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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Smyth (ranked 3566 p4p, 5306 weight class) and Konstantinos Karamitroudis (ranked 452 p4p, 546 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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3 - 7 - 1 |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Great elbows
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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 3 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, William Smyth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Konstantinos Karamitroudis!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Smyth.
Smyth throws a leg kick but Karamitroudis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Karamitroudis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smyth 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.
Karamitroudis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karamitroudis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Smyth ducks under a wild hook from Karamitroudis.
Smyth moves into the clinch successfully.
Smyth managing to block the knees to the body from Karamitroudis.
Karamitroudis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smyth avoiding damage as Karamitroudis throws knees to the body.
Smyth takes an elbow to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karamitroudis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Karamitroudis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Karamitroudis trying to land knees to the body.
Smyth wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smyth takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smyth pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karamitroudis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Smyth manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Karamitroudis manages to get himself to full guard.
Karamitroudis controlling Smyth's posture.
Karamitroudis is looking to stand up but Smyth isn't so interested in that idea.
Smyth is in close to Karamitroudis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Smyth content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karamitroudis pulls Smyth in close to his closed guard and prevents Smyth from doing any damage or advancing position.
Karamitroudis wants to stand but Smyth is controlling the position.
Karamitroudis is trying to control the position but Smyth postures up.
Smyth thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Smyth throwing strikes from guard but Karamitroudis blocks nicely.
Smyth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karamitroudis is keeping the position for now.
Karamitroudis trying to control the position.
Smyth with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smyth works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ground and pound from Smyth.
Smyth is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Karamitroudis has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smyth throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Karamitroudis is looking to control Smyth's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Karamitroudis avoid being mounted?
Smyth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smyth trying to pass the guard but Karamitroudis defending well.
Smyth wants to work for an arm triangle but Karamitroudis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smyth prevents Karamitroudis from improving his position.
Karamitroudis is trying to stand up here but Smyth is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smyth is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Karamitroudis has managed to free his arm - good work.
Smyth content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Karamitroudis pushes Smyth off looking to stand but Smyth dives back in and keeps control.
Karamitroudis tries to roll over but Smyth keeps him under control.
Smyth is working for a kimura but Karamitroudis is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karamitroudis flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Smyth dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smyth shoots in but no luck this time.
Karamitroudis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Karamitroudis with a jab.
Smyth lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smyth.
Smyth looks to land a combination. Karamitroudis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Karamitroudis misses with a punch to the body.
Smyth letting Karamitroudis take a breather here.
Smyth has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smyth is looking to break free of the clinch but Karamitroudis has double underhooks.
Smyth has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Karamitroudis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Karamitroudis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Karamitroudis lands an elbow inside that Smyth shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karamitroudis throws an elbow but it misses.
Karamitroudis manages to break the clinch.
Karamitroudis scores with a body shot.
Karamitroudis is looking to clinch but Smyth is avoiding it.
Karamitroudis moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karamitroudis.
Smyth tries to pull guard but Karamitroudis holds him up against the cage and eventually Smyth drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Smyth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smyth has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Karamitroudis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Karamitroudis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smyth's defenses.
Karamitroudis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Smyth is trying to pull guard but Karamitroudis has him pressed against the cage.
Karamitroudis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karamitroudis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Karamitroudis missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Karamitroudis.
Karamitroudis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smyth is defending well for now.
Karamitroudis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Karamitroudis lands an elbow inside that Smyth shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karamitroudis has Smyth pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Smyth manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
With the fighters up against the cage, Karamitroudis throws an elbow but misses.
Smyth avoids a wild elbow strike from Karamitroudis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karamitroudis scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Karamitroudis.
Karamitroudis pushes off an throws an elbow but Smyth leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Konstantinos Karamitroudis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Karamitroudis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Karamitroudis.
Karamitroudis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smyth up against the cage.
Karamitroudis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smyth is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karamitroudis.
Smyth tries to pull guard but Karamitroudis won't allow it.
Karamitroudis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karamitroudis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smyth is defending well for now.
Karamitroudis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Karamitroudis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smyth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karamitroudis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smyth avoids a wild elbow strike from Karamitroudis.
Karamitroudis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smyth is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smyth tries to pull guard but Karamitroudis won't allow it.
Karamitroudis lands a nice elbow.
Smyth prevents a body shot from Karamitroudis.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantinos Karamitroudis 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Smyth tries to keep at a distance but Karamitroudis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Karamitroudis lands with a light punch inside.
Smyth tries to pull guard but Karamitroudis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Karamitroudis lands a damaging elbow.
Smyth jumps guard but Karamitroudis stands there with Smyth around his waist. Smyth gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Karamitroudis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Karamitroudis lands a nice elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karamitroudis pushes off an throws an elbow but Smyth leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Karamitroudis taking a breather.
Smyth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karamitroudis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 Smyth is rocked!
 It looks like William Smyth has been cut.
Karamitroudis lands an elbow inside.
Oh Smyth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karamitroudis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smyth jumps guard but Karamitroudis stands there with Smyth around his waist. Smyth gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Smyth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Still in the clinch, Karamitroudis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smyth fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Smyth seems to have got his legs back now.
Smyth blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Karamitroudis.
Smyth is trying to pull guard but Karamitroudis turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karamitroudis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Karamitroudis lands an uppercut.
Karamitroudis pushes Smyth back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Smyth can't get the takedown.
Smyth avoids a wild elbow strike from Karamitroudis.
Karamitroudis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smyth takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smyth is trying to pull guard but Karamitroudis has him pressed against the cage.
Smyth tries to pull guard but Karamitroudis won't allow it.
Karamitroudis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karamitroudis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smyth or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karamitroudis lands an elbow inside that Smyth shrugs off.
Smyth tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Karamitroudis smiles and moves away.
Smyth throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karamitroudis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Karamitroudis drops Smyth with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Smyth looks back up at him and smiles so Karamitroudis waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Karamitroudis moves into the clinch.
Karamitroudis lands an elbow just above Smyth 's eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Karamitroudis.
Smyth tries to score a body lock takedown but Karamitroudis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Smyth jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Karamitroudis walks away with a smile on his face. Smyth gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Karamitroudis takes the fight into the clinch.
Karamitroudis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smyth tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smyth tries to pull guard but Karamitroudis won't allow it.
Karamitroudis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Smyth takes an elbow to the temple.
Smyth is working for takedown but Karamitroudis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Smyth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karamitroudis tries to land knees in the clinch but Smyth avoids the damage to the body.
Karamitroudis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smyth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karamitroudis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smyth is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantinos Karamitroudis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Karamitroudis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantinos Karamitroudis!
A victorious Konstantinos Karamitroudis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fried Slobberknacker (ranked 3133 p4p, 3774 weight class) and Adam Barnes (ranked 384 p4p, 441 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fried Slobberknacker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slobberknacker closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Barnes did well to prevent Slobberknacker getting side control.
Barnes is trying to get back to full guard.
Slobberknacker is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Barnes defends it well.
Barnes gets full guard.
Barnes looking for a sweep. Not yet Barnes, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Slobberknacker controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes controlling Slobberknacker's posture.
Slobberknacker wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Slobberknacker is one step ahead there.
Slobberknacker wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Slobberknacker seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Barnes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barnes wants it to stay on the feet.
Slobberknacker connects with a body shot that sends Barnes's belly button to the back.
Fried Slobberknacker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slobberknacker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slobberknacker dives in and grabs Barnes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barnes pushes down on Slobberknacker's head and hops out.
It seemed like Barnes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barnes throws a shot from downtown. Slobberknacker moves away and avoids it.
Slobberknacker looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes walks into a left hand.
Slobberknacker looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Despite the aggression on Barnes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Barnes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Adam Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes lands with a cross.
Barnes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Slobberknacker.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fried Slobberknacker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Slobberknacker's head backwards.
Slobberknacker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barnes at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slobberknacker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slobberknacker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Barnes.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Slobberknacker.
Slobberknacker prevents Barnes from escaping the position.
Slobberknacker tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Slobberknacker has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Slobberknacker is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Barnes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Barnes is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Slobberknacker's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Slobberknacker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Barnes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to control from the bottom.
Slobberknacker is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Slobberknacker is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Barnes is trying is best to control the position here.
Barnes tries to get to full guard but Slobberknacker has control of the leg.
Slobberknacker prevents Barnes from standing back up.
Slobberknacker is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Barnes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Slobberknacker.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adam Barnes will probably get the nod.
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.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Slobberknacker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes is looking for the big counter here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Slobberknacker checks a leg kick.
Barnes connects with the punch.
Barnes throws the left hand but Slobberknacker avoids the punch easily.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slobberknacker swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Slobberknacker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barnes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barnes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slobberknacker's hands.
Barnes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Slobberknacker is looking to wear down Barnes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barnes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slobberknacker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice cross by Barnes.
Barnes scoring well with a low kick there.
Slobberknacker throws a one two combo.
Slobberknacker takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A low kick lands for Barnes.
Barnes gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Slobberknacker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slobberknacker checks a leg kick.
Slobberknacker throwing a counter right hand but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes with the inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slobberknacker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slobberknacker.
Despite the aggression on Barnes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Barnes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Slobberknacker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Slobberknacker throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Slobberknacker just misses with a punch to the body.
As Slobberknacker backs off Barnes throws a huge counter combo but Slobberknacker manages to avoid it all.
Slobberknacker looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
A jab from Barnes does it's job there.
Barnes 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.
A jab from Barnes finds it's way through Slobberknacker's defenses.
Slobberknacker misses the jab.
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on Slobberknacker's shoulder, as Slobberknacker tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Slobberknacker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Slobberknacker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slobberknacker misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slobberknacker misses with a series of wild punches.
Slobberknacker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Slobberknacker.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barnes! But no joy.
Slobberknacker misses with a straight left.
Barnes tries a quick counter leg kick but Slobberknacker is wise to it.
Slobberknacker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Slobberknacker checks a low kick from Barnes.
It looked like Slobberknacker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barnes with a nice calf kick.
A left and a right from Barnes both land. Nice combination.
Barnes misses with a right hand
and Slobberknacker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slobberknacker misses with a body punch
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
Slobberknacker swinging wildly here.
Slobberknacker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Slobberknacker.
Barnes unleashes a big counter combination but Slobberknacker bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slobberknacker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
A solid leg kick lands there for Barnes.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slobberknacker.
Barnes appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat of the thigh.
Slobberknacker misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
A right-left combo lands from Barnes.
That kick from Barnes tenderised Slobberknacker's leg. Slobberknacker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Slobberknacker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barnes connects with a nice looking jab.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slobberknacker.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slobberknacker slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
Slobberknacker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barnes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Barnes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Slobberknacker moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Slobberknacker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Slobberknacker scores with a jab.
Barnes throws a solid leg kick but Slobberknacker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barnes.
Barnes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Slobberknacker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Slobberknacker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barnes as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slobberknacker misses with a wild combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barnes, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slobberknacker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Slobberknacker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnes.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Adam Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnes misses with a leg kick
and Slobberknacker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Slobberknacker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barnes with the inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Slobberknacker blocks the leg kick.
It looked like Slobberknacker was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Barnes lands a glancing blow to the side of Slobberknacker's head.
Barnes cracks Slobberknacker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slobberknacker throws a body shot but no joy.
Slobberknacker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barnes but Barnes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Slobberknacker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slobberknacker avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Slobberknacker misses the target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Barnes.
Nice shot lands for Slobberknacker.
Slobberknacker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fried Slobberknacker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slobberknacker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
Barnes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Slobberknacker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Slobberknacker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Slobberknacker looks for a takedown but Barnes sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fried Slobberknacker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slobberknacker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is looking to slow Slobberknacker down with leg kicks.
Slobberknacker throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barnes! But no joy.
Barnes scores with a nice head shot.
Slobberknacker moves out of range as Barnes strikes.
Slobberknacker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Slobberknacker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slobberknacker looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Fried Slobberknacker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slobberknacker with a poor takedown
and Barnes counters with a straight right hand.
Barnes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slobberknacker's hands.
Slobberknacker clobbers Barnes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Slobberknacker avoids nicely.
Slobberknacker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barnes counters with a low kick, right behind Slobberknacker 's knee.
Slobberknacker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slobberknacker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barnes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Slobberknacker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Slobberknacker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Slobberknacker back to the cage. Barnes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Slobberknacker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slobberknacker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
Slobberknacker lands a jab to Barnes's midsection.
Slobberknacker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barnes clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barnes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Barnes!
In his post fight interview, Adam Barnes started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Farto Fuerte (ranked 2145 p4p, 2800 weight class) and Oscar De La Weirdo (ranked 273 p4p, 348 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159
6 - 6 - 0 |
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167
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Farto Fuerte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar De La Weirdo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
De La Weirdo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fuerte moves away.
As De La Weirdo looks to move away, Fuerte throws a big counter combo but De La Weirdo just gets out of the way.
De La Weirdo just misses with a punch to the body.
Fuerte throws a big counter combination but De La Weirdo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
De La Weirdo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fuerte.
Fuerte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De La Weirdo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fuerte blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuerte can't break the clinch.
De La Weirdo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from De La Weirdo - that landed with a thud.
De La Weirdo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De La Weirdo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
De La Weirdo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De La Weirdo is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuerte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De La Weirdo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De La Weirdo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De La Weirdo pressing his opponent against the cage.
De La Weirdo pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting on De La Weirdo's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De La Weirdo.
De La Weirdo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De La Weirdo.
The referee calls for De La Weirdo to work.
Fuerte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De La Weirdo throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Fuerte counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - De La Weirdo coming out on top.
De La Weirdo throws a hook to the side of Fuerte's head but Fuerte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fuerte is looking to counter punch.
De La Weirdo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De La Weirdo throws a poor cross that misses
and Fuerte counters with a left and a right that stings De La Weirdo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from De La Weirdo misses its intended target.
Fuerte seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
De La Weirdo throws a big shot that misses.
Fuerte throwing a counter right hand but De La Weirdo manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Weirdo closes the distance and pushes Fuerte back into the cage.
Fuerte wants to break the clinch but can't.
De La Weirdo lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fuerte misses with the head strike.
Fuerte blocks a body shot from De La Weirdo.
De La Weirdo tries to throw a body punch but Fuerte avoids it by throwing De La Weirdo back against the cage.
De La Weirdo misses with a body punch.
Fuerte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De La Weirdo.
De La Weirdo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fuerte's elbow.
Fuerte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fuerte is looking to break free of the clinch but De La Weirdo has double underhooks.
De La Weirdo stalls.
De La Weirdo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuerte working hard to break the clinch.
De La Weirdo misses with a body punch.
De La Weirdo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De La Weirdo keeps control of Fuerte as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Our sources have told us that Fuerte has been working on his elbows in the gym.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De La Weirdo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fuerte looking to throw knees to the head but De La Weirdo is blocking nicely.
De La Weirdo controlling the action here for a moment.
Fuerte wants to get back to striking at distance but De La Weirdo won't allow it.
Fuerte wants to get back to striking at distance but De La Weirdo won't allow it.
De La Weirdo digs a right hand into Fuerte's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fuerte's gas tank.
Fuerte throws an elbow but it misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De La Weirdo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fuerte misses with a body punch.
Fuerte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fuerte has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fuerte misses with an elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar De La Weirdo dominated that round.
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.
De La Weirdo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Farto Fuerte has been cut.
De La Weirdo missing with a left hand there. Fuerte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fuerte doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fuerte takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuerte takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De La Weirdo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuerte slips under a jab from De La Weirdo.
Fuerte thinks about countering with a body kick.
De La Weirdo throws a jab but it's blocked by Fuerte.
De La Weirdo throws a jab when Fuerte was well out of range.
De La Weirdo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fuerte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De La Weirdo throws a big shot that misses.
Fuerte appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Oscar De La Weirdo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De La Weirdo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuerte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De La Weirdo throws out the jab.
De La Weirdo lands a jab to the head.
De La Weirdo throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Fuerte to counter with a crisp jab.
De La Weirdo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fuerte.
Fuerte seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
De La Weirdo throws a body punch but Fuerte moves out of range.
Fuerte is looking to counter punch.
De La Weirdo throws a sloppy body shot
and Fuerte counters with a crisp one two that drops De La Weirdo! Fuerte thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves De La Weirdo to his feet! De La Weirdo is in big trouble!
 De La Weirdo is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Weirdo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De La Weirdo tries to clinch but Fuerte is having none of it.
De La Weirdo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Fuerte.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
De La Weirdo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De La Weirdo throws a lazy right hand but Fuerte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Weirdo misses with a hook
and Fuerte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De La Weirdo with a jab.
Fuerte moves out of range of the strikes.
De La Weirdo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De La Weirdo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De La Weirdo looking to stall.
De La Weirdo pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar De La Weirdo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Farto Fuerte's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fuerte gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De La Weirdo.
De La Weirdo throws an overhand right that lands on Fuerte's shoulder, as Fuerte tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Fuerte was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from De La Weirdo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from De La Weirdo misses.
Fuerte went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
De La Weirdo misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Weirdo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fuerte went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
De La Weirdo throws a lazy uppercut
and Fuerte counters with a crisp one two that drops De La Weirdo! Fuerte thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves De La Weirdo to his feet! De La Weirdo is in big trouble!
De La Weirdo misses with a body shot.
Fuerte is looking for a counter combo.
Fuerte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As De La Weirdo looks to move away, Fuerte throws a big counter combo but De La Weirdo just gets out of the way.
De La Weirdo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fuerte.
De La Weirdo looks to throw the jab but Fuerte is out of range.
Fuerte is looking to counter with a body kick.
Farto Fuerte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Weirdo pushes Fuerte up against the cage in a clinch.
Fuerte looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De La Weirdo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fuerte is keeping busy.
De La Weirdo keeps control of Fuerte as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fuerte breaks from the clinch.
De La Weirdo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De La Weirdo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fuerte on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Weirdo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oscar De La Weirdo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De La Weirdo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fuerte moves away.
Fuerte throws a big counter combination but De La Weirdo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Fuerte takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De La Weirdo throws an overhand right that lands on Fuerte's shoulder, as Fuerte tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body punch from De La Weirdo.
De La Weirdo lands a slapping body shot.
Oscar De La Weirdo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Weirdo misses with a body shot.
De La Weirdo scores with a nice strike.
De La Weirdo jabs at Fuerte's body.
De La Weirdo scores with a hook to the body. Fuerte takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fuerte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar De La Weirdo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De La Weirdo 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar De La Weirdo!
In his post fight interview, Oscar De La Weirdo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Karuso (ranked 1870 p4p, 2951 weight class) and Sam Barnes (ranked 271 p4p, 412 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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6 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Karuso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karuso misses with an uppercut.
Karuso scores with a hook to the body. Barnes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barnes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karuso darts in trying to clinch
and Barnes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barnes punishes Karuso's body with a nice straight punch.
Karuso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karuso lands a body shot.
Karuso tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Karuso misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Barnes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Karuso drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Karuso moves away from the strike by Barnes.
Barnes has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karuso tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karuso is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karuso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Karuso clinches with his opponent.
Karuso presses Barnes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Karuso prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes wants to break free but Karuso has control.
Karuso pushes Barnes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Karuso lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Karuso working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Karuso does it's job there.
Barnes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karuso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karuso tries to clinch up.
A nice side step and Barnes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Karuso dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Barnes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karuso's head backwards.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Karuso avoids it well.
Barnes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barnes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Karuso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Barnes throws out a loose jab but Karuso uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Karuso. Beautiful body shot.
Karuso misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnes counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes connects with a body shot that sends Karuso's belly button to the back.
Karuso throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Karuso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Karuso closes the distance but Barnes moves to the side
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Karuso avoids them all with ease.
Karuso tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
Barnes throws a counter combo.
Karuso darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Karuso misses with an uppercut.
Barnes misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Karuso on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karuso jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barnes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Karuso fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barnes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Karuso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karuso thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karuso keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Karuso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Karuso moves into the clinch.
Barnes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karuso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Frank Karuso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karuso fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barnes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karuso looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Barnes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Karuso looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Karuso.
Barnes misses with a body punch
and Karuso counters with a nice uppercut.
Karuso digs a good body shot into Barnes's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sam Barnes will probably get the nod.
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.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karuso.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karuso tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karuso throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barnes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barnes tries to keep at a distance but Karuso has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karuso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Karuso tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
Good body shot from Karuso.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Barnes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Karuso blocking some punches.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karuso keeps control of Barnes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Barnes breaks the clinch.
Barnes throws out a powerful jab.
Karuso tries to clinch up
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Karuso throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Barnes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Karuso connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barnes scrambles back to his feet.
Karuso checks a leg kick.
Karuso stalks Barnes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barnes's face. Barnes staggers backwards, shaken.
Karuso tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karuso scores with a jab to the body.
Karuso closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karuso lands a nice uppercut.
Barnes wants to get back to striking at distance but Karuso won't allow it.
A short right from Barnes on the inside.
Barnes takes an elbow to the temple.
Karuso lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Karuso cracks Barnes with a nice body shot.
Karuso struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Karuso.
Karuso lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
 It looks like Sam Barnes has been cut.
Barnes cracks Karuso with a nice body shot.
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karuso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Barnes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barnes cracks Karuso with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Karuso takes one on the button.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danga de danga de dang - Karuso scores with a four punch combination!
Karuso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barnes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Karuso moved away.
Karuso swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Karuso wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Karuso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frank Karuso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karuso tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes motions for Karuso to come forward. Barnes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Karuso is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Karuso forces Barnes back against the cage and clinches.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Karuso avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Karuso.
Karuso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karuso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes throws a leg kick that misses.
Karuso with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a left hand
letting Karuso counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karuso. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Karuso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes is looking to land body kicks.
Karuso misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Frank Karuso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karuso tries to clinch up.
Karuso moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
Karuso clinches.
Karuso goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Karuso controls the action.
Karuso digs a right hand into Barnes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barnes's gas tank.
Karuso wants to stall.
Karuso tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Barnes can't break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Karuso dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sam Barnes's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Karuso tries to clinch up.
Karuso has managed to clinch.
Karuso tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Karuso.
Karuso lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barnes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karuso tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Karuso throws a body shot but no joy.
Karuso connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barnes momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Barnes throws a body punch but Karuso moves out of range.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Karuso avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Karuso down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karuso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karuso lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Karuso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Karuso.
Karuso tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
Karuso works over Barnes's head and body with a nice combination.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karuso.
Barnes is looking for the big counter here.
Karuso gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Karuso misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes tries to break the clinch but Karuso is controlling the position.
Karuso blocks an uppercut.
Barnes manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes darts in looking for a takedown but Karuso gets double underhooks and turns Barnes into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karuso tries to clinch
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Karuso throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karuso throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Karuso throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barnes counters with a nice body shot.
Karuso lands a jab-cross combination.
Karuso closes the distance and pushes Barnes back into the cage.
Karuso struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Karuso tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karuso.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Barnes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karuso scores with a nice strike.
Karuso misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes slips a jab from Karuso.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Karuso misses the jab.
Karuso moves into range and clinches up with Barnes.
Karuso breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karuso jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karuso thuds a left hand into Barnes's body.
Barnes lands a two punch combo.
Karuso tries to clinch
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karuso tries to clinch up.
Karuso lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barnes keeps the fight on the outside.
Barnes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Karuso moves into range and clinches up with Barnes.
Barnes takes a shot to the head.
Karuso blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Karuso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karuso tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Barnes blocking some punches.
Karuso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Karuso.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Karuso showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Karuso 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Karuso!
Frank Karuso decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armad Bates (ranked 2566 p4p, 1646 weight class) and Harry Winks (ranked 362 p4p, 241 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Armad Bates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Winks!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Winks, as that shot connected.
Bates finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bates takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bates lands with a shot to the body.
Winks tests Bates's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winks manages to avoid it.
Bates staying out of range there.
Winks throws a big shot that misses.
Winks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bates.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bates darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Winks has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bates moves away from the strike by Winks.
Bates half committed to a counter leg kick.
Winks with the inside leg kick.
Bates feints a jab promting Winks to slip. Bates then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Winks slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Harry Winks has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bates throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Winks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Bates.
Bates tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Winks finds it's target.
A swing and a miss from Winks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winks.
Bates lands a glancing blow to the side of Winks's head.
Bates displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bates is looking to clinch but Winks is avoiding it.
Winks fails with the takedown.
Bates swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Winks looks for the body kick but Bates saw that one coming.
A low kick from Bates is predictable there
and Bates takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bates gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Winks takes an elbow to the temple.
Bates connects with a knee to the head.
Winks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bates using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bates misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bates swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Winks is working Bates over against the cage.
Bates misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bates swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bates blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bates works on Winks's body with a couple of short punches.
Winks misses with the head strike.
We've been hearing reports that Bates has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bates.
Winks can't find room to land a body shot as Bates controls the action.
Winks taking a breather.
Bates blocks an uppercut.
Bates scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bates misses with a punch to the body.
Bates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bates content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Winks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Winks misses with a wild body shot.
Bates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Bates. That snapped Winks's head back.
Winks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Winks misses with a body shot.
Bates wants to clinch up but Winks keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates lands with a shot to the body.
Winks defending well as Bates loads up on a big left hand.
Winks misses with a left hand
and Bates counters with a one-two to the body.
A shot to the liver by Bates. Beautiful body shot.
Bates ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bates lands with an uppercut that bounces Winks off the cage and back into range.
Bates takes a swing at Winks's ribcage but misses.
Winks throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winks lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Armad Bates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bates lands with a right hand.
Bates lands a jab to the nose.
Winks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bates blocks a low kick nicely.
Bates is looking to wear down Winks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bates jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Winks was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Winks takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates throws a jab but it's blocked by Winks.
Winks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Winks tries a head kick but it misses.
Winks moves out of range of the leg kick from Bates.
Bates misses the shot to the body.
Winks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Winks darts in looking for a takedown but Bates gets double underhooks and turns Winks into the cage.
Bates getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bates throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Winks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bates drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bates wants to control but Winks is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winks tries to control but Bates manages to take his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Armad Bates dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Winks's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bates staying out of range there.
Bates misses with a shot to the body
and Winks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bates checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bates throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Winks's waist but Winks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bates off to one side.
Winks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A clash of legs there as Winks blocks the low kick.
Winks lands with a straight right. Bates didn't see that one coming.
Bates walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bates moves out of range of the leg kick from Winks.
Bates fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Bates misses.
Bates throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bates uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bates looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Bates needs to keep his hands up - Winks had a free shot at his head there.
Bates is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bates sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bates slips a jab from Winks.
Winks lands a leg kick that knocks Bates off balance momentarily.
Armad Bates is winning the standup battle so far.
Winks fails with the takedown.
A nice leg kick lands there from Winks.
Bates doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Winks misses with a low kick.
Bates changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bates shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Winks sprawls well. Winks wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bates gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armad Bates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bates misses with a wild body shot.
Winks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Winks gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winks is working for a kimura but Bates is defending it quite comfortably.
Bates trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Winks manages to pass to mount!
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!
Winks tries to control but Bates wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winks is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bates has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates regains half guard.
Bates is trying to maintain the position but Winks is very close to passing his half guard.
Winks is keen to just control but Bates is a slippery customer.
Winks seems to be working for a kimura but Bates defends the submission attempt.
Bates trying to control here.
Bates actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bates is defending against the submission attempts here by Winks.
Bates tries to get to full guard but Winks has control of the leg.
Winks is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bates defends it well.
Bates has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Winks is working away from the top position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Winks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harry Winks's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bates checks a leg kick.
Bates appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bates throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Winks on the side of the head.
Bates misses the shot to the body.
Bates works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bates scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Winks lands with a shot to the body.
Winks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bates. Bates obviously looking to wear him down.
Winks tries a low kick but Bates avoids it.
Bates digs a good body shot into Winks's ribs.
Bates bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Winks stuns Bates with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bates looks to throw the jab but Winks is out of range.
Winks scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winks tries to land a front kick but Bates steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bates stuns Winks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Winks scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winks fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bates sprawls well initially but Winks persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bates gets full guard.
Bates working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Winks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Winks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bates throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Winks escapes and throws Bates's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winks is looking to take a break and control but Bates is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bates tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Winks wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winks goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bates rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Winks's guard! Nice work there by Bates!
Winks is looking for a triangle but Bates pushes his legs off easily.
Bates trying to control but Winks is working from the bottom.
Bates content to stall in guard here.
Winks keeping moving, preventing Bates from controlling successfully.
Winks manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bates manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates working a defensive guard here.
Winks looking to sit in guard and control but Bates gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Winks had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bates defends it easily.
Bates trying to control the position from guard on top but Winks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bates content to stall in guard here.
Bates wants to control from the top but Winks keeps moving.
Bates got a little sloppy there for a moment and Winks has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bates has managed to get both his arms back between Winks's legs - danger averted.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Armad Bates.
I think Bates 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Colby Gebhardt (ranked 1730 p4p, 1270 weight class) and Steven Christie (ranked 183 p4p, 135 weight class). Christie has chosen Amityville 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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Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colby Gebhardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Christie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gebhardt slips a straight right by Christie.
Christie misses with a looping right.
Gebhardt slips a straight right by Christie.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gebhardt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gebhardt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Christie takes an elbow to the temple.
Gebhardt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Christie up against the cage.
Gebhardt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Christie's efforts to push away.
Christie breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gebhardt misses with an uppercut.
Christie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christie with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christie misses the jab.
Christie swings for the body but Gebhardt moves out of range.
Gebhardt is looking to counter punch.
A left lands for Gebhardt.
Christie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gebhardt was well out of range. Poor timing from Christie.
Christie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gebhardt.
Christie throws a jab but it's blocked by Gebhardt.
Christie ducks under a wild hook from Gebhardt.
Christie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gebhardt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Christie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Christie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gebhardt.
Christie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gebhardt moves away.
Christie takes a swing at Gebhardt's ribcage but misses.
Gebhardt has Christie up against the cage in a clinch.
Gebhardt lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gebhardt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Gebhardt.
Christie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice elbow from Gebhardt.
It looks like Steven Christie has been cut.
Gebhardt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gebhardt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gebhardt.
Christie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gebhardt has Christie pressed against the cage, preventing Christie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Christie is trying to break the clinch but Gebhardt has him pressed against the cage.
Gebhardt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Gebhardt.
Christie is trying to push Gebhardt away but Gebhardt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Christie breaks from the clinch.
Gebhardt has Christie up against the cage in a clinch.
Gebhardt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christie tries to circle away but Gebhardt has him pinned against the cage.
Gebhardt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gebhardt lands a damaging elbow.
Gebhardt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Christie's elbow.
Gebhardt is working Christie over against the cage.
Christie is trying to break the clinch but Gebhardt has him pressed against the cage.
Christie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gebhardt is working Christie over against the cage.
Gebhardt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gebhardt gets through Christie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gebhardt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Gebhardt.
Gebhardt lands with a right to the head.
Christie is trying to break the clinch but Gebhardt has him pressed against the cage.
Christie tries for a takedown but Gebhardt manages to get underhooks.
Gebhardt lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gebhardt.
Christie is rocked!
Gebhardt lands a nice elbow.
Christie is still on wobbly legs! Can Gebhardt finish him?
Gebhardt creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Christie! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Gebhardt.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colby Gebhardt!
A relieved looking Colby Gebhardt thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Steven Christie was interviewed post fight and said 'Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm making a voodoo doll, thinking of you.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Schmorgen Biscuit (ranked 2257 p4p, 1606 weight class) and Dexter Krampus (ranked 298 p4p, 238 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Schmorgen Biscuit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Krampus!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krampus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dexter Krampus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krampus closes the distance and clinches.
Krampus stalling the fight.
Krampus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krampus blocks an uppercut.
Krampus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krampus managing to block the knees to the body from Biscuit.
Krampus prevents a body shot from Biscuit.
Krampus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Krampus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Biscuit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krampus is defending well for now.
Biscuit blocks a body shot from Krampus.
Krampus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krampus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Biscuit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Biscuit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Biscuit moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krampus.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Biscuit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Krampus lands with a right to the head.
Krampus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Krampus can't find room to land a body shot as Biscuit controls the action.
A bit of stalling here from Krampus.
Krampus tries to throw a body punch but Biscuit avoids it by throwing Krampus back against the cage.
Biscuit is fighting off a takedown attempt but Krampus is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Biscuit to the mat. Biscuit regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Biscuit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Krampus advances to half guard.
Krampus trying to pass the guard but Biscuit defending well.
Krampus is working for a kimura but Biscuit is defending it quite comfortably.
Biscuit is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Krampus pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit regains full guard. Nicely done.
Krampus sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Biscuit's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krampus is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Biscuit has managed to free his arm - good work.
Biscuit taking some punishment here, with Krampus in his half guard.
Biscuit looking for submissions off his back.
Krampus is looking to take a break and control but Biscuit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Krampus controlling the action here.
Ground and pound from Krampus.
Krampus is looking for a kimura here.
Biscuit is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Krampus's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Krampus's back!
Biscuit misses with punches from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krampus wants to escape the position.
Krampus is keeping busy.
Biscuit lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Krampus breaks Biscuit's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Krampus wants to control from the top but Biscuit keeps moving.
Krampus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Biscuit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Krampus lands a couple of digs.
Krampus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Biscuit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krampus slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Krampus dominated that round.
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.
Krampus looks to throw the jab but Biscuit is out of range.
Biscuit is looking to counter the offense by Krampus and move into the clinch.
Krampus moves into the clinch successfully.
Krampus working aggressively here.
Krampus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Biscuit has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Krampus uses from the top position.
Biscuit keeping moving, preventing Krampus from controlling successfully.
Krampus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Krampus has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Mentor Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Krampus controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dexter Krampus has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krampus landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krampus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Krampus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Biscuit keeping full guard, as Krampus tries to pass.
Biscuit looking for a sweep. Not yet Biscuit, not yet.
Krampus is stalling in the full guard.
Krampus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Biscuit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biscuit keeping moving, preventing Krampus from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Krampus looking to sit in guard and control but Biscuit gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Krampus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Biscuit works over Krampus with some ground and pound from guard.
We've been hearing that Biscuit has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Krampus wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Biscuit trying to control the position from guard on top but Krampus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Biscuit is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Biscuit wants to control from the top but Krampus keeps moving.
Biscuit throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Biscuit trying to control but Krampus is working from the bottom.
Krampus wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Krampus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Krampus controlling Biscuit's posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Krampus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Biscuit under the eye.
It looks like Schmorgen Biscuit has been cut.
Krampus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Biscuit as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krampus throws a big shot that misses.
Biscuit seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Biscuit looks to land a left hand but Krampus moved out of range nicely.
And Krampus tries to counter it with a takedown but Biscuit pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Krampus avoids the body shot from Biscuit.
Biscuit moves into the clinch.
Krampus blocks the elbow strike.
Biscuit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Biscuit blocks a body shot from Krampus.
Biscuit blocks an uppercut.
Krampus is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Krampus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Krampus misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Krampus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Biscuit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krampus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Krampus tries to break free but Biscuit pushes him back against the cage.
Krampus throws a punch but it's blocked by Biscuit.
Krampus lands a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dexter Krampus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Schmorgen Biscuit'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. This is the final round!
Biscuit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krampus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Krampus shoots in for a takedown but Biscuit shows good takedown defense.
Biscuit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Krampus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Biscuit cracks Krampus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Krampus lands with a cross.
Biscuit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krampus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Biscuit lands with a straight right. Krampus didn't see that one coming.
Krampus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Biscuit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biscuit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krampus.
Krampus throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Biscuit was covering up waiting for the punch and Krampus finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krampus wants to control from the top but Biscuit keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krampus landing with the ground and pound.
Krampus drops back looking for a leg! Biscuit is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Biscuit manages to kick Krampus off! Krampus jumps back into Biscuit's guard.
Krampus looking to sit in guard and control but Biscuit gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Krampus wants to sweep but no luck.
Krampus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Biscuit doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Biscuit manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dexter Krampus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krampus lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Biscuit can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Krampus controls the pace.
Biscuit looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Biscuit had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Krampus defends it easily.
Biscuit looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Krampus has picked Biscuit up and slammed him! Biscuit can't keep hold of the triangle and Krampus manages to pass to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit being controlled for a moment.
Biscuit tries to buck Krampus off but Krampus is having none of it.
Schmorgen Biscuit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Krampus wants to control but Biscuit is keeping him busy.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Biscuit sneaks back into half guard.
Krampus not doing much here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Biscuit actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dexter Krampus.
I've got Krampus winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Krampus!
In his post fight interview, Dexter Krampus started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iron Side (ranked 1080 p4p, 2207 weight class) and Andrew Clay (ranked 164 p4p, 291 weight class). Side comes to the cage accompanied by In the Dark - Vintage Culture, Fancy Inc . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iron Side!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Clay!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Side fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clay manages to avoid it.
Side looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Side throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clay counters with a stiff right hand.
Side misses with a hook
and Clay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Side just misses with a punch to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Clay 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.
Clay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Side throws out the jab.
Clay is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Side with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Side looks to land a left hand but Clay moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Side misses.
Clay looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Side throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Side wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Side lands a right hook to the body.
Side is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clay.
As Side backs off Clay throws a huge counter combo but Side manages to avoid it all.
Side just misses with a punch to the body.
Side throws a jab when Clay was well out of range.
Clay looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Side misses with an uppercut. Clay saw that one coming.
Clay swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice shot by Side.
It looks like Andrew Clay has been cut.
Side lands a jab to Clay's midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Side misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Clay! But no joy.
Side uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Clay has time to react.
Side throws a hook to the side of Clay's head but Clay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clay throws out a counter right but Side avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay ducks under a wild hook from Side.
Side swings away with a body shot that misses
and Clay counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Side misses.
Clay slips a straight right by Side.
Side takes a swing at Clay's ribcage but misses.
Side throws a shot from downtown. Clay moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Side throws a poor cross that misses
and Clay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Side.
Side throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Side throws a low kick but Clay moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Clay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Side swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Side throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little jabbing left from Clay on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iron Side dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Clay'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.
Side jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Side throws a right hand that misses
and Side takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A decent looking cross lands there for Side.
That has opened up Andrew Clay's cut even more.
Clay avoids the body shot from Side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Clay! But no joy.
Clay slips a jab and a cross from Side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clay dodges the punch combination from Side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Side throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clay is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Side with a body shot.
Side lands with an uppercut that bounces Clay off the cage and back into range.
Side throws a one two combo.
The cut above Andrew Clay's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Side takes a swing at Clay's ribcage but misses.
Clay throws out a counter right but Side avoids it with no problem.
Sloppy strikes from Side. Those never looked like landing.
Clay slips a jab and a cross from Side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Side thuds a left hand into Clay's body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Clay might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Side has got the better of the exchanges.
Side is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clay.
No joy there for Side, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Side lands a nice shot that snaps Clay's head back.
Iron Side is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Clay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Side misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Clay! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Side throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Side throws a poor cross that misses
and Clay counters with a nice uppercut.
Side uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Clay has time to react.
Andrew Clay's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Iron Side seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Side looks to land a right hand but Clay moved out of range.
Side tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clay was well out of range. Poor timing from Side.
It seemed like Clay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Side misses with an uppercut
and Clay counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Iron Side is winning the standup battle so far.
Side thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Clay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Iron Side is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Side throws a leg kick that is checked
and Clay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Side misses with a body shot
and Clay counters with a stiff right hand.
Side throws a combination that misses
and Clay counters with a stiff right hand.
Side lands with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iron Side dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Clay's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Side misses with an uppercut
and Clay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Side throws out the jab.
Clay 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.
Side throws a right and a left that Clay avoids nicely.
Side thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clay 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.
Side throws a lazy uppercut
and Clay counters with a straight right hand.
Side is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clay can do to turn this around?
Side misses with a left hand
and Clay counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Side.
Side swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Clay counters with a stiff right hand.
Clay gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Side misses with a straight left.
Side waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clay.
A little jabbing left from Clay on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Clay slips a jab from Side.
Andrew Clay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Side slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andrew Clay's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Iron Side!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Paris (ranked 323 p4p, 911 weight class) and Mike Green (ranked 47 p4p, 134 weight class). Mike Green has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marco Paris's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Paris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Green!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paris doesn't manage to clinch there - Green circles away.
Paris backing away here, and Green unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Paris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Green throws a quick inside leg kick.
Green closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Paris is just out of range.
Green tries to move into range but Paris moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Paris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Green stalling the fight.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Paris fails to land.
Paris misses with the head strike.
Paris tries to pull guard but Green forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Paris is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Green fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Paris fails to land.
Paris looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Paris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Green blocking some punches.
Paris misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green looking to stall.
Green breaks from the clinch.
Green staying out of range there.
Paris swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Paris lands a head shot.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paris.
Paris shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Paris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Paris cracks Green with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Green swings for the body but Paris moves out of range.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paris moves away.
Paris attempts a counter takedown but Green avoids it well and moves away.
Paris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Paris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Paris catches Green with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Paris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Green.
Green takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Paris throws out a loose jab but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paris misses with a straight left.
Paris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Green chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Green pivots, looking for a leg kick but Paris is out of range and Green settles back down.
Green takes a jab right on the kisser.
Some wild striking there from Paris.
Paris looks to land a right hand but Green moved out of range.
Green looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mike Green is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paris sizes up Green with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Paris misses with a takedown attempt - Green sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Paris throws a lazy uppercut
and Green counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paris looks to land a left hand but Green moved out of range nicely.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paris.
Green throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Paris counter with a right hand.
Paris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Paris is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris throws a hook to the side of Green's head but Green sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Green let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Paris throws a hook to the side of Green's head but Green sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paris is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Paris getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Paris moves in looking to clinch but Green pushes him off.
Paris tries to clinch but Green is having none of it.
The fighters circling - Green throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Green throws a body punch but Paris moves out of range.
Paris slips a jab from Green.
Paris misses with a looping right.
Green tries to move into range but Paris moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Paris shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Green holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Paris throwing shots but Green is blocking nicely.
Green on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green is trying to maintain the position but Paris is very close to passing his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paris looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Green tries to roll over but Paris keeps him under control.
Green is looking to control Paris's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Green avoid being mounted?
Paris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Green's head.
Green is trying to get back to full guard.
Paris throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Green has a hand on Paris's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Paris takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Paris with a couple of short strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Paris dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Green throws a jab but it's blocked by Paris.
Paris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Green can do to turn this around?
Green throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paris missing with a left hand there. Green was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Green throws a leg kick but Paris moved away.
Paris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Green.
Paris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Green but Green pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Paris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Green.
Paris is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Green.
Paris shoots for a takedown but Green saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Green takes one on the button.
Green scores with a hook to the body. Paris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green throws a jab when Paris was well out of range.
Paris ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marco Paris is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice cross by Paris.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Paris here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Paris stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Green stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Green wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Paris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Green avoids it really well and circles away.
Paris misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Green fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Green throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Green gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Green wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Green looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Paris postures up in Green's guard and throws a big left but Green blocks it.
Green avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green keeping moving, preventing Paris from controlling successfully.
Paris scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green looking for a sweep. Not yet Green, not yet.
Paris chips away with some ground and pound.
Paris slips nicely into half guard.
Green avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Paris.
Paris looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Green is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Paris's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Paris's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green keeps control of the position easily here as Paris tries to buck him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris rolls, trying to escape but Green keeps control of the position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Green controlling well, preventing Paris from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Paris tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Green controlling the pace for now.
Green trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Paris really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Paris is working hard here to advance position.
Green controlling his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Green will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A left lands for Green.
Paris moves into range and clinches up with Green.
Still in the clinch, Green scores with a nice short uppercut.
Paris manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but Paris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Green sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Paris keeping full guard, as Green tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paris keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.
Paris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Green is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green trying to control but Paris is working from the bottom.
Paris lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Paris tries to free his leg and advance position but Green is retaining full guard.
Green seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Paris throwing strikes from guard but Green blocks nicely.
Paris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Green preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Paris postures up in Green's guard and throws a big left but Green blocks it.
Paris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Paris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Green is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Green not doing much here.
Paris is staying active underneath Green, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Paris tries to roll over but Green keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Green stalling.
Paris tries to get to full guard but Green has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Paris is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Green's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Green's back!
Paris scores with punches from the back.
You can see the frustration on Green's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Paris trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Green has hold of Paris's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Green is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Paris off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Paris missing with strikes from the back.
Marco Paris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Green covering up well and avoiding damage.
Paris gets his hands free as Green looks to control.
Paris punches the canvas rather than the man.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Paris clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Paris throws a looping overhand right but Green ducks down to avoid it.
Green only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Paris drives through with a takedown into Green's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Green keeping moving, preventing Paris from controlling successfully.
Paris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Paris trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Green looking for a sweep. Not yet Green, not yet.
Green trying to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Paris chips away with some ground and pound.
Paris stands up over Green, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Green looking to control.
Green utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Paris wants to pass the guard but Green is keeping the position.
Paris working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Paris stands up over Green, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Green working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paris.
Paris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Paris is looking to work some ground and pound but Green has wrist control.
Paris looking to pass the guard.
Green wants to sweep here but Paris controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green keeping moving, preventing Paris from controlling successfully.
Paris postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Green tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Paris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Green working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paris.
Paris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Green looking for a sweep. Not yet Green, not yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Paris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Green is fending him off so far but Paris persists. Nope, Green circles away and we're back to standing.
Paris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Greens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Green lands a front kick.
Paris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Green.
Paris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Green circles away.
Paris takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Paris misses with a wild body shot.
Green scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Paris misses the target.
Green throws out a counter right but Paris avoids it with no problem.
Green drops his hands momentarily and Paris takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Paris takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Paris slips under a jab.
Paris works over Green's head and body with a nice combination.
Paris blocks a low kick nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green moves out of range as Paris strikes.
Paris darts in looking for a takedown but Green gets double underhooks and turns Paris into the cage.
Green looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Paris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Green fails to land.
Paris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Green breaks the clinch.
Paris fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Paris tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Paris shoots for a takedown but Green saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Green throws a low kick but Paris moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Green.
Green lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paris's sensitive parts.
Paris shoots in looking for a takedown but Green manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Paris's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A big right from Paris misses.
Green thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paris throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Green counters with a lovely shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Green scores with a hook to the body. Paris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A solid leg kick lands there for Green.
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 Marco Paris will probably get the nod.
That's time! Paris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Green scores with a leg kick.
Paris is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Green cracks Paris with an open hand slap.
Paris throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Green connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paris throws a leg kick but Green moved away.
Green moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick lands for Green.
Green fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice defenses there by Green.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paris moves away.
The fighters circling - Green throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paris.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paris.
Green gets caught napping as Paris dives in and scores a takedown. Green manages to retain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Paris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Green is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris throws a big elbow that misses.
Paris wants to control from the top but Green keeps moving.
Green controls Paris momentarily but Paris frees himself.
Green wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Paris stopping the sweep attempt from Green.
Green is trying to control the position but Paris postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Paris shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Paris showed some decent athleticism there.
Paris thows a huge punch but Green dodges it nicely.
Mike Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marco Paris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Green is doing well to control the position and prevent Paris from advancing to side control.
Paris controlling the action here.
Paris missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Green wants to get back to full guard.
Green on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Paris trying to pass the guard but Green defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris winds up and cracks Green with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Green trying to control here.
Green is trying to get back to full guard.
Paris looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Green with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Paris is nestled in close to Green, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Green is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Paris missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green wants to get back to full guard.
Paris passes the guard and advances to mount!
Paris looking to control but Green is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Paris landing strikes, looking to finish!
Paris lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Green hang on?
Paris avoids the attempt from Green to control.
BOOM! Paris connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Paris postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Green looks a forlorn figure.
Green is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paris working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Paris showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Paris 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 49:46
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Paris!
Marco Paris retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Marco Paris thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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