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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Russell Westbrook (ranked 4097 p4p, 445 weight class) and Hail Cesar (ranked 23795 p4p, 693 weight class). Cesar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Shot You Down ft. Nancy Sinatra. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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194 lbs
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195 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Russell Westbrook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hail Cesar!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westbrook clinches.
Cesar misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Westbrook has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cesar throws a punch but it's blocked by Westbrook.
Cesar throws a head punch that misses.
Cesar takes a shot to the head.
Westbrook scores with a hook to the body.
Westbrook blocks the elbow strike.
Westbrook comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Hail Cesar has been cut.
Cesar lands a shot to the body.
Cesar throws a punch but it's blocked by Westbrook.
Westbrook lands a nice shot to the body.
Westbrook lands a nice elbow.
Westbrook working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cesar takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Westbrook.
Westbrook misses with a knee to the head.
Westbrook lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Westbrook gets through Cesar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cesar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cesar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cesar is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Westbrook.
Westbrook lands a body shot.
Cesar looks winded!
Westbrook gets through Cesar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cesar is still on wobbly legs! Can Westbrook finish him?
Cesar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Westbrook lands a big knee! That's hurt Cesar! Oh, he's all over the place! Westbrook lands another knee that sends Cesar to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Russell Westbrook!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Delirious Creation (ranked 7793 p4p, 215 weight class) and Ezekiel Xzavier (ranked 6893 p4p, 204 weight class). Xzavier is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Drowning in the dark by- STATIC-X. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Delirious Creation!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ezekiel Xzavier!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xzavier closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Creation did well to prevent Xzavier getting side control.
Xzavier is thwarting Creation's attempts to control the position.
Xzavier thows a huge punch but Creation dodges it nicely.
Creation on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Xzavier throwing shots but Creation is blocking nicely.
Xzavier throws a strike but Creation avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Xzavier throws a strike but Creation rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xzavier pulls Creation in close to prevent any damage.
Creation has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Xzavier is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xzavier wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xzavier has a closed guard, preventing Creation from standing up.
Xzavier looking to hit a scissor sweep but Creation is one step ahead there.
Xzavier has a closed guard, preventing Creation from standing up.
Xzavier trying to keep a closed guard but Creation is proving a slippery customer.
Creation has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Xzavier is proving hard to escape from.
Creation wants to stand and escape but instead Xzavier has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Xzavier accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Xzavier is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Xzavier throws a big elbow that misses.
Creation avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Creation could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Xzavier in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Xzavier postures up and lands a big shot to Creation's brow.
Creation trying to control the position.
Xzavier lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Xzavier missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Xzavier content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xzavier throwing strikes but missing.
Xzavier postures up in Creation's guard and throws a big left but Creation blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Xzavier accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Xzavier's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Xzavier makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Xzavier must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Xzavier landing with the ground and pound.
Creation is breathing heavily.
Xzavier trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Xzavier scoring with punches to the head and body.
Xzavier with a flurry of punches that miss.
Xzavier postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Xzavier trying to control the position from guard on top but Creation is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Xzavier lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xzavier throws a big right hand that misses.
Xzavier scoring with punches to the head and body.
Xzavier is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Xzavier makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Creation is rocked!
Xzavier gets to his feet and stands over Creation, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Creation felt that one! Xzavier unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Creation from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ezekiel Xzavier!
Post fight, Ezekiel Xzavier took to the microphone: 'I will hunt down and dispatch every person evolved in my capture and torture.....WHO IS NEXT???'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tank Seaview (ranked 7729 p4p, 627 weight class) and Travis Mitchell (ranked 4110 p4p, 446 weight class). Travis Mitchell is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tank Seaview!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Winston Howard and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seaview looks to land a combination but Mitchell avoids it well.
Seaview throws an off balance right hand
and Seaview takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mitchell throws a jab but it's blocked by Seaview.
Mitchell has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mitchell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Seaview stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Seaview uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell.
A head kick misses from Seaview.
Mitchell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Seaview takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Seaview misses with a combination
and Mitchell counters with a left to the body.
Seaview rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mitchell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mitchell misses with a looping right.
Mitchell throws out a loose jab but Seaview uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seaview moves away from the strike by Mitchell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell throws a big shot that misses.
Mitchell throws a jab but it's blocked by Seaview.
A jab from Seaview misses.
A big left from Seaview misses.
A nice side step and Mitchell releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sloppy strikes from Seaview. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell loads up on a big right hand but Seaview slips the punch.
Mitchell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Seaview doesn't seem bothered though.
Mitchell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mitchell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Seaview.
Mitchell scores with a jab. Seaview acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mitchell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Seaview throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mitchell counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Seaview!
Seaview tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell unloading with bombs!
Mitchell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mitchell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Seaview knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mitchell on the ground.
Mitchell lands a couple of good shots and Seaview has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seaview is trapped and Mitchell is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Seaview trying to control the position but Mitchell manages to sink in the hooks.
Mitchell connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Seaview to escape the position.
Mitchell lands punches and elbows.
Mitchell trying to control.
Mitchell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mitchell throwing damaging strikes from the back! Seaview could be in trouble here!
Mitchell is punishing Seaview with some ground and pound.
Mitchell lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Mitchell.
Seaview is trying to remain composed but Mitchell is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Seaview is rocked!
Mitchell scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Seaview is looking for a way out.
Oh Seaview is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mitchell is raining down hard shots and and Seaview has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Travis Mitchell!
Travis Mitchell seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Torey Graves (ranked 4687 p4p, 486 weight class) and James Harden (ranked 4078 p4p, 444 weight class). Graves comes to the cage accompanied by Bodies. James Harden told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Torey Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Harden!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Francis DeMontford and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harden clinches.
Harden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Graves is looking to score with low kicks.
Graves throws a jab when Harden was well out of range.
Harden let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Graves walks into a jab.
Graves tries to keep at a distance but Harden has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harden managing to block the knees to the body from Graves.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harden.
Graves trying to land knees to the body.
Graves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harden has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Graves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Graves works over Harden's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like James Harden has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harden fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Graves, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Harden.
Graves trying to land knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Graves pushes Harden back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harden creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Graves's defenses.
Harden blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Harden on the inside.
Harden lands a nice uppercut.
Harden tries to work over Graves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Graves throws an elbow but it misses.
Harden lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Graves blocks a body shot from Harden.
Harden tries a knee to the head but Graves blocks it.
Graves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Graves tries to land knees in the clinch but Harden avoids the damage to the body.
Harden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graves's elbow.
Graves is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Harden lands an elbow just above Graves 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves landing knees to the head.
Harden blocks an uppercut.
Harden scores with a shoulder strike.
Harden managing to block the knees to the body from Graves.
Harden struggles to land a body shot inside as Graves controls his hands.
Harden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harden lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Torey Graves has been cut.
Graves is looking to control Harden's arms but Harden gets an underhook and turns him. Now Graves has his back to the cage.
Graves misses with a punch to the body.
Knees to the body from Graves.
Graves is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Graves.
Harden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Harden as he connects with a hook.
Graves throws an overhand right that lands on Harden's shoulder, as Harden tries to avoid the shot.
Graves rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harden counters with a nice uppercut.
Harden closes the distance and clinches.
Graves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harden working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harden's elbow.
Harden misses with a knee to the head.
Graves wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Graves tries to stall but Harden uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Graves is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Harden.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Harden.
Harden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graves has Harden pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Harden dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Harden takes the fight into the clinch.
Harden misses with some punches.
Harden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graves's elbow.
Harden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harden scores with a knee to the head.
Harden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Graves throws a lazy uppercut
and Harden counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves misses with a hook
and Harden counters with a straight right hand.
Graves throws a head kick but Harden moves out of range.
Harden uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Harden avoids the body shot from Graves.
Harden blocks a head kick by Graves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves throws a shot from downtown. Harden moves away and avoids it.
Harden now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Graves gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Graves is looking to control Harden's arms but Harden gets an underhook and turns him. Now Graves has his back to the cage.
Harden manages to break the clinch.
Harden moves into the clinch.
Harden lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Harden effectively controlling the action here.
Harden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Graves is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harden is keeping busy.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Harden.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves working aggressively here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Harden managing to block the knees to the body from Graves.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Harden.
Graves throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Graves can't find room to land a body shot as Harden controls the action.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harden.
Harden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James Harden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harden has managed to clinch.
Harden tries a body shot but Graves blocks it.
Harden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Graves misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves misses with a jab to the body
and Harden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Graves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Graves wants to get back to striking at distance but Harden won't allow it.
Harden breaks from the clinch.
Harden clinches up with Graves and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Graves.
Graves is looking to break free of the clinch but Harden has double underhooks.
Harden landing knees to the head.
Graves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harden's elbow.
Graves trying to stall but Harden improves his position.
Harden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graves misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands a knee to the body.
Harden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graves's elbow.
Harden blocks a body shot from Graves.
Harden lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harden closes the distance and pushes Graves back into the cage.
Harden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harden leaning against his opponent.
Harden lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Graves misses with the head strike.
Harden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harden throws an elbow that misses.
Graves content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Harden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Harden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Harden tries to keep at a distance but Graves has taken the fight into the clinch.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Harden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves tries to break free but Harden pushes him back against the cage.
Harden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harden scores with a shot to the side of Graves's head.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Harden.
Graves has had enough of the clinch but Harden keeps him there for the moment.
Harden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harden has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves misses with a body shot
and Harden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harden throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Graves stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harden has Graves up against the cage in a clinch.
Harden stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves displaying some good clinch control by pressing Harden up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Harden.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harden has closed the distance and engaged Graves in a clinch.
The referee calls for Graves to work.
Graves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Harden.
Graves takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harden is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Harden prevents a body shot from Graves.
Harden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.
Harden connects with a nasty looking knee right to Graves's face.
Harden lands a right hand that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Graves is struggling to control the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harden.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harden lands an elbow inside.
Harden blocking some punches.
Graves's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harden is defending well for now.
Harden lands a damaging elbow.
Harden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Harden.
A nice right hand lands inside from Graves.
Graves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
James Harden is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harden has Graves pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Graves.
Graves struggles to land a body shot inside as Harden controls his hands.
Harden breaks the clinch.
Torey Graves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harden instigates a clinch.
Graves throws an elbow but it misses.
Graves takes an elbow to the forehead.
Graves blocks the elbow strike.
Graves lands with a light punch inside.
Graves pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Graves trying to control the position but instead, Harden has worked for underhooks and has pushed Graves into the cage.
Harden breaks the clinch.
Torey Graves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harden pushes Graves up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Harden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harden 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Harden!
An out of breath James Harden thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimi Loiri (ranked 3265 p4p, 133 weight class) and Randy Savage (ranked 4465 p4p, 161 weight class). Savage is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Holy Diver by-DIO as Lazers go off as plays as Confetti drops from the cei. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kimi Loiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Savage!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage looks to land a right hand but Loiri moved out of range.
Savage looks to throw the jab but Loiri is out of range.
Loiri connects with a jab.
Savage with a nice cross.
Loiri takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Savage has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Savage there as he acknowledges the shot.
Loiri takes one on the button.
Loiri with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Savage to score with a decent uppercut.
Loiri dives in and grabs Savage's left leg, looking for a takedown. Savage pushes down on Loiri's head and hops out.
Savage lands a head shot.
Loiri has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Death Valley Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Loiri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Savage has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Loiri.
A counter left hand to the body from Loiri misses its target.
Savage's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Loiri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Savage scrambles back to his feet.
Savage gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Loiri.
Savage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Loiri misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Savage to counter with a crisp jab.
Savage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Loiri decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Savage's guard.
Savage looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Savage controlling Loiri's posture.
Savage wants to sweep here but Loiri controlling him for the moment.
Loiri is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Loiri wants to control from the top but Savage keeps moving.
Loiri stands and throws Savage's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loiri is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Savage is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Loiri is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Savage is trying to escape and Loiri transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Savage is forced to tap! Nice work there by Loiri! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kimi Loiri!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bwana Mkubwa (ranked 2095 p4p, 85 weight class) and Bogdan Uzun (ranked 6413 p4p, 199 weight class). Mkubwa comes to the cage accompanied by You're Going Down. Uzun has chosen "Trogdor the Burninator" by Strong Bad as his entrance music. Bogdan Uzun is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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290 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bwana Mkubwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bogdan Uzun!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Darius Henderson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Mkubwa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the body from Uzun misses
and Mkubwa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Bogdan Uzun has been cut.
Mkubwa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Uzun throws a right and a left that Mkubwa avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Mkubwa misses the target.
Uzun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mkubwa manages to avoid it.
Bogdan Uzun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mkubwa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Uzun gets a double leg takedown into Mkubwa's guard.
Mkubwa pushes Uzun off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mkubwa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Uzun closes the distance and clinches up with Mkubwa, looking for a takedown. Uzun pushes Mkubwa against the cage but Mkubwa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Uzun has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mkubwa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A swing and a miss from Mkubwa.
Uzun fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mkubwa misses with an uppercut. Uzun saw that one coming.
Uzun connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mkubwa. Mkubwa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mkubwa throws a series of punches but Uzun moves out of range.
Mkubwa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Mkubwa misses.
Uzun thinks about the counter body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mkubwa throws a hook to the side of Uzun's head but Uzun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Despite the aggression on Uzun's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mkubwa throws a low kick but Uzun moves out of range easily.
Mkubwa throws a shot from downtown. Uzun moves away and avoids it.
Mkubwa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mkubwa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Uzun misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mkubwa drops Uzun with a beautiful combination! Uzun stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mkubwa is looking for the KO!
Uzun is rocked!
Uzun looks winded!
Uzun is aggressively charging in as Mkubwa backs up avoiding any damage. Mkubwa tosses out a jab and Uzun runs right into it face first! Uzun is out cold! Mkubwa dropped down on all fours and is barking in Uzun's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bwana Mkubwa!
After the big win, Bwana Mkubwa made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sub Zero (ranked 3330 p4p, 367 weight class) and Mickey Flannerry (ranked 2799 p4p, 321 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sub Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mickey Flannerry!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Flannerry throws a good cross that connects.
Flannerry punishes Zero's body with a nice straight punch.
Zero walks into a stiff left hand from Flannerry.
Zero has a takedown stuffed.
Flannerry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zero shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zero showed some decent athleticism there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flannerry desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flannerry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flannerry keeps working.
Flannerry is holding on to half guard well.
Zero wants to work for an arm triangle but Flannerry is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Zero has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Flannerry defend it? Zero steps over the head and cranks it - Flannerry is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Zero!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sub Zero!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gantis Kantis (ranked 4499 p4p, 217 weight class) and Paulie Greene (ranked 3201 p4p, 155 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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135 lbs
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142 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gantis Kantis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paulie Greene!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Watson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kantis is defended easily by Greene.
Greene is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kantis shoots in but no luck this time.
Kantis walks into a stiff left hand from Greene.
Kantis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Greene sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kantis somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gantis Kantis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greene lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kantis's sensitive parts.
Kantis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Greene's waist but Greene gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kantis off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kantis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Greene. Greene obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice straight punches there by Greene. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Greene.
A chopping leg kick lands by Greene.
Greene displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kantis.
Kantis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kantis dives in and grabs Greene's left leg, looking for a takedown. Greene pushes down on Kantis's head and hops out.
Greene throws a front kick that sends Kantis stumbling back into the cage.
Nice jab there from Greene.
Greene leaves Kantis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Greene explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gantis Kantis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greene lands the left hand.
Greene scores with a nice head shot.
Greene throws a nice outside leg kick.
Greene feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kantis's calf.
Greene lands a big head kick that sends Kantis tumbling to the mat! Greene takes a step backwards and waves Kantis back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kantis is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kantis drops his hands momentarily and Greene needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Kantis just on the top of the head. Kantis drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Kantis - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Paulie Greene!
Paulie Greene seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Gantis Kantis spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks for the fight. Have to get back to the drawing board and see where i messed up. The best man won!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Vovchanchyn (ranked 3240 p4p, 129 weight class) and Jeff Messer (ranked 3848 p4p, 149 weight class). Vovchanchyn comes into the arena with The Emporors Ride by-EMMURE blaring out of the sound system. Messer has chosen Lumberjacks march-by Conway Twittie as his entrance music. Jeff Messer acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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277 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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300 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fedor Vovchanchyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeff Messer!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messer misses with an uppercut. Vovchanchyn saw that one coming.
A jab from Vovchanchyn does it's job there.
Vovchanchyn throws out a loose jab but Messer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Messer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vovchanchyn swings widly with a right hand
and Messer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Fedor Vovchanchyn has been cut.
Vovchanchyn throws a jab when Messer was well out of range.
Messer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Vovchanchyn slips under a jab from Messer.
Messer fails with an attempt to clinch.
A cross from Vovchanchyn lands.
Vovchanchyn throws a big shot that misses.
Messer moves away from the strike by Vovchanchyn.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Messer! But no joy.
Vovchanchyn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vovchanchyn lunges at Messer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Messer's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vovchanchyn throws a body punch but Messer moves out of range.
Vovchanchyn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Messer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vovchanchyn slips a straight right by Messer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn lands a big right hand that sends Messer crashing to the mat! Vovchanchyn stays standing though and waves Messer back to his feet!
Vovchanchyn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Messer slips under a jab from Vovchanchyn.
A big right from Vovchanchyn misses.
Messer clobbers Vovchanchyn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vovchanchyn swinging wildly here.
Vovchanchyn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at BigIsland BigGuns Warrior Training in the buildup to the fight.
Fedor Vovchanchyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vovchanchyn throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Messer to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vovchanchyn throws a right hand that misses
and Messer counters with a series of strikes. Vovchanchyn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jab from Messer.
Fedor Vovchanchyn's cut is getting worse.
Messer ducks under a wild hook from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vovchanchyn misses with a left hand
and Messer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vovchanchyn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Messer looks to throw the jab but Vovchanchyn is out of range.
It looked like Vovchanchyn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Messer.
Vovchanchyn throws a right hand that misses
and Messer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A swing and a miss from Vovchanchyn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Messer.
Messer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vovchanchyn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Messer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vovchanchyn.
Jab by Vovchanchyn.
Messer's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Messer duly obliges.
The fighters circle momentarily. Messer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fedor Vovchanchyn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Messer drives through and clinches with Vovchanchyn against the cage.
Vovchanchyn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Messer's elbow.
A short right from Vovchanchyn on the inside.
Vovchanchyn throws a head punch that misses.
Vovchanchyn lands a right hand.
Messer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Messer lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Messer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vovchanchyn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messer lands with a straight right. Vovchanchyn didn't see that one coming.
Jeez, Fedor Vovchanchyn's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Messer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fedor Vovchanchyn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jeff Messer!
Jeff Messer decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Fedor Vovchanchyn spoke after the fight, saying 'It was God's will.....'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pork Destroyer (ranked 1641 p4p, 243 weight class) and Bann Harrow (ranked 1588 p4p, 236 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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27
217 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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21
213 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pork Destroyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bann Harrow!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrow ducks under a wild hook from Destroyer.
Destroyer seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Harrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Destroyer.
Harrow is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Destroyer with a body shot.
Destroyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrow.
Destroyer tries to bum rush Harrow with a series of wild strikes but Harrow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Destroyer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Destroyer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Destroyer throws a poor cross that misses
and Harrow counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Pork Destroyer has been cut.
Destroyer tries to move into range but Harrow moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harrow slips a jab from Destroyer.
Harrow blocks a jab.
Destroyer throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Destroyer. That did some damage!
Jab from Destroyer.
Destroyer throws a sloppy body shot
and Harrow counters with a nice low kick that buckles Destroyer's knee momentarily.
Harrow has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Destroyer swings widly with a right hand
and Harrow counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Harrow there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer looks to land a left hand but Harrow moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Harrow on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harrow connects with a body shot.
Harrow moves away from the strike by Destroyer.
A countering left hand to the body from Harrow misses.
Destroyer throws out a loose jab but Harrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Harrow.
Destroyer scores with a punch to the head.
Harrow cracks the inside of Destroyer's front leg.
A cross from Destroyer lands.
Destroyer misses with a double jab
and Harrow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harrow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Destroyer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Destroyer cracks Harrow with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harrow has Destroyer up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Destroyer prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrow tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Destroyer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Harrow jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Destroyer walks away with a smile on his face. Harrow gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pork Destroyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bann Harrow.
A telegraphed right hand from Destroyer misses the target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harrow, as that shot connected.
Harrow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Destroyer.
Harrow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harrow looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harrow avoids the body shot from Destroyer.
Destroyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrow moves away.
Destroyer throws the left hand but Harrow avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Harrow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harrow. Destroyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Destroyer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harrow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harrow.
Destroyer misses with a hook
and Harrow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer throws a body punch but Harrow moves out of range.
Harrow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Destroyer to score with a decent uppercut.
Harrow takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Destroyer misses with a right hand
and Harrow counters with an inside leg kick.
Good exchange - Harrow coming out on top.
Pork Destroyer's cut is getting worse.
Destroyer misses with a left hand
and Harrow counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Destroyer misses with a left hand
and Harrow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harrow tries to clinch but Destroyer is having none of it.
Destroyer misses with an uppercut. Harrow saw that one coming.
Destroyer lands a really nice looking cross but Harrow seems unphased.
Destroyer misses with a straight right.
Harrow ducks under a wild hook from Destroyer.
Harrow is looking for the big counter here.
Pork Destroyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrow ducks under a wild hook from Destroyer.
Destroyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrow.
Destroyer throws out a loose jab but Harrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harrow let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrow moves out of range as Destroyer strikes.
Harrow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Destroyer.
Destroyer backing away here, and Harrow unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Harrow is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Destroyer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Destroyer throws a poor cross that misses
letting Harrow counter with a right hand.
Destroyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrow moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harrow! But no joy.
Destroyer misses with an uppercut
and Harrow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Destroyer throws a poor cross that misses
and Harrow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Destroyer thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Harrow misses.
Destroyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrow moves away.
Destroyer lands a jab to the nose.
Destroyer ducks under a wild hook from Harrow.
Destroyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrow was well out of range. Poor timing from Destroyer.
Destroyer missing with a left hand there. Harrow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harrow steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bann Harrow will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pork Destroyer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Destroyer just misses with a punch to the body.
Harrow ducks right into an uppercut from Destroyer.
Destroyer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harrow counters with a straight right hand.
Destroyer throws a body punch but Harrow moves out of range.
Bann Harrow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harrow is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harrow slips a jab from Destroyer.
Harrow catches Destroyer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Harrow explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Harrow scoring well with a low kick there.
Harrow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Destroyer throws a body shot but no joy.
Harrow now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Harrow connects with a jab.
Harrow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the 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!
Harrow misses with an uppercut.
Destroyer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harrow moves out of range of the strikes.
Harrow raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrow scores with a kick to the body.
Good shot there by Harrow.
Harrow slips under a jab.
Harrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Destroyer.
Harrow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harrow takes one on the button.
Destroyer throws a hook to the side of Harrow's head but Harrow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harrow connects with a nice looking jab.
Harrow blocks a jab.
Harrow looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A punch lands to the side of Destroyer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pork Destroyer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Destroyer misses with a wild body shot.
Destroyer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer misses with a hook
and Harrow counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Destroyer misses with a lunging right hand
and Destroyer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harrow scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Destroyer is rocked!
Destroyer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harrow in his tracks.
Oh Destroyer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Destroyer moves forwards but Harrow connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jeez, Pork Destroyer's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Destroyer throws a looping overhand right but Harrow ducks down to avoid it.
Harrow tries to bum rush Destroyer with a series of wild strikes but Destroyer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Destroyer throws out a powerful jab.
Nice cross by Harrow.
Destroyer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harrow counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Destroyer! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Harrow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bann Harrow!
Bann Harrow seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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