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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bessarion Alexius (ranked 4288 p4p, 2494 weight class) and Gustav Line (ranked 543 p4p, 352 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Alexius might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to A Country Boy Can Survive. Line has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. 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 33 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bessarion Alexius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustav Line!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Line throws a hook but Alexius blocks it.
Alexius seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Alexius digs a good body shot into Line's ribs.
Alexius throws a shot to the body.
Alexius throws a solid leg kick but Line takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alexius.
Sloppy strikes from Alexius. Those never looked like landing.
Alexius blocks a jab.
Line is looking to clinch but Alexius is avoiding it.
Line missing with a left hand there. Alexius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Line staying out of range there.
Line is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Line lands a lovely overhand right.
Line takes a swing at Alexius's ribcage but misses.
Alexius misses with a body kick.
Alexius fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Line, pushing him back against the cage.
Line pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Alexius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stalling in the clinch from Alexius.
Alexius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alexius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Line manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexius shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Alexius throws a big right hand that misses.
Line escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alexius gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Line escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alexius gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Alexius stays in close to Line's body and controls the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alexius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Line has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Alexius is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Line.
Alexius controlling from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line is not content to let Alexius control the position.
Alexius is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Line is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Alexius's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Line is looking to escape.
We've been hearing good reports from Alexius's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line is staying active underneath Alexius, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Line wants to control but Alexius is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Alexius sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Alexius landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Line looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Line is looking to improve his position.
Alexius controlling the action here.
Alexius seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Line does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Line tries to get to full guard but Alexius has control of the leg.
Line keeps trying to improve his position.
Alexius wants to control but Line is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alexius just misses with a punch to the body.
Line lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alexius circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Alexius on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Line lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alexius throws a looping overhand right but Line ducks down to avoid it.
Line just misses with a punch to the body.
Line missing with a left hand there. Alexius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alexius throws a big counter combination but Line scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Alexius throws the left hand but Line avoids the punch easily.
Alexius gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alexius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alexius gets through Line's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bessarion Alexius dominated that round.
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.
Alexius tests Line's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alexius misses with a looping right.
Line throws out a counter right but Alexius avoids it with no problem.
Line uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alexius.
Line misses with an uppercut. Alexius saw that one coming.
Alexius smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Line takes a swing at Alexius's ribcage but misses.
Alexius misses with a kick to the body.
Line wants to clinch up but Alexius keeps it at a distance.
Line is looking to clinch but Alexius is avoiding it.
Line is looking to clinch but Alexius is avoiding it.
Line throws a low kick but Alexius moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Alexius misses the target.
Alexius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Line can do to turn this around?
Alexius shoots in for a takedown but Line shows good takedown defense.
Bessarion Alexius is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius throws a nice looking combination but Line bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alexius throws a wild body kick that Line sees coming a mile off.
Alexius is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gustav Line seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Line rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alexius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Line has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Line lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Line lands with a right to the head.
Alexius tries for a takedown but Line manages to get underhooks.
Alexius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Line breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Line misses the jab.
Alexius wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Line stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alexius lands a body shot.
Alexius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alexius takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alexius. Line does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick from Alexius, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexius swings for the body but Line moves out of range.
Line swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alexius lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Line misses with a looping right.
Alexius scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Alexius scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line tries to improve position but can't.
Line gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Line tries to get to full guard but Alexius has control of the leg.
Alexius not doing much here.
Line is trying to control but can't.
Line manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alexius looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexius trying to control but Line is working from the bottom.
Alexius preventing the sweep.
Alexius passes into half guard.
Line wants to get back to full guard.
Line actively working from the bottom here.
Alexius stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Alexius escapes and gets back to his feet.
Line misses with a low kick.
Alexius scores with a crisp jab that stopped Line in his tracks.
Line takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alexius scores with a nice head shot.
Alexius feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Line pushes Alexius off and scrambles back to his feet.
Gustav Line is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Line looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Line throws a jab but it's blocked by Alexius.
Alexius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bessarion Alexius dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Alexius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Line sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Alexius.
Line swinging wildly here.
Line scoring well with a low kick there.
Line uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alexius.
Alexius fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Line avoids it really well and circles away.
Line misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alexius throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Line cracks Alexius with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Line tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alexius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Line sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alexius feints a jab promting Line to slip. Alexius then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Line slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line clinches with his opponent.
Line misses with some punches.
Alexius lands with a light punch inside.
Alexius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alexius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Line has a couple of punches blocked by Alexius.
Bessarion Alexius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alexius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Line backwards.
A short uppercut from Alexius.
Line breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Line avoids the body shot from Alexius.
Alexius on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alexius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alexius darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alexius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Line manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Line raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Line misses.
Line moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Line connects with a right hand. Alexius shakes it off.
Gustav Line has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line throws a leg kick but Alexius checks it.
Alexius looks to land a body kick but Line moved away.
Alexius lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Line listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Alexius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Line lands with a hook. Alexius tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alexius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Line.
Line slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice shot by Alexius.
Line lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Line is looking to clinch.
Line stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Line wants it to stay on the feet.
Line instigates a clinch.
Alexius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Line backwards.
Alexius looking to stall.
Alexius misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Line walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alexius.
A combination from Line does no damage.
Alexius wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Alexius misses with a double jab.
Line throws a body shot but no joy.
As Line backs away, Alexius returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Line misses with a low kick as Alexius jumps back.
Alexius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Line.
Alexius fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bessarion Alexius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alexius lands a nice looking body shot.
Line thows a left - swing and a miss!
Line throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alexius connects with an inside leg kick.
Line pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alexius seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Line with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Line throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line misses the shot to the body.
Alexius moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexius works the jab nicely.
Alexius thuds a left hand into Line's body.
Alexius moves out of range of the strikes.
Alexius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alexius's jab looks to have found its range, popping Line under the eye.
Jab, jab by Alexius - just one landing.
Alexius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alexius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bessarion Alexius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alexius blocks a jab.
Line takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Line misses with a lunging right hand
and Alexius counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Line throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alexius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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 Bessarion Alexius.
Well Alexius has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bessarion Alexius!
A less than humble Bessarion Alexius misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Wilder (ranked 1743 p4p, 2044 weight class) and Demetrius Tektas (ranked 207 p4p, 240 weight class). Tektas has chosen Alexander The Great as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Wilder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 3, fighting out of New York, Demetrius Tektas!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilder misses with a double jab.
Wilder stuns Tektas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wilder has Tektas up against the cage in a clinch.
Tektas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wilder is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wilder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tektas 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.
Tektas throws a body shot but no joy.
Wilder misses with a few strikes there.
Tektas throws a leg kick but Wilder checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy body kick from Wilder
so Tektas counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tektas is standing up over Wilder. Wilder looks to escape but Tektas dives into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tektas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tektas is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Wilder will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Tektas wants to control but Wilder is keeping him busy.
Tektas working away.
Tektas trying to control the action but Wilder is working from the bottom.
Tektas might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Wilder haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wilder tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Wilder has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Tektas.
Tektas missing with strikes from the back.
Tektas controlling the position well here. Wilder rolled but Tektas kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilder covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Tektas has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Wilder! Can he survive? No! He's out! Tektas gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Demetrius Tektas!
Demetrius Tektas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Outlaw Hardy (ranked 2095 p4p, 1555 weight class) and Cobweb Cooter (ranked 224 p4p, 171 weight class). Hardy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Side to Side. Cooter has chosen Porch Honky 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Outlaw Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cobweb Cooter!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hardy gets the takedown into side control.
Cooter tries to improve position but can't.
Cooter can't do much from the bottom here.
Cooter tries to improve position but can't.
Hardy has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Cooter is letting Hardy control him for a moment.
Cooter is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy trying to control the action but Cooter is working from the bottom.
Cooter is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooter keeps trying to improve his position.
Cooter looking for a sweep but Hardy has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Hardy controlling the position easily from mount.
Cooter is desperately trying to improve his position but Hardy has a good base and remains in mount.
Cooter wants to control but Hardy is having none of it.
Cooter's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy avoids the attempt from Cooter to control.
Cooter is trying to escape the mount.
Hardy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hardy avoids the attempt from Cooter to control.
Cooter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hardy wants to control the pace but Cooter is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Cooter gets back to half guard.
Cooter tries to get to full guard but Hardy has control of the leg.
Cooter trying to control here.
Cooter moves into full guard.
Hardy wanted to stand there but Cooter had control of the position.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooter seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooter 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.
Cooter is still trying to improve position.
Cooter throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Cooter working a defensive guard here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hardy won't allow Cooter to sweep him here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cooter looks to land a right hand but Hardy moved out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cooter throws a lazy right hand but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooter throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardy.
Hardy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hardy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Outlaw Hardy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hardy tries to clinch there but Cooter circles away.
Hardy drives through with a takedown into Cooter's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Cooter pulls Hardy in close to his closed guard and prevents Hardy from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hardy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cooter wants to sweep here but Hardy controlling him for the moment.
Hardy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cooter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cooter trying to control the position here.
Outlaw Hardy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cooter is keeping the position for now.
Hardy passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy controlling the pace.
Cooter regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cooter controlling Hardy's posture.
Cooter wants to sweep here but Hardy controlling him for the moment.
Cooter has a closed guard, preventing Hardy from standing up.
Cooter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Cooter keeps moving.
Hardy throws a big right hand that misses.
Hardy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cooter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hardy is one step ahead there.
Cooter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nice strikes from Cooter there.
Hardy is trying to control but can't.
Cooter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cooter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardy keeps working.
Cooter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hardy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cooter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cooter's back!
Cooter breaks Hardy's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Hardy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cooter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cooter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cooter is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardy has wrist control.
Cooter scoring with some ground and pound.
Cooter distracts Hardy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hardy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cooter.
Cooter with a nice head shot there.
Cooter throws an elbow that misses. Hardy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cooter's guard. Nice move by Hardy!
Cooter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooter 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.
Cooter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cooter is trying to hold Hardy in close to prevent damage but Hardy has managed to pass into half guard.
Cooter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cooter.
Cooter keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
Cooter has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cooter working a defensive guard here.
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 Outlaw Hardy will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cooter tries to sprawl but Hardy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hardy tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Hardy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cooter can do to turn this around?
Cooter gets back to full guard.
Cooter wants to sweep here but Hardy controlling him for the moment.
Cooter looking for a guillotine here but Hardy defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooter has his hands on Hardy's head, controlling the position.
Hardy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cooter is pulling down on Hardy's head to control his posture.
Hardy looking to pass the guard.
Cooter seems keen to control Hardy's posture.
Cooter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cooter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hardy manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooter stopping the sweep attempt from Hardy.
Cooter is working Hardy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cooter trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Hardy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cooter's guard.
Cooter 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.
Hardy pushing down on Cooter's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hardy is working for a kimura but Cooter is defending it quite comfortably.
Cooter is looking for a sweep. Hardy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is pressing down on Cooter's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cooter is holding on for now.
Hardy is thwarting Cooter's attempts to control the position.
Cobweb Cooter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cooter is looking for a sweep. Hardy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cooter trying to hold on to Hardy's head to control him but Hardy postures up.
Hardy prevents Cooter from improving his position.
Cooter is staying active underneath Hardy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hardy is really struggling to control Cooter but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cooter wants to control but Hardy passes easily into half guard.
Still in half guard, Hardy seems content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cooter is refusing to be controlled, as Hardy sits in half guard.
Cooter is looking to control Hardy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cooter avoid being mounted?
And that's the end of the fight!
Outlaw Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hardy 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Outlaw Hardy!
Outlaw Hardy took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Arcticus University: London for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Cobweb Cooter had this to say: 'Im feeling lower than a doodle bug right about now.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milktoast Diddlybottom (ranked 1059 p4p, 2459 weight class) and Kristian Johansson (ranked 117 p4p, 250 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diddlybottom might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Milquetoast. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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 30 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Milktoast Diddlybottom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kristian Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diddlybottom scoring well with a low kick there.
Diddlybottom cracks Johansson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johansson avoids the head kick by Diddlybottom.
Johansson lands with a hook. Diddlybottom tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diddlybottom throws a leg kick that misses.
Diddlybottom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diddlybottom throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johansson! But no joy.
Diddlybottom with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diddlybottom.
Johansson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Diddlybottom moves into the clinch successfully.
Stalling in the clinch from Diddlybottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson misses with some punches.
Johansson gets through Diddlybottom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diddlybottom tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johansson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Johansson told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Johansson misses with the head strike.
The referee calls for Diddlybottom to work.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diddlybottom.
Johansson misses with a punch on the inside.
Diddlybottom blocking some punches.
Diddlybottom blocking some punches.
Diddlybottom drags the fight down to the ground.
Johansson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Diddlybottom's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson being controlled here momentarily.
Johansson wants to get up but he can't break Diddlybottom's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Diddlybottom has his hands on Johansson's head, controlling the position.
Johansson wants to get up but he can't break Diddlybottom's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diddlybottom thumps Johansson with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diddlybottom tries to land a front kick but Johansson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diddlybottom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johansson.
Diddlybottom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diddlybottom motions for Johansson to come forward. Diddlybottom throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diddlybottom throws a body punch but Johansson moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Johansson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Milktoast Diddlybottom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diddlybottom throws a leg kick
and Johansson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diddlybottom is looking to score with low kicks.
Johansson throws a counter combo.
Diddlybottom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johansson was well out of range. Poor timing from Diddlybottom.
Diddlybottom is looking to wear down Johansson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Diddlybottom misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diddlybottom misses with a looping left.
Diddlybottom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johansson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Despite the aggression on Johansson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Johansson wants to clinch.
Diddlybottom connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diddlybottom 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 Johansson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johansson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johansson avoids the head kick by Diddlybottom.
As Diddlybottom backs off Johansson throws a huge counter combo but Diddlybottom manages to avoid it all.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milktoast Diddlybottom dominated that round.
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.
Johansson lands a jab to the head.
Diddlybottom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johansson can do to turn this around?
Diddlybottom throws out a loose jab but Johansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johansson! But no joy.
Kristian Johansson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diddlybottom looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johansson is fending him off so far but Diddlybottom persists. Nope, Johansson circles away and we're back to standing.
Johansson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diddlybottom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johansson was well out of range. Poor timing from Diddlybottom.
Johansson defending well as Diddlybottom loads up on a big left hand.
Diddlybottom lands with a nice body punch.
Diddlybottom works Johansson's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson misses with a hook. Diddlybottom ducked under it nicely.
Diddlybottom misses the body punch
letting Johansson counter with a right hand.
Diddlybottom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diddlybottom closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Johansson to the mat! Johansson manages to get full guard.
Diddlybottom wants to pass the guard but Johansson is keeping the position.
Johansson has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Diddlybottom has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Johansson lands with a left to the head.
Diddlybottom manages to pull guard.
Diddlybottom is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johansson defends well.
Diddlybottom is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Johansson is looking to stand up but Diddlybottom won't let him.
Johansson being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diddlybottom is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johansson stands up and waves to Diddlybottom to follow him.
Diddlybottom throws a leg kick but Johansson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Johansson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That kick from Diddlybottom tenderised Johansson's leg. Johansson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diddlybottom misses the shot to the body.
Johansson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Johansson looks to land a left hand but Diddlybottom moved out of range nicely.
Diddlybottom throws a chopping leg kick but Johansson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Diddlybottom lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Diddlybottom looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diddlybottom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kristian Johansson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johansson blocks a head kick by Diddlybottom.
Johansson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
An inside leg kick lands from Diddlybottom.
Diddlybottom takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Milktoast Diddlybottom is winning the standup battle so far.
Johansson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diddlybottom throws out the jab.
Diddlybottom looks to throw the jab but Johansson is out of range.
Diddlybottom fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johansson is out of range.
Johansson throws out a counter right but Diddlybottom avoids it with no problem.
Diddlybottom misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diddlybottom misses with an uppercut.
Johansson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Diddlybottom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johansson was well out of range. Poor timing from Diddlybottom.
Johansson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diddlybottom works Johansson's body with a nice hook.
Diddlybottom uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johansson wants to clinch up but Diddlybottom keeps it at a distance.
Diddlybottom half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Diddlybottom keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Diddlybottom shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johansson sprawls well. Johansson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diddlybottom gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milktoast Diddlybottom dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Diddlybottom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johansson manages to avoid it.
Johansson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diddlybottom scores with a nice head shot.
Johansson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johansson wants it to stay on the feet.
It seemed like Johansson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johansson avoids the body shot from Diddlybottom.
Johansson throws out a counter right but Diddlybottom avoids it with no problem.
Diddlybottom throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johansson was covering up waiting for the punch and Diddlybottom finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diddlybottom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johansson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Diddlybottom is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diddlybottom looking to sit in guard and control but Johansson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johansson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Diddlybottom's guard.
Diddlybottom pulls Johansson in close to prevent any damage.
Diddlybottom looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johansson is one step ahead there.
Diddlybottom is working an open guard so Johansson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Diddlybottom lands a front kick.
Diddlybottom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diddlybottom closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Johansson did well to prevent Diddlybottom getting side control.
Johansson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diddlybottom, as that shot connected.
Diddlybottom scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johansson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diddlybottom misses with a left hand
and Johansson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diddlybottom tried to score with a low kick but Johansson checks it.
Johansson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diddlybottom swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Johansson as Diddlybottom shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diddlybottom throws a lazy head kick
and Johansson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johansson swinging wildly here.
Diddlybottom looks to score with a jab to the body but Johansson is just out of range.
Johansson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diddlybottom throws a low kick but Johansson moves out of range easily.
Johansson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diddlybottom misses with a leg kick
and Johansson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diddlybottom swings for the body but Johansson moves out of range.
Johansson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diddlybottom misses with a leg kick
and Johansson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johansson checks a leg kick.
Johansson throws a counter combo.
Johansson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johansson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johansson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diddlybottom uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johansson has time to react.
Diddlybottom throws a front kick that sends Johansson stumbling back into the cage.
Kristian Johansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johansson misses with an uppercut. Diddlybottom saw that one coming.
Diddlybottom lands with a kick to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johansson misses with a double jab.
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 Milktoast Diddlybottom.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diddlybottom, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milktoast Diddlybottom!
Milktoast Diddlybottom very nearly forgot to thank Pit Bull Development amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Speva Koso (ranked 478 p4p, 451 weight class) and Charles Hawtry (ranked 75 p4p, 67 weight class). Hawtry has chosen The Rain as his entrance music. 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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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 24 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Speva Koso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Hawtry!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koso throws a leg kick
and Hawtry counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Koso swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Speva Koso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koso lands with an uppercut that bounces Hawtry off the cage and back into range.
Koso with the inside leg kick.
Hawtry connects with a jab.
Koso throws the kick towards the body but Hawtry avoids it.
A jab from Koso does it's job there.
Hawtry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koso throws out the jab.
Hawtry lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hawtry has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Koso lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hawtry scores with a shot to the body.
Koso 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.
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!
Koso throws a wild body kick that Hawtry sees coming a mile off.
Hawtry feints the counter takedown.
Koso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawtry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hawtry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koso was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawtry.
Koso leaves Hawtry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Koso throws a leg kick
and Hawtry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koso throws a low kick but Hawtry avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koso darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hawtry dives in and grabs Koso's left leg, looking for a takedown. Koso pushes down on Hawtry's head and hops out.
Hawtry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koso manages to avoid it.
Koso has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Koso there as he acknowledges the shot.
Koso lands a jab to Hawtry's midsection.
Hawtry tests Koso's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hawtry shoots in for a takedown but Koso shows good takedown defense.
Speva Koso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Hawtry.
Koso scores with a decent looking hook.
Koso throws a jab when Hawtry was well out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Koso.
Koso throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hawtry feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawtry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Koso has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hawtry has managed to get both his arms back between Koso's legs - danger averted.
Hawtry is in close to Koso's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hawtry wants to control from the top but Koso keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koso working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hawtry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hawtry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hawtry looking to sit in guard and control but Koso gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Koso wants to pass the guard but Hawtry is keeping the position.
Hawtry controlling Koso's posture.
Koso wants to pass the guard but Hawtry is keeping the position.
Hawtry looking to control.
Koso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hawtry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koso trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hawtry manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Hawtry throws a big elbow that misses.
Hawtry trying to control the position from guard on top but Koso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawtry seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hawtry stands up over Koso, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawtry connects with a couple of short punches.
Koso trying to keep a closed guard but Hawtry is proving a slippery customer.
Hawtry landing some decent shots from guard.
Hawtry trying to control but Koso is working from the bottom.
Hawtry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hawtry wants to pass the guard but Koso is keeping the position.
Koso wants to sweep here but Hawtry controlling him for the moment.
Koso is working hard here to advance position.
Hawtry stands up over Koso, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
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 Speva Koso will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hawtry takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hawtry lands an overhand right.
Koso takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Koso throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Koso connects with a looping right hand.
Hawtry throws a jab but it's blocked by Koso.
Hawtry dips to his left and cracks Koso with an uppercut!
A jab from Hawtry does it's job there.
Koso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawtry was well out of range. Poor timing from Koso.
Hawtry scores with a jab. Koso acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A low kick from Koso misses
and Hawtry counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawtry lands a few punches from side control.
Hawtry is looking to take a break and control but Koso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hawtry is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Koso's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawtry cracks Koso with a big right hand but Koso just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Koso is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hawtry connects with a decent elbow.
Hawtry controls the position from side control.
Hawtry working the body and head with strikes.
Koso managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hawtry.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koso can't do much from the bottom here.
Hawtry scoring with punches from side control.
Koso takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Koso is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawtry working the ground and pound.
 Koso is rocked!
Hawtry fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hawtry working the body and head with strikes.
Oh Koso is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koso takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hawtry is putting a hurting on Koso here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hawtry is trying to ground and pound but Koso uses the momentary lack of control by Hawtry to regain half guard.
Ground and pound from Hawtry.
Koso wants to get back to his feet.
Koso seems to have got his legs back now.
Koso wants to improve his position but Hawtry is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawtry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hawtry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hawtry seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Koso is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hawtry's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hawtry's back!
Hawtry is trying to break free.
Koso looking for the choke from the back.
Hawtry showing good submission defense here.
Hawtry defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Koso's arms.
Koso has the hooks in. Hawtry is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koso looking for the RNC.
Koso looking for the choke but no joy.
Hawtry breaks Koso's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Koso is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hawtry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hawtry lands a couple of digs.
Hawtry trying to control but Koso is working from the bottom.
Hawtry postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Hawtry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hawtry shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Koso pinned against the cage. Koso gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hawtry lands with a right hand.
Koso fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hawtry blocks a jab.
Koso tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hawtry is able to avoid easily.
It seemed like Hawtry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Koso throws a poor cross that misses
and Hawtry counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Koso is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawtry throwing strikes but missing.
Koso has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hawtry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koso is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Koso is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hawtry is controlling him.
Hawtry cracks Koso with a solid left hand.
Hawtry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Koso works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hawtry trying to control but Koso is working from the bottom.
Hawtry working some strikes from top position.
Hawtry distracts Koso with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Koso is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hawtry is aware though and is defending well.
Hawtry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hawtry postures up and lands a big shot to Koso's brow.
Hawtry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Koso's head.
Koso is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawtry landing with the ground and pound.
Hawtry lands a couple of digs.
Hawtry arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Koso's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Charles Hawtry!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Charles Hawtry waved his t-shirt featuring Pit Bull Development's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yodsawan Sitsongrit (ranked 461 p4p, 553 weight class) and Vasilios Megalos (ranked 61 p4p, 71 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsawan Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasilios Megalos!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Megalos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Megalos throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sitsongrit 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.
Megalos scores with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Megalos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body kick there by Sitsongrit.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Megalos moves out of range.
Megalos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sitsongrit circles away quickly and effectively.
Megalos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Megalos tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Megalos back against the cage.
Megalos lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into Megalos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Megalos's gas tank.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Megalos avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
Megalos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Megalos lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Megalos.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Megalos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is leaning against Megalos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Megalos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Megalos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Megalos lands a nice shot to the body.
Megalos throws out a leg kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range and Megalos only half commits.
A shot to the liver by Megalos. Beautiful body shot.
Megalos missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit avoids a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick from Megalos.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sitsongrit 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 Megalos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Megalos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Megalos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Megalos was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Megalos tries to clinch but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megalos takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Megalos throws a right hand that misses
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Megalos clinches up against the cage.
Good body shot from Megalos.
Megalos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Megalos lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit gets through Megalos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Megalos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Megalos's head.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Megalos misses with some punches.
Megalos struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Megalos.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Megalos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megalos blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Megalos pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Megalos pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Megalos avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Megalos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Megalos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Megalos lands a shot to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Megalos avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Megalos tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Megalos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Megalos has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megalos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Megalos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Megalos or not.
Megalos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Megalos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Megalos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Megalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Megalos is trying to force a seperation but Sitsongrit has the dominant position.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Megalos breaks from the clinch.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Megalos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Megalos ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Megalos connects with a jab.
Megalos moves out of range of the body kick.
A left lands for Megalos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vasilios Megalos will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Megalos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sitsongrit's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Megalos ducked under it nicely.
Megalos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Megalos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Megalos.
Megalos with the inside leg kick.
Megalos scores with a decent looking hook.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Megalos counters with a good low kick that Sitsongrit was not able to check.
Megalos throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Megalos saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Megalos.
Megalos slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Megalos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Megalos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sitsongrit in his tracks.
Sitsongrit takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sitsongrit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for a 1-2. Sitsongrit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Megalos with a hook.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Megalos moves away.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Megalos checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Megalos moved out of range nicely.
Megalos throws a body shot but no joy.
Megalos scores with a jab.
Megalos cracks Sitsongrit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Megalos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Megalos tries to clinch there but Sitsongrit circles away.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Megalos avoids it easily.
Megalos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Megalos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick from Megalos.
Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Megalos moves away.
Sitsongrit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Megalos under the eye.
Megalos misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab by Megalos.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to Megalos's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Megalos misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Megalos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megalos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sitsongrit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Megalos looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit clobbers Megalos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A chopping leg kick lands by Megalos.
Megalos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range and Megalos settles back down.
Megalos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Megalos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Megalos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Megalos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Megalos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Megalos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Megalos.
Megalos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Megalos blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.
Megalos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Megalos working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Megalos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Megalos throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Megalos struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Megalos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Megalos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Megalos lands with a light punch inside.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Megalos misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Megalos.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Megalos prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Megalos avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Megalos controls the action.
Megalos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sitsongrit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Megalos's sensitive parts.
A punch lands to the side of Sitsongrit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sitsongrit thumps Megalos with a low kick.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Megalos connects with a jab.
Megalos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Megalos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sitsongrit's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for a 1-2. Sitsongrit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Megalos.
Megalos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sitsongrit looks for the body kick but Megalos saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilios Megalos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Megalos was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Megalos only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sitsongrit sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Megalos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sitsongrit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sitsongrit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Megalos. Megalos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Megalos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Megalos scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Megalos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sitsongrit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Megalos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot.
Sitsongrit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sitsongrit. Megalos shrugs it off though.
Megalos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sitsongrit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Megalos scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Megalos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Megalos misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sitsongrit lands a lovely overhand right.
Megalos thuds his right hand into Sitsongrit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Megalos is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos tries to clinch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Megalos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Megalos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sitsongrit's head backwards.
Megalos tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Megalos connects with a high kick.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Megalos.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and Megalos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Megalos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sitsongrit.
Megalos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Megalos is out of range.
Sitsongrit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sitsongrit needs to keep his hands up - Megalos had a free shot at his head there.
Sitsongrit sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Megalos scores with a body shot.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Megalos.
Sitsongrit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Megalos misses with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Megalos blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Megalos feints a counter leg kick.
Megalos misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab. Megalos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Megalos tries to clinch up.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Megalos has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sitsongrit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Megalos.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight on the outside.
Megalos checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the kisser.
A lazy left from Megalos finds it's target.
Megalos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Megalos throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Megalos is out of range.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Megalos throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but Megalos avoids it.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Megalos slips the punch.
Megalos feints and then cracks Sitsongrit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sitsongrit down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megalos clobbers Sitsongrit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sitsongrit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Megalos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Megalos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Megalos throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Megalos connects with a body shot that sends Sitsongrit's belly button to the back.
Sitsongrit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Megalos.
Megalos connects with a looping right hand.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit jabs at Megalos's body.
Sitsongrit sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick.
Megalos looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Megalos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megalos checks a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Megalos - that will leave a mark!
Megalos slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Megalos lands the left hand.
Sitsongrit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Donk. Megalos catches Sitsongrit right on the button with a cross.
Sitsongrit looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Megalos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Megalos misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Megalos walks into a straight right hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Megalos.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk. Megalos catches Sitsongrit right on the button with a cross.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasilios Megalos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Megalos 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasilios Megalos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ananada Bunyasarn (ranked 432 p4p, 428 weight class) and Harry Winston (ranked 63 p4p, 61 weight class). Winston comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Lost Boy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ananada Bunyasarn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Winston!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Bunyasarn misses the target.
Bunyasarn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Winston throws a right and a left that both miss.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Winston 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.
Winston throws a shot from downtown. Bunyasarn moves away and avoids it.
Bunyasarn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Winston bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bunyasarn's head.
Bunyasarn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Winston looks to score with a jab to the body but Bunyasarn is just out of range.
Winston lands a slapping body shot.
Bunyasarn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bunyasarn misses with a body shot.
A lazy body kick from Bunyasarn
and Winston counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bunyasarn is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Winston presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winston looking for a takedown.
Winston drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bunyasarn pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bunyasarn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Psycho’s Elites in the buildup to the fight.
No joy there for Bunyasarn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Winston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bunyasarn tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Winston is in Bunyasarn's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Winston accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bunyasarn wants to control the position but Winston says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bunyasarn is looking for a sweep. Winston is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Winston slips a nice elbow through Bunyasarn's hands, connecting with Bunyasarn's forehead.
Winston is looking for a kimura here.
Winston scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bunyasarn has hold of Winston's hands but Winston slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Winston missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Winston seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bunyasarn gets back to full guard.
Winston throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winston missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bunyasarn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winston looking to pass the guard.
Winston throwing strikes from guard but Bunyasarn blocks nicely.
Bunyasarn controlling Winston's posture.
Winston throws a big elbow that misses.
Winston wants to control from the top but Bunyasarn keeps moving.
Bunyasarn pulls Winston in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn has momentary wrist control but Winston slips an elbow through the middle.
Bunyasarn is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bunyasarn has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bunyasarn looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bunyasarn is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Winston throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bunyasarn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Winston is looking to work some ground and pound but Bunyasarn has wrist control.
Winston throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bunyasarn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Winston trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Winston missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston postures up and lands a big shot to Bunyasarn's brow.
Winston with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bunyasarn managing to control the position.
Winston throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bunyasarn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Winston is looking to work some ground and pound but Bunyasarn has wrist control.
Winston throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Winston's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bunyasarn is trying to control the position but Winston postures up.
Winston stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bunyasarn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Winston throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Winston has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bunyasarn has control of Winston's left arm, preventing Winston from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Winston dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Winston missing with a left hand there. Bunyasarn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Winston misses with a straight left.
Winston stuns Bunyasarn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Winston throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bunyasarn feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Winston lands a really nice looking cross but Bunyasarn seems unphased.
Winston looks to land a right hand but Bunyasarn moved out of range.
Bunyasarn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bunyasarn misses with a left hand
and Winston counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bunyasarn!
Winston lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bunyasarn down.
Sloppy strikes there by Winston.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winston lands a nice forearm strike.
Winston is looking to take a break and control but Bunyasarn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bunyasarn tries to buck Winston off but Winston is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston working away.
Winston working the ground and pound but Bunyasarn is defending the strikes.
Winston looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Winston misses with the ground and pound.
Bunyasarn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Winston looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Winston creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Winston wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bunyasarn, who protects the arm well.
Winston is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bunyasarn has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Bunyasarn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Winston postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bunyasarn struggling a bit here.
Winston working the head and body with strikes.
Winston working the ground and pound from side control.
Winston cracks Bunyasarn with a big elbow.
Winston misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Winston lands some shots froms side control.
I wouldn't like to be where Bunyasarn is right now.
Winston is trying to get an arm triangle but Bunyasarn is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn is looking for a sweep.
Winston misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bunyasarn struggling a bit here.
Winston throws a strike aimed at the side of Bunyasarn's head but Bunyasarn avoids it well.
Bunyasarn defending against the ground and pound.
Bunyasarn taking a bit of punishment here - Winston scoring with strikes.
Winston landing a few strikes.
Winston is working to tighten his grip on Bunyasarn's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Bunyasarn has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Winston is really squeezing tight and eventually Bunyasarn passes out! Winston breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Harry Winston!
Harry Winston made sure to mention his sponsor, Aspire Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Kravac (ranked 613 p4p, 221 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 88 p4p, 34 weight class). Po has chosen Muay Thai Music - Wai Khru Ram Muay as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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22 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 26 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Kravac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tong Po!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po tries a head kick but it misses.
Po misses the shot to the body.
Kravac works Po's body with a nice hook.
Kravac paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kravac closes the distance and clinches.
Po misses with a hook to the ribs.
Po's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Po blocks a body shot from Kravac.
Kravac is looking for a takedown.
Kravac tries to pull guard but Po holds him up against the cage and eventually Kravac drops back down to his feet.
Po breaks the clinch.
Kravac smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kravac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Po was well out of range. Poor timing from Kravac.
Po feints a counter leg kick.
Kravac shoots in for a takedown but Po shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Kravac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kravac fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Po looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kravac avoids a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kravac missing with a left hand there. Po was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Po looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Po was well out of range. Poor timing from Kravac.
Kravac has been working on his boxing with his coaches at JAG Battle Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Po tries to move into range but Kravac moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Po misses with a hook.
Po misses with a looping left.
Kravac misses with a takedown attempt - Po sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Po jabs Kravac right on the nose. Kravac blinks but takes it well.
Po cracks Kravac with a right hand to the side of the head.
 It looks like Samuel Kravac has been cut.
Po feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kravac sprawling to the canvas! Kravac rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Po finish him?!
Kravac is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Po scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kravac doesn't seem bothered though.
Oh Kravac is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kravac is breathing heavily.
Po lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Kravac up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Po from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Kravac's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tong Po!
A victorious Tong Po thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Barnett (ranked 373 p4p, 108 weight class) and Toussaint Bissainthe (ranked 57 p4p, 18 weight class). Barnett comes to the cage accompanied by Move. Bissainthe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by African Voodoo Drum Music. Toussaint Bissainthe has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Buddy Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toussaint Bissainthe!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barnett fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Barnett is trying to pull guard but Bissainthe turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bissainthe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barnett, as that shot connected.
Bissainthe lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnett uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bissainthe throws a front kick that sends Barnett stumbling back into the cage.
Barnett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barnett tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bissainthe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnett looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bissainthe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnett is one step ahead there.
Barnett cracks Bissainthe with a solid left hand.
Bissainthe looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barnett scoring with some ground and pound.
Bissainthe is pulling down on Barnett's head. It's preventing any offense from Barnett, at least for the moment.
Barnett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barnett postures up in Bissainthe's guard and throws a big left but Bissainthe blocks it.
Barnett being controlled here momentarily.
Barnett tries to free his leg and advance position but Bissainthe is retaining full guard.
Bissainthe seems keen to control Barnett's posture.
Bissainthe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bissainthe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barnett's guard.
Bissainthe lands a couple of elbows.
Bissainthe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barnett looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bissainthe preventing the sweep.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bissainthe working his ground and pound in the gym.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnett is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bissainthe defends well.
Bissainthe distracts Barnett with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barnett is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bissainthe is aware though and is defending well.
Bissainthe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Barnett is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bissainthe scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Barnett is nestled in close to Bissainthe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bissainthe is doing well to control the position and prevent Barnett from advancing to side control.
Bissainthe is trying to control but can't.
Bissainthe has hold of Barnett's hands but Barnett slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bissainthe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barnett.
Barnett tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bissainthe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bissainthe wants to get back to full guard.
Barnett working Bissainthe over with strikes.
Barnett looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barnett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bissainthe trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bissainthe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barnett.
Bissainthe tries to get to full guard but Barnett has control of the leg.
Bissainthe trying to control but Barnett postures up.
Bissainthe wants to improve his position but Barnett is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bissainthe is doing well to control the position and prevent Barnett from advancing to side control.
Barnett thows a huge punch but Bissainthe dodges it nicely.
Bissainthe is trying to get back to full guard.
Bissainthe is refusing to be controlled, as Barnett sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buddy Barnett dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bissainthe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bissainthe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barnett is looking to clinch but Bissainthe is avoiding it.
Bissainthe thinks about the counter body kick.
Barnett moves to clinch but Bissainthe breaks away
and Bissainthe counters with a nice body kick.
Barnett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Buddy Barnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnett moves to clinch but Bissainthe breaks away
and Bissainthe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bissainthe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barnett shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe has hold of Barnett's hands but Barnett slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barnett seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barnett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe is looking for a sweep. Barnett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bissainthe is not content to let Barnett control the position.
Bissainthe gets back to full guard.
Bissainthe controlling Barnett's posture.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barnett's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barnett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bissainthe is keeping the position for now.
Barnett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bissainthe's head.
Bissainthe controlling Barnett's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Bissainthe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bissainthe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barnett trying to control but Bissainthe is working from the bottom.
Barnett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barnett lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barnett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barnett lands a couple of elbows.
Bissainthe managing to control the position.
Barnett preventing the sweep.
Barnett wants to control from the top but Bissainthe keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bissainthe might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Barnett haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Barnett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bissainthe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barnett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bissainthe's head.
Barnett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barnett sitting in guard here, content to control.
Barnett lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bissainthe controlling Barnett's posture.
Bissainthe 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe pulls Barnett in to control the position.
Barnett works over Bissainthe with some ground and pound from guard.
Buddy Barnett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bissainthe pulls Barnett in close to his closed guard and prevents Barnett from doing any damage or advancing position.
Barnett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bissainthe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Bissainthe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bissainthe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barnett manages to get himself to full guard.
Bissainthe with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buddy Barnett 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Barnett is looking to clinch but Bissainthe is avoiding it.
Bissainthe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barnett under the eye.
Barnett lands with a cross.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bissainthe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bissainthe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barnett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bissainthe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bissainthe looks to land a combination. Barnett sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Barnett darts in and clinches Bissainthe up against the cage.
Bissainthe struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnett controls his hands.
Barnett pulls guard successfully.
Bissainthe advances to half guard.
Bissainthe keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Barnett wants to control but Bissainthe is keeping busy.
Barnett wants to improve his position but Bissainthe is controlling well.
Bissainthe stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe drops an elbow to the side of Barnett's head.
Bissainthe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Barnett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bissainthe can do to turn this around?
Barnett tries to roll over but Bissainthe keeps him under control.
Barnett is looking to control Bissainthe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barnett avoid being mounted?
Bissainthe is keen to just control but Barnett is a slippery customer.
Barnett moves into full guard.
Bissainthe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bissainthe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Barnett 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.
Barnett can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bissainthe controls the pace.
Bissainthe trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bissainthe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bissainthe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barnett fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bissainthe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bissainthe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bissainthe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice jab there from Barnett.
Bissainthe misses with a head kick.
Barnett throws a jab when Bissainthe was well out of range.
Bissainthe blocks a jab.
Barnett scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bissainthe is trying to get back to half guard.
Barnett tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Barnett trying to control the position but Bissainthe is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barnett wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Toussaint Bissainthe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnett wants to control but Bissainthe is keeping him busy.
Bissainthe takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bissainthe takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bissainthe stops Barnett from passing to mount.
Bissainthe is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Barnett off and has taken his back!
Buddy Barnett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barnett tries to escape the position.
Bissainthe throwing wild punches that miss their target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Toussaint Bissainthe.
I think Barnett has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buddy Barnett!
Our winner, Buddy Barnett, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Noir (ranked 116 p4p, 27 weight class) and Nick Graves (ranked 20 p4p, 4 weight class). Graves is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rage Against the Machine - Bulls on Parade. Nick Graves will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Excellent 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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Noir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Graves!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noir takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Graves cracks Noir with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Noir throws a nice looking combination but Graves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Graves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Graves throws a right hand that misses
and Noir counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Noir, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little jabbing left from Graves on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Noir shoots for a double leg takedown but Graves sprawls well. He's pushed Noir's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Noir needs to keep his hands up - Graves had a free shot at his head there.
Graves looks to land a right hand but Noir moved out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Graves 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Noir shoots in and drives through. Graves sprawls well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Graves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Graves.
Graves lands a really nice looking cross but Noir seems unphased.
Graves throws a lazy right hand but Noir sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A quick step to the side and Noir tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graves scores with a jab.
Noir takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Graves walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Noir dives in and grabs Graves's left leg, looking for a takedown. Graves pushes down on Noir's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Noir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Noir.
Noir swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Graves lands a big uppercut and Noir crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Noir looks OK. Graves waves Noir back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands a body shot.
Graves lands a nice shot that snaps Noir's head back.
Graves lands a big uppercut and Noir crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Noir looks OK. Graves waves Noir back to his feet!
Noir is rocked!
Noir gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Graves 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 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Graves!
A very excited looking Nick Graves made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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