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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksanteri Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Proctor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin comes to the cage accompanied by CCCP. Aleksanteri Karelin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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285 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Aleksanteri Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Proctor!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Proctor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Karelin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Allstars MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Proctor thows a body kick. Karelin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Proctor cracks Karelin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Aleksanteri Karelin has been cut.
Karelin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Proctor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karelin.
Proctor has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Karelin misses with a wild body shot.
Karelin scores with a hook to the body. Proctor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karelin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karelin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Proctor.
Proctor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Proctor throws the kick towards the body but Karelin avoids it.
Proctor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Proctor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Proctor tries to sprawl but Karelin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin is looking to advance position but Proctor won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Karelin in particular looking to stall.
Karelin prevents Proctor from standing back up.
Proctor is not content to let Karelin control the position.
Proctor tries to kick Karelin off but Karelin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Karelin throwing shots but Proctor is blocking nicely.
Proctor is trying to get back to full guard.
Karelin wants to free his trapped foot but Proctor is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Karelin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Proctor's head.
Proctor is trying to stand.
Karelin slows the pace down in half guard.
Proctor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Proctor tries to kick Karelin off but Karelin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Karelin lands a nice short elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Proctor is refusing to be controlled, as Karelin sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proctor wants to get back to his feet.
Proctor won't allow Karelin to pass to mount.
Karelin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Proctor tries to roll over but Karelin keeps him under control.
Karelin is trying to control. Proctor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Karelin works his way into side control.
Karelin wants to control but Proctor is keeping him busy.
Karelin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Proctor is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin tries to advance to mount but can't.
Proctor is not content to let Karelin control the position.
Proctor is letting Karelin control him for a moment.
Proctor prevents Karelin from improving position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karelin is looking to take a break and control but Proctor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksanteri Karelin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksanteri Karelin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Karelin swings for the body but Proctor moves out of range.
Karelin throws a jab when Proctor was well out of range.
Proctor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Karelin stuns Proctor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Proctor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Proctor misses with a hook
and Karelin counters with a shoot takedown. Proctor fights it but they end up in guard.
Karelin tries to free his leg and advance position but Proctor is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karelin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karelin is stalling in the full guard.
Karelin throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin wants to control from the top but Proctor keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Karelin controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Aleksanteri Karelin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Karelin swings widly with a right hand
and Proctor counters with a straight right hand.
Karelin misses with a looping left.
Proctor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Karelin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Proctor tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Karelin is in Proctor's guard.
Proctor wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Karelin manages to pass to side control.
Proctor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Karelin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Karelin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karelin slows the pace down in half guard.
Karelin is just content to waste time from the top position. Proctor takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Karelin won't allow Proctor to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin postures up and lands a big shot to Proctor's brow.
Proctor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karelin.
Karelin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Karelin trying to control but Proctor is working from the bottom.
Karelin throws a big right hand that misses.
Proctor looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Karelin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Proctor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Proctor manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karelin scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Proctor throws a lazy right hand but Karelin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Proctor tries to land a front kick but Karelin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Proctor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karelin.
Karelin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karelin misses the jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Proctor.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Proctor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Proctor lands a jab.
Proctor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksanteri Karelin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aleksanteri Karelin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Karelin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Proctor was well out of range. Poor timing from Karelin.
Proctor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Karelin throws a hook to the side of Proctor's head but Proctor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karelin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Proctor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karelin. Proctor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karelin throws a body shot but no joy.
Proctor throws an overhand right that lands on Karelin's shoulder, as Karelin tries to avoid the shot.
Karelin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Proctor was well out of range. Poor timing from Karelin.
Karelin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Proctor was well out of range. Poor timing from Karelin.
Karelin misses with a hook. Proctor ducked under it nicely.
Karelin avoids the head kick by Proctor.
Karelin misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proctor slips a jab from Karelin.
A big right from Karelin misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Karelin misses the target.
Proctor throws a leg kick but Karelin checks it.
Proctor lands a right hook to the body.
Proctor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karelin.
Karelin throws a shot from downtown. Proctor moves away and avoids it.
Proctor misses with a body kick.
Aleksanteri Karelin is winning the standup battle so far.
Karelin moves out of range as Proctor throws a body kick.
Karelin throws a hook but Proctor avoids it easily.
Karelin lands a head shot.
Proctor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Karelin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karelin cracks Proctor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Karelin throws a lazy right hand but Proctor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karelin misses with a straight left.
Proctor takes a swing at Karelin's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Karelin misses its intended target.
Karelin throws a shot from downtown. Proctor moves away and avoids it.
Karelin lands a jab to the head.
Karelin shoots in and drives through. Proctor sprawls well.
Proctor throws a wild body kick that Karelin sees coming a mile off.
Proctor misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proctor blocks a jab.
Proctor moves forwards but Karelin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Proctor needs to keep his hands up - Karelin had a free shot at his head there.
Aleksanteri Karelin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Proctor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Karelin.
Proctor jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Proctor throws a body kick that misses.
Proctor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Proctor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Karelin throws a looping overhand right but Proctor ducks down to avoid it.
Proctor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Karelin throws a poor cross that misses
and Karelin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Proctor tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin scores with a hook.
Karelin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Proctor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Proctor tries a low kick but Karelin avoids it.
Proctor explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Karelin throws a big shot that misses.
Proctor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Michael Proctor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karelin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Proctor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karelin looks to land a combination but Proctor avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Proctor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karelin.
Karelin lands a nice shot to the body.
Proctor slips a straight right by Karelin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksanteri Karelin clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksanteri Karelin'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Proctor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Karelin throws a body punch but Proctor moves out of range.
Karelin connects with a single shot there.
Karelin misses with an uppercut.
Karelin scores with a takedown into Proctor's guard.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Proctor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karelin tries to free his leg and advance position but Proctor is retaining full guard.
Karelin stands and throws Proctor's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Proctor is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Karelin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin trying to control the action but Proctor is working from the bottom.
Proctor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Karelin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Karelin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Proctor keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Proctor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Proctor defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin staying calm.
Karelin is looking to take a break and control but Proctor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Proctor seems a little lost for a moment, as Karelin dominates the positioning.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Proctor tries to buck Karelin off but Karelin is having none of it.
Karelin misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Proctor keeps working.
Karelin creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Proctor sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Karelin content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Proctor wants to get back to his feet but Karelin drags him back down.
Aleksanteri Karelin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Karelin trying to control the action but Proctor is working from the bottom.
Karelin laying and praying for a moment but Proctor takes advantage and regains half guard.
Aleksanteri Karelin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Karelin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Proctor for as long as he can get away with.
Proctor manages to get to full guard.
Proctor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Michael Proctor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Proctor keeping full guard, as Karelin tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksanteri Karelin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Karelin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 40:36
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 40:36
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 40:36
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksanteri Karelin!
Aleksanteri Karelin decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Samurai Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Van De Kamp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van De Kamp has chosen Sister Sin - Fight Song as his entrance music. Chris Van De Kamp has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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156 lbs
24 - 11 - 1 |
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133 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Samurai Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Van De Kamp!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack scores with a jab. Van De Kamp acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Van De Kamp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jack.
Jack connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Samurai Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jack misses with a hook.
Jack cracks Van De Kamp with a good jab.
Jack looks to land a right hand but Van De Kamp moved out of range.
Jack moves into the clinch successfully.
Van De Kamp tries for a takedown but Jack manages to get underhooks.
A knee to the head by Jack.
Van De Kamp is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jack tries a knee to the head but Van De Kamp blocks it.
Jack throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van De Kamp blocks it with crossed arms.
Jack utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jack prevents the takedown attempt.
Samurai Jack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Van De Kamp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack is pressed up against the cage. Van De Kamp has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jack down to the mat. Jack avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jack lands with a cross.
Jack closes the distance and clinches.
Jack putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van De Kamp in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jack landing knees to the head.
Jack slowing the pace effectively.
Van De Kamp tries for a takedown but Jack manages to get underhooks.
Jack missing with knees to the body.
Van De Kamp tries for a takedown. No joy.
Van De Kamp is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jack landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jack gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Van De Kamp.
Van De Kamp tries to score a body lock takedown but Jack shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jack is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack lands a knee to the head.
Jack is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jack with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van De Kamp looking for a takedown.
Jack throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Van De Kamp goes for a takedown attempt but Jack pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Van De Kamp looks winded!
Jack fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van De Kamp drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van De Kamp drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jack pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jack lands a really nice looking cross but Van De Kamp seems unphased.
Van De Kamp defending well as Jack loads up on a big left hand.
Jack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van De Kamp manages to avoid it.
Van De Kamp on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A swing and a miss from Jack.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack is looking to slow Van De Kamp down with leg kicks.
Van De Kamp takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Van De Kamp shoots in for a takedown but Jack shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jack tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van De Kamp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jack.
Jack connects with a nice looking jab.
Jack is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slow jab from Jack misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jack throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samurai Jack dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jack lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Van De Kamp takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Van De Kamp.
Jack scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van De Kamp doesn't seem bothered though.
Jack scores with a jab.
Jack misses with a straight left.
Jack tests Van De Kamp's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jack throws a jab when Van De Kamp was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Jack misses.
Jack cracks Van De Kamp with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van De Kamp drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Van De Kamp blocks a jab.
Van De Kamp closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jack circles away.
Van De Kamp moves out of range of the strikes.
Jack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jack lands a nice looking body shot.
Van De Kamp misses with a takedown attempt
and Jack counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Jack misses.
Jack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van De Kamp can do to turn this around?
Van De Kamp shoots in for a double leg but Jack sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Samurai Jack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Van De Kamp.
Jack listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Van De Kamp 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Nice straight punches there by Jack. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jack.
Jack misses with an uppercut. Van De Kamp saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack throws a shot from downtown. Van De Kamp moves away and avoids it.
Jack looks to throw the jab but Van De Kamp is out of range.
Jack throws a looping overhand right but Van De Kamp ducks down to avoid it.
Jack bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van De Kamp's head backwards.
Van De Kamp ducks under a wild hook from Jack.
Jack waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van De Kamp.
Van De Kamp's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jack connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Van De Kamp scrambles back to his feet.
Jack paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van De Kamp drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van De Kamp wants to control from the top but Jack keeps moving.
Jack tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jack keeping full guard, as Van De Kamp tries to pass.
Jack controlling Van De Kamp's posture.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van De Kamp pushing down on Jack's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samurai Jack 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.
The fighters circling - Jack throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jack attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jack clinches with his opponent.
Jack gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Van De Kamp.
A left hand lands to the body for Jack.
Jack connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van De Kamp's face.
Van De Kamp managing to block the knees to the body from Jack.
Jack landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van De Kamp is working for takedown but Jack is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jack with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jack prevents a takedown attempt there.
Samurai Jack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Van De Kamp.
Van De Kamp wants a takedown.
Van De Kamp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jack tries to land a knee to the head but Van De Kamp blocks with his arms.
Jack connects with a knee to the head.
Van De Kamp takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jack lands a nice knee to the body.
Van De Kamp has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jack is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jack unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jack lands a knee to the body.
Jack landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Samurai Jack has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jack is leaning against Van De Kamp and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jack working Van De Kamp over with knees to the body.
Jack landing knees to the head.
Jack lands a good knee to the midsection. Van De Kamp won't want to take too many of those.
Jack with a knee to the head.
Jack prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack with a knee to the head.
Jack pushes Van De Kamp back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van De Kamp tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jack landing knees to the head.
Jack landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jack landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jack gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Van De Kamp.
Jack scores a nice knee to the body.
Jack connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van De Kamp's face.
Jack scores a nice knee to the body.
Jack scores a nice knee to the body.
Jack is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van De Kamp tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jack putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van De Kamp in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jack lands a right hand.
Jack landing knees to the head.
Jack prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jack lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jack obliges.
Jack using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jack crunches a lovely knee into Van De Kamp's ribcage.
Jack landing knees to the body.
Jack scores with a knee to the head.
Jack with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jack connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van De Kamp's face.
Knees to the body from Jack.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van De Kamp tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jack prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jack presses Van De Kamp against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jack prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jack gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Van De Kamp.
Jack slows down the pace here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jack putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van De Kamp in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samurai Jack clearly takes 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. This is the final round!
Jack connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jack connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van De Kamp. Van De Kamp circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jack scores with a jab.
Chris Van De Kamp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Jack misses.
Van De Kamp tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jack defends well and Van De Kamp ends up having to push Jack into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van De Kamp avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jack.
Van De Kamp is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jack throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van De Kamp changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jack fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Samurai Jack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Van De Kamp.
Jack feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Van De Kamp's calf.
Van De Kamp is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van De Kamp takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Van De Kamp has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jack lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jack throws a solid leg kick but Van De Kamp takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jack.
Jack scoring well with a low kick there.
Jack slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack misses the jab.
Van De Kamp ducks under a wild hook from Jack.
Van De Kamp ducks under a wild hook from Jack.
Van De Kamp uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jack.
Van De Kamp moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Jack misses.
Jack throws a low kick but Van De Kamp moves out of range easily.
Jack clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van De Kamp is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jack gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jack missing with knees to the body.
Van De Kamp is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jack gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Van De Kamp has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jack after a bit of a struggle.
Van De Kamp has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jack is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jack using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van De Kamp has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jack dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Samurai Jack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van De Kamp is working for takedown but Jack is calmly controlling the position for now.
Van De Kamp is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jack pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jack is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jack gets underhooks to prevent Van De Kamp's takedown attempt.
Chris Van De Kamp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack prevents the takedown attempt.
Jack using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jack connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van De Kamp's face.
Jack holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Van De Kamp is working for takedown but Jack is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van De Kamp goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jack prevents it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van De Kamp looking for a takedown.
Jack blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samurai Jack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jack, 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 40:36
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 40:36
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 40:36
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samurai Jack!
Samurai Jack really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that GREEN!160 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Point Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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180 lbs
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30
185 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Point Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Charles!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fighter takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Charles dives in and scores a takedown into Fighter's guard.
Charles works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Charles controlling the action here.
Charles wants to stand up but Fighter is controlling the position.
Fighter wants to get back to full guard.
Fighter trying to control here.
Fighter is looking for a sweep. Charles is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by David Charles.
Fighter misses with a body shot.
Charles lands with an overhand left.
Fighter loads up on a big right hand but Charles slips the punch.
Fighter avoids a kick to the body.
Charles's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fighter under the eye.
Point Fighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fighter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Charles lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch but Fighter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Charles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fighter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fighter just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter dives in and scores a takedown into Charles's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fighter trying to control but Charles is working from the bottom.
Charles tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fighter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Charles has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Point Fighter wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fighter dives in and grabs Charles's left leg, looking for a takedown. Charles pushes down on Fighter's head and hops out.
Fighter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charles stuffs the takedown attempt from Fighter. Fighter gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Point Fighter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fighter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fighter looks to score with a jab to the body but Charles is just out of range.
Fighter takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Point Fighter has been cut.
Charles scores with a nice strike.
Charles decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fighter tries to roll over but Charles keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles throwing shots but Fighter is blocking nicely.
Fighter is looking to improve his position.
Charles controlling the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charles works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Charles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Point Fighter's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice jab there from Charles.
Charles wants to clinch.
Charles lands a jab to the nose.
Nice body punch from Charles.
Fighter throws a lazy right hand but Charles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fighter scores with a shot to the body.
Fighter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Charles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A chopping leg kick lands by Charles.
Fighter tries for a takedown but Charles sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Charles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Charles has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charles scores with a shot to the side of Fighter's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Charles.
Fighter tries for a takedown but Charles manages to get underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fighter tries a body shot but Charles blocks it.
Charles has a couple of punches blocked by Fighter.
Fighter jumps guard.
Charles throws a strike but Fighter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fighter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fighter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Charles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Fighter's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Fighter looking to sit in guard and control but Charles gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
David Charles has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter working a defensive guard here.
Fighter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fighter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fighter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles throwing strikes from guard but Fighter blocks nicely.
Charles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Charles showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fighter working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter keeping moving, preventing Charles from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. David Charles was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Charles misses with a wild body shot.
Fighter shoots in but Charles avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Point Fighter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fighter scores with the left hand. Charles knows he should have avoided that one.
Charles jabs at Fighter's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fighter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Charles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fighter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Charles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but David Charles will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Point Fighter'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.
Charles tries to clinch but Fighter moves out of range.
Fighter rushes Charles and presses him up against the cage.
Fighter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fighter presses Charles against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Charles lands with a short shot to the head.
Charles misses with a punch on the inside.
Charles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Charles lands a body punch in the clinch.
Charles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Charles scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fighter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Charles lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fighter.
Fighter takes an elbow to the temple.
Fighter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Charles misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Charles.
David Charles seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Charles lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fighter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from Charles.
Charles lands a shoulder strike.
Fighter dodges an elbow strike from Charles.
Charles scores with a hook to the body.
Charles cracks Fighter with a nice body shot.
Charles lands a hook that snaps the head of Fighter backwards.
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!
Charles pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Charles.
Charles pushes Fighter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Charles lands an elbow just above Fighter 's eye.
Fighter blocks a body shot from Charles.
Charles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fighter backwards.
Charles pushes Fighter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Charles pushes off an throws an elbow but Fighter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Charles as Fighter tries to tie him up.
Still in the clinch, Charles scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Point Fighter's cut is getting worse.
Charles tries to throw a body punch but Fighter avoids it by throwing Charles back against the cage.
Fighter looking to slow down the pace here.
Charles works on Fighter's body with a couple of short punches.
Fighter avoiding damage as Charles throws knees to the body.
Fighter trying to stall but Charles improves his position.
Charles trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Charles.
Nice body punch from Charles.
Charles working aggressively here.
Charles throws a head punch that misses.
Charles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Charles lands a right hand.
Charles throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Charles blocks an uppercut.
Charles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Charles is keeping busy.
Charles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Fighter fails to land.
Charles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Charles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fighter dodges an elbow strike from Charles.
Charles lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Charles.
Fighter blocking some punches.
Charles lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Charles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Charles lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fighter is rocked!
Charles digs a right hand underneath Fighter's ribcage. Fighter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Charles.
Charles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fighters head.
Oh Fighter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Charles pushes Fighter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Charles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fighter wants to stall.
Charles gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Point Fighter's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Charles tries to throw a body punch but Fighter avoids it by throwing Charles back against the cage.
Charles pushes Fighter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Charles throws a head punch that misses.
Charles gets through Fighter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Charles.
Charles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fighter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Charles blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charles works on Fighter's body with a couple of short punches.
Fighter has Charles pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Charles manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Charles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Charles really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Point Fighter'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!
Charles instigates a clinch.
Fighter seems to have got his legs back now.
Charles swings wildly with an uppercut but Fighter uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.
Charles lands an elbow that stopped Fighter in his tracks for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Charles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Charles can't find room to land a body shot as Fighter controls the action.
Charles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Charles comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fighter clinches up with Charles and pushes him back against the cage.
Fighter throws a punch but it's blocked by Charles.
Charles presses Fighter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fighter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fighter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Charles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Charles lands with a right to the head.
Charles lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles breaks from the clinch.
Fighter connects with a looping right hand.
Fighter misses with a looping left.
Fighter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Charles.
Charles forces Fighter back against the cage and clinches.
Fighter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charles works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Charles scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Charles.
Charles has a couple of punches blocked by Fighter.
Nice body punch from Charles - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Charles working Fighter over with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Charles.
Charles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Charles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fighter backwards.
Charles scores with a nice hook to the head.
David Charles 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.
Fighter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Charles throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Fighter fails to land.
Fighter prevents a body shot from Charles.
Fighter misses with the head strike.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fighter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fighter misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Charles lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fighter tries to pull guard but Charles forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fighter is trying to stall.
Fighter working aggressively here.
Fighter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Charles or not.
Fighter misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Charles.
A head punch on the inside from Fighter fails to land.
Fighter working aggressively here.
Charles can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charles.
A head punch on the inside from Fighter fails to land.
Fighter looking to stall.
Fighter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fighter is trying to maintain a safe position but Charles gets an underhook and turns Fighter into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fighter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Charles just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fighter throws a punch but it's blocked by Charles.
Point Fighter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fighter misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Charles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Charles 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 36:40
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 36:40
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 36:40
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Charles!
A very excited looking David Charles 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pyry Perkele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perkele comes into the arena with Perkele blaring out of the sound system. Potter is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: All you need is love. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Harry Potter enters the cage!
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pyry Perkele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Potter!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkele clinches.
Perkele lands a nice elbow.
Potter avoids a wild elbow strike from Perkele.
Potter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Perkele throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Potter struggles to land a body shot inside as Perkele controls his hands.
Nice elbow from Perkele.
Potter misses with a body punch.
Potter tries to throw a body punch but Perkele avoids it by throwing Potter back against the cage.
Perkele tries to stall but Potter uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Perkele blocking some punches.
Potter breaks from the clinch.
Perkele throws a lazy uppercut
and Potter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perkele lands with an uppercut that bounces Potter off the cage and back into range.
Potter staying out of range there.
Potter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Perkele misses with an uppercut. Potter saw that one coming.
Potter scores with a nice right hand.
Potter ducks under a wild hook from Perkele.
Perkele scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Perkele finds it's way through Potter's defenses.
Potter scores with a nice strike.
Potter lands with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Potter misses its intended target.
Potter missing with a left hand there. Perkele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pyry Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkele moves away.
Perkele slips under a jab.
Potter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Potter throws a right hand that Perkele ducks under and follows up with a left that Perkele also avoids with ease.
Potter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A swing and a miss from Potter.
Perkele seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Perkele darts in and clinches Potter up against the cage.
Perkele swings wildly with an uppercut but Potter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter struggles to land a body shot inside as Perkele controls his hands.
Potter avoids a wild elbow strike from Perkele.
Potter lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Perkele.
Potter throws a head punch that misses.
Potter managing to block the knees to the body from Perkele.
Perkele throws a punch but it's blocked by Potter.
A body shot lands from Potter.
Perkele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Potter avoids it.
Potter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Potter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Potter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Potter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perkele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perkele pushes Potter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perkele creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Potter's defenses.
Perkele prevents Potter from breaking the clinch.
Perkele tries to throw a body punch but Potter avoids it by throwing Perkele back against the cage.
Potter blocks an elbow strike.
Perkele lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele stalling in the clinch.
Potter blocks an elbow strike.
Potter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perkele throws a shot to the body.
Perkele looks to land a body kick but Potter moved away.
Perkele throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Potter.
Perkele throws a jab when Potter was well out of range.
Perkele gets a clinch.
Perkele throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Potter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Potter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Perkele using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Potter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Perkele blocking some punches.
Potter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Potter throws a right hand that Perkele ducks under and follows up with a left that Perkele also avoids with ease.
Potter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perkele drives through and clinches with Potter against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Potter.
Perkele prevents a body shot from Potter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potter has had enough of the clinch but Perkele keeps him there for the moment.
Perkele lands an elbow inside that Potter shrugs off.
Potter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Perkele as the two fighters clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Perkele.
Perkele wants to stall.
Perkele displaying some good clinch control by pressing Potter up against the cage.
Perkele blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Potter.
Perkele pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Potter blocks an elbow strike.
Potter can't break the clinch.
Potter can't find room to land a body shot as Perkele controls the action.
A short left from Potter.
Potter dodges an elbow strike from Perkele.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pyry Perkele will probably get the nod.
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.
Potter misses with a lunging right hand
and Perkele counters with a nice uppercut.
Perkele looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perkele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Potter.
Perkele misses with a two punch combination.
Perkele swinging wildly here.
Potter scores with a decent looking hook.
Perkele throws the left hand but Potter avoids the punch easily.
Perkele sizes up Potter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Perkele scores with a jab.
Perkele swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Potter to counter with a crisp jab.
Potter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Potter 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.
Perkele chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Potter avoids the body shot from Perkele.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perkele.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele dips to his left and cracks Potter with an uppercut!
Perkele attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Perkele lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Perkele looks to land a right hand but Potter moved out of range.
Potter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perkele was well out of range. Poor timing from Potter.
Perkele throws a series of punches but Potter moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Potter misses with a wild body shot.
Potter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Perkele misses with a hook.
Perkele dips to his left and cracks Potter with an uppercut!
Perkele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Potter.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Perkele 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 Potter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Potter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fight stays on the outside here - Potter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Potter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a low kick as Potter jumps back.
Perkele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Potter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perkele lands with a hook. Potter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Potter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Perkele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Potter.
Perkele throws a front kick that sends Potter stumbling back into the cage.
Potter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Perkele looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perkele fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Potter on the side of the head.
Potter misses with an uppercut. Perkele saw that one coming.
Potter misses with a wild body shot.
Perkele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perkele slips a straight right by Potter.
Perkele scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Perkele scores with a kick to the midsection.
Potter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Perkele counters by clinching up.
Perkele using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Perkele wants to stall.
Potter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perkele lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Potter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Perkele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Potter.
Potter working aggressively here.
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!
Perkele gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Harry Potter has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Potter takes an elbow to the temple.
Potter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Perkele.
Potter is breathing heavily.
Perkele lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Perkele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perkele lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Potter.
Perkele'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.
Perkele landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Potter avoids the elbow strike from Perkele, against the cage.
Perkele lands a nice elbow.
Perkele throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perkele comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Potter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perkele misses with an elbow over the top.
Potter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyry Perkele dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harry Potter's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Perkele looks for the body kick but Potter saw that one coming.
Perkele moves out of range as Potter strikes.
Potter lands a jab to Perkele's midsection.
Potter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Perkele thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Potter if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice uppercut lands for Perkele. That snapped Potter's head back.
Perkele slips a straight right by Potter.
Pyry Perkele is winning the standup battle so far.
Perkele throws a hook to the side of Potter's head but Potter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perkele lands with a thumping leg kick.
Potter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perkele.
Perkele misses with a looping left.
Perkele staying out of range there.
Perkele looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Potter.
Potter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Perkele to score with a decent uppercut.
Perkele throws a leg kick but Potter moved away.
Perkele scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Potter throws a body shot but no joy.
Perkele connects with a body shot that sends Potter's belly button to the back.
Perkele misses with a looping left.
Perkele tests Potter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Potter looks to throw the jab but Perkele is out of range.
Perkele misses with the combination.
Potter blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Perkele uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
An inside leg kick from Perkele misses.
Perkele takes one to the side of the head.
Potter throws a looping overhand right but Perkele ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Potter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Perkele throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Potter to counter with a crisp jab.
Potter moves away from the strike by Perkele.
Potter misses with a looping right.
Perkele lands a jab to the nose.
Perkele has closed the distance and engaged Potter in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Potter.
Potter misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Potter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Potter wants to break free but Perkele has control.
Perkele misses with an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Perkele.
Potter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perkele slows down the pace here.
Perkele lands a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Potter.
Potter misses with a body punch.
Potter misses with a punch to the body.
Potter has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Perkele seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Potter can turn it around.
Perkele lands an elbow inside.
Potter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Perkele tries to land a knee to the head but Potter blocks with his arms.
Potter has a couple of punches blocked by Perkele.
Perkele keeps control of Potter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Perkele tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkele creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Potter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Perkele obliges.
Potter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Potter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Potter takes an elbow to the temple.
Perkele creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Potter's defenses.
Perkele crunches a lovely knee into Potter's ribcage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Perkele pushes off an throws an elbow but Potter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knees to the body from Perkele.
Potter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Perkele with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perkele pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Potter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Perkele or not.
Perkele using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Perkele dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyry Perkele clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Potter'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!
Perkele stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Potter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perkele tries to land a leg kick but Potter saw it coming and moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perkele.
Perkele misses with a straight left.
Perkele moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Perkele digs a good body shot into Potter's ribs.
Perkele scores with a nice head shot.
Potter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Perkele scores with a jab.
Perkele misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Potter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perkele was well out of range. Poor timing from Potter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele loads up on a big right hand but Potter slips the punch.
Potter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Perkele on the side of the head.
Perkele fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Potter, pushing him back against the cage.
Perkele blocks an uppercut.
Perkele comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Potter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Potter has a couple of punches blocked by Perkele.
Potter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Perkele scores with a shot to the side of Potter's head.
Pyry Perkele has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Perkele digs a right hand underneath Potter's ribcage. Potter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Potter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Potter tries a body shot but Perkele blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Perkele.
Potter is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Perkele gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkele creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Perkele lands an elbow inside.
A short left from Perkele.
Harry Potter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter tries a body shot but Perkele blocks it.
Potter takes an elbow to the temple.
Potter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Potter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Perkele.
Perkele creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Perkele lands an elbow just above Potter 's eye.
Potter misses with a body punch.
Potter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Potter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perkele looking to stall.
Perkele lands a nice uppercut.
Perkele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Potter can do to turn this around?
Perkele misses with an elbow over the top.
Perkele can't find room to land a body shot as Potter controls the action.
Knees to the body from Perkele.
Perkele is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Potter tries to throw a body punch but Perkele avoids it by throwing Potter back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele stalling in the clinch but Potter improves position.
Maybe Perkele would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Perkele lands an elbow just above Potter 's eye.
Potter manages to break the clinch.
Perkele's corner calls for a 1-2. Perkele obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Perkele throws a low kick but Potter moves out of range easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Perkele.
A solid leg kick lands there for Perkele.
Perkele lands a glancing blow to the side of Potter's head.
Perkele pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Potter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perkele counters with a slapping leg kick.
Potter misses with a hook to the body
and Potter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perkele throws a body punch but Potter moves out of range.
Perkele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Potter was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkele.
Pyry Perkele is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele throws a big shot that misses.
Perkele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perkele punishes Potter's body with a nice straight punch.
Perkele lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkele closes the distance and pushes Potter back into the cage.
Potter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Potter.
Potter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perkele's elbow.
Perkele blocks an uppercut.
Potter working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perkele pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Perkele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perkele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Potter.
Potter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Potter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pyry Perkele showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Perkele has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 40:37
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 40:36
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 40:36
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pyry Perkele!
Pyry Perkele managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Usain Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watts comes to the cage accompanied by 9000 Watts. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Usain Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Watts checks it well.
Lawson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Watts sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lawson has closed the distance and engaged Watts in a clinch.
Lawson wants a takedown.
Watts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lawson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lawson tries for a takedown but Watts manages to get underhooks.
Usain Watts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Lawson.
Lawson wants to break free but Watts has control.
Watts can't find room to land a body shot as Lawson controls the action.
Watts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Watts's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Watts jumps guard and drags Lawson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lawson won't allow Watts to sweep him here.
Lawson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lawson slips nicely into half guard.
Watts is not content to let Lawson control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lawson is working away from the top position though.
Watts desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Lawson slips a nice elbow through Watts's hands, connecting with Watts's forehead.
Watts keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Lawson wants to take a breather but Watts is having none of it.
Watts moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lawson throws a big right hand that misses.
Watts is pulling down on Lawson's head to control his posture.
Lawson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lawson shoots for a double leg takedown but Watts sprawls well. He's pushed Lawson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lawson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson moves in looking to clinch but Watts pushes him off.
Lawson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Watts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Watts misses with a looping right.
Watts lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Eric Lawson has been cut.
Lawson shoots in but no luck this time.
Watts slaps away a takedown attempt from Lawson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lawson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Watts to the ground. Lawson is now in Watts's guard.
Lawson 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.
Watts controlling Lawson's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watts tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lawson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Watts trying to control the position.
Lawson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Watts controls Lawson momentarily but Lawson frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lawson trying to control the position from guard on top but Watts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lawson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eric Lawson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eric Lawson'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.
Lawson tries for a takedown but Watts circles away easily
and Watts counters with a low kick, right behind Lawson 's knee.
Watts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Watts cracks Lawson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Lawson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Watts finish him?
Lawson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawson drops his hands momentarily. Watts doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Lawson staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Lawson doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Usain Watts!
Usain Watts seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Ulpius Traianus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fat Gorrila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Ulpius Traianus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fat Gorrila!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Traianus takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Marcus Ulpius Traianus has been cut.
An inside leg kick from Gorrila misses.
Gorrila with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gorrila tries to close the distance and clinch but Traianus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gorrila gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Traianus wants to stall.
Gorrila scores with a shot to the side of Traianus's head.
Traianus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Traianus struggles to land a body shot inside as Gorrila controls his hands.
Traianus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gorrila looking to slow down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gorrila.
Gorrila blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Traianus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gorrila is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Traianus is defending well for now.
Traianus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gorrila misses with a punch on the inside.
Gorrila is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Traianus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traianus lands a left hand.
Traianus blocks the elbow strike.
Gorrila prevents a body shot from Traianus.
Traianus has a couple of punches blocked by Gorrila.
Traianus scores with a shot to the side of Gorrila's head.
Gorrila missing with knees to the body.
Gorrila throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gorrila has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Traianus seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gorrila can turn it around.
Gorrila lands a right hand that snaps the head of Traianus backwards.
Traianus works on Gorrila's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Traianus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gorrila backwards.
Gorrila blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Traianus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Traianus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Gorrila.
A short body shot lands from Gorrila as the two fighters clinch.
Traianus is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gorrila creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gorrila lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Traianus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gorrila comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marcus Ulpius Traianus's cut is getting worse.
Gorrila tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorrila drops Traianus with a big knee straight up the middle! Traianus is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Traianus is rocked!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Gorrila throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Traianus is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Fat Gorrila!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Hatred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adis Djurdjevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatred kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Soulfly - Pain. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Hatred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Adis Djurdjevic!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatred pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hatred scoring well with a low kick there.
Hatred checks the leg kick.
Hatred wants to clinch up but Djurdjevic keeps it at a distance.
Hatred throws a nice inside leg kick.
Djurdjevic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hatred sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A cross from Hatred lands.
Hatred throws a head kick that Djurdjevic semi-blocks.
Hatred blocks a head kick by Djurdjevic.
Hatred throws a body punch but Djurdjevic moves out of range.
Hatred has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hunter's hideout in the buildup to the fight.
Hatred lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Djurdjevic sizes up Hatred with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hatred gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hatred blocks a body shot from Djurdjevic.
Hatred doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Djurdjevic as the two fighters clinch.
Hatred misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Djurdjevic.
Djurdjevic tries a body shot but Hatred blocks it.
Djurdjevic prevents a body shot from Hatred.
Djurdjevic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Djurdjevic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hatred blocks a body shot from Djurdjevic.
Djurdjevic blocking some punches.
Hatred tries to throw a body punch but Djurdjevic avoids it by throwing Hatred back against the cage.
Hatred scores with a shoulder strike.
Hatred blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Djurdjevic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Djurdjevic blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hatred.
Djurdjevic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Djurdjevic struggles to land a body shot inside as Hatred controls his hands.
Hatred tries to work over Djurdjevic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Djurdjevic misses with a body punch.
Hatred can't find room to land a body shot as Djurdjevic controls the action.
Djurdjevic is trying to break the clinch but Hatred has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Hatred - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Djurdjevic prevents a body shot from Hatred.
Hatred misses with a hook from the clinch.
Djurdjevic has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hatred seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Djurdjevic can turn it around.
Hatred swings wildly with an uppercut but Djurdjevic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Djurdjevic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hatred with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Djurdjevic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice body kick from Hatred.
Hatred pivots, looking for a leg kick but Djurdjevic is out of range and Hatred settles back down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hatred darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hatred explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hatred throws a wild body kick that Djurdjevic sees coming a mile off.
Djurdjevic scores with a head kick. Hatred tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Djurdjevic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hatred lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatred lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hatred fails to land.
Djurdjevic goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hatred prevents it.
Hatred working aggressively here.
Hatred tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Djurdjevic's elbow.
Good body shot from Hatred.
Hatred stops a takedown attempt from Djurdjevic.
Hatred scores with a shoulder strike.
Hatred breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hatred takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Djurdjevic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Djurdjevic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Djurdjevic blocks a jab.
Hatred scores with a kick to the body.
Hatred throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hatred throws a low kick but Djurdjevic avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatred explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hatred just misses with a punch to the body.
Hatred misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Hatred.
Hatred looks for the body kick but Djurdjevic saw that one coming.
Hatred has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Djurdjevic.
Djurdjevic throws a low kick, looking for Hatred's leg but Hatred calmly moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Hatred.
Hatred scoring well with a low kick there.
Djurdjevic moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Djurdjevic wants to clinch up but Hatred keeps it at a distance.
Djurdjevic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hatred explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Djurdjevic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Hatred dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hatred does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hatred blocks a low kick nicely.
Hatred throws a leg kick which misses Djurdjevic's front leg but catches the back leg as Djurdjevic tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Djurdjevic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hatred showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Djurdjevic.
Djurdjevic pushes Hatred away with a front kick.
Djurdjevic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hatred moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hatred.
Hatred makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Djurdjevic.
Max Hatred has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hatred throws a head punch that misses.
Djurdjevic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hatred lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatred misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatred prevents a body shot from Djurdjevic.
Hatred digs a right hand underneath Djurdjevic's ribcage. Djurdjevic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Hatred.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Djurdjevic.
Hatred tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hatred lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Djurdjevic.
Hatred misses with a punch on the inside.
Djurdjevic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hatred backwards.
Djurdjevic tries to throw a body punch but Hatred avoids it by throwing Djurdjevic back against the cage.
Hatred tries to break the clinch but Djurdjevic is controlling the position.
Hatred misses with the head strike.
Djurdjevic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Djurdjevic lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Djurdjevic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hatred works on Djurdjevic's body with a couple of short punches.
Hatred swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Djurdjevic can't find room to land a body shot as Hatred controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic lands a body shot.
Hatred misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hatred throws a head punch that misses.
Djurdjevic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hatred escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hatred tries to close the distance and clinch up but Djurdjevic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Max Hatred seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatred throws a push kick but Djurdjevic slaps the foot to one side.
Max Hatred is winning the standup battle so far.
Hatred scores with a nice strike.
Djurdjevic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Djurdjevic there as he acknowledges the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hatred.
A jab from Hatred finds it's way through Djurdjevic's defenses.
A bone on bone clash there as Hatred blocks the leg kick.
Djurdjevic fails with the takedown.
Djurdjevic tries to land a leg kick but Hatred saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Djurdjevic lands in his opponent's guard.
Djurdjevic trying to control the position from guard on top but Hatred is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hatred looking for a sweep. Not yet Hatred, not yet.
Djurdjevic throws a big elbow that misses.
Djurdjevic stopping the sweep attempt from Hatred.
Djurdjevic throws a big right hand that misses.
Hatred is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Djurdjevic slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic tries for a kimura but Hatred is defending well.
Djurdjevic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Djurdjevic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hatred tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Djurdjevic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Djurdjevic looking to control but instead Hatred has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Djurdjevic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Djurdjevic tries to pass to full mount but Hatred defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Max Hatred will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Djurdjevic misses with a kick to the body.
Hatred looks to score with a jab to the body but Djurdjevic is just out of range.
Djurdjevic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hatred throws a leg kick but Djurdjevic checks it.
Djurdjevic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hatred tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Djurdjevic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Djurdjevic tried to score with a low kick but Hatred checks it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Djurdjevic.
Djurdjevic blocks a head kick by Hatred.
Djurdjevic moves out of range as Hatred throws a body kick.
Djurdjevic misses with a wild body shot.
Hatred tries to clinch there but Djurdjevic circles away.
Djurdjevic throws a leg kick but Hatred checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatred bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Djurdjevic's head.
Hatred jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Djurdjevic looks to land a body kick but Hatred moved away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hatred.
Hatred misses with a straight right.
Hatred scores with a jab to the head.
Djurdjevic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hatred bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Djurdjevic moves out of range of the body kick from Hatred.
A big right from Djurdjevic misses.
Djurdjevic misses with a low kick as Hatred jumps back.
Hatred lands with a good body shot.
Hatred throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatred pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hatred shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Max Hatred is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Djurdjevic checks a low kick from Hatred.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Hatred misses.
Djurdjevic lands with an uppercut that bounces Hatred off the cage and back into range.
Djurdjevic has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hatred.
Djurdjevic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hatred throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Djurdjevic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hatred displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Djurdjevic throws out the jab.
Hatred connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Djurdjevic blocks a head kick by Hatred.
Hatred scores with a hook.
Hatred throws a right and a left that Djurdjevic avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatred walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Djurdjevic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Djurdjevic.
A nice inside leg kick there by Djurdjevic. That's going to slow Hatred down.
Hatred on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Djurdjevic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hatred on the side of the head.
Hatred connects with a body shot that sends Djurdjevic's belly button to the back.
Good exchange - Hatred coming out on top.
Djurdjevic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hatred.
Djurdjevic misses with an uppercut. Hatred saw that one coming.
Hatred swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hatred throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hatred misses with a body shot
and Djurdjevic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hatred tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hatred blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab from Djurdjevic does it's job there.
Djurdjevic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Djurdjevic works Hatred's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Djurdjevic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hatred on the side of the head.
Djurdjevic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hatred has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hatred misses with a body shot.
Hatred takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Djurdjevic misses with a body kick.
Djurdjevic shoots in looking for a takedown. Hatred tries to sprawl out of it but Djurdjevic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hatred manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters circling - Hatred throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Max Hatred did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hatred moves out of range of the body kick.
Hatred lands with a slapping head kick.
Hatred tries to clinch but Djurdjevic is having none of it.
Djurdjevic scores with a leg kick.
Djurdjevic throws a leg kick but Hatred sees it coming and moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Djurdjevic.
Djurdjevic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hatred throws a leg kick that misses.
Hatred throws a low kick but Djurdjevic moves out of range easily.
Djurdjevic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hatred.
Hatred connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hatred tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Djurdjevic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djurdjevic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hatred lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hatred connects with a good right hand that stumbles Djurdjevic. Djurdjevic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big right from Hatred misses.
Hatred throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hatred tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Djurdjevic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Djurdjevic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hatred connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Djurdjevic scrambles back to his feet.
Djurdjevic throws a lazy right hand but Hatred sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hatred steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Djurdjevic. That one must have hurt.
Djurdjevic throws a push kick but Hatred slaps the foot to one side.
Hatred with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Djurdjevic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic tries to score with a low kick but Hatred moves his leg out of the way.
The fighters circling - Hatred throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hatred tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Djurdjevic is able to avoid easily.
Djurdjevic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Djurdjevic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hatred misses with a hook.
Hatred throws a leg kick but Djurdjevic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hatred throws a sloppy head kick and Djurdjevic moves out of range easily.
Djurdjevic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Djurdjevic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Djurdjevic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hatred counters with a nice leg kick.
Hatred gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Djurdjevic swats away the attempt to clinch by Hatred.
Max Hatred is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatred avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Djurdjevic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hatred lands a head kick. Djurdjevic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Djurdjevic moves out of range of the strikes.
Djurdjevic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Djurdjevic swats away the attempt to clinch by Hatred.
Hatred throws a front kick that sends Djurdjevic stumbling back into the cage.
Djurdjevic misses with a shot to the body
and Hatred counters by moving into the clinch.
Djurdjevic swings wildly with an uppercut but Hatred uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djurdjevic lands with a left to the head.
Djurdjevic manages to break the clinch.
Djurdjevic connects with an inside leg kick.
Djurdjevic tried to score with a low kick but Hatred checks it.
A head kick by Hatred misses
and Djurdjevic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatred tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hatred. Djurdjevic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hatred blocks a low kick nicely.
A good leg kick by Hatred.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Djurdjevic feints and then cracks Hatred's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hatred down.
Djurdjevic looks to score with a jab to the body but Hatred is just out of range.
Adis Djurdjevic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hatred closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adis Djurdjevic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hatred 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 37:39
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 37:39
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 39:37
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Adis Djurdjevic!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Adis Djurdjevic made sure he mentioned Cripplers Corner, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lan Mandragoran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lan Mandragoran is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurt Meyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lan Mandragoran!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyer 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.
Meyer throws a sloppy head kick and Mandragoran moves out of range easily.
Meyer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mandragoran throws out the jab.
Kurt Meyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Mandragoran blocks the low kick.
A lazy left from Mandragoran finds it's target.
It looks like Kurt Meyer has been cut.
Mandragoran looks to land a combination but Meyer avoids it well.
Mandragoran throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mandragoran scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meyer takes a swing at Mandragoran's ribcage but misses.
Meyer throws a series of punches but Mandragoran avoids them all with ease.
Meyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mandragoran manages to avoid it.
Meyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Mandragoran is just out of range.
Meyer slips a straight right by Mandragoran.
Meyer throws a shot from downtown. Mandragoran moves away and avoids it.
Mandragoran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meyer.
Meyer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meyer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Meyer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mandragoran thuds his shin into the meat of Meyer's side.
Mandragoran throws a head kick but Meyer moves out of range.
Meyer walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Meyer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mandragoran misses with a head kick.
Meyer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mandragoran has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Meyer throws a right hand that Mandragoran ducks under and follows up with a left that Mandragoran also avoids with ease.
A big left from Mandragoran misses.
Meyer misses the jab.
Mandragoran throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Meyer is breathing heavily.
Mandragoran throws a lazy right hand but Meyer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mandragoran.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mandragoran connects with the punch.
Kurt Meyer's cut is getting worse.
Meyer drops his hands momentarily and Mandragoran takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Meyer ducks right into an uppercut from Mandragoran.
Kurt Meyer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mandragoran misses with a looping left.
Mandragoran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mandragoran is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer missing with a left hand there. Mandragoran was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mandragoran throws the kick towards the body but Meyer avoids it.
Mandragoran bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Meyer needs to keep his hands up - Mandragoran had a free shot at his head there.
Mandragoran fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Meyer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mandragoran lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mandragoran misses with a two punch combination.
Mandragoran throws a body kick that misses.
Mandragoran lands a nice hook to Meyer's body. Meyer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mandragoran scores with a jab to the body.
Meyer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jeez, Kurt Meyer's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Mandragoran sends Meyer crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mandragoran is motioning to the referee to let Meyer up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Meyer is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kurt Meyer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lan Mandragoran!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sick Puppy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snuka's entrance music is Superfly by Curtis Mayfield. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Snuka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sick Puppy!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Puppy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Puppy misses with a series of wild punches.
Snuka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Puppy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Snuka blocks a leg kick.
Snuka throws a nice looking combination but Puppy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Snuka lands the left hand.
Puppy misses with a head kick.
Snuka tries to clinch up but Puppy circles away and keeps his distance.
Snuka throws a hook but Puppy avoids it easily.
Puppy connects with a body shot that sends Snuka's belly button to the back.
Puppy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Snuka.
Snuka takes a swing at Puppy's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Puppy misses.
Snuka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Puppy.
Snuka decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Snuka has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Snuka cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Puppy can't escape the position.
Snuka scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Puppy squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snuka with shots to the head and body - Puppy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snuka landing strikes, looking to finish!
Puppy is desperately trying to improve his position but Snuka has a good base and remains in mount.
Snuka landing strikes from the mount.
Puppy is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puppy working to try and regain half guard.
Puppy is still in real trouble! Can Snuka finish him?
Puppy seems to have recovered his senses.
Snuka is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Puppy to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Puppy shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puppy wants to control but Snuka is having none of it.
Puppy can't escape the position.
Puppy is still trying to improve position.
Puppy wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Snuka postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Puppy looks a forlorn figure.
Snuka putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Snuka lands a big elbow - Puppy is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Puppy is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jimmy Snuka!
Jimmy Snuka retains his lightweight title!
Jimmy Snuka very nearly forgot to thank Fury Nutrition Inc. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Carlton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson has chosen Punch-Out!!! - Theme Song as his entrance music. Mac Tyson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Carlton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mac Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson tries a low kick but Carlton avoids it.
Crunch! Carlton slams his shin into Tyson's torso.
Carlton moves into range and clinches up with Tyson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carlton.
Carlton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carlton scores with a hook 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!
Carlton misses with the head strike.
Carlton throws a head punch that misses.
Tyson misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tyson throws a punch but it's blocked by Carlton.
Tyson is trying to break free.
Tyson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carlton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyson blocking some punches.
Carlton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Carlton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carlton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Carlton on the inside.
Tyson blocks an elbow strike from Carlton.
Carlton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tyson misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tyson.
Tyson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carlton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carlton.
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Carlton controls the action.
Tyson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carlton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson blocks a body shot from Carlton.
Tyson is pushing Carlton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tyson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyson.
Carlton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tysons head.
Carlton tries a body shot but Tyson blocks it.
Tyson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyson avoids a wild elbow strike from Carlton.
Carlton lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carlton swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyson blocks a body shot from Carlton.
Carlton pushes off an throws an elbow but Tyson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tyson tries to circle away but Carlton has him pinned against the cage.
Tyson trying to stall but Carlton improves his position.
Tyson blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nice elbow from Carlton.
It looks like Mac Tyson has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carlton tries to work over Tyson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tyson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Carlton working aggressively here.
Carlton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carlton throws a head punch that misses.
Carlton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carlton's elbow.
Carlton tries to throw a body punch but Tyson avoids it by throwing Carlton back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Carlton fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carlton misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Carlton fails to land.
A bit of stalling here from Tyson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Carlton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mac Tyson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Carlton misses with a leg kick
and Tyson counters with a right hand to the body.
Tyson looks for the body kick but Carlton saw that one coming.
Carlton motions for Tyson to come forward. Carlton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Carlton throws a big shot that misses.
Tyson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Carlton moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Carlton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carlton forces Tyson back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyson.
Tyson pushes off an throws an elbow but Carlton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carlton prevents the takedown attempt.
Carlton lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlton throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyson.
Carlton throws a head punch that misses.
Carlton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carlton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tyson.
A head punch on the inside from Carlton fails to land.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Carlton here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Carlton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carlton working aggressively here.
Carlton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyson's elbow.
Tyson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Kyle Carlton has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlton struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyson controls his hands.
Tyson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carlton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Carlton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carlton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carlton lands a left hand.
Carlton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carlton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyson's elbow.
Carlton is leaning against Tyson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Carlton lands a damaging elbow.
Carlton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tyson is rocked!
Tyson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tyson is still on wobbly legs! Can Carlton finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Carlton fails to land.
Carlton pushes Tyson against the cage. Carlton is working some dirty boxing. Carlton pushes off with a quick right hook! Tyson goes down! Tyson tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Carlton moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Carlton!
Kyle Carlton retains his super heavyweight title!
Kyle Carlton 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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