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CEC 688 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Darko (ranked 724 p4p, 96 weight class) and Jackson Portis (ranked 1597 p4p, 202 weight class). Darko comes to the cage accompanied by Ominous Drumming. Jackson Portis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vlad Darko's chin.
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180 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 2, fighting out of London, Vlad Darko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackson Portis!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Portis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson Portis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Darko.
Darko slips a straight right by Portis.
Darko has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Portis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darko went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Darko misses with a looping right.
Portis takes a swing at Darko's ribcage but misses.
Darko tried to counter with a leg kick but Portis avoided it.
Portis throws a lazy right hand but Darko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darko throws a sloppy head kick and Portis moves out of range easily.
Darko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Portis.
Darko looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Portis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Darko cracks Portis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Portis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Portis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darko.
Portis walks into a straight right hand from Darko.
Portis sizes up Darko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Portis misses with a straight right.
Darko moves out of range as Portis strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Darko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Portis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Portis.
Portis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Darko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Portis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Portis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Portis might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Portis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darko was well out of range. Poor timing from Portis.
Darko wants to land a leg kick but Portis is out of range.
Darko thumps Portis with a low kick.
Darko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Darko throws a leg kick which misses Portis's front leg but catches the back leg as Portis tries to avoid it.
Portis misses with a straight left.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darko.
Portis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darko.
Darko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Portis.
Darko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Portis misses.
Darko misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Portis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Portis wants to clinch
and Darko counters with a good low kick that Portis was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Portis swings for the body but Darko moves out of range.
Portis misses with an uppercut
and Darko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darko throws a hook but Portis blocks it.
Portis blocks a jab.
Darko missing with a left hand there. Portis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Portis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Darko misses with the combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Portis! But no joy.
Darko throws a leg kick which misses Portis's front leg but catches the back leg as Portis tries to avoid it.
Portis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darko throws a body kick that misses.
Darko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Portis connects with a body shot that sends Darko's belly button to the back.
Darko ducks under a wild hook from Portis.
Darko thumps Portis with a low kick.
Portis slips under a jab from Darko.
Darko tries to score with a low kick but Portis moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portis misses with a right hand
and Darko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darko 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.
Portis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darko.
Portis works the jab nicely.
Darko tries a head kick but it misses.
Darko works the jab nicely.
Darko throws a wild body kick that Portis sees coming a mile off.
Darko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Portis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Darko scrambles back to his feet.
Donk. Portis catches Darko right on the button with a cross.
Darko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Portis throws out a counter right but Darko avoids it with no problem.
Darko cracks the inside of Portis's front leg.
Portis misses with a looping right.
Darko is looking to counter with a body kick.
Portis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Darko.
Jab from Darko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Portis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Portis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Portis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Portis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Portis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Portis.
Portis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Portis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Portis 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.
The fighters circling - Darko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Portis throws an overhand right that lands on Darko's shoulder, as Darko tries to avoid the shot.
Darko throwing a counter right hand but Portis manages to avoid it.
Darko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Darko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Portis throws out the jab.
Darko throws a leg kick that misses.
Portis scores with a jab to the body.
Darko slips under a jab from Portis.
Darko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Portis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Portis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darko misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick lands from Darko.
Portis clinches up with Darko and pushes him back against the cage.
Darko breaks the clinch.
Portis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vlad Darko will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Portis staying out of range there.
Portis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Portis wants to clinch up but Darko keeps it at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Darko.
Portis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darko.
Portis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darko.
Portis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Darko connects with a looping right hand.
Portis throws a leg kick
and Darko counters with a low kick, right behind Portis 's knee.
Darko throws the kick towards the body but Portis avoids it.
Darko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Portis dips to his left and cracks Darko with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darko.
Darko throws a hook but Portis avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Portis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Portis misses with a series of wild punches.
Darko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Portis moves away.
Darko throws a jab but it's blocked by Portis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portis defending well as Darko loads up on a big left hand.
Portis takes a swing at Darko's ribcage but misses.
Portis scores with a decent looking hook.
Vlad Darko is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab, jab by Portis - just one landing.
Portis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Darko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darko throws a leg kick
and Portis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Portis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Darko finds it's way round the side to connect with Portis's head.
Darko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Portis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Portis throws the left hand but Darko avoids the punch easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Darko!
Darko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Portis was well out of range. Poor timing from Darko.
Portis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Portis missing with a left hand there. Darko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Darko.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Portis checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Portis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portis blocks a head kick by Darko.
Portis misses with a hook.
Darko throws a big counter combination but Portis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Darko throws a body punch but Portis moves out of range.
Darko moves out of range as Portis strikes.
Portis throws a lazy right hand but Darko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Portis checks it well.
Portis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Portis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darko.
Nice uppercut lands for Portis. That snapped Darko's head back.
Portis throws out a loose jab but Darko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Portis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darko throws a leg kick but Portis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Portis looks to land a left hand but Darko moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Darko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Portis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Portis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice defenses there by Darko.
Portis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Darko.
Nice cross by Darko.
Portis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Portis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Portis working aggressively here.
Darko has a couple of punches blocked by Portis.
Darko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darko blocking some punches.
Portis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Portis.
Darko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darko lands with a right to the head.
Darko throws a punch but it's blocked by Portis.
Portis lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Portis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darko.
Portis ducks under a wild hook from Darko.
Darko misses with an uppercut
letting Portis counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Portis avoids the body shot from Darko.
Portis throws a jab when Darko was well out of range.
Portis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Portis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darko staying out of range there.
Darko throws a jab when Portis was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Portis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Darko slips under a jab.
Darko throws the kick towards the body but Portis avoids it.
Darko throws an off balance right hand
and Portis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Portis lands with a nice body punch.
Darko moves away from the strike by Portis.
Darko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice body punch from Darko.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darko scores with a kick to the body.
Portis stuns Darko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Darko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jackson Portis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Darko throws a body punch but Portis moves out of range.
Darko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Portis lands a jab.
Portis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Darko's head.
Darko misses with a looping right.
Portis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Darko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Portis.
Darko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Portis's hands.
Portis throws a body shot but no joy.
Portis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Darko on the side of the head.
Darko staying out of range there.
Darko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Darko lands with a kick to the temple. Portis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Portis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Portis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Portis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Portis loads up on a big right hand but Darko slips the punch.
Darko throwing a counter right hand but Portis manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portis connects with a jab.
Portis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darko.
Darko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Darko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Portis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darko.
Portis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Portis misses with a wild body shot.
Portis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Portis slips a straight right by Darko.
It seemed like Portis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Portis clinches up with Darko and pushes him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Portis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darko lands an uppercut.
Darko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Portis's elbow.
Portis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Portis stalls.
Darko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Portis backwards.
Portis tries to throw a body punch but Darko avoids it by throwing Portis back against the cage.
Portis has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Darko seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Portis can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darko breaks from the clinch.
Darko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Portis's head.
Portis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Portis misses with a looping left.
Portis throws a hook but Darko avoids it easily.
Darko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Portis.
Darko swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Darko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Portis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Darko's head.
Darko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Portis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Darko scrambles back to his feet.
Portis checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Portis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Portis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Portis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darko.
Portis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Portis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darko.
Darko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko throws a body punch but Portis moves out of range.
Darko throws a big shot that misses.
Portis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darko ducks under a wild hook from Portis.
Darko throws a leg kick but Portis moved away.
Portis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darko.
Portis throws a looping overhand right but Darko ducks down to avoid it.
It appears Darko was looking to counter with a kick there.
Darko ducks under a wild hook from Portis.
Portis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Portis throws a big shot that misses.
Darko throwing a counter right hand but Portis manages to avoid it.
Portis misses with a straight left.
Portis throws a body shot but no joy.
Portis misses with a hook. Darko ducked under it nicely.
Darko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Portis manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Portis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Darko connects with a body shot.
Darko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Portis avoids the head kick by Darko.
Portis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko throws a low kick but Portis moves out of range easily.
Portis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Portis throws a big shot that misses.
A left lands for Darko.
Darko throws a leg kick but Portis checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Portis.
Darko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Portis is out of range and Darko settles back down.
Jab by Portis.
A head kick from Darko lands but Portis takes it in his stride.
Portis throws a jab when Darko was well out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darko.
Darko swings for the body but Portis moves out of range.
Darko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Portis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darko. Portis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Portis.
Portis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Portis throws out a loose jab but Darko uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jackson Portis.
Well Portis 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Portis!
Jackson Portis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garegin Balayan (ranked 554 p4p, 70 weight class) and Esa Kettu (ranked 411 p4p, 58 weight class). Balayan's entrance music is Troika. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
25 - 11 - 0 |
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174 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Garegin Balayan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Esa Kettu!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Kettu.
A countering left hand to the body from Kettu misses.
Kettu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kettu misses with an uppercut.
Balayan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kettu throws a jab but it's blocked by Balayan.
Kettu misses the body punch
and Kettu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Balayan checks a low kick from Kettu.
Kettu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kettu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Balayan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Balayan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Balayan looks to land a left hand but Kettu moved out of range nicely.
Kettu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kettu closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Balayan.
Kettu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kettu is working Balayan over against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kettu tries to work over Balayan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Balayan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kettu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch on the inside from Kettu fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Balayan lands a right hand.
Balayan blocking some punches.
Balayan is looking to control Kettu's arms but Kettu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Balayan has his back to the cage.
Balayan blocking some punches.
Balayan lands a hook that snaps the head of Kettu backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Balayan.
Balayan digs a right hand underneath Kettu's ribcage. Kettu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Balayan blocking some punches.
Balayan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Balayan.
Balayan misses with some punches.
Balayan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Balayan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kettu.
Kettu is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Balayan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balayan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kettu.
Kettu moves out of range as Balayan throws a body kick.
Kettu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Esa Kettu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kettu 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.
Balayan misses with a body shot.
Balayan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Balayan is looking to counter with a body kick.
Balayan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balayan blocks a head kick by Kettu.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kettu.
Kettu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Balayan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Balayan checks a leg kick.
Kettu lands a nice shot to the body.
Balayan scoring well with a low kick there.
Balayan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Balayan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A hook to the body from Kettu.
Kettu swings wildly with an uppercut but Balayan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balayan manages to break the clinch.
Kettu looks to land a body kick but Balayan moved away.
Balayan scores with a sloppy right hand. Kettu should have avoided that one.
Balayan avoids the head kick by Kettu.
Balayan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kettu manages to circle out of the way.
Balayan throws a head kick that misses.
Kettu slips under a jab.
Kettu looks for the body kick but Balayan saw that one coming.
Balayan moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balayan moves out of range of the body kick.
Kettu connects with a solid leg kick.
Balayan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kettu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Balayan is able to avoid easily.
Kettu throws a low kick but Balayan avoids it.
Kettu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Balayan looks to score with a jab to the body but Kettu is just out of range.
Kettu throws a front kick aimed at Balayan's knee but Balayan avoids it well.
Kettu throws a series of punches but Balayan avoids them all with ease.
Jab by Balayan.
Balayan is looking to score with low kicks.
Kettu scores with a jab.
Kettu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kettu lands with a good body shot.
Kettu moves into the clinch successfully.
Balayan blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kettu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kettu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Balayan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kettu can turn it around.
Balayan tries to throw a body punch but Kettu avoids it by throwing Balayan back against the cage.
Balayan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balayan lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kettu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Balayan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kettu.
Kettu misses with a punch on the inside.
Kettu takes a shot to the head.
Kettu tries to work over Balayan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Balayan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Balayan is working Kettu over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Balayan.
Kettu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balayan manages to break the clinch.
Kettu looks to land a right hand but Balayan moved out of range.
Kettu darts in trying to clinch
and Balayan counters with a straight right hand.
Balayan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kettu misses with a straight left.
Balayan jabs Kettu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kettu missing with a left hand there. Balayan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kettu defending well as Balayan loads up on a big left hand.
Kettu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Garegin Balayan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kettu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kettu misses with an uppercut
and Balayan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kettu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kettu tries to counter with a clinch but Balayan shakes him off and moves away.
Kettu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kettu takes a swing at Balayan's ribcage but misses.
Balayan misses with a leg kick.
Kettu throws a poor cross that misses
and Balayan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kettu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Balayan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Balayan checks a leg kick.
Balayan tries to clinch but Kettu is having none of it.
Kettu takes one on the button.
Balayan scores with the left hand. Kettu knows he should have avoided that one.
Kettu throws a looping overhand right but Balayan ducks down to avoid it.
Balayan throws a body kick that misses.
Balayan rushes Kettu and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balayan pushes Kettu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kettu prevents a body shot from Balayan.
Balayan lands a nice uppercut.
Kettu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Balayan misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kettu prevents a body shot from Balayan.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Balayan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Balayan gets through Kettu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Balayan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kettu tries a body shot but Balayan blocks it.
Balayan blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Balayan.
Balayan lands with a light punch inside.
Balayan cracks Kettu with a nice body shot.
Kettu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kettu working aggressively here.
Balayan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Balayan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kettu lands with a light punch inside.
Balayan tries a body shot but Kettu blocks it.
Kettu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balayan's elbow.
Balayan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Balayan fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balayan struggles to land a body shot inside as Kettu controls his hands.
Balayan misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kettu throws a punch but it's blocked by Balayan.
Kettu swings wildly with an uppercut but Balayan uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kettu.
Kettu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Balayan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kettu lands a shoulder strike.
Kettu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kettu lands a body punch.
Balayan tries to work over Kettu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kettu tries to work over Balayan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kettu misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Balayan.
Kettu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balayan misses with a punch on the inside.
Garegin Balayan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Balayan.
Kettu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kettu working aggressively here.
Kettu misses with some punches.
Balayan misses with a punch on the inside.
Kettu misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu lands with a short shot to the head.
Kettu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Balayan blocks an uppercut.
Balayan lands with a light punch inside.
Kettu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Balayan.
Kettu throws a head punch that misses.
Kettu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Balayan or not.
Still in the clinch, Balayan scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Balayan.
Balayan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kettu can do to turn this around?
Kettu tries to work over Balayan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Balayan tries to work over Kettu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Balayan trying to control the position but instead, Kettu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Balayan into the cage.
Balayan misses with a punch to the body.
Balayan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Balayan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Balayan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Balayan tries to land a front kick but Kettu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kettu throws out a counter right but Balayan avoids it with no problem.
Kettu misses with a double jab
letting Balayan counter with a right hand.
Garegin Balayan is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kettu scores with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Balayan checks a leg kick.
Balayan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Balayan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Balayan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kettu connects with the punch.
Kettu is looking to slow Balayan down with leg kicks.
Balayan motions for Kettu to come forward. Balayan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Balayan scores with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Balayan.
Kettu instigates a clinch.
Kettu pushes Balayan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balayan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balayan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Balayan digs a right hand into Kettu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kettu's gas tank.
Balayan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Balayan tries to throw a body punch but Kettu avoids it by throwing Balayan back against the cage.
Balayan digs a right hand underneath Kettu's ribcage. Kettu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garegin Balayan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kettu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kettu just misses with a punch to the body.
As Kettu backs away, Balayan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Balayan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kettu.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Balayan.
Nice straight punches there by Balayan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Balayan.
Balayan lands a jab to the nose.
Kettu lands with a slapping head kick.
Balayan throws the kick towards the body but Kettu avoids it.
Kettu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kettu misses with a straight right.
Balayan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Balayan takes one on the button.
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!
Kettu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balayan.
Kettu is looking to score with low kicks.
Kettu slips under a jab.
Balayan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Balayan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kettu scoring well with a low kick there.
A big right from Kettu misses.
Kettu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Balayan finds it's way through Kettu's defenses.
Kettu lands with a hook. Balayan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Balayan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kettu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Balayan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kettu misses with an uppercut.
Balayan quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Balayan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kettu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kettu connects with a body shot that sends Balayan's belly button to the back.
Kettu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Balayan.
Kettu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kettu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balayan was well out of range. Poor timing from Kettu.
Kettu gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Balayan counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Balayan misses.
Balayan throws a jab when Kettu was well out of range.
Kettu lands a leg kick that knocks Balayan off balance momentarily.
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!
Kettu lands a slapping body shot.
Balayan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A right-left combo lands from Kettu.
Esa Kettu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Balayan.
Balayan tries to land a front kick but Kettu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Balayan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kettu was well out of range. Poor timing from Balayan.
Balayan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Balayan.
Balayan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kettu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A swing and a miss from Kettu.
Balayan throwing a counter right hand but Kettu manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kettu. That's going to slow Balayan down.
Balayan cracks Kettu with a good jab.
Balayan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balayan throws a body shot but no joy.
Kettu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A low kick from Kettu is predictable there
and Balayan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balayan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kettu moves away.
Kettu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Balayan is out of range.
Balayan throws a shot to the body.
Kettu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Balayan. That did some damage!
Kettu takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balayan is working Kettu over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kettu.
Kettu misses with the head strike.
Kettu working aggressively here.
Balayan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Balayan blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kettu fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Kettu.
Balayan tries to work over Kettu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Balayan lands an uppercut.
Balayan scores with a shot to the side of Kettu's head.
Kettu tries to work over Balayan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Balayan digs a right hand underneath Kettu's ribcage. Kettu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Balayan lands with a left to the head.
Balayan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Balayan lands a nice shot to the body.
Kettu misses with a punch on the inside.
Balayan blocks an uppercut.
Balayan misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kettu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kettu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balayan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kettu's elbow.
Balayan can't find room to land a body shot as Kettu controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kettu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Balayan backwards.
Balayan presses Kettu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Balayan blocks an uppercut.
Balayan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Balayan.
Kettu blocking some punches.
Balayan can't find room to land a body shot as Kettu controls the action.
Balayan misses with a punch to the body.
Balayan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kettu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kettu misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balayan lands a nice shot to the body.
Balayan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kettu backwards.
Kettu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kettu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Balayan lands a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Garegin Balayan.
Well Balayan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garegin Balayan!
Garegin Balayan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Butane (ranked 497 p4p, 65 weight class) and Dustin Kruger (ranked 1590 p4p, 177 weight class). Butane comes to the cage accompanied by Genesis. Kruger is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I'M AN ANIMAL! #IMBACK. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hulk Butane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 16 - 2, fighting out of London, Dustin Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butane misses with a jab to the body
and Kruger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Butane scores with a jab to the head.
Butane misses with an uppercut. Kruger saw that one coming.
Kruger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Butane misses with a looping right.
Butane on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kruger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Butane loads up on a big right hand but Kruger slips the punch.
Butane tests Kruger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Butane digs a good body shot into Kruger's ribs.
Nice body kick there by Butane.
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!
Butane with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Butane scoring well with a low kick there.
Kruger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Butane.
Jab by Butane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butane pushes Kruger away with a front kick.
Kruger just misses with a punch to the body.
Hulk Butane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butane misses with a right hand
and Kruger counters with a nice body shot.
Kruger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Butane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice side step and Kruger releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Butane scoring well with a low kick there.
Kruger misses with a jab to the body
and Butane counters with a nice uppercut.
Kruger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Butane to score with a decent uppercut.
Butane falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kruger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Butane keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kruger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kruger walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butane throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Kruger to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Butane tenderised Kruger's leg. Kruger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kruger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Butane feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Butane scoring well with a low kick there.
Kruger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Butane fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kruger on the side of the head.
Butane gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kruger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Butane misses with a low kick.
Kruger lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kruger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Butanes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Butane throws a push kick but Kruger slaps the foot to one side.
Butane scores with a sloppy right hand. Kruger should have avoided that one.
Kruger drops Butane with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Butane looks back up at him and smiles so Kruger waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Butane is rocked!
Butane motions for Kruger to come forward. Butane throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Butane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Butane looks to throw the jab but Kruger is out of range.
Butane throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kruger counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dustin Kruger!
Dustin Kruger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cormac Mac Airt (ranked 874 p4p, 112 weight class) and Bessarion Alexius (ranked 308 p4p, 46 weight class). Mac Airt comes to the cage accompanied by Wolf Blood. Alexius has chosen A Country Boy Can Survive as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
32 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cormac Mac Airt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bessarion Alexius!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexius throws a sloppy head kick
and Mac Airt counters with a stiff right hand.
Alexius blocks a jab.
Alexius takes the fight into the clinch.
Mac Airt misses with some punches.
Mac Airt digs a right hand into Alexius's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alexius's gas tank.
We've been informed that Alexius 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.
Mac Airt throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexius.
Mac Airt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alexius.
Mac Airt lands a nice shot to the body.
Mac Airt throws a head punch that misses.
Mac Airt cracks Alexius with a nice body shot.
Alexius looks winded!
Mac Airt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alexius or not.
Alexius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mac Airt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mac Airt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mac Airt scores with a jab. Alexius acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mac Airt scores with a jab to the head.
Alexius's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mac Airt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alexius scrambles back to his feet.
Alexius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alexius gets tackled into the cage by Mac Airt. Mac Airt maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac Airt throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexius.
Mac Airt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mac Airt moves into the clinch successfully.
Alexius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mac Airt throws out a powerful jab.
Alexius is rocked!
Mac Airt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alexius is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Alexius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mac Airt misses with a hook. Alexius ducked under it nicely.
Alexius cracks Mac Airt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mac Airt looks to land a left hand but Alexius moved out of range nicely.
Alexius swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mac Airt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mac Airt 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.
Mac Airt throws a hook but Alexius avoids it easily.
Alexius steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mac Airt.
Alexius scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mac Airt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alexius is still on wobbly legs! Can Mac Airt finish him?
Mac Airt is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Alexius defending well as Mac Airt loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mac Airt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mac Airt lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Alexius up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Mac Airt from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Alexius's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cormac Mac Airt!
After winning the bout, Cormac Mac Airt thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Bessarion Alexius spoke after the fight, saying 'Oh moth*****r, not again!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Glass (ranked 147 p4p, 23 weight class) and Jax Thomas (ranked 617 p4p, 80 weight class). Glass comes to the cage accompanied by Across 110th Street by Bobby Womack. Thomas has chosen Killing is my business, and business is good! - Megadeth as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Desmond Glass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jax Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Desmond Glass has been cut.
Thomas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Glass throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Glass looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Glass rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glass. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Thomas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Glass.
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Glass sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Glass works the jab nicely.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Glass throws out the jab.
Thomas tries to counter with a clinch but Glass shakes him off and moves away.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Thomas has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Thomas cracks the inside of Glass's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glass scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glass scoring well with a low kick there.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glass.
Glass throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick from Glass misses.
Glass tests Thomas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass misses with an uppercut
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Glass throws a body shot but no joy.
Glass chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thomas can pounce on him.
Glass thows a leg kick but Thomas checks it
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Glass throws a body shot but no joy.
Thomas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Glass counters with a straight right hand.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick.
Glass works Thomas's body with a nice hook.
Glass misses the body punch
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Glass misses with a shot to the body
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Glass throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glass manages to avoid it.
Glass takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Glass misses its intended target.
Thomas wants to counter with a clinch but Glass pushes him away.
Glass keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Desmond Glass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glass misses with a hook
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Glass punishes Thomas's body with a nice straight punch.
Glass displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Glass scores with a hook to the body. Thomas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Glass throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas throws out a counter right but Glass avoids it with no problem.
Glass throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Glass misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas wants to counter the offense by Glass and move into the clinch position.
A solid leg kick lands there for Glass.
Glass tried to score with a low kick but Thomas checks it.
Thomas appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Glass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Glass.
Glass swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thomas counters with a two punch combo.
Thomas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thomas takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Glass avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
Thomas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Glass just stands there and leans against the cage.
Glass tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Glass scores with a nice short uppercut.
Glass blocking some punches.
Thomas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Glass or not.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Glass. That's going to slow Thomas down.
Glass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Glass.
Thomas appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Glass takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Glass misses with a body punch
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Desmond Glass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Glass pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Glass lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Glass lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thomas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thomas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thomas with the counter takedown but Glass avoids it easily.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Glass.
Glass stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thomas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Thomas works Glass's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glass misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Glass uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thomas has time to react.
Glass 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.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas works Glass's body with a nice hook.
Glass throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Glass tries a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Glass misses with an uppercut
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Desmond Glass's cut is getting worse.
Glass takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That kick from Thomas tenderised Glass's leg. Glass is trying to keep his angry face on.
A shot to the body from Glass misses
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Glass is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jax Thomas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Desmond Glass's cut.
That's time! Glass's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Glass listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Glass throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas counters with an outside leg kick.
Thomas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Glass rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Glass throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Thomas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Glass throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Glass at a distance.
Glass throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Thomas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thomas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Glass misses the target.
Thomas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jax Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Glass misses with a body punch
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glass. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas feints a counter leg kick.
Thomas drops Glass with a beautiful combination! Glass stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Thomas is looking for the KO!
Glass is rocked!
Glass thows a leg kick but Thomas checks it
and Thomas counters with a crisp right that sends Glass to the canvas! Thomas follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jax Thomas!
After winning the bout, Jax Thomas thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Desmond Glass was interviewed post fight and said 'I have to get with my coaches and manager, and rethink my gameplan going forward. I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenuichio Harada (ranked 125 p4p, 14 weight class) and Ueda Umanouke (ranked 814 p4p, 104 weight class). Umanouke has chosen Kenji Kawai's Making of a Cyborg as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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39
250 lbs
33 - 20 - 1 |
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36
280 lbs
30 - 19 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Kenuichio Harada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Ueda Umanouke!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umanouke lands with a good body shot.
Harada lands an overhand right.
It looks like Ueda Umanouke has been cut.
Harada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Umanouke was well out of range. Poor timing from Harada.
Umanouke tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Harada with a jab.
Umanouke throws the left hand but Harada avoids the punch easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harada stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Umanouke successfully pulls guard.
Umanouke is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Umanouke is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Umanouke keeping moving, preventing Harada from controlling successfully.
Umanouke is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harada looking to pass the guard.
Umanouke is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harada is aware though and is defending well.
Umanouke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Harada has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Harada is looking to work some ground and pound but Umanouke has wrist control.
Umanouke is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Harada trying to control but Umanouke is working from the bottom.
Umanouke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harada doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harada manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harada tries to free his leg and advance position but Umanouke is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harada defends well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harada throwing strikes from guard but Umanouke blocks nicely.
Harada looking to pass the guard.
Harada wants to control from the top but Umanouke keeps moving.
Harada postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Umanouke is looking for a triangle here but Harada uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Umanouke manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harada lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Harada is looking to advance position but Umanouke won't allow it.
Umanouke moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Umanouke escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harada gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Harada trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Umanouke is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Umanouke working for a triangle but Harada defends it easily.
Harada is in close to Umanouke's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harada wants to control from the top but Umanouke keeps moving.
Umanouke keeping full guard, as Harada tries to pass.
Harada sitting in guard here, content to control.
Harada throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Umanouke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harada trying to control the position from guard on top but Umanouke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harada connects with a couple of short punches.
Our spies down at at ~T~ Troid - Gym inform us that Umanouke has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Harada sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Umanouke's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Umanouke tries to get to full guard but Harada has control of the leg.
Umanouke is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harada pulls his head out easily.
Harada missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenuichio Harada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ueda Umanouke'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.
Harada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Umanouke.
Umanouke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Umanouke throws a hook but Harada blocks it.
Umanouke scores with a hook.
Umanouke shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harada as he jumps to the side.
Harada gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Umanouke.
Umanouke closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Harada quickly recovers to half guard.
Harada slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Harada keeping moving, preventing Umanouke from controlling successfully.
Harada wants to sweep here but Umanouke controlling him for the moment.
Umanouke looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harada not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harada looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Umanouke forces his way into half guard.
Umanouke lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Harada is trying to get back to full guard.
Umanouke is looking to take a break and control but Harada is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Umanouke tries to pass the half guard into mount. Harada knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Harada is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harada is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Umanouke scores with a couple of nice shots.
Umanouke moves into full mount! Harada won't be happy about that!
Harada manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Harada is trying to get back to full guard.
Harada looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Umanouke works his way into full mount!
Umanouke can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harada is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harada is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Umanouke cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Umanouke wants to take his opponent's back but Harada doesn't allow it.
Harada is working to get back to half guard.
Harada is squirming around, avoiding Umanouke's attempts to control the action.
Harada regains half guard.
Harada wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harada makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Harada.
Harada looking to hit a scissor sweep but Umanouke is one step ahead there.
Umanouke passes Harada's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Umanouke frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Umanouke trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Umanouke is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Umanouke is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Harada can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ueda Umanouke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ueda Umanouke's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Harada defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Umanouke.
A punch lands to the side of Harada 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Umanouke misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Harada.
Umanouke throws an overhand right that lands on Harada's shoulder, as Harada tries to avoid the shot.
Harada misses with a straight left.
Harada bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That has opened up Ueda Umanouke's cut even more.
Umanouke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harada has time to react.
Umanouke lands with a shot to the body.
Umanouke moves into range and clinches up with Harada.
Harada blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harada.
Harada misses with a punch to the body.
Umanouke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Umanouke tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Harada just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Umanouke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harada blocks a body shot from Umanouke.
Harada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harada lands a body punch.
Umanouke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Umanouke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harada tries to throw a body punch but Umanouke avoids it by throwing Harada back against the cage.
Harada misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harada.
Umanouke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harada is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Umanouke can't fight it off and eventually Harada manages to take the fight to the floor. Umanouke looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Harada is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Umanouke has an active guard here but Harada has managed to pass into half guard.
Ueda Umanouke has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harada lands a nice short elbow.
Harada is looking to take a break and control but Umanouke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Umanouke moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harada trying to control but Umanouke is working from the bottom.
Umanouke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harada doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harada manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Harada lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The cut above Ueda Umanouke's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ueda Umanouke's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kenuichio Harada!
Kenuichio Harada looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Who's next!!! I want that money fight now!'.
In defeat, Ueda Umanouke stepped up to the mic, saying 'Nothing ventured, nothing gained. You can't do anything without risking something. I will be back to avenge my honor.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lowe (ranked 230 p4p, 31 weight class) and Hillary Trump (ranked 49 p4p, 8 weight class). Mike Lowe could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hillary Trump's chin.
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34
156 lbs
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149 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Lowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hillary Trump!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trump throws a jab when Lowe was well out of range.
Trump has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lowe is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Trump throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lowe throws a body shot but no joy.
Trump looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Trump scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Mike Lowe has been cut.
Lowe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lowe connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lowe. Trump does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lowe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lowe takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Trump swings widly with a right hand
enabling Lowe to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lowe ducks under a wild hook from Trump.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lowe - that will leave a mark!
A slow jab from Trump misses its intended target.
Trump bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Trump gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lowe is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Lowe.
Trump tests Lowe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mike Lowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lowe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Trump defending well as Lowe loads up on a big left hand.
Trump on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lowe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trump lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lowe at a distance.
Lowe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Trump looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Lowe misses.
Lowe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Trump fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lowe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lowe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Trump throws an off balance right hand
letting Lowe counter with a right hand.
Lowe misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lowe.
Jab by Lowe.
Trump lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Lowe sprawling to the canvas. Trump follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Lowe hang on?
Lowe is rocked!
Lowe is controlling Trump's trapped leg to prevent Trump from advancing to side control.
Oh Lowe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trump is looking for a kimura here.
Trump is pressing down on Lowe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lowe is holding on for now.
Lowe seems to have got his legs back now.
Trump is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lowe sees it coming and defends easily.
Lowe is looking for a sweep. Trump is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Trump controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump works his way into full mount!
Lowe is looking to get to half guard.
Lowe is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at London MMA Club, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Trump avoids the attempt from Lowe to control.
Lowe has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Trump gets his hands free as Lowe looks to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lowe grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Lowe trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Lowe breaks Trump's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Lowe trying to control the position from guard on top but Trump is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lowe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Trump is trying to control the position but Lowe postures up.
Trump working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lowe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lowe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Trump throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lowe uses it to pass to side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trump is trying to control Lowe's posture but Lowe avoids it.
Trump is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hillary Trump will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Lowe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lowe throws a sloppy head kick and Trump moves out of range easily.
Mike Lowe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circle momentarily. Trump darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lowe throws a sloppy head kick and Trump moves out of range easily.
Lowe defending well as Trump loads up on a big left hand.
Trump lands with an uppercut that bounces Lowe off the cage and back into range.
Lowe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Trump moves into the clinch.
Lowe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lowe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Trump makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lowe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lowe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trump.
Lowe has Trump up against the cage in a clinch.
Lowe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Trump.
Trump fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trump misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trump prevents a body shot from Lowe.
Trump throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Trump fails to land.
Trump jumps guard and drags Lowe to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lowe is looking to work some ground and pound but Trump has wrist control.
Lowe trying to control the position from guard on top but Trump is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lowe stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lowe ducks under a wild hook from Trump.
Lowe forces Trump back against the cage and clinches.
Lowe blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Trump.
Lowe lands a right hand.
Lowe lands a hook that snaps the head of Trump backwards.
Lowe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trump keeps control of Lowe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Trump tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lowe lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trump creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lowe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lowe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trump backwards.
Still in the clinch, Trump scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lowe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lowe misses with the head strike.
Trump takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Lowe.
Trump avoids a wild elbow strike from Lowe.
Trump blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Lowe.
Lowe slowing the pace effectively.
Trump tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lowe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lowe can't find room to land a body shot as Trump controls the action.
Trump lands with a short shot to the head.
Lowe lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe throws a punch but it's blocked by Trump.
Lowe misses with a punch on the inside.
Lowe lands with a left to the head.
Lowe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lowe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trump tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trump tries to land knees in the clinch but Lowe avoids the damage to the body.
Trump tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lowe throws a punch but it's blocked by Trump.
Trump lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lowe backwards.
Lowe working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Lowe fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trump creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lowe working aggressively here.
Trump lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lowe lands a nice uppercut.
Trump prevents a body shot from Lowe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lowe throws a punch but it's blocked by Trump.
Lowe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Trump.
Nice body punch from Trump.
Lowe throws a head kick that misses.
Lowe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Trump.
Lowe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Trump counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lowe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trump.
Trump misses with a hook
and Lowe counters with a good low kick that Trump was not able to check.
Lowe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Trump might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Trump throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lowe ducks under a wild hook from Trump.
Mike Lowe is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowe throws a body punch but Trump moves out of range.
Trump throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lowe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Trump stalks Lowe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lowe's face. Lowe staggers backwards, shaken.
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 Mike Lowe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Lowe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lowe avoids the body shot from Trump.
A big right from Trump misses.
Lowe throws a big counter combination but Trump scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lowe misses with a hook.
Trump doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lowe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trump manages to avoid it.
Trump tries to counter by closing the distance.
Trump connects with the punch.
Lowe throws a hook to the side of Trump's head but Trump sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lowe scores with a push kick.
Lowe closes the distance and pushes Trump back into the cage.
Trump throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lowe misses with a punch to the body.
Lowe has a couple of punches blocked by Trump.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lowe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Trump is keeping busy.
Trump lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lowe backwards.
Lowe breaks from the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lowe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lowe throws a wild body kick that Trump sees coming a mile off.
Lowe motions for Trump to come forward. Lowe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Trump has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Trump there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lowe throws a shot from downtown. Trump moves away and avoids it.
Trump displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lowe throws out the jab.
Trump looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lowe tries to land a front kick but Trump steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Trump throws out a counter right but Lowe avoids it with no problem.
Trump has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Trump there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lowe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trump manages to avoid it.
Trump wants to counter with a clinch but Lowe pushes him away.
Lowe swings for the body but Trump moves out of range.
Lowe misses with a wild body shot.
Trump blocks a jab.
Trump bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Trump misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe misses with a head kick.
Lowe needs to keep his hands up - Trump had a free shot at his head there.
Trump takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trump swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Lowe misses.
Lowe throws a right hand that misses
and Trump counters with a straight right hand.
Lowe misses with a left hand
and Trump counters with a straight right hand.
Lowe pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Trump back to the cage. Lowe follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Trump jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lowe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trump misses with a double jab.
Lowe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lowe ducks under a wild hook from Trump.
Lowe slips under a jab.
Trump misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lowe moves away from the strike by Trump.
It looked like Lowe was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Trump keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lowe sets himself, and Trump steps forward looking for the clinch! Lowe avoids it this time.
Trump throws a right hand that Lowe ducks under and follows up with a left that Lowe also avoids with ease.
Trump throws a poor cross that misses
and Lowe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick misses from Lowe.
Lowe lands a jab.
Lowe throws a big shot that misses.
Lowe drives through and clinches with Trump against the cage.
Trump throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trump scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trump lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Trump lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Trump fails to land.
Trump misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump avoids the elbow strike from Lowe, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Trump.
Trump blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trump throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Lowe on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lowe fails to land.
Trump lands a right hand.
Lowe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trump prevents a body shot from Lowe.
Lowe blocking some punches.
Mike Lowe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Trump ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Trump no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Trump working a defensive guard here.
Trump avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lowe trying to control but Trump is working from the bottom.
Lowe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mike Lowe.
I think Lowe 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hillary Trump!
Hillary Trump decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
The defeated Mike Lowe had this to say: 'Sorry for the loss. I will get back into the gym and come back stronger. I wish luck to Fu Tu in his future bouts.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herb Krison (ranked 258 p4p, 39 weight class) and Masa Sanada (ranked 63 p4p, 9 weight class). Krison comes to the cage accompanied by Rebelution. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Herb Krison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Masa Sanada!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krison looks to land a body kick but Sanada moved away.
Sanada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krison has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nice uppercut there from Krison.
Krison lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanada's head.
Krison takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sanada throws out a loose jab but Krison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanada throws a poor cross that misses
and Krison counters with a good, hard body kick but Sanada shrugs it off.
Krison drives through and clinches with Sanada against the cage.
A short right from Krison on the inside.
Sanada struggles to land a body shot inside as Krison controls his hands.
Sanada looking to slow down the pace here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sanada is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Krison has denied him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanada.
Krison swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krison lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanada prevents a body shot from Krison.
Krison misses with a punch on the inside.
Krison scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Krison - that landed with a thud.
Sanada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krison blocking some punches.
Sanada swings wildly with an uppercut but Krison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sanada fails to land.
Krison working aggressively here.
Krison cracks Sanada with a nice body shot.
Sanada blocks a body shot from Krison.
Sanada misses with the head strike.
Krison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krison tries a body shot but Sanada blocks it.
Krison tries to work over Sanada's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanada displaying some good clinch control by pressing Krison up against the cage.
Sanada misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanada is working Krison over against the cage.
Sanada lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Sanada - that landed with a thud.
Krison digs a right hand into Sanada's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sanada's gas tank.
Krison misses with the head strike.
Krison works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Krison lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Krison.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krison lands a nice shot to the body.
Krison lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Krison.
A short right from Krison on the inside.
Krison breaks the clinch.
Masa Sanada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanada misses with a hook.
Krison throws a series of punches but Sanada moves out of range.
A jab from Krison finds it's way through Sanada's defenses.
Krison moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanada moves in looking to clinch but Krison pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Krison on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanada misses with a hook. Krison ducked under it nicely.
Krison throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sanada avoids it.
Sanada closes the distance looking to clinch
and Krison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Sanada scores with a four punch combination!
Sanada steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Krison. That one must have hurt.
Sanada doesn't manage to clinch there - Krison circles away.
Krison lands a nice shot that snaps Sanada's head back.
Sanada throws a sloppy body shot
and Krison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanada misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanada moves away.
Krison misses with a body shot.
Sanada jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanada moves into range and connects with a jab.
Krison staying out of range there.
Krison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanada manages to avoid it.
Sanada throws an off balance right hand
and Krison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanada throws a body shot but no joy.
Krison moves out of range of the strikes.
Krison misses with a leg kick.
Sanada steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Krison.
Krison is looking to land body kicks.
Sanada has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Krison finds it's way round the side to connect with Sanada's head.
Sanada cracks a nice hook into Krison's ribs.
Sanada throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanada moves out of range as Krison strikes.
Krison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanada 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Krison.
Krison lands with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krison attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sanada staying out of range there.
Krison misses with a hook.
Krison just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herb Krison dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sanada fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sanada misses with a hook
and Krison finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A jab from Sanada misses.
Krison attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sanada blocks a jab.
Krison lands a jab to the nose.
Sanada lands an overhand right.
Sanada punishes Krison's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Sanada. That snapped Krison's head back.
A clash of legs there as Sanada blocks the low kick.
Jab, jab by Krison - just one landing.
Krison with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sanada to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sanada takes a swing at Krison's ribcage but misses.
Sanada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krison.
Herb Krison is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Krison.
Sanada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krison manages to avoid it.
Krison appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sanada tries to close the distance and clinch but Krison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Sanada misses.
Sanada steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Krison. That one must have hurt.
Krison connects with a body shot.
Sanada lands a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Krison. That's going to slow Sanada down.
Sanada stalks Krison and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Krison's face. Krison staggers backwards, shaken.
Sanada scores with a nice right hand.
Sanada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krison staying out of range there.
Krison is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sanada throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krison takes a swing at Sanada's ribcage but misses.
Sanada comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Krison throws a body punch but Sanada moves out of range.
Krison rushes Sanada and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sanada lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Krison or not.
Sanada displaying some good clinch control by pressing Krison up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanada tries to throw a body punch but Krison avoids it by throwing Sanada back against the cage.
Sanada misses with a body punch.
Krison scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Krison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krison gets through Sanada's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sanada misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanada.
Krison struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanada controls his hands.
Krison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanada's elbow.
Krison manages to break the clinch.
Sanada drives through and clinches with Krison against the cage.
Krison scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Krison misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanada.
Sanada blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Sanada.
A short uppercut from Krison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krison manages to break the clinch.
Krison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Krison throws a leg kick but Sanada moved away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanada, as that shot connected.
Sanada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krison looks to throw the jab but Sanada is out of range.
It seemed like Sanada was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sanada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krison manages to avoid it.
Krison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanada avoids a kick to the body.
Sanada moves out of range of the leg kick from Krison.
Sanada on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sanada moves out of range of the body kick from Krison.
Sanada looks to score with a jab to the body but Krison is just out of range.
As Sanada backs away, Krison returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Krison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanada can do to turn this around?
Sanada slips under a jab.
Krison sets himself, and Sanada steps forward looking for the clinch! Krison avoids it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krison throws a lazy right hand but Sanada sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanada blocks the body kick.
Krison closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sanada walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krison walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Sanada misses.
Krison takes one to the side of the head.
Sanada takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sanada tries to move into range but Krison moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Krison lands with an overhand left.
Krison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Krison tests Sanada's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanada jabs Krison right on the nose. Krison blinks but takes it well.
Sanada throws a right hand that Krison ducks under and follows up with a left that Krison also avoids with ease.
Krison misses with a wild body shot.
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 Herb Krison will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Krison as he connects with a hook.
Sanada throws a hook but Krison avoids it easily.
Sanada looks to land a left hand but Krison moved out of range nicely.
A cross from Krison lands.
Sanada uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krison.
Jab by Sanada.
Sanada fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Krison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanada scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Krison doesn't seem bothered though.
Sanada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krison cracks the inside of Sanada's front leg.
Krison shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big right from Sanada misses.
Sanada bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Krison's head.
Sanada tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanada throws out a loose jab but Krison uses good head movement to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Sanada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanada keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Krison gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Krison is trying to break the clinch but Sanada has him pressed against the cage.
Krison lands with a right to the head.
Sanada lands with a left to the head.
Krison lands a nice uppercut.
Krison prevents a body shot from Sanada.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Sanada scores with a nice short uppercut.
Herb Krison has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Krison blocking some punches.
Sanada misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanada digs a right hand into Krison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Krison's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Krison fails to land.
Krison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanada cracks Krison with a nice body shot.
Krison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanada lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stalling in the clinch from Sanada.
Krison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanada tries to clinch up but Krison circles away and keeps his distance.
Masa Sanada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krison moves into the clinch successfully.
Sanada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krison takes a shot to the head.
Sanada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krison misses with a body punch.
Sanada lands a hook that snaps the head of Krison backwards.
Sanada gets through Krison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanada.
A hook to the body from Sanada.
Sanada lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Krison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krison tries a body shot but Sanada blocks it.
Krison lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanada misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Krison working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krison misses with a punch to the body.
Sanada blocks an uppercut.
Krison lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Krison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanada lands with a short shot to the head.
Krison misses with a body punch.
Sanada lands with a left to the head.
Krison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanada scores with a shoulder strike.
Krison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krison swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krison has a couple of punches blocked by Sanada.
Krison tries a body shot but Sanada blocks it.
Krison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanada's elbow.
Sanada works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krison misses with a body punch.
Sanada lands with a light punch inside.
Sanada works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Sanada.
A body shot lands from Sanada.
Sanada lands with a right to the head.
Sanada is leaning against Krison and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sanada working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Sanada - that landed with a thud.
Sanada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krison backwards.
Sanada can't find room to land a body shot as Krison controls the action.
Sanada lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanada.
A short right from Sanada on the inside.
Sanada lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanada digs a right hand into Krison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Krison's gas tank.
Sanada throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krisons head.
Sanada lands a hook that snaps the head of Krison backwards.
A right hand to the body from Sanada.
Sanada digs a right hand into Krison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Krison's gas tank.
And that's the end of the fight!
Masa Sanada comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Krison 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jarred Reich (ranked 241 p4p, 34 weight class) and Kamerun Diaz (ranked 105 p4p, 17 weight class). Diaz has chosen Beast in Black - Ghost in the Rain 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jarred Reich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kamerun Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Reich looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Diaz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Diaz is trying to ground and pound but Reich uses the momentary lack of control by Diaz to regain half guard.
Reich preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Diaz looks to land a strike but Reich avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Diaz trying to control but Reich is working from the bottom.
Reich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Diaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diaz throws a strike but Reich rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Diaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Reich doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Reich manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Diaz working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Reich has passed into half guard!
Reich prevents Diaz from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reich is taking a breather. Diaz 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.
Diaz is trying to maintain the position but Reich is very close to passing his half guard.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Reich is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Diaz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Reich postures up.
Reich preventing the sweep.
Reich has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Diaz has Reich pulled in close to control his posture.
Diaz looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Reich has picked Diaz up and slammed him! Diaz can't keep hold of the triangle and Reich manages to pass to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reich controlling from side mount.
Diaz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Reich wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Reich remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Diaz tries to buck Reich off but Reich is having none of it.
Reich tries to advance to mount but can't.
Diaz tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Diaz isn't going anywhere.
Diaz tries to buck Reich off but Reich is having none of it.
Reich wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Diaz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reich circles away.
Reich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Reich throws a wild body kick that Diaz sees coming a mile off.
Reich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Reich with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diaz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reich's hands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Jarred Reich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reich moves into range and clinches up with Diaz.
Nice body punch from Reich - that landed with a thud.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reich throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kamerun Diaz will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Diaz tests Reich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reich moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reich. Reich obviously looking to wear him down.
Reich slips under a jab from Diaz.
Diaz lands with a straight right. Reich didn't see that one coming.
Reich avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Diaz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Reich clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the cage.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab, jab by Diaz - just one landing.
Reich tries to clinch
and Diaz counters with a left to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Reich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reich tried to counter with a leg kick but Diaz avoided it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reich.
Reich avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Reich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Reich should have avoided that one.
Kamerun Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Reich looks for the body kick but Diaz saw that one coming.
Reich goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kamerun Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reich.
Diaz thumps Reich with a low kick.
Diaz lands a nice shot that snaps Reich's head back.
Diaz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Reich is out of range.
Reich looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reich scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reich takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Diaz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reich bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diaz's head backwards.
Reich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Reich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diaz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Reich back to the cage. Diaz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Reich takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Diaz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reich.
Diaz moves out of range as Reich throws a body kick.
Reich misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Reich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Reich jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Diaz tries to move into range but Reich moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reich keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Reich is looking to chop away at Diaz's legs.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Reich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reich tries to land a front kick but Diaz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Reich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Reich.
Diaz thuds his right hand into Reich's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Reich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reich takes one to the chin there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Reich crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Diaz - the referee stops the clock and Reich gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Diaz. Reich manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Reich moves into the clinch.
Reich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reich scores with a shoulder strike.
Reich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
I was talking to Reich's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Diaz throws a wild body kick that Reich sees coming a mile off.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Diaz clobbers Reich with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Reich takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Reich lands a leg kick that knocks Diaz off balance momentarily.
Diaz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reich shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Diaz with the counter takedown but Reich avoids it easily.
Reich dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Reich darts in and clinches Diaz up against the cage.
Diaz lands a body punch.
Reich misses with a body punch.
Reich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz jumps guard but Reich turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Reich fails to land.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Reich avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jarred Reich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamerun Diaz.
Reich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reich misses with a body punch.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Reich keeps him there for the moment.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kamerun Diaz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Reich connects with a body shot.
Reich throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Diaz swings for the body but Reich moves out of range.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromReich.
Reich throws a leg kick which misses Diaz's front leg but catches the back leg as Diaz tries to avoid it.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Diaz throws out a powerful jab.
Diaz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Reich looks for the body kick but Diaz saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diaz! But no joy.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Reich is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Decent striking displayed by Reich there.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Reich to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reich avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Reich crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Diaz - the referee stops the clock and Reich gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Diaz. Reich manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diaz checks a leg kick.
Reich wants to clinch.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Reich's head but Reich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reich shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diaz swings for the body but Reich moves out of range.
Reich throwing a counter right hand but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reich finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Reich. Diaz shrugs it off though.
Reich misses with a hook.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reich fires out a quick counter leg kick but Diaz just manages to avoid it.
Reich throws a body kick that misses.
Diaz throws a right hand that Reich ducks under and follows up with a left that Reich also avoids with ease.
Reich's corner calls for a 1-2. Reich obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Diaz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reich. Reich circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Reich gets a clinch.
A short left from Reich.
Jarred Reich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Reich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reich takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Reich wants to land a leg kick but Diaz is out of range.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Reich.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diaz! But no joy.
Diaz lands a really nice looking cross but Reich seems unphased.
Reich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Reich throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
A shot to the liver by Diaz. Beautiful body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diaz, as that shot connected.
Reich throws a leg kick that misses.
Diaz scores with a decent looking hook.
Diaz moves out of range as Reich throws a body kick.
Diaz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Diaz throws an elbow but Reich slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Diaz looks up at the clock and then as Reich takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Diaz smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Diaz with the ground and pound but Reich regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Reich is controlling Diaz's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Diaz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reich defending well though.
Diaz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Diaz drops an elbow to the side of Reich's head.
Diaz throwing shots but Reich is blocking nicely.
Diaz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reich defending well though.
Kamerun Diaz has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Diaz slips a nice elbow through Reich's hands, connecting with Reich's forehead.
Diaz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Diaz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Reich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaz throws a strike but Reich avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Reich 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.
Diaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kamerun Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Diaz 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kamerun Diaz!
Kamerun Diaz decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Howlin Wolf (ranked 150 p4p, 20 weight class) and Pierre St. Georges (ranked 190 p4p, 28 weight class). St. Georges has chosen Jiu Jitsu as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Howlin Wolf 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howlin Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf lands a head shot.
Wolf lands a glancing blow to the side of St. Georges's head.
St. Georges throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolf throws a lazy right hand but St. Georges sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wolf throws a shot from downtown. St. Georges moves away and avoids it.
Wolf misses with a right hand
and St. Georges cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wolf throws a good cross that connects.
Wolf has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from St. Georges finds it's way round the side to connect with Wolf's head.
St. Georges takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wolf has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St. Georges has a couple of punches blocked by Wolf.
Wolf throws a head punch that misses.
St. Georges throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
St. Georges scores with an uppercut up the middle.
St. Georges lands with a short shot to the head.
St. Georges struggles to land a body shot inside as Wolf controls his hands.
Wolf blocks a body shot from St. Georges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges lands a left hand.
St. Georges tries to throw a body punch but Wolf avoids it by throwing St. Georges back against the cage.
Wolf has St. Georges pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. St. Georges manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
St. Georges is leaning against Wolf and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wolf misses with a short punch on the inside.
St. Georges lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
St. Georges swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Wolf fails to land.
Wolf misses with a body punch.
St. Georges tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St. Georges misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wolf turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Wolf manages to end up in side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
St. Georges is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wolf off and has taken his back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Wolf's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Wolf just looking to survive in the bad position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St. Georges controlling well, preventing Wolf from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf is working hard here to advance position.
St. Georges is riding his opponent, not letting Wolf buck him off.
Wolf trying to control the hands but St. Georges won't let him.
Wolf wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
Wolf is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf trying to control the hands but St. Georges breaks the grip.
Wolf needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
Wolf tries to break free.
St. Georges avoiding Wolf 's attempts to control his hands.
Wolf tries to break free.
Wolf trying to control the hands but St. Georges won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Wolf right now.
Wolf is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Wolf trying to control the hands but St. Georges won't let him.
Wolf tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre St. Georges dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wolf lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
No joy there for St. Georges, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Wolf.
A telegraphed right hand from Wolf misses the target.
Wolf swings for the body but St. Georges moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from St. Georges misses.
St. Georges has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wolf tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but St. Georges swivels and escapes.
St. Georges uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wolf.
St. Georges looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wolf is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for St. Georges. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Wolf moves out of range as St. Georges strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf jabs at St. Georges's body.
Wolf misses with a looping left.
Wolf throws a big shot that misses.
Wolf misses the shot to the body.
St. Georges now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges throws a body shot but no joy.
St. Georges connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wolf misses with a straight right.
Wolf misses with a right hand
and St. Georges counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wolf lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
St. Georges is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wolf looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St. Georges is fending him off so far but Wolf persists. Nope, St. Georges circles away and we're back to standing.
St. Georges walks into a jab.
St. Georges throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wolf closes the distance and pushes St. Georges back into the cage.
St. Georges throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wolfs head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St. Georges.
Wolf misses with some punches.
Wolf gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, St. Georges regains guard.
St. Georges manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolf looks to land a left hand but St. Georges moved out of range nicely.
St. Georges throws out a counter right but Wolf avoids it with no problem.
Wolf lands a nice shot that snaps St. Georges's head back.
Wolf lands a really nice looking cross but St. Georges seems unphased.
Wolf closes the distance and clinches.
St. Georges blocking some punches.
Wolf misses with a body punch.
St. Georges can't find room to land a body shot as Wolf controls the action.
Wolf wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Howlin Wolf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wolf throws a head punch that misses.
Wolf misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wolf.
Wolf gets through St. Georges's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St. Georges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges blocks an uppercut.
Wolf lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wolf misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wolf prevents a body shot from St. Georges.
Wolf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St. Georges is fighting off a takedown attempt but Wolf is just too persistent for him and manages to trip St. Georges to the mat. St. Georges regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Wolf postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
St. Georges is adopting a defensive guard.
St. Georges is continuing to stall.
St. Georges wants to get back to his feet but Wolf is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wolf missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wolf won't allow St. Georges to get back to his feet.
St. Georges is trying to control the position but Wolf postures up.
St. Georges pulls Wolf in to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wolf misses with an uppercut. St. Georges saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from St. Georges on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
St. Georges scores with the left hand. Wolf knows he should have avoided that one.
Wolf fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but St. Georges avoids it really well and circles away.
Howlin Wolf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Wolf misses its intended target.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Wolf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Howlin Wolf dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from St. Georges enables Wolf to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. St. Georges manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wolf distracts St. Georges with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
St. Georges pulls Wolf in close to his closed guard and prevents Wolf from doing any damage or advancing position.
St. Georges is looking to stand up but Wolf isn't so interested in that idea.
St. Georges has control of Wolf's left arm, preventing Wolf from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf connects with a couple of short punches.
Wolf wants to control from the top but St. Georges keeps moving.
St. Georges managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf wants to pass the guard but St. Georges is keeping the position.
St. Georges is trying to keep Wolf in close.
St. Georges wants to stand but Wolf is controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pierre St. Georges is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wolf misses with a hook.
Wolf slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
St. Georges throws the left hand but Wolf avoids the punch easily.
St. Georges defending well as Wolf loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from St. Georges on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Wolf misses the target.
Wolf staying out of range there.
Good standup being displayed there by St. Georges as he connects with a hook.
Wolf misses with an uppercut
letting St. Georges counter with a right hand.
Wolf tries to close the distance and clinch up but St. Georges swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St. Georges throws a counter combo.
St. Georges connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wolf momentarily.
It looks like Howlin Wolf has been cut.
St. Georges has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
St. Georges jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St. Georges dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St. Georges scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
St. Georges lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges doesn't manage to clinch there - Wolf circles away.
A cross from St. Georges lands.
St. Georges misses with a left hand
and Wolf counters with a right hand to the body.
St. Georges lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Wolf can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from St. Georges and Wolf drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by St. Georges.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre St. Georges!
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