon working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raefon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mad Raefon dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Mad Raefon's cut.
That's time! Skaft's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Skaft stuffs the takedown.
Raefon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Skaft sprawls well. Skaft wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Raefon gets slowly back to his feet.
Skaft scores with a body shot.
Raefon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johannes Skaft has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mad Raefon.
Skaft throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Skaft thumps Raefon with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Skaft.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Skaft.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping body kick lands there for Skaft.
Raefon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Skaft.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Raefon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Skaft - the referee stops the clock and Raefon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Skaft. Raefon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Raefon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Skaft sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Skaft lands with a thumping leg kick.
Skaft throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Raefon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Skaft gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skaft lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Skaft lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Skaft on the inside.
Skaft lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raefon backwards.
Raefon can't get the takedown.
Skaft scores with a shot to the side of Raefon's head.
Skaft dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Skaft.
Skaft stalling the fight.
Skaft scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Johannes Skaft.
Raefon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Raefon shoots for a takedown but Skaft saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Raefon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Skaft ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Raefon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Skaft connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Raefon scrambles back to his feet.
Raefon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Skaft is fending him off so far but Raefon persists. Nope, Skaft circles away and we're back to standing.
Skaft thumps Raefon with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skaft connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Raefon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Skaft fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Raefon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Skaft moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skaft throws a quick inside leg kick.
Skaft stuns Raefon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Skaft scoring well with a low kick there.
Skaft slaps away a takedown attempt from Raefon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Skaft lands a nice hook to Raefon's body. Raefon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crunch! Skaft slams his shin into Raefon's torso.
Raefon fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Skaft to the ground. Raefon is now in Skaft's guard.
Raefon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Raefon preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Raefon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Raefon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Skaft trying to keep a closed guard but Raefon is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raefon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raefon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Raefon landing some decent shots from guard.
Mad Raefon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Raefon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Skaft knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Raefon on the ground.
Skaft has momentary wrist control but Raefon slips an elbow through the middle.
Raefon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Skaft on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mad Raefon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raefon lands a nice forearm strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johannes Skaft showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Skaft has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 49:44
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 49:44
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 49:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johannes Skaft!
Johannes Skaft is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Johannes Skaft thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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