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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zad Maldan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Der Debil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Debil has chosen Bulimic as his entrance music. 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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215 lbs
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213 lbs
8 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zad Maldan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Der Debil!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Debil misses with a left hand
and Maldan counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Der Debil has been cut.
Maldan gets caught flat footed, as Debil shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Maldan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Debil cracks Maldan with a solid left hand.
Maldan looking for a guillotine here but Debil defends easily.
Maldan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Debil can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Debil makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Maldan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Debil works over Maldan with some ground and pound from guard.
Maldan looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Debil sitting in guard here, content to control.
Maldan has his foot on Debil's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Debil works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Debil drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Debil seems to have locked his on tight now - Maldan screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Debil, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Der Debil!
Der Debil decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Labosky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobias Tattsyrup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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182 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Labosky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Tobias Tattsyrup!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Labosky misses with a straight left.
Labosky looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tattsyrup fails to land with a series of punches.
Tobias Tattsyrup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Labosky misses with a body shot.
Labosky connects with a body shot.
Tattsyrup shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Labosky pinned against the cage. Labosky gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tattsyrup displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Labosky throws out the jab.
Tattsyrup shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Labosky is trying to defend but Tattsyrup finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Labosky kicks off Tattsyrup and gets to his feet.
Tattsyrup 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Labosky misses with a wild body shot.
Tattsyrup shoots in but Labosky avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Labosky connects with an inside leg kick.
Labosky throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Labosky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Labosky throws a right hand that Tattsyrup ducks under and follows up with a left that Tattsyrup also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labosky stalks Tattsyrup and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tattsyrup's face. Tattsyrup staggers backwards, shaken.
Tattsyrup throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Labosky thinks about countering with a head kick.
Tattsyrup misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Labosky seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tattsyrup throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tattsyrup closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Labosky is trying to stand up here but Tattsyrup is controlling him well.
Tattsyrup throwing shots but Labosky is blocking nicely.
Tattsyrup is trying to control the action in half guard but Labosky is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tattsyrup not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Labosky is looking to get back to is feet but Tattsyrup passes into side control.
Tattsyrup is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Labosky knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tattsyrup is looking to take a break and control but Labosky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tattsyrup prevents Labosky from escaping the position.
Labosky is not content to let Tattsyrup control the position.
Tattsyrup is putting a hurting on Labosky here, landing some big shots from side control.
Labosky is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tattsyrup has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Tattsyrup has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Labosky is not content to let Tattsyrup control the position.
Labosky wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tattsyrup lands a nice forearm strike.
Labosky parries the strikes from Tattsyrup easily there. Tattsyrup is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Labosky to escape.
Tattsyrup lands some shots froms side control.
Labosky pushes Tattsyrup away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tattsyrup gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Tattsyrup in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Labosky takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tattsyrup tries to score with some ground and pound. Labosky controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Labosky is trying to escape the position but Tattsyrup is controlling the position.
Tattsyrup in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tattsyrup 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.
Tattsyrup is looking to take a break and control but Labosky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Labosky takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tattsyrup cracks Labosky with a big elbow.
A lull in the action here as Tattsyrup stalls from top position.
The strikes coming from Tattsyrup are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tattsyrup tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Labosky is pushing Tattsyrup's head away, looking to escape. Tattsyrup manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tobias Tattsyrup will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Labosky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tattsyrup moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crunch! Labosky slams his shin into Tattsyrup's torso.
Tattsyrup bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tattsyrup scoring with punches and elbows.
Labosky defending against the ground and pound.
Labosky is trying to escape the position but Tattsyrup is controlling the position.
Tattsyrup throws an elbow but Labosky slips to the side and avoids it well.
Tattsyrup throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tattsyrup working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Labosky on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tattsyrup is putting a hurting on Labosky here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tattsyrup is chipping away with strikes.
Labosky is rocked!
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!
A big shot lands for Tattsyrup! That's hurt Labosky! Will he recover? Tattsyrup fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tobias Tattsyrup!
Tobias Tattsyrup spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Butch Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Child (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Child has chosen VooDoo as his entrance music. Marcus Child is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Butch Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Child!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel tries to work over Child's front leg with a kick but Child checks it.
Steel has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Steel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Child.
Child throws a hook to the side of Steel's head but Steel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And Steel counters with a quick kick to the body but Child blocks it.
Steel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Child just misses with a punch to the body.
Steel stuffs the takedown.
Child waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steel.
A head kick misses from Child.
Steel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Child tries to clinch there but Steel circles away.
That kick from Steel tenderised Child's leg. Child is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've been informed that Child has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Steel explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A big left from Child misses.
Child circles away from the clinch attempt.
Child lands a head kick. Steel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Steel has managed to clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Child as Steel tries to tie him up.
Child tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Steel breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some bone on bone action there as Steel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steel.
Steel scores with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Steel.
Steel avoids a kick to the body.
Child throws the left hand but Steel avoids the punch easily.
Child pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Child shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Butch Steel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Child.
Steel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Steel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Child.
Steel swats away the attempt to clinch by Child.
Child pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steel throws a nice head kick!
Child tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Child misses with a wild body shot.
Child throws the left hand but Steel avoids the punch easily.
Child throws a hook but Steel blocks it.
Child scores with a head kick. Steel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel pushes Child up against the cage in a clinch.
Steel tries to work over Child's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Child stalling in the clinch but Steel improves position.
Child tries to land knees in the clinch but Steel avoids the damage to the body.
Child misses with the head strike.
Child misses with an elbow over the top.
Child is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Steel managing to block the knees to the body from Child.
The referee calls for Steel to work.
Child tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steel avoids it.
Steel manages to break the clinch.
Steel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Child.
Steel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Child's head.
It looks like Marcus Child has been cut.
Steel darts in and clinches Child up against the cage.
Steel lands with a short shot to the head.
Steel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Come on Steel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Child misses with the head strike.
Child missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel taking a breather.
Child misses with a punch on the inside.
Steel controlling the action here for a moment.
Steel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Child trying to land knees to the body.
Steel manages to break the clinch.
Steel feints and then cracks Child's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Child down.
Steel rushes Child and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steel.
Steel pressing his opponent against the cage.
Child's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Steel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Steel is struggling to control the position.
Steel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Child misses with some punches.
Steel breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Steel.
A nice leg kick lands there from Steel.
Butch Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Child tries to clinch but Steel moves out of range.
Steel cracks the inside of Child's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel tries a low kick but Child avoids it.
Steel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Steel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Steel misses with a body kick.
Child throws an overhand right that lands on Steel's shoulder, as Steel tries to avoid the shot.
Child fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Steel avoids it really well and circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Steel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Steel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Child's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Child throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Child has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Steel.
Child throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Child.
Steel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Steel avoids a kick to the body.
Steel tries to clinch up.
Child has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Steel.
Steel blocks the body kick.
Steel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Child can do to turn this around?
Steel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Child is able to avoid easily.
Steel darts in and clinches Child up against the cage.
Steel lands a hook that snaps the head of Child backwards.
Child throws a head punch that misses.
Child's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Child tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Steel smiles and moves away.
Steel moves into the clinch.
Child throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Steel blocks it with crossed arms.
Steel taking a breather.
Steel has Child pressed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Steel for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Child missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel.
Child fails to pull guard.
Child swings wildly with an uppercut but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Child misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steel.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Steel trying to control the position but instead, Child has worked for underhooks and has pushed Steel into the cage.
Steel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
You can see that Child has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Child looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That kick from Steel tenderised Child's leg. Child is trying to keep his angry face on.
Child misses with a double jab.
Steel slips a straight right by Child.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel tries a head kick but it misses.
Child thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steel is looking to slow Child down with leg kicks.
Steel has managed to clinch.
Steel managing to block the knees to the body from Child.
Child throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Child is trying to pull guard but Steel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Butch Steel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Child.
Steel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steel stalling.
Child struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel controls his hands.
Child misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Child paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Child tries to keep at a distance but Steel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Child is trying to pull guard but Steel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Child being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Child is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Steel is defending well for now.
Child misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steel.
Steel is looking to control Child's arms but Child gets an underhook and turns him. Now Steel has his back to the cage.
Come on Steel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Steel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Child scores with a crisp jab that stopped Steel in his tracks.
Child takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Steel slips under a jab from Child.
Steel throws a wild body kick that Child sees coming a mile off.
Child tries to keep at a distance but Steel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Steel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Child tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steel avoids it.
Steel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Butch Steel is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Child uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Steel has time to react.
Steel blocks a head kick by Child.
Child moves out of range as Steel throws a body kick.
Steel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Child's calf.
Steel wants to land a leg kick but Child is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Child manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Child. That did some damage!
Steel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Child checks it well.
Child changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Child fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Steel throws a leg kick
and Child counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Steel.
Child cracks a nice hook into Steel's ribs.
Steel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And Child tries to counter it with a takedown but Steel pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Steel lands a leg kick that knocks Child off balance momentarily.
Child throws a chopping leg kick but Steel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Child misses with an attempted mid kick.
Child is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Child takes a swing at Steel's ribcage but misses.
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 Butch Steel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcus Child's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Steel moves out of range of the body kick from Child.
Child scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Steel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Child misses with a looping left.
Child dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Steel. That did some damage!
Steel thuds his shin into the meat of Child's side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Steel.
Steel ducks under a wild hook from Child.
Steel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Steel throws a head kick but Child moves out of range.
Steel lands a front kick.
Steel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Child swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Child takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circling - Child throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steel pushes Child up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Child tries to pull guard but Steel holds him up against the cage and eventually Child drops back down to his feet.
Child takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steel breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Child looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steel connects with an inside leg kick.
Steel connects with a solid leg kick.
Child throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Steel's waist but Steel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Child off to one side.
Steel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Child. That did some damage!
Child misses with a leg kick.
Steel jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Steel lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Child crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Steel - the referee stops the clock and Child gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Steel. Child manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Child takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Steel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Steel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Child. That did some damage!
Steel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Child.
Child throws a body shot but no joy.
Steel thinks about countering with a head kick.
Child fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Steel.
A chopping leg kick lands by Steel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Steel throws a head kick that Child semi-blocks.
Steel doesn't manage to clinch there - Child circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steel.
Child swings for the body but Steel moves out of range.
Steel throws a chopping leg kick but Child manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Child is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Child tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steel was well out of range. Poor timing from Child.
Child shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Child tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Steel connects with an inside leg kick.
Child gets tackled into the cage by Steel. Steel maintains the clinch.
Steel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Steel.
Steel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steel breaks the clinch.
Steel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Child has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Steel has closed the distance and engaged Child in a clinch.
Steel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Child throws an off balance right hand
and Steel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Child's knee momentarily.
Steel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Steel thinks about countering with a head kick.
Child on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Steel. Steel obviously looking to wear him down.
Steel has Child up against the cage in a clinch.
Steel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Child up against the cage.
Child tries to throw a body punch but Steel avoids it by throwing Child back against the cage.
Child stalling in the clinch but Steel improves position.
Steel breaks from the clinch.
Child takes a kick to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Steel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Child dives in and grabs Steel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Steel pushes down on Child's head and hops out.
Butch Steel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Child.
Child sizes up Steel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steel drives through and clinches with Child against the cage.
Steel taking a breather.
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!
Steel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Child throws a right hand that Steel ducks under and follows up with a left that Steel also avoids with ease.
Steel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Child.
Steel defending well as Child loads up on a big left hand.
Steel clinches.
Child jumps guard but Steel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Marcus Child has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Child throws a jab when Steel was well out of range.
Steel moves out of range as Child throws a body kick.
Child has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Steel.
Steel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Child throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Child throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Steel moves out of range as Child strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Butch Steel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Steel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butch Steel!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phol Murhaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cliff Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Murhaa.
Murhaa connects with a body shot that sends Anderson's belly button to the back.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Murhaa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murhaa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Anderson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Murhaa counters with an outside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Murhaa. Beautiful body shot.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice jab there from Murhaa.
Anderson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa cracks a nice hook into Anderson's ribs.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murhaa thuds a left hand into Anderson's body.
Murhaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Anderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Anderson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murhaa.
Anderson throws the left hand but Murhaa avoids the punch easily.
Murhaa connects with the punch.
and Murhaa counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Anderson! He's just covering up as Murhaa starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phol Murhaa!
A victorious Phol Murhaa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Cliff Anderson had this to say: 'I now know it is time for me to retire. I thank the fans and I thank the USFC Goodbye'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bolton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kajetan Ogonowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Bolton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kajetan Ogonowicz!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ogonowicz misses with a leg kick
and Bolton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ogonowicz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bolton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ogonowicz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ogonowicz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bolton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bolton misses with an uppercut.
Ogonowicz feints and then cracks Bolton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bolton down.
Bolton throws a jab but it's blocked by Ogonowicz.
Ogonowicz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ogonowicz! But no joy.
Bolton works Ogonowicz's body with a nice hook.
Bolton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bolton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ogonowicz manages to avoid it.
Bolton jabs Ogonowicz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ogonowicz tries to move into range but Bolton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ogonowicz looks to land a combination but Bolton avoids it well.
Bolton misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bolton lands a big uppercut and Ogonowicz crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ogonowicz looks OK. Bolton waves Ogonowicz back to his feet!
Ogonowicz is rocked!
It looks like Kajetan Ogonowicz has been cut.
Bolton cracks Ogonowicz's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Ogonowicz slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Bolton can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charles Bolton!
An out of breath and clearly excited Charles Bolton thanked Spartan Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ulysseus Xenophobus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anon Ymous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anon Ymous is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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173 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulysseus Xenophobus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anon Ymous!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ymous shoots and misses
and Xenophobus counters with a straight right hand.
Ymous gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Xenophobus counters by moving into the clinch.
Ymous jumps guard but Xenophobus stands there with Ymous around his waist. Ymous gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ulysseus Xenophobus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anon Ymous.
Xenophobus lands with a light punch inside.
Ymous jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Xenophobus walks away with a smile on his face. Ymous gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Xenophobus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ymous misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Xenophobus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xenophobus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ymous.
Ymous misses with a hook. Xenophobus ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Xenophobus does no damage.
Xenophobus slaps away a takedown attempt from Ymous, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Xenophobus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ymous throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Xenophobus takes a swing at Ymous's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xenophobus misses with a wild body shot.
Xenophobus lands a head shot.
Ymous feints and as Xenophobus raises his hands in defense, Ymous changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Xenophobus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ymous stands up over Xenophobus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Xenophobus can't keep his opponent in guard - Ymous advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Xenophobus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ymous is working away from the top position though.
Xenophobus is concentrating on defense, preventing Ymous from advancing position.
Ymous seems to be working for a kimura but Xenophobus defends the submission attempt.
Ymous seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xenophobus preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ymous with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ymous is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Xenophobus is just riding it out for now. Ymous eventually gives up the hold.
Xenophobus keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ymous is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Xenophobus defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ymous drops an elbow to the side of Xenophobus's head.
Xenophobus has his hands clasped together around Ymous's back. He's all about the action.
Xenophobus trying to control but Ymous postures up.
Ymous tries to pass the half guard into mount. Xenophobus knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ymous scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ymous is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Xenophobus has managed to free his arm - good work.
Xenophobus is defending against the submission attempts here by Ymous.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xenophobus is controlling Ymous's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ymous is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ymous is thwarting Xenophobus's attempts to control the position.
Xenophobus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Xenophobus tries to get out of the position.
Xenophobus is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ymous is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ymous is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anon Ymous will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Xenophobus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ymous connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ymous shoots in and drives through. Xenophobus sprawls well.
Ymous changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Xenophobus tries to avoid it but Ymous manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Xenophobus to the ground. Xenophobus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ymous closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Xenophobus to the mat! Xenophobus manages to get full guard.
Xenophobus keeping moving, preventing Ymous from controlling successfully.
Xenophobus controls Ymous momentarily but Ymous frees himself.
Xenophobus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ymous is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ymous working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xenophobus keeping moving, preventing Ymous from controlling successfully.
Xenophobus is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ymous tries to free his leg and advance position but Xenophobus is retaining full guard.
Ymous drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ymous jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Xenophobus is pulling down on Ymous's head. It's preventing any offense from Ymous, at least for the moment.
Xenophobus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ymous on the ground.
Ymous wants to control from the top but Xenophobus keeps moving.
Xenophobus looking to control.
Anon Ymous has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ymous being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Xenophobus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Xenophobus slips under a jab.
Ymous walks into a jab.
Xenophobus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ymous counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ymous.
Xenophobus working for a triangle but Ymous defends it easily.
Ymous trying to control the position from guard on top but Xenophobus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Xenophobus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ymous throwing strikes from guard but Xenophobus blocks nicely.
Ymous passes into half guard.
Ymous working over Xenophobus with some ground and pound. Xenophobus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ymous not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Xenophobus is controlling Ymous's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ymous is working for a kimura but Xenophobus is defending it quite comfortably.
Ymous throwing shots but Xenophobus is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ymous is looking for a kimura here.
Ymous is working for a kimura but Xenophobus is defending it quite comfortably.
Xenophobus trying to hold on to Ymous's head to control him but Ymous postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Xenophobus trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Ymous landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anon Ymous showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.
Ymous looks for a takedown but Xenophobus sprawls well.
Ymous lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ymous throws a jab when Xenophobus was well out of range.
Xenophobus missing with a left hand there. Ymous was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xenophobus lands with a right hand.
Xenophobus is looking to wear down Ymous with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Xenophobus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Xenophobus misses with a looping left.
Xenophobus misses with the combination.
Ulysseus Xenophobus is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xenophobus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ymous on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ymous closes the distance and clinches up with Xenophobus, looking for a takedown. Ymous pushes Xenophobus against the cage but Xenophobus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ymous fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ulysseus Xenophobus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anon Ymous.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ymous.
Xenophobus lands a nice hook to Ymous's body. Ymous takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ymous keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ymous has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ymous misses with a straight right.
Xenophobus swings for the body but Ymous moves out of range.
Ymous has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Xenophobus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Xenophobus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Xenophobus misses with the combination.
Ymous shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Xenophobus as he avoids it easily.
As Ymous tries to get set, Xenophobus tries to push him back and clinch up but Ymous manages to avoid the attempt.
Nice shot by Xenophobus.
Xenophobus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ymous.
Xenophobus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xenophobus scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xenophobus cracks a nice hook into Ymous's ribs.
Ymous goes for a double leg but Xenophobus avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Xenophobus continues to drive forward.
Ymous lands an overhand right.
Ymous uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xenophobus.
Ymous showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Xenophobus.
Xenophobus throws a hook but Ymous avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ymous! But no joy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ymous is defended easily by Xenophobus.
Xenophobus slips a straight right by Ymous.
Ymous shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Xenophobus sprawls well. Xenophobus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ymous gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ymous shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Xenophobus pinned against the cage. Xenophobus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ymous ducks under a wild hook from Xenophobus.
Ymous shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Xenophobus is trying to defend but Ymous finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ymous is looking for a kimura here.
Ymous is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Xenophobus is just riding it out for now. Ymous eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ymous missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Xenophobus keeping hold of Ymous's head, controlling as best he can.
Xenophobus trying to control but Ymous postures up.
Xenophobus manages to get to full guard.
Anon Ymous is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Xenophobus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ulysseus Xenophobus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ymous has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anon Ymous!
A very excited looking Anon Ymous made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anselmo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrik Vasilev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vasilev's choice of entrance music: Mr. Probz - Waves (Robin Schulz Remix Radio Edit). Adrik Vasilev has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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184 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anselmo Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrik Vasilev!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adrik Vasilev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris pushes Vasilev up against the cage in a clinch.
Vasilev misses with a knee to the head.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vasilev as Harris tries to tie him up.
Vasilev tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Vasilev back against the cage.
Vasilev prevents a body shot from Harris.
Harris managing to block the knees to the body from Vasilev.
Vasilev lands a body punch.
Vasilev utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vasilev manages to break the clinch.
Harris tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vasilev swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vasilev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been hearing reports that Harris has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Harris rushes Vasilev and presses him up against the cage.
Harris is trying to pull guard but Vasilev turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Vasilev.
Harris jumps guard but Vasilev stands there with Harris around his waist. Harris gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anselmo Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is trying to stall.
Harris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vasilev lands a hook that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harris is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vasilev to keep the fight standing.
Harris is struggling to control the position.
Vasilev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vasilev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harris blocks a body shot from Vasilev.
Harris taking a breather.
Vasilev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Harris stalling in the clinch but Vasilev improves position.
Vasilev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vasilev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to pull guard but Vasilev forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harris.
Harris is looking for a takedown.
Vasilev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris jumps guard but Vasilev stands there with Harris around his waist. Harris gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vasilev lands a nice uppercut.
Vasilev misses with a knee strike.
Harris managing to block the knees to the body from Vasilev.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris goes for a takedown attempt but Vasilev pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Harris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Vasilev pushes him off.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Vasilev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vasilev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vasilev looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vasilev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harris's hands.
Vasilev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vasilev forces Harris back against the cage and clinches.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris blocks a body shot from Vasilev.
Vasilev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vasilev is keeping busy.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Vasilev controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Vasilev.
Vasilev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knees to the body from Vasilev.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Vasilev lands with a right to the head.
Vasilev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Vasilev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris goes for a takedown attempt but Vasilev pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Vasilev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Vasilev.
Vasilev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasilev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harris.
Good leg kick by Vasilev there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harris needs to keep his hands up - Vasilev had a free shot at his head there.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vasilev appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Vasilev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harris slips under a jab.
Vasilev scores with a decent looking hook.
Harris takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Adrik Vasilev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vasilev works the jab nicely.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vasilev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrik Vasilev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Harris needs to keep his hands up - Vasilev had a free shot at his head there.
Vasilev circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vasilev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No joy there for Vasilev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Vasilev finds it's way through Harris's defenses.
Vasilev stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vasilev wants it to stay on the feet.
Vasilev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vasilev throws a right and a left that Harris avoids nicely.
Harris shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Harris dives in for a single leg takedown but Vasilev sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Harris throws a series of punches but Vasilev avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasilev throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
Vasilev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vasilev just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris works over Vasilev's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Adrik Vasilev has been cut.
Harris throws a body punch but Vasilev moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilev has closed the distance and engaged Harris in a clinch.
Vasilev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vasilev is leaning against Harris and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harris tries to stall but Vasilev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vasilev.
Adrik Vasilev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vasilev missing with knees to the body.
Vasilev tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body.
Vasilev misses with a punch on the inside.
Vasilev missing with knees to the body.
Vasilev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short uppercut from Vasilev.
Harris looking to slow down the pace here.
A hook to the body from Vasilev.
Harris lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vasilev.
Harris is rocked!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vasilev obliges.
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vasilev lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasilev creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Harris's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Harris drops to his knees and Vasilev pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adrik Vasilev!
During a confident post fight interview, Adrik Vasilev thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arto Blomsten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Dunas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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178 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arto Blomsten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrei Dunas!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunas lands with a straight right. Blomsten didn't see that one coming.
Dunas throws an off balance right hand
and Blomsten counters with a single leg into guard. Dunas didn't expect that.
Dunas is trying to keep Blomsten in close.
Dunas pulls Blomsten in to control the position.
Blomsten landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blomsten controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dunas 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blomsten makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blomsten thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dunas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blomsten is one step ahead there.
Blomsten passes into half guard.
Dunas is trying to get back to full guard.
Dunas looks like he's trying to stand up.
Blomsten is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dunas defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dunas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Blomsten is working away from the top position though.
Dunas regains full guard. Nicely done.
Blomsten works over Dunas with some ground and pound from guard.
Blomsten cracks Dunas with a solid left hand.
Dunas looking for a sweep. Not yet Dunas, not yet.
Blomsten passes Dunas's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blomsten is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dunas is looking to improve his position.
Blomsten 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.
Blomsten winds up and cracks Dunas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Blomsten looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dunas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dunas is defending against the submission attempts here by Blomsten.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Blomsten connects with a nice short shot to Dunas's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunas trying to hold on to Blomsten's head to control him but Blomsten postures up.
Blomsten is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dunas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Blomsten is working away from the top position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blomsten sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dunas defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arto Blomsten dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dunas tries to land a front kick but Blomsten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dunas misses with a hook.
Dunas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dunas thows a leg kick but Blomsten checks it
and Blomsten counters with a takedown into side control.
Dunas tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blomsten wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Blomsten postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dunas is not content to let Blomsten control the position.
Blomsten gets to mount! Dunas was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunas manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunas is doing well to control the position and prevent Blomsten from advancing to side control.
Blomsten drops an elbow to the side of Dunas's head.
Dunas wants to control but Blomsten is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Blomsten throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blomsten takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Blomsten lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dunas slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blomsten controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dunas controls Blomsten momentarily but Blomsten frees himself.
Dunas 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.
Dunas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blomsten looking to pass the guard.
Dunas keeping moving, preventing Blomsten from controlling successfully.
Dunas controls Blomsten momentarily but Blomsten frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dunas lands with a cross.
Blomsten scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Blomsten is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dunas is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dunas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blomsten lands a decent elbow from side control.
Arto Blomsten overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blomsten working the ground and pound from side control.
Blomsten is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dunas knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dunas is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arto Blomsten dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dunas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blomsten under the eye.
Blomsten scores with a nice right hand.
Dunas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blomsten.
Dunas throws a big counter head kick but Blomsten avoids it with no problem.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dunas.
Blomsten scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dunas scores with a body shot.
Blomsten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blomsten looks to land a body kick but Dunas moved away.
Dunas throws a head kick that misses.
Blomsten feinted with a counter takedown.
Blomsten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Arto Blomsten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blomsten lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Blomsten.
Dunas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blomsten gets the takedown into side control.
Blomsten in side control, throwing shots but Dunas defends.
The ground and pound from Blomsten seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Blomsten cracks Dunas with a big right hand but Dunas just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dunas is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Blomsten creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dunas sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Blomsten is looking to take a break and control but Dunas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dunas wants to control but Blomsten postures up.
Andrei Dunas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arto Blomsten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Dunas's face as Blomsten controls the position.
Dunas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blomsten controlling the position from side mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blomsten trying to control the action but Dunas is working from the bottom.
Blomsten taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunas is trying to get back to his feet.
Blomsten in side control, just content to control the action for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Blomsten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blomsten lands a nice hook to Dunas's body. Dunas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blomsten cracks the inside of Dunas's front leg.
Dunas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blomsten gets the takedown into side control.
Dunas wants to get back to his feet but Blomsten is dominant here and he's now got Dunas's back!
Dunas is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Blomsten.
Dunas can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arto Blomsten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blomsten has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arto Blomsten!
A relieved looking Arto Blomsten thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mika Karalahti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Fenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mika Karalahti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Fenix!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fenix closes the distance and pushes Karalahti back into the cage.
Fenix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karalahti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fenix misses with some punches.
Fenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karalahti's elbow.
Fenix tries to throw a body punch but Karalahti avoids it by throwing Fenix back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karalahti.
Karalahti scores with a shoulder strike.
Karalahti breaks the clinch.
Fenix throws a right hand that Karalahti ducks under and follows up with a left that Karalahti also avoids with ease.
Fenix wants to clinch but Karalahti slips to the side
and Karalahti counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Karalahti finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fenix checks the leg kick.
Karalahti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Karalahti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Green Line in the buildup to the fight.
Fenix misses with a right hand
and Karalahti counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karalahti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fenix.
Karalahti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fenix manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Fenix's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenix misses with a body shot.
Karalahti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Karalahti missing with a left hand there. Fenix was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fenix tries to clinch but Karalahti is having none of it.
Karalahti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Karalahti throws a head kick that half lands.
Karalahti tries to score with a low kick but Fenix moves his leg out of the way.
Karalahti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Karalahti keeps the fight on the outside.
Fenix walks forward, straight into a front kick from Karalahti.
A nice combination there by Fenix.
Fenix checks the leg kick.
A left lands for Karalahti.
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!
Fenix thuds a left hand into Karalahti's body.
Karalahti misses with a leg kick.
Fenix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karalahti looks for the body kick but Fenix saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karalahti misses with a shot to the body
and Fenix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Karalahti misses
and Fenix counters with a stiff right hand.
Fenix looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fenix checks a low kick from Karalahti.
Karalahti tries a head kick but it misses.
Fenix looks to throw the jab but Karalahti is out of range.
Karalahti is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from Fenix on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fenix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karalahti throws a hook but Fenix avoids it easily.
Fenix tries to clinch but Karalahti is having none of it.
Fenix changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fenix throws a solid leg kick but Karalahti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fenix.
Karalahti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fenix.
Fenix scores with a hook.
Fenix rushes Karalahti and presses him up against the cage.
Fenix struggles to land a body shot inside as Karalahti controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenix lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karalahti backwards.
Fenix throws a head punch that misses.
Fenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Karalahti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fenix can't find room to land a body shot as Karalahti controls the action.
Karalahti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fenix takes a swing at Karalahti's ribcage but misses.
As Fenix backs away, Karalahti returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Karalahti misses with a hook. Fenix ducked under it nicely.
Fenix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karalahti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karalahti connects with a looping right hand.
Fenix takes a swing at Karalahti's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Karalahti.
Fenix with a nice cross.
Fenix tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karalahti is looking to score with low kicks.
Karalahti wants to slow Fenix down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karalahti moves out of range of the strikes.
Fenix rushes Karalahti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Karalahti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fenix's elbow.
Fenix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fenix can't find room to land a body shot as Karalahti controls the action.
Fenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karalahti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karalahti blocks a jab.
Karalahti connects with a jab.
Fenix slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fenix just misses with a punch to the body.
Karalahti lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Karalahti lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fenix misses with a wild combination.
Karalahti slips under a jab.
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 Mika Karalahti will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A shot to the liver by Karalahti. Beautiful body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fenix checks a leg kick.
Karalahti throws out a leg kick but Fenix moves out of range and Karalahti only half commits.
Karalahti lands with a right hand.
Karalahti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fenix.
No joy there for Fenix, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karalahti swings for the body but Fenix moves out of range.
Karalahti is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Karalahti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fenix fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karalahti, pushing him back against the cage.
Karalahti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fenix has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Karalahti seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fenix can turn it around.
Karalahti tries a body shot but Fenix blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fenix lands a nice uppercut.
Karalahti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fenix is trying to stall.
Karalahti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karalahti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenix tries to work over Karalahti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karalahti.
Fenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fenix trying to control the position but instead, Karalahti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fenix into the cage.
Karalahti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Karalahti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karalahti's elbow.
Karalahti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fenix's elbow.
Fenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Karalahti uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fenix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Karalahti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fenix misses with a punch on the inside.
Fenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karalahti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karalahti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fenix in his tracks.
Karalahti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fenix clinches.
Fenix throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Fenix.
Karalahti blocks an uppercut.
Fenix throws a punch but it's blocked by Karalahti.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karalahti.
Fenix throws a head punch that misses.
Fenix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karalahti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fenix moves in looking to clinch but Karalahti pushes him off.
Karalahti walks into a straight right hand from Fenix.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Karalahti, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenix bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fenix loads up on a big right hand but Karalahti slips the punch.
Karalahti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fenix stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fenix takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Karalahti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fenix was well out of range. Poor timing from Karalahti.
Fenix swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fenix connects with the punch.
Fenix tries to clinch but Karalahti moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fenix. Karalahti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fenix takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Karalahti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fenix tries to clinch but Karalahti moves away
and Karalahti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Karalahti.
Fenix is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karalahti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Karalahti jabs Fenix to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Karalahti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Karalahti connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karalahti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fenix.
Fenix lands with a hook. Karalahti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Karalahti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fenix walks into a stiff left hand from Karalahti.
Karalahti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fenix takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Karalahti tries to land a front kick but Fenix steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fenix bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karalahti's head backwards.
Mika Karalahti is winning the standup battle so far.
Karalahti lands a jab to Fenix's midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Karalahti as he connects with a hook.
A big right from Fenix misses.
Karalahti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fenixs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fenix walks into a stiff left hand from Karalahti.
Fenix is rocked!
Karalahti lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fenix doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karalahti drops Fenix with a big left hand! Fenix is injured, injured bad! Karalahti jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mika Karalahti!
An out of breath Mika Karalahti thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Bartoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartoo has chosen Drowning Pool - Bodies as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jermaine Wright!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar Bartoo!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartoo ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Bartoo thinks about the counter body kick.
Bartoo blocks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bartoo.
Bartoo blocks a head kick by Wright.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bartoo.
Bartoo slips a jab from Wright.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Bartoo misses with a body kick.
Wright connects with a leg kick. Bartoo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wright slips under a jab from Bartoo.
Oscar Bartoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bartoo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wright looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wright looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wright throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Bartoo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bartoo.
Bartoo throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Wright to counter with a crisp jab.
Wright closes the distance and pushes Bartoo back into the cage.
Wright lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Bartoo is trying to get back to his feet.
Wright is looking to take a break and control but Bartoo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Wright staying calm.
Wright is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bartoo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wright wants to control but Bartoo is keeping him busy.
Wright is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bartoo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bartoo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Wright has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bartoo throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright scores with a nice head shot.
Bartoo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bartoo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wright moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wright takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bartoo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bartoo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wright doesn't seem bothered though.
Wright walks into a straight right hand from Bartoo.
Bartoo throws a body kick that misses.
Wright was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bartoo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bartoo connects with a body shot that sends Wright's belly button to the back.
Wright misses with the combination.
Bartoo jabs Wright right on the nose. Wright blinks but takes it well.
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Wright misses the target.
Bartoo throws a right hand that misses
and Wright counters with a thumping low kick.
Bartoo avoids the body shot from Wright.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Wright.
Wright forces Bartoo back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Bartoo fails to land.
Wright lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bartoo.
Wright trying to control the position but instead, Bartoo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wright into the cage.
Wright lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bartoo backwards.
Wright lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bartoo tries a body shot but Wright blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bartoo.
A head punch on the inside from Bartoo fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bartoo.
Bartoo misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Bartoo fails to land.
Bartoo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wright blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartoo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bartoo misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wright.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bartoo blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wright.
Bartoo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wright has him pressed against the cage.
Bartoo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wright has him pressed against the cage.
Wright lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bartoo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wright lands with a light punch inside.
Wright lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wright is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wright lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bartoo backwards.
Bartoo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wright tries a body shot but Bartoo blocks it.
Wright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright looking for a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wright.
Bartoo prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermaine Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bartoo manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jermaine Wright dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bartoo throws a head kick that misses.
Bartoo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bartoo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bartoo.
Wright fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wright takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Wright fails to land.
Bartoo pushes Wright back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wright gets through Bartoo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bartoo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bartoo lands a body punch.
Wright lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Bartoo fails to land.
Bartoo has a couple of punches blocked by Wright.
Wright has a couple of punches blocked by Bartoo.
Bartoo blocking some punches.
Wright throws a head punch that misses.
Bartoo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wright's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wright.
Wright scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wright.
Bartoo lands with a left to the head.
Bartoo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bartoo lands a left hand.
Wright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wright misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wright lands with a light punch inside.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Bartoo misses with a body punch.
Bartoo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bartoo.
Wright lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bartoo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wright misses with a punch to the body.
Bartoo pushes Wright back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bartoo is trying to break the clinch but Wright is controlling him.
Wright misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wright lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartoo throws a punch but it's blocked by Wright.
Wright misses with the head strike.
Bartoo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wright has a couple of punches blocked by Bartoo.
Bartoo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wright seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bartoo can turn it around.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bartoo breaks from the clinch.
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Bartoo slips the punch.
Bartoo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wright throws a right hand that misses
and Bartoo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good shot there by Bartoo.
Bartoo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bartoo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wright takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wright lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bartoo dips to his left and cracks Wright with an uppercut!
Wright closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bartoo pushes Wright back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bartoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bartoo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wright's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartoo lands an uppercut.
Bartoo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bartoo can't find room to land a body shot as Wright controls the action.
Jermaine Wright has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bartoo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wright working aggressively here.
Bartoo throws a head punch that misses.
Wright stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bartoo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wright throws a punch but it's blocked by Bartoo.
Wright can't get the takedown.
Bartoo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wright scores with a shoulder strike.
Wright has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bartoo regains guard immediately.
Bartoo pushes Wright off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bartoo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wright under the eye.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bartoo was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wright looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Bartoo.
A head kick misses from Bartoo.
It looked like Wright wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bartoo is looking to land body kicks.
Bartoo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wright moves away from the strike by Bartoo.
Bartoo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bartoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bartoo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bartoo swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Bartoo throws a sloppy head kick and Wright moves out of range easily.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bartoo moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bartoo scores with a body shot.
A cross from Bartoo lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bartoo. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Bartoo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bartoo throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Wright avoids the body shot from Bartoo.
Bartoo throws a body kick that misses.
Wright connects with a leg kick. Bartoo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bartoo misses with a body shot.
Bartoo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wright connects with a nice looking jab.
Wright stuns Bartoo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wright scores with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Bartoo.
Wright moves out of range as Bartoo strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartoo looks to throw the jab but Wright is out of range.
Wright throws a head kick that half lands.
Bartoo slips a jab from Wright.
Wright gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid body kick from Bartoo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bartoo stuns Wright with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bartoo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bartoo.
Bartoo scores with a hook to the body. Wright takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab lands there for Bartoo.
Nice straight punches there by Wright. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wright.
A left lands for Wright.
Wright on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bartoo. Bartoo obviously looking to wear him down.
Wright comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bartoo misses the shot to the body.
Bartoo scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartoo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bartoo misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bartoo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wright drops his hands momentarily and Bartoo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bartoo moves out of range of the body kick.
Wright cracks Bartoo with an open hand slap.
Bartoo sizes up Wright with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bartoo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bartoo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bartoo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wright throws out the jab.
Bartoo throws the kick towards the body but Wright avoids it.
Bartoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright lands with a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bartoo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Bartoo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bartoo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bartoo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Wright as he connects with a hook.
Donk. Bartoo catches Wright right on the button with a cross.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wright crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bartoo - the referee stops the clock and Wright gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bartoo. Wright manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wright shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wright scores with a nice right hand.
Bartoo lands a nice looking body kick.
Bartoo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wright doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab from Bartoo.
Bartoo misses with an uppercut. Wright saw that one coming.
Bartoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wright on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bartoo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bartoo looks to throw a body kick
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
Wright scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bartoo lands with a hook. Wright tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartoo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wright counters with a straight right hand.
Bartoo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Wright wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bartoo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bartoo throws the kick towards the body but Wright avoids it.
Wright fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bartoo on the side of the head.
Wright buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bartoo misses with a kick to the body.
Wright moves out of range as Bartoo throws a body kick.
Wright connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wright has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bartoo.
Bartoo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wright swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bartoo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wright throws a front kick aimed at Bartoo's knee but Bartoo avoids it well.
Wright misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Bartoo really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bartoo lands with a slapping head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wright darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice body kick there by Bartoo.
Bartoo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wright counters with a nice body shot.
Wright dips to his left and cracks Bartoo with an uppercut!
A big left from Wright misses.
Wright scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bartoo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wright swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bartoo lands a slapping body shot.
Wright thumps Bartoo with a low kick.
Wright feints and then cracks Bartoo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bartoo down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bartoo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wright has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wright there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wright will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wright with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bartoo looks for the body kick but Wright saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bartoo!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Wright misses with a hook.
Bartoo misses with a lunging right hand
and Wright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wright is looking to clinch.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Bartoo saw that one coming.
Bartoo steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bartoo misses with a body shot.
Bartoo scores with a jab.
Bartoo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bartoo.
Wright tries to counter by clinching up but Bartoo breaks away and moves out of range.
Wright tries a head kick but it misses.
Bartoo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
Bartoo connects with a crisp jab.
Wright is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bartoo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wright looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bartoo.
Bartoo scores with a shot to the body.
Wright tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bartoo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bartoo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bartoo jabs Wright right on the nose. Wright blinks but takes it well.
Bartoo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bartoo. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright checks a leg kick.
Bartoo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bartoo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wright misses with a low kick as Bartoo jumps back.
Bartoo throws out a counter right but Wright avoids it with no problem.
Wright misses the jab.
Bartoo throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartoo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bartoo there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wright darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice body kick there by Bartoo.
Bartoo misses with a low kick as Wright jumps back.
Bartoo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wright counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wright takes a swing at Bartoo's ribcage but misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Bartoo misses.
Bartoo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bartoo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wright blocks the body kick.
Bartoo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wright. That one must have hurt.
Bartoo misses with a hook. Wright ducked under it nicely.
Wright seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bartoo tries to land a front kick but Wright steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wright is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bartoo.
Wright slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wright moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright scores with a hook to the body. Bartoo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartoo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bartoo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bartoo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Wright is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bartoo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wright sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wright works the jab nicely.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick.
Wright scores with a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Wright - just one landing.
Wright lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bartoo misses with a body shot.
Wright fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bartoo, pushing him back against the cage.
Wright can't find room to land a body shot as Bartoo controls the action.
Wright stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jermaine Wright will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bartoo tries to land a front kick but Wright steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bartoo misses with a looping right.
Wright tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bartoo manages to circle out of the way.
Bartoo takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Wright moves out of range as Bartoo throws a body kick.
Oscar Bartoo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bartoo misses with a body shot.
Bartoo looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Wright on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bartoo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bartoo tries to land a front kick but Wright steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big right from Bartoo misses.
Bartoo connects with a body shot that sends Wright's belly button to the back.
A jab lands there for Bartoo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartoo looks to land a body kick but Wright moved away.
Wright keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wright looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoo keeps Wright at a distance using the push kick.
Wright scores with a decent looking hook.
Wright moves out of range as Bartoo strikes.
Bartoo clobbers Wright with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bartoo walks into a jab.
Bartoo throws a hook but Wright avoids it easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wright. Bartoo shrugs it off though.
Bartoo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bartoo misses the shot to the body.
Bartoo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bartoo is rocked!
Bartoo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wright sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bartoo is still on wobbly legs! Can Wright finish him?
Wright circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Bartoo drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Wright follows Bartoo to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jermaine Wright!
Jermaine Wright retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Jermaine Wright thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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