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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Soshnyanin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Glass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin Glass told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viktor Soshnyanin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Martin Glass!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soshnyanin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Glass throws out a counter right but Soshnyanin avoids it with no problem.
Soshnyanin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Glass on the side of the head.
Glass takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Soshnyanin lands a nice shot that snaps Glass's head back.
Soshnyanin stuns Glass with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Soshnyanin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Glass will feel that in the morning.
Soshnyanin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Glass under the eye.
Soshnyanin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Torture rack in the buildup to the fight.
Viktor Soshnyanin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soshnyanin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Glass.
It looks like Martin Glass has been cut.
Soshnyanin punishes Glass's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soshnyanin scores with a sloppy right hand. Glass should have avoided that one.
Glass steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soshnyanin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soshnyanin with a nice cross.
Soshnyanin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Soshnyanin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crunch! Soshnyanin slams his shin into Glass's torso.
Soshnyanin with a hook.
Soshnyanin loads up on a big right hand but Glass slips the punch.
Soshnyanin throws an overhand right that lands on Glass's shoulder, as Glass tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Glass! But no joy.
Soshnyanin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Soshnyanin misses with a body shot.
Glass throws out a counter right but Soshnyanin avoids it with no problem.
Glass takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soshnyanin lands a really nice looking cross but Glass seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Soshnyanin, as that shot connected.
Soshnyanin works over Glass's head and body with a nice combination.
Glass is rocked!
Soshnyanin lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Glass up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Soshnyanin from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Glass's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Viktor Soshnyanin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Major (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francisco Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Major!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar looks for a takedown but Major sprawls well.
Escobar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Escobar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Major tries to keep at a distance but Escobar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Major doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Major fails to land.
Major is working Escobar over against the cage.
Major lands a hook that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
Escobar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Major.
Major has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
I was talking to Escobar's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Major scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Escobar misses with a knee strike.
Major swings wildly with an uppercut but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Major goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Major misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Major with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Major escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Major lands a jab.
Major closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Escobar stalls.
Major breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Escobar clinches.
Major tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escobar's elbow.
Major blocks an uppercut.
Major misses with an elbow over the top.
Major wants to get back to striking at distance but Escobar won't allow it.
Escobar is working for takedown but Major is calmly controlling the position for now.
Major fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Major stalling in the clinch but Escobar improves position.
Major misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Major wants to break free but Escobar has control.
Major is struggling to control the position.
Escobar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Major goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Escobar.
Escobar lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Major pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Major.
Major gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Major creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Escobar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Major's efforts to push away.
Escobar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Escobar holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Escobar misses with the head strike.
Escobar is working for takedown but Major is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco Escobar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Major lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Escobar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Major controls the action.
Major breaks the clinch.
Major throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Major connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Escobar momentarily.
Escobar pushes Major up against the cage in a clinch.
Escobar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Majors head.
Major taking a breather.
Escobar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Major.
Escobar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Major backwards.
Major looking to throw knees to the head but Escobar is blocking nicely.
Major lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Escobar or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar digs a right hand into Major's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Major's gas tank.
Major swings wildly with an uppercut but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Major on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Major misses with a short punch on the inside.
Major looking to stall.
Escobar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Major is defending well.
Major blocks a body shot from Escobar.
Major tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Major on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Major breaks from the clinch.
Escobar pushes Major up against the cage in a clinch.
Major misses with a knee strike.
Escobar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Major misses with the head strike.
Major misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Major escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Escobar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Escobar there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Major dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Escobar drives through and clinches with Major against the cage.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Major misses with a body punch.
Major avoiding damage as Escobar throws knees to the body.
Escobar has Major pressed against the cage, preventing Major from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Major lands an uppercut.
Major on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Escobar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar looking to stall.
Major is trying to stall.
Major tries to stall but Escobar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Major lands with a right to the head.
Major breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Major tries to keep at a distance but Escobar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Escobar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Major is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar keeps control of Major as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Major breaks the clinch.
Major keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Major swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Francisco Escobar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Escobar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Escobar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Escobar takes the fight into the clinch.
Major blocks an uppercut.
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Major's elbow.
Major tries to circle away but Escobar has him pinned against the cage.
Escobar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Major has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Major blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Major breaks from the clinch.
Major moves into range and clinches up with Escobar.
Escobar lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Escobar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Major creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Major wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Major lands a right hand that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Escobar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Major has had enough of the clinch but Escobar keeps him there for the moment.
Major tries to circle away but Escobar has him pinned against the cage.
Escobar missing with knees to the body.
Major working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Major.
Major misses with a knee strike.
Major pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Major keeping moving, preventing Escobar from controlling successfully.
Escobar won't allow Major to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Escobar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Major swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Escobar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Major can do anything to dispel that myth.
Escobar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Escobar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Major looking to control.
Escobar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Escobar works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Escobar is looking for a kimura here.
Escobar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Major defend it? Escobar steps over the head and cranks it - Major is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Escobar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Francisco Escobar!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oswald Cobblepot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans has chosen Young Guns - Bones as his entrance music. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oswald Cobblepot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Evans!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobblepot uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Evans has time to react.
A lazy body kick from Cobblepot
and Evans cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cobblepot has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rusterman's in the buildup to the fight.
Cobblepot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Evans lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Oswald Cobblepot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobblepot fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Evans checks it well.
Evans wants to counter with a clinch but Cobblepot pushes him away.
Cobblepot throws a hook to the side of Evans's head but Evans sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cobblepot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cobblepot loads up on a big right hand but Evans slips the punch.
Evans tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cobblepot just misses with a punch to the body.
Evans throws a counter combo.
Evans wants to clinch up but Cobblepot keeps it at a distance.
Cobblepot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobblepot connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cobblepot works Evans's body with a nice hook.
Cobblepot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cobblepot 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cobblepot - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans tries to clinch but Cobblepot moves away
and Cobblepot counters with an outside leg kick.
Cobblepot throws a half hearted mid kick.
Evans is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Evans on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cobblepot lands with a shot to the body.
Cobblepot swings away with a body shot that misses
and Evans counters with a stiff right hand.
Cobblepot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Evans sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Evans steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cobblepot.
Cobblepot jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cobblepot lands with a shot to the body.
Cobblepot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cobblepot with a nice cross.
Cobblepot throws the left hand but Evans avoids the punch easily.
Cobblepot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobblepot. Evans does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Evans! But no joy.
Evans throws a body shot but no joy.
A left lands for Cobblepot.
Cobblepot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cobblepot throws a sloppy body shot
and Evans counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cobblepot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cobblepot throws a nice outside leg kick.
Evans walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cobblepot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Evans on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Evans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cobblepot.
Cobblepot throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobblepot looks to land a left hand but Evans moved out of range nicely.
Cobblepot feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Evanss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Evans throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Cobblepot was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Evans.
Cobblepot tries a low kick but Evans avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Evans on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Evans takes a jab right on the kisser.
Evans is rocked!
Cobblepot drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Evans right on the button. Evans goes down! Cobblepot follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Cobblepot gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oswald Cobblepot!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Klay Montez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ole Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svensson has chosen Fever Ray -If I had a heart as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Klay Montez has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Klay Montez seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Klay Montez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ole Svensson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montez dives in and scores a takedown into Svensson's guard.
Montez stays in close to Svensson's body and controls the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Montez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Montez 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.
Montez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Svensson keeping moving, preventing Montez from controlling successfully.
Montez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Svensson is adopting a defensive guard.
Montez postures up in Svensson's guard and throws a big left but Svensson blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montez looking to pass the guard.
Svensson working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montez wants to control from the top but Svensson keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Svensson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Montez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Svensson avoids it really well and circles away.
Svensson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Montez's half guard.
Svensson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Svensson.
Svensson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson working over Montez with some ground and pound. Montez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Montez is trying to control but can't.
Montez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Montez is staying active underneath Svensson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Montez is defending against the submission attempts here by Svensson.
Montez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Montez.
Svensson works over Montez with some ground and pound from guard.
Montez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Montez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Svensson.
Svensson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Montez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Svensson controls the pace.
Svensson stands up and waves to Montez to follow him.
Svensson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Montez is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Svensson presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Svensson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Svensson - that will leave a mark!
Svensson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Svensson showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Svensson not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Montez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Svensson.
Montez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Svensson trying to control but Montez is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Montez is on top in guard.
Montez trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Svensson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ole Svensson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Svensson throws a nice head kick!
Svensson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Montez is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Montez wants to slow Svensson down by chopping away at his legs.
Svensson swings for the body but Montez moves out of range.
Svensson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Montez eats them both and turns towards Svensson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Klay Montez has been cut.
Svensson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Montez circles away quickly and effectively.
Montez tries for a takedown but Svensson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Svensson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Montez fails to land the takedown.
Svensson throws a counter combo.
Montez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klay Montez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Svensson.
Svensson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Svensson tries to bum rush Montez with a series of wild strikes but Montez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Svensson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Svensson both land. Nice combination.
Svensson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Montez wants to control but Svensson is keeping busy.
Svensson controlling the pace.
Svensson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Montez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Svensson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Montez is trying to escape the mount.
Svensson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montez regains half guard.
Svensson blocks the strikes from Montez.
Montez kicks off Svensson and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Montez enables Svensson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Montez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Montez pushes Svensson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Montez fails with a takedown attempt.
Montez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Svensson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Svensson wants it to stay on the feet.
Svensson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Montez quickly recovers to half guard.
Svensson looks to land a strike but Montez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Svensson is working Montez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Svensson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montez tries to clinch but Svensson is having none of it.
Svensson lands with a nice combination. Montez backs away looking to recover.
Svensson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Montez's guard.
Montez has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Svensson is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Svensson is looking to break free of the clinch but Montez has double underhooks.
Montez tries to pull guard but Svensson won't allow it.
Montez is looking for a takedown.
Montez can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Montez looking for a takedown.
Svensson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Svensson closes the distance and pushes Montez back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svensson prevents the takedown attempt.
Svensson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Svensson is trying to break the clinch but Montez has him pressed against the cage.
Svensson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montez is working for takedown but Svensson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Svensson has Montez pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Svensson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Montez tumbling to the mat - Svensson dives into Montez's guard.
Svensson throwing strikes but missing.
Montez keeping moving, preventing Svensson from controlling successfully.
Svensson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Svensson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Montez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Svensson has managed to get both his arms back between Montez's legs - danger averted.
Svensson is working Montez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Svensson trying to control the position from guard on top but Montez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Montez is looking to stand up but Svensson isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ole Svensson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Klay Montez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Montez dives in and grabs Svensson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Svensson pushes down on Montez's head and hops out.
Montez shoots and misses
and Svensson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Klay Montez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Montez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klay Montez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Svensson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Svensson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Svensson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Montez gets caught flat footed, as Svensson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Svensson trying to control the position from guard on top but Montez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Montez working a defensive guard here.
Svensson trying to control the position from guard on top but Montez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Svensson stands up and waves to Montez to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Montez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Svensson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Svensson as Montez shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Svensson stuffs the takedown.
Svensson scores with a decent looking hook.
Montez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Svensson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Montez shoots for a double leg takedown but Svensson sprawls well. He's pushed Montez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Svensson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Svensson duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montez wants to clinch up but Svensson keeps it at a distance.
Ole Svensson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Svensson connects with a right hand. Montez shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svensson dips to his left and cracks Montez with an uppercut!
Svensson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Svensson throws a head kick that half lands.
Montez dives in and grabs Svensson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Svensson pushes down on Montez's head and hops out.
Svensson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ole Svensson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Svensson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Montez was covering up waiting for the punch and Svensson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Svensson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Svensson stopping the sweep attempt from Montez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Montez is trying to keep Svensson in close.
Montez is looking to stand up but Svensson isn't so interested in that idea.
Montez seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Svensson trying to control the position from guard on top but Montez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Svensson gets to his feet. Montez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Svensson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Montez. That did some damage!
Svensson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Svensson wants it to stay on the feet.
Svensson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Montez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Svensson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Montez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Klay Montez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson throws out a powerful jab.
Svensson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Svensson scores with a hook to the body. Montez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Montez has his takedown stuffed
and Svensson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Montez won't be happy with that.
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!
Svensson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Montez down.
Svensson is looking to take a break and control but Montez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Svensson working the body and head with strikes.
Svensson just content to control the position.
Montez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Svensson's best efforts.
Klay Montez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ole Svensson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Svensson 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ole Svensson!
A very excited looking Ole Svensson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hassan Dehu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Kruschewsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruschewsky has chosen Duke Ellington & John Coltrane - In a Sentimental Mood as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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189 lbs
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World class 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hassan Dehu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Kruschewsky!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruschewsky avoids the body shot from Dehu.
Dehu looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruschewsky is just out of range.
Kruschewsky feints the counter takedown.
Dehu looks to land a right hand but Kruschewsky moved out of range.
Dehu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Kruschewsky.
And Kruschewsky tries to counter it with a takedown but Dehu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dehu tries to clinch up but Kruschewsky circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dehu misses with a hook. Kruschewsky ducked under it nicely.
Kruschewsky takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dehu throws an off balance right hand
and Kruschewsky counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kruschewsky won't allow Dehu to get back to his feet.
Kruschewsky postures up and lands a big shot to Dehu's brow.
Kruschewsky postures up in Dehu's guard and throws a big left but Dehu blocks it.
Kruschewsky postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kruschewsky connects with a couple of short punches.
Kruschewsky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dehu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dehu has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kruschewsky off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Dehu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kruschewsky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kruschewsky tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dehu lands a body shot.
Dehu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kruschewsky counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kruschewsky.
Dehu has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruschewsky won't allow Dehu to get back to his feet.
Kruschewsky wants to pass the guard but Dehu is keeping the position.
Kruschewsky postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dehu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kruschewsky is controlling him.
Kruschewsky scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dehu wants to stand but Kruschewsky is controlling the position.
Dehu keeping moving, preventing Kruschewsky from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dehu scores with a sloppy right hand. Kruschewsky should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruschewsky blocks a jab.
Kruschewsky with the counter takedown but Dehu avoids it easily.
Dehu fails with an attempt to clinch.
A left lands for Dehu.
Dehu throws a shot from downtown. Kruschewsky moves away and avoids it.
Kruschewsky is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A jab from Dehu misses.
Kruschewsky tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hassan Dehu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dehu looks to land a left hand but Kruschewsky moved out of range nicely.
And Kruschewsky tries to counter it with a takedown but Dehu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruschewsky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Kruschewsky 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dehu has managed to clinch.
Kruschewsky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab, jab by Dehu - just one landing.
Kruschewsky moves away from the strike by Dehu.
Kruschewsky changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dehu lands a nice looking body shot.
Dehu throws a lazy uppercut
and Kruschewsky counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan Dehu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dehu forces Kruschewsky back against the cage and clinches.
Kruschewsky wants to get back to striking at distance but Dehu won't allow it.
Dehu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kruschewsky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kruschewsky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dehu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kruschewsky with the counter takedown but Dehu avoids it easily.
Dehu misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dehu has managed to clinch.
Kruschewsky wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Dehu fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dehu throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dehu.
Kruschewsky manages to break the clinch.
Dehu misses with a lunging right hand
and Kruschewsky counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Carlos Kruschewsky has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kruschewsky trying to control the action but Dehu is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dehu pushes Kruschewsky off and gets back to his feet.
Hassan Dehu is winning the standup battle so far.
Dehu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dehu throws a hook but Kruschewsky avoids it easily.
Kruschewsky drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dehu defends it well.
Kruschewsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dehu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dehu throws a jab when Kruschewsky was well out of range.
And Kruschewsky tries to counter it with a takedown but Dehu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dehu misses with a straight right.
Dehu lands a lovely overhand right.
Dehu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruschewsky.
Kruschewsky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Kruschewsky tries to counter it with a takedown but Dehu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kruschewsky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dehu misses with a looping right.
Dehu connects with a body shot that sends Kruschewsky's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dehu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kruschewsky's hands.
Kruschewsky ducks under a wild hook from Dehu.
And Kruschewsky tries to counter it with a takedown but Dehu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dehu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kruschewsky staying out of range there.
Kruschewsky changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kruschewsky ducks under a wild hook from Dehu.
Kruschewsky drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dehu defends it well.
Dehu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kruschewsky.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruschewsky wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dehu has him pressed against the cage.
Kruschewsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dehu throws a head punch that misses.
Kruschewsky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dehu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dehu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kruschewsky counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dehu wants to get back to his feet.
Kruschewsky seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kruschewsky not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dehu is trying to stand back up but Kruschewsky is controlling him
Kruschewsky trying to control the action but Dehu is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan Dehu dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dehu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kruschewsky avoids the body shot from Dehu.
Kruschewsky is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dehu throws out a loose jab but Kruschewsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dehu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dehu misses with a shot to the body
and Kruschewsky counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dehu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruschewsky working Dehu over with strikes.
Kruschewsky seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dehu is trying to stand up here but Kruschewsky is controlling him well.
Dehu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kruschewsky.
Dehu is trying to stand.
Dehu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kruschewsky.
Kruschewsky working the head and body with strikes.
Kruschewsky thows a huge punch but Dehu dodges it nicely.
Dehu makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Dehu throws a hook to the side of Kruschewsky's head but Kruschewsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kruschewsky feints the counter takedown.
Dehu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kruschewsky feints the counter takedown.
Dehu swings and misses with a shot to the body
so Kruschewsky counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruschewsky with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kruschewsky is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kruschewsky throws a big right hand that misses.
Dehu is looking to stand up but Kruschewsky isn't so interested in that idea.
Dehu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kruschewsky throws a big elbow that misses.
Dehu is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dehu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Kruschewsky's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dehu has Kruschewsky pressed against the cage, preventing Kruschewsky from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dehu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kruschewsky backwards.
Dehu has a couple of punches blocked by Kruschewsky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dehu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dehu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dehu tries to throw a body punch but Kruschewsky avoids it by throwing Dehu back against the cage.
Kruschewsky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dehu is defending well for now.
Kruschewsky is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dehu throws a head punch that misses.
Hassan Dehu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kruschewsky breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kruschewsky keeps the fight on the outside.
Dehu throws a hook to the side of Kruschewsky's head but Kruschewsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kruschewsky takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dehu moves to clinch but Kruschewsky breaks away
and Kruschewsky counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dehu wriggles free and stands up.
Dehu throws a hook but Kruschewsky avoids it easily.
And Kruschewsky tries to counter it with a takedown but Dehu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hassan Dehu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dehu, 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hassan Dehu!
After winning the bout, Hassan Dehu 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Natural Born Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Vegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vegas has chosen Ace Of Spades by Motorhead as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Natural Born Killer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Vegas!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vegas looks to land a combination but Killer avoids it well.
Vegas tries to bum rush Killer with a series of wild strikes but Killer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vegas works Killer's body with a nice hook.
Killer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Killer lands a jab to the nose.
Killer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vegas has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Killer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice jab there from Vegas.
Vegas misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from Killer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Killer punishes Vegas's body with a nice straight punch.
Killer slaps away a takedown attempt from Vegas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Killer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Beast Cartel in the buildup to the fight.
Killer connects with a right hand. Vegas shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Killer catches Vegas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vegas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vegas slips under a jab from Killer.
Natural Born Killer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Killer cracks Vegas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vegas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Killer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Killer throws a sloppy body shot
letting Vegas counter with a right hand.
Killer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vegas tries to bum rush Killer with a series of wild strikes but Killer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Killer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vegas works on Killer's body with a couple of short punches.
Killer lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vegas.
Killer trying to land knees to the body.
Killer tries to land knees in the clinch but Vegas avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Killer.
Vegas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Killer lands a hook that snaps the head of Vegas backwards.
Killer working aggressively here.
Killer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Killer tries to land knees in the clinch but Vegas avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Killer.
Killer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vegas backwards.
A shot in the inside from Vegas.
Vegas blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vegas.
Vegas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Killer working aggressively here.
Vegas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Killer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Killer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vegas backwards.
Killer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Killer lands a hook that snaps the head of Vegas backwards.
Vegas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vegas.
Vegas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Killer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Killer swings wildly with an uppercut but Vegas uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer lands a hook that snaps the head of Vegas backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Killer.
Vegas wants a takedown.
Killer trying to land knees to the body.
Vegas is trying to break free.
Killer lands a good knee to the midsection. Vegas won't want to take too many of those.
Killer missing with knees to the body.
Killer misses with a punch on the inside.
Vegas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Killer has him pressed against the cage.
Killer lands a good knee to the midsection. Vegas won't want to take too many of those.
Vegas working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vegas.
Killer misses with a knee to the head.
Killer taking a breather.
Killer lands a body punch.
Vegas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vegas working Killer over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Killer.
Still in the clinch, Vegas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Killer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Killer missing with knees to the body.
Vegas blocking some punches.
Killer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Killer misses with a punch on the inside.
Vegas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vegas is trying to break free.
Killer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Killer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vegas.
The referee is keeping an eye on Killer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Killer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Killer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Killer as Vegas tries to tie him up.
Killer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Natural Born Killer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Killer has managed to clinch.
Killer tries to land knees in the clinch but Vegas avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Killer.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Killer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vegas lands an uppercut.
Killer stops a takedown attempt from Vegas.
Killer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vegas.
A right handed body shot lands from Killer.
Vegas lands an elbow inside that Killer shrugs off.
Killer lands a nice knee to the body.
Vegas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Killer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Killer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vegas throws an elbow that misses.
Vegas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Killer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vegas.
Killer tries to clinch up.
Vegas lands a nice shot that snaps Killer's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer scores with the left hand. Vegas knows he should have avoided that one.
A punch combination from Vegas misses.
Vegas slips under a jab from Killer.
Vegas wants to counter the offense by Killer and move into the clinch position.
Killer with a hook.
Vegas throws a nice looking combination but Killer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Killer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vegas.
Killer throws an overhand right that lands on Vegas's shoulder, as Vegas tries to avoid the shot.
Killer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vegas can do to turn this around?
A punch combination from Vegas misses.
Johnny Vegas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vegas misses with a few strikes there.
Killer wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Killer cracks Vegas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vegas just misses with a punch to the body.
Killer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnny Vegas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Killer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vegas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vegas walks into a straight right hand from Killer.
Killer throws the left hand but Vegas avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vegas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Killer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vegas in his tracks.
Johnny Vegas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Killer works the jab nicely.
Vegas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Killer looks to land a right hand but Vegas moved out of range.
Vegas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Killer counters with a straight right hand.
Vegas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Killer manages to avoid it.
Vegas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vegas is rocked!
Vegas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vegas is still on wobbly legs! Can Killer finish him?
Killer drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Vegas right on the button. Vegas goes down! Killer follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Killer gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Natural Born Killer!
A victorious Natural Born Killer 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 Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quetzal Montezuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montezuma is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Mayan Predator. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbo Slice!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Quetzal Montezuma!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Montezuma 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 Slice has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Slice and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Slice tried to counter with a leg kick but Montezuma avoided it.
Slice has been working on his boxing with his coaches at DOG HOUSE!! in the buildup to the fight.
Slice takes a swing at Montezuma's ribcage but misses.
Montezuma appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Slice throws a front kick aimed at Montezuma's knee but Montezuma avoids it well.
Montezuma throws a big shot that misses.
Slice tries to clinch up but Montezuma circles away and keeps his distance.
Slice throws a predictable looking body shot
and Montezuma counters with a nice body shot.
Slice with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Montezuma to score with a decent uppercut.
Slice avoids a kick to the body.
Kimbo Slice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Slice misses.
Montezuma avoids the body shot from Slice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montezuma shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Slice keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Montezuma throws a body shot but no joy.
Montezuma falls off balance throwing a combination
and Montezuma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Montezuma can pounce on him.
Slice misses with a straight left.
A countering left hand to the body from Montezuma misses.
Montezuma lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Montezuma misses with a body kick.
Montezuma misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Slice misses the target.
Slice lands with a thumping leg kick.
Slice lands an overhand right.
Montezuma throws a right hand that Slice ducks under and follows up with a left that Slice also avoids with ease.
Montezuma bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Montezuma scores with a leg kick.
Slice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Montezuma has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slice lands a head shot.
Slice throws an overhand right that lands on Montezuma's shoulder, as Montezuma tries to avoid the shot.
Good work by Montezuma as he checks the leg kick.
A nice side step and Montezuma releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Montezuma tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Slice clinches with his opponent.
Montezuma blocks an uppercut.
Slice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Montezuma swings wildly with an uppercut but Slice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slice has a couple of punches blocked by Montezuma.
Montezuma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slice backwards.
Still in the clinch, Montezuma scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slice can't find room to land a body shot as Montezuma controls the action.
Montezuma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slices head.
Slice misses with a punch on the inside.
Slice working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montezuma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slice working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slice avoids the elbow strike from Montezuma, against the cage.
Slice is working Montezuma over against the cage.
Montezuma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Montezuma can't find room to land a body shot as Slice controls the action.
Montezuma tries a body shot but Slice blocks it.
Montezuma throws a head punch that misses.
Slice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slice is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Montezuma lands a body shot.
Montezuma throws a push kick but Slice slaps the foot to one side.
Montezuma blocks a leg kick.
Montezuma tries a quick counter leg kick but Slice is wise to it.
Montezuma misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Slice darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Slice lands a lovely overhand right.
Montezuma misses the shot to the body.
Slice appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montezuma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Slice.
Montezuma let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Montezuma scores with a leg kick.
Slice throws a leg kick but Montezuma sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Montezuma.
Slice throws a leg kick
and Montezuma counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Montezuma lands a head kick!
Slice throws a hook to the side of Montezuma's head but Montezuma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slice throws a big shot that misses.
Slice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slice swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Montezuma counters with a good low kick that Slice was not able to check.
Montezuma gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Slice blocks a head kick by Montezuma.
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 Kimbo Slice will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Montezuma misses the target.
Slice goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Montezuma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slice was well out of range. Poor timing from Montezuma.
Montezuma misses with a body shot.
Slice is looking to counter punch.
Kimbo Slice is winning the standup battle so far.
Montezuma throws a wild body kick that Slice sees coming a mile off.
Slice checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Slice throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Slice tries to clinch there but Montezuma circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Slice as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montezuma lands a leg kick that knocks Slice off balance momentarily.
Montezuma throws a right hand that Slice ducks under and follows up with a left that Slice also avoids with ease.
A counter left hand to the body from Slice misses its target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Slice.
Slice scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montezuma misses with a lunging right hand
and Slice counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Montezuma throws a leg kick that is checked
and Slice counters with a low kick, right behind Montezuma 's knee.
Montezuma takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Montezuma is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Slice checks a leg kick.
Montezuma fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Slice.
Montezuma is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Slice rather than just go for the knockout.
Slice throws a jab when Montezuma was well out of range.
Montezuma follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Montezuma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slice throws out the jab.
Montezuma replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Slice blocks it well.
Slice lands a jab to the nose.
Montezuma chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Montezuma 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.
Slice throws a hook but Montezuma blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Montezuma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Montezuma falls backwards - clearly groggy! Slice dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimbo Slice!
Kimbo Slice retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Beznisko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ja Wuan Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ja Wuan Robinson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Beznisko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ja Wuan Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beznisko misses with a left hand
and Robinson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Robinson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Beznisko misses with a shot to the body
and Robinson counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice defenses there by Beznisko.
Robinson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Robinson wants it to stay on the feet.
Robinson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Beznisko swings for the body but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson misses with a leg kick
and Beznisko counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Beznisko is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson wants to get back to his feet.
Beznisko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Robinson wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Beznisko keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Robinson prevents Beznisko from breaking the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robinson.
Beznisko gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Beznisko prevents Robinson from getting back to his feet.
Beznisko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Beznisko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Robinson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robinson slips under a jab from Beznisko.
Robinson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Beznisko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beznisko loads up on a big right hand but Robinson slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Beznisko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Robinson's waist but Robinson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Beznisko off to one side.
Robinson connects with a crisp jab.
Beznisko misses with an uppercut. Robinson saw that one coming.
Beznisko tries for a takedown but Robinson circles away easily
letting Robinson counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Beznisko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beznisko looks to land a right hand but Robinson moved out of range.
Beznisko connects with a body shot that sends Robinson's belly button to the back.
Robinson throws a body punch but Beznisko moves out of range.
Beznisko swings for the body but Robinson moves out of range.
Beznisko 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 looping hook to the body misses from Robinson. Beznisko does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko misses with an uppercut. Robinson saw that one coming.
Robinson lands a nice hook to Beznisko's body. Beznisko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Beznisko throws a hook but Robinson avoids it easily.
Beznisko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Robinson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Beznisko connects with a single shot there.
Robinson ducks under a wild hook from Beznisko.
Robinson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Beznisko throws a shot from downtown. Robinson moves away and avoids it.
Beznisko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Beznisko throws a body shot but no joy.
Robinson misses with a low kick.
Robinson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robinson defending well as Beznisko loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beznisko moves away.
Jab, jab by Beznisko - just one landing.
Beznisko throws a body shot but no joy.
Sergey Beznisko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beznisko misses with a hook.
Robinson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Beznisko throws a jab when Robinson was well out of range.
Robinson misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson moves in looking to clinch but Beznisko pushes him off.
Robinson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Beznisko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robinson moves away.
Beznisko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Robinson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Beznisko's head.
Beznisko throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Robinson! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ja Wuan Robinson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Robinson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beznisko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Robinson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Beznisko counters with a straight right hand.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Beznisko misses the target.
Beznisko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robinson.
Robinson staying out of range there.
Robinson misses with a wild body shot.
Beznisko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beznisko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beznisko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Robinson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Beznisko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Robinson at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beznisko looks to land a left hand but Robinson moved out of range nicely.
Robinson lands a head shot.
Beznisko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robinson.
Beznisko throws a looping overhand right but Robinson ducks down to avoid it.
Beznisko swings for the body but Robinson moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Robinson! But no joy.
Beznisko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Robinson wants to stand but Beznisko is controlling the position.
Beznisko lands a couple of digs.
Beznisko trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Robinson manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Robinson lands a nice shot to the body.
Robinson misses with a body punch.
Beznisko is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Robinson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
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!
Robinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beznisko blocks a body shot from Robinson.
Beznisko is trying to break free.
Beznisko is looking to take this one to the mat.
Robinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Robinson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beznisko or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A frustrated look appears on Beznisko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robinson.
Robinson misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson gets through Beznisko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Robinson lands a body punch.
Robinson manages to break the clinch.
A lazy left from Robinson finds it's target.
Some wild striking there from Robinson.
Beznisko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robinson manages to avoid it.
Beznisko misses with a combination
and Robinson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A decent looking cross lands there for Robinson.
Beznisko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Robinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Robinson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beznisko.
Robinson throws a head kick but Beznisko moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Robinson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice body punch from Robinson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Beznisko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Robinson counters with a stiff right hand.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Robinson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Beznisko gets tackled into the cage by Robinson. Robinson maintains the clinch.
Beznisko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Robinson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Robinson.
Robinson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beznisko backwards.
Robinson tries a body shot but Beznisko blocks it.
A short uppercut from Robinson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ja Wuan Robinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Beznisko tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Robinson defends well and Beznisko ends up having to push Robinson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Beznisko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Robinson momentarily.
Beznisko misses with a looping right.
Robinson throws a leg kick which misses Beznisko's front leg but catches the back leg as Beznisko tries to avoid it.
Robinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beznisko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Beznisko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Beznisko misses.
Robinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beznisko was well out of range. Poor timing from Robinson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Robinson.
Beznisko looks to land a combination but Robinson avoids it well.
A nice side step and Robinson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Robinson slips under a jab from Beznisko.
Good standup being displayed there by Robinson as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a leg kick.
Robinson slips a straight right by Beznisko.
Robinson moves into the clinch.
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beznisko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Beznisko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Robinson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Robinson can't find room to land a body shot as Beznisko controls the action.
Robinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stalling in the clinch from Robinson.
Beznisko can't break the clinch.
Robinson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Robinson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beznisko backwards.
Nice body punch from Robinson - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robinson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Beznisko.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Beznisko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robinson digs a right hand into Beznisko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beznisko's gas tank.
Robinson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko is working for takedown but Robinson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sergey Beznisko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ja Wuan Robinson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Robinson.
A shot in the inside from Robinson.
Robinson presses Beznisko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Robinson misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson tries a body shot but Beznisko blocks it.
Robinson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Robinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robinson tries a body shot but Beznisko blocks it.
Robinson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Beznisko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Robinson presses Beznisko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Robinson lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robinson.
A nice left hand lands by Robinson.
Robinson scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Robinson.
Nice body punch from Robinson.
A short uppercut from Robinson.
Robinson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Robinson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Beznisko is rocked!
Robinson is leaning against Beznisko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oh Beznisko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robinson.
Robinson taking a breather.
Robinson lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Robinson.
Beznisko seems to have got his legs back now.
Robinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Beznisko controls his hands.
Beznisko is trying to break free.
Robinson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robinson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beznisko backwards.
Robinson effectively controlling the action here.
Ja Wuan Robinson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Robinson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beznisko tries to break the clinch but Robinson is controlling the position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Robinson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Beznisko can't break the clinch.
Beznisko can't get the takedown.
Beznisko is trying to force a seperation but Robinson has the dominant position.
Beznisko is trying to break the clinch but Robinson is controlling him.
Beznisko is trying to break free.
A hook to the body from Robinson.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Robinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ja Wuan Robinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Robinson 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ja Wuan Robinson!
A victorious Ja Wuan Robinson 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Russell Northrop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Cleary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Northrop might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Alive And Kicking. Patrick Cleary acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Northrop!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Cleary!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Northrop. That snapped Cleary's head back.
Cleary shoots for a double leg takedown but Northrop sprawls well. He's pushed Cleary's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Northrop throws a hook but Cleary blocks it.
Cleary appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cleary throws a poor cross that misses
and Northrop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Northrop digs a good body shot into Cleary's ribs.
Northrop lands the left hand.
Northrop throws a lazy right hand but Cleary sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cleary looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Northrop dives in and grabs Cleary's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cleary pushes down on Northrop's head and hops out.
Cleary swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Northrop takes a swing at Cleary's ribcage but misses.
Cleary only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleary bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Northrop keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Northrop uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cleary has time to react.
Northrop throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleary takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Northrop looks to score with a jab to the body but Cleary is just out of range.
Northrop connects with a nice looking jab.
Northrop with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice defenses there by Northrop.
Northrop throws a sloppy body shot
and Cleary connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cleary misses with a low kick.
Northrop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cleary.
A little jabbing left from Cleary on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cleary takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cleary displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Northrop throws out the jab.
Northrop misses with a left hand
and Cleary counters with a stiff right hand.
Russell Northrop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleary slips under a jab.
Cleary is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Northrop with a body shot.
Cleary fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Northrop manages to avoid it.
Northrop was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Northrop throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cleary moves in looking to clinch but Northrop pushes him off.
Northrop lands with an overhand left.
Northrop lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Northrop scores with a nice right hand.
Cleary's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Northrop connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cleary scrambles back to his feet.
Northrop lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
No luck for Northrop with that takedown attempt.
Cleary looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleary keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cleary! But no joy.
Cleary fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Northrop misses its intended target.
Cleary looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cleary throws a leg kick but Northrop checks it.
Northrop connects with a single shot there.
Northrop scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cleary is refusing to be controlled, as Northrop sits in half guard.
Northrop thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cleary's head.
Northrop with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Northrop lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Northrop winds up and cracks Cleary with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Northrop missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cleary is staying active underneath Northrop, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Northrop looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Northrop seems content to control.
Northrop lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cleary is trying to get back to full guard.
Cleary is still trying to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Northrop dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Northrop connects with a body shot that sends Cleary's belly button to the back.
Russell Northrop is winning the standup battle so far.
Northrop scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cleary doesn't seem bothered though.
Northrop lands with a cross.
Northrop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cleary drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Northrop bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cleary's guard.
Cleary is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cleary trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Northrop wants to control from the top but Cleary keeps moving.
Cleary preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleary is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Northrop looking to sit in guard and control but Cleary gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Northrop working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cleary doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cleary manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Northrop controls Cleary momentarily but Cleary frees himself.
Cleary stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Northrop swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Northrop is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Northrop tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleary pushing down on Northrop's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cleary is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Northrop!
Northrop is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Cleary moves to take his opponent's back.
Northrop tries to break free.
Cleary avoiding Northrop 's attempts to control his hands.
Northrop is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Globo Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Cleary is looking for the choke from the back position but Northrop is controlling his hands well.
Northrop tries to break free.
Cleary gets his hands free as Northrop looks to control.
Cleary looking to break Northrop's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Northrop remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Cleary will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Cleary working for a choke but Northrop is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cleary looking for the choke from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northrop is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Cleary gets his way!
Northrop tries to escape the position.
Northrop trying to control but not successfully.
Northrop is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Northrop defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Northrop tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Northrop is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Northrop tries to hold on but Cleary postures up.
Northrop slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Northrop 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.
Cleary is looking for a kimura but Northrop is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cleary to get the leverage.
Cleary wants to pass to mount but Northrop is defending the position.
Northrop is trying to get back to full guard.
Cleary tries to pass to full mount but Northrop defends it.
Northrop is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Cleary showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Northrop cracks Cleary with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice body punch from Northrop.
Northrop bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cleary scoring well with a low kick there.
A cross from Northrop lands.
Cleary throws a poor cross that misses
and Northrop counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Northrop with a nice cross.
Northrop misses with a hook. Cleary ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cleary! But no joy.
Northrop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cleary can do to turn this around?
Northrop throws the left hand but Cleary avoids the punch easily.
Cleary swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cleary takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleary takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Northrop scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Northrop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cleary moves away.
Cleary with the counter takedown but Northrop avoids it easily.
Northrop scores with a body shot.
Cleary jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Northrop cracks Cleary with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cleary walks into a left hand.
Cleary misses with a jab, cross combination.
Northrop works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Northrop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cleary.
It seemed like Cleary was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleary on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Northrop stuns Cleary with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Northrop cracks Cleary with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cleary takes a jab right on the kisser.
Northrop digs a good body shot into Cleary's ribs.
Cleary misses with a straight right.
Cleary bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Northrop sizes up Cleary with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Northrop throws a big shot that misses.
Cleary thinks about the counter body kick.
Northrop fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cleary on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northrop shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cleary looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Our spies down at at The Axis of Evil inform us that Cleary has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Northrop postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cleary is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cleary is on top in guard.
Patrick Cleary has got the better of the ground game so far.
Northrop keeping full guard, as Cleary tries to pass.
Northrop looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Northrop looking for a guillotine here but Cleary defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleary stands and throws Northrop's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Northrop struggling a bit here.
Cleary tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cleary has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Northrop tries to bench press Cleary off him but Cleary keeps the position.
Cleary works to advance to full mount. Northrop defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Cleary wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Northrop can't escape the position.
Cleary with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Northrop holds on to Cleary as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Northrop clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Northrop fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Northrop scores with a hook.
Nice body punch from Northrop.
Northrop connects with the punch.
Northrop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cleary was well out of range. Poor timing from Northrop.
Cleary let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fighters circling - Northrop 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.
Northrop closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Northrop has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Cleary!
Northrop trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Northrop prevents Cleary from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Northrop trying to control but Cleary is having none of it.
Northrop is really struggling to control Cleary but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cleary tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Northrop lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Northrop cracks Cleary with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Northrop cracks Cleary with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cleary is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cleary is squirming around, avoiding Northrop's attempts to control the action.
Cleary is trying desperately to improve position.
Northrop landing punches.
Northrop breaks from Cleary's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Northrop working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Northrop pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northrop tries to control but Cleary wriggling away.
Cleary is trying desperately to improve position.
Cleary takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Northrop prevents Cleary from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cleary is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Northrop lands a big shot there that rocks Cleary but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Northrop with shots to the head and body - Cleary looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Northrop takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Northrop with the ground and pound from mount.
Northrop with a couple of short strikes.
Northrop looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cleary is desperately trying to improve his position but Northrop has a good base and remains in mount.
Northrop goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Cleary turns into him and now he's in Northrop's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cleary trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Northrop had his way with Patrick Cleary in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Northrop shoots in for a double leg but Cleary sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cleary throws a leg kick but Northrop sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looked like Northrop wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cleary has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cleary ducks under a wild hook from Northrop.
Cleary misses with a jab to the body
and Northrop counters with a straight right hand.
Northrop takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Northrop misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Northrop throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cleary on the side of the head.
Cleary tries a head kick but it misses.
Northrop was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleary looks to land a right hand but Northrop moved out of range.
Northrop misses with a left hand
and Cleary makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Northrop really felt that one!
Northrop misses with a hook.
Cleary tries a quick counter leg kick but Northrop is wise to it.
Northrop misses with a jab to the body
and Cleary counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cleary moves forwards but Northrop connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Northrop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Northrop is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Northrop throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Cleary on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Northrop throws out a powerful jab.
Cleary lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Northrop misses the jab.
Cleary now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Patrick Cleary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleary misses with an uppercut. Northrop saw that one coming.
Northrop scores with a sloppy right hand. Cleary should have avoided that one.
Northrop lands with a cross.
Northrop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cleary.
Cleary is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Northrop with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Northrop tries for a takedown but Cleary circles away easily
and Cleary cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russell Northrop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cleary tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Northrop misses with a hook.
It seemed like Cleary was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Northrop cracks Cleary with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northrop throws a hook but Cleary blocks it.
Cleary feints a counter leg kick.
Cleary slips a jab and a cross from Northrop.
Cleary feints a counter leg kick.
Northrop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cleary slips a straight right by Northrop.
Cleary with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Northrop to score with a decent uppercut.
Cleary slips a straight right by Northrop.
The crowd cheers as Northrop lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cleary doesn't seem phased though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Northrop.
Northrop misses with a series of wild punches.
Northrop backing away here, and Cleary unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Northrop connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Northrop throws a lazy right hand but Cleary sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cleary tries to clinch up but Northrop circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice combination there by Cleary.
Northrop is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Northrop misses with a body shot.
Cleary throws a counter combo.
Northrop fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cleary looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Northrop throws a body punch but Cleary moves out of range.
Cleary on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
Russell Northrop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Northrop has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 49:46
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russell Northrop!
Russell Northrop is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Russell Northrop 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Morrison Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahsan Hamed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes into the arena with The Pretender blaring out of the sound system. Hamed is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ahmed's Theme. Ahsan Hamed has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Morrison Lee's chin.
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158 lbs
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178 cm
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155 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Morrison Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ahsan Hamed!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Lee lands a lovely overhand right.
Lee walks into a jab.
Lee throws a body punch but Hamed moves out of range.
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
Lee lands with a nice body punch.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hamed slips under a jab from Lee.
Lee misses with a body shot
and Hamed counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lee blocks the body kick.
Donk. Hamed catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
Lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Despite the aggression on Hamed's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hamed's calf.
Lee jabs at Hamed's body.
Hamed has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamed throws a head kick that misses.
Hamed goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lee looks to throw a body kick
and Hamed counters with a good low kick that Lee was not able to check.
Hamed on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Hamed.
Lee avoids a kick to the body.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Hamed manages to avoid it.
Lee with a nice cross.
Hamed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hamed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hamed stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Lee explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee throws a head kick that misses
and Hamed counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Hamed ducks down to avoid it.
Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hamed scores with a kick to the body.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
Hamed tries to work over Lee's front leg with a kick but Lee checks it.
Hamed avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Hamed saw that one coming.
Hamed 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.
Hamed paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee tries to clinch but Hamed is having none of it.
Hamed is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lee blocks a low kick nicely.
Hamed throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hamed.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Hamed's head but Hamed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Hamed's front leg but catches the back leg as Hamed tries to avoid it.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hamed follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hamed.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick from Hamed.
Lee lands a body shot.
Hamed throws a head kick that misses.
Lee connects with the punch.
Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ahsan Hamed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hamed misses with a hook.
Hamed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hamed manages to avoid it.
Hamed throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Lee misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Hamed releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hamed checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Hamed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Hamed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee instigates a clinch.
Lee lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hamed.
I was talking to Lee's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hamed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
letting Hamed counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee feints and then cracks Hamed's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hamed down.
Lee tries to clinch up but Hamed circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morrison Lee dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hamed walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lee avoids a kick to the body.
Lee scores with a nice right hand.
Hamed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lee jabs Hamed to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hamed in his tracks.
Hamed tries a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Lee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hamed avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hamed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
Hamed takes one to the chin there.
Hamed checks a low kick from Lee.
Lee throws a head kick but Hamed moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
Hamed takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hamed throws a head kick that misses
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee works Hamed's body with a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Hamed.
Lee lands the left hand.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hamed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Hamed.
Hamed throws a push kick but Lee slaps the foot to one side.
Hamed throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamed turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hamed on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lee lands with a cross.
Hamed lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hamed misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lee throws a body punch but Hamed moves out of range.
Lee throws a hook but Hamed avoids it easily.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Hamed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hamed listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Morrison Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick there by Lee.
Lee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamed throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hamed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good work by Lee as he checks the leg kick.
Hamed checks a leg kick nicely.
A lazy left from Lee finds it's target.
Donk. Lee catches Hamed right on the button with a cross.
Lee clinches with his opponent.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Hamed's shoulder, as Hamed tries to avoid the shot.
Hamed misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
Lee thuds his right hand into Hamed's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Hamed misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamed throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Hamed scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamed stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morrison Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamed takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hamed lands with a kick to the temple. Lee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick misses from Hamed.
Hamed throws out a leg kick but Lee moves out of range and Hamed only half commits.
Lee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lee misses with a hook
and Hamed counters with an outside leg kick.
Morrison Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Hamed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morrison Lee dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hamed throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hamed throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lee lands a really nice looking cross but Hamed seems unphased.
Hamed connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lee momentarily.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Hamed moves out of range as Lee throws a body kick.
Hamed's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lee moves out of range as Hamed throws a body kick.
Hamed lands with a nice body kick.
Hamed scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Hamed.
Hamed attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lee takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hamed lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hamed has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamed throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee throws a low kick but Hamed moves out of range easily.
Hamed gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lee swings for the body but Hamed moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Hamed on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hamed can do to turn this around?
Lee thuds a left hand into Hamed's body.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Hamed is out of range.
Hamed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee lands with a hook. Hamed tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hamed throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee stuns Hamed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hamed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
A clash of legs there as Lee blocks the low kick.
Hamed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A cross from Lee lands.
Lee clinches up against the cage.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Hamed.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hamed lands with a left to the head.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hamed throws a low kick, looking for Lee's leg but Lee calmly moves out of range.
Hamed throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Hamed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Hamed goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hamed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Crunch! Hamed slams his shin into Lee's torso.
Hamed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hamed has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lee finds it's way round the side to connect with Hamed's head.
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lee fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hamed just manages to avoid it.
Hamed throws a head kick that misses
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hamed fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Lee scores with a nice strike.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hamed.
Lee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hamed checks it well.
Hamed pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Hamed settles back down.
Hamed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Hamed looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hamed - that will leave a mark!
Hamed needs to keep his hands up - Lee had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hameds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hamed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee slips a jab from Hamed.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hamed has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lee throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hamed counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Hamed to acknowledge the strikes.
Hamed slips a straight right by Lee.
Lee swings for the body but Hamed moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Morrison Lee did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hamed gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hamed was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Hamed keeps Lee at a distance using the push kick.
Hamed loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Lee lands with a slapping head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hamed, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hamed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Hamed tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Hamed uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a leg kick but Hamed checks it.
Hamed steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
And Hamed responds with a good body kick, but Lee manages to step out the way in time.
Lee misses with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Hamed 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Lee has a takedown stuffed.
Hamed swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lee throws a body punch but Hamed moves out of range.
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
Hamed 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Hamed looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away.
Lee cracks Hamed with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee 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.
Lee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hamed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee scores with a shot to the body.
Lee tries a low kick but Hamed avoids it.
Lee shoots for a double leg takedown but Hamed sprawls well. He's pushed Lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Crunch! Hamed slams his shin into Lee's torso.
Lee avoids a kick to the body.
Hamed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamed tries a head kick but it misses.
Hamed stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Lee thumps Hamed with a low kick.
Hamed swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee with a hook.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lee connects with the punch.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hamed moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hamed walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lee.
Hamed misses with a leg kick
and Lee counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hamed. That one must have hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hamed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A leg kick checked by Lee.
Hamed drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morrison Lee had his way with Ahsan Hamed in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Lee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Hamed counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hamed ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hamed thinks about the counter body kick.
Hamed swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee throws a solid leg kick but Hamed takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lee.
Lee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hamed momentarily.
Hamed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lee looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lee trying to control but Hamed is working from the bottom.
Hamed pulls Lee in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a big elbow that misses.
Hamed wants to stand but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
Lee's corner is telling him to maintain position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hamed scores with a kick to the body.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Hamed is out of range.
And Hamed responds with a good body kick, but Lee manages to step out the way in time.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
An inside leg kick from Hamed misses.
Hamed slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Hamed throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hamed scores with a push kick.
Lee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hamed.
Hamed feints a counter leg kick.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Hamed shapes to counter with a head kick.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee throws a good cross that connects.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee throws a push kick but Hamed slaps the foot to one side.
Hamed shapes to counter with a head kick.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hamed manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamed throws a wild body kick that Lee sees coming a mile off.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Hamed ducks down to avoid it.
Hamed swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hamed ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
And Hamed responds with a good body kick, but Lee manages to step out the way in time.
Hamed defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lee wants to clinch up but Hamed keeps it at a distance.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Hamed ducks down to avoid it.
Hamed feints a counter leg kick.
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hamed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hamed with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lee to score with a decent uppercut.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown but Hamed manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lee lunges at Hamed with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hamed's hand.
Lee throws a low kick but Hamed moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamed moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Hamed counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lee will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
Lee was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamed misses with a low kick.
Hamed avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hamed looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Hamed on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lee closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lee lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Hamed manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ahsan Hamed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 49:46
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 49:46
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morrison Lee!
Morrison Lee retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Morrison Lee thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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FIGHT
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