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UGD 52:Shevchenko Vs Tanaka PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Finkle John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Walcott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Finkle John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Walcott!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John throws a hook but Walcott avoids it easily.
John fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Walcott avoids the body shot from John.
Walcott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as John throws out the jab.
Walcott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as John throws out the jab.
Walcott throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Walcott blocks a leg kick.
Walcott scores with a leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that John has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Walcott defending well as John loads up on a big left hand.
Good work by John as he checks the leg kick.
Walcott slips a jab from John.
Walcott throws a front kick aimed at John's knee but John avoids it well.
John with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Walcott lands a leg kick that knocks John off balance momentarily.
Walcott digs a good hook to John's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walcott throws a head kick but John moves out of range.
John dodges the punch combination from Walcott.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walcott's sensitive parts.
Walcott connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Walcott moves into range and connects with a jab.
Walcott throws out a leg kick but John moves out of range and Walcott only half commits.
Walcott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walcott misses the shot to the body.
John with a nice cross.
Walcott misses with a low kick.
John takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Walcott takes one on the chin but seems OK.
John blocks a low kick nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from John misses the target.
John lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walcott's sensitive parts.
Walcott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from John misses.
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!
Walcott misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John misses with a body shot.
Walcott tries a quick counter leg kick but John is wise to it.
John throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Walcott lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - John throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
John jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walcott scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Walcott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
John jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walcott on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
John takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
John misses with a leg kick
and Walcott counters with a stiff right hand.
Walcott swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Walcott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
Walcott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
John feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Finkle John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walcott looks to land a right hand but John moved out of range.
John waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walcott.
As John backs off Walcott throws a huge counter combo but John manages to avoid it all.
Walcott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott throws a hook but John avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from John misses its target.
John dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walcott. That did some damage!
Walcott feints and then cracks John's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow John down.
Walcott is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Walcott misses with an uppercut.
John scores with a crisp jab that stopped Walcott in his tracks.
John throws a hook but Walcott avoids it easily.
Walcott shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
John throws a leg kick but Walcott sees it coming and moves out of range.
John swings for the body but Walcott moves out of range.
It seemed like Walcott was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Walcott misses with a leg kick.
John throws an overhand right that lands on Walcott's shoulder, as Walcott tries to avoid the shot.
Walcott throws a nice inside leg kick.
Walcott looks to throw the jab but John is out of range.
John throws a shot from downtown. Walcott moves away and avoids it.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walcott moves away.
John is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walcott.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John connects with a right hand. Walcott shakes it off.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Walcott throws a low kick but it's checked well by John.
A telegraphed right hand from John misses the target.
Walcott takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Walcott takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
John tries to move into range but Walcott moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
John misses the jab.
Walcott doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Walcott lunges at John with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by John's hand.
John throws a big shot that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walcott.
Walcott lands a head kick. John smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
John moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Walcott backs up against the cage.
John tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walcott was well out of range. Poor timing from John.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walcott. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walcott ducks right into an uppercut from John.
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 Finkle John will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice shot by John.
John throws a hook but Walcott avoids it easily.
Walcott throws the left hand but John avoids the punch easily.
Walcott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
John lands a right hook to the body.
John lands with a hook. Walcott tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
John keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walcott.
A slapping leg kick lands for Walcott.
John tries to score with a low kick but Walcott moves his leg out of the way.
John throws a series of punches but Walcott moves out of range.
Walcott swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Finkle John is winning the standup battle so far.
Walcott checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Walcott is looking to chop away at John's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott misses with a kick to the body.
Walcott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Walcott.
John gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Walcott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John throws a jab when Walcott was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott misses with a straight left.
John is looking to slow Walcott down with leg kicks.
John swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Walcott.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walcott.
Good standup being displayed there by John as he connects with a hook.
Walcott lands a jab to John's midsection.
Walcott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
John backing away here, and Walcott unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Walcott is just out of range.
A jab from John misses.
Walcott wants to slow John down by chopping away at his legs.
John shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
John misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Walcott on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Walcott tries to score with a low kick but John moves his leg out of the way.
John fires out a quick counter leg kick but Walcott just manages to avoid it.
John scores with a nice right hand.
Walcott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as John throws out the jab.
Walcott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John moves out of range as Walcott throws a body kick.
John throws the left hand but Walcott avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Walcott does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walcott connects with a body shot.
John connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick misses from Walcott.
John throws a low kick, looking for Walcott's leg but Walcott calmly moves out of range.
John jabs Walcott right on the nose. Walcott blinks but takes it well.
John throws an overhand right that lands on Walcott's shoulder, as Walcott tries to avoid the shot.
Walcott lets loose with a powerful body kick. John will feel that in the morning.
John throws a series of strikes that have Walcott backpedaling.
Walcott will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
John swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Walcott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Walcott, right into the meat.
John gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Walcott.
John fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Walcott is out of range.
Walcott finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John lands with a cross.
A big left from John misses.
John throws out a leg kick but Walcott moves out of range and John only half commits.
John throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walcott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
John throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walcott has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Walcott takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
John steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Walcott. That one must have hurt.
Walcott throws a nice head kick!
John misses with a body shot.
John throws a shot from downtown. Walcott moves away and avoids it.
Walcott smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Walcott fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
John throws a jab but it's blocked by Walcott.
Walcott is looking for the big counter here.
Walcott fakes the leg kick and cracks John in the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John checks a low kick from Walcott.
Walcott lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott misses with the combination.
Walcott takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Walcott misses with a kick to the body.
John moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Walcott throws a low kick but John avoids it.
Walcott has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Walcott lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
An inside leg kick from Walcott misses.
John is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Walcott with a hook.
John swings for the body but Walcott moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John misses with a lunging right hand
and Walcott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
John tries to bum rush Walcott with a series of wild strikes but Walcott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walcott only half commits to the counter leg kick.
John keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
John swings for the body but Walcott moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joe Walcott will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
John throws out a loose jab but Walcott uses good head movement to avoid it.
John waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walcott.
John ducks under a wild hook from Walcott.
Nice straight punches there by Walcott. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Walcott.
John misses the shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Walcott, as that shot connected.
John swings widly with a right hand
and Walcott counters with a stiff right hand.
A leg kick checked by Walcott.
John throws the left hand but Walcott avoids the punch easily.
Walcott throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by John.
A shot to the liver by John. Beautiful body shot.
John throws a low kick but Walcott moves out of range easily.
Walcott misses with a looping left.
John throws a right and a left that Walcott avoids nicely.
John wants to land a leg kick but Walcott is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from John. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott thows a leg kick but John checks it
and John counters with a slapping leg kick.
John 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.
Walcott lands a jab to John's midsection.
John moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Walcott, right into the meat.
John misses the jab.
John throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walcott misses with a kick to the body.
John moves out of range as Walcott throws a body kick.
Walcott scores with a jab to the body.
Walcott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walcott takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
John throws a right hand that misses
and John takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Walcott throws the kick towards the body but John avoids it.
Walcott throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John connects with a leg kick. Walcott looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Walcott lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circling - John throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walcott takes one on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as John checks a leg kick.
John throws a leg kick but Walcott sees it coming and moves out of range.
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Walcott is just out of range.
John moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWalcott.
Walcott scores with a jab to the jaw.
John keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Walcott is looking to land body kicks.
Walcott throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck John on the side of the head.
Jab, jab by John - just one landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Walcott, right into the meat.
John throws out a loose jab but Walcott uses good head movement to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Walcott.
Walcott lands a nice looking kick to the body. John takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Walcott lands with a right hand.
Walcott takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice uppercut lands for John. That snapped Walcott's head back.
John will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
John cracks the inside of Walcott's front leg.
Walcott moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
John misses with a leg kick
and Walcott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walcott checks a low kick from John.
Walcott was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Good shot there by Walcott.
Walcott throws a nice inside leg kick.
John takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
John takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
John misses with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John sizes up Walcott with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Walcott lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as John checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
John lands the left hand.
John scores with a decent looking hook.
Walcott with a body punch. A glancing blow.
John throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walcott connects with a nice looking jab.
John takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Walcott avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A decent looking cross lands there for John.
John connects with a leg kick. Walcott looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Walcott lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
John misses with a lunging right hand
and Walcott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good exchange - Walcott coming out on top.
John throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Walcott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Walcott 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Walcott!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Blaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Blaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Donald Evans!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaster scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blaster circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blaster tries to counter by clinching up but Evans breaks away and moves out of range.
Blaster has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hart Family Dungeon in the buildup to the fight.
Evans cracks Blaster with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Master Blaster has been cut.
Evans with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blaster scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blaster misses with a body kick.
Evans was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Blaster circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blaster swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Blaster throws a shot to the body.
Evans lands with an overhand left.
Evans bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blaster misses with a low kick.
Evans connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans connects with a leg kick. Blaster looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Evans gets a clinch.
A hook to the body from Evans.
Blaster can't find room to land a body shot as Evans controls the action.
Evans misses with a punch to the body.
Evans blocks an elbow strike from Blaster.
Evans tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blaster blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Evans tries to pull guard but Blaster won't allow it.
Blaster lands a left hand that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Evans.
Evans working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blaster tries a body shot but Evans blocks it.
Evans tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blaster's elbow.
Blaster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Evans scores with a nice short uppercut.
Evans jumps into guard, dragging Blaster to the mat.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Evans holds on and takes a little breather.
Blaster wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving.
Blaster stays in close to Evans's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans is adopting a defensive guard.
Blaster slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blaster wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Evans's closed guard. He's half up but Evans has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Evans pivots and extends the arm, Blaster falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Evans! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Donald Evans!
After winning the bout, Donald Evans thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Master Blaster had this to say: 'It was that little dude on my shoulder that done fucked me up. God he's got an annoying voice. He's kinda heavy too.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fifth Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylvester Ritter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fifth Fist 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Fifth Fist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sylvester Ritter!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fist avoids the body shot from Ritter.
Ritter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ritter gets a clinch.
Fist prevents a body shot from Ritter.
Fist lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ritter backwards.
Fist lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ritter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fist's elbow.
Fist misses with the head strike.
Ritter trying to stall but Fist improves his position.
Fist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ritter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fist darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Sylvester Ritter has been cut.
Ritter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fist moves out of range of the strikes.
Fist has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ritter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ritter needs to keep his hands up - Fist had a free shot at his head there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ritter has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ritter slips a jab from Fist.
Ritter tries to close the distance and clinch but Fist swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fist fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ritter on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist misses with a hook.
Ritter feints the counter takedown.
Fist checks a low kick from Ritter.
Fist connects with a stiff jab that staggers Ritter - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fifth Fist!
Fifth Fist was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troy Hooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stres Fleshou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troy Hooper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Troy Hooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stres Fleshou!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleshou throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hooper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hooper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Fleshou misses.
Fleshou misses with a looping left.
Fleshou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hooper.
Fleshou misses with a lunging right hand
and Hooper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fleshou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Fleshou.
Fleshou tried to score with a low kick but Hooper checks it.
Hooper throws a jab but it's blocked by Fleshou.
Stres Fleshou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fleshou ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fleshou slips a jab from Hooper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooper throws a big shot that misses.
Hooper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fleshou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fleshou doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fleshou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Hooper misses its target.
Hooper tries to move into range but Fleshou moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hooper scores with a sloppy right hand. Fleshou should have avoided that one.
Hooper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleshou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Fleshou.
Fleshou dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hooper. That did some damage!
Fleshou misses with a low kick.
Fleshou scores with a shot to the body.
Fleshou takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stres Fleshou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hooper moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice body punch from Fleshou.
Hooper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fleshou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fleshou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fleshou moves out of range of the strikes.
Hooper misses with a body kick.
Hooper blocks a jab.
Hooper appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fleshou fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fleshou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Fleshou.
A cross from Fleshou lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hooper connects with a body shot that sends Fleshou's belly button to the back.
Fleshou bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fleshou misses with a wild body shot.
Fleshou connects with a leg kick. Hooper looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hooper moves out of range of the body kick.
Fleshou misses with a few strikes there.
Hooper misses with a body shot.
Hooper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fleshou counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hooper thinking.
Hooper scores with a sloppy right hand. Fleshou should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fleshou. Hooper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fleshou tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Hooper was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fleshou.
Hooper looks to land a left hand but Fleshou moved out of range nicely.
Fleshou fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hooper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hooper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hooper looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fleshou throws a nice looking combination but Hooper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleshou takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hooper connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fleshou walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fleshou.
Hooper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Hooper was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fleshou.
Hooper throws a hook but Fleshou avoids it easily.
Fleshou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hooper manages to avoid it.
Hooper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hooper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fleshou manages to avoid it.
Fleshou takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fleshou scores with a one two! Hooper had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Good shot there by Fleshou.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fleshou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Fleshou misses.
Fleshou misses with a head kick.
Hooper misses the shot to the body.
Fleshou looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Fleshou misses.
Hooper just misses with a punch to the body.
Fleshou wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fleshou looks to score with a jab to the body but Hooper is just out of range.
Fleshou just misses with a punch to the body.
Hooper scores with a head kick.
Fleshou pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hooper just misses with a punch to the body.
Hooper looks to land a left hand but Fleshou moved out of range nicely.
Fleshou throws a fast counter high kick but Hooper manages to duck under it in time.
Fleshou throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fleshou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hooper manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fleshou bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fleshou moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fleshou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hooper manages to avoid it.
Fleshou connects with a leg kick. Hooper looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stres Fleshou will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fleshou takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hooper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fleshou connects with a body shot.
Fleshou moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fleshou wants to clinch up but Hooper keeps it at a distance.
Hooper is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fleshou slips under a jab.
Fleshou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hooper moves away.
Fleshou is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hooper rather than just go for the knockout.
Fleshou cracks a nice hook into Hooper's ribs.
Hooper misses with an uppercut. Fleshou saw that one coming.
Hooper shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fleshou napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fleshou has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The ground and pound from Hooper seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hooper trying to control the action but Fleshou is working from the bottom.
Hooper lands a few punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper lands some shots froms side control.
Hooper scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fleshou to see if he's OK.
Hooper throws an elbow but Fleshou slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hooper sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fleshou is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hooper tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hooper tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hooper looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Fleshou is avoiding damage well.
Hooper 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.
Hooper throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hooper controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleshou is not content to let Hooper control the position.
Hooper remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooper fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hooper tries to advance to mount but Fleshou denies him.
Hooper wants to control for a moment but Fleshou uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Hooper trying to control the action but Fleshou is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hooper misses with a right hand
and Fleshou counters with a low kick, right behind Hooper 's knee.
Fleshou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hooper looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fleshou throws a shot to the body.
Fleshou scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hooper scores with a push kick.
A big left from Hooper misses.
Fleshou is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hooper with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hooper. Fleshou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hooper swings for the body but Fleshou moves out of range.
Hooper avoids the body shot from Fleshou.
Hooper feinted with a counter takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good standup being displayed there by Fleshou as he connects with a hook.
Fleshou keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hooper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Troy Hooper will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Fleshou buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fleshou uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hooper.
Hooper connects with a body shot.
Nice shot by Hooper.
Fleshou avoids the body shot from Hooper.
Despite the aggression on Fleshou's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fleshou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hooper.
Hooper looks to throw the jab but Fleshou is out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Hooper. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hooper.
Hooper throws a shot to the body.
Fleshou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hooper manages to avoid it.
It looked like Hooper was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fleshou.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fleshou. Hooper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fleshou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hooper moves away.
Hooper drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hooper lands a high kick!
It looks like Stres Fleshou has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Hooper coming out on top.
Fleshou is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleshou digs a good body shot into Hooper's ribs.
Hooper on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hooper. Fleshou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fleshou doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fleshou lands a right hook to the body.
Fleshou takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fleshou is still on wobbly legs! Can Hooper finish him?
Fleshou pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hooper is out of range and Fleshou settles back down.
Fleshou seems to have recovered his senses.
Hooper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fleshou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fleshou now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fleshou digs a good hook to Hooper's body.
Fleshou moves out of range of the strikes.
Fleshou swings for the body but Hooper moves out of range.
Hooper lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice body punch from Fleshou.
Fleshou thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fleshou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hooper moves away.
Hooper swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleshou misses 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!
Hooper misses with a body shot.
Hooper takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hooper looks to throw the jab but Fleshou is out of range.
Hooper throws a hook to the side of Fleshou's head but Fleshou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hooper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fleshou keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hooper fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hooper scores with a hook to the body. Fleshou takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hooper is looking to score with low kicks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hooper.
Fleshou takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A slow jab from Hooper misses its intended target.
Hooper avoids the head kick by Fleshou.
Hooper attempts a counter takedown but Fleshou avoids it well and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleshou misses with a hook. Hooper ducked under it nicely.
Hooper throws a body punch but Fleshou moves out of range.
Hooper looks to throw the jab but Fleshou is out of range.
Fleshou lands a jab to the head.
Hooper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fleshou was well out of range. Poor timing from Hooper.
Stres Fleshou seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fleshou lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hooper fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hooper moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hooper steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fleshou. That one must have hurt.
Fleshou gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hooper.
Hooper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fleshou lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fleshou.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fleshou blocks a jab.
Fleshou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hooper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fleshou misses with a wild body shot.
Fleshou swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hooper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hooper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hooper looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Fleshou!
Fleshou explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hooper digs a good body shot into Fleshou's ribs.
Fleshou swings for the body but Hooper moves out of range.
Hooper blocks the body kick.
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 Troy Hooper.
I think Hooper has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luciano Bizarria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bizarria comes to the cage accompanied by Arnaldo Antunes - Alta Noite. Karlsson has chosen Nemesis by Arch Enemy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
211 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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195 cm
28
209 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Luciano Bizarria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Karl Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Karlsson.
Karlsson lands with a good body shot.
A clash of legs there as Bizarria blocks the low kick.
Karlsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Bizarria counters with a single leg into guard. Karlsson didn't expect that.
Karlsson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bizarria dives into side control.
Karlsson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bizarria wants to lay and pray for a moment but Karlsson keeps working.
Karlsson told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Bizarria throwing strikes but Karlsson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bizarria tries to improve position but can't.
Karlsson wants to stand but Bizarria has his arm trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson tries to stand but Bizarria controls the position and pulls Karlsson into his guard.
Karlsson wants to stand and escape but instead Bizarria has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bizarria throws an elbow that misses. Karlsson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bizarria's guard. Nice move by Karlsson!
Karlsson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bizarria is proving hard to escape from.
Karlsson gets to his feet - Bizarria follows without any prompting.
Karl Karlsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Karl Karlsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the body from Karlsson misses
and Bizarria counters with a takedown into side control.
Karlsson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bizarria.
Bizarria working the strikes but Karlsson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Bizarria wants to take a breather but Karlsson is having none of 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!
Karlsson wants to get back to his feet.
Karlsson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Karlsson is trying to stand back up but Bizarria is controlling him
Bizarria throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizarria working the head and body with strikes.
Karlsson wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bizarria not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karlsson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bizarria.
Karlsson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bizarria.
Bizarria takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Karlsson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bizarria seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bizarria is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson is trying to stand up here but Bizarria is controlling him well.
Karlsson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bizarria.
Bizarria throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bizarria missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Karlsson wants to get back to his feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bizarria looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bizarria was well out of range. Poor timing from Karlsson.
Bizarria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karlsson.
Bizarria drops down looking for a counter takedown but Karlsson sprawls and moves away.
Karlsson misses with a leg kick
and Bizarria counters with a shoot takedown into 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 Luciano Bizarria will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Karlsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
Bizarria feinted with a counter takedown.
Bizarria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karlsson throws out the jab.
Bizarria appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Karlsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bizarria.
Bizarria drops down looking for a counter takedown but Karlsson sprawls and moves away.
Karlsson moves in looking to clinch but Bizarria pushes him off.
Karlsson scores with a shot to the body.
Karlsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Karlsson takes a swing at Bizarria's ribcage but misses.
Bizarria feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizarria bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karlsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karlsson throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Karlsson misses
and Bizarria counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Karlsson wants to stand up but Bizarria is controlling him.
Bizarria trying to control the position from guard on top but Karlsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karlsson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bizarria trying to control but Karlsson is working from the bottom.
Bizarria with a nice head shot there.
Bizarria throwing strikes but missing.
Karlsson manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson misses with some punches.
Bizarria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karlsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bizarria half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Karlsson throws a leg kick that misses.
Bizarria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bizarria appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Karlsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Karlsson lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karlsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karlsson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Karlsson misses with a wild body shot.
Bizarria appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bizarria takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karlsson swings for the body but Bizarria moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson throws a body punch but Bizarria moves out of range.
Karlsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karlsson throws a head kick that misses.
Bizarria half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Karlsson connects with a leg kick. Bizarria looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Karlsson takes a swing at Bizarria's ribcage but misses.
Bizarria feinted with a counter takedown.
Karl Karlsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bizarria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karlsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bizarria tries to counter with a takedown but Karlsson is quick to defend against it.
Karlsson instigates a clinch.
Karlsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bizarria.
A head punch on the inside from Karlsson fails to land.
Karlsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bizarria's elbow.
Karlsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bizarria uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizarria has Karlsson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bizarria pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Karlsson tumbling to the mat - Bizarria dives into Karlsson's guard.
Bizarria loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bizarria throwing strikes from guard but Karlsson blocks nicely.
Bizarria 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.
Karlsson wants to get back to his feet but Bizarria is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bizarria throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bizarria throwing strikes from guard but Karlsson blocks nicely.
Bizarria is looking to work some ground and pound but Karlsson has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Karlsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Karlsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Karlsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bizarria appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Karlsson lands a leg kick that knocks Bizarria off balance momentarily.
Karlsson scores with a hook to the body. Bizarria takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bizarria gets tackled into the cage by Karlsson. Karlsson maintains the clinch.
Karlsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bizarria's elbow.
Bizarria has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Karlsson after a bit of a struggle.
Bizarria is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Karlsson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bizarria is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luciano Bizarria. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson can't find room to land a body shot as Bizarria controls the action.
Karlsson can't find room to land a body shot as Bizarria controls the action.
Bizarria is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Karlsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karlsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bizarria.
Bizarria goes for a takedown in the clinch but Karlsson prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizarria breaks from the clinch.
Karlsson lands with a cross.
Karlsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Bizarria counters with a shoot takedown. Karlsson fights it but they end up in guard.
Karlsson is looking to stand up but Bizarria isn't so interested in that idea.
Bizarria throws a big right hand that misses.
Bizarria throws an elbow that misses. Karlsson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bizarria's guard. Nice move by Karlsson!
Karlsson wants to stand but Bizarria is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson stands up and waves to Bizarria to follow him.
Bizarria chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karlsson can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bizarria feinted with a counter takedown.
Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bizarria was well out of range. Poor timing from Karlsson.
Bizarria changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Karlsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bizarria counters with a single leg into guard. Karlsson didn't expect that.
Karlsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bizarria.
Karlsson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bizarria postures up in Karlsson's guard and throws a big left but Karlsson blocks it.
Luciano Bizarria overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bizarria throwing strikes but missing.
Bizarria with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizarria throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karlsson is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Bizarria presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Karlsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bizarria is looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Karlsson fails to land.
Karlsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Karlsson has a couple of punches blocked by Bizarria.
Bizarria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karlsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bizarria manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karlsson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bizarria rather than just go for the knockout.
Karlsson throws out a loose jab but Bizarria uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Karlsson does it's job there.
Karlsson misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Karlsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Karlsson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Karlsson!
After the fight, Karl Karlsson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David C. Marvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ibrahim Abai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marvin and Ibrahim Abai. Marvin comes to the cage accompanied by Superman Theme. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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179 lbs
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184 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, David C. Marvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ibrahim Abai!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marvin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marvin is looking to counter the offense by Abai and move into the clinch.
Ibrahim Abai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Abai throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Marvin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Marvin stops Abai from standing up.
Marvin trying to control but Abai is working from the bottom.
Abai wants to get back to his feet but Marvin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Marvin trying to control the position from guard on top but Abai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abai is looking to stand up but Marvin isn't so interested in that idea.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Marvin wants to control from the top but Abai keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Marvin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Abai is predictable there
and Marvin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Marvin is working for a kimura but Abai is defending it quite comfortably.
Abai wants to get back to his feet.
Marvin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Abai wants to get back to his feet.
Abai is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Marvin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marvin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Abai is trying to stand back up but Marvin is controlling him
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Marvin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Abai thumps Marvin with a low kick.
Abai misses with the body kick
and Marvin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Marvin wants to pass the guard but Abai is keeping the position.
Marvin is working hard here to advance position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abai wants to get back to his feet but Marvin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Marvin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Abai is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marvin is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marvin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abai wants to stand but Marvin is controlling the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Marvin wants to control from the top but Abai keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Abai throws a leg kick but Marvin checks it.
Marvin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A solid body kick from Marvin.
Marvin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Abai throws a head kick that misses
and Marvin counters with an inside leg kick.
Abai looks winded!
No joy there for Abai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marvin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Abai sprawls and moves away.
Abai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marvin's sensitive parts.
Marvin scores with a leg kick.
Abai is looking to slow Marvin down with leg kicks.
Abai looks to land a body kick but Marvin moved away.
Abai lands a head kick. Marvin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick lands from Marvin that sends Abai to the canvas. Abai tries to scramble back to his feet but Marvin brings him back down into side control.
Abai is rocked!
Abai has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marvin remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Abai is still in real trouble! Can Marvin finish him?
Marvin has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Abai is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Marvin yanks on the arm and Abai is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Marvin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David C. Marvin!
During a confident post fight interview, David C. Marvin 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Maui Wowie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wowie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dont bogart that joint. 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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maui Wowie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dean Mason!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wowie lands with a hook. Mason tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mason ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Wowie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Mason misses.
Wowie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mason.
Wowie has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wowie instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Wowie fails to land.
Mason prevents a body shot from Wowie.
Wowie lands a shoulder strike.
Mason misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Wowie fails to land.
Mason throws a punch but it's blocked by Wowie.
A short left from Mason.
Mason is pushing Wowie up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wowie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wowie tries to work over Mason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mason is trying to break free.
Wowie lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mason working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Wowie.
Wowie lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wowie lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wowie blocking some punches.
Wowie tries to work over Mason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wowie tries to throw a body punch but Mason avoids it by throwing Wowie back against the cage.
Wowie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wowie lands a body punch.
Wowie tries to throw a body punch but Mason avoids it by throwing Wowie back against the cage.
A short right from Wowie on the inside.
Wowie tries to throw a body punch but Mason avoids it by throwing Wowie back against the cage.
Mason trying to stall but Wowie improves his position.
Mason is trying to stall.
Wowie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Mason.
Mason is trying to maintain a safe position but Wowie gets an underhook and turns Mason into the cage.
Wowie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wowie blocking some punches.
Wowie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wowie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wowie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mason breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wowie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mason on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason looks to throw the jab but Wowie is out of range.
Mason throws a hook to the side of Wowie's head but Wowie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wowie tries to clinch but Mason moves out of range.
Wowie clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mason breaks the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mason.
Mason displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wowie throws out the jab.
Wowie scores with a sloppy right hand. Mason should have avoided that one.
Mason swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mason throws a low kick but Wowie moves out of range easily.
Wowie scores with the left hand. Mason knows he should have avoided that one.
Mason misses the jab.
Wowie throws the left hand but Mason avoids the punch easily.
Mason jabs at Wowie's body.
Mason throws a jab but it's blocked by Wowie.
Mason lands a jab.
Mason waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wowie.
Mason misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wowie cracks a nice hook into Mason's ribs.
A shot to the liver by Wowie. Beautiful body shot.
Mason throws a solid leg kick but Wowie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mason.
A good leg kick by Mason.
Mason looks to land a left hand but Wowie moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Wowie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wowie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mason swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wowie seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mason throws a leg kick that misses.
Mason 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.
Mason circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wowie lands a leg kick that knocks Mason off balance momentarily.
Wowie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wowie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mason.
Wowie throws a body shot but no joy.
Mason moves away from the strike by Wowie.
Wowie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mason.
Wowie moves into range and clinches up with Mason.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason is looking to control Wowie's arms but Wowie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mason has his back to the cage.
Mason misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mason breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mason thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mason dips to his left and cracks Wowie with an uppercut!
Mason swings for the body but Wowie moves out of range.
Wowie connects with a nice looking jab.
A big left from Mason misses.
Mason on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wowie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mason thuds his right hand into Wowie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mason throws a low kick but Wowie moves out of range easily.
Wowie just misses with a punch to the body.
Mason throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mason just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wowie connects with a jab.
Wowie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mason checks the leg kick.
Wowie lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maui Wowie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mason throws a solid leg kick but Wowie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mason.
Mason cracks Wowie with an open hand slap.
Wowie drops his hands momentarily and Mason takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wowie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mason checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mason misses with a lunging right hand
and Wowie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Good body shot from Wowie.
Wowie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wowie.
Mason's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wowie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mason tries to break the clinch but Wowie is controlling the position.
Wowie throws a punch but it's blocked by Mason.
Wowie lands an uppercut.
Wowie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wowie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mason can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mason tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wowie's elbow.
Maui Wowie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mason stalls.
Mason tries to throw a body punch but Wowie avoids it by throwing Mason back against the cage.
Wowie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mason throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wowie.
Wowie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Wowie finds it's target.
Wowie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Mason 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mason misses with an uppercut.
Dean Mason seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mason stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wowie.
Mason keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mason lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wowie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mason. Mason obviously looking to wear him down.
A bone on bone clash there as Mason blocks the leg kick.
Wowie scores with a jab to the head.
Mason on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mason loads up on a big right hand but Wowie slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mason tries a head kick but it misses.
Wowie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mason moves away.
Wowie moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wowie.
Wowie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wowie moves in looking to clinch but Mason pushes him off.
Wowie throws a body punch but Mason moves out of range.
Wowie blocks a low kick nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wowie.
Wowie just misses with a punch to the body.
Wowie jabs at Mason's body.
Wowie rushes Mason and presses him up against the cage.
Wowie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
Mason pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mason lands with a cross.
Wowie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mason throws out the jab.
Mason goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wowie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wowie.
Mason pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wowie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wowie cracks Mason with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A low kick from Mason misses
and Wowie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wowie cracks Mason with an open hand slap.
A swing and a miss from Mason.
That kick from Mason tenderised Wowie's leg. Wowie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mason takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mason throws the left hand but Wowie avoids the punch easily.
Wowie avoids the body shot from Mason.
Wowie misses with a wild body shot.
Mason throws a combination that misses
and Wowie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wowie with a jab.
Wowie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wowie tries to clinch but Mason moves out of range.
Mason shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mason throws a jab but it's blocked by Wowie.
Wowie digs a good hook to Mason's body.
Wowie lands a nice shot that snaps Mason's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason looks to score with a jab to the body but Wowie is just out of range.
Wowie throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mason.
Mason throws a body punch but Wowie moves out of range.
Wowie darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wowie connects with a right hand. Mason shakes it off.
Mason tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wowie is able to avoid easily.
Wowie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mason moves away.
A good leg kick by Wowie.
Wowie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mason manages to avoid it.
Mason works the jab nicely.
Mason throws a series of punches but Wowie avoids them all with ease.
Wowie thuds his right hand into Mason's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mason throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mason tries to work over Wowie's front leg with a kick but Wowie checks it.
Mason connects with a leg kick. Wowie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mason has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wowie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mason.
Wowie looks to score with a jab to the body but Mason is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maui Wowie dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wowie is looking to slow Mason down with leg kicks.
Mason wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wowie throws a shot from downtown. Mason moves away and avoids it.
Mason checks a low kick from Wowie.
Wowie takes a swing at Mason's ribcage but misses.
Wowie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wowie.
A head kick misses from Mason.
Mason looks to land a body kick but Wowie moved away.
Wowie lands a jab.
Mason ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wowie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wowie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wowie lands a body shot.
Wowie tries to clinch up.
Wowie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mason's hands.
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!
Wowie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wowie throws a leg kick but Mason moved away.
Mason tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wowie scoring well with a low kick there.
Mason misses with a body shot.
A cross from Mason lands.
Mason misses with a leg kick.
Wowie cracks the inside of Mason's front leg.
Wowie misses with a looping left.
Mason appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mason tries to land a front kick but Wowie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mason on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wowie throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wowie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mason.
Mason listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wowie blocks a jab.
Wowie clinches up with Mason and pushes him back against the cage.
Wowie lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wowie tries a body shot but Mason blocks it.
Maui Wowie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wowie's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wowie.
Mason tries to work over Wowie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mason content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mason's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mason misses with the head strike.
Wowie blocks a body shot from Mason.
Wowie blocks a body shot from Mason.
Mason leaning against his opponent.
Wowie blocking some punches.
A short right from Wowie.
Mason has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wowie seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mason can turn it around.
Mason throws a punch but it's blocked by Wowie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason can't find room to land a body shot as Wowie controls the action.
Mason breaks the clinch.
Wowie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mason was well out of range. Poor timing from Wowie.
Mason steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Wowie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wowie avoids a kick to the body.
Mason misses with a straight right.
Wowie moves out of range as Mason strikes.
Wowie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mason. Mason circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wowie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mason. That did some damage!
Mason walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mason blocks a jab.
Wowie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mason was well out of range. Poor timing from Wowie.
Mason throws a hook but Wowie blocks it.
Wowie scoring well with a low kick there.
Mason steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wowie.
Wowie tries to clinch up but Mason circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wowie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mason.
Mason attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mason swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mason.
Wowie slips a jab and a cross from Mason.
Wowie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wowie is looking to clinch but Mason is avoiding it.
Jab, jab by Wowie - just one landing.
Wowie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wowie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wowie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mason on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mason throws a body punch but Wowie moves out of range.
Mason throws out a loose jab but Wowie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mason takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mason connects with a leg kick. Wowie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dean Mason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wowie lands a nice hook to Mason's body. Mason takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wowie moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maui Wowie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wowie 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maui Wowie!
Maui Wowie very nearly forgot to thank Perkele! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshimo Sakamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papa Shango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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29
155 lbs
24 - 11 - 1 |
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36
166 lbs
25 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroshimo Sakamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Papa Shango!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shango slips under a jab.
Sakamoto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shango's calf.
Sakamoto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shango. Shango circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sakamoto lands a jab.
Shango stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sakamoto.
Shango gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick which misses Shango's front leg but catches the back leg as Shango tries to avoid it.
Sakamoto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shango wants to counter the offense by Sakamoto and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Sakamoto.
Shango takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick
and Shango counters with a shoot takedown. Sakamoto fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shango trying to control but Sakamoto is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto has Shango pulled in close to control his posture.
Sakamoto looking for a sweep. Not yet Sakamoto, not yet.
Sakamoto controlling Shango's posture.
Shango trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shango is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sakamoto seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Shango looking to pass the guard.
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.
Shango trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shango has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto lands with a nice body kick.
Sakamoto throws a jab when Shango was well out of range.
Sakamoto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sakamoto throws a body punch but Shango moves out of range.
Shango changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sakamoto is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A big left from Sakamoto misses.
Shango changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sakamoto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And Shango tries to counter it with a takedown but Sakamoto pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shango. Shango circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shango takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sakamoto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sakamoto cracks the inside of Shango's front leg.
Sakamoto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And Shango tries to counter it with a takedown but Sakamoto pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sakamoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shango.
Shango tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sakamoto misses with a wild body shot.
And Shango tries to counter it with a takedown but Sakamoto pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sakamoto scores with the left hand. Shango knows he should have avoided that one.
Sakamoto feints and then cracks Shango's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shango down.
Sakamoto thows a leg kick but Shango checks it
and Shango counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sakamoto!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakamoto is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Shango's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Shango is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sakamoto sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shango wants to pass the guard but Sakamoto is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sakamoto manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Shango wants to control from the top but Sakamoto keeps moving.
Shango is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Shango looking to pass the guard.
Shango trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakamoto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshimo Sakamoto dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sakamoto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shango.
Shango feints the counter takedown.
Shango takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shango 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.
Sakamoto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shango's calf.
Sakamoto throws a body kick that misses.
Sakamoto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sakamoto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick but Shango sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shango wants to counter with a clinch but Sakamoto pushes him away.
Sakamoto tests Shango's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakamoto misses with a hook. Shango ducked under it nicely.
Sakamoto sets himself, and Shango steps forward looking for the clinch! Sakamoto avoids it this time.
Shango uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto tried to score with a low kick but Shango checks it.
Sakamoto throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shango has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sakamoto finds it's way round the side to connect with Shango's head.
Shango blocks a leg kick.
Sakamoto throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Shango counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sakamoto looking for a sweep. Not yet Sakamoto, not yet.
Shango wants to control from the top but Sakamoto keeps moving.
Shango tries to free his leg and advance position but Sakamoto is retaining full guard.
Shango wants to control from the top but Sakamoto keeps moving.
Shango stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sakamoto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shango is stalling in the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sakamoto holds on and takes a little breather.
Papa Shango has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shango tries to free his leg and advance position but Sakamoto is retaining full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sakamoto tries to land a body kick
and Shango counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Shango is trying to control. Sakamoto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sakamoto has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shango is working away from the top position though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shango is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sakamoto has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shango tries to pass to full mount but Sakamoto defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto is controlling Shango's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Shango is looking to pass Sakamoto's guard but actually Sakamoto recovers to full guard.
Shango trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shango trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shango is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Shango wants to control from the top but Sakamoto keeps moving.
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.
Sakamoto wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sakamoto has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sakamoto thows a leg kick but Shango checks it
and Shango decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sakamoto's guard.
Shango pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sakamoto is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shango is still trying to improve position.
Shango works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Papa Shango will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Shango takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sakamoto feints and then cracks Shango's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shango down.
Sakamoto scoring well with a low kick there.
Hiroshimo Sakamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakamoto is looking to slow Shango down with leg kicks.
Sakamoto lands a nice looking body shot.
Sakamoto throws a solid leg kick but Shango takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sakamoto.
Sakamoto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sakamoto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakamoto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shango's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A low kick from Sakamoto misses
and Shango counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakamoto keeping moving, preventing Shango from controlling successfully.
Sakamoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shango can do to turn this around?
Shango is looking to pass into half guard but Sakamoto pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sakamoto is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shango has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Shango escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sakamoto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sakamoto is stalling in the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sakamoto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sakamoto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shango swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shango looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shango holds on and takes a little breather.
Sakamoto slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Shango is looking for a triangle here but Sakamoto uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Sakamoto tries to move into full mount but can't pass Shango's legs.
Shango sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shango wants to get back to full guard.
Sakamoto content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shango is pressing down on Sakamoto's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Shango working a defensive guard here.
Shango looking for a sweep. Not yet Shango, not yet.
Sakamoto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sakamoto trying to control but Shango is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sakamoto lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sakamoto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sakamoto throws a good cross that connects.
Papa Shango is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sakamoto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shango checks it well.
Sakamoto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Shango tries to counter it with a takedown but Sakamoto pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sakamoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shango tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sakamoto thumps Shango with a low kick.
Shango with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sakamoto to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sakamoto misses with an uppercut. Shango saw that one coming.
Sakamoto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shango stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sakamoto misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroshimo Sakamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sakamoto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroshimo Sakamoto!
Hiroshimo Sakamoto looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Still worried about my eyes tough guy?'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loke Westlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hart might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ratamahatta. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
157 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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26
166 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Hart!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Loke Westlund!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart lands with a thumping leg kick.
Westlund moves out of range as Hart strikes.
Westlund is looking for the big counter here.
Hart just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick by Westlund misses
and Hart counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Westlund scores with a jab to the body.
Hart looks to throw a body kick
and Westlund counters with a nice body shot.
Westlund throws a jab but it's blocked by Hart.
Westlund throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Hart wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Westlund takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Westlund throws out the jab.
Hart dips to his left and cracks Westlund with an uppercut!
Westlund bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hart misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Westlund was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Westlund looks for the body kick but Hart saw that one coming.
Westlund stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hart throws the left hand but Westlund avoids the punch easily.
Westlund throws out a counter right but Hart avoids it with no problem.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Westlund.
Westlund swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Westlund misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart lands a glancing blow to the side of Westlund's head.
Westlund misses with a hook. Hart ducked under it nicely.
Hart has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Keyboard Warriors in the buildup to the fight.
Hart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice jab there from Westlund.
Westlund tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Westlund throws a leg kick but Hart moved away.
Hart blocks a jab.
Hart misses with a hook
and Hart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hart misses the jab.
Hart sets himself, and Westlund steps forward looking for the clinch! Hart avoids it this time.
Westlund tests Hart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hart throws a leg kick which misses Westlund's front leg but catches the back leg as Westlund tries to avoid it.
Hart throws a leg kick but Westlund moved away.
Hart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Westlund.
Westlund ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice cross by Hart.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hart swings for the body but Westlund moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Westlund.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westlund throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hart.
Hart swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hart moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hart misses with a kick to the body
and Westlund counters with a good, hard body kick but Hart shrugs it off.
Westlund looks to score with a jab to the body but Hart is just out of range.
Hart on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Westlund moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Westlund looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Westlund jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Westlund keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Westlund misses with a left hand
and Hart counters with a nice uppercut.
Hart swings widly with a right hand
letting Westlund counter with a right hand.
Westlund slips a straight right by Hart.
Hart checks a leg kick.
Westlund steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hart.
An inside leg kick lands from Hart.
Westlund moves away from the strike by Hart.
Westlund avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Westlund steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Westlund uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westlund cracks the inside of Hart's front leg.
Hart throws a big shot that misses.
Hart thows a leg kick but Westlund checks it
and Westlund counters with a slapping leg kick.
Westlund looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut lands for Westlund. That snapped Hart's head back.
Hart with a hook.
Westlund gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Westlund misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hart misses with a punch on the inside.
Hart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Westlund misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hart prevents a body shot from Westlund.
Westlund blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Westlund lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Westlund lands a hook that snaps the head of Hart backwards.
Westlund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart blocks an uppercut.
Westlund misses with the head strike.
Hart lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Westlund.
Hart stalling the fight.
Hart lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hart.
Westlund stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hart lands with a left to the head.
Hart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Westlund tries a body shot but Hart blocks it.
Westlund blocking some punches.
Hart takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hart works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Westlund.
Hart throws a punch but it's blocked by Westlund.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hart.
Hart breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Loke Westlund will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Westlund throws a body kick that misses.
Hart misses the shot to the body.
Loke Westlund seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hart moves out of range of the body kick.
Hart cracks Westlund with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Westlund takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Westlund keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hart is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Westlund lands a jab to the nose.
Hart misses the shot to the body.
Hart works Westlund's body with a nice hook.
Westlund slips a straight right by Hart.
A low kick from Hart is predictable there
and Westlund counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hart tries to score with a low kick but Westlund moves his leg out of the way.
Hart's corner calls for a 1-2. Hart obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart is looking to slow Westlund down with leg kicks.
A head kick misses from Westlund.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westlund uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hart.
Westlund is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hart comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hart misses with a looping left.
Hart wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hart throws a right hand that misses
and Westlund counters with a low kick, right behind Hart 's knee.
Hart works Westlund's body with a nice hook.
Hart throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Westlund stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Westlund was well out of range. Poor timing from Hart.
Hart takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Westlund lands with a slapping head kick.
Hart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Westlund misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Westlund was well out of range. Poor timing from Hart.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hart misses with a straight right.
Westlund misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Westlund.
Hart misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart throws a body kick that misses.
Hart throws a body kick that misses.
Westlund walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hart misses with a low kick.
Good work by Westlund as he checks the leg kick.
Hart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Westlund.
Hart goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hart moves out of range of the strikes.
Hart throws a shot to the body.
Hart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Westlund.
Hart misses with an attempted mid kick.
Westlund lands with a right hand.
Westlund looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Westlund walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hart avoids a kick to the body.
Westlund lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westlund misses with a wild combination.
Hart fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Westlund has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hart swings for the body but Westlund moves out of range.
Hart misses with a looping left.
Westlund throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hart counters with a good low kick that Westlund was not able to check.
Westlund throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hart moves out of range of the body kick from Westlund.
Hart wants to slow Westlund down by chopping away at his legs.
Hart throws a shot from downtown. Westlund moves away and avoids it.
Hart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Westlund unleashes a big counter combination but Hart bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hart bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Westlund's head backwards.
Hart jabs at Westlund's body.
Hart scoring well with a low kick there.
Hart throws a jab but it's blocked by Westlund.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart jabs at Westlund's body.
Westlund attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Westlund gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart misses with a straight right.
Westlund tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Westlund tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hart jabs at Westlund's body.
Hart tries to land a body kick
letting Westlund counter with a right hand.
Hart connects with a leg kick. Westlund looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Westlund walks into a jab.
Westlund throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hart throws the left hand but Westlund avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Westlund scores with a decent looking hook.
Hart has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Westlund.
A punch lands to the side of Westlund 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hart throws a push kick but Westlund slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Hart dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Westlund tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Westlund throws a head kick but Hart moves out of range.
Westlund throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hart blocks the body kick.
Hart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hart dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hart with a jab.
Westlund misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hart connects with a crisp jab.
Hart lands the left hand.
Westlund ducks under a wild hook from Hart.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Westlund throws a leg kick but Hart checks it.
Hart ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hart feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Westlund's calf.
Hart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Westlund digs a good hook to Hart's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Westlund blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart connects with a solid leg kick.
Westlund walks into a jab.
Westlund staying out of range there.
Hart takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hart throwing a counter right hand but Westlund manages to avoid it.
Hart staying out of range there.
Westlund looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hart walks forward, straight into a front kick from Westlund.
Westlund checks a leg kick.
Westlund takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hart throws a right hand that misses
and Westlund counters with a good low kick that Hart was not able to check.
Hart swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Westlund.
Hart ducks under a wild hook from Westlund.
Kevin Hart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Westlund connects with a body shot that sends Hart's belly button to the back.
Jab by Hart.
Westlund is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westlund throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hart misses with a hook
and Westlund counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Westlund throws a hook to the side of Hart's head but Hart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hart throws out a loose jab but Westlund uses good head movement to avoid it.
Westlund keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice uppercut there from Hart.
Westlund's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Westlund lands a jab to the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Westlund.
Hart is looking to slow Westlund down with leg kicks.
Hart is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Westlund.
Hart throws out a loose jab but Westlund uses good head movement to avoid it.
Westlund looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circling - Westlund throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westlund swings widly with a right hand
and Hart counters with a nice body shot.
Hart tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Westlund is able to avoid easily.
A head kick misses from Westlund.
Westlund with a jab.
Hart scores with a spinning back kick!
Westlund throws a leg kick which misses Hart's front leg but catches the back leg as Hart tries to avoid it.
Westlund walks into a jab.
Hart throws a shot from downtown. Westlund moves away and avoids it.
Hart fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Westlund has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hart throws a chopping leg kick but Westlund manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hart shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hart comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Westlund manages to avoid it.
Westlund looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Westlund misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hart half committed to a counter leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Westlund blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart works Westlund's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Westlund misses.
Hart lands with a good body shot.
Westlund is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hart looks to score with a jab to the body but Westlund is just out of range.
Westlund ducks under a wild hook from Hart.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Westlund checks a leg kick.
Hart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Westlund pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Westlund backs away, Hart returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Westlund throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hart avoids a kick to the body.
Hart scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A leg kick checked by Westlund.
Hart backing away here, and Westlund unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hart tries to score with a low kick but Westlund moves his leg out of the way.
Hart connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Westlund's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Hart clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hart misses with a lunging right hand
and Westlund counters with a nice uppercut.
Westlund has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Westlund misses with a hook to the body
and Westlund takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Westlund misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Westlund fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hart.
Hart swings for the body but Westlund moves out of range.
Westlund throws a wild body kick that Hart sees coming a mile off.
Westlund takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Westlund throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Westlund ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Westlund is looking to clinch.
Westlund's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hart under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart avoids the body shot from Westlund.
Westlund misses with a double jab
enabling Hart to counter with a crisp jab.
Hart lands a nice shot that snaps Westlund's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hart.
Hart missing with a left hand there. Westlund was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Westlund 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.
Hart tried to score with a low kick but Westlund checks it.
Hart moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWestlund.
Hart cracks Westlund with a good jab.
Hart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Westlund swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Westlund misses with a kick to the body.
Hart looks to land a left hand but Westlund moved out of range nicely.
Hart lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hart. Westlund shrugs it off though.
Hart looks to land a right hand but Westlund moved out of range.
Hart throws a leg kick
and Westlund counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hart on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Hart as he connects with a hook.
Hart throws a predictable looking body shot
and Westlund counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hart cracks a nice hook into Westlund's ribs.
Westlund pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big left from Westlund misses.
Westlund lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hart will feel that in the morning.
Westlund throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Westlund blocks a jab.
Hart lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hart tries to land a leg kick but Westlund saw it coming and moves away.
A clash of legs there as Westlund blocks the low kick.
Hart lands a nice looking body shot.
Hart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hart moves out of range as Westlund strikes.
Hart swings for the body but Westlund moves out of range.
Westlund now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Westlund misses with an uppercut
and Hart counters with a straight right hand.
Hart scores with the left hand. Westlund knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart ducks under a wild hook from Westlund.
Nice jab there from Hart.
A right-left combo lands from Westlund.
Hart lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hart throws a leg kick
and Westlund counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hart fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Westlund has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hart chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hart gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Westlund connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hart misses with a body kick.
Hart throws a hook to the side of Westlund's head but Westlund sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hart fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Westlund lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Westlund ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hart moves away.
Hart throws a front kick aimed at Westlund's knee but Westlund avoids it well.
Westlund takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westlund looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hart misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - Hart coming out on top.
Westlund connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hart's hands.
Westlund takes a swing at Hart's ribcage but misses.
Hart throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Westlund lands with a hook. Hart tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hart checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hart lands with an overhand left.
Westlund throws a looping overhand right but Hart ducks down to avoid it.
Hart throws a hook but Westlund blocks it.
Westlund connects with a single shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Westlund.
Hart needs to keep his hands up - Westlund had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Kevin Hart will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Westlund misses with a lunging right hand
and Hart counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hart, right into the meat.
Hart swings for the body but Westlund moves out of range.
Hart thows a leg kick but Westlund checks it
and Westlund counters with a stiff right hand.
Hart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Westlund throws an overhand right that lands on Hart's shoulder, as Hart tries to avoid the shot.
Westlund ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hart lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hart lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Hart.
Hart lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Westlund counters with an inside leg kick.
Westlund swinging wildly here.
Hart avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hart swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westlund takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Westlund throws a lazy right hand but Hart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hart swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Westlund takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Westlund throws a good cross that connects.
Hart pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hart wants to land a leg kick but Westlund is out of range.
Westlund takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hart cracks Westlund with a good jab.
Westlund swings for the body but Hart moves out of range.
Hart is looking to score with low kicks.
Westlund checks the leg kick.
Westlund takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hart turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Westlund pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hart scores with a jab to the body.
Loke Westlund has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westlund misses with an uppercut. Hart saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hart throws a leg kick but Westlund sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab from Hart misses.
Nice defenses there by Westlund.
Westlund swings for the body but Hart moves out of range.
Westlund connects with a jab.
Westlund walks into a straight right hand from Hart.
Hart keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hart walks forward, straight into a front kick from Westlund.
Hart throws a lazy uppercut
and Westlund counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hart throws a leg kick but Westlund sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hart scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hart misses with a kick to the body.
Westlund fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hart is out of range.
Hart misses with an uppercut
and Westlund counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westlund changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Westlund throws a leg kick but Hart sees it coming and moves out of range.
Westlund throws a sloppy head kick
and Hart counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Westlund takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hart misses the jab.
A lazy body kick from Westlund
and Hart counters with a right hand to the body.
Westlund lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Westlund is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hart fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Westlund on the side of the head.
Westlund is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hart.
A good leg kick by Hart.
Westlund throws a hook to the side of Hart's head but Hart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Westlund ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hart moves away.
Hart works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Westlund fakes the leg kick and cracks Hart in the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hart's jab looks to have found its range, popping Westlund under the eye.
Hart connects with a leg kick. Westlund looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hart uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hart looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hart lands with a straight right. Westlund didn't see that one coming.
Hart with a jab.
Hart scores with a shot to the body.
Westlund scores with a jab to the head.
Hart is rocked!
Hart misses with a leg kick
and Westlund counters with a slapping leg kick.
Oh Hart is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Westlund takes the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Westlund.
Westlund lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hart has a couple of punches blocked by Westlund.
Westlund throws a big uppercut that drops Hart! More strikes from Westlund and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hart lies dazed against the cage as Westlund celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Loke Westlund!
Loke Westlund is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Loke Westlund thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Kevin Hart stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hey Necktat, keep your fling on a string.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taras Shevchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taras Shevchenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ken Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shevchenko moves out of range as Tanaka strikes.
Shevchenko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Taras Shevchenko has been cut.
Tanaka darts in and clinches Shevchenko up against the cage.
Shevchenko tries to pull guard but Tanaka won't allow it.
Tanaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shevchenko stalls.
Tanaka misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shevchenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shevchenko fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tanaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tanaka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka tries to work over Shevchenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tanaka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tanaka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shevchenko's elbow.
Tanaka just leaning against Shevchenko, taking a breather.
Tanaka misses with some punches.
Shevchenko pulls guard successfully.
Tanaka preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanaka seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Shevchenko throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Tanaka is pushing down on Shevchenko's leg trying to pass to half guard. Shevchenko is fighting to maintain full guard but Tanaka has managed to sneak the leg through.
Shevchenko 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka prevents Shevchenko from improving his position.
Tanaka controlling the pace.
Shevchenko's coaches at Russian Top Team Elite Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Shevchenko is refusing to be controlled, as Tanaka sits in half guard.
Shevchenko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tanaka pulls his head out easily.
Shevchenko regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tanaka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shevchenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shevchenko looking for a guillotine here but Tanaka defends easily.
Tanaka slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Shevchenko is looking for a triangle but Tanaka pushes his legs off easily.
Tanaka controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tanaka must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shevchenko looking for a guillotine here but Tanaka defends easily.
Shevchenko is trying to control the position but Tanaka postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tanaka trying to stand up but can't free himself from Shevchenko's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanaka stays in close to Shevchenko's body and controls the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tanaka trying to control but Shevchenko is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shevchenko moves out of range as Tanaka strikes.
Shevchenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tanaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Shevchenko circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shevchenko moves away from the strike by Tanaka.
Shevchenko throwing a counter right hand but Tanaka manages to avoid it.
Tanaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shevchenko.
Shevchenko feinted with a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Tanaka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taras Shevchenko's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shevchenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tanaka.
Shevchenko changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Tanaka.
Tanaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Shevchenko circles away.
Shevchenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shevchenko is looking to counter punch.
Tanaka throws a big shot that misses.
Shevchenko shoots in looking for a takedown. Tanaka tries to sprawl out of it but Shevchenko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tanaka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tanaka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tanaka misses with a straight right.
Shevchenko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taras Shevchenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good standup being displayed there by Tanaka as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shevchenko has his takedown stuffed
and Tanaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Tanaka misses.
Shevchenko is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tanaka swinging wildly here.
Tanaka scores with a decent looking hook.
Taras Shevchenko's cut is getting worse.
Ken Tanaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shevchenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ken Tanaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanaka clobbers Shevchenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shevchenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Shevchenko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shevchenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tanaka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shevchenko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tanaka has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Tanaka might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tanaka missing with a left hand there. Shevchenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tanaka misses with a double jab
and Shevchenko counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shevchenko.
Tanaka has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Shevchenko has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Shevchenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tanaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tanaka stalls.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shevchenko blocks a body shot from Tanaka.
Tanaka gets through Shevchenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Tanaka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Taras Shevchenko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tanaka jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tanaka throws a right and a left that Shevchenko avoids nicely.
Shevchenko feinted with a counter takedown.
Tanaka feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Shevchenko sprawling to the canvas! Shevchenko rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tanaka finish him?!
Taras Shevchenko's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Shevchenko looks up at the clock. Bad move! Tanaka lands a right hand from hell, dropping Shevchenko. Tanaka pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ken Tanaka!
Ken Tanaka is the new super heavyweight champion!
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