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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peace Yall (ranked 4906 p4p, 4857 weight class) and Kintaro Shaheed (ranked 509 p4p, 505 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peace Yall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kintaro Shaheed!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaheed scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Shaheed tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Yall taking a bit of punishment here - Shaheed scoring with strikes.
Yall is trying to get back to his feet.
Shaheed throws a strike aimed at the side of Yall's head but Yall avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaheed moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaheed swings around for an armbar but Yall sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Shaheed's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaheed wants to sweep here but Yall controlling him for the moment.
Shaheed pulls Yall in to control the position.
Yall won't allow Shaheed to sweep him here.
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.
Shaheed has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yall can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shaheed looks winded!
Shaheed is controlling Yall's posture.
Shaheed's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Shaheed is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yall wants to stand but Shaheed has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Shaheed.
Yall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shaheed on the ground.
Yall is trying to escape the position but Shaheed is controlling the position.
Yall is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Shaheed throws an elbow but Yall slips to the side and avoids it well.
Shaheed decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Yall displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
 It looks like Kintaro Shaheed has been cut.
Yall drops Shaheed with a beautiful combination! Shaheed stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Yall is looking for the KO!
 Shaheed is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yall wants to clinch.
Shaheed looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shaheed is still on wobbly legs! Can Yall finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shaheed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yall clinches up with Shaheed and pushes him back against the cage.
Shaheed seems to have recovered his senses.
Yall scores with a shot to the side of Shaheed's head.
Yall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shaheed backwards.
Yall scores with a shot to the side of Shaheed's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yall.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yall lands a right hand.
Yall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shaheed backwards.
A short uppercut from Yall.
Yall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yall can't break the clinch.
Yall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yall is trying to break the clinch but Shaheed has him pressed against the cage.
Yall lands with a light punch inside.
Shaheed blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yall lands a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peace Yall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kintaro Shaheed's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yall tries to clinch but Shaheed moves out of range.
Yall staying out of range there.
Yall tries to clinch up.
Yall tries to clinch up but Shaheed circles away and keeps his distance.
Yall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shaheed.
Shaheed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shaheed keeps the fight on the outside.
Yall tries to clinch up but Shaheed circles away and keeps his distance.
Shaheed wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaheed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yall tries to clinch there but Shaheed circles away.
Shaheed swats away the attempt to clinch by Yall.
Shaheed is breathing heavily.
Shaheed tries a head kick but it misses.
Yall throws a big counter combination but Shaheed scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shaheed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yall tries to clinch up but Shaheed circles away and keeps his distance.
Shaheed goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Peace Yall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yall moves in looking to clinch but Shaheed pushes him off.
Yall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shaheed misses with the head strike.
Yall can't break the clinch.
Shaheed wants to stall.
Yall lands a left hand.
Yall lands with a light punch inside.
Shaheed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yall lands with a light punch inside.
Yall misses with the head strike.
Yall lands with a left to the head.
Yall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shaheed backwards.
Yall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shaheed backwards.
Yall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shaheed can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yall lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yall working aggressively here.
Yall lands a left hand.
Yall has had enough of the clinch but Shaheed keeps him there for the moment.
Yall working aggressively here.
Yall tries to break the clinch but Shaheed is controlling the position.
Yall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Yall.
A shot in the inside from Yall.
Yall misses with some punches.
Yall is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Yall fails to land.
Shaheed's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A frustrated look appears on Yall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shaheed backwards.
Yall lands a hook that snaps the head of Shaheed backwards.
Still in the clinch, Yall scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yall tries to break free but Shaheed pushes him back against the cage.
Yall wants to get back to striking at distance but Shaheed won't allow it.
Yall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shaheed backwards.
A short right from Yall.
Peace Yall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaheed.
Yall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yall swings wildly with an uppercut but Shaheed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yall lands a hook that snaps the head of Shaheed backwards.
Yall throws a punch but it's blocked by Shaheed.
Yall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Yall on the inside.
Yall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Yall.
Yall keeps control of Shaheed as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yall lands with a light punch inside.
Yall dips a shoulder and cracks Shaheed with a mighty uppercut! Shaheed falls back against the cage and Yall unloads with a barrage of strikes! Shaheed is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Yall screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peace Yall!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renard Joubert (ranked 4883 p4p, 4858 weight class) and Frank Felder (ranked 591 p4p, 590 weight class). Joubert comes to the cage accompanied by Brother Ali - The Preacher. Felder is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Britney Spears- ...Baby One More Time. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Renard Joubert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Felder!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joubert pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joubert lands a head kick. Felder smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Felder is looking to clinch but Joubert is avoiding it.
Joubert throwing a counter right hand but Felder manages to avoid it.
Joubert listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Felder blocks a head kick by Joubert.
Joubert throws a head kick but Felder moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Joubert lands an impressive looking overhand right. Felder doesn't seem phased though.
Felder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frank Felder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joubert fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Felder tries to close the distance and clinch but Joubert swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joubert moves out of range of the body kick.
Felder just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromJoubert.
Good shot there by Joubert.
Felder wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felder is looking to land body kicks.
Felder is looking to clinch.
Felder closes the distance and clinches.
Felder controlling the action here for a moment.
Joubert blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Felder on the inside.
Felder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Joubert blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joubert's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Felder needs to keep his hands up - Joubert had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Frank Felder has been cut.
Joubert avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Felder closes the distance and clinches.
Felder leaning his opponent against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Felder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felder tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joubert avoids it.
Felder stalling in the clinch but Joubert improves position.
Joubert breaks from the clinch.
Felder tries to clinch there but Joubert circles away.
Felder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joubert is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Felder rushes Joubert and presses him up against the cage.
Felder misses with the head strike.
Felder tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Joubert wants to break free but Felder has control.
Felder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Felder stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felder taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Felder.
Joubert is trying to push Felder away but Felder has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Felder lands a knee to the head.
Felder throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Felder.
Felder misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Felder landing knees to the body.
Joubert breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joubert scores with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Renard Joubert will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Felder's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Felder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Joubert manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Renard Joubert is winning the standup battle so far.
Felder tries to clinch but Joubert is having none of it.
Joubert went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Joubert swats away the attempt to clinch by Felder.
Felder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Joubert manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Felder wants to clinch up but Joubert keeps it at a distance.
Felder fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Felder fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joubert sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Joubert moves into range and connects with a jab.
Felder tries to clinch up but Joubert circles away and keeps his distance.
Felder just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromJoubert.
Joubert throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felder tries to clinch but Joubert is having none of it.
Felder moves in looking to clinch but Joubert pushes him off.
Joubert throws a counter high kick but Felder was just alert enough to avoid it.
Felder tries to clinch but Joubert moves out of range.
Joubert circles away from the clinch attempt.
Felder tries to clinch up.
Renard Joubert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joubert avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joubert is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Joubert throws a head kick that half lands.
Joubert bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Joubert throws a head kick but Felder moves out of range.
Joubert lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Felder backs up against the cage.
Joubert on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Felder. Felder obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joubert swats away the attempt to clinch by Felder.
Joubert punishes Felder's body with a nice straight punch.
Joubert plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joubert works over Felder's head and body with a nice combination.
Joubert lands an overhand right.
Joubert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Felder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Joubert keeps the fight on the outside.
Joubert throws a head kick that misses.
Felder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felder tries to clinch there but Joubert circles away.
Joubert throws a sloppy head kick
and Felder counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Felder gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Felder is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Joubert is defending well for now.
A bit of stalling here from Felder.
Felder leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting on Felder's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Felder.
Joubert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Felder can do to turn this around?
Felder avoiding damage.
Joubert can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felder has Joubert pushed against the cage.
Joubert leaning his opponent against the cage.
Felder manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Joubert displaying some good clinch control by pressing Felder up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joubert.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Renard Joubert dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Felder's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Joubert swats away the attempt to clinch by Felder.
Felder tries to clinch
and Joubert counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Felder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Felder is looking to clinch.
Joubert appears to be looking for a big counter.
Felder takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Felder is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Felder misses with some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Felder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Joubert scores with a nice short uppercut.
Joubert has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Joubert blocking some punches.
Joubert wants to break the clinch but can't.
Felder using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joubert has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Felder content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Felder stalling against the cage.
Felder leaning his opponent against the cage.
Felder receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Felder has Joubert pressed against the cage, preventing Joubert from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felder displaying some good clinch control by pressing Joubert up against the cage.
Felder misses with the head strike.
Felder lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Joubert breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Felder tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Joubert counters with an inside leg kick.
Joubert displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Joubert manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Felder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Felder moves into the clinch.
Felder has a couple of punches blocked by Joubert.
Felder cracks Joubert with a nice body shot.
Felder stalling against the cage.
Joubert looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Joubert lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Felder landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Felder.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felder throws a head punch that misses.
Felder trying to control the position but instead, Joubert has worked for underhooks and has pushed Felder into the cage.
Felder stalling the fight.
Felder tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joubert avoids it.
Felder throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Felder lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joubert blocks an uppercut.
Frank Felder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Renard Joubert is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Felder lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Felder.
I think Joubert 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renard Joubert!
Our winner, Renard Joubert, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Holloway (ranked 4773 p4p, 5287 weight class) and Jeremy Clarkson (ranked 617 p4p, 657 weight class). Holloway comes to the cage accompanied by Godsmack- Voodoo. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Holloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeremy Clarkson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarkson misses with a takedown attempt - Holloway sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Holloway leaves Clarkson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Holloway attempts a counter takedown but Clarkson avoids it well and moves away.
Holloway keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tyler Holloway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Clarkson.
Holloway stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Holloway wants it to stay on the feet.
Clarkson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Holloway swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Clarkson.
Clarkson avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holloway stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Holloway wants it to stay on the feet.
Holloway was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Clarkson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Holloway. That one must have hurt.
Holloway swats away the attempt to clinch by Clarkson.
Clarkson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holloway swinging wildly here.
Clarkson tries to close the distance and clinch but Holloway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holloway fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holloway circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holloway looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A combination from Holloway does no damage.
Clarkson wants to counter the offense by Holloway and move into the clinch position.
Holloway looks to score with a jab to the body but Clarkson is just out of range.
Holloway shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Clarkson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Clarkson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Clarkson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Holloway slows the pace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holloway knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Clarkson on the ground.
Holloway scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Clarkson to see if he's OK.
Holloway is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holloway working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holloway landing a few strikes.
Holloway working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Holloway taking a breather here.
Clarkson can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Clarkson is being controlled here.
Holloway creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Clarkson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Holloway lands some shots froms side control.
Holloway lands a few punches from side control.
Holloway cracks Clarkson with a big right hand but Clarkson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Holloway landing strikes.
A control attempt from Clarkson but he's now mounted!
Holloway lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Holloway putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Holloway sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Holloway avoids the attempt from Clarkson to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Holloway dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Clarkson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Holloway sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Holloway stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Holloway wants it to stay on the feet.
Holloway throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Clarkson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Holloway is in Clarkson's guard.
Holloway is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Holloway throwing strikes from guard but Clarkson blocks nicely.
Clarkson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holloway content to stall in guard here.
Holloway postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Holloway landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holloway controls from within his opponent's guard.
Holloway pushes down on Clarkson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Holloway is controlling the pace.
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.
Clarkson is trying to maintain the position but Holloway is very close to passing his half guard.
Clarkson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Holloway is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clarkson can do to turn this around?
Holloway is taking a breather. Clarkson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Clarkson taking some punishment here, with Holloway in his half guard.
Still in half guard, Holloway seems content to control.
Holloway has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holloway working over Clarkson with some ground and pound. Clarkson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Holloway content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Holloway is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Holloway takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Clarkson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Holloway is working away from the top position though.
Holloway lands with a punch from half guard.
Clarkson trying to control from the bottom.
Clarkson manages to get to full guard.
Holloway in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarkson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Clarkson is breathing heavily.
Holloway 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.
Holloway stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clarkson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Holloway is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tyler Holloway overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Holloway won't allow Clarkson to sweep him here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Holloway 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Holloway throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Clarkson.
Holloway stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Holloway wants it to stay on the feet.
Clarkson misses with a two punch combination.
Clarkson is looking to clinch.
Tyler Holloway is winning the standup battle so far.
Holloway shoots in and gets a takedown into Clarkson's guard.
Holloway is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Holloway showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Holloway's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarkson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Holloway stays in close to Clarkson's body and controls the position.
Clarkson trying to keep a closed guard but Holloway is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarkson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Holloway can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Clarkson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holloway controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Clarkson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Holloway is aware though and is defending well.
Clarkson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Holloway content to stall in guard here.
Clarkson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Holloway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clarkson fails with a takedown attempt.
Holloway was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Clarkson slips a jab from Holloway.
Tyler Holloway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clarkson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holloway misses with a series of wild punches.
Clarkson gets caught napping as Holloway dives in and scores a takedown. Clarkson manages to retain guard.
Holloway advances to half guard.
Clarkson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Holloway scores with a couple of nice shots.
Holloway stalling.
Holloway scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Holloway there.
Holloway controlling the action here.
Ground and pound from Holloway.
Holloway controlling the action here.
That's four 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.
Holloway lands strikes from half guard.
Holloway content to control rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Holloway showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Holloway 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Holloway!
Tyler Holloway decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Merton (ranked 5178 p4p, 5226 weight class) and Johnny Bonkers (ranked 600 p4p, 605 weight class). Johnny Bonkers will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Merton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Bonkers!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonkers closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bonkers lands in his opponent's guard.
Bonkers stopping the sweep attempt from Merton.
Merton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bonkers on the ground.
Bonkers got a little sloppy there for a moment and Merton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bonkers has managed to get both his arms back between Merton's legs - danger averted.
Bonkers 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.
Bonkers stands up and waves to Merton to follow him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonkers scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Merton tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Bonkers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonkers is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Merton is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johnny Bonkers!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Havelock (ranked 24258 p4p, 5445 weight class) and Elijah Mohamed (ranked 692 p4p, 541 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dimitri Havelock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Mohamed!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohamed lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Havelock closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Havelock throws a lazy body kick
enabling Mohamed to counter with a crisp jab.
Mohamed throws a jab when Havelock was well out of range.
Havelock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mohamed moves away.
Havelock looks to throw the jab but Mohamed is out of range.
Havelock throws a leg kick
and Mohamed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Havelock misses with a leg kick
enabling Mohamed to counter with a crisp jab.
Mohamed keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Havelock lands a nice hook to Mohamed's body. Mohamed takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mohamed lands with a right hand.
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!
Jab by Mohamed.
Mohamed throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Havelock on the side of the head.
Mohamed punishes Havelock's body with a nice straight punch.
Havelock has been working on his boxing with his coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS in the buildup to the fight.
Havelock throws a leg kick
enabling Mohamed to counter with a crisp jab.
Mohamed scores with a sloppy right hand. Havelock should have avoided that one.
Havelock moves into range and clinches up with Mohamed.
Havelock has a couple of punches blocked by Mohamed.
A short right from Havelock.
Havelock tries a body shot but Mohamed blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Havelock lands with a left to the head.
Havelock can't find room to land a body shot as Mohamed controls the action.
Havelock has a couple of punches blocked by Mohamed.
Havelock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mohamed backwards.
Havelock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mohamed.
Mohamed blocks an uppercut.
Havelock misses with some punches.
Havelock has Mohamed pressed against the cage, preventing Mohamed from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Havelock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Havelock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mohamed prevents a body shot from Havelock.
Havelock tries to work over Mohamed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Havelock struggles to land a body shot inside as Mohamed controls his hands.
Mohamed blocks an uppercut.
Havelock struggles to land a body shot inside as Mohamed controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Havelock.
Mohamed tries to break free but Havelock pushes him back against the cage.
Havelock swings wildly with an uppercut but Mohamed uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havelock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mohamed's efforts to push away.
Havelock swings wildly with an uppercut but Mohamed uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Havelock fails to land.
Mohamed tries to circle away but Havelock has him pinned against the cage.
Havelock working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Havelock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mohamed breaks the clinch.
Havelock drops his hands momentarily and Mohamed takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mohamed lands a glancing blow to the side of Havelock's head.
Havelock throws a body kick that misses
and Mohamed counters with a three punch combo that has Havelock backing up. Havelock nods at Mohamed to acknowledge the strikes.
Havelock throws a hook but Mohamed avoids it easily.
Havelock slips under a jab from Mohamed.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mohamed.
Mohamed might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mohamed staying out of range there.
Mohamed slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Havelock misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohamed lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mohamed.
Havelock looks to throw a body kick
letting Mohamed counter with a right hand.
Havelock throws a leg kick but Mohamed checks it.
Havelock throws a lazy right hand but Mohamed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mohamed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Havelock.
Mohamed has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A big right from Havelock misses.
Mohamed closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Havelock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mohamed.
Mohamed throws a hook but Havelock avoids it easily.
Mohamed takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Havelock moves out of range of the strikes.
Havelock on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Havelock throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mohamed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mohamed tries to keep at a distance but Havelock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Havelock can't find room to land a body shot as Mohamed controls the action.
Mohamed tries to break the clinch but Havelock is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohamed is trying to break the clinch but Havelock has him pressed against the cage.
Havelock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mohamed throws out a loose jab but Havelock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Havelock ducks under a wild hook from Mohamed.
Havelock jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A slow jab from Mohamed misses its intended target.
Havelock tries to land a front kick but Mohamed steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mohamed slips under a jab.
Mohamed lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big right from Havelock misses.
Mohamed defending well as Havelock loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mohamed! But no joy.
Havelock on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Havelock throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Mohamed to counter with a crisp jab.
Mohamed scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mohamed listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Havelock throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Havelock throws a jab when Mohamed was well out of range.
Havelock is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mohamed's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Havelock throws out a powerful jab.
Havelock blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Mohamed 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.
Havelock blocks a jab.
Dimitri Havelock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A low kick from Havelock is predictable there
and Mohamed counters with a straight right hand.
Mohamed lands with an overhand left.
Havelock looks to throw a body kick
and Havelock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mohamed walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Havelock tries to move into range but Mohamed moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mohamed keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mohamed scores with a jab to the jaw.
Havelock is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Havelock has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mohamed lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Mohamed misses.
Havelock moves away from the strike by Mohamed.
Havelock has closed the distance and engaged Mohamed in a clinch.
Mohamed is trying to force a seperation but Havelock has the dominant position.
Mohamed wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Havelock has him pressed against the cage.
Mohamed lands a right hand.
Havelock looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A head punch on the inside from Havelock fails to land.
Mohamed wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Havelock tries to throw a body punch but Mohamed avoids it by throwing Havelock back against the cage.
Mohamed blocks a body shot from Havelock.
Mohamed looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Havelock swings wildly with an uppercut but Mohamed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mohamed tries to break the clinch but Havelock is controlling the position.
Havelock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Havelock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mohamed scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Havelock throws a sloppy body shot
and Havelock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mohamed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Havelock.
An attempted straight right counter from Havelock misses the target.
Havelock swings widly with a right hand
and Mohamed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Havelock misses with a body kick.
Havelock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mohamed looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mohamed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Havelock throws a poor cross that misses
and Mohamed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Havelock misses with an uppercut
and Mohamed counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Mohamed moves out of range of the strikes.
Havelock lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havelock throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mohamed counters with a left and a right that stings Havelock.
Havelock takes one to the chin there.
Mohamed throws out a loose jab but Havelock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Havelock connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Havelock throws the left hand but Mohamed avoids the punch easily.
Havelock throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mohamed lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Havelock moves forwards but Mohamed connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Havelock looks for the body kick but Mohamed saw that one coming.
Mohamed swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mohamed scores with a hook.
Havelock on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Elijah Mohamed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mohamed.
Mohamed checks a leg kick.
Mohamed looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mohamed throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Havelock on the side of the head.
Mohamed with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Havelock's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mohamed connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Havelock scrambles back to his feet.
Mohamed bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havelock goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice shot by Mohamed.
Mohamed lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Havelock throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Mohamed to counter with a crisp jab.
Mohamed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Havelock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Havelock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Havelock goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Havelock takes one to the side of the head.
Havelock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mohamed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Havelock drops his hands momentarily and Mohamed takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Havelock gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mohamed counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. Mohamed catches Havelock right on the button with a cross.
Mohamed connects with a body shot that sends Havelock's belly button to the back.
Mohamed throws a series of strikes that have Havelock backpedaling.
Mohamed lands a jab to Havelock's midsection.
Mohamed scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Havelock stuns Mohamed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Havelock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mohamed.
Havelock looks to land a left hand but Mohamed moved out of range nicely.
Mohamed is working the combinations to good effect here.
Havelock throws a poor cross that misses
and Mohamed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mohamed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Havelock throws out the jab.
Havelock throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mohamed throws a good cross that connects.
Havelock takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mohamed has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice jab there from Mohamed.
Mohamed dips to his left and cracks Havelock with an uppercut!
Havelock misses with a hook to the body
and Havelock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Havelock shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Havelock has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Havelock there as he acknowledges the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Havelock just misses with a punch to the body.
Havelock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Havelock missing with a left hand there. Mohamed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mohamed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Mohamed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Mohamed jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Havelock tries to clinch
and Havelock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Havelock looks to clinch
and Mohamed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mohamed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mohamed checks a low kick from Havelock.
Havelock throws a right hand that misses
and Mohamed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Havelock throws a right hand that misses
and Mohamed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Havelock swings for the body but Mohamed moves out of range.
Havelock looks to clinch
enabling Mohamed to counter with a crisp jab.
Havelock misses with a right hand
and Mohamed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Havelock throws a sloppy body shot
and Mohamed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Havelock misses with an uppercut
and Mohamed counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Havelock misses
enabling Mohamed to counter with a crisp jab.
Havelock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mohamed checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Havelock gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mohamed counters with a stiff right hand.
Havelock lands with a cross.
Mohamed slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohamed displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mohamed lands a jab to the head.
Havelock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A punch lands to the side of Havelock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jab, jab by Mohamed - just one landing.
Havelock throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Mohamed to counter with a crisp jab.
Havelock takes one to the side of the head.
Mohamed jabs Havelock right on the nose. Havelock blinks but takes it well.
Mohamed works the jab nicely.
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!
Havelock throws a lazy uppercut
letting Mohamed counter with a right hand.
Mohamed cracks Havelock with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Havelock misses with a lunging right hand
and Mohamed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Havelock thows a leg kick but Mohamed checks it
and Mohamed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Havelock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Havelock takes a swing at Mohamed's ribcage but misses.
Mohamed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Havelock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohamed moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mohamed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Havelock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Havelock misses with a shot to the body
and Mohamed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mohamed sizes up Havelock with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Havelock misses with an attempted mid kick.
Havelock misses with a low kick.
A cross from Mohamed lands.
Mohamed fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Havelock on the side of the head.
Mohamed moves away from the strike by Havelock.
Havelock swings widly with a right hand
and Mohamed counters with a nice uppercut.
Havelock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mohamed.
Mohamed lands with an uppercut that bounces Havelock off the cage and back into range.
Mohamed lands a lovely overhand right.
Havelock walks into a jab.
Mohamed thuds his right hand into Havelock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havelock throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mohamed counters with a nice uppercut.
Mohamed smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Havelock throws a leg kick but Mohamed moved away.
Havelock looks to clinch
and Mohamed counters with a nice uppercut.
Havelock lands a nice hook to Mohamed's body. Mohamed takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Havelock throws a shot from downtown. Mohamed moves away and avoids it.
Havelock swings widly with a right hand
and Mohamed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Havelock misses with a shot to the body
and Mohamed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Havelock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Havelock misses with a leg kick
and Mohamed counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Mohamed. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mohamed.
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!
Mohamed moves into range and connects with a jab.
Havelock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mohamed's jab looks to have found its range, popping Havelock under the eye.
Havelock throws a body kick that misses
and Mohamed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick from Havelock misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Havelock takes one to the side of the head.
Havelock misses with a hook to the body
and Mohamed counters with a stiff right hand.
Havelock throws a lazy uppercut
letting Mohamed counter with a right hand.
Havelock misses with an uppercut
and Mohamed counters with a straight right hand.
Mohamed connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mohamed connects with a crisp jab.
Mohamed jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Havelock darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Elijah Mohamed is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
It looks like Elijah Mohamed has been cut.
Mohamed slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Havelock swings widly with a right hand
letting Mohamed counter with a right hand.
Mohamed circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mohamed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from Havelock misses
and Mohamed counters with a nice uppercut.
Mohamed connects with the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elijah Mohamed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mohamed 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elijah Mohamed!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Forsberg (ranked 6777 p4p, 4366 weight class) and Ali Dixon (ranked 773 p4p, 586 weight class). Ali Dixon is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Forsberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ali Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dixon!
Forsberg swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Forsberg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Forsberg drops his hands momentarily and Dixon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ali Dixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dixon rushes Forsberg with punches - Forsberg moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Forsberg goes down! Dixon follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ali Dixon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Williams (ranked 3826 p4p, 24498 weight class) and Cesare Borgia (ranked 536 p4p, 815 weight class). James Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cesare Borgia!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Borgia's half guard.
Williams in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Borgia tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Williams!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). James Williams!
James Williams really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that HELLBENT logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kosmodrom Baikonurov (ranked 5670 p4p, 4676 weight class) and Victor Fonseca (ranked 262 p4p, 227 weight class). Victor Fonseca has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kosmodrom Baikonurov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Fonseca!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baikonurov with a hook.
Nice body punch from Baikonurov.
Donk. Baikonurov catches Fonseca right on the button with a cross.
Kosmodrom Baikonurov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baikonurov lands a slapping body shot.
Fonseca gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baikonurov.
A combination from Baikonurov does no damage.
Fonseca shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Baikonurov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fonseca is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fonseca gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Baikonurov gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Fonseca is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kosmodrom Baikonurov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Jacques (ranked 4932 p4p, 2695 weight class) and David De Carlo (ranked 511 p4p, 294 weight class). De Carlo has chosen To Be Alone With You 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jean Jacques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David De Carlo!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Carlo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jacques's waist but Jacques gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing De Carlo off to one side.
As De Carlo looks to move away, Jacques throws a big counter combo but De Carlo just gets out of the way.
De Carlo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jacques is fending him off so far but De Carlo persists. Nope, Jacques circles away and we're back to standing.
De Carlo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
De Carlo content to control rather than advance.
Jacques tries to kick De Carlo off but De Carlo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
De Carlo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jacques trying to control from the bottom.
De Carlo prevents Jacques from improving his position.
Jacques knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De Carlo on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacques wants to get back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Carlo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
De Carlo is trying for a kimura here. Jacques looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! De Carlo wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David De Carlo!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aranchai Kiatpatarphan (ranked 2694 p4p, 4891 weight class) and Jabari Johnson (ranked 270 p4p, 409 weight class). Jabari Johnson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aranchai Kiatpatarphan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jabari Johnson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Kiatpatarphan. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Kiatpatarphan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kiatpatarphan moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Kiatpatarphan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kiatpatarphan connects with a looping right hand.
Kiatpatarphan avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Kiatpatarphan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Nice uppercut there from Kiatpatarphan.
Kiatpatarphan slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kiatpatarphan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson throws a hook but Kiatpatarphan blocks it.
Kiatpatarphan with a nice cross.
Kiatpatarphan thows a body kick. Johnson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kiatpatarphan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice shot by Kiatpatarphan.
Kiatpatarphan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiatpatarphan cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kiatpatarphan lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Kiatpatarphan stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson looks winded!
BOOM! Kiatpatarphan lands a beautiful left hook that drops Johnson. Johnson tries to recover but Kiatpatarphan is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Johnson lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aranchai Kiatpatarphan!
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