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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lakoj Dresden (ranked 2108 p4p, 262 weight class) and Zsiga Venczel (ranked 3040 p4p, 354 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lakoj Dresden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zsiga Venczel!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dresden tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Venczel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dresden takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dresden takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Venczel doesn't manage to clinch there - Dresden circles away.
Dresden takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dresden shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Venczel pinned against the cage. Venczel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dresden darts in looking for a takedown but Venczel gets double underhooks and turns Dresden into the cage.
Venczel throws a counter combo.
Dresden shoots in looking for a takedown. Venczel tries to sprawl out of it but Dresden keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Venczel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lakoj Dresden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dresden takes a swing at Venczel's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venczel moves into the clinch successfully.
Dresden is trying to pull guard but Venczel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dresden wants the takedown. Venczel is fighting it off but Dresden persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Venczel's guard against the cage.
Venczel seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Venczel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venczel working over Dresden with some ground and pound. Dresden looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Venczel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Venczel thows a huge punch but Dresden dodges it nicely.
We've been hearing good reports from Dresden's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Venczel seems to be working for a kimura but Dresden defends the submission attempt.
Dresden is refusing to be controlled, as Venczel sits in half guard.
Venczel is looking for a kimura but Dresden is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Venczel to get the leverage.
Venczel working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Venczel throwing shots but Dresden is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venczel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dresden defending well though.
Dresden makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dresden.
Dresden has momentary wrist control but Venczel slips an elbow through the middle.
Venczel throws a strike but Dresden rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Venczel is trying to keep Dresden in close.
Dresden pushes down on Venczel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Venczel is trying to maintain the position but Dresden is very close to passing his half guard.
Dresden is trying to control the action in half guard but Venczel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dresden trying to control the pace.
Dresden is keen to just control but Venczel is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dresden throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dresden wants to take a breather but Venczel is having none of it.
Dresden seems to be working for a kimura but Venczel defends the submission attempt.
Venczel is pressing down on Dresden's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dresden landing with the ground and pound.
Venczel is trying to control the position but Dresden postures up.
Venczel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dresden's guard.
Venczel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dresden wants to sweep but no luck.
Venczel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venczel postures up and lands a big shot to Dresden's brow.
Dresden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Venczel works over Dresden with some ground and pound from guard.
Venczel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Venczel looking to sit in guard and control but Dresden gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dresden 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.
Dresden passes Venczel's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Venczel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zsiga Venczel dominated that 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.
Venczel lands a nice hook to Dresden's body. Dresden takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lakoj Dresden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dresden gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Venczel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dresden bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Venczel's guard.
Dresden might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Venczel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Venczel is pulling down on Dresden's head. It's preventing any offense from Dresden, at least for the moment.
Dresden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venczel being controlled here, momentarily.
Venczel trying to keep a closed guard but Dresden is proving a slippery customer.
We've been informed that Venczel has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venczel wants to sweep but no luck.
Venczel working a defensive guard here.
Venczel keeping moving, preventing Dresden from controlling successfully.
Venczel working a defensive guard here.
Venczel looking for a sweep. Not yet Venczel, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dresden passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Venczel regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dresden passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venczel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dresden avoids the attempt from Venczel to control.
Venczel is in a horrible position here. Dresden smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dresden wants to control the pace but Venczel is squirming around nicely.
Dresden unloading with bombs!
Venczel tries to reverse the position but Dresden maintains control.
Dresden lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dresden lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Venczel hang on?
Venczel is rocked!
It looks like Zsiga Venczel has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dresden lands a big shot there that rocks Venczel but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Venczel is still in real trouble! Can Dresden finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dresden lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Venczel! Dresden sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Venczel and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lakoj Dresden!
Lakoj Dresden really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sin City Allstars logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Handleman (ranked 1138 p4p, 153 weight class) and Peter Hare (ranked 1538 p4p, 204 weight class). Handleman comes to the cage accompanied by Pride FC Theme. Peter Hare has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kelvin Handleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Hare!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hare fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hare throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Kelvin Handleman has been cut.
Hare slaps away a takedown attempt from Handleman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hare tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Handleman was well out of range. Poor timing from Hare.
We've been hearing reports that Handleman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Handleman throws a jab when Hare was well out of range.
Nice shot lands for Hare.
Handleman has a takedown stuffed.
Hare swings for the body but Handleman moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Handleman.
Hare with a nice cross.
Hare thows a left - swing and a miss!
A good leg kick by Hare.
Hare keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Handleman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hare!
Hare lands a big head kick that sends Handleman tumbling to the mat! Hare takes a step backwards and waves Handleman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Handleman is rocked!
Hare throws a right and a left that Handleman avoids nicely.
Oh Handleman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Handleman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ground and pound from Handleman.
Hare keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Handleman seems to have got his legs back now.
Handleman trying to control the pace.
Handleman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Handleman trying to control from Hare's half guard. Hare has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Hare is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hare is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Handleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Hare is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Handleman passes Hare's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handleman throwing shots but Hare is blocking nicely.
Handleman thows a huge punch but Hare dodges it nicely.
Hare is trying to stand up here but Handleman is controlling him well.
Handleman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hare's head.
Handleman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Handleman moves into full mount! Hare won't be happy about that!
Poor strikes thrown by Handleman there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Handleman throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Handleman cracks Hare with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
It looks like Peter Hare has been cut.
Handleman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handleman wants to control the pace but Hare is squirming around nicely.
Handleman is trying to control here but Hare has managed to regain half guard.
Hare blocking the ground and pound attempt from Handleman.
Handleman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That has opened up Peter Hare's cut even more.
Handleman throws a strike but Hare avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hare keeping moving, preventing Handleman from controlling successfully.
Handleman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter Hare will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Hare wants to land a leg kick but Handleman is out of range.
It looked like Handleman was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Handleman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hare's guard.
Handleman wants to control from the top but Hare keeps moving.
Hare wants to stand up but Handleman is controlling him.
Handleman is in close to Hare's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The cut above Peter Hare's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Handleman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Handleman postures up and lands a big shot to Hare's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handleman wants to control from the top but Hare keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handleman throwing strikes from guard but Hare blocks nicely.
Handleman throwing strikes but missing.
Handleman throws a big elbow that misses.
Hare working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Handleman.
Handleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hare works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Handleman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Handleman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hare is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Handleman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hare has momentary wrist control but Handleman slips an elbow through the middle.
Handleman prevents Hare from getting back to his feet.
Handleman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Handleman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A big left from Hare misses.
Hare throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Handleman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hare.
Hare gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Handleman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handleman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hare's head.
Handleman throwing strikes from guard but Hare blocks nicely.
Handleman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Handleman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hare's head.
Peter Hare's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Peter Hare's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kelvin Handleman!
Kelvin Handleman managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Freebok (85% Laundry), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Usikov (ranked 858 p4p, 105 weight class) and Moonlight Maze (ranked 1163 p4p, 145 weight class). Maze has chosen Sabine Kors feat. Timaro - Dagestan as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Usikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Moonlight Maze!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maze clinches with his opponent.
Maze is working for takedown but Usikov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Maze looking for a takedown.
Maze tries for a takedown. No joy.
Alexander Usikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moonlight Maze.
Maze blocks the elbow strike.
Maze gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Usikov regains guard.
Maze working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Usikov trying to keep a closed guard but Maze is proving a slippery customer.
Maze controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Usikov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Maze lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maze lands a couple of digs.
Maze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maze distracts Usikov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Usikov looking to control.
Maze working some strikes from top position.
Maze trying to control the position from guard on top but Usikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Usikov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maze.
Usikov keeping moving, preventing Maze from controlling successfully.
Maze content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Usikov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Maze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maze landing some decent shots from guard.
Maze connects with a couple of short punches.
Maze working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Usikov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Usikov pulls Maze in close to his closed guard and prevents Maze from doing any damage or advancing position.
Maze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maze lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Usikov trying to keep a closed guard but Maze is proving a slippery customer.
Usikov keeping moving, preventing Maze from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maze postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maze landing some decent shots from guard.
Maze forces his way into half guard.
Maze working Usikov over with strikes.
Usikov taking some punishment here, with Maze in his half guard.
Maze has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maze looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Usikov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Usikov manages to get to full guard.
Maze trying to control but Usikov is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Usikov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maze.
Maze trying to control but Usikov is working from the bottom.
Maze controlling from the top position.
Usikov is looking to stand up but Maze isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Usikov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maze scoring with punches to the head and body.
Usikov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moonlight Maze dominated that 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.
Maze moves into the clinch successfully.
Usikov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Usikov tries a knee to the head but Maze blocks it.
Our sources have told us that Usikov has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Maze drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maze wants a takedown but no success here.
Maze is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Usikov is defending well.
Alexander Usikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moonlight Maze.
Maze is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Usikov is defending well.
Maze blocks the elbow strike.
Maze managing to block the knees to the body from Usikov.
Maze is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Usikov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maze goes for a takedown in the clinch but Usikov prevents it.
Usikov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Maze.
Maze wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maze changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Usikov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Maze takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maze is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Usikov with a body shot.
Usikov connects with a leg kick. Maze looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maze drives through and clinches with Usikov against the cage.
Maze looking for a takedown.
The referee is keeping an eye on Usikov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Usikov prevents the takedown attempt.
Usikov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Usikov throws a head punch that misses.
Usikov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Maze.
Maze is looking for a takedown.
Usikov stops a takedown attempt from Maze.
Maze has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Usikov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Usikov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maze wants to take the fight to the mat but Usikov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maze wants a takedown but no success here.
Maze is breathing heavily.
Maze tries for a takedown but Usikov manages to get underhooks.
Maze's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Usikov misses with a knee strike.
Usikov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Usikov taking a breather.
Maze is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Usikov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maze can't get the takedown.
Usikov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The referee calls for Usikov to work.
Usikov is pressed up against the cage. Maze has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Usikov down to the mat. Usikov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Usikov darts in and clinches Maze up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Usikov misses with a knee to the head.
Usikov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maze has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Usikov after a bit of a struggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maze wants a takedown but no success here.
Usikov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Usikov tries to land knees in the clinch but Maze avoids the damage to the body.
Usikov looking to throw knees to the head but Maze is blocking nicely.
Usikov scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Moonlight Maze has been cut.
Usikov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Maze.
Maze takes a knee right on the jaw!
Usikov stalling in the clinch.
Maze looking for a takedown.
Usikov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Usikov pushes Maze back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maze drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Usikov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Usikov with a knee to the head.
Maze goes for a takedown in the clinch but Usikov prevents it.
Maze wants to take the fight to the mat but Usikov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Usikov slowing the pace effectively.
Usikov lands a nice knee to the body.
Maze is looking for a takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Usikov leaning against his opponent.
Maze goes for a takedown in the clinch but Usikov prevents it.
Usikov scores with a knee to the head.
Maze has Usikov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Usikov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Usikov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maze wants to take the fight to the mat but Usikov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Usikov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maze up against the cage.
Maze takes an elbow to the forehead.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Usikov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Usikov for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Usikov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Moonlight Maze's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Maze has Usikov up against the cage in a clinch.
Maze wants a takedown.
Usikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Usikov gets underhooks to prevent Maze's takedown attempt.
Usikov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Alexander Usikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moonlight Maze.
Maze drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Usikov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Usikov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maze takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maze is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Maze goes for a takedown attempt but Usikov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Maze has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Maze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maze walks forward, straight into a front kick from Usikov.
Maze on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Usikov. Usikov obviously looking to wear him down.
A good leg kick by Usikov.
Maze closes the distance and clinches.
Usikov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Maze is looking for a takedown.
Usikov stalling.
Maze is looking for a takedown.
Maze tightens his grip and picks Usikov up, before dumping him to the ground. Usikov manages to land in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Usikov holds on and takes a little breather.
Usikov is looking to stand up but Maze isn't so interested in that idea.
Usikov is trying to control the position but Maze postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usikov has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Maze off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
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!
Maze closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maze is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Usikov is defending well.
Usikov lands a good knee to the midsection. Maze won't want to take too many of those.
Usikov looking to throw knees to the head but Maze is blocking nicely.
Usikov tries to land a knee to the head but Maze blocks with his arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Usikov.
Come on Usikov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Maze tries to score a body lock takedown but Usikov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Maze is trying to drag Usikov to the mat but Usikov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Usikov is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usikov working Maze over with knees to the body.
A short right from Usikov.
Usikov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maze up against the cage.
Maze has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Usikov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Usikov scores a nice knee to the body.
Usikov scores a nice knee to the body.
Usikov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maze can do to turn this around?
Usikov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maze's defenses.
Maze takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maze has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Usikov after a bit of a struggle.
Usikov trying to land knees to the body.
Usikov tries to land a knee to the head but Maze blocks with his arms.
Usikov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Usikov has Maze pushed against the cage.
Maze wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Usikov lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Moonlight Maze's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Usikov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Maze has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Usikov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Maze is trying to drag Usikov to the mat but Usikov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Usikov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Usikov.
Maze has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Usikov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Usikov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Usikov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Maze tries to score a body lock takedown but Usikov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Usikov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Usikov 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Usikov!
Alexander Usikov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Moonlight Maze had this to say: 'blessed'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finnish Experiment Il (ranked 853 p4p, 100 weight class) and Bong Ji Woo (ranked 1592 p4p, 172 weight class). Ji Woo has chosen 나쁜 달 상승 as his entrance music. 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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149 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment Il!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bong Ji Woo!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ji Woo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Experiment Il has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Secret Lab in the buildup to the fight.
Experiment Il looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Experiment Il drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ji Woo throws a shot to the body.
Ji Woo slips under a jab.
Experiment Il moves away from the strike by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Experiment Il counters with a left and a right that stings Ji Woo.
Ji Woo throws a body shot but no joy.
Ji Woo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Experiment Il lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Experiment Il pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ji Woo takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ji Woo cracks a nice hook into Experiment Il's ribs.
Ji Woo throws a hook to the side of Experiment Il's head but Experiment Il sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Experiment Il misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Experiment Il misses.
Ji Woo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Experiment Il under the eye.
Experiment Il connects with a right hand. Ji Woo shakes it off.
Good shot there by Ji Woo.
Experiment Il takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ji Woo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ji Woo with a nice cross.
Ji Woo lands a right hook to the body.
Experiment Il tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ji Woo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Ji Woo there.
Experiment Il lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Bong Ji Woo has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Experiment Il moves forwards but Ji Woo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Experiment Il cracks Ji Woo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ji Woo swings widly with a right hand
and Experiment Il moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Experiment Il as Ji Woo tries to tie him up.
Ji Woo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ji Woo misses with some punches.
Ji Woo throws a head punch that misses.
Experiment Il tries to stall but Ji Woo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Experiment Il tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ji Woo avoids it.
A short right from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ji Woo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ji Woo cracks Experiment Il with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ji Woo looks to throw the jab but Experiment Il is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Experiment Il looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ji Woo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Experiment Il had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Experiment Il misses with a two punch combination.
Ji Woo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good shot there by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Experiment Il counters with a nice uppercut.
Experiment Il bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Experiment Il clinches.
Experiment Il lands a good knee to the midsection. Ji Woo won't want to take too many of those.
Experiment Il blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Experiment Il lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ji Woo backwards.
Experiment Il using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ji Woo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Experiment Il misses with a knee strike.
Ji Woo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Ji Woo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Experiment Il lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ji Woo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ji Woo letting Experiment Il take a breather here.
A short right from Ji Woo on the inside.
Ji Woo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Experiment Il backwards.
Experiment Il is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Experiment Il is looking to control Ji Woo's arms but Ji Woo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Experiment Il has his back to the cage.
Experiment Il with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Experiment Il looking to slow down the pace here.
Experiment Il scores a nice knee to the body.
Experiment Il tries to land a knee to the head but Ji Woo blocks with his arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ji Woo throws a punch but it's blocked by Experiment Il.
Ji Woo has a couple of punches blocked by Experiment Il.
Experiment Il stalls.
Ji Woo is looking to break free of the clinch but Experiment Il has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bong Ji Woo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bong Ji Woo'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.
Ji Woo scores with a leg kick.
Ji Woo thuds a left hand into Experiment Il's body.
Experiment Il misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ji Woo looks to score with a jab to the body but Experiment Il is just out of range.
Experiment Il tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ji Woo manages to circle out of the way.
Ji Woo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ji Woo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Experiment Il slips a straight right by Ji Woo.
A head kick misses from Experiment Il.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ji Woo. Experiment Il does a little dance to reset his feet.
Experiment Il gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ji Woo throws out a leg kick but Experiment Il moves out of range and Ji Woo only half commits.
Ji Woo misses with a right hand
and Experiment Il moves into the clinch.
Experiment Il lands a hook that snaps the head of Ji Woo backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Experiment Il.
Ji Woo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji Woo lands a body shot.
Experiment Il looking to throw knees to the head but Ji Woo is blocking nicely.
Experiment Il using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ji Woo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Experiment Il leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ji Woo can't find room to land a body shot as Experiment Il controls the action.
Experiment Il blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ji Woo.
Ji Woo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ji Woo has a couple of punches blocked by Experiment Il.
A head punch on the inside from Ji Woo fails to land.
Experiment Il is looking to control Ji Woo's arms but Ji Woo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Experiment Il has his back to the cage.
Experiment Il blocks an uppercut.
Ji Woo misses with some punches.
Ji Woo has a couple of punches blocked by Experiment Il.
Experiment Il wants to stall.
Ji Woo has a couple of punches blocked by Experiment Il.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ji Woo backwards.
Experiment Il misses with a knee strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ji Woo misses with a punch on the inside.
Ji Woo misses with some punches.
Experiment Il blocks an uppercut.
Ji Woo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Experiment Il has Ji Woo pressed against the cage.
Ji Woo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ji Woo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Experiment Il tries a knee to the head but Ji Woo blocks it.
Ji Woo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Experiment Il slows down the pace here.
Ji Woo lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ji Woo blocks it with crossed arms.
Experiment Il leaning his opponent against the cage.
Experiment Il looking to slow down the pace here.
Still in the clinch, Ji Woo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Experiment Il blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Experiment Il is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ji Woo is defending well for now.
Ji Woo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Experiment Il throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ji Woos head.
Ji Woo tries to break the clinch but Experiment Il is controlling the position.
Ji Woo misses with some punches.
Experiment Il lands a knee to the body.
Ji Woo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ji Woo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ji Woo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il looking to throw knees to the head but Ji Woo is blocking nicely.
Experiment Il effectively controlling the action here.
Ji Woo manages to break the clinch.
Ji Woo misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ji Woo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Experiment Il.
It looked like Experiment Il wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice defenses there by Experiment Il.
Ji Woo throws out a loose jab but Experiment Il uses good head movement to avoid it.
Experiment Il was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ji Woo scores with a punch to the head.
Ji Woo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Experiment Il takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ji Woo misses the jab.
Experiment Il lands a glancing blow to the side of Ji Woo's head.
Experiment Il misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bong Ji Woo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bong Ji Woo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Experiment Il connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ji Woo. Ji Woo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ji Woo swings widly with a right hand
and Experiment Il counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A cross from Ji Woo lands.
Experiment Il takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ji Woo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Experiment Il was well out of range. Poor timing from Ji Woo.
Experiment Il throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bong Ji Woo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Experiment Il throws out a loose jab but Ji Woo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Experiment Il takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Experiment Il is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Experiment Il, as that shot connected.
Ji Woo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Experiment Il.
A telegraphed right hand from Ji Woo misses the target.
Experiment Il throws a nice looking combination but Ji Woo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Experiment Il takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Experiment Il throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji Woo throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheers as Ji Woo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Experiment Il doesn't seem phased though.
Experiment Il fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ji Woo on the side of the head.
Ji Woo takes a swing at Experiment Il's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo works the jab nicely.
No joy there for Experiment Il, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ji Woo. Experiment Il does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Experiment Il misses the target.
Experiment Il throws a lazy right hand but Ji Woo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Ji Woo.
Experiment Il steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ji Woo.
Bong Ji Woo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ji Woo misses with an uppercut. Experiment Il saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ji Woo scores with a punch to the head.
Ji Woo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Experiment Il keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ji Woo. Experiment Il does a little dance to reset his feet.
Experiment Il fails to land with a series of punches.
Ji Woo throws a hook to the side of Experiment Il's head but Experiment Il sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Experiment Il tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ji Woo was well out of range. Poor timing from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ji Woo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ji Woo throws a hook but Experiment Il blocks it.
Experiment Il misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Experiment Il lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A big right from Ji Woo misses.
Bong Ji Woo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Experiment Il avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ji Woo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Experiment Il.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ji Woo, as that shot connected.
A swing and a miss from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Experiment Il misses the target.
Finnish Experiment Il has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ji Woo misses with an uppercut. Experiment Il saw that one coming.
A big left from Ji Woo misses.
It looked like Experiment Il wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Experiment Il slips under a jab from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo misses with a straight right.
Ji Woo tests Experiment Il's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ji Woo missing with a left hand there. Experiment Il was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ji Woo.
Experiment Il misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ji Woo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il moves forwards but Ji Woo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Experiment Il throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Experiment Il closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of stalling here from Ji Woo.
Experiment Il's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ji Woo throws a punch but it's blocked by Experiment Il.
Experiment Il lands a shot to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Ji Woo.
Experiment Il blocks a body shot from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Experiment Il obliges.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bong Ji Woo.
I've got Ji Woo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bong Ji Woo!
Bong Ji Woo spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Kincaid (ranked 672 p4p, 30 weight class) and Herb Krison (ranked 764 p4p, 104 weight class). Kincaid's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Highlander Theme. Krison has chosen Rebelution as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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175 lbs
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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
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Malcolm Kincaid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Herb Krison!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kincaid fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Krison, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from Kincaid.
Kincaid blocks a body shot from Krison.
Krison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kincaid tries to score a body lock takedown but Krison shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kincaid pulls guard.
Krison looking to pass the guard.
Krison stays in close to Kincaid's body and controls the position.
Kincaid is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Krison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kincaid is keeping the position for now.
Kincaid trying to control the position.
Kincaid has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kincaid looking for a sweep. Not yet Kincaid, not yet.
Kincaid keeping moving, preventing Krison from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid is looking for a triangle but Krison pushes his legs off easily.
Krison is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krison lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kincaid being controlled here, momentarily.
Kincaid looking for a sweep. Not yet Kincaid, not yet.
Krison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kincaid is keeping the position for now.
Kincaid trying to keep a closed guard but Krison is proving a slippery customer.
Kincaid looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
Kincaid working a defensive guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kincaid tries to clinch up.
Krison lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kincaid will feel that in the morning.
Krison scores with a kick to the body.
Krison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kincaids jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Krison lands a glancing blow to the side of Kincaid's head.
Kincaid closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Krison swings wildly with an uppercut but Kincaid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krison takes a shot to the head.
Krison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Krison blocks an uppercut.
Kincaid prevents a body shot from Krison.
Krison misses with a body punch.
Kincaid wants a takedown.
Krison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kincaid jumps guard but Krison stands there with Kincaid around his waist. Kincaid gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malcolm Kincaid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid is working for takedown but Krison is calmly controlling the position for now.
Krison lands an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Krison misses with a punch to the body.
Krison can't find room to land a body shot as Kincaid controls the action.
Krison lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Krison throws a head punch that misses.
Kincaid working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Krison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kincaid cracks Krison with a nice body shot.
Kincaid lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Krison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Krison prevents a takedown attempt there.
Krison scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Krison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kincaid closes the distance looking to clinch
and Krison counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Krison!
Krison lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kincaid tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kincaid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krison lands with a cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Krison.
A slapping leg kick lands for Krison.
Krison throws a leg kick but Kincaid moved away.
Krison has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Kincaid walks into a straight right hand from Krison.
Krison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herb Krison dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kincaid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krison.
Krison digs a good hook to Kincaid's body.
Herb Krison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Krison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kincaid 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.
Krison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Krison throws a hook but Kincaid avoids it easily.
Kincaid wants to clinch but Krison slips to the side
and Krison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krison misses with a low kick.
Krison misses with a leg kick
and Kincaid counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krison misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kincaid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krison. Kincaid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kincaid is looking to counter punch.
Krison throws a body punch but Kincaid moves out of range.
Krison lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison connects with the punch.
Krison misses with a straight left.
Kincaid was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Krison.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kincaid checks a leg kick.
Krison misses with a looping left.
Kincaid rushes Krison and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Krison can't find room to land a body shot as Kincaid controls the action.
Kincaid has Krison pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kincaid pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Krison tumbling to the mat - Kincaid dives into Krison's guard.
Krison looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kincaid throws a big elbow that misses.
Kincaid won't allow Krison to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid trying to control but Krison is working from the bottom.
Kincaid drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Krison dives on top into guard.
Krison controls from within his opponent's guard.
Krison preventing the sweep.
Kincaid bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Krison's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kincaid controlling from the top position.
Krison pulls Kincaid in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Krison is on top in guard.
Krison trying to control the position from guard on top but Kincaid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krison is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kincaid is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Krison is aware though and is defending well.
Kincaid looking to hit a scissor sweep but Krison is one step ahead there.
Krison controls from within his opponent's guard.
Krison must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kincaid is keeping the position for now.
Kincaid wants to control but Krison passes easily into half guard.
Well, if Krison is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kincaid tries to roll over but Krison keeps him under control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kincaid trying to hold on to Krison's head to control him but Krison postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herb Krison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Krison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kincaid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Krison misses with a straight left.
Krison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kincaid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kincaid takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Krison closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kincaid throws a hook but Krison blocks it.
Kincaid moves in looking to clinch but Krison pushes him off.
Krison throws out a counter right but Kincaid avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kincaid ducks under a wild hook from Krison.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Krison, as that shot connected.
Kincaid takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Krison pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison is looking to land body kicks.
Krison throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Krison throws a leg kick
letting Kincaid counter with a right hand.
Kincaid fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Krison.
Kincaid is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A lazy body kick from Krison
letting Kincaid counter with a right hand.
Krison turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Herb Krison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krison tries to keep at a distance but Kincaid has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kincaid fails to land.
Krison tries to throw a body punch but Kincaid avoids it by throwing Krison back against the cage.
Krison misses with a punch to the body.
Krison manages to break the clinch.
Kincaid slips a straight right by Krison.
Malcolm Kincaid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kincaid blocks a jab.
Krison misses the shot to the body.
Kincaid staying out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kincaid tries to clinch but Krison is having none of it.
Herb Krison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krison takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Krison throws a jab when Kincaid was well out of range.
Krison lands a jab.
Nice shot by Krison.
Kincaid moves out of range of the body kick from Krison.
Krison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Krison misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison lands a nice looking body shot.
Kincaid tries to close the distance and clinch but Krison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kincaid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Krison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kincaid tries to clinch but Krison moves out of range.
Krison lands with an uppercut that bounces Kincaid off the cage and back into range.
Kincaid stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Krison.
Krison lands a front kick.
Krison fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kincaid has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Krison just misses with a punch to the body.
Krison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kincaid counters by clinching up.
Kincaid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Krison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid pulls guard successfully.
Krison wants to pass the guard but Kincaid is keeping the position.
Kincaid wants to sweep but no luck.
Krison is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kincaid is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Krison is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kincaid wants to sweep but no luck.
Kincaid trying to control the position.
Krison looking to pass the guard.
Kincaid working for a triangle but Krison defends it easily.
Kincaid can't keep his opponent in guard - Krison advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herb Krison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Krison winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herb Krison!
An out of breath Herb Krison 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Benz Bulver (ranked 851 p4p, 109 weight class) and Jack Daniels (ranked 376 p4p, 49 weight class). Bulver comes to the cage accompanied by Little Eagle Soars. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benz Bulver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 18 - 3, fighting out of New York, Jack Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Daniels misses its intended target.
Bulver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniels rushes Bulver and presses him up against the cage.
Bulver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bulver lands an uppercut.
Bulver prevents a body shot from Daniels.
Bulver struggles to land a body shot inside as Daniels controls his hands.
Bulver lands a shoulder strike.
Bulver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Bulver tries to break free but Daniels pushes him back against the cage.
Daniels lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Bulver as the two fighters clinch.
Daniels has a couple of punches blocked by Bulver.
Daniels gets through Bulver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bulver has a couple of punches blocked by Daniels.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bulver throws an elbow but misses.
Daniels throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bulvers head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bulver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bulver blocking some punches.
Bulver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bulver blocking some punches.
Bulver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Daniels tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daniels gets through Bulver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Daniels lands a nice uppercut.
Bulver tries to throw a body punch but Daniels avoids it by throwing Bulver back against the cage.
Daniels misses with the head strike.
Bulver misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bulver's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Daniels misses with a punch on the inside.
Daniels throws a head punch that misses.
Daniels lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bulver working hard to break the clinch.
Bulver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bulver prevents a body shot from Daniels.
Bulver can't find room to land a body shot as Daniels controls the action.
Daniels tries a body shot but Bulver blocks it.
Bulver lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bulver lands a body shot.
Daniels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bulver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daniels pushes Bulver back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bulver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bulver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daniels misses with a body punch.
Daniels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels lands with a short shot to the head.
Daniels lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bulver misses with the head strike.
Daniels is leaning against Bulver and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bulver blocks a body shot from Daniels.
Daniels pushes Bulver back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Daniels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daniels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bulver blocks an uppercut.
Daniels misses with a body punch.
Bulver can't find room to land a body shot as Daniels controls the action.
Bulver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daniels tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bulver is trying to push Daniels away but Daniels has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Daniels lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Daniels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bulver breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bulver on the side of the head.
Bulver ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Daniels tries to clinch up
enabling Bulver to counter with a crisp jab.
Daniels uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bulver bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Daniels's head backwards.
Daniels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bulver gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Daniels thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bulver's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Daniels connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bulver scrambles back to his feet.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch but Bulver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bulver circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bulver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daniels.
Bulver blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bulver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daniels was well out of range. Poor timing from Bulver.
Daniels connects with a looping right hand.
Bulver tries to land a front kick but Daniels steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bulver looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Bulver slips under a jab from Daniels.
Daniels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bulver fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Daniels.
Jack Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels tries to clinch but Bulver moves out of range.
Good shot there by Daniels.
Daniels tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A big right from Daniels misses.
Daniels moves away from the strike by Bulver.
Bulver throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Daniels moves out of range of the strikes.
Daniels walks into a straight right hand from Bulver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Daniels dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Daniels wants to clinch up but Bulver keeps it at a distance.
Bulver takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Daniels lands a body shot.
Bulver slips under a jab from Daniels.
Daniels bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bulver's head.
Bulver misses with a body shot.
Daniels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bulver.
Bulver takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Daniels throws a leg kick but Bulver sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Daniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bulver moves away.
Bulver tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Daniels scores with a jab.
Daniels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Bulver was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Daniels.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bulver is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Daniels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Bulver on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Daniels.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bulver.
Daniels slips a straight right by Bulver.
Daniels steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bulver.
Bulver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daniels throws out the jab.
Bulver lands a slapping body shot.
Bulver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daniels has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jack Daniels seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bulver throws a big shot that misses.
Bulver lands a nice looking body shot.
Daniels has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bulver shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bulver slips a straight right by Daniels.
Daniels keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Daniels is looking to clinch.
Daniels checks a low kick from Bulver.
Daniels has closed the distance and engaged Bulver in a clinch.
Bulver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Daniels.
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!
Bulver misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daniels.
Bulver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bulver tries to throw a body punch but Daniels avoids it by throwing Bulver back against the cage.
Bulver struggles to land a body shot inside as Daniels controls his hands.
Bulver takes a shot to the head.
Jack Daniels seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bulver is looking to break free of the clinch but Daniels has double underhooks.
Daniels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bulver misses with a body punch.
Bulver pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daniels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daniels checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bulver takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Daniels gets a clinch.
Bulver tries to break free but Daniels pushes him back against the cage.
Daniels lands a shoulder strike.
Daniels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bulver.
Bulver works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Daniels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulver throws a punch but it's blocked by Daniels.
Bulver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daniels's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daniels.
Bulver manages to break the clinch.
Bulver scores with a nice strike.
Daniels connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Daniels throws an overhand right that lands on Bulver's shoulder, as Bulver tries to avoid the shot.
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bulver.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bulver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Bulver finds it's way through Daniels's defenses.
Daniels scores with a jab.
Bulver takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big left from Daniels misses.
Nice defenses there by Bulver.
Daniels throws a hook but Bulver avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Bulver.
Daniels loads up on a big right hand but Bulver slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bulver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bulver slips under a jab from Daniels.
Bulver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Bulver misses.
Bulver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Daniels gets a clinch.
Bulver's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daniels.
Daniels misses with a punch on the inside.
Daniels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bulver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daniels misses with a body punch.
Bulver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daniels.
Bulver misses with the head strike.
A short right from Daniels on the inside.
Daniels lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daniels stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Daniels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bulver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Daniels throws a low kick but Bulver moves out of range easily.
Daniels is looking to clinch but Bulver is avoiding it.
Daniels forces Bulver back against the cage and clinches.
Bulver blocking some punches.
Daniels throws a punch but it's blocked by Bulver.
Daniels can't find room to land a body shot as Bulver controls the action.
Daniels gets through Bulver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bulver has a couple of punches blocked by Daniels.
Daniels misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bulver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Daniels blocks a body shot from Bulver.
Bulver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bulver blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels misses with some punches.
Bulver lands a nice uppercut.
Daniels throws a head punch that misses.
Bulver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Daniels.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bulver.
Bulver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulver pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bulver takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Daniels forces Bulver back against the cage and clinches.
Bulver tries to throw a body punch but Daniels avoids it by throwing Bulver back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Daniels.
A body shot lands from Bulver.
Bulver takes a shot to the head.
Daniels misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Bulver.
Daniels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bulver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bulver wants to break free but Daniels has control.
Bulver scores with a shot to the side of Daniels's head.
Daniels misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Daniels fails to land.
Daniels lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bulver backwards.
Nice body punch from Bulver.
Bulver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Daniels fails to land.
Daniels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bulver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bulver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Daniels prevents a body shot from Bulver.
Bulver presses Daniels against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bulver throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Daniels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Daniels can't find room to land a body shot as Bulver controls the action.
Daniels misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bulver struggles to land a body shot inside as Daniels controls his hands.
Bulver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daniels scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bulver blocking some punches.
Bulver scores with a shoulder strike.
Bulver lands a shot to the body.
Daniels stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bulver can't find room to land a body shot as Daniels controls the action.
Daniels lands a hook that snaps the head of Bulver backwards.
Bulver blocking some punches.
Bulver misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulver blocks an uppercut.
Bulver tries to throw a body punch but Daniels avoids it by throwing Bulver back against the cage.
Daniels swings wildly with an uppercut but Bulver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daniels working aggressively here.
Bulver breaks the clinch.
Daniels tries to clinch but Bulver moves away
and Bulver counters with a stiff right hand.
Bulver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Daniels misses.
Daniels jabs Bulver right on the nose. Bulver blinks but takes it well.
A head kick misses from Bulver.
Bulver fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Daniels checks it well.
Daniels throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bulver on the side of the head.
Daniels slips under a jab.
Bulver misses with a body shot.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bulver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bulver misses with a kick to the body.
Benz Bulver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Daniels is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bulver on the side of the head.
Daniels wants to clinch.
Daniels wants to clinch.
Bulver is looking to counter punch.
Daniels lands a nice shot that snaps Bulver's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Daniels does it's job there.
A left lands for Bulver.
Bulver gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Daniels.
Daniels lands a glancing blow to the side of Bulver's head.
Bulver throws out a loose jab but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Daniels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Daniels 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Daniels!
Jack Daniels thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Benz Bulver had this to say: 'I've been beat on my whole life, this is nothing...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darrel Petersen (ranked 389 p4p, 53 weight class) and Dean Wesson (ranked 453 p4p, 62 weight class). Wesson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. In Your Honor - Foo Fighters kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
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31
201 lbs
23 - 14 - 0 |
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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
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darrel Petersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Wesson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wesson throws a right and a left that Petersen avoids nicely.
Petersen fails to land the takedown.
Wesson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've been hearing reports that Petersen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Petersen misses with a looping right.
Petersen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wesson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab by Wesson.
Wesson slips a jab from Petersen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wesson! But no joy.
Petersen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wesson under the eye.
Petersen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Petersen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petersen closes the distance and pushes Wesson back into the cage.
Wesson scores with a shot to the side of Petersen's head.
Wesson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wesson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wesson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petersen manages to avoid it.
No luck for Petersen with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersen scores with a body shot.
Wesson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Petersen takes a swing at Wesson's ribcage but misses.
Petersen blocks a head kick by Wesson.
Wesson connects with an inside leg kick.
Dean Wesson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by Wesson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wesson misses the jab.
Wesson jabs at Petersen's body.
Petersen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A combination from Petersen does no damage.
Wesson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petersen throws out the jab.
Wesson lands a really nice looking cross but Petersen seems unphased.
Petersen scores with a jab.
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!
Wesson throws a body shot but no joy.
Wesson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Petersen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesson avoids the body shot from Petersen.
Wesson motions for Petersen to come forward. Wesson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wesson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A low kick from Wesson is predictable there
and Petersen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wesson tries a low kick but Petersen avoids it.
We've been informed that Wesson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Petersen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wesson manages to avoid it.
Petersen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wesson's half guard.
Wesson wants to control but Petersen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Petersen is pressing down on Wesson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wesson is holding on for now.
Petersen thows a huge punch but Wesson dodges it nicely.
Wesson is staying active underneath Petersen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wesson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Petersen.
Petersen is looking to advance position but Wesson won't allow it.
Petersen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petersen working the ground and pound effectively.
Wesson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wesson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wesson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Wesson trying to control but Petersen postures up.
Wesson is defending against the submission attempts here by Petersen.
Petersen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wesson defends it well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wesson taking some punishment here, with Petersen in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petersen is taking a breather. Wesson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Petersen tries to pass to full mount but Wesson defends it.
Wesson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wesson is staying active underneath Petersen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Petersen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wesson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Petersen winds up and cracks Wesson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wesson is trying to maintain the position but Petersen is very close to passing his half guard.
Petersen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wesson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Petersen.
Petersen trying to mount his opponent but Wesson defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrel Petersen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wesson throws a head kick that misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wesson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wesson. That's going to slow Petersen down.
Wesson moves away from the strike by Petersen.
Petersen shoots in but no luck this time.
Darrel Petersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petersen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petersen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wesson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petersen.
Wesson clobbers Petersen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Petersen throws the left hand but Wesson avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Wesson misses.
Petersen misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wesson works Petersen's body with a nice hook.
Petersen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petersen stuns Wesson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wesson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wesson throws a jab but it's blocked by Petersen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Petersen misses the shot to the body.
Petersen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Petersen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wesson.
Petersen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wesson moves away.
Petersen looks to land a left hand but Wesson moved out of range nicely.
Petersen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A bone on bone clash there as Petersen blocks the leg kick.
Petersen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wesson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petersen throws a hook but Wesson blocks it.
Petersen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petersen lands with a good body shot.
Wesson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Petersen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wesson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wesson throws a nice looking combination but Petersen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wesson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wesson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wesson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wesson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petersen.
Petersen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wesson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wesson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Petersen misses with a hook.
Wesson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Petersen looks to land a left hand but Wesson moved out of range nicely.
Petersen avoids the body shot from Wesson.
Wesson throws a head kick that misses.
Petersen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wesson.
Wesson scores with a spinning back kick!
Wesson tries a low kick but Petersen avoids it.
Wesson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Petersen rather than just go for the knockout.
Petersen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick from Wesson lands but Petersen takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petersen. Wesson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wesson slips under a jab from Petersen.
Petersen walks into a jab.
Petersen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wesson.
A punch lands to the side of Wesson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Petersen misses with a straight right.
Wesson counters with a body kick.
Wesson throws a leg kick but Petersen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Petersen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wesson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Petersen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wesson scrambles back to his feet.
Wesson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wesson tries to land a front kick but Petersen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wesson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wesson throws a big shot that misses.
Petersen just misses with a punch to the body.
Wesson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Petersen instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wesson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wesson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circling - Petersen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wesson throws a head kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot lands for Petersen.
Petersen drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wesson is trying to keep Petersen in close.
Petersen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wesson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Petersen has managed to get both his arms back between Wesson's legs - danger averted.
Wesson controls Petersen momentarily but Petersen frees himself.
Petersen sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petersen'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.
Petersen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wesson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dean Wesson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Petersen looks to land a right hand but Wesson moved out of range.
Wesson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dean Wesson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wesson tries a head kick but it misses.
Petersen blocks a jab.
Petersen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wesson misses with an elbow strike.
Petersen lands with a left to the head.
Wesson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petersen swings wildly with an uppercut but Wesson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Petersen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petersen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petersen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Petersen lands a shot to the body.
Petersen blocks an elbow strike.
Wesson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petersen takes a swing at Wesson's ribcage but misses.
Petersen thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wesson tries to roll over but Petersen keeps him under control.
Petersen is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Wesson is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darrel Petersen!
Dean Wesson spoke after the fight, saying 'The better fighter won tonight. Congrats to my opponent. Got to get back to the gym and work my way to avenge this loss.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Chernokov (ranked 280 p4p, 37 weight class) and Min-Sik Song (ranked 276 p4p, 36 weight class). Chernokov comes to the cage accompanied by Disaster strikes - Mushroom cloud. Song has chosen nkoha - Akatsuki as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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165 lbs
24 - 15 - 2 |
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159 lbs
20 - 6 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexei Chernokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Min-Sik Song!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Song misses with an uppercut. Chernokov saw that one coming.
Chernokov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Song ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Chernokov misses.
No luck for Chernokov with that takedown attempt.
Song looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Song misses with a straight right.
Song feints and then cracks Chernokov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chernokov down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Song.
A left and a right from Chernokov both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Min-Sik Song has been cut.
Song throws a sloppy head kick and Chernokov moves out of range easily.
Song lands a leg kick that knocks Chernokov off balance momentarily.
Good standup being displayed there by Chernokov as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Song throws a nice outside leg kick.
Song on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chernokov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chernokov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Chernokov looks to score with a jab to the body but Song is just out of range.
Chernokov throws a body punch but Song moves out of range.
Chernokov backing away here, and Song unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Song wants to slow Chernokov down by chopping away at his legs.
Chernokov blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Song.
Song tests Chernokov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Min-Sik Song seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chernokov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Song counters with a good low kick that Chernokov was not able to check.
Chernokov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Song on the side of the head.
Song blocks a jab.
Song avoids the body shot from Chernokov.
Song fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chernokov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick from Song lands but Chernokov takes it in his stride.
Song scores with a leg kick.
Song lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Song connects with a body shot that sends Chernokov's belly button to the back.
Song fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Song throws a quick inside leg kick.
Song ducks under a wild hook from Chernokov.
Song throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Song misses.
Chernokov moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Song misses its intended target.
Chernokov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chernokov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chernokov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Song.
Chernokov avoids the body shot from Song.
Song feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chernokovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Song blocks a jab.
Song jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch lands to the side of Chernokov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Song has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Song ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chernokov moves away.
Chernokov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Song manages to avoid it.
Chernokov with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Song.
Song swings for the body but Chernokov moves out of range.
Song slips a jab from Chernokov.
Chernokov looks to clinch
and Song counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chernokov stuns Song with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Song misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chernokov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Song jabs at Chernokov's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chernokov throws a jab when Song was well out of range.
Chernokov shoots in but no luck this time.
Min-Sik Song is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Song stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Chernokov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chernokov misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Song! But no joy.
Chernokov walks into a straight right hand from Song.
Chernokov throws an overhand right that lands on Song's shoulder, as Song tries to avoid the shot.
Song feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chernokov's calf.
Chernokov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Song feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chernokov's calf.
Song lands a front kick.
Chernokov ducks right into an uppercut from Song.
Song works the jab nicely.
Song lands with a kick to the temple. Chernokov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Song digs a good body shot into Chernokov's ribs.
Song walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chernokov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Song slips under a jab.
Song looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chernokov throws a jab when Song was well out of range.
Chernokov darts in trying to clinch
and Song counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chernokov throws a poor cross that misses
and Song counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Song on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Donk. Song catches Chernokov right on the button with a cross.
A left lands for Song.
Song ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chernokov throws a right and a left that Song avoids nicely.
Chernokov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chernokov moves out of range as Song strikes.
Chernokov misses with an uppercut. Song saw that one coming.
Song is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chernokov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Chernokov throws a combination. Song tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Song scoring well with a low kick there.
Song lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Song scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chernokov in his tracks.
Chernokov gets a double leg takedown into Song's guard.
Song wants to get back to his feet but Chernokov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Min-Sik Song dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Min-Sik Song's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chernokov 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.
Song has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chernokov swings for the body but Song moves out of range.
Chernokov moves out of range of the leg kick from Song.
Chernokov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Song throws out the jab.
Chernokov fails with a takedown attempt.
Song scores with a jab to the jaw.
Song turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Chernokov misses.
Song tries a quick counter leg kick but Chernokov is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Song throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chernokov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Song manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chernokov is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Song can't fight it off and eventually Chernokov manages to take the fight to the floor. Song looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Chernokov has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Chernokov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Song has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Song escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Song throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Song lands the left hand.
Song scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Song turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chernokov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Song.
Chernokov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Song.
A jab from Chernokov does it's job there.
Chernokov misses with a body shot.
Song looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chernokov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Song pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chernokov checks a leg kick.
Song throws a head kick but Chernokov moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chernokov misses with a straight left.
Song lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chernokov throws a jab but it's blocked by Song.
Chernokov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Min-Sik Song seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chernokov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chernokov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Chernokov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Chernokov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Chernokov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Chernokov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Song tries to kick Chernokov off but Chernokov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nice strikes from Chernokov there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chernokov connects with a nice short shot to Song's temple.
Alexei Chernokov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Song looks like he's trying to stand up.
Chernokov lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chernokov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chernokov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Song is trying to stand up here but Chernokov is controlling him well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chernokov lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Song taking some punishment here, with Chernokov in his half guard.
Song is trying to stand back up but Chernokov is controlling him
Song is staying active underneath Chernokov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Song is trying to stand back up but Chernokov is controlling him
Chernokov 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.
Song taking some punishment here, with Chernokov in his half guard.
Song looks like he's trying to stand up.
Chernokov working over Song with some ground and pound. Song looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Song pushes Chernokov off looking to stand but Chernokov dives back in and keeps control.
Chernokov lands with a punch from half guard.
Song is trying to stand up here but Chernokov is controlling him well.
Song taking some punishment here, with Chernokov in his half guard.
Song taking some punishment here, with Chernokov in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Chernokov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Min-Sik Song's cut.
That's time! Chernokov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Song turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That has opened up Min-Sik Song's cut even more.
Song misses the jab.
Chernokov is looking to counter punch.
Chernokov looks to land a left hand but Song moved out of range nicely.
Song looks to score with a jab to the body but Chernokov is just out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Song there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Song. Chernokov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chernokov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Song ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chernokov moves away.
Chernokov missing with a left hand there. Song was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chernokov lands a lovely overhand right.
Song misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Song misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chernokov missing with a left hand there. Song was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chernokov scores with a nice strike.
The cut above Min-Sik Song's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Song throws a nice outside leg kick.
Song moves away from the strike by Chernokov.
Chernokov connects 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!
Song displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chernokov throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song connects with a leg kick. Chernokov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chernokov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Chernokov cracks Song with a big elbow.
Chernokov lands a few punches from side control.
Chernokov swings around for an armbar but Song sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Chernokov's guard.
Song trying to stand up but can't free himself from Chernokov's guard.
Song must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chernokov trying to control the position.
Song stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nice defenses there by Song.
Song cracks Chernokov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chernokov connects with a single shot there.
Chernokov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Song connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chernokov scrambles back to his feet.
Song looks to land a body kick but Chernokov moved away.
A jab from Chernokov misses.
Song scores with a nice strike.
Chernokov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Song uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chernokov.
Chernokov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chernokov is defended easily by Song.
Song scoring well with a low kick there.
Song pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donk. Song catches Chernokov right on the button with a cross.
Chernokov moves out of range of the leg kick from Song.
Some wild striking there from Chernokov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chernokov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chernokov moves away from the strike by Song.
A right-left combo lands from Chernokov.
A telegraphed right hand from Chernokov misses the target.
Song listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Song dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Song misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chernokov.
Chernokov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chernokov moves into the clinch.
Song tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chernokov lands with a short shot to the head.
Chernokov misses with some punches.
Song escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chernokov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Song can pounce on him.
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!
Chernokov throws a lazy right hand but Song sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chernokov lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Song misses with a straight right.
Song is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chernokov.
Chernokov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chernokov takes a swing at Song's ribcage but misses.
Chernokov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Song throws out a counter right but Chernokov avoids it with no problem.
Chernokov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Song.
Chernokov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Song avoids it really well and circles away.
Song misses with a body shot.
Chernokov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Song.
Song attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chernokov slips under a jab from Song.
Both fighters circling a little - Song finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Song throws a leg kick but Chernokov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Song thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Min-Sik Song.
I think Song 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Min-Sik Song!
A very excited looking Min-Sik Song rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bed Intruder (ranked 85 p4p, 12 weight class) and Derek Harris (ranked 122 p4p, 16 weight class). Intruder comes to the cage accompanied by Bed Intruder. Harris has chosen Not again - You all ready dropped? as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Derek Harris is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bed Intruder!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Harris!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Intruder moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
Intruder needs to keep his hands up - Harris had a free shot at his head there.
Harris throws a chopping leg kick but Intruder manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Intruder cracks Harris with an open hand slap.
Harris throws a lazy uppercut
and Intruder counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harris's knee momentarily.
Intruder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Intruder darts in looking for a takedown but Harris gets double underhooks and turns Intruder into the cage.
Intruder connects with a body shot.
Intruder lands with a cross.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Intruder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Intruder has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Intruder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Harris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Intruder's head.
It looks like Bed Intruder has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris blocks a jab.
Harris raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Harris has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Intruder takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harris.
Intruder blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Intruder's head but Intruder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Intruder.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Intruder moves away and avoids it.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Harris throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Intruder misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harris! But no joy.
Harris lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Intruder turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Intruder throws a combination. Harris tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Intruder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Harris!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Intruder coming out on top.
Harris misses with a hook. Intruder ducked under it nicely.
Intruder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harris's corner calls for a 1-2. Harris obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Intruder connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harris's hands.
Derek Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good shot there by Intruder.
Nice shot by Harris.
A jab from Intruder does it's job there.
Bed Intruder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Intruder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Intruder lands with a right hand.
Harris on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Intruder misses with a few strikes there.
Intruder throws a body shot but no joy.
Intruder on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harris. Harris obviously looking to wear him down.
Harris thuds a left hand into Intruder's body.
Harris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No joy there for Intruder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harris let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Intruder scores with a shot to the body.
Intruder chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harris can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A shot to the liver by Harris. Beautiful body shot.
Harris slips under a jab from Intruder.
Harris moves out of range of the strikes.
Harris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Intruder shoots in for a takedown but Harris shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harris thumps Intruder with a low kick.
Harris throws a shot to the body.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Harris blocks the leg kick.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Intruder.
Intruder is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good shot there by Intruder.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Harris. Intruder shrugs it off though.
Harris takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris pushes Intruder away with a front kick.
Harris slips under a jab.
Harris let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Harris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harris looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Intruder.
Intruder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Harris 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circling - Intruder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Intruder sets himself, and Harris steps forward looking for the clinch! Intruder avoids it this time.
Intruder moves away from the strike by Harris.
Intruder looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris tried to score with a low kick but Intruder checks it.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Intruder moves out of range easily.
Intruder scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harris doesn't seem bothered though.
Harris scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Derek Harris will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bed Intruder's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Intruder takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Intruder looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Intruder has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harris.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Intruder does no damage.
Intruder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harris throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Intruder throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
Harris swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Intruder misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Intruder throws a big shot that misses.
Harris throws a half hearted mid kick.
Intruder just misses with a punch to the body.
Intruder looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Intruder checks a low kick from Harris.
Harris misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Intruder misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
Harris appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Intruder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Intruder ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
A little feinted left hand from Intruder on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Intruder misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Harris misses.
Harris throws a body punch but Intruder moves out of range.
Harris catches Intruder with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Intruder cracks Harris with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harris lunges at Intruder with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Intruder's hand.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Intruder.
Harris scores with a jab.
Intruder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Intruder misses with a low kick.
And Harris responds with a good body kick, but Intruder manages to step out the way in time.
Harris connects with a body shot that sends Intruder's belly button to the back.
Harris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Intruder.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris lands a nice shot that snaps Intruder's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a kick to the body.
Intruder lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Intruder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Intruder checks a low kick from Harris.
Harris drops his hands momentarily and Intruder takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Intruder's corner calls for a 1-2. Intruder obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Intruder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris scoring well with a low kick there.
Harris thumps Intruder with a low kick.
Intruder is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Intruder moves out of range easily.
Intruder tries to counter with a takedown but Harris is quick to defend against it.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Intruder.
Intruder tries to work over Harris's front leg with a kick but Harris checks it.
Harris throws a jab when Intruder was well out of range.
Intruder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Intruder appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
An inside leg kick from Harris misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris cracks Intruder with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harris wants to clinch up but Intruder keeps it at a distance.
Harris staying out of range there.
A jab lands there for Intruder.
Intruder avoids the body shot from Harris.
Intruder misses the jab.
Intruder lands with a right hand.
Harris scoring well with a low kick there.
Harris scores with a hook to the body. Intruder takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harris misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harris throws a body punch but Intruder moves out of range.
Harris throws a leg kick
and Intruder counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Intruder moves into range and clinches up with Harris.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Intruder.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris missing with knees to the body.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harris has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Intruder misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Intruder.
Harris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Intruder avoids it.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Intruder lands a hook that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Intruder is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Harris pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but Intruder blocks with his arms.
Harris working Intruder over with knees to the body.
Intruder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Intruder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Intruder.
Intruder scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.
Intruder lands a shoulder strike.
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 Bed Intruder will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bed Intruder's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Intruder moves into the clinch.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Intruder stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Intruder lands a left hand.
Harris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Harris.
Still in the clinch, Intruder scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harris landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harris tries to work over Intruder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Intruder lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris lands a left hand.
Harris with a knee to the head.
Harris tries to land knees in the clinch but Intruder avoids the damage to the body.
Intruder blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris scores with a shoulder strike.
Intruder gets through Harris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Intruder blocking some punches.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Intruder misses with a punch on the inside.
Intruder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Intruder misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Intruder as the two fighters clinch.
Harris utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Intruder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Intruder lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harris.
Intruder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris pushes Intruder back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Intruder avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
Intruder has clasped his hands together around Harris's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris is trying to control Intruder's posture but Intruder avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Intruder lands an elbow.
Intruder has control of an arm but Harris manages to advance to Intruder's back!
Intruder rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Harris prevents Intruder from improving his position.
Harris is working for a kimura but Intruder is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Intruder tries to roll over but Harris keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Intruder gets back to full guard.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Intruder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Intruder being controlled here, momentarily.
Intruder looking for a sweep. Not yet Intruder, not yet.
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.
Harris sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Intruder's guard.
Intruder misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Intruder moves into full guard.
Harris wanted to stand there but Intruder had control of the position.
Harris postures up.
Bed Intruder overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harris throwing strikes from guard but Intruder blocks nicely.
Intruder is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Derek Harris just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Bed Intruder's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Intruder takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Intruder throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Intruder is out of range.
Harris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Intruder checks the leg kick.
Harris moves away from the strike by Intruder.
Intruder moves away from the strike by Harris.
Jab by Intruder.
Derek Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris slips under a jab.
Intruder connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Intruder misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with an inside leg kick.
Harris avoids the body shot from Intruder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Intruder fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Intruder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harris is looking to slow Intruder down with leg kicks.
Intruder throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Harris pivots, looking for a leg kick but Intruder is out of range and Harris settles back down.
Harris lands a leg kick that knocks Intruder off balance momentarily.
Intruder works Harris's body with a nice hook.
Intruder has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harris.
Harris takes one on the button.
Harris lands a jab to the head.
Intruder on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Intruder 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.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Intruder saw that one coming.
Intruder has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harris.
Harris misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Intruder on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Intruder's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Intruder duly obliges.
Intruder throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
Harris throws a leg kick but Intruder sees it coming and moves out of range.
Intruder lands a jab to Harris's midsection.
Intruder with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harris throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Harris on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Harris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Intruder.
Intruder moves out of range of the body kick from Harris.
Intruder gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harris.
A big left from Intruder misses.
Harris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Intruder's corner calls for a 1-2. Intruder obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Harris throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a front kick that sends Intruder stumbling back into the cage.
Intruder lands a jab.
Intruder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Intruder scores with a jab to the body.
Harris throws out a powerful jab.
Harris cracks Intruder with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Intruder moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
Harris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harris swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Intruder just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Harris misses.
Intruder tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Intruder will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Harris throws a head kick that Intruder semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Intruder gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Harris counters with a good low kick that Intruder was not able to check.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
A looping hook to the body misses from Intruder. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Intruder blocks the leg kick.
Harris walks into a stiff left hand from Intruder.
Harris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Intruder avoids a kick to the body.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Intruder.
Harris stuns Intruder with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harris scores with a jab to the jaw.
Intruder works Harris's body with a nice hook.
Harris 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.
Intruder connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Derek Harris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bed Intruder's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Intruder sizes up Harris with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Intruder misses with a low kick.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris staying out of range there.
Intruder tries for a takedown but Harris sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Intruder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Intruder backing away here, and Harris unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Harris tries to move into range but Intruder moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harris fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Intruder. Those never looked like landing.
Harris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Intruder counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris swings for the body but Intruder moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Intruder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Intruder keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Intruder throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
Intruder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Intruder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab lands there for Intruder.
Harris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Intruder throws out the jab.
Intruder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Intruder checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Harris swings for the body but Intruder moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harris.
Intruder throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Intruder drives through with a takedown into Harris's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harris is on top in guard.
Intruder is working an open guard so Harris takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Intruder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Harris has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Intruder finds it's way round the side to connect with Harris's head.
Intruder takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Intruder takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Intruder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good shot there by Harris.
Intruder tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Harris scores with a nice head shot.
Intruder lands a glancing blow to the side of Harris's head.
Intruder with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harris to score with a decent uppercut.
Intruder misses with a series of wild punches.
Intruder shoots for a takedown but Harris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Intruder blocks a head kick by Harris.
Harris throws a leg kick but Intruder sees it coming and moves out of range.
Intruder lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Harris misses.
Intruder closes the distance and pushes Harris back into the cage.
Derek Harris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Intruder.
Intruder blocking some punches.
Harris controlling the action here for a moment.
Intruder tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Intruder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Intruder working aggressively here.
Harris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Intruder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Harris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Intruder backwards.
Bed Intruder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Harris takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Derek Harris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Intruder.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Harris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Intruder avoids it.
Intruder blocking some punches.
A short left from Harris.
A knee to the head by Harris.
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!
Intruder throws a head punch that misses.
Harris pushes Intruder back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Intruder lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Intruder lands a right hand.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Intruder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Harris connects with a knee to the head.
Intruder throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Derek Harris.
I think Harris 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Derek Harris!
Derek Harris is the new lightweight champion!
Derek Harris 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 72 p4p, 9 weight class) and HL Mencken (ranked 197 p4p, 26 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tong Po!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, HL Mencken!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mencken avoids the body shot from Po.
Mencken moves out of range as Po strikes.
Mencken throws out a counter right but Po avoids it with no problem.
Mencken misses with a wild body shot.
Po swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Po tries to land a front kick but Mencken steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mencken swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Mencken throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An inside leg kick from Po misses.
Po checks a low kick from Mencken.
Po lands a right hook to the body.
Po doesn't manage to clinch there - Mencken circles away.
Po connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po misses with an uppercut
and Mencken connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Po connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like HL Mencken has been cut.
Mencken throws a combination that misses
letting Po counter with a right hand.
Po tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mencken is able to avoid easily.
Mencken swings away with a body shot that misses
and Po counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mencken! Po lets Mencken back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Mencken is rocked!
We've been informed that Mencken has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mencken pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mencken is still on wobbly legs! Can Po finish him?
Po misses with a right hand
and Mencken counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mencken seems to have recovered his senses.
Po has closed the distance and engaged Mencken in a clinch.
Po misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mencken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mencken breaks from the clinch.
Po connects with a nice looking jab.
Mencken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Po clinches.
Po misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Po.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Po.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Po.
Po breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mencken gets tackled into the cage by Po. Po maintains the clinch.
Mencken takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mencken tries to break the clinch but Po is controlling the position.
Po's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po avoids the body shot from Mencken.
Po checks a leg kick.
Po fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mencken manages to avoid it.
Mencken jabs at Po's body.
Po sends Mencken crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Po is motioning to the referee to let Mencken up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Po misses with a body kick.
Po throws the kick towards the body but Mencken avoids it.
Mencken switches off momentarily and Po cracks him with a monster right hand! Mencken topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Po dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Po!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tong Po!
Tong Po is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Tong Po 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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