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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Smith (ranked 1147 p4p, 997 weight class) and Wilhelm Strauss (ranked 164 p4p, 149 weight class). Strauss has chosen Root Of All Evil as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Wilhelm Strauss!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strauss moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Smith clinches.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strauss throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
Smith jabs Strauss right on the nose. Strauss blinks but takes it well.
 It looks like Wilhelm Strauss has been cut.
Smith scores with a sloppy right hand. Strauss should have avoided that one.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A punch lands to the side of Strauss 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Strauss throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Strauss.
Strauss ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
An inside leg kick from Strauss misses.
A clash of legs there as Smith blocks the low kick.
Strauss throws a body shot but no joy.
Strauss takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Strauss scores with a shoulder strike.
Strauss is pushing Smith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Strauss throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Strauss controls the action.
Strauss looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice elbow from Strauss.
 It looks like Chad Smith has been cut.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Strauss's elbow.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Strauss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith digs a right hand into Strauss's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Strauss's gas tank.
Strauss misses with an elbow strike.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Strauss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith scores with a crisp jab that stopped Strauss in his tracks.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Strauss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Strauss bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Strauss moves away and avoids it.
Strauss changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Strauss avoids the body shot from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a swing at Strauss's ribcage but misses.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Strauss is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Smith tries to clinch but Strauss is having none of it.
Strauss connects with a jab.
Strauss wants to land a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Smith 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.
Chad Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strauss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strauss with the counter takedown but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith wants to clinch.
Strauss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Strauss slips under a jab.
Smith misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
Strauss uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Strauss moved out of range nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith misses with a hook. Strauss ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strauss misses with an uppercut.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smith lands with a hook. Strauss tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jab from Strauss.
Strauss falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Strauss.
Smith misses with a hook.
Strauss lands an overhand right.
Smith misses with a hook.
Strauss smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith misses with a body shot.
Strauss feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Strauss is just out of range.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strauss throws out the jab.
Smith swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith has Strauss up against the cage in a clinch.
Strauss has Smith pressed against the cage.
Strauss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strauss walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith lands an overhand right.
Smith is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Strauss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strauss defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Strauss moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Strauss.
Strauss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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 Chad Smith will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strauss moves away.
Strauss misses with a right hand
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Strauss slips under a jab from Smith.
Strauss throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chad Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smith lands with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strauss takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith tries to clinch but Strauss is having none of it.
Strauss swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Strauss throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Strauss lands a slapping body shot.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith clinches up with Strauss and pushes him back against the cage.
Strauss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Strauss can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strauss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Strauss is trying to stall.
Smith misses with some punches.
Strauss blocks a body shot from Smith.
Strauss is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smith is keeping busy.
Strauss blocks a body shot from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Good body shot from Smith.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Strauss leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Strauss prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Strauss backwards.
Strauss controlling the action here for a moment.
Smith wants a takedown.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Strauss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chad Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Strauss controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a body shot.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Strauss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Smith.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Strauss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Strauss controls the action.
Strauss tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Strauss lands a jab to the head.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smith is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Strauss is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Smith.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Strauss doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Strauss was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strauss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
And Strauss tries to counter it with a takedown but Smith pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jab from Smith.
Smith moves out of range as Strauss strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Strauss.
Strauss connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Strauss just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Strauss lands with a cross.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Strauss is out of range.
Strauss throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Strauss throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strauss misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Smith dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Strauss keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Strauss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Strauss throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith is looking to clinch but Strauss is avoiding it.
Strauss lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strauss.
Strauss digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Strauss is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Strauss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strauss on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strauss misses the shot to the body.
Strauss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Strauss.
Smith moves away from the strike by Strauss.
Strauss connects with a solid leg kick.
Donk. Strauss catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
Smith lands a jab to Strauss's midsection.
Smith bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Strauss's head.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Strauss takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Strauss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Strauss scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Strauss takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Strauss throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Strauss misses with a straight left.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Strauss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith throws a body punch but Strauss moves out of range.
Strauss cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith connects with the punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Strauss 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 Smith has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smith and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Strauss ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith digs a good hook to Strauss's body.
Strauss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Strauss lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Strauss misses with a low kick.
Strauss finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Strauss.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strauss throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Smith tries to counter by clinching up but Strauss breaks away and moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Strauss.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strauss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Strauss is working Smith over against the cage.
Strauss is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chad Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Strauss stalling the fight.
Wilhelm Strauss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Strauss stalling in the clinch.
Strauss is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strauss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strauss has Smith pressed against the cage.
Strauss blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Strauss working aggressively here.
Strauss misses with a body punch.
Strauss is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Strauss throws an elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wilhelm Strauss.
Well Smith 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Smith!
Chad Smith took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zhan Dhelan (ranked 1389 p4p, 980 weight class) and Jallu Pesonen (ranked 148 p4p, 109 weight class). Pesonen has chosen DJ Orkidea - Joutsenlaulu 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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27 - 22 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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 25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zhan Dhelan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jallu Pesonen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dhelan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pesonen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pesonen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dhelan 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.
Dhelan pushing down on Pesonen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dhelan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pesonen is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dhelan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pesonen defending well though.
Dhelan is stalling here. Pesonen is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dhelan seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pesonen has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Pesonen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dhelan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesonen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dhelan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pesonen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pesonen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dhelan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dhelan is looking for a sweep.
Pesonen tries for a kimura but Dhelan is defending well.
Dhelan is trying to get back to half guard.
Pesonen in the domination position with Dhelan hanging on.
Pesonen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dhelan, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dhelan regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen wants to pass the guard but Dhelan is defending well.
Pesonen stalling.
Dhelan gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dhelan is looking for a triangle here but Pesonen uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Dhelan'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.
Dhelan tries to buck Pesonen off but Pesonen is having none of it.
Dhelan striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Pesonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dhelan keeps working.
Pesonen taking a breather here.
Dhelan tries to buck Pesonen off but Pesonen is having none of it.
Dhelan is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen is looking to take a break and control but Dhelan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dhelan is looking for a sweep.
Dhelan regains half guard.
Pesonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dhelan keeps working.
Dhelan is trying to get back to full guard.
Pesonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dhelan keeps working.
Pesonen stalling.
Dhelan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pesonen prevents Dhelan from improving his position.
Dhelan is pressing down on Pesonen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen tries to free his leg and advance position but Dhelan is retaining full guard.
Dhelan working for submissions but it's allowed Pesonen to get to half guard.
Pesonen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dhelan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pesonen pulls his head out easily.
Dhelan is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dhelan trying to control but Pesonen postures up.
Pesonen trying to control the pace.
Pesonen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dhelan defends it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jallu Pesonen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dhelan connects with a body shot.
Dhelan throws a looping overhand right but Pesonen ducks down to avoid it.
Dhelan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Pesonen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dhelan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pesonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dhelan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Dhelan misses its intended target.
Pesonen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dhelan walks into a stiff left hand from Pesonen.
Dhelan fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dhelan thumps Pesonen with a low kick.
Dhelan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pesonens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pesonen stuffs the takedown attempt from Dhelan. Dhelan gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesonen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dhelan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dhelan looking for submissions off his back.
Dhelan actively working from the bottom here.
Dhelan is defending against the submission attempts here by Pesonen.
Pesonen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pesonen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dhelan is just riding it out for now. Pesonen eventually gives up the hold.
Pesonen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dhelan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dhelan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhelan moves into full guard.
Pesonen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dhelan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pesonen connects with a couple of short punches.
Pesonen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dhelan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pesonen has managed to get both his arms back between Dhelan's legs - danger averted.
Pesonen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pesonen wants to control from the top but Dhelan keeps moving.
Pesonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dhelan is keeping the position for now.
Dhelan looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Pesonen has picked Dhelan up and slammed him! Dhelan can't keep hold of the triangle and Pesonen manages to pass to side control!
Dhelan is looking to reverse the position.
Pesonen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhelan is looking for a sweep.
Pesonen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dhelan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dhelan wants to control but Pesonen postures up.
Jallu Pesonen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dhelan is trying to improve his position.
Pesonen trying to control the action but Dhelan is working from the bottom.
Dhelan is trying to improve his position.
Pesonen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dhelan, who protects the arm well.
Dhelan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pesonen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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.
Pesonen controlling the position.
Dhelan is looking for a sweep.
Dhelan regains half guard.
Dhelan looking for submissions off his back.
Dhelan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pesonen pulls his head out easily.
Pesonen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pesonen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dhelan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pesonen is working away from the top position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jallu Pesonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pesonen enables Dhelan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pesonen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pesonen is controlling Dhelan's posture.
Dhelan wants to control from the top but Pesonen keeps moving.
Dhelan looking to pass the guard.
Dhelan passes Pesonen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dhelan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dhelan seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesonen gets back to full guard.
Dhelan throwing strikes from guard but Pesonen blocks nicely.
Dhelan scoring with some ground and pound.
Dhelan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dhelan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dhelan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dhelan is working for a kimura but Pesonen is defending it quite comfortably.
Dhelan is trying to work for a kimura but Pesonen is defending well.
Pesonen manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhelan trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pesonen manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Dhelan has control of Pesonen's left arm, preventing Pesonen from doing any damage.
Dhelan wants to hit a sweep here but Pesonen passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Dhelan there!
Jallu Pesonen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dhelan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pesonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dhelan is looking to escape.
Dhelan bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Zhan Dhelan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dhelan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pesonen keeping full guard, as Dhelan tries to pass.
Pesonen has Dhelan pulled in close to control his posture.
Dhelan stopping the sweep attempt from Pesonen.
Dhelan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pesonen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dhelan has Pesonen in his guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dhelan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zhan Dhelan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pesonen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jallu Pesonen!
Jallu Pesonen managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darwin Budluvski (ranked 610 p4p, 534 weight class) and Astro Traveller (ranked 94 p4p, 86 weight class). Traveller has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 20 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darwin Budluvski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Astro Traveller!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Budluvski lands with a kick to the ribs.
Budluvski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Budluvski gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Traveller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Budluvski throws a leg kick but Traveller sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Traveller clinches.
Traveller blocks an elbow strike from Budluvski.
Traveller throws a punch but it's blocked by Budluvski.
Traveller misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Budluvski.
Budluvski misses with a body punch.
Traveller lands a hook that snaps the head of Budluvski backwards.
Traveller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Budluvski working aggressively here.
Budluvski digs a right hand into Traveller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Traveller's gas tank.
Budluvski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Budluvski tries a body shot but Traveller blocks it.
Traveller scores with a shot to the side of Budluvski's head.
Nice body punch from Traveller - that landed with a thud.
Traveller throws a punch but it's blocked by Budluvski.
Budluvski tries a body shot but Traveller blocks it.
Budluvski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Budluvski lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budluvski swings wildly with an uppercut but Traveller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Traveller blocks an uppercut.
Traveller digs a right hand underneath Budluvski's ribcage. Budluvski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Budluvski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Budluvski lands a shot to the body.
Budluvski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Budluvski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Traveller prevents a body shot from Budluvski.
Budluvski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Traveller has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Budluvski seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Traveller can turn it around.
Budluvski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Traveller's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Traveller.
Traveller lands with a right to the head.
Traveller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Budluvski lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Budluvski.
Budluvski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Traveller or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Budluvski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Traveller blocks a body shot from Budluvski.
Budluvski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Traveller throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Traveller.
Budluvski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Traveller takes an elbow to the forehead.
Traveller breaks the clinch.
Darwin Budluvski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Budluvski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Budluvski throws a solid leg kick but Traveller takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Budluvski.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Traveller! But no joy.
Traveller throws a sloppy head kick and Budluvski moves out of range easily.
Budluvski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Budluvski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Traveller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Budluvski scores with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Budluvski.
Budluvski misses with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Budluvski. Those never looked like landing.
Budluvski moves out of range as Traveller strikes.
Budluvski throws a wild body kick that Traveller sees coming a mile off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Budluvski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budluvski scores with a nice strike.
A jab from Traveller does it's job there.
Budluvski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Budluvski slips a straight right by Traveller.
Budluvski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Traveller.
Budluvski lands a nice looking kick to the body. Traveller takes a step back to recover.
A shot to the liver by Budluvski. Beautiful body shot.
Budluvski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Budluvski slams his shin into Traveller's torso.
A slapping leg kick lands for Budluvski.
Traveller misses with an uppercut. Budluvski saw that one coming.
Traveller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Traveller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Budluvski throws a body punch but Traveller moves out of range.
Budluvski connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Traveller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Budluvskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Budluvski throws a right and a left that Traveller avoids nicely.
Budluvski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A good leg kick by Budluvski.
Budluvski tries to land a leg kick but Traveller saw it coming and moves away.
Budluvski ducks right into an uppercut from Traveller.
Traveller slips a jab from Budluvski.
Traveller lands with a right hand.
Budluvski misses with a body kick.
Budluvski throws a shot from downtown. Traveller moves away and avoids it.
A nice side step and Traveller releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Budluvski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Budluvski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Traveller. That did some damage!
A left lands for Budluvski.
Traveller gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darwin Budluvski 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.
Budluvski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Traveller backs up against the cage.
Budluvski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Traveller.
Budluvski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Budluvski looks to land a right hand but Traveller moved out of range.
Budluvski with the inside leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Traveller in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Good leg kick by Budluvski.
Budluvski cracks a nice hook into Traveller's ribs.
Budluvski throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Traveller counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Budluvski.
Budluvski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Traveller.
Budluvski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Budluvski connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Budluvski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Budluvski throws a wild body kick that Traveller sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traveller connects with a good right hand that stumbles Budluvski. Budluvski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Traveller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Budluvski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Traveller can do to turn this around?
Budluvski missing with a left hand there. Traveller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Budluvski slips a jab from Traveller.
Traveller slips under a jab.
Budluvski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Budluvski throws a right hand that Traveller ducks under and follows up with a left that Traveller also avoids with ease.
Budluvski misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Traveller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Traveller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Budluvski.
Budluvski throws a jab when Traveller was well out of range.
Traveller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Budluvski.
Darwin Budluvski is winning the standup battle so far.
Budluvski moves away from the strike by Traveller.
Traveller moves into the clinch successfully.
Budluvski tries to work over Traveller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Budluvski lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budluvski blocks an uppercut.
Traveller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Traveller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Budluvski thinks about countering with a body kick.
Traveller misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Budluvski swings for the body but Traveller moves out of range.
Budluvski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Budluvski thumps Traveller with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Budluvski. That snapped Traveller's head back.
Traveller scores with a jab.
Traveller clinches up with Budluvski and pushes him back against the cage.
Traveller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Traveller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Traveller 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.
Budluvski throws a leg kick but Traveller sees it coming and moves out of range.
Budluvski thuds his right hand into Traveller's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Budluvski misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budluvski tries to land a front kick but Traveller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Budluvski misses with a leg kick
and Traveller counters with a nice leg kick.
Traveller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Budluvski.
Traveller only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Budluvski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Traveller ducks under a wild hook from Budluvski.
Traveller now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Budluvski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Traveller cracks Budluvski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Budluvski lands a nice shot to the body.
Traveller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Budluvski throws a right and a left that Traveller avoids nicely.
A nice side step and Traveller releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Traveller wants to clinch
and Budluvski counters with a series of strikes. Traveller will be more careful next time no doubt.
Budluvski scores with a spinning back kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Budluvski lands with a hook. Traveller tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traveller throws a body shot but no joy.
Budluvski jabs at Traveller's body.
An inside leg kick from Budluvski misses.
Budluvski avoids the head kick by Traveller.
Budluvski scores with a jab to the head.
A cross from Budluvski lands.
A low kick lands for Budluvski.
Budluvski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Budluvski looks for the body kick but Traveller saw that one coming.
Budluvski throws a nice head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Budluvski misses with a straight right.
Traveller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Budluvski slips a straight right by Traveller.
Budluvski throws a quick counter head kick but Traveller was just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darwin Budluvski dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Budluvski throws a wild body kick that Traveller sees coming a mile off.
Traveller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Astro Traveller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A thudding body kick lands there by Budluvski!
Budluvski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Budluvski keeps Traveller at a distance using the push kick.
Budluvski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Traveller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Traveller misses with a hook.
Budluvski lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Traveller avoids the head kick by Budluvski.
Budluvski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Traveller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Traveller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Budluvski punishes Traveller's body with a nice straight punch.
Traveller slips a jab and a cross from Budluvski.
Traveller now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Traveller has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Budluvski.
Budluvski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Traveller doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Budluvski as he connects with a hook.
Budluvski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Budluvski takes a swing at Traveller's ribcage but misses.
Budluvski throws a head kick that misses.
Budluvski looks to score with a jab to the body but Traveller is just out of range.
Traveller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Budluvski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Budluvski swings for the body but Traveller moves out of range.
Traveller works the jab nicely.
Budluvski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Budluvski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Traveller.
Traveller misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Budluvski tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Traveller throws a low kick but Budluvski moves out of range easily.
Budluvski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Traveller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budluvski throws a leg kick but Traveller moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Traveller misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Traveller throws a body punch but Budluvski moves out of range.
Budluvski half committed to a counter leg kick.
Traveller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Budluvski.
Budluvski lands a lovely overhand right.
Traveller thuds his right hand into Budluvski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Budluvski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Budluvski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Traveller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Budluvski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Traveller.
Good standup being displayed there by Budluvski as he connects with a hook.
Budluvski throws a push kick but Traveller slaps the foot to one side.
Budluvski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Traveller misses the target.
Budluvski catches Traveller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Budluvski tries to keep at a distance but Traveller has taken the fight into the clinch.
Budluvski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Traveller.
Traveller misses with some punches.
Traveller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Traveller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Traveller lands with a right to the head.
Budluvski has a couple of punches blocked by Traveller.
Traveller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Budluvski backwards.
Budluvski blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Traveller.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Traveller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Traveller tries a body shot but Budluvski blocks it.
Traveller lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Budluvski misses with an elbow strike.
Budluvski misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budluvski digs a right hand underneath Traveller's ribcage. Traveller let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Traveller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Traveller misses with the head strike.
Traveller lands with a left to the head.
Budluvski lands a left hand.
Budluvski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Traveller.
Traveller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Traveller misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Budluvski.
Traveller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Traveller throws a head punch that misses.
Traveller lands with a left to the head.
Budluvski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Traveller's elbow.
Budluvski blocks an uppercut.
Traveller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Traveller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Budluvski scores with a shot to the side of Traveller's head.
Budluvski throws a head punch that misses.
Traveller misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Astro Traveller.
I think Budluvski 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darwin Budluvski!
A very excited looking Darwin Budluvski 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donald Trumpet (ranked 786 p4p, 696 weight class) and Bagel Boss (ranked 122 p4p, 107 weight class). Boss has chosen 6 Foot 7 Foot as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donald Trumpet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bagel Boss!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boss misses with a few strikes there.
Trumpet went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A jab from Trumpet misses.
A big right from Trumpet misses.
Boss throws the left hand but Trumpet avoids the punch easily.
Trumpet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boss.
Trumpet throws a sloppy head kick and Boss moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Boss on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Trumpet misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Boss misses the target.
Boss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boss with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boss slips a straight right by Trumpet.
A swing and a miss from Boss.
Trumpet throws a leg kick
and Boss counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boss wants to slow Trumpet down by chopping away at his legs.
Trumpet misses with a head kick.
Boss fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Trumpet is out of range.
Trumpet swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bagel Boss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boss dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Trumpet. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trumpet looks to land a body kick but Boss moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trumpet looks to score with a jab to the body but Boss is just out of range.
Trumpet throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Bagel Boss has been cut.
Boss misses with a double jab.
Trumpet thinks about countering with a head kick.
Trumpet takes a kick to the side of the head.
Boss throws a sloppy head kick and Trumpet moves out of range easily.
Boss throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boss takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boss ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Trumpet lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boss at a distance.
Trumpet connects with a high kick.
Boss's coach down at 3Band MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Boss's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trumpet looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Trumpet misses with a wild body shot.
Despite the aggression on Boss's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Boss on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Boss shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Trumpet eats them both and turns towards Boss to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Boss throws a poor cross that misses
and Trumpet counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boss thinking.
Boss throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Trumpet on the side of the head.
Boss throws an overhand right that lands on Trumpet's shoulder, as Trumpet tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trumpet blocks a head kick by Boss.
Boss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trumpet is looking to wear down Boss with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Trumpet slips a jab and a cross from Boss.
Boss lands a nice leg kick that just misses Trumpet's sensitive parts.
Trumpet with a nice cross.
Trumpet has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Black Swans in the buildup to the fight.
Boss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trumpet.
Boss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trumpet digs a good body shot into Boss's ribs.
Boss dips to his left and cracks Trumpet with an uppercut!
Trumpet moves into range and connects with a jab.
A nice leg kick from Trumpet, right into the meat of the thigh.
Trumpet dodges the punch combination from Boss.
Boss throws a low kick but it's checked well by Trumpet.
Trumpet with a nice calf kick.
Trumpet throws out a powerful jab.
Boss misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boss throws a leg kick that is checked
and Trumpet counters with a body kick that stops Boss in his tracks momentarily.
Boss misses with a hook
enabling Trumpet to counter with a crisp jab.
Boss looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice jab there from Trumpet.
Boss's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Trumpet connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boss scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Trumpet finds it's way through Boss's defenses.
Trumpet lands with an uppercut that bounces Boss off the cage and back into range.
Trumpet fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boss has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trumpet.
Boss throws a head kick that misses.
Trumpet appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Boss throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Trumpet.
Boss throws a big counter head kick but Trumpet avoids it with no problem.
Boss keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boss uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trumpet.
Boss stuns Trumpet with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trumpet lands a high kick!
Nice shot by Trumpet.
That has opened up Bagel Boss's cut even more.
Trumpet scores with a sloppy right hand. Boss should have avoided that one.
Trumpet lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boss at a distance.
Donk. Trumpet catches Boss right on the button with a cross.
 Boss is rocked!
Boss tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Trumpet jabs Boss to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boss takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Trumpet throws the left hand but Boss avoids the punch easily.
Trumpet misses the shot to the body.
Boss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trumpet.
Boss thows a body kick. Trumpet tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Trumpet jabs at Boss's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trumpet.
Boss looks to score with a jab to the body but Trumpet is just out of range.
Boss gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boss 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 Trumpet has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Trumpet and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Trumpet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bagel Boss's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Trumpet misses with a hook.
Trumpet lands with a shot to the body.
Boss throws a head kick but Trumpet moves out of range.
Trumpet quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Boss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trumpet.
Boss ducks right into an uppercut from Trumpet.
Boss throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boss throws a head kick but Trumpet moves out of range.
Trumpet throws a body shot but no joy.
Trumpet swings for the body but Boss moves out of range.
A lazy left from Boss finds it's target.
Boss misses with a two punch combination.
Trumpet connects with an inside leg kick.
Trumpet jabs at Boss's body.
Trumpet's corner calls for a 1-2. Trumpet obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Trumpet misses.
It seemed like Boss was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Trumpet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boss lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Trumpet backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boss throws a left and a right that both miss
and Trumpet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boss keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boss throws a sloppy body shot
and Trumpet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boss has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Trumpet.
Boss throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Trumpet's head.
Trumpet turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boss misses the shot to the body.
Trumpet throws a nice head kick!
Boss tries to bum rush Trumpet with a series of wild strikes but Trumpet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A low kick lands for Trumpet.
Boss misses with a left hand
and Trumpet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boss misses with a wild combination.
Trumpet throws a series of punches but Boss avoids them all with ease.
Trumpet lands a body shot.
Trumpet blocks a head kick by Boss.
Trumpet lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Trumpet.
Trumpet misses with a few strikes there.
Boss tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boss misses with a double jab
and Trumpet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick by Boss misses
and Trumpet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bagel Boss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trumpet lands a right hook to the body.
Boss is breathing heavily.
No joy there for Trumpet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boss throws a body kick that misses
and Trumpet counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boss thinking.
Boss throws out a loose jab but Trumpet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trumpet avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Trumpet is looking to counter punch.
Boss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boss has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boss there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boss's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Trumpet thows a body kick. Boss tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Boss misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trumpet lands a nice looking body kick.
Boss takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boss throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Boss might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Trumpet has got the better of the exchanges.
Boss moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trumpet.
Trumpet goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Boss is still on wobbly legs! Can Trumpet finish him?
Boss swings widly with a right hand
and Trumpet counters with a big right hand! Oh Boss is in trouble here! Trumpet follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donald Trumpet!
Donald Trumpet bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thierry Paulin (ranked 874 p4p, 920 weight class) and Mike Murhaa (ranked 118 p4p, 124 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 28 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thierry Paulin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa avoids the head kick by Paulin.
Murhaa clinches up with Paulin and pushes him back against the cage.
Murhaa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Thierry Paulin has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
Murhaa throws a head punch that misses.
Paulin works on Murhaa's body with a couple of short punches.
Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Paulin.
Murhaa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paulin's efforts to push away.
Murhaa lands with a right to the head.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paulin.
Paulin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paulin blocking some punches.
Paulin lands with a right to the head.
Murhaa lands a hook that snaps the head of Paulin backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paulin working aggressively here.
A short right from Murhaa.
Murhaa tries to work over Paulin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paulin trying to stall but Murhaa improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Paulin.
Paulin breaks the clinch.
Murhaa misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Paulin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paulin moves away.
It looked like Paulin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murhaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Paulin circles away.
Paulin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paulin looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Paulin looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.
Paulin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paulin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to the body from Murhaa misses
and Paulin counters with a head kick that wobbles Murhaa - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Paulin sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thierry Paulin!
Our winner, Thierry Paulin, 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Herb Krison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Jones Jr!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones Jr misses with an uppercut. Krison saw that one coming.
Krison throws a hook but Jones Jr blocks it.
Jones Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Krison's head backwards.
Krison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones Jr.
Jones Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krison fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones Jr blocks a leg kick.
Jones Jr misses the jab.
Krison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones Jr misses with a left hand
and Krison makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones Jr checks a leg kick.
Jones Jr scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones Jr misses with a hook.
Jones Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Krison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones Jr cracks Krison with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jab, jab by Krison - just one landing.
Jones Jr slips a jab from Krison.
Jones Jr connects with a jab.
Jones Jr stuns Krison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jones Jr 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.
Krison misses with a head kick.
Krison throws the left hand but Jones Jr avoids the punch easily.
Good exchange - Jones Jr coming out on top.
Jones Jr punishes Krison's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Krison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones Jr moves away.
Jones Jr 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.
Krison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krison misses with an uppercut. Jones Jr saw that one coming.
Jones Jr feints the counter takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krison moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Krison moves out of range as Jones Jr strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr checks a low kick from Krison.
Jones Jr drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Krison defends it well.
Jones Jr looks to land a left hand but Krison moved out of range nicely.
Herb Krison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krison looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Krison. Jones Jr shrugs it off though.
Krison looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones Jr is just out of range.
Jones Jr throws a body punch but Krison moves out of range.
Krison throws out a leg kick but Jones Jr moves out of range and Krison only half commits.
Nice defenses there by Krison.
Krison slips under a jab from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Krison checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Krison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Jones Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jones Jr slips a straight right by Krison.
Jones Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Krison ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Krison stuns Jones Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Krison scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Krison is looking to wear down Jones Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Krison bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones Jr's head.
Jones Jr lands a body shot.
Jones Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Krison at a distance.
A big left from Krison misses.
Jones Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Krison counters with a thumping low kick.
Krison avoids the body shot from Jones Jr.
Krison getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jones Jr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Krison had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krison just misses with a punch to the body.
Krison plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Good standup being displayed there by Jones Jr as he connects with a hook.
Jones Jr connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krison throws a shot from downtown. Jones Jr moves away and avoids it.
Krison tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones Jr is able to avoid easily.
Krison looks to land a left hand but Jones Jr moved out of range nicely.
Krison throws a head kick that misses.
Jones Jr moves away from the strike by Krison.
Krison misses with a low kick.
Krison throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones Jr drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Krison defends it well.
Jones Jr moves out of range as Krison strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Krison.
Jones Jr slips a straight right by Krison.
Krison misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krison pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Krison with the inside leg kick.
Jones Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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 Herb Krison will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jones Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Krison as he jumps to the side.
Krison does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice uppercut there from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Krison has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jones Jr off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jones Jr tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Krison defends well and Jones Jr ends up having to push Krison into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jones Jr throws a body punch but Krison moves out of range.
Krison misses with a low kick.
Jones Jr avoids the body shot from Krison.
Herb Krison is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krison manages to avoid it.
Krison half committed to a counter leg kick.
Krison looks to land a right hand but Jones Jr moved out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krison looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones Jr is just out of range.
Krison misses with a hook. Jones Jr ducked under it nicely.
Krison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Krison throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krison.
Jones Jr slips a jab from Krison.
Krison throws a series of punches but Jones Jr moves out of range.
Jones Jr feints the counter takedown.
Krison throws a body punch but Jones Jr moves out of range.
Good exchange - Krison coming out on top.
Jones Jr takes a swing at Krison's ribcage but misses.
Krison throws the left hand but Jones Jr avoids the punch easily.
Jones Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Krison throws a lazy right hand but Jones Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krison misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Jones Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Krison throws a lazy right hand but Jones Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones Jr connects with the punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Krison.
Krison takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones Jr shoots in and drives through. Krison sprawls well.
Herb Krison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Jones Jr.
A leg kick checked by Jones Jr.
Jones Jr changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Krison lands a nice looking body kick.
Jones Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krison throws out the jab.
Jones Jr is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jones Jr throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Krison was covering up waiting for the punch and Jones Jr finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Krison looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Krison is on top in guard.
Krison not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Krison looking to sit in guard and control but Jones Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jones Jr is working Krison over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Krison keeping moving, preventing Jones Jr from controlling successfully.
Krison has momentary wrist control but Jones Jr slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krison 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.
Jones Jr trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Krison manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Jones Jr looking for a guillotine here but Krison defends easily.
Krison wants to pass the guard but Jones Jr is keeping the position.
Krison stays in close to Jones Jr's body and controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Herb Krison dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Krison swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jones Jr is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Krison on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Krison cracks Jones Jr with an open hand slap.
Jones Jr misses with an uppercut.
Jones Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Krison under the eye.
Jones Jr throws a jab when Krison was well out of range.
It looked like Krison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones Jr slips a straight right by Krison.
Jones Jr misses with a body shot.
Jones Jr throws a hook to the side of Krison's head but Krison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones Jr lunges at Krison with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Krison's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Jones Jr.
Krison defending well as Jones Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Krison scores with a leg kick.
Jones Jr moves away from the strike by Krison.
Krison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones Jr throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison cracks Jones Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones Jr looks to throw the jab but Krison is out of range.
Jones Jr scores with a hook.
Jones Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jones Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Krison misses with a low kick.
Jones Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Jones Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krison.
A jab from Krison does it's job there.
A clash of legs there as Jones Jr blocks the low kick.
Jones Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Krison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones Jr misses the target.
Krison throws a low kick, looking for Jones Jr's leg but Jones Jr calmly moves out of range.
Jones Jr changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Krison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Krison enables Jones Jr to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Krison manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Krison uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Krison. That's going to slow Jones Jr down.
Jones Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Krison misses with a low kick.
Krison moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Krison swings for the body but Jones Jr moves out of range.
Krison is looking to score with low kicks.
Krison throws a shot from downtown. Jones Jr moves away and avoids it.
Krison ducks under a wild hook from Jones Jr.
Krison misses with a low kick.
Krison scores with a shot to the body.
Krison misses with a low kick as Jones Jr jumps back.
Krison throws a lazy right hand but Jones Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Krison's head.
Krison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Krison.
Jones Jr defending well as Krison loads up on a big left hand.
Jones Jr changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jones Jr misses with a hook.
Krison moves out of range as Jones Jr strikes.
Jones Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Krison at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Krison looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Krison goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones Jr with the counter takedown but Krison avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Krison.
Krison connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Jones Jr misses with an uppercut. Krison saw that one coming.
Jones Jr misses with an uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones Jr blocks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick lands for Krison.
Jones Jr misses with a body shot.
Krison throws a leg kick but Jones Jr moved away.
A jab from Krison misses.
Jones Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Krison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones Jr.
Jones Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Krison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones Jr misses with the combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Krison misses its target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Herb Krison did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Krison misses with a low kick as Jones Jr jumps back.
Krison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones Jr.
It looked like Krison was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krison.
Jones Jr changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jones Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Krison throws the left hand but Jones Jr avoids the punch easily.
Krison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones Jr manages to avoid it.
Krison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Krison can pounce on him.
Krison takes a swing at Jones Jr's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones Jr connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Krison misses.
Jones Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Krison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Krison tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison lands a jab to the nose.
Jones Jr throws a shot from downtown. Krison moves away and avoids it.
Krison scores with a kick to the midsection.
Krison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones Jr throws a body punch but Krison moves out of range.
Jones Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Krison looks to land a right hand but Jones Jr moved out of range.
Krison looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Krison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Krison.
Krison misses with a hook. Jones Jr ducked under it nicely.
Good exchange - Jones Jr coming out on top.
Jones Jr missing with a left hand there. Krison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones Jr works Krison's body with a nice hook.
Krison throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krison just misses with a punch to the body.
Krison tries to clinch but Jones Jr is having none of it.
Jones Jr ducks under a wild hook from Krison.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones Jr cracks Krison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Krison drops his hands momentarily and Jones Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Krison misses with a wild body shot.
Jones Jr is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Krison moves away from the strike by Jones Jr.
Jones Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones Jr misses with a hook.
Krison looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones Jr slips a straight right by Krison.
Krison lands a leg kick that knocks Jones Jr off balance momentarily.
Krison throws a leg kick but Jones Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr slips a jab from Krison.
Good standup being displayed there by Jones Jr as he connects with a hook.
Krison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A slow jab from Krison misses its intended target.
Jones Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Krison.
Jones Jr misses with a straight right.
Jones Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jones Jr misses with a looping left.
Jones Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Jones Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krison was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones Jr.
Krison throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones Jr.
Jones Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Krison moves into range and connects with a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Krison finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Krison finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Krison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones Jr throws out the jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jones Jr misses with a hook. Krison ducked under it nicely.
Krison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones Jr has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Krison.
Jones Jr tests Krison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones Jr throws a right hand that misses
letting Krison counter with a right hand.
Krison thuds a left hand into Jones Jr's body.
Jones Jr loads up on a big right hand but Krison slips the punch.
Krison connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones Jr. That snapped Krison's head back.
Jones Jr defending well as Krison loads up on a big left hand.
Jones Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Krison.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Herb Krison will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jones Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krison.
The fighters circling - Krison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krison.
Jones Jr changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jones Jr catches Krison with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Krison blocks a low kick nicely.
Krison cracks Jones Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones Jr lands a slapping body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Krison!
Jab, jab by Krison - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Krison throws out a loose jab but Jones Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones Jr takes a swing at Krison's ribcage but misses.
Krison lands with a straight right. Jones Jr didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr checks a leg kick.
Krison throws a leg kick but Jones Jr checks it.
And Jones Jr tries to counter it with a takedown but Krison pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jones Jr looks to throw the jab but Krison is out of range.
Krison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Krison misses with a hook. Jones Jr ducked under it nicely.
Krison is looking to chop away at Jones Jr's legs.
A slow jab from Krison misses its intended target.
Krison misses with a kick to the body.
Jones Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krison.
Jones Jr drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Krison defends it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones Jr checks a leg kick.
Jones Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jones Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Krison throws a right and a left that Jones Jr avoids nicely.
And Jones Jr tries to counter it with a takedown but Krison pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Krison throws a sloppy head kick and Jones Jr moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones Jr misses the target.
It looked like Krison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A punch lands to the side of Krison 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice uppercut lands for Krison. That snapped Jones Jr's head back.
Jones Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Jones Jr scores with a hook to the body. Krison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones Jr digs a good body shot into Krison's ribs.
Jones Jr takes a swing at Krison's ribcage but misses.
Krison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krison swings for the body but Jones Jr moves out of range.
Krison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krison moves away.
Jones Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Krison. Krison circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Krison punishes Jones Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Krison.
Krison is looking to land body kicks.
Jones Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Krison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones Jr takes a swing at Krison's ribcage but misses.
Jones Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Krison throws a body punch but Jones Jr moves out of range.
Jones Jr looks to throw the jab but Krison is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Krison on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jones Jr moves out of range as Krison throws a body kick.
And Jones Jr tries to counter it with a takedown but Krison pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jones Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Krison connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones Jr. Jones Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jim Jones Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krison connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And Jones Jr tries to counter it with a takedown but Krison pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Krison throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones Jr moves away from the strike by Krison.
Jones Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krison misses with a hook. Jones Jr ducked under it nicely.
Krison moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jones Jr checks a low kick from Krison.
Herb Krison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Krison looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Krison gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Krison throws a body shot but no joy.
Krison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones Jr moves away.
A big left from Krison misses.
Krison throws a hook to the side of Jones Jr's head but Jones Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herb Krison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Krison 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:46
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:46
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herb Krison!
Herb Krison retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Herb Krison thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Graves (ranked 84 p4p, 215 weight class) and Aku Serronen (ranked 14 p4p, 33 weight class). Graves kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rage Against the Machine - Bulls on Parade. Aku Serronen told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aku Serronen!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Serronen.
Serronen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Serronen scores with a body shot.
Graves misses with a body shot
and Serronen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jab from Serronen.
Serronen slips a straight right by Graves.
Serronen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Serronen misses with a body shot
and Graves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Serronen scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Serronen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Serronen.
Serronen throws a hook to the side of Graves's head but Graves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Serronen misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Graves misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Serronen.
Serronen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Graves moves into the clinch successfully.
Serronen can't break the clinch.
Graves keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Serronen's efforts to push away.
Graves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Graves.
Graves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Serronen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Graves throws a jab but it's blocked by Serronen.
Serronen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Serronen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Graves connects with a body shot.
Graves swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serronen misses with a body punch
and Graves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Serronen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Serronen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Serronen loads up on a big right hand but Graves slips the punch.
Graves is looking to counter punch.
Graves misses with a hook. Serronen ducked under it nicely.
Graves loads up on a big right hand but Serronen slips the punch.
Serronen misses with a hook
and Graves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Graves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Serronen counter with a right hand.
A jab lands there for Serronen.
Serronen misses with a looping right.
Serronen misses with a body shot
and Graves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Graves feints a jab promting Serronen to slip. Graves then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Serronen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Graves cracks Serronen with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Serronen looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Graves finish him?
Serronen is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Serronen drops his hands momentarily. Graves doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Serronen staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Serronen doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Graves!
A relieved looking Nick Graves thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scotty Bapp (ranked 18 p4p, 75 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 3 p4p, 13 weight class). Po is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Muay Thai Music - Wai Khru Ram Muay. 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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scotty Bapp!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tong Po!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bapp catches Po with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Po misses the jab.
Po throws a push kick but Bapp slaps the foot to one side.
Bapp was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bapp lands an overhand right.
Bapp throws a hook but Po blocks it.
Bapp missing with a left hand there. Po was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bapp looks to score with a jab to the body but Po is just out of range.
Bapp throws out a loose jab but Po uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bapp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Po moves out of range of the strikes.
Po throws out a counter right but Bapp avoids it with no problem.
Bapp scores with a jab. Po acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bapp with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Bapp misses the target.
Po misses with a two punch combination.
Po walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bapp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Po was well out of range. Poor timing from Bapp.
Po replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bapp blocks it well.
Bapp lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bapp finds it's way round the side to connect with Po's head.
Po walks into a left hand.
Bapp misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Po connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Po takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bapp is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bapp loads up on a big right hand but Po slips the punch.
Bapp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Po was well out of range. Poor timing from Bapp.
Bapp is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bapp throws a hook but Po blocks it.
Po uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bapp.
Bapp lands a body shot.
Bapp lands a nice shot that snaps Po's head back.
Bapp has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Beasties in the buildup to the fight.
Bapp really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Po on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Po thows a left - swing and a miss!
Po shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bapp scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bapp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Po has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bapp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bapp wants to break the clinch but can't.
Po lands with a short shot to the head.
Bapp blocks an uppercut.
Po tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bapp's elbow.
Po lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bapp backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Po.
Bapp breaks from the clinch.
Bapp looks to land a right hand but Po moved out of range.
Bapp is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Po throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bapp throws a body shot but no joy.
Po slips under a jab.
Bapp lands the left hand.
Bapp misses the shot to the body.
Bapp throws a lazy uppercut
and Po connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bapp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bapp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Po.
Good standup being displayed there by Bapp as he connects with a hook.
Bapp throws a jab but it's blocked by Po.
Bapp on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bapp misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Po misses.
Po misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Bapp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Po let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bapp cracks Po with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bapp misses with a body shot
and Po counters with a nice uppercut.
Po drops his hands momentarily and Bapp takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bapp throws a hook but Po avoids it easily.
Po looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bapp lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bapp looks to score with a jab to the body but Po is just out of range.
Po avoids the body shot from Bapp.
Po was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bapp.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Po gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Bapp misses.
Po fails in his attempt to clinch.
Po moves out of range as Bapp strikes.
Po misses with a head kick.
Bapp lands a glancing blow to the side of Po's head.
Po clinches with his opponent.
Bapp wants to get back to striking at distance but Po won't allow it.
Po pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bapp just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Po on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oooooh!!! Po has knocked Bapp down with a huge combo! Po steps away and waves a wobbly Bapp back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Bapp is rocked!
It looks like Scotty Bapp has been cut.
Bapp slips a straight right by Po.
Oh Bapp is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bapp loads up on a big right hand but Po slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scotty Bapp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scotty Bapp's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Po keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bapp seems to have got his legs back now.
Bapp works the jab nicely.
A shot to the body from Bapp misses
and Po counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bapp is rocked!
Bapp misses with a looping right.
A nice side step and Po releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bapp blocks a jab.
A left lands for Bapp.
Bapp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bapp swings for the body but Po moves out of range.
Po has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bapp moves into range and connects with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Po. Beautiful body shot.
Po pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bapp takes a swing at Po's ribcage but misses.
Po ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bapp moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bapp lands a lovely overhand right.
Bapp throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bapp misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Po counters with a right hand to the body.
Bapp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Po.
Bapp slips under a jab from Po.
Po slips under a jab.
Bapp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Po.
Po's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bapp connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Po scrambles back to his feet.
Po uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bapp.
Jab from Bapp.
Bapp throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Po counters with a straight right hand.
Bapp misses with a left hand
letting Po counter with a right hand.
Bapp throws a body punch but Po moves out of range.
Po takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bapp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bapp throws a body punch but Po moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bapp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Po moves away.
Scotty Bapp is winning the standup battle so far.
Bapp misses with a hook
and Po counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Po throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bapp looks to score with a jab to the body but Po is just out of range.
Po ducks under a wild hook from Bapp.
Bapp jabs Po right on the nose. Po blinks but takes it well.
Po slips under a jab.
Po looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bapp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Po can do to turn this around?
Bapp moves out of range as Po strikes.
Bapp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Po.
Po thinks about the counter body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Bapp. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bapp.
Po moves away from the strike by Bapp.
Bapp takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bapp moves out of range of the body kick from Po.
A head kick misses from Po.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bapp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Po throws out a counter right but Bapp avoids it with no problem.
Bapp lands a slapping body shot.
Po ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bapp moves away.
Po misses with a two punch combination.
Po doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bapp swats away the attempt to clinch by Po.
Po uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bapp.
Po throws out a counter right but Bapp avoids it with no problem.
Bapp throws a looping overhand right but Po ducks down to avoid it.
Bapp misses with a wild body shot.
Po needs to keep his hands up - Bapp had a free shot at his head there.
Bapp lands a jab to Po's midsection.
Bapp getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bapp throws a hook but Po blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bapp misses with an uppercut.
Po uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bapp.
Po looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Po on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Scotty Bapp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Po scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bapp scores with a body shot.
Po lands a big head kick that sends Bapp tumbling to the mat! Po takes a step backwards and waves Bapp back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Bapp is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters circling - Bapp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bapp is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A big right from Po misses.
Bapp missing with a left hand there. Po was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Po lands a nice hook to Bapp's body. Bapp takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bapp seems to have got his legs back now.
Bapp misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Po counters with a huge left! Bapp is in big trouble! He's backing up but Po isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Bapp from any more damage. A dominating finish by Po!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tong Po!
Tong Po is the new light heavyweight champion!
Tong Po thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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