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HFC 25 Perry vs. Plouman PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randy Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Trousers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller's entrance music is Who Was In My Room Last Night by Butthole Surfers. A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Wayne Trousers!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trousers misses with a few strikes there.
Trousers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Miller counters with a right hand to the body.
Trousers lands an overhand right.
Miller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trousers swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Trousers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miller has Trousers up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Miller - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Miller takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Miller putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Trousers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trousers's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Trousers's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Miller manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Miller seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Miller lands an elbow just above Trousers 's eye.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trousers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trousers working hard to break the clinch.
Miller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miller scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trousers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Miller has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Miller with a knee to the head.
Miller is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Trousers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trousers tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Trousers back against the cage.
Trousers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Miller scores with a knee to the head.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Miller scores with a knee to the head.
Miller putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Trousers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Trousers is trying to break free.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Miller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Miller landing knees to the head.
Miller lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Miller landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Trousers is blocking nicely.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Miller prevents Trousers from breaking the clinch.
Miller taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Trousers dodges an elbow strike from Miller.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Miller.
Miller trying to land knees to the body.
Trousers takes an elbow to the temple.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trousers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
Miller unloads a knee to the mid-section. Trousers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Miller stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Trousers has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Miller working Trousers over with knees to the body.
Miller is struggling to control the position.
Miller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller lands an elbow just above Trousers 's eye.
Miller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Trousers's efforts to push away.
A knee to the head by Miller.
Trousers wants to break free but Miller has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Miller dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Miller clinches up with Trousers and pushes him back against the cage.
Miller stalls.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Trousers takes a knee right on the jaw!
Miller lands a knee to the head.
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trousers can do to turn this around?
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trousers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trousers is trying to force a seperation but Miller has the dominant position.
Trousers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller pushes Trousers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller with a knee to the head.
Trousers blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Trousers is blocking nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Miller.
Miller misses with some punches.
Miller lands an elbow just above Trousers 's eye.
Miller struggles to land a body shot inside as Trousers controls his hands.
Miller displaying some good clinch control by pressing Trousers up against the cage.
Miller stalling in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Miller - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trousers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but Trousers blocks with his arms.
Randy Miller has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Miller is pushing Trousers up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Miller landing knees to the head.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Miller scores a nice knee to the body.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trousers blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Trousers's efforts to push away.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trousers blocks it with crossed arms.
Trousers is trying to break the clinch but Miller is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to land knees in the clinch but Trousers avoids the damage to the body.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The referee calls for Miller to work.
Miller slowing the pace effectively.
Trousers working hard to break the clinch.
Miller lands a damaging elbow.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miller is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Trousers wants to break free but Miller has control.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trousers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller keeps control of Trousers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Trousers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trousers has had enough of the clinch but Miller keeps him there for the moment.
Miller lands an elbow that stopped Trousers in his tracks for a moment.
Miller holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trousers is trying to push Miller away but Miller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Miller with a knee to the head.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but Trousers blocks with his arms.
Miller has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Miller lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Miller throws an elbow but it misses.
Trousers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trousers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Miller dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Miller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miller was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Miller closes the distance and clinches.
Miller content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trousers.
Trousers can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trousers's face.
Trousers dodges an elbow strike from Miller.
Miller manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trousers looking to slow down the pace here.
Miller blocks the elbow strike.
Trousers letting Miller take a breather here.
Miller tries a knee to the head but Trousers blocks it.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but Trousers blocks with his arms.
Miller is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Trousers blocking some punches.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miller.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Miller landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Trousers is blocking nicely.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Trousers tries to circle away but Miller has him pinned against the cage.
Miller content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Miller stalling in the clinch.
Trousers wants to get back to striking at distance but Miller won't allow it.
Miller lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Miller throws an elbow but misses.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miller is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Trousers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Trousers trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Miller holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trousers tries to land a knee to the head but Miller blocks with his arms.
Miller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Trousers's efforts to push away.
Miller stalls.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Trousers trying to land knees to the body.
Trousers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Trousers's efforts to push away.
Trousers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Miller unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Miller displaying some good clinch control by pressing Trousers up against the cage.
Miller slowing the pace effectively.
Miller gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Trousers's brow.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Miller misses with an elbow strike.
Miller prevents Trousers from breaking the clinch.
Miller is stalling here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trousers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wayne Trousers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Randy Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Trousers misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Miller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Miller, 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Miller!
During a confident post fight interview, Randy Miller thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaden Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bicheal Misping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaden Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bicheal Misping!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Misping avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fox takes one on the button.
Fox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fox misses with a body punch
and Misping counters with a nice right hand that sends Fox toppling to the canvas! Fox scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Misping finish him?!
Fox is rocked!
It looks like Jaden Fox has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oh Fox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Misping throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fox seems to have got his legs back now.
Jaden Fox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fox is breathing heavily.
Misping connects with a nice cross there... Fox is looking wobbly and Misping recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Fox to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Misping jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bicheal Misping!
A victorious Bicheal Misping 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Rockhold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Rockhold has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Rockhold!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockhold misses with a leg kick
and Steele counters with a takedown into side control.
Steele passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rockhold!
Steele looking to control and managing it successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele looking to ground and pound but Rockhold is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rockhold is working to get back to half guard.
Steele working Rockhold over with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele content just to control the position here.
Steele with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Rockhold really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Steele. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Steele tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rockhold blocking the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
A nice elbow there by Steele.
Steele tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Steele cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Steele postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rockhold looks a forlorn figure.
Steele controlling from mount.
Rockhold is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steele controlling from the full mount.
Steele working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Steele content just to control the position here.
Rockhold tries to lock up and control but Steele gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Steele with shots to the head and body - Rockhold looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Steele can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rockhold is looking to escape.
Steele scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Steele has hold of Rockhold's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rockhold manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Steele controlling the pace for now.
Steele fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Steele dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Steele throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rockhold stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Steele instigates a clinch.
Rockhold wants to get back to striking at distance but Steele won't allow it.
Rockhold lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rockhold as Steele tries to tie him up.
Our sources have told us that Steele has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Rockhold tries for a takedown but Steele manages to get underhooks.
Steele fails to pull guard.
Steele changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rockhold fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rockhold with a jab.
Steele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rockhold can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockhold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
Rockhold unleashes a big counter combination but Steele bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Steele throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rockhold steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Steele.
Max Steele is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rockhold misses with a combination
and Steele counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele controlling the action here.
Rockhold is looking to control Steele's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rockhold avoid being mounted?
Rockhold wants to get back to full guard.
Steele works his foot free and advances to mount.
Steele with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele trying to control but Rockhold is having none of it.
Rockhold takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Max Steele overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steele takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Steele with a couple of short strikes.
Rockhold is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Rockhold is controlling an arm, preventing Steele from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Steele lands a big shot there that rocks Rockhold but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele manages to capitalize on a mistake by Rockhold to take his back!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Steele is punishing Rockhold with some ground and pound.
Steele has managed to slip his arm under Rockhold's chin. This could be all over... yep, Rockhold is tapping out! Submission win for Steele.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Max Steele!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thickski Brickhackski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Thickski Brickhackski has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Thickski Brickhackski seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Brawler
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thickski Brickhackski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Logan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brickhackski misses with the combination.
Brickhackski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Logan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brickhackski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brickhackski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Logan eats them both and turns towards Brickhackski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Brickhackski closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Logan quickly recovers to half guard.
Brickhackski decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Logan tries to close the distance and clinch but Brickhackski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brickhackski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Logan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brickhackski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brickhackski works Logan's body with a nice hook.
Logan moves into the clinch successfully.
A right handed body shot lands from Logan.
Logan keeps control of Brickhackski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Logan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brickhackski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Logan is looking to clinch but Brickhackski is avoiding it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brickhackski is defended easily by Logan.
Brickhackski has closed the distance and engaged Logan in a clinch.
Logan is looking for a takedown.
Logan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brickhackski backwards.
Brickhackski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Logan stalling the fight.
Logan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brickhackski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brickhackski has been working on his balance at Odins Body Workshop, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Logan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan throws a punch but it's blocked by Brickhackski.
Logan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Brickhackski seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Logan can turn it around.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Logan.
Logan throws a punch but it's blocked by Brickhackski.
Logan working aggressively here.
Brickhackski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Logan misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Logan misses.
Brickhackski feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Logan scores with a jab. Brickhackski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brickhackski feints a jab promting Logan to slip. Brickhackski then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Logan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Jimmy Logan has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Logan misses.
Logan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Logan tries to clinch but Brickhackski is having none of it.
Brickhackski swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Logan blocks the leg kick.
Brickhackski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Logan to score with a decent uppercut.
Brickhackski shoots for a takedown but Logan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Logan tries to clinch but Brickhackski moves out of range.
Logan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brickhackski throws a sloppy head kick and Logan moves out of range easily.
Logan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brickhackski moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Brickhackski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brickhackski misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheers as Brickhackski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Logan doesn't seem phased though.
Logan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brickhackski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Logan looks to move away, Brickhackski throws a big counter combo but Logan just gets out of the way.
Logan just misses with a punch to the body.
Brickhackski scores with a takedown into Logan's guard.
Brickhackski postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Logan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Brickhackski, into his guard.
Brickhackski is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brickhackski controlling the position.
Brickhackski looking for subs off his back but Logan has passed one foot through into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brickhackski desperately trying to maintain half guard.
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 Thickski Brickhackski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Logan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Logan checks a leg kick.
Logan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Logan scores with a jab to the body.
Logan takes one to the chin there.
Brickhackski throws the kick towards the body but Logan avoids it.
Logan walks into a jab.
Brickhackski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brickhackski sets himself, and Logan steps forward looking for the clinch! Brickhackski avoids it this time.
Brickhackski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Logan.
Logan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Logan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Logan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Logan misses with a punch to the body.
Logan lands a right hand.
Logan cracks Brickhackski with a nice body shot.
Brickhackski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thickski Brickhackski is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Logan slips a jab and a cross from Brickhackski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Logan misses with a body punch.
Logan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brickhackski breaks the clinch.
Logan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Logan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brickhackski on the side of the head.
Brickhackski throws a head kick that misses.
Logan cracks Brickhackski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Brickhackski.
Logan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Brickhackski. Beautiful body shot.
Logan throws an overhand right that lands on Brickhackski's shoulder, as Brickhackski tries to avoid the shot.
Logan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brickhackski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Logan defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brickhackski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Logan at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brickhackski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brickhackski tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Logan defends well and Brickhackski ends up having to push Logan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thickski Brickhackski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Logan moves into the clinch.
Logan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brickhackski backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Logan.
Good body shot from Logan.
A right hook to the body lands for Logan.
Still in the clinch, Logan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Logan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Logan works on Brickhackski's body with a couple of short punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan has a couple of punches blocked by Brickhackski.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Logan.
Jimmy Logan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Logan lands with a right to the head.
Logan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Logan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Logan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brickhackski blocks a body shot from Logan.
Logan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Logan has a couple of punches blocked by Brickhackski.
A short right from Logan on the inside.
Logan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Logan presses Brickhackski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brickhackski fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan can't find room to land a body shot as Brickhackski controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Logan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Logan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Logan misses with the head strike.
Logan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brickhackski.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brickhackski.
Logan misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Logan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Logan misses with the head strike.
Brickhackski jumps guard but Logan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Logan has Brickhackski pressed against the cage, preventing Brickhackski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Logan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Logan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Logan is looking to clinch.
Logan clinches.
A short right from Logan.
Brickhackski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Logan.
Brickhackski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Logan has closed the distance and engaged Brickhackski in a clinch.
Logan misses with a body punch.
Logan misses with a punch on the inside.
Brickhackski prevents a body shot from Logan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan scores with a hook to the body.
Brickhackski is trying to push Logan away but Logan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Brickhackski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brickhackski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Logan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jimmy Logan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brickhackski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Logan wants to clinch up but Brickhackski keeps it at a distance.
Logan has Brickhackski up against the cage in a clinch.
Logan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Logan.
Logan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Logan.
Logan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Logan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brickhackski is rocked!
Logan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Brickhackski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Logan lands a big right hand that drops Brickhackski! The killer instinct kicks in and Logan finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Logan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Logan!
Jimmy Logan decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Micky Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ferrel Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Micky Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ferrel Ferrari!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward throws a sloppy head kick and Ferrari moves out of range easily.
Ferrari has Ward up against the cage in a clinch.
Ferrari lands with a left to the head.
Ward tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Ward.
Ferrari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ward is trying to push Ferrari away but Ferrari has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ward lands an elbow inside.
Ferrari has Ward pushed against the cage.
Ward stalling in the clinch.
Ward working aggressively here.
Ward lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Ferrari.
Ferrari stalling in the clinch.
Ferrari breaks the clinch.
Ward thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ferrari if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ferrari lands a nice shot to the body.
Ferrari misses with a straight right.
Ward tries a low kick but Ferrari avoids it.
Nice shot by Ward.
Ward misses with the combination.
Ferrari moves out of range as Ward throws a body kick.
Ward uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ferrari.
Ferrari misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ferrari, right into the meat.
Ferrari misses the shot to the body.
Ward walks into a straight right hand from Ferrari.
Ferrari digs a good hook to Ward's body.
Ward comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ferrari looks winded!
Ward throws a series of punches but Ferrari avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferrari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ferrari scores with a jab to the body.
Ward misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward misses with a head kick.
Ward misses with an uppercut.
Ferrari attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ferrari misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Ferrari tenderised Ward's leg. Ward is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Ward misses.
Ferrari throws a looping overhand right but Ward ducks down to avoid it.
Ward lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ferrari's sensitive parts.
Ward throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ward scoring well with a low kick there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ward scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ward throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ferrel Ferrari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferrari walks into a straight right hand from Ward.
Ward gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ward keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferrari swinging wildly here.
Ferrari defending well as Ward loads up on a big left hand.
Ferrari takes one to the side of the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ferrari crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ward - the referee stops the clock and Ferrari gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ward. Ferrari manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ferrari throws a hook to the side of Ward's head but Ward sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ward lands a big head kick that sends Ferrari tumbling to the mat! Ward takes a step backwards and waves Ferrari back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ferrari is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ward lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ferrari is still on wobbly legs! Can Ward finish him?
Ward fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ferrari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ferrari jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ferrari seems to have recovered his senses.
Ferrari has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ward.
Ward tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ward throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ferrari's head.
Ferrari jabs Ward right on the nose. Ward blinks but takes it well.
Ward avoids a kick to the body.
Ward appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward catches Ferrari with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ward bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ferrari's head.
Ward swings for the body but Ferrari moves out of range.
Ward throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferrari.
Ward misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferrari works Ward's body with a nice hook.
Ward lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ferrari takes a step back to recover.
Ferrari on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ward misses with a kick to the body
and Ferrari makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ward really felt that one!
Ward throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ferrari moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferrari misses with a body kick.
Ward misses with a wild combination.
Ferrari misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micky Ward 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.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ferrari.
Ward tries a head kick but it misses.
Ward throws a lazy head kick
and Ferrari counters with a nice body kick.
Ward misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ward misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferrari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ward.
Ferrari walks into a stiff left hand from Ward.
Ferrari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ward was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferrari.
Ward misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ferrari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ward throws a low kick but Ferrari moves out of range easily.
Ward is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferrari punishes Ward's body with a nice straight punch.
Ward throws a right hand that Ferrari ducks under and follows up with a left that Ferrari also avoids with ease.
Ferrari slips a jab and a cross from Ward.
Ferrari tries to counter by closing the distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ferrari.
Ward throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ferrari.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari misses the jab.
Ward seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ferrari avoids the head kick by Ward.
Ferrari wants to counter the offense by Ward and move into the clinch position.
Ferrari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ward misses with a kick to the body.
Ferrari throws a head kick that half lands.
Ferrari lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ward throws a low kick, looking for Ferrari's leg but Ferrari calmly moves out of range.
Ward wants to land a leg kick but Ferrari is out of range.
Micky Ward is winning the standup battle so far.
Ward misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferrari.
Ward tries to score with a low kick but Ferrari moves his leg out of the way.
Ferrari throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ward attempts a counter takedown but Ferrari avoids it well and moves away.
Ward throws a chopping leg kick but Ferrari manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ferrari. Ward shrugs it off though.
Ward misses with a head kick.
Ferrari ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ward misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ward, right into the meat.
Ward throws a body punch but Ferrari moves out of range.
Ferrari connects with a looping right hand.
Ferrari staying out of range there.
No joy there for Ward, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ward scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ferrari doesn't seem bothered though.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ferrari crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ward - the referee stops the clock and Ferrari gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ward. Ferrari manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ferrari lands a front kick.
Ferrari works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ferrari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ward moves away.
Ward throws a leg kick
and Ferrari counters by moving into the clinch.
Ward is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ward tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari breaks the clinch.
Ward throws a solid leg kick but Ferrari takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ward.
Ward is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferrari can do to turn this around?
Ferrari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ward drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ward does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ward goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ferrari loads up on a big right hand but Ward slips the punch.
Ward is looking to chop away at Ferrari's legs.
Ferrari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Ward.
Ferrari lands a nice looking body kick.
Ward fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ferrari connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ward scores with a head kick.
Ferrari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferrari tries to clinch up but Ward circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ward jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ward throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferrari.
Ward connects with a high kick.
Ward avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ferrari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ward misses with a kick to the body.
Ferrari ducks under a wild hook from Ward.
Ferrari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ward will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ferrari misses with an uppercut.
Ferrari scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ferrari drops his hands momentarily and Ward takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ward lands an overhand right.
Ward lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferrari walks into a straight right hand from Ward.
Ward throws a right hand that Ferrari ducks under and follows up with a left that Ferrari also avoids with ease.
Ferrari is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ferrel Ferrari will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ward misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ward lands a nice looking body shot.
Ward throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferrari only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ward with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ferrari's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ward stuns Ferrari with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ferrari lands with a cross.
Ferrari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ward throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ferrari attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ferrari.
Ferrari lands a head kick!
Ferrari scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ward throws a push kick but Ferrari slaps the foot to one side.
Good leg kick by Ward there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ward tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ferrari is able to avoid easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ferrari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ferrari takes the fight into the clinch.
Ward looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ferrari struggles to land a body shot inside as Ward controls his hands.
Ferrari misses with a body punch.
Ward is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ward stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ward breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ferrari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ward takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That kick from Ward tenderised Ferrari's leg. Ferrari is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ward lands a nice shot that snaps Ferrari's head back.
Ward lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ferrari lands with an uppercut that bounces Ward off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari lands a slapping body shot.
Nice shot by Ward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ward tries a head kick but it misses.
Ward throws a front kick aimed at Ferrari's knee but Ferrari avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ward. Ferrari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ward loads up on a big right hand but Ferrari slips the punch.
Ferrari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ward will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ward throws a body kick that misses.
Ferrari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ferrari has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from Ward.
Ward misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ferrari misses with a body kick.
Micky Ward is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferrari tries to land a front kick but Ward steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ferrari tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Ferrari.
Ward misses with a wild body shot.
Ferrari tries to counter with a clinch but Ward shakes him off and moves away.
Ferrari tries to land a front kick but Ward steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ferrari moves out of range as Ward strikes.
Ferrari throws out a loose jab but Ward uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ward misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferrari lands a slapping body shot.
Ward looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferrari is just out of range.
Nice shot by Ferrari.
Ward tries to score with a low kick but Ferrari moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice side step and Ferrari releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ferrari thuds a left hand into Ward's body.
Ward takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferrari misses with a wild body shot.
Ward misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ferrari! But no joy.
Ferrari lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big left from Ward misses.
Ward takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ward throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Ward.
Ward on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ward.
Ferrari scores with a nice right hand.
Ward throws a right and a left that Ferrari avoids nicely.
Ward uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferrari.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Micky Ward.
Well Ward has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Micky Ward!
Our winner, Micky Ward, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucien Paol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enok Jepsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paol comes to the cage accompanied by Edith Piaf - La Vie En Rose . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
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195 lbs
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Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucien Paol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Enok Jepsen!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jepsen connects with a jab.
It looks like Lucien Paol has been cut.
Paol takes one to the chin there.
Paol misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Good exchange - Jepsen coming out on top.
Jepsen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Paol closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jepsen circles away.
We've been told by Paol's head coaches at England Fight Club MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Paol dives in for a single leg takedown but Jepsen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucien Paol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jepsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Paol attempts a counter takedown but Jepsen avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jepsen's corner calls for a 1-2. Jepsen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Paol takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jepsen wants to clinch up but Paol keeps it at a distance.
Paol tries to counter with a takedown but Jepsen is quick to defend against it.
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!
Jepsen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Jepsen.
Paol is rocked!
Jepsen moves into range and clinches up with Paol.
Jepsen lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Jepsen.
Oh Paol is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jepsen throws a big uppercut that drops Paol! More strikes from Jepsen and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Paol lies dazed against the cage as Jepsen celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Enok Jepsen!
During a confident post fight interview, Enok Jepsen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Scott Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renan Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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141 lbs
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138 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Renan Faber!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell moves into the clinch.
Powell pushes off an throws an elbow but Faber leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Powell lands a nice elbow.
Faber blocks an elbow strike.
Powell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Renan Faber has been cut.
Powell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Faber misses with a hook from the clinch.
Faber avoids a wild elbow strike from Powell.
Faber blocks an elbow strike.
Powell lands an elbow that stopped Faber in his tracks for a moment.
Faber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faber misses with a body punch.
Powell lands a nice elbow.
Powell lands an elbow inside that Faber shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Powell pushes off an throws an elbow but Faber leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Powell misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Powell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Faber's brow.
Powell lands an elbow just above Faber 's eye.
Faber is rocked!
With the fighters up against the cage, Powell throws an elbow but misses.
Faber is still on wobbly legs! Can Powell finish him?
Faber lands a left hand that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Powell misses with an elbow strike.
A hook to the body from Faber.
Faber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Faber seems to have recovered his senses.
Powell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Powell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Powell.
Powell lands a damaging elbow.
Faber misses with a hook from the clinch.
Powell pushes off an throws an elbow but Faber leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Faber blocks an elbow strike.
Powell throws an elbow that misses.
Powell misses with an elbow strike.
Powell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Powell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Faber dodges an elbow strike from Powell.
Powell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Faber's defenses.
Powell misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Powell.
Faber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Faber avoids a wild elbow strike from Powell.
Faber lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters up against the cage, Powell throws an elbow but misses.
Powell pushes off an throws an elbow but Faber leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Powell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Powell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Faber's brow.
Powell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Faber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Powell throws an elbow but misses.
Powell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Faber scores with a nice hook to the head.
Powell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Renan Faber's cut even more.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Powell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Faber's brow.
Faber lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Faber avoids the elbow strike from Powell, against the cage.
Powell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Faber blocks the elbow strike.
Faber dodges an elbow strike from Powell.
With the fighters up against the cage, Powell throws an elbow but misses.
Powell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Faber dodges an elbow strike from Powell.
Faber pushes Powell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Powell lands a damaging elbow.
Faber misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Powell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Faber's brow.
Powell lands an elbow inside that Faber shrugs off.
Powell throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber dodges an elbow strike from Powell.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Powell.
Powell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Powell throws an elbow but misses.
Powell throws an elbow that misses.
Powell throws an elbow that misses.
Powell throws an elbow but it misses.
Faber blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Powell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Faber's brow.
Powell pushes off an throws an elbow but Faber leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Faber struggles to land a body shot inside as Powell controls his hands.
Powell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Faber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Powell's elbow.
Faber blocks an elbow strike from Powell.
Faber lands with a right to the head.
Faber blocks the elbow strike.
Faber lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Powell blocking some punches.
Faber avoids a wild elbow strike from Powell.
Powell misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell misses with an elbow strike.
Powell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Faber.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faber misses with a body punch.
Powell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Powell throws an elbow but misses.
Faber has a couple of punches blocked by Powell.
Powell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Powell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Powell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Faber takes an elbow to the forehead.
Faber blocks the elbow strike.
Faber misses with a body punch.
Powell lands an elbow that stopped Faber in his tracks for a moment.
Faber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Powell lands an elbow just above Faber 's eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faber.
Powell blocking some punches.
Faber takes an elbow to the forehead.
The cut above Renan Faber's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Powell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Faber misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Powell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Renan Faber's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Powell tries to clinch but Faber moves out of range.
Scott Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powell moves in looking to clinch but Faber pushes him off.
Despite the aggression on Faber's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Powell tries to clinch but Faber moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Faber on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Powell fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Powell backs off Faber throws a huge counter combo but Powell manages to avoid it all.
Powell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powell tries to clinch up.
Faber throws out a counter right but Powell avoids it with no problem.
Powell doesn't manage to clinch there - Faber circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Faber! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Faber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Faber on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Powell tries to clinch but Faber is having none of it.
It seemed like Faber was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Powell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Faber counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber circles away from the clinch attempt
and Faber counters with a huge left! Powell is in big trouble! He's backing up but Faber isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Powell from any more damage. A dominating finish by Faber!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renan Faber!
A victorious Renan Faber thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Conlon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brendan Conlon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
162 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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165 lbs
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brendan Conlon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis connects with a crisp jab.
Conlon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pettis takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Conlon trying to control the position but Pettis is working away.
Pettis is pushing Conlon's head away, looking to escape. Conlon manages to hold on to the position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conlon grinds an elbow into Pettis's temple.
Conlon working the ground and pound but Pettis is defending the strikes.
Pettis wants to get back to his feet.
Conlon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pettis keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conlon lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pettis down.
Pettis dodges the ground and pound from Conlon.
Pettis managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Conlon.
Conlon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Conlon passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Pettis!
Pettis is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Conlon with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Poor strikes thrown by Conlon there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Conlon lands a nice shot to the head.
Pettis is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Pettis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Conlon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Conlon looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
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!
Conlon working the ground and pound effectively.
Conlon controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conlon has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pettis's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conlon dominating with strikes here.
Conlon thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Conlon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pettis is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Conlon lands a big elbow.
Conlon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pettis is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Conlon locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Pettis is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brendan Conlon!
Brendan Conlon retains his lightweight title!
Brendan Conlon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Muhammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Aleksanyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
210 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight 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, Abraham Muhammad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Artur Aleksanyan!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muhammad keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A shot to the liver by Muhammad. Beautiful body shot.
Artur Aleksanyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aleksanyan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muhammad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Muhammad works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Muhammad cracks Aleksanyan with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Aleksanyan looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Muhammad finish him?
Aleksanyan is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muhammad punishes Aleksanyan's body with a nice straight punch.
Aleksanyan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Muhammad counters with a nice right hand that sends Aleksanyan toppling to the canvas! Aleksanyan scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Muhammad finish him?!
Aleksanyan is still on wobbly legs! Can Muhammad finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aleksanyan seems to have recovered his senses.
Muhammad closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Aleksanyan! Muhammad dives in looking to finish! Aleksanyan is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abraham Muhammad!
Abraham Muhammad retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Abraham Muhammad thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Plouman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigo Plouman 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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135 lbs
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145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Perry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodrigo Plouman!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plouman has a takedown stuffed.
Plouman misses with a takedown
and Perry counters with a straight right hand.
Perry misses with a looping left.
Perry lunges at Plouman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Plouman's hand.
Perry catches Plouman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A swing and a miss from Perry.
Perry misses with a straight left.
Plouman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A quick step to the side and Perry tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mike Perry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Plouman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry jabs at Plouman's body.
Plouman tries for a takedown but Perry sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Perry keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Perry thuds his right hand into Plouman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry scores with a jab to the jaw.
Perry moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Plouman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Perry defends well and Plouman ends up having to push Perry into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Plouman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Perry clobbers Plouman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Perry looks to score with a jab to the body but Plouman is just out of range.
Plouman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Perry sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Plouman somewhat.
It looks like Perry has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Perry darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Perry jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Plouman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Perry sprawls well. Perry wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Plouman gets slowly back to his feet.
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!
Perry lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Plouman blocks a jab.
Plouman with the counter takedown but Perry avoids it easily.
Perry lands a jab.
Perry slaps away a takedown attempt from Plouman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Perry was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Plouman fails with the takedown
and Perry counters with a straight right hand.
Perry connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Plouman momentarily.
Plouman shoots and misses
and Perry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Plouman defending well as Perry loads up on a big left hand.
Perry connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Plouman tumbling to the canvas! Perry pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Plouman was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mike Perry!
Mike Perry retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Mike Perry thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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