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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taiga Jim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Ashton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashton has chosen Zombie Nation 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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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taiga Jim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Ashton!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ashton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jim clinches with his opponent.
Ashton tries to score a body lock takedown but Jim shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ashton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jim is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ashton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ashton blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Jim fails to land.
Jim misses with a punch to the body.
Ashton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ashton swats away the attempt to clinch by Jim.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jim scores with a nice right hand.
Taiga Jim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ashton throws out the jab.
Jim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ashton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jim clinches up with Ashton and pushes him back against the cage.
Jim is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jim tries to stall but Ashton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jim is struggling to control the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jim.
Jim tries to stall but Ashton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ashton gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ashton is looking to work some ground and pound but Jim has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jim can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ashton controls the pace.
My spies in Gorilla Warfare MMA inform me that Ashton has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Ashton wants to pass the guard but Jim is keeping the position.
Jim seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ashton stopping the sweep attempt from Jim.
Ashton's corner is telling him to maintain position.
It looks like Ashton might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ashton wants to pass the guard but Jim is keeping the position.
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.
Jim misses with the combination.
Ashton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jim lands a jab.
Ashton looks to throw the jab but Jim is out of range.
The fighters circling - Jim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jim lands a glancing blow to the side of Ashton's head.
Jim paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jim swinging wildly here.
A little jabbing left from Ashton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jim is looking to clinch.
Jim misses with a straight left.
Ashton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jim scores with the left hand. Ashton knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashton misses with a left hand
and Jim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jim swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ashton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jim stalks Ashton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ashton's face. Ashton staggers backwards, shaken.
Jim works the jab nicely.
Ashton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jim throws a poor cross that misses
and Ashton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jim digs a good body shot into Ashton's ribs.
Jim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ashton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jim is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ashton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jim uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice uppercut there from Jim.
Jim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ashton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiga Jim dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jim slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jim moves to clinch but Ashton breaks away
and Jim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jim connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ashton moves away.
Ashton is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jim lands with an uppercut that bounces Ashton off the cage and back into range.
Jim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ashton.
Jab, jab by Jim - just one landing.
Jim has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Jim.
Jim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ashton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jim tries to work over Ashton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ashton tries to score a body lock takedown but Jim shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jim.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ashton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jim swings wildly with an uppercut but Ashton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ashton wants the takedown. Jim is fighting it off but Ashton persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Jim's guard against the cage.
Ashton trying to control the position from guard on top but Jim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashton preventing the sweep.
Ashton trying to control but Jim is working from the bottom.
Ashton stopping the sweep attempt from Jim.
Ashton throwing strikes but missing.
Ashton is working Jim over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ashton pushing down on Jim's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ashton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jim is not content to let Ashton control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jim manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ashton can do to turn this around?
Ashton trying to control the position from guard on top but Jim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jim is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jim takes a swing at Ashton's ribcage but misses.
Jim moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jim throws a head punch that misses.
Ashton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jim fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jim scores with a sloppy right hand. Ashton should have avoided that one.
Jim looks to land a right hand but Ashton moved out of range.
Ashton is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A lazy left from Jim finds it's target.
A good leg kick by Jim.
Jim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ashton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jim moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jim takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jim throws a body punch but Ashton moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiga Jim dominated that second round.
That's time! Jim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jim darts in trying to clinch
and Ashton counters with a straight right hand.
Jim cracks a nice hook into Ashton's ribs.
Jim tries to clinch up but Ashton circles away and keeps his distance.
Jim lands an overhand right.
Jim connects with a solid leg kick.
Jim is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jim throws a nice looking combination but Ashton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ashton! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jim scores with a shot to the body.
Jim misses with a combination
and Ashton counters with a straight right hand.
Jim takes one on the button.
Jim is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ashton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jim gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jim presses Ashton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ashton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ashton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jim is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jim displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ashton up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ashton.
Jim's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ashton blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jim lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jim trying to stall but Ashton improves his position.
Jim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jim is struggling to control the position.
The referee calls for Ashton to work.
Jim working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jim can't find room to land a body shot as Ashton controls the action.
Jim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ashton backwards.
Ashton tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ashton blocking some punches.
Ashton has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jim after a bit of a struggle.
Taiga Jim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Ashton.
Ashton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jim is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jim tries a body shot but Ashton blocks it.
Jim lands a body punch.
Jim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jim prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Jim fails to land.
Taiga Jim has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Jim fails to land.
Jim lands a nice uppercut.
Jim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jim stalling.
Eric Ashton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jim misses with a punch to the body.
Jim misses with a punch on the inside.
Come on Jim - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jim dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jim misses with the head strike.
Ashton tries a body shot but Jim blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taiga Jim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jim, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taiga Jim!
During a confident post fight interview, Taiga Jim thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giorgi Pandahammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erling Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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250 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Giorgi Pandahammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erling Koch!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pandahammer moves away from the strike by Koch.
Koch throws a right hand that Pandahammer ducks under and follows up with a left that Pandahammer also avoids with ease.
Erling Koch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koch ducks under a wild hook from Pandahammer.
Pandahammer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koch cracks Pandahammer with a good jab.
Koch misses with a few strikes there.
Koch misses with a left hand
and Pandahammer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pandahammer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pandahammer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koch's elbow.
Koch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pandahammer moves out of range of the strikes.
Pandahammer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pandahammer.
As Koch tries to get set, Pandahammer tries to push him back and clinch up but Koch manages to avoid the attempt.
Pandahammer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koch blocks the body kick.
Pandahammer moves out of range of the strikes.
Koch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Koch throws a poor cross that misses
and Pandahammer counters with an outside leg kick.
Pandahammer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pandahammer throws a punch but it's blocked by Koch.
Pandahammer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koch backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pandahammer.
Koch is rocked!
Pandahammer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pandahammer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Pandahammer.
Koch is still on wobbly legs! Can Pandahammer finish him?
Koch has had enough of the clinch but Pandahammer keeps him there for the moment.
Pandahammer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pandahammer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Koch seems to have recovered his senses.
Koch looks winded!
Pandahammer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pandahammer digs a right hand underneath Koch's ribcage. Koch let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pandahammer lands an uppercut.
Pandahammer creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Koch with a big uppercut! Koch tries to clinch up but Pandahammer pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Koch to the mat! Koch covers up and Pandahammer unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Giorgi Pandahammer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Gael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clifton Von Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gael's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Shinedown - Sound Of Madness . Von Lee has chosen Day of Anger as his entrance music. Clifton Von Lee is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eugene Gael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Clifton Von Lee!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gael doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Von Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gael buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Von Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Von Lee's corner calls for a 1-2. Von Lee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gael misses with a leg kick
and Von Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Gael misses the body punch
and Von Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Von Lee takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gael throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Von Lee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gael throws a leg kick but Von Lee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Von Lee throws out a counter right but Gael avoids it with no problem.
An inside leg kick lands from Gael.
Von Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Gael connects with a right hand. Von Lee shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gael throws a lazy uppercut
and Von Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gael throws a solid leg kick but Von Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gael.
Gael misses with a wild combination.
A low kick from Gael misses
and Von Lee counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gael is looking for a triangle but Von Lee pushes his legs off easily.
Von Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Gael is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gael escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Von Lee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gael working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Von Lee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Von Lee manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gael being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gael is on top in guard.
Von Lee keeping moving, preventing Gael from controlling successfully.
Gael slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Von Lee is looking to regain half guard here but Gael keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I wouldn't like to be where Von Lee is right now.
Von Lee tries to buck Gael off but Gael is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes there by Gael.
Von Lee tries to improve position but can't.
Gael tries to move to mount but Von Lee blocks the move with his legs.
Von Lee struggling a bit here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Von Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Clifton Von Lee will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gael throws a body shot but no joy.
Gael displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Von Lee throws out the jab.
Clifton Von Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gael tries to clinch up
and Von Lee counters with a left to the body.
Von Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Von Lee drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gael defends it well.
Gael shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gael lands with an uppercut that bounces Von Lee off the cage and back into range.
Gael keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gael just misses with a punch to the body.
Von Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Gael.
Gael misses with a kick to the body.
Von Lee has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A jab from Von Lee does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Lee moves away.
Gael is looking to land body kicks.
Gael tries to clinch up but Von Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Von Lee misses the shot to the body.
Von Lee's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Von Lee duly obliges.
Gael blocks a jab.
Gael throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gael throws an overhand right that lands on Von Lee's shoulder, as Von Lee tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Gael misses.
Von Lee steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Von Lee lands with a hook. Gael tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gael misses with a jab to the body
and Von Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Von Lee misses with a kick to the body
and Gael connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee lands with a nice body kick.
Von Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gael shoots and misses
and Von Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Von Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gael moves away.
Gael attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Von Lee misses with an uppercut. Gael saw that one coming.
Gael walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gael shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Von Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Von Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gael is looking to clinch but Von Lee is avoiding it.
Von Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gael throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Von Lee thinks about the counter body kick.
Von Lee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gael's head backwards.
Von Lee checks the leg kick.
Von Lee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gael jabs at Von Lee's body.
Gael lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Von Lee backs up against the cage.
Von Lee works the jab nicely.
Von Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
Gael misses with a hook. Von Lee ducked under it nicely.
Von Lee replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gael blocks it well.
Von Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Von Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Von Lee blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gael fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Von Lee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gael jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gael is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gael throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gael shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Von Lee pinned against the cage. Von Lee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugene Gael. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von Lee shoots for a takedown but Gael saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gael tries to counter with a takedown but Von Lee is quick to defend against it.
Gael shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Von Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clifton Von Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gael shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gael swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Von Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Von Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Von Lee sizes up Gael with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gael throws a jab but it's blocked by Von Lee.
Von Lee appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gael looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Von Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Gael.
Eugene Gael seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gael takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from Von Lee misses.
Von Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Lee misses with a leg kick.
Gael throws a low kick but Von Lee avoids it.
Von Lee scores with a body shot.
Gael throws a push kick but Von Lee slaps the foot to one side.
Von Lee tries a quick counter leg kick but Gael is wise to it.
Gael throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Von Lee blocks a head kick by Gael.
Gael tries to bum rush Von Lee with a series of wild strikes but Von Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Von Lee shapes to counter with a head kick.
Gael connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gael. Von Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Lee with a jab.
Von Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Von Lee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gael is out of range.
Gael appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gael throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gael throws a jab but it's blocked by Von Lee.
Gael swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Von Lee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Von Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Von Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gael is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Von Lee.
Gael connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gael looks to throw the jab but Von Lee is out of range.
Gael misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gael takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gael throws a leg kick that is checked
and Von Lee counters with a shoot takedown. Gael fights it but they end up in guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Gael's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Gael is trying to hold Von Lee in close to prevent damage but Von Lee has managed to pass into half guard.
Gael is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Eugene Gael has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gael avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Von Lee.
Gael tries to roll over but Von Lee keeps him under control.
Gael gets full guard.
Von Lee connects with a couple of short punches.
Von Lee content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Von Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Von Lee working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Von Lee stands up over Gael, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Von Lee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Von Lee controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gael looking to control.
Von Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Von Lee wants to pass the guard but Gael is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Lee throws a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clifton Von Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Von Lee 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clifton Von Lee!
After winning the bout, Clifton Von Lee 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Lyman Kissell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ching Ching (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ching Ching will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyman Kissell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ching Ching!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kissell darts in and clinches Ching up against the cage.
Ching tries a body shot but Kissell blocks it.
Ching doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kissell misses with some punches.
Kissell swings wildly with an uppercut but Ching uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kissell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ching backwards.
Kissell has Ching pushed against the cage.
Ching lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kissell backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Ching's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ching is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kissell is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ching to the mat. Ching regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Ching tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kissell being controlled here momentarily.
Ching is trying to control the position but Kissell postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kissell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ching tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kissell wants to control from the top but Ching keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ching is trying to control the position but Kissell postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ching is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kissell is aware though and is defending well.
Kissell looking to pass the guard.
Kissell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kissell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kissell trying to control but Ching is working from the bottom.
Kissell slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ching trying to control here.
Kissell is trying to control the action in half guard but Ching is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kissell is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ching is just riding it out for now. Kissell eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kissell is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kissell trying to control the action but Ching is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ching cracks the inside of Kissell's front leg.
Ching Ching seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ching avoids the head kick by Kissell.
Kissell throws a head kick but Ching moves out of range.
Kissell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kissell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kissell shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ching manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kissell throws a strike but Ching rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ching trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ching lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kissell 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.
Ching working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ching content to stall in guard here.
Ching wants to control from the top but Kissell keeps moving.
Kissell working a defensive guard here.
Ching controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kissell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ching is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kissell is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kissell has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyman Kissell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ching looks to score with a jab to the body but Kissell is just out of range.
Kissell swings for the body but Ching moves out of range.
Kissell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ching can do to turn this around?
A nice inside leg kick there by Kissell. That's going to slow Ching down.
Ching clobbers Kissell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kissell.
Ching moves out of range of the body kick.
Ching looks to clinch
and Kissell counters with a right hand to the body.
Ching swings for the body but Kissell moves out of range.
Ching thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kissell throwing a counter right hand but Ching manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Ching misses.
Ching throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ching fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kissell manages to avoid it.
Ching tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kissell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kissell scores with a kick to the body.
Kissell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ching takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ching misses with a low kick.
Kissell attempts a counter takedown but Ching avoids it well and moves away.
Kissell swings for the body but Ching moves out of range.
A big right from Ching misses.
Lyman Kissell is winning the standup battle so far.
Ching clobbers Kissell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ching connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kissell's hands.
Kissell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ching throws out the jab.
Kissell throws a low kick but Ching moves out of range easily.
A jab from Ching does it's job there.
Kissell looks to throw a body kick
and Ching counters with a series of strikes. Kissell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kissell throws a push kick but Ching slaps the foot to one side.
Kissell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kissell shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kissell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ching's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kissell slips a nice elbow through Ching's hands, connecting with Ching's forehead.
Ching taking some punishment here, with Kissell in his half guard.
Ching tries to get to full guard but Kissell has control of the leg.
Kissell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ching defending well though.
Ching wants to get back to full guard.
Ching is looking to control Kissell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ching avoid being mounted?
Kissell wants to work for an arm triangle but Ching is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kissell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ching defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kissell 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.
Ching is looking to control Kissell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ching avoid being mounted?
Ching really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kissell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ching is staying active underneath Kissell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kissell wants to free his trapped foot but Ching is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kissell lands a nice short elbow.
Ching keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kissell is trying to control. Ching wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ching looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kissell is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ching avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kissell.
Ching trying to hold on to Kissell's head to control him but Kissell postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kissell closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ching quickly recovers to half guard.
Kissell has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kissell raining down shots from the mount!
Ching is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyman Kissell dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kissell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kissell doesn't manage to clinch there - Ching circles away.
Kissell dodges the punch combination from Ching.
Ching bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kissell's head backwards.
Kissell throws a push kick but Ching slaps the foot to one side.
Kissell just misses with a punch to the body.
Ching cracks a nice hook into Kissell's ribs.
Ching misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kissell throws a head kick but Ching moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ching jabs Kissell right on the nose. Kissell blinks but takes it well.
Both fighters circling a little - Kissell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Kissell.
Ching misses with a few strikes there.
Ching misses with a looping left.
Kissell is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ching.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ching lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A shot to the body from Kissell misses
and Kissell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kissell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ching tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kissell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice takedown defense from Kissell. No joy for Ching on that attempt.
Ching has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ching misses with a two punch combination.
Ching moves out of range of the body kick.
Kissell scores with a takedown into Ching's guard.
Kissell drops back looking for a leg! Ching is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ching manages to kick Kissell off! Kissell jumps back into Ching's guard.
Kissell works over Ching with some ground and pound from guard.
Lyman Kissell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kissell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kissell trying to control but Ching is working from the bottom.
Ching has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kissell is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Ching.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ching takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kissell trying to control the position but Ching is working away.
Lyman Kissell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ching takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sloppy strikes there by Kissell.
Kissell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kissell remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Kissell advances to full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kissell avoids the attempt from Ching to control.
Ching bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ching trying to control but Kissell is working from the bottom.
Kissell is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Ching rolls with it to try and escape but Kissell cranks on the arm and Ching is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lyman Kissell!
In his post fight interview, Lyman Kissell started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Jones!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Martin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Martin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.
Martin lands with a nice body kick.
Jones throws a lazy head kick
and Martin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Martin.
Jones moves out of range of the leg kick from Martin.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Martin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
Martin is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones misses with a body punch
and Martin counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Martin counters with a slapping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martin. That's going to slow Jones down.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Martins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Martin moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
Martin avoids the head kick by Jones.
Martin scores with a punch to the head.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Martin moves out of range easily.
Martin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Martin quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Johnny Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones rushes Martin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Martin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Martin to score with a decent uppercut.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
Jones tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Martin throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones moves forwards but Martin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martin. Martin obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones throws a body kick that misses
and Martin counters with a leg kick.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martin scores with a leg kick.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones clinches.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martin throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones avoids the head kick by Martin.
Jones looks for the body kick but Martin saw that one coming.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Martin counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Martin moved away.
Martin thinks about countering with a head kick.
A nice combination there by Martin.
It looks like Johnny Jones has been cut.
Good leg kick by Martin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A big right from Jones misses.
Martin blocks a head kick by Jones.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Martin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones connects with a solid leg kick.
Jones throws a lazy head kick
and Martin counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Martin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good shot there by Martin.
Jones throws the left hand but Martin avoids the punch easily.
Martin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Martin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Martin.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Martin has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Jones takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jones thows a leg kick but Martin checks it
and Martin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jones looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slapping body kick lands there for Martin.
Martin keeps Jones at a distance using the push kick.
That kick from Martin tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Martin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Jones's cut.
That's time! Martin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Martin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones throws a push kick but Martin slaps the foot to one side.
Good leg kick by Martin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Martin ducks down to avoid it.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Martin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Martin scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Martin.
Martin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones moves to clinch but Martin breaks away
and Martin counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body kick from Martin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin lands a head shot.
Jones is rocked!
Martin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Martin finish him?
Martin lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Martin blocks a head kick by Jones.
Martin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Martin settles back down.
Martin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Jones moves away from the strike by Martin.
Jones is looking to clinch but Martin is avoiding it.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones clinches up with Martin and pushes him back against the cage.
Martin tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Martin.
Martin misses with a punch to the body.
Martin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Martin breaks the clinch.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a head kick that misses.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Martin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frank Martin is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jones in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Martin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
Crunch! Martin slams his shin into Jones's torso.
Jones takes a kick to the side of the head.
Martin lands with a shot to the body.
Jones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Martin.
Jones throws out a leg kick but Martin moves out of range and Jones only half commits.
Jones lands a high kick!
Martin scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jones scores with a head kick. Martin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jones is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Martin.
Martin cracks Jones with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Martin has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jones to stand back up!
Martin scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Jones throws a low kick but it's checked well by Martin.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martin.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin connects with a solid leg kick.
Martin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones misses with a hook
and Martin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Martin.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones throws a lazy head kick
and Martin counters with a body kick.
Donk. Martin catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
You can see that Jones has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Martin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A chopping leg kick lands by Martin.
Martin connects with a leg kick. Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Martin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Martin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Martin lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Martin connects with a high kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martin.
Martin throws a front kick that sends Jones stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Martin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Martin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Martin finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones's head.
Martin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Martin misses with a head kick.
Jones moves out of range as Martin throws a body kick.
Martin walks into a jab.
Martin moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
Jones throws a lazy body kick
and Martin counters with a straight right hand.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jones throws a push kick but Martin slaps the foot to one side.
Martin avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martin cracks Jones with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Jones tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Martin pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Jones is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Martin!
A victorious Frank Martin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Magnusson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lotza Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magnusson comes into the arena with Little Talks - Of Monsters And Men blaring out of the sound system. Fury comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Roll On Up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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250 lbs
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Magnusson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lotza Fury!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magnusson takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Magnus Magnusson has been cut.
Fury misses with a straight left.
Magnusson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magnusson looks to land a right hand but Fury moved out of range.
Magnusson throws a right and a left that Fury avoids nicely.
And Fury tries to counter it with a takedown but Magnusson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Fury throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Magnusson counters with a nice uppercut.
Magnusson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fury takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A lazy left from Fury finds it's target.
Fury lands a jab.
Magnusson misses with the combination.
Magnusson backing away here, and Fury unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fury throws a looping overhand right but Magnusson ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magnusson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fury momentarily.
Magnusson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnusson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A punch combination from Fury misses.
Fury scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fury trying to control the position but Magnusson is working away.
Fury postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Fury scores with punches from side control.
Fury in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fury throwing strikes but Magnusson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury is trying to control Magnusson's posture but Magnusson avoids it.
Fury is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Magnusson crashes against the mat.
Magnusson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Magnusson throws a strike aimed at the side of Fury's head but Fury avoids it well.
Fury is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Fury tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Magnusson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Fury's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fury seems a little lost for a moment, as Magnusson dominates the positioning.
Fury wants to get back to his feet but Magnusson drags him back down.
Sloppy strikes there by Magnusson.
Check out the look on Magnusson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnusson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fury is not content to let Magnusson control the position.
Magnusson scores with punches from side control.
Magnusson scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magnusson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Magnusson is looking to take a break and control but Fury is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Magnusson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Fury parries the strikes from Magnusson easily there. Magnusson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fury to escape.
Magnusson trying to control the action but Fury is working from the bottom.
Magnusson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Fury sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Magnusson working the ground and pound from side control.
Fury is looking to regain half guard here but Magnusson keeps moving and retains side control.
Fury is trying to work for a sweep but Magnusson has mounted him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Magnusson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Magnus Magnusson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Magnusson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lotza Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magnusson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fury displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Magnusson.
Magnusson lands an overhand right.
Magnusson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Magnusson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fury moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Magnusson cracks Fury with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury looks to land a left hand but Magnusson moved out of range nicely.
Magnusson throwing a counter right hand but Fury manages to avoid it.
Magnusson blocks the body kick.
Fury stuffs the takedown attempt from Magnusson. Magnusson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnusson slips under a jab.
Fury shoots in looking for a takedown. Magnusson tries to sprawl out of it but Fury keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Magnusson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fury fails with the takedown
and Magnusson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fury chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Magnusson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fury moves away.
Fury dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Magnusson. That did some damage!
Fury throws an overhand right that lands on Magnusson's shoulder, as Magnusson tries to avoid the shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Fury scores with a four punch combination!
Fury works over Magnusson's head and body with a nice combination.
Magnus Magnusson's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnusson misses with a hook. Fury ducked under it nicely.
Fury is looking for the big counter here.
Magnusson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fury throws the left hand but Magnusson avoids the punch easily.
Fury walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Magnusson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Magnusson has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Magnusson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fury throws a combination. Magnusson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fury misses with a series of wild punches.
Fury throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Magnusson on the side of the head.
Magnus Magnusson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Magnusson on the side of the head.
Fury thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Fury misses.
Fury shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Magnusson sprawls well. Magnusson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fury gets slowly back to his feet.
Magnusson throws a series of punches but Fury avoids them all with ease.
Fury throws out a counter right but Magnusson avoids it with no problem.
Magnusson throws a hook but Fury avoids it easily.
Magnusson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Magnusson slips a jab and a cross from Fury.
Fury misses with a hook. Magnusson ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury scores with a body shot.
Fury throws a left and a right that both miss
and Magnusson counters with a stiff right hand.
Fury throws an off balance right hand
and Magnusson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fury connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Magnusson as he avoids it easily.
Magnusson tries for a takedown but Fury sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fury tries to work over Magnusson's front leg with a kick but Magnusson checks it.
Fury drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fury throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Magnusson looks to move to half guard but instead Fury has passed into mount! Damn!
Magnusson doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lotza Fury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Magnus Magnusson'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. And we move into the final round!
Magnusson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fury to score with a decent uppercut.
Magnusson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fury as he avoids it easily.
Magnusson drops Fury with a beautiful combination! Fury stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Magnusson is looking for the KO!
It looks like Lotza Fury has been cut.
Magnusson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Magnusson slips under a jab from Fury.
Magnusson is looking for a counter combo.
Magnusson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fury connects with a right hand. Magnusson shakes it off.
Jeez, Magnus Magnusson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magnusson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fury scores with a jab. Magnusson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Magnusson looks to score with a jab to the body but Fury is just out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Magnusson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnusson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fury throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Magnusson on the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Magnus Magnusson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lotza Fury!
A determined Lotza Fury didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tung Fo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trenton Funkhouser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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215 lbs
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222 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tung Fo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trenton Funkhouser!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkhouser drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Funkhouser tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fo tries to bench press Funkhouser off him but Funkhouser keeps the position.
Funkhouser thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Funkhouser is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fo has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fo sneaks back into half guard.
Fo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Funkhouser's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Funkhouser's back!
Fo patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Funkhouser is in bad spot here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkhouser trying to control the position but Fo manages to sink in the hooks.
Fo is looking for the choke from the back position but Funkhouser is controlling his hands well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funkhouser defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Funkhouser tries to break free.
Funkhouser is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Funkhouser defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Fo's arms.
Funkhouser fending off the submission attempt from Fo.
Funkhouser turns into Fo and is now in his guard.
Funkhouser pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fo is keeping the position for now.
Fo working for a triangle but Funkhouser defends it easily.
Fo looking for a sweep. Not yet Fo, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Funkhouser's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fo looking to pass the guard.
Funkhouser is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Funkhouser looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Funkhouser is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Funkhouser knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkhouser manages to work his way to half guard, despite Fo's best efforts.
Funkhouser tries to get to full guard but Fo has control of the leg.
Funkhouser makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Funkhouser.
Funkhouser bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fo's guard.
Funkhouser thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Funkhouser is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Funkhouser stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Funkhouser gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fo can't keep his opponent in guard - Funkhouser advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Funkhouser drops back looking for a leg! Fo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fo manages to kick Funkhouser off! Funkhouser jumps back into Fo's guard.
Funkhouser wants to control from the top but Fo keeps moving.
Fo looking for a sweep. Not yet Fo, not yet.
Funkhouser is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Funkhouser drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Funkhouser jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tung Fo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Funkhouser slaps away a takedown attempt from Fo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fo.
Funkhouser's coach down at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID266K) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Funkhouser's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fo shoots in and drives through. Funkhouser sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tung Fo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Funkhouser closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fo to the mat! Fo manages to get full guard.
Fo wants to sweep here but Funkhouser controlling him for the moment.
Funkhouser trying to control the position from guard on top but Fo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Funkhouser got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Funkhouser has managed to get both his arms back between Fo's legs - danger averted.
Funkhouser passes Fo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funkhouser seems to be working for a kimura but Fo defends the submission attempt.
Funkhouser moves nicely into side control.
Fo sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkhouser is working for a kimura but Fo is defending it quite comfortably.
Funkhouser is trying to work for a kimura but Fo is defending well.
Fo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Funkhouser's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Funkhouser's back!
Fo keeps control of the position as Funkhouser tries to break free.
Fo is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Tung Fo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fo is looking for the choke from the back position but Funkhouser is controlling his hands well.
Funkhouser can't escape the position.
Fo has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Funkhouser has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Fo is looking for the choke from the back position but Funkhouser is controlling his hands well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fo is trying to stick to Funkhouser's back but Funkhouser is turning into Fo. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Fo's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Funkhouser.
Fo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Funkhouser defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Funkhouser slips nicely into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funkhouser is trying to control the action in half guard but Fo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fo gets full guard.
Fo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Funkhouser pushing down on Fo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Funkhouser seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fo is looking for a sweep. Funkhouser is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Funkhouser is looking for a kimura but Fo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Funkhouser to get the leverage.
Funkhouser is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Funkhouser seems to be working for a kimura but Fo defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkhouser prevents Fo from improving his position.
Fo actively working from the bottom here.
Funkhouser is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fo is pressing down on Funkhouser's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Funkhouser gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Funkhouser drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Funkhouser jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Funkhouser trying to control but Fo is working from the bottom.
Fo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Funkhouser slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkhouser wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fo keeps working.
Fo tries to buck Funkhouser off but Funkhouser is having none of it.
Funkhouser trying to control the action but Fo is working from the bottom.
Funkhouser thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fo tries to buck Funkhouser off but Funkhouser is having none of it.
Fo manages to get back to half guard.
Fo looking for submissions off his back.
Funkhouser is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fo defends it well.
Funkhouser is working for a kimura but Fo is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trenton Funkhouser showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Fo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Funkhouser counters with a nice uppercut.
Funkhouser slaps away a takedown attempt from Fo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Funkhouser manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Fo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Funkhouser moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funkhouser looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Funkhouser is on top in guard.
Fo wants to sweep here but Funkhouser controlling him for the moment.
Funkhouser drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Funkhouser jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Funkhouser is one step ahead there.
Fo is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Funkhouser has his hands clasped together but Fo extends and breaks Funkhouser's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Fo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tung Fo!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Davie Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristian Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brophy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Proclaimers - 500 Miles. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Davie Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cristian Tavares!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tavares misses with an uppercut.
Tavares works Brophy's body with a nice hook.
Tavares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brophy.
Brophy throws a hook but Tavares blocks it.
Brophy tries to land a leg kick but Tavares saw it coming and moves away.
Brophy throws a series of punches but Tavares moves out of range.
Tavares misses with a kick to the body.
Brophy is looking to counter punch.
Tavares misses with a body kick.
Tavares checks a low kick from Brophy.
Brophy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tavares is out of range.
The fighters circling - Tavares throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tavares fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tavares takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tavares digs a good body shot into Brophy's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tavares. Tavares obviously looking to wear him down.
Tavares slips a straight right by Brophy.
Brophy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brophy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tavares's hands.
Tavares misses the body punch
and Brophy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tavares has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Brophy throws a poor cross that misses
and Tavares counters with a leg kick.
Brophy misses with a body shot.
Tavares appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brophy throws a nice looking combination but Tavares bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tavares appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brophy 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.
Tavares misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Brophy misses.
Tavares throws out a loose jab but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Brophy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brophy slips a jab from Tavares.
Brophy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tavares.
Brophy misses with a straight right.
Tavares throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares defending well as Brophy loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares throws a hook to the side of Brophy's head but Brophy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brophy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brophy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tavares pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brophy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tavares.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tavares. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tavares tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tavares throws a wild body kick that Brophy sees coming a mile off.
Brophy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tavares. That one must have hurt.
Tavares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brophy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brophy blocks a jab.
Tavares throws a leg kick
and Brophy counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot by Tavares.
Brophy connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brophy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brophy lands a jab to the head.
Tavares throws a good cross that connects.
Cristian Tavares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tavares throws the left hand but Brophy avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Brophy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brophy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tavares throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tavares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brophy.
Brophy with a hook.
Tavares moves out of range as Brophy strikes.
Brophy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tavares sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brophy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tavares lands a leg kick that knocks Brophy off balance momentarily.
Tavares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brophy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brophy throws a leg kick which misses Tavares's front leg but catches the back leg as Tavares tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares throws a body punch but Brophy moves out of range.
Tavares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brophy.
Tavares misses with a looping right.
Tavares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brophy.
Brophy connects with a crisp jab.
Brophy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tavares lands with a nice body punch.
A slow jab from Tavares misses its intended target.
Tavares lands with a nice body punch.
Tavares looks to land a right hand but Brophy moved out of range.
Brophy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Brophy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tavares.
It looked like Brophy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brophy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tavares is out of range.
Tavares misses with a leg kick
and Brophy counters with a nice uppercut.
Tavares throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cristian Tavares will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tavares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brophy.
Brophy needs to keep his hands up - Tavares had a free shot at his head there.
A big right from Brophy misses.
Tavares swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tavares takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tavares rushes Brophy and presses him up against the cage.
Tavares tries a body shot but Brophy blocks it.
Brophy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brophy scores with a shot to the side of Tavares's head.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Tavares blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares prevents Brophy from breaking the clinch.
Brophy blocks an uppercut.
Tavares lands a nice uppercut.
Tavares can't find room to land a body shot as Brophy controls the action.
Tavares scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brophy digs a right hand into Tavares's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tavares's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tavares throws a punch but it's blocked by Brophy.
Tavares scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Brophy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tavares cracks a nice hook into Brophy's ribs.
Tavares looks to land a left hand but Brophy moved out of range nicely.
Tavares pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tavares moves out of range as Brophy strikes.
Tavares scores with a hook.
Tavares throws a nice looking combination but Brophy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tavares ducks under a wild hook from Brophy.
A jab from Brophy misses.
A left and a right from Tavares both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brophy scores with a jab to the head.
Tavares clinches up with Brophy and pushes him back against the cage.
Tavares tries a body shot but Brophy blocks it.
Tavares misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tavares lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tavares.
Brophy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tavares scores with a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brophy checks a leg kick.
Brophy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brophy connects with a right hand. Tavares shakes it off.
Brophy throws an overhand right that lands on Tavares's shoulder, as Tavares tries to avoid the shot.
Tavares slips a straight right by Brophy.
Tavares cracks Brophy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy tried to score with a low kick but Tavares checks it.
Tavares throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tavares takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tavares misses with a lunging right hand
and Brophy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brophy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tavares throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brophy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tavares.
Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tavares misses with a hook
and Brophy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brophy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tavares throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Brophy misses the target.
Tavares just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Brophy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tavares catches Brophy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tavares misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A low kick from Tavares is predictable there
and Brophy counters with a stiff right hand.
Tavares misses with a low kick as Brophy jumps back.
Brophy throws a front kick aimed at Tavares's knee but Tavares avoids it well.
A jab from Tavares misses.
Brophy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tavares.
Tavares jabs Brophy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tavares throws a series of punches but Brophy avoids them all with ease.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brophy looks to land a right hand but Tavares moved out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Tavares there.
Tavares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cristian Tavares seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brophy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tavares backs up against the cage.
It looks like Cristian Tavares has been cut.
Tavares tries a low kick but Brophy avoids it.
Tavares is looking to clinch.
Tavares misses the body punch
and Brophy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cristian Tavares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cristian Tavares's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Brophy misses the target.
Brophy misses with a hook. Tavares ducked under it nicely.
Tavares instigates a clinch.
Brophy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tavares backwards.
Tavares struggles to land a body shot inside as Brophy controls his hands.
Tavares throws a punch but it's blocked by Brophy.
Brophy lands with a light punch inside.
Tavares blocks an uppercut.
Brophy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tavares backwards.
Brophy tries to throw a body punch but Tavares avoids it by throwing Brophy back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brophy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tavares's elbow.
Tavares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brophy tries a body shot but Tavares blocks it.
Tavares tries to work over Brophy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brophy working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Tavares misses with a body punch.
Brophy lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tavares.
Tavares makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Brophy.
Brophy throws a punch but it's blocked by Tavares.
Tavares lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brophy.
Brophy misses with the head strike.
Brophy blocking some punches.
Brophy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tavares misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tavares lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Davie Brophy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy blocks a body shot from Tavares.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brophy can't find room to land a body shot as Tavares controls the action.
Brophy lands a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tavares lands a hook that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Brophy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brophy lands with a short shot to the head.
Brophy swings wildly with an uppercut but Tavares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy breaks the clinch.
Tavares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tavares scores with a hook.
Brophy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Tavares misses its intended target.
An inside leg kick lands from Tavares.
A swing and a miss from Brophy.
Tavares doesn't manage to clinch there - Brophy circles away.
Tavares connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brophy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brophy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brophy loads up on a big right hand but Tavares slips the punch.
Nice cross by Tavares.
Tavares feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brophy's calf.
A low kick from Tavares misses
and Brophy counters with a straight right hand.
Brophy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Tavares.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy blocks a leg kick.
Brophy is looking to counter punch.
Brophy throws a jab but it's blocked by Tavares.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tavares misses with a body shot.
Brophy walks into a stiff left hand from Tavares.
Brophy takes one to the chin there.
Tavares connects with a high kick.
Brophy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tavares lands with a good body shot.
Brophy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brophy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brophy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Brophy misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brophy checks a leg kick.
Tavares delivers a nice body kick.
Tavares walks into a stiff left hand from Brophy.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Davie Brophy.
I think Tavares has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cristian Tavares!
A relieved looking Cristian Tavares 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thorbjorn Heimendahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Geisler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorbjorn Heimendahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Otto Geisler!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geisler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heimendahl.
Geisler throws a jab but it's blocked by Heimendahl.
Geisler takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Heimendahl takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Geisler misses with a body shot.
Heimendahl misses with a hook.
Geisler has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Heimendahl blocks a jab.
Geisler connects with a single shot there.
Heimendahl throws a looping overhand right but Geisler ducks down to avoid it.
Heimendahl throws a left and a right that both miss
and Heimendahl takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Heimendahl throws a sloppy head kick and Geisler moves out of range easily.
Heimendahl misses the jab.
Geisler has closed the distance and engaged Heimendahl in a clinch.
Geisler lands a nice uppercut.
Heimendahl 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Geisler blocks a body shot from Heimendahl.
Geisler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Geisler lands a left hand.
Geisler tries to stall but Heimendahl uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimendahl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heimendahl misses with a body punch.
Heimendahl misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Geisler.
Geisler tries to work over Heimendahl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Geisler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Geisler digs a right hand underneath Heimendahl's ribcage. Heimendahl let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Geisler misses with a body punch.
Geisler misses with some punches.
Geisler tries to throw a body punch but Heimendahl avoids it by throwing Geisler back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Geisler.
Heimendahl misses with some punches.
Geisler stalling the fight.
Geisler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Geisler.
Geisler is stalling here.
Heimendahl scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Geisler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimendahl's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heimendahl creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Heimendahl prevents a body shot from Geisler.
Heimendahl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heimendahl blocking some punches.
Geisler stalling in the clinch but Heimendahl improves position.
Nice elbow from Heimendahl.
Geisler tries to throw a body punch but Heimendahl avoids it by throwing Geisler back against the cage.
Heimendahl looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Geisler throws a head punch that misses.
Heimendahl blocks an uppercut.
Heimendahl misses with the head strike.
Heimendahl lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Geisler backwards.
Geisler is trying to maintain a safe position but Heimendahl gets an underhook and turns Geisler into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Heimendahl fails to land.
Heimendahl tries a body shot but Geisler blocks it.
Geisler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Heimendahl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Geisler misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Heimendahl fails to land.
Heimendahl blocks an uppercut.
Geisler manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heimendahl.
Geisler tries to work over Heimendahl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A bit of stalling here from Geisler.
Heimendahl blocks an uppercut.
Geisler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Geisler.
A head punch on the inside from Heimendahl fails to land.
Heimendahl misses with a hook from the clinch.
Geisler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heimendahl backwards.
Heimendahl prevents a body shot from Geisler.
Heimendahl scores with a nice hook to the head.
Heimendahl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geisler misses with the head strike.
Heimendahl pushes Geisler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Heimendahl fails to land.
Geisler struggles to land a body shot inside as Heimendahl controls his hands.
Heimendahl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heimendahl lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Geisler at a distance.
Heimendahl jabs at Geisler's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good shot there by Heimendahl.
Geisler dips to his left and cracks Heimendahl with an uppercut!
Oooooh!!! Heimendahl has knocked Geisler down with a huge combo! Heimendahl steps away and waves a wobbly Geisler back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Geisler is rocked!
Geisler lands a jab to Heimendahl's midsection.
Geisler moves away from the strike by Heimendahl.
Geisler moves out of range of the body kick from Heimendahl.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Geisler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Geisler getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Heimendahl throws a lazy uppercut
and Geisler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Geisler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Otto Geisler will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Heimendahl drops Geisler with a beautiful combination! Geisler stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Heimendahl is looking for the KO!
Geisler is still on wobbly legs! Can Heimendahl finish him?
Heimendahl throws a hook to the side of Geisler's head but Geisler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Geisler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Geisler seems to have recovered his senses.
Geisler misses with a wild body shot.
Geisler misses with a hook. Heimendahl ducked under it nicely.
Heimendahl takes a swing at Geisler's ribcage but misses.
Geisler misses the jab.
Geisler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Heimendahl avoids the body shot from Geisler.
A little feinted left hand from Heimendahl on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Geisler lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heimendahl throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Geisler on the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Geisler.
Heimendahl jabs Geisler right on the nose. Geisler blinks but takes it well.
Geisler throws a looping overhand right but Heimendahl ducks down to avoid it.
Heimendahl takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Geisler misses the jab.
Geisler moves out of range as Heimendahl strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Geisler.
Geisler connects with a body shot that sends Heimendahl's belly button to the back.
Heimendahl dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heimendahl misses with a body kick.
Geisler doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Geisler just misses with a punch to the body.
Heimendahl staying out of range there.
Geisler thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Heimendahl if he has to take too many more of those.
Geisler loads up on a big right hand but Heimendahl slips the punch.
Geisler throws a good cross that connects.
Heimendahl uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Geisler has time to react.
Heimendahl throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Geisler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Geisler misses.
Geisler takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Heimendahl fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Heimendahl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimendahl throws a right hand that Geisler ducks under and follows up with a left that Geisler also avoids with ease.
Heimendahl misses with a body kick.
Heimendahl throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Geisler throws out a counter right but Heimendahl avoids it with no problem.
Geisler misses with a looping right.
Geisler tries to close the distance and clinch but Heimendahl swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heimendahl avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heimendahl slips a straight right by Geisler.
Heimendahl defending well as Geisler loads up on a big left hand.
Geisler throws out a loose jab but Heimendahl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Geisler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heimendahl throws out the jab.
Geisler needs to keep his hands up - Heimendahl had a free shot at his head there.
Heimendahl misses with a jab to the body
and Geisler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Geisler avoids the head kick by Heimendahl.
Geisler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Geisler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geisler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fighters circling - Geisler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heimendahl throws the kick towards the body but Geisler avoids it.
Geisler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heimendahl.
Heimendahl misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Geisler releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Geisler tries to clinch but Heimendahl moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Geisler misses the target.
Geisler lands with a shot to the body.
Geisler throws a series of punches but Heimendahl moves out of range.
Heimendahl misses with a looping right.
Geisler let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Geisler ducks under a wild hook from Heimendahl.
Geisler steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Geisler misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Geisler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heimendahl throws a right hand that misses
and Geisler counters with a straight right hand.
Heimendahl keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Geisler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heimendahl falls off balance throwing a combination
and Geisler counters with a left to the body.
Heimendahl connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Geisler walks forward, straight into a front kick from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl connects with the punch.
Geisler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heimendahl scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Heimendahl's jab looks to have found its range, popping Geisler under the eye.
Heimendahl misses with a hook
and Geisler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heimendahl tries to keep at a distance but Geisler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Geisler working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Geisler is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Geisler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Geisler avoids a wild elbow strike from Heimendahl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Otto Geisler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Heimendahl throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Heimendahl throws out a loose jab but Geisler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heimendahl goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Heimendahl paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Geisler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heimendahl.
Geisler throws the left hand but Heimendahl avoids the punch easily.
Geisler walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big left from Geisler misses.
Geisler swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Heimendahl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Geisler misses with a hook
and Heimendahl counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Geisler badly! He tries to strike back but Heimendahl puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Geisler out cold! Oh man, Geisler will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Thorbjorn Heimendahl!
After winning the bout, Thorbjorn Heimendahl 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Keenan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Karter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keenan comes to the cage accompanied by Coming Home. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Keenan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Karter!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Keenan.
Karter feints and then cracks Keenan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Keenan down.
Keenan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Karter misses the target.
Karter avoids the head kick by Keenan.
Keenan lands with a nice body punch.
Keenan tried to score with a low kick but Karter checks it.
Keenan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keenan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Keenan scoring well with a low kick there.
Keenan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karter is trying to counter with his kicks.
Karter throws a shot from downtown. Keenan moves away and avoids it.
Keenan looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Karter walks into a stiff left hand from Keenan.
Jab from Keenan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Karter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keenan quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Keenan misses with a kick to the body
and Karter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karter throws a hook but Keenan blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter tries to clinch up but Keenan circles away and keeps his distance.
Keenan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karter.
A jab lands there for Karter.
Keenan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Keenan throws a lazy uppercut
and Karter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keenan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karter.
Nice uppercut lands for Keenan. That snapped Karter's head back.
Keenan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keenan throws a jab when Karter was well out of range.
Karter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Keenan blocks a leg kick.
Keenan throws a poor cross that misses
and Karter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karter looks to score with a jab to the body but Keenan is just out of range.
Keenan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karter.
The fighters circle momentarily. Karter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Karter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Karter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Keenan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Karter as he connects with a hook.
Keenan moves away from the strike by Karter.
A clash of legs there as Keenan blocks the low kick.
Keenan throws an overhand right that lands on Karter's shoulder, as Karter tries to avoid the shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Karter finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Karter throws out a loose jab but Keenan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keenan can pounce on him.
Karter lands an overhand right.
Keenan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karter.
Karter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A slapping body kick lands there for Karter.
Keenan throws a low kick, looking for Karter's leg but Karter calmly moves out of range.
Karter now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Karter is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Keenan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Keenan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Karter is out of range and Keenan settles back down.
Karter throws a sloppy head kick and Keenan moves out of range easily.
Karter throws out a loose jab but Keenan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keenan misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Keenan misses the target.
Karter lands a right hook to the body.
Keenan misses with a hook
and Karter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Keenan misses with an uppercut. Karter saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Keenan.
Karter jabs at Keenan's body.
Keenan slips under a jab from Karter.
Karter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Karter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Keenan misses the target.
Karter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Keenan misses with a low kick.
Karter cracks the inside of Keenan's front leg.
Keenan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keenan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Keenan throws a leg kick but Karter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Keenan looks to land a left hand but Karter moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan slips under a jab from Karter.
Keenan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Keenan.
Keenan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Keenan moves out of range of the body kick.
Keenan swings for the body but Karter moves out of range.
Keenan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Karter avoids the body shot from Keenan.
Keenan loads up on a big right hand but Karter slips the punch.
Karter flicks out a counter leg kick but Keenan steps away.
Keenan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karter misses with a hook.
Keenan loads up on a big right hand but Karter slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keenan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Karter on the side of the head.
Karter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karter connects with a nice looking jab.
Keenan just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Karter will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Karter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keenan.
Keenan tries to move into range but Karter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keenan. Karter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keenan lands with an overhand left.
Karter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keenan.
Jab by Karter.
Keenan throws a body punch but Karter moves out of range.
Keenan tries to land a front kick but Karter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Keenan throws a body punch but Karter moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Karter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter has closed the distance and engaged Keenan in a clinch.
Keenan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keenan misses with a punch on the inside.
Keenan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karter is trying to break the clinch but Keenan is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Keenan prevents a body shot from Karter.
Keenan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keenan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Keenan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Keenan 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 Karter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Karter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Keenan staying out of range there.
Keenan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Chris Karter has been cut.
Karter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Karter blocks a jab.
Karter looks to land a left hand but Keenan moved out of range nicely.
Keenan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Keenan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Karter.
Keenan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keenan looks to score with a jab to the body but Karter is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keenan 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.
Karter flicks out a counter leg kick but Keenan steps away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter throws the left hand but Keenan avoids the punch easily.
Keenan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karter.
Karter tries to clinch but Keenan is having none of it.
Karter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Karter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Keenan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karter moves away.
Keenan misses the jab.
Keenan checks a low kick from Karter.
Karter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Keenan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karter can pounce on him.
Keenan lands a jab to the nose.
Keenan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karter.
Karter throws a chopping leg kick but Keenan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Karter ducks under a wild hook from Keenan.
Jab by Karter.
Nice defenses there by Keenan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan throws a hook but Karter blocks it.
Karter tries a low kick but Keenan avoids it.
Keenan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Karter is able to avoid easily.
Karter throws out a counter right but Keenan avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Karter does it's job there.
Keenan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keenan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Keenan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Karter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karter. Keenan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keenan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Karter thuds a left hand into Keenan's body.
Keenan throws a push kick but Karter slaps the foot to one side.
Karter scoring well with a low kick there.
Keenan throws a shot from downtown. Karter moves away and avoids it.
Karter throws a push kick but Keenan slaps the foot to one side.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A telegraphed right hand from Keenan misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan takes a swing at Karter's ribcage but misses.
Karter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Karter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Keenan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keenan takes a swing at Karter's ribcage but misses.
Karter feints a counter leg kick.
Keenan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Karter ducks under a wild hook from Keenan.
Keenan misses with a low kick.
Keenan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Karter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keenan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Karter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Karter misses the target.
Karter tries to work over Keenan's front leg with a kick but Keenan checks it.
Keenan is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gareth Keenan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Karter's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Karter throws the kick towards the body but Keenan avoids it.
Keenan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Karter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Keenan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karter.
Keenan misses with a looping left.
Keenan scores with a push kick.
Keenan takes a swing at Karter's ribcage but misses.
Karter misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheers as Karter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Keenan doesn't seem phased though.
Keenan blocks the body kick.
Karter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keenan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter misses with a hook.
Karter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keenan.
Karter is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Keenan with a body shot.
Keenan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut lands for Keenan. That snapped Karter's head back.
Keenan lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as Karter blocks the low kick.
Keenan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Karter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Karter looks to land a body kick but Keenan moved away.
Karter lands a leg kick that knocks Keenan off balance momentarily.
Keenan misses with an uppercut.
Karter tries to counter by closing the distance.
Karter misses the jab.
Keenan throws a solid leg kick but Karter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Keenan.
Keenan just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Karter.
Karter lands a jab to Keenan's midsection.
Karter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Keenan as he avoids it easily.
Keenan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Keenan.
Karter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keenan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Karter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Karter.
Keenan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keenan has had enough of the clinch but Karter keeps him there for the moment.
Karter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keenan misses with the head strike.
Keenan manages to break the clinch.
Keenan tests Karter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keenan throws out a leg kick but Karter moves out of range and Keenan only half commits.
Keenan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Karter is out of range and Keenan settles back down.
Karter throws a looping overhand right but Keenan ducks down to avoid it.
Keenan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keenan throws a sloppy body shot
and Karter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Karter. Keenan shrugs it off though.
Keenan misses the shot to the body.
Karter throws out a counter right but Keenan avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Keenan at a distance.
Karter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Keenan's head backwards.
Keenan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karter can pounce on him.
Keenan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Keenan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That kick from Keenan tenderised Karter's leg. Karter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Karter throws out a loose jab but Keenan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keenan tries a head kick but it misses.
Keenan misses with a low kick.
Chris Karter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keenan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Karter takes one on the button.
Keenan scoring well with a low kick there.
Karter slips a straight right by Keenan.
Karter thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Keenan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan avoids the body shot from Karter.
Karter moves out of range of the body kick.
Keenan misses the jab.
Keenan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keenan walks into a jab.
Karter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karter misses with a body kick.
Keenan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Keenan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Karter. That snapped Keenan's head back.
Karter moves forwards but Keenan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Karter slips a jab from Keenan.
Keenan is looking to land body kicks.
Karter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Karter throws a leg kick that misses.
Keenan throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Gareth Keenan did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Chris Karter's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Karter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Keenan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Karter throws a leg kick but Keenan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Karter throws a lazy right hand but Keenan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keenan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Karter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keenan moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Karter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Karter tries to move into range but Keenan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Karter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Karter is looking to slow Keenan down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keenan manages to avoid it.
Karter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Keenan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karter with the counter takedown but Keenan avoids it easily.
Karter just misses with a punch to the body.
Keenan ducks under a wild hook from Karter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Keenan.
Keenan blocks the body kick.
Karter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keenan can pounce on him.
Keenan swats away the attempt to clinch by Karter.
Karter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Karter connects with a nice looking jab.
Keenan ducks right into an uppercut from Karter.
Karter misses with an uppercut
and Keenan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Karter is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Keenan jabs Karter right on the nose. Karter blinks but takes it well.
Keenan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karter.
Karter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Karter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Keenan.
Karter throws out a leg kick but Keenan moves out of range and Karter only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter throws a body punch but Keenan moves out of range.
Karter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keenan manages to avoid it.
Karter misses with a jab, cross combination.
A quick step to the side and Keenan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keenan.
Karter throws a body shot but no joy.
Keenan lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Keenan slips a straight right by Karter.
Keenan looks to land a left hand but Karter moved out of range nicely.
Karter moves out of range as Keenan throws a body kick.
Karter tries a quick counter leg kick but Keenan is wise to it.
Karter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keenan.
Keenan thows a leg kick but Karter checks it
and Karter counters with a nice leg kick.
Karter throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Keenan counters with a good low kick that Karter was not able to check.
Keenan checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Karter.
Keenan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Keenan cracks Karter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Keenan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Karter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Karter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Keenan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Karter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Keenan.
Karter missing with a left hand there. Keenan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keenan was well out of range. Poor timing from Karter.
Keenan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karter doesn't manage to clinch there - Keenan circles away.
A swing and a miss from Keenan.
Keenan throws a shot from downtown. Karter moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Keenan is out of range and Karter settles back down.
Keenan throws a leg kick
and Karter counters with an inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Keenan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keenan scores with a sloppy right hand. Karter should have avoided that one.
Keenan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A cross from Keenan lands.
Keenan slips under a jab.
Keenan scores with a jab. Karter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Karter scores with a sloppy right hand. Keenan should have avoided that one.
A good leg kick by Keenan.
Karter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Keenan throws a lazy uppercut
and Karter counters with a series of strikes. Keenan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Karter misses with a leg kick
and Keenan counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Gareth Keenan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Karter'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. This is the final round!
Keenan scores with a punch to the head.
Karter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Karter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Keenan lunges at Karter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karter's hand.
Keenan misses with a jab to the body
and Karter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Keenan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice straight punches there by Keenan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Keenan.
Keenan defending well as Karter loads up on a big left hand.
Keenan throws a leg kick but Karter moved away.
Keenan throws the kick towards the body but Karter avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan tried to score with a low kick but Karter checks it.
Karter throws out a counter right but Keenan avoids it with no problem.
Karter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Keenan throws a right hand that misses
and Karter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keenan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan misses with a looping right.
A thudding body kick lands there by Karter!
Keenan misses with a looping right.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Karter swings wildly with an uppercut but Keenan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karter tries to work over Keenan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keenan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karter lands a jab to the head.
Keenan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karter.
Karter moves out of range as Keenan strikes.
Karter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Keenan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Karter moves out of range of the strikes.
Karter misses with an uppercut. Keenan saw that one coming.
Karter slips under a jab from Keenan.
Chris Karter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karter. Keenan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keenan.
Keenan connects with a right hand. Karter shakes it off.
Karter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keenan blocks a low kick nicely.
Keenan throwing a counter right hand but Karter manages to avoid it.
Karter throws a jab when Keenan was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Keenan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Keenan misses its intended target.
Karter cracks the inside of Keenan's front leg.
Karter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keenan.
Karter lands with a straight right. Keenan didn't see that one coming.
Karter misses with a looping right.
Keenan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Keenan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Keenan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karter moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan blocks a jab.
Karter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keenan.
Keenan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Karter feints and then cracks Keenan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Keenan down.
Keenan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Karter moves out of range of the strikes.
Karter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Karter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keenan throwing a counter right hand but Karter manages to avoid it.
Keenan moves away from the strike by Karter.
Nice defenses there by Keenan.
A cross from Keenan lands.
Good work by Karter as he checks the leg kick.
A jab from Keenan does it's job there.
Keenan feints and then cracks Karter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karter down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan throws a push kick but Karter slaps the foot to one side.
Karter throws a jab but it's blocked by Keenan.
Keenan connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keenan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keenan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Keenan moves out of range as Karter strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Karter, right into the meat.
Keenan lands a slapping body shot.
Keenan looks to land a body kick but Karter moved away.
Karter avoids a kick to the body.
Karter cracks the inside of Keenan's front leg.
Karter throws out a powerful jab.
Good work by Karter as he checks the leg kick.
A big left from Karter misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gareth Keenan.
I think Keenan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:48
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:47
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 47:49
The fight is ruled a draw!
Gareth Keenan retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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