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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dmonray Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tapda Mattus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malapitan comes into the arena with My Time is Now blaring out of the sound system. Mattus comes into a darkened arena with his song building. My heart kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 24 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dmonray Malapitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tapda Mattus!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mattus closes the distance and clinches up with Malapitan, looking for a takedown. Mattus pushes Malapitan against the cage but Malapitan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Malapitan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mattus is refusing to be controlled, as Malapitan sits in half guard.
Malapitan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mattus with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Malapitan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Malapitan lands a nice short elbow.
Malapitan is looking for a kimura but Mattus is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Malapitan to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mattus taking some punishment here, with Malapitan in his half guard.
Mattus is trying to control but can't.
Malapitan is keen to just control but Mattus is a slippery customer.
Malapitan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Mattus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mattus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malapitan drops an elbow to the side of Mattus's head.
Malapitan lands strikes from half guard.
Mattus is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mattus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Malapitan pulls his head out easily.
Mattus is still in real trouble! Can Malapitan finish him?
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. Malapitan connects with a nice short shot to Mattus's temple.
Mattus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Malapitan wants to control but Mattus is keeping him busy.
Mattus seems to have recovered his senses.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Malapitan lands a nice short elbow.
Malapitan is working for a kimura but Mattus is defending it quite comfortably.
Malapitan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mattus!
BOOM! Malapitan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mattus is in a horrible position here. Malapitan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Malapitan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mattus throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Malapitan is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mattus to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mattus shrugs it off.
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!
Mattus really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Malapitan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mattus tries to lock up and control but Malapitan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Malapitan lands with some strikes.
Malapitan lands a nice shot to the head.
Mattus slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mattus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mattus is trying to maintain the position but Malapitan is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Malapitan is nestled in close to Mattus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Malapitan is looking for a kimura but Mattus is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Malapitan to get the leverage.
Malapitan is keen to just control but Mattus is a slippery customer.
Mattus is trying to get back to full guard.
Mattus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Malapitan pulls his head out easily.
Malapitan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Malapitan lands strikes from half guard.
Mattus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Malapitan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Malapitan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Malapitan moves into full mount! Mattus won't be happy about that!
Mattus tries to hold on but Malapitan postures up.
Mattus throwing hammer fists to the chest of Malapitan. What's that going to do exactly?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan raining down shots from the mount!
Mattus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Malapitan cracks Mattus with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Malapitan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malapitan with good strikes from the mount here!
Malapitan loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Mattus scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Malapitan land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Malapitan stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dmonray Malapitan!
A relieved looking Dmonray Malapitan 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Greer Leonardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greer Leonardson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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139 lbs
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143 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Greer Leonardson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Steel Penn!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel Penn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Leonardson takes one on the button.
Nice cross by Steel Penn.
Leonardson connects with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Leonardson.
Steel Penn lands a front kick.
Leonardson 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 Penn tries to land a leg kick but Leonardson saw it coming and moves away.
Leonardson walks into a stiff left hand from Steel Penn.
Steel Penn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Leonardsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Leonardson lands a nice shot that snaps Steel Penn's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonardson throws the kick towards the body but Steel Penn avoids it.
Leonardson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steel Penn, pushing him back against the cage.
Leonardson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leonardson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steel Penn.
Steel Penn turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Steel Penn tries for a kimura but Leonardson is defending well.
Leonardson being controlled for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Steel Penn working the head with strikes.
Steel Penn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Leonardson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Leonardson prevents Steel Penn from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Steel Penn staying calm.
Steel Penn working away.
Steel Penn advances to mount.
Steel Penn wants to finish this one by submission but Leonardson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Steel Penn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn looking for a guillotine from mount but Leonardson is having none of it.
Leonardson reaches up and pulls Steel Penn towards him, trying to control the position. Steel Penn manages to get a guillotine from the mount though! This could be big trouble for Leonardson! Leonardson tries to roll over - now Steel Penn is on the bottom but the guillotine is really deep and Leonardson has to tap out! Great work there by Steel Penn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). The Steel Penn!
The Steel Penn thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steven Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Dellaria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stark might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sledgehammer!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
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143 lbs
18 - 25 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Greg Dellaria!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Stark 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stark scores with a jab to the body.
Dellaria takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dellaria throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dellaria gets the takedown into side control.
Stark is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dellaria working the head and body with strikes.
Stark is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dellaria off and has taken his back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dellaria tries to roll but Stark sticks to his back.
Even with his hooks in, Stark manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Stark biding his time, controlling Dellaria.
Dellaria can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellaria is still trying to improve position.
Stark struggling to keep hold of the position.
Dellaria tries to break free.
Stark missing with punches from the back.
Stark is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Dellaria defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Dellaria can't escape the position.
Stark trying to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dellaria fending off the submission attempt from Stark.
Dellaria avoids the strikes from Stark.
Dellaria controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
Dellaria is really stuck here.
Stark lands shots from the back.
Dellaria is taking damage to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark is punishing Dellaria with some ground and pound.
Stark loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Dellaria hold on?
Dellaria is rocked!
Stark has Dellaria flattened out and is raining down punches.
Dellaria is still in real trouble! Can Stark finish him?
Stark controlling the position well here. Dellaria rolled but Stark kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Stark gets his hands free as Dellaria looks to control.
Dellaria seems to have recovered his senses.
Stark controlling well, preventing Dellaria from escaping the position.
Stark looking for the RNC.
Stark gets his hands free as Dellaria looks to control.
Stark trying to control.
Dellaria trying to get back to his feet but Stark is in full control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dellaria just trying to survive but Stark is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Stark 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.
Stark throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Stark trying to control.
Stark connects with a big shot to the side of Dellaria's head.
Dellaria showing good submission defense here.
Stark connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Dellaria to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark trying to control momentarily.
Dellaria trying to get back to his feet but Stark is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Stark dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dellaria looks to land a body kick but Stark moved away.
Stark feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dellaria shoots in but no luck this time.
Dellaria dives in for a single leg takedown but Stark sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dellaria dips to his left and cracks Stark with an uppercut!
Dellaria clobbers Stark with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stark connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stark scores with a hook to the body. Dellaria takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dellaria throws a lazy right hand but Stark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Stark counters with a quick kick to the body but Dellaria blocks it.
Stark misses with a body kick.
Dellaria tries to clinch up but Stark circles away and keeps his distance.
Dellaria misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark connects with a body shot that sends Dellaria's belly button to the back.
Stark wants to clinch up but Dellaria keeps it at a distance.
Stark lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stark gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dellaria is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Stark has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellaria gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Stark missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dellaria wants to get back to full guard.
Dellaria is refusing to be controlled, as Stark sits in half guard.
Dellaria tries to get to full guard but Stark has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stark lands a nice short elbow.
Stark wants to pass to mount but Dellaria is defending the position.
Stark is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dellaria is looking to control Stark's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dellaria avoid being mounted?
Dellaria pushes Stark off looking to stand but Stark dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark trying to control from half guard but Dellaria is working away.
Stark wants to free his trapped foot but Dellaria is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Stark is trying to control. Dellaria wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dellaria trying to hold on to Stark's head to control him but Stark postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Stark is keen to just control but Dellaria is a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dellaria swings widly with a right hand
and Stark makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dellaria pushes Stark up against the cage in a clinch.
Stark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stark swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dellaria holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dellaria stalls.
Dellaria throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dellaria wants to break free but Stark has control.
A left hand lands to the body for Stark.
Stark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dellaria working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stark lands a hook that snaps the head of Dellaria backwards.
Stark lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stark manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dellaria.
A head kick from Stark lands but Dellaria takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horrible takedown attempt by Dellaria or perhaps it was just good defense by Stark, which made it look bad.
Steven Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Dellaria.
Stark scores with a jab to the body.
Dellaria walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dellaria walks into a stiff left hand from Stark.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dellaria crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stark - the referee stops the clock and Dellaria gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stark. Dellaria manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dellaria throws a poor cross that misses
and Stark counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dellaria takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stark goes for a double leg but Dellaria avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dellaria continues to drive forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Stark dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Stark shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dellaria gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Stark to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dellaria is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Stark misses with a punch to the body.
Dellaria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dellaria tries to clinch
and Stark counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dellaria kicks off Stark and gets to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark is looking to wear down Dellaria with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dellaria shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dellaria can do to turn this around?
Dellaria wants to control from the top but Stark keeps moving.
Dellaria is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellaria trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dellaria trying to control but Stark is working from the bottom.
Dellaria stopping the sweep attempt from Stark.
Stark keeping moving, preventing Dellaria from controlling successfully.
Dellaria working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dellaria pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stark is keeping the position for now.
Dellaria wants to control from the top but Stark keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dellaria slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dellaria lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stark tests Dellaria's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dellaria is looking to clinch but Stark is avoiding it.
Dellaria lands with a cross.
Dellaria gets tackled into the cage by Stark. Stark maintains the clinch.
Stark lands with a light punch inside.
Stark cracks Dellaria with a nice body shot.
Stark tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stark scores with a shoulder strike.
Dellaria tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dellaria has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Stark seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dellaria can turn it around.
Dellaria tries to throw a body punch but Stark avoids it by throwing Dellaria back against the cage.
Stark cracks Dellaria with a nice body shot.
Dellaria takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dellaria breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark has managed to clinch.
Stark tries a body shot but Dellaria blocks it.
Stark tries a body shot but Dellaria blocks it.
Dellaria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stark moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stark looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Steven Stark is winning the standup battle so far.
Dellaria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stark lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dellaria has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dellaria and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stark is looking to land body kicks.
Dellaria changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dellaria comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dellaria is looking to slow Stark down with leg kicks.
Greg Dellaria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dellaria loads up on a big right hand but Stark slips the punch.
Stark jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Stark swats away the attempt to clinch by Dellaria.
Stark is looking for a counter combo.
Stark avoids the body shot from Dellaria.
Stark appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark tests Dellaria's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stark.
Dellaria tries to clinch but Stark is having none of it.
Stark swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stark takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dellaria looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stark is fending him off so far but Dellaria persists. Nope, Stark circles away and we're back to standing.
Dellaria lands a leg kick that knocks Stark off balance momentarily.
Stark lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dellaria moves to clinch but Stark breaks away
and Stark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dellaria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stark moves into the clinch successfully.
Steven Stark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steven Stark has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stark tries a body shot but Dellaria blocks it.
Dellaria misses with a knee strike.
Dellaria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stark has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Greg Dellaria.
Well Stark 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 Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Stark!
Steven Stark bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Greg Dellaria stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks to all the fans in the audience tonight...I'll be back!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marat Sanayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saem Black (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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Marat Sanayev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saem Black!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanayev throws a series of punches but Black moves out of range.
Black with the counter takedown but Sanayev avoids it easily.
Sanayev closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Black to the mat! Black manages to get full guard.
Black is adopting a defensive guard.
Sanayev throwing strikes from guard but Black blocks nicely.
Black is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sanayev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanayev postures up in Black's guard and throws a big left but Black blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black has his hands on Sanayev's head, controlling the position.
Sanayev is looking to work some ground and pound but Black has wrist control.
Black is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Black has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sanayev throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanayev throws a big elbow that misses.
Sanayev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Black is adopting a defensive guard.
Black is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Black avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanayev postures up in Black's guard and throws a big left but Black blocks it.
Sanayev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sanayev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Black's head.
It looks like Saem Black has been cut.
Black thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Sanayev with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanayev throws a strike but Black rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Black scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Black prevents Sanayev from getting back to his feet.
Black scoring with punches to the head and body.
Black is in close to Sanayev's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sanayev wants to stand up but Black is controlling him.
Black landing some decent shots from guard.
Black has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Black accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sanayev is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Black dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sanayev will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Sanayev is pushing Black's head away, looking to escape. Black manages to hold on to the position though.
Sanayev bucks up and tries to throw Black off but instead Black has got his back!
Our spies down at at Lokko Ltd. inform us that Black has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The referee is taking a good look at Sanayev as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Black!
Sanayev trying to get back to his feet but Black is in full control for now.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Can Sanayev hold on?! Black is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanayev is trying to stand back up.
Black lands a shot to the head.
Black is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Sanayev wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Saem Black will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Saem Black's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Black checks a leg kick.
Black drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sanayev defends it well.
Sanayev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Black avoids the head kick by Sanayev.
Black drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sanayev defends it well.
Sanayev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Sanayev misses.
Black is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sanayev misses with a combination
and Black counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sanayev won't be happy with that.
Sanayev is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Black has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Black trying to control the position but Sanayev is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sanayev taking a bit of punishment here - Black scoring with strikes.
Sanayev is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Black is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black landing a few strikes.
Black controls the position.
Sanayev is trying to get back to his feet.
Sanayev takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Black cracks Sanayev with a big elbow.
Sanayev wants to get back to his feet.
Black controls the position.
Sanayev tries to escape but Black is in control.
Sanayev is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sanayev is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sanayev fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanayev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanayev misses with a combination
and Black decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sanayev's guard.
Black stays in close to Sanayev's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black scoring with some ground and pound.
Black won't allow Sanayev to get back to his feet.
Black is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Black stops Sanayev from standing up.
Black chips away with some ground and pound.
Sanayev is looking to stand back up but Black counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Sanayev.
Saem Black has got the better of the ground game so far.
Black winds up and cracks Sanayev with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Black winds up and cracks Sanayev with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Black is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Black takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Black perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sanayev is trying to stand up here but Black is controlling him well.
Black takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sanayev looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sanayev has hold of Black's hands but Black slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanayev pushes Black off but Black dives into side control.
Black content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Sanayev is trying to buck Black off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saem Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Saem Black's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sanayev tries to clinch
and Black counters with a takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Black scoring with punches and elbows.
Sanayev taking a bit of punishment here - Black scoring with strikes.
Sanayev wants to get back to his feet but Black is dominant here and he's now got Sanayev's back!
Sanayev wants to get back to his feet.
Black lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Sanayev hold on?!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Black is working the ground and pound. Can Sanayev escape?
Sanayev is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black scores with punches from the back.
Sanayev wants to get back to his feet.
Sanayev is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Black lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Sanayev hold on?!
Sanayev is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Sanayev trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanayev is trying to remain composed but Black is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
What can Sanayev do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Black's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Black punishes Sanayev with strikes from the back mount.
Black controlling from the back.
Black lands shots from the back.
Black scores with punches to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Sanayev!
Sanayev is rocked!
Black controls the action.
Oh Sanayev is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanayev is trying to get back to his feet but Black has full control of the position and if anything, Sanayev has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Black controlling from the back.
Sanayev seems to have got his legs back now.
Sanayev is trapped and Black is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Black is scoring with a succession of shots from the back. Sanayev is covering up - he's had enough and the ref steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saem Black!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bear Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by KRS-One - MC's Act Like They Don't Know. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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33
168 lbs
26 - 9 - 1 |
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bear Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson misses with a looping left.
Stevenson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bishop sprawls well. Bishop wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stevenson gets slowly back to his feet.
Bishop throws out a counter right but Stevenson avoids it with no problem.
Stevenson walks into a left hand.
Stevenson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hey Steves Fight Shack in the buildup to the fight.
Stevenson misses with a hook. Bishop ducked under it nicely.
Bishop tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stevenson is able to avoid easily.
Stevenson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Stevenson ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Stevenson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stevenson.
Stevenson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop throws a leg kick which misses Stevenson's front leg but catches the back leg as Stevenson tries to avoid it.
Bishop uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stevenson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bishop momentarily.
Stevenson throws a push kick but Bishop slaps the foot to one side.
Stevenson throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevenson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bishop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bishop moves out of range of the strikes.
Stevenson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bishop looks to land a left hand but Stevenson moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Stevenson misses its target.
Bishop moves out of range as Stevenson throws a body kick.
Bishop replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Stevenson blocks it well.
Bishop lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bishop chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stevenson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jab by Stevenson.
Stevenson looks to throw the jab but Bishop is out of range.
Stevenson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bishop throws a big shot that misses.
Stevenson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bishop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bishop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stevenson.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stevenson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop moves out of range as Stevenson throws a body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Stevenson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bishop wants to clinch up but Stevenson keeps it at a distance.
Stevenson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Stevenson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Xavier Bishop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bishop moves out of range of the strikes.
Bishop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stevenson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bishop throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bishop - that will leave a mark!
Bishop looks to land a body kick but Stevenson moved away.
It looked like Stevenson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bishop clinches up with Stevenson and pushes him back against the cage.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Stevenson.
Stevenson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop blocking some punches.
Stevenson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bishop clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Stevenson throwing wild punches that miss their target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson struggling to land strikes to the head as Bishop covers up.
Stevenson not allowing Bishop to control his hands.
Stevenson misses with punches from the back.
Stevenson looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Bishop taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bear Stevenson!
After winning the bout, Bear Stevenson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Xavier Bishop spoke after the fight, saying 'Ogun will punish me severely for this loss!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Milner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milner comes into a darkened arena with his song building. King of Kings kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Luke Milner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Baxter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Milner!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Milner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baxter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Milner 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.
Milner throws an overhand right that lands on Baxter's shoulder, as Baxter tries to avoid the shot.
Baxter clinches.
Milner tries to land a knee to the head but Baxter blocks with his arms.
Milner throws a head punch that misses.
Baxter blocking some punches.
Milner takes an elbow to the temple.
Baxter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baxter lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Milner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baxter gets through Milner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Milner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Baxter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baxter lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Milner - just one landing.
Baxter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baxter looks to land a combination. Milner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Baxter misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Baxter scores with a punch to the head.
Baxter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Baxter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It seemed like Milner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Milner.
Baxter moves away from the strike by Milner.
A combination from Baxter does no damage.
Milner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baxter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baxter misses with a two punch combination.
Milner misses with a left hand
and Baxter counters with a series of strikes. Milner will be more careful next time no doubt.
Milner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Baxter.
Baxter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baxter staying out of range there.
Baxter defending well as Milner loads up on a big left hand.
Baxter appears to be looking for a big counter.
A big right from Milner misses.
Baxter moves away from the strike by Milner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Baxter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baxter throws a big counter combination but Milner scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Baxter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Baxter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baxter clinches up with Milner and pushes him back against the cage.
Baxter scores with a shoulder strike.
Milner throws a punch but it's blocked by Baxter.
Baxter blocks an uppercut.
Milner misses with some punches.
Milner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baxter lands a nice uppercut.
Milner pushes Baxter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Milner misses with a body punch.
Milner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baxter backwards.
Milner misses with the head strike.
Baxter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baxter breaks from the clinch.
Baxter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter lands a jab-cross combination.
Milner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baxter circles away quickly and effectively.
Baxter is working the combinations to good effect here.
Baxter throws a right and a left that Milner avoids nicely.
Baxter has managed to clinch.
Baxter scores with a shoulder strike.
Baxter cracks Milner with a nice body shot.
Baxter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Milner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baxter scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Baxter.
Baxter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Baxter avoids a wild elbow strike from Milner.
Baxter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baxter misses with an elbow over the top.
Baxter misses with a knee strike.
Baxter lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baxter.
Milner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baxter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A short right from Baxter on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baxter lands a body shot.
Baxter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baxter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Baxter wants to clinch.
Baxter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baxter closes the distance and pushes Milner back into the cage.
Baxter lands an elbow just above Milner 's eye.
Milner swings wildly with an uppercut but Baxter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baxter breaks from the clinch.
Milner might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Milner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Baxter is out of range.
Baxter throws a one two combo.
Milner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baxter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baxter slips a jab from Milner.
Milner misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Baxter dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Milner scores with a nice strike.
Ryan Baxter is winning the standup battle so far.
A left and a right from Baxter both land. Nice combination.
Baxter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Milner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Milner misses with a hook. Baxter ducked under it nicely.
Baxter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Milner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Baxter.
Baxter drops his hands momentarily and Milner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Milner does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Baxter tries to bum rush Milner with a series of wild strikes but Milner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baxter throws a nice looking combination but Milner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baxter rushes Milner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baxter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baxter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baxter misses with a few strikes there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Baxter.
Baxter staying out of range there.
Baxter appears to be looking for a big counter.
Baxter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Milner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good leg kick by Baxter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Baxter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Milner, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milner misses with some punches.
Baxter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Milner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Milner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baxter blocks it with crossed arms.
Milner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baxter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baxter blocks an uppercut.
Baxter lands with a light punch inside.
Baxter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baxter closes the distance and clinches.
Baxter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baxter lands with a right to the head.
Baxter breaks from the clinch.
Milner throws a hook but Baxter blocks it.
A lazy left from Baxter finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baxter slips a jab from Milner.
Baxter fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Milner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Milner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Baxter, as that shot connected.
Baxter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Baxter moves into the clinch.
Milner dodges an elbow strike from Baxter.
Baxter blocks the elbow strike.
Baxter manages to break the clinch.
Baxter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Milner can do to turn this around?
Baxter moves into range and clinches up with Milner.
Baxter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ryan Baxter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Baxter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baxter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baxter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Milner tries to work over Baxter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Milner throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Milner throws an elbow but misses.
Baxter trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter lands an uppercut.
Baxter cracks Milner with a nice body shot.
Baxter tries a body shot but Milner blocks it.
Baxter lands a damaging elbow.
Baxter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baxter tries to clinch up.
Baxter's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Baxter duly obliges.
Baxter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Baxter.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Baxter here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Milner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Milner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Milner tries to work over Baxter's front leg with a kick but Baxter checks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baxter clinches.
Milner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Milner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baxter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short uppercut from Baxter.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Milner.
Milner misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baxter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Milner.
Baxter lands with a left to the head.
Milner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baxter lands a hook that snaps the head of Milner backwards.
Milner working aggressively here.
Baxter pushes Milner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baxter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baxter tries to clinch but Milner moves out of range.
Milner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baxter.
Baxter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Milner.
Baxter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Baxter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Milner swings widly with a right hand
and Baxter counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Baxter.
Baxter misses with a double jab
and Milner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Baxter dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Baxter throws a right hand that Milner ducks under and follows up with a left that Milner also avoids with ease.
Baxter ducks under a wild hook from Milner.
Baxter tries a head kick but it misses.
Baxter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Baxter trying to land knees to the body.
Milner blocks an elbow strike from Baxter.
Baxter misses with a knee to the head.
Baxter blocking some punches.
Baxter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Milner dodges an elbow strike from Baxter.
Baxter tries to land a knee to the head but Milner blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Milner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milner gets through Baxter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Milner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baxter blocks an uppercut.
Milner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baxter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baxter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter can't find room to land a body shot as Milner controls the action.
Baxter blocking some punches.
Milner looking to throw knees to the head but Baxter is blocking nicely.
Milner throws a head punch that misses.
Baxter scores with a shoulder strike.
Milner throws a head punch that misses.
Baxter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Milner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baxter.
Milner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baxter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Baxter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ryan Baxter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baxter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Milner fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Baxter checks it well.
Baxter looks to land a combination but Milner avoids it well.
Baxter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luke Milner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter walks into a stiff left hand from Milner.
Milner tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Baxter throws a big counter combination but Milner scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Baxter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baxter throws a series of punches but Milner avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baxter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Milner throws out the jab.
Baxter wants to clinch.
Baxter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baxter lands a high kick!
Baxter looks to land a combination but Milner avoids it well.
Baxter scores with a decent looking hook.
Milner misses with a looping right.
Baxter is looking for a counter combo.
Milner throws a low kick but Baxter moves out of range easily.
Baxter seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Milner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Milner misses with a low kick.
Baxter appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Milner tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Milner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Milner throws a right and a left that Baxter avoids nicely.
Milner tries to keep at a distance but Baxter has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Baxter.
Baxter breaks the clinch.
Milner throws a big shot that misses.
Baxter misses with a wild combination.
Baxter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Milner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Milner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baxter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baxter avoids the elbow strike from Milner, against the cage.
Milner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baxter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baxter misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baxter tries to clinch but Milner is having none of it.
Baxter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Milner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baxter.
Milner throws a jab when Baxter was well out of range.
Baxter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Milner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baxter.
Baxter dodges the punch combination from Milner.
Milner throws a low kick but Baxter avoids it.
Baxter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Milner.
Baxter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Baxter blocks a jab.
Baxter moves into the clinch.
Baxter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Baxter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Baxter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baxter 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Baxter!
After the fight, Ryan Baxter was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Luke Milner spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck it, I tried.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simeon Malaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Kilpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilpatrick has chosen Gentleman as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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32
182 lbs
22 - 11 - 2 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
44 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Simeon Malaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Luke Kilpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Malaya.
Kilpatrick swings for the body but Malaya moves out of range.
Malaya has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jungle Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Kilpatrick misses with a wild body shot.
Kilpatrick motions for Malaya to come forward. Kilpatrick throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Malaya throws a leg kick but Kilpatrick sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Malaya throws a quick inside leg kick.
Malaya tried to score with a low kick but Kilpatrick checks it.
Malaya on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kilpatrick. Kilpatrick obviously looking to wear him down.
Kilpatrick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malaya swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kilpatrick is looking to clinch but Malaya is avoiding it.
Malaya lands with a good body shot.
Kilpatrick shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An inside leg kick lands from Malaya.
Malaya is looking to slow Kilpatrick down with leg kicks.
Malaya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malaya tried to counter with a leg kick but Kilpatrick avoided it.
Malaya throws a hook but Kilpatrick avoids it easily.
Malaya lands with a thumping leg kick.
Malaya throws a leg kick but Kilpatrick sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kilpatrick drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Malaya defends it well.
Kilpatrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malaya manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilpatrick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kilpatrick 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.
Kilpatrick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kilpatrick. That's going to slow Malaya down.
Malaya throws a front kick aimed at Kilpatrick's knee but Kilpatrick avoids it well.
Kilpatrick throws the left hand but Malaya avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Malaya looks to score with a jab to the body but Kilpatrick is just out of range.
Kilpatrick is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kilpatrick shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Malaya scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kilpatrick doesn't seem bothered though.
Kilpatrick fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Malaya on the side of the head.
Kilpatrick swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Malaya counters with a left to the body.
Malaya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kilpatrick was well out of range. Poor timing from Malaya.
Malaya buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Malaya throws the left hand but Kilpatrick avoids the punch easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malaya.
Malaya throws a low kick, looking for Kilpatrick's leg but Kilpatrick calmly moves out of range.
Malaya slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Malaya on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kilpatrick takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kilpatrick takes the fight into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Malaya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malaya's elbow.
Kilpatrick is trying to maintain a safe position but Malaya gets an underhook and turns Kilpatrick into the cage.
Kilpatrick can't find room to land a body shot as Malaya controls the action.
Malaya wants to break free but Kilpatrick has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaya misses with a punch on the inside.
Malaya tries to work over Kilpatrick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kilpatrick misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kilpatrick.
Malaya scores with a shoulder strike.
Kilpatrick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malaya.
Malaya misses with a punch on the inside.
Malaya throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kilpatricks head.
Malaya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malaya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kilpatrick's elbow.
Kilpatrick digs a right hand into Malaya's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Malaya's gas tank.
Kilpatrick is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Malaya is keeping busy.
Malaya controlling the action here for a moment.
A hook to the body from Malaya.
Malaya misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kilpatrick misses with a punch on the inside.
Kilpatrick tries a knee to the head but Malaya blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaya tries to work over Kilpatrick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kilpatrick trying to land knees to the body.
Malaya misses with a body punch.
Malaya lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kilpatrick backwards.
Malaya misses with a punch to the body.
Kilpatrick lands a hook that snaps the head of Malaya backwards.
Malaya lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malaya's elbow.
Malaya is looking to control Kilpatrick's arms but Kilpatrick gets an underhook and turns him. Now Malaya has his back to the cage.
A short left from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick blocks a body shot from Malaya.
A bit of stalling here from Kilpatrick.
A nice left hand lands by Kilpatrick.
Malaya has a couple of punches blocked by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick presses Malaya against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Malaya manages to break the clinch.
Kilpatrick scores with a sloppy right hand. Malaya should have avoided that one.
A bone on bone clash there as Malaya blocks the leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilpatrick drops his hands momentarily and Malaya takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A leg kick checked by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick moves into range and clinches up with Malaya.
Malaya tries a body shot but Kilpatrick blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Malaya.
Malaya lands a shot to the body.
Kilpatrick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Malaya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malaya lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kilpatrick keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Malaya's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Malaya fails to land.
Malaya stalling.
A short right from Malaya on the inside.
Kilpatrick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Malaya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kilpatrick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malaya blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kilpatrick lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Kilpatrick.
Malaya makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simeon Malaya dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice shot lands for Malaya.
Kilpatrick tries to move into range but Malaya moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice body kick from Kilpatrick.
Malaya does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kilpatrick now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kilpatrick blocks a head kick by Malaya.
Malaya tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kilpatrick is able to avoid easily.
Kilpatrick attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A lazy left from Malaya finds it's target.
Malaya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kilpatrick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Malaya.
Malaya throws the kick towards the body but Kilpatrick avoids it.
Malaya is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kilpatrick works Malaya's body with a nice hook.
Malaya moves out of range of the strikes.
Kilpatrick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Malaya looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kilpatrick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kilpatrick drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malaya catches Kilpatrick with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Simeon Malaya is winning the standup battle so far.
Malaya lands a big head kick that sends Kilpatrick to the canvas! Malaya follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simeon Malaya!
During a confident post fight interview, Simeon Malaya 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Albert Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Albert Fish had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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33
115 lbs
28 - 17 - 0 |
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32
147 lbs
17 - 6 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Seth Harris!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fish scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fish throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Harris misses.
It looked like Fish wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harris tries to bum rush Fish with a series of wild strikes but Fish uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fish - that will leave a mark!
Harris misses with a head kick.
Harris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fish lands with a nice body punch.
Fish looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fish misses the shot to the body.
Fish cracks Harris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fish blocks a jab.
Fish drops down looking for a counter takedown but Harris sprawls and moves away.
Fish tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fish scores with a spinning back kick!
Fish blocks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fish loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris fakes the leg kick and cracks Fish in the body.
Seth Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Fish moves out of range easily.
Harris swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harris throws a head kick that misses
and Fish counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harris lands with an uppercut that bounces Fish off the cage and back into range.
Harris feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fishs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fish with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fish scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harris's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fish connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harris scrambles back to his feet.
Fish chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harris can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A leg kick checked by Fish.
Fish punishes Harris's body with a nice straight punch.
Harris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harris lands with an overhand left.
Fish throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloppy strikes from Harris. Those never looked like landing.
Harris tries to bum rush Fish with a series of wild strikes but Fish uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Seth Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fish dives in and grabs Harris's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harris pushes down on Fish's head and hops out.
Fish really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Harris takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Fish's shoulder, as Fish tries to avoid the shot.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Fish.
A leg kick checked by Fish.
Good work by Fish as he checks the leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Fish misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to score with a low kick but Fish moves his leg out of the way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fish throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Fish's shoulder, as Fish tries to avoid the shot.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Fish chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harris can pounce on him.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Fish was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fish gets a clinch.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Fish controls his hands.
Harris gets through Fish's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fish misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fish.
Fish's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fish is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Harris throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Harris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harris finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Fish wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fish takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Fish uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harris has time to react.
Fish scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harris connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Seth Harris 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.
Fish scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fish will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fish misses with an uppercut.
Fish slips a straight right by Harris.
Fish appears to be looking for a big counter.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Fish is out of range.
Harris misses with a low kick.
Fish lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harris at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Fish.
Fish changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Harris tries to land a leg kick but Fish saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Fish pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harris is out of range and Fish settles back down.
A low kick from Harris misses
and Fish counters with a good low kick that Harris was not able to check.
Fish is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Harris drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fish.
Harris swings for the body but Fish moves out of range.
Fish fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harris on the side of the head.
Fish takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fish avoids the head kick by Harris.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris throws a wild body kick that Fish sees coming a mile off.
Fish throws a big shot that misses.
Harris misses with a left hand
and Fish counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Harris misses.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fish throwing a counter right hand but Harris manages to avoid it.
Albert Fish is winning the standup battle so far.
Fish throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fish takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fish tries to counter with a takedown but Harris is quick to defend against it.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Fish was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fish avoids the head kick by Harris.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris tries to move into range but Fish moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fish.
Harris misses with the combination.
Fish chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harris closes the distance but Fish moves to the side
enabling Fish to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Harris lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fish doesn't seem phased though.
Harris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harris clinches with his opponent.
Fish avoiding damage as Harris throws knees to the body.
Fish misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fish trying to land knees to the body.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Fish avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
Fish lands a shoulder strike.
Fish blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harris tries a body shot but Fish blocks it.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Fish utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fish lands a hook that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris prevents a body shot from Fish.
Fish tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Harris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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!
Fish lands a body punch.
Fish is trying to break the clinch but Harris is controlling him.
Harris working aggressively here.
Fish tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Fish.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Fish controls his hands.
Fish crunches a lovely knee into Harris's ribcage.
Fish unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harris lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right handed body shot lands from Fish.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Fish scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.
Harris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fish misses with a body punch.
Fish is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harris is keeping busy.
Fish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Fish dominated that second round.
That's time! Fish's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Harris misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fish manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Harris misses.
Harris tries to land a leg kick but Fish saw it coming and moves away.
Fish is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Fish moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Fish was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Harris.
Harris throws a leg kick but Fish sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Harris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fish.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Fish's head but Fish sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fish attempts a counter takedown but Harris avoids it well and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fish lands a jab to Harris's midsection.
Harris misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Harris attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Harris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fish swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris digs a right hand underneath Fish's ribcage. Fish let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harris tries a body shot but Fish blocks it.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Fish avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harris.
Fish 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.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harris.
Fish tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Fish back against the cage.
A short left from Harris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish prevents a body shot from Harris.
Fish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris prevents a body shot from Fish.
Fish lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Fish 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.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fish is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fish misses with an elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from Harris as the two fighters clinch.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris scores with a shot to the side of Fish's head.
Fish blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fish's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Harris.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish blocking some punches.
Fish landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fish lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harris or not.
Harris misses with some punches.
Fish creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Fish.
Fish digs a right hand into Harris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harris's gas tank.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Fish avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
Fish misses with some punches.
Harris prevents a body shot from Fish.
Fish scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.
Seth Harris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fishs head.
Fish blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to work over Fish's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Fish creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harris's defenses.
It looks like Seth Harris has been cut.
Harris blocks a body shot from Fish.
Fish prevents a body shot from Harris.
A short uppercut from Harris.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fish lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Fish.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Fish.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris tries to work over Fish's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris landing knees to the body.
Harris misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Harris as the two fighters clinch.
Fish tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Fish pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seth Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harris has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seth Harris!
After winning the bout, Seth Harris thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ian Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viacheslav Datsik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap by AC/DC. Ian Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viacheslav Datsik!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Datsik with a hook.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Datsik takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Datsik scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice cross by Smith.
Smith catches Datsik with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Datsik tries a head kick but it misses.
Datsik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Datsik is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Smith engages and cracks Datsik with a massive lead left hook - Datsik tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Smith is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ian Smith!
Post fight, an emotional Ian Smith said 'How are you even alive? After the beating I put on you, I would thought you'd be dead!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roope Latvala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Conteh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roope Latvala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Conteh!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Latvala takes one to the chin there.
Latvala throws an overhand right that lands on Conteh's shoulder, as Conteh tries to avoid the shot.
Conteh closes the distance and clinches.
Latvala 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.
Conteh working aggressively here.
Latvala swings wildly with an uppercut but Conteh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Latvala has a couple of punches blocked by Conteh.
Conteh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Conteh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Latvala backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Latvala.
It looks like John Conteh has been cut.
Latvala swings wildly with an uppercut but Conteh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conteh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Conteh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Conteh misses with some punches.
Conteh is working Latvala over against the cage.
Conteh letting Latvala take a breather here.
Conteh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Latvala lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Conteh.
Conteh dodges an elbow strike from Latvala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Latvala stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Latvala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Latvala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Latvala is trying to maintain a safe position but Conteh gets an underhook and turns Latvala into the cage.
Conteh works on Latvala's body with a couple of short punches.
Latvala effectively controlling the action here.
Latvala has a couple of punches blocked by Conteh.
Conteh has Latvala pushed against the cage.
Conteh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Conteh.
Conteh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Conteh scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Latvala.
Latvala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Latvala lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Latvala pushes Conteh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conteh misses with a punch on the inside.
Conteh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Latvala lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Conteh lands with a right to the head.
Conteh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Latvala lands with a light punch inside.
Conteh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Latvala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Latvala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Conteh as Latvala tries to tie him up.
Latvala is trying to stall.
Latvala seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Conteh is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Latvala blocking some punches.
Conteh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Conteh lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Conteh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conteh misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Conteh as Latvala tries to tie him up.
Latvala throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Conteh gets through Latvala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Conteh avoids the elbow strike from Latvala, against the cage.
Latvala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Conteh avoids it.
Latvala lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Conteh gets through Latvala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Latvala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conteh cracks Latvala with a nice body shot.
Conteh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Conteh stalls.
Latvala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Conteh digs a right hand into Latvala's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Latvala's gas tank.
Conteh has a couple of punches blocked by Latvala.
Conteh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Conteh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Latvala takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Conteh gets through Latvala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Conteh.
Latvala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Latvala looking to slow down the pace here.
Latvala lands a nice elbow.
Conteh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conteh tries to work over Latvala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Conteh slowing the pace effectively.
Latvala digs a right hand underneath Conteh's ribcage. Conteh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Latvala lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Conteh has a couple of punches blocked by Latvala.
Latvala trying to stall but Conteh improves his position.
Latvala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Conteh fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conteh.
The referee is keeping an eye on Conteh - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Conteh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Conteh's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Latvala works over Conteh's head and body with a nice combination.
Conteh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Latvala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Latvala is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Conteh displaying some good clinch control by pressing Latvala up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conteh.
Conteh misses with the head strike.
Conteh misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conteh misses with the head strike.
Latvala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Conteh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Conteh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Latvala misses with a punch on the inside.
Conteh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Latvala is keeping busy.
Conteh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conteh struggles to land a body shot inside as Latvala controls his hands.
Conteh throws a punch but it's blocked by Latvala.
Latvala blocks an uppercut.
Latvala lands a shot to the body.
Conteh leaning his opponent against the cage.
Latvala tries a body shot but Conteh blocks it.
Conteh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Conteh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Conteh swings wildly with an uppercut but Latvala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conteh lands a right hand.
Conteh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Latvala struggles to land a body shot inside as Conteh controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Conteh scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Latvala taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Conteh lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Latvala.
A head punch on the inside from Conteh fails to land.
Conteh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Conteh.
Latvala landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Latvala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Latvala.
Conteh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Latvala pushes off an throws an elbow but Conteh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Latvala presses Conteh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Latvala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Latvala misses with an elbow strike.
Latvala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conteh lands a left hand.
Conteh misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latvala tries a knee to the head but Conteh blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Latvala stalling in the clinch but Conteh improves position.
A shot in the inside from Latvala.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Latvala.
A head punch on the inside from Conteh fails to land.
Latvala tries to stall but Conteh uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Latvala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Conteh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Conteh lands a hook to the side of the head.
John Conteh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Latvala gets through Conteh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Conteh scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Conteh.
Latvala is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Conteh is defending well for now.
Conteh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conteh slowing the pace effectively.
Conteh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Conteh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Conteh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Latvala trying to land knees to the body.
Conteh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Conteh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Latvala looking to throw knees to the head but Conteh is blocking nicely.
Latvala working aggressively here.
Conteh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Latvala blocks an uppercut.
Latvala leaning against his opponent.
A short uppercut from Latvala.
Latvala is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Conteh is defending well for now.
Conteh content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Latvala blocks an uppercut.
Latvala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Conteh lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Conteh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Conteh's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Latvala misses with a head kick.
Conteh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Conteh. Beautiful body shot.
Latvala moves to clinch but Conteh breaks away
and Conteh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Conteh thuds a left hand into Latvala's body.
Latvala defending well as Conteh loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Latvala misses the target.
Latvala tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice shot by Conteh.
Latvala has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Conteh finds it's way round the side to connect with Latvala's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Latvala lands a leg kick that knocks Conteh off balance momentarily.
Latvala moves in looking to clinch but Conteh pushes him off.
Conteh lands with a nice body punch.
Latvala throws an off balance right hand
letting Conteh counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Latvala doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Latvala.
John Conteh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conteh lands a nice shot to the body.
Latvala lands a head kick. Conteh smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Conteh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Latvala.
Conteh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Latvala, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Conteh fails to land.
Latvala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Conteh.
Conteh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Conteh.
Conteh has a couple of punches blocked by Latvala.
Conteh managing to block the knees to the body from Latvala.
Conteh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Latvala trying to control the position but instead, Conteh has worked for underhooks and has pushed Latvala into the cage.
A body shot lands from Conteh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conteh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Conteh scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A hook to the body from Conteh.
Conteh lands a shoulder strike.
Conteh content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Conteh lands with a right to the head.
Latvala throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Conteh misses with the head strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Latvala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conteh scores with a shot to the side of Latvala's head.
Conteh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Latvala is rocked!
Latvala misses with the head strike.
Latvala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Latvala struggles to land a body shot inside as Conteh controls his hands.
Latvala looking to throw knees to the head but Conteh is blocking nicely.
Latvala throws an elbow that misses.
Latvala lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conteh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Latvala landing knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conteh.
Conteh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Conteh lands with a right to the head.
Oh Latvala is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Latvala trying to land knees to the body.
Conteh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Latvala backwards.
Conteh lands a nice shot to the body.
Latvala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Latvala is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Conteh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Conteh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Latvala backwards.
Conteh scores with a hook to the body.
Conteh lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Latvala to his knees! Conteh keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Conteh!
John Conteh decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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